FIFI Wild Cup

{{Infobox international football competition

| tourney_name = FIFI Wild Cup

| year = 2006

| country = Republic of St. Pauli (official)
{{flagicon|Germany}} Germany (location)

| dates = 29 May–3 June

| num_teams = 6

| confederations =

| venues = 1

| cities = 1

| champion = Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus

| count = 1

| second = Zanzibar

| third = Gibraltar

| fourth_other = Republic of St. Pauli

| matches = 10

| goals = 33

| attendance =

| top_scorer =

| player =

| updated =

}}

The FIFI Wild Cup was an alternative to the FIFA World Cup, held from May 29 to June 3, 2006 in Hamburg, Germany, prior to the official FIFA World Cup which started one week later. It was run by the Federation of International Football Independents (FIFI).

FIFI was a body composed of countries not recognized at the time by FIFA and those whose logistics or political disputes prevented them from playing representative football.{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/sports/also-rans-find-world-article-1.645707|title=Also-rans find World of own|website=New York Daily News|date=4 June 2006|access-date=4 January 2021}} The Millerntor-Stadion in Hamburg hosted all the tournament matches.{{cite web|title=Willkommen beim FIFI Wild Cup 2006|url=http://www.wild-cup.de/|publisher=wild-cup.de|access-date=4 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060615063330/http://www.wild-cup.de/|archive-date=15 June 2006|date=15 June 2006|url-status=dead}} The tournament was sponsored by a German online gambling consortium called myBet, as well as Goool.de Sportswear GmbH, who paid a combined €750,000 to fund the tournament. The tournament had 2 mascots, Schäfer and Schmitz.

Media patronage was provided by TV stations DSF and ProSieben. The tournament was organized by Essen Agencies, Carat Sponsorship GmbH, and Western Star GmbH.

According to organizer Jorg Pommeranz, FIFI had to overcome various obstacles, such as China and FIFA applying pressure to exclude Tibet, and difficulties for players representing Northern Cyprus obtaining visas to enter Germany.{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/story/423444p-357365c.html |title=Filip Bondy: Also-rans find World of own|work=New York Daily News|access-date=21 June 2006|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20060621144624/http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/story/423444p-357365c.html|archive-date=21 June 2006}}

The tournament winners were the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. Spectator attendance was reported as “relatively weak”, with an average of 400 fans per match, although this could have been affected by poor weather. Consequently, a second edition of the tournament was deemed to be unlikely, although they considered a 2010 edition to be hosted by Greenland.{{cite web|title=Nordzypern feiert ausgelassen Triumph beim "Fifi Wild Cup"|url=https://www.welt.de/print-welt/article221474/Nordzypern-feiert-ausgelassen-Triumph-beim-Fifi-Wild-Cup.html|publisher=welt.de|access-date=22 December 2013|language=de|date=6 June 2006}}

Participants

{{fb|Greenland}} — an autonomous country within the Danish Realm and under the control of the Football Association of Greenland.
{{fb|Northern Cyprus}} — an unrecognized state under the control of Cyprus Turkish Football Federation.
{{fb|Zanzibar}} — autonomous part of Tanzania but member of CAF. Their manager for the tournament was Oliver Pocher.
{{fb|Gibraltar}} — A British Overseas Territory. Gibraltar gained membership of UEFA in May 2013.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/22657481|title=Gibraltar given full Uefa membership at London Congress|website=www.bbc.co.uk|date=24 May 2013|accessdate=4 September 2021}} The country gained membership of FIFA in May 2016.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36290169|title=Fifa: Kosovo and Gibraltar become members of world governing body|website=www.bbc.co.uk|date=13 May 2016|accessdate=4 September 2021}}
{{fb|Tibet}} — an autonomous region of China.
Republic of St. Pauli — representing the St. Pauli area of Hamburg, the host city. (FC St. Pauli's junior team played as the Republic of St. Pauli.)

Monaco was invited but withdrew before the tournament began.{{Cite web |last=Lawry |first=Charlie |date=2018-02-14 |title=Defying FIFA: When 5 outcast nations competed in the 2006 Wild Cup |url=https://www.planetfootball.com/nostalgia/defying-fifa-five-outcast-nations-competed-2006-wild-cup |access-date=2024-01-04 |website=Planet Football |language=en}}

Group stage

=Group A=

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style="background:#ccffcc;" \|style="text-align:left;"\| Republic of St. Pauli \|4	2	1	1	0	8	1	+7
style="background:#ccffcc;" \|style="text-align:left;"\|{{fb\|Gibraltar}} \|4	2	1	1	0	6	1	+5
style="text-align:left;"\|{{fb\|Tibet}} \|0	2	0	0	2	0	12	−12

{{football box

| date = 29 May 2006

| team1 = Republic of St. Pauli

| score = 1–1

| report =

| team2 = {{fb|Gibraltar}}

| goals1 = Hakan Demirci {{goal|?}}

| goals2 = Lee Casciaro {{goal|?}}

| stadium = Millerntor-Stadion, Hamburg

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{{football box

| date = 30 May 2006

| team1 = Republic of St. Pauli

| score = 7–0

| report =

| team2 = {{fb|Tibet}}

| goals1 = Abdul Yilmaz {{goal|?||?||?||?}}
Hakan Demirci {{goal|?||?}}
Dennis Daube {{goal|?}}

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{{football box

| date = 31 May 2006

| team1 = {{fb-rt|Tibet}}

| score = 0–5

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| team2 = {{fb|Gibraltar}}

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| stadium = Millerntor-Stadion, Hamburg

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=Group B=

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class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
style="background:#ccffcc;" \|style="text-align:left;"\|{{fb\|Northern Cyprus}} \|6	2	2	0	0	4	1	+3
style="background:#ccffcc;" \|style="text-align:left;"\|{{fb\|Zanzibar}} \|3	2	1	0	1	5	5	0
style="text-align:left;"\|{{fb\|Greenland}} \|0	2	0	0	2	2	5	−3

{{football box

| date = 29 May 2006

| team1 = {{fb-rt|Northern Cyprus}}

| score = 1–0

| report =

| team2 = {{fb|Greenland}}

| goals1 = Ali Oraloğlu {{goal|55}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Millerntor-Stadion, Hamburg

| referee = Tobias Mayer, Germany

| event =

| time = 18:00

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| attendance = ~400

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{{football box

| date = 30 May 2006

| team1 = {{fb-rt|Northern Cyprus}}

| score = 3–1

| report =

| team2 = {{fb|Zanzibar}}

| goals1 = Agrey Morris {{goal|12|o.g.}}
Derviş Kolcu {{goal|20|pen.}}
Çagan Çerkez {{goal|60}}

| goals2 = Salum Ussi Hamad {{goal|43}}

| stadium = Millerntor-Stadion, Hamburg

| referee = Peter Postel, Germany

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| attendance = ~400

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{{football box

| date = 31 May 2006

| team1 = {{fb-rt|Greenland}}

| score = 2–4

| report =

| team2 = {{fb|Zanzibar}}

| goals1 = Kaassannguaq Zeeb {{goal|?}}
Anders Cortsen {{goal|?}}

| goals2 = Alek Mohammed {{goal|?||?}}
Abdallah Juma Ally {{goal|?||?}}

| stadium = Millerntor-Stadion, Hamburg

| event =

| time = 20:15

| round =

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| attendance = ~400

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Knockout stage

{{Round4-with third

| |{{fb|Northern Cyprus}}|2|{{fb|Gibraltar}} |0

| | Republic of St. Pauli|1|{{fb|Zanzibar}}|2

| |{{fb|Northern Cyprus}}|0 (4)|{{fb|Zanzibar}}|0 (1)

| |{{fb|Gibraltar}}|2| Republic of St. Pauli|1

}}

=Semi-finals=

{{football box

| date = 1 June 2006

| team1 = {{fb-rt|Northern Cyprus}}

| score = 2–0

| report =

| team2 = {{fb|Gibraltar}}

| goals1 = Ali Oraloğlu {{goal|39}}
Dylan {{goal|90+2|o.g.}}

| stadium = Millerntor-Stadion, Hamburg

| referee = Markus Dahmas, Germany

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| attendance = ~400

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{{football box

| date = 1 June 2006

| team1 = Republic of St. Pauli

| score = 1–2

| report =

| team2 = {{fb|Zanzibar}}

| goals1 = Sierra Mauni {{goal|13}}

| goals2 = Coaui Maise {{goal|10', 90}}

| stadium = Millerntor-Stadion, Hamburg

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=Third-place match=

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| date = 3 June 2006

| team1 = Republic of St. Pauli

| score = 1–2

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=Final=

{{football box

| date = 3 June 2006

| team1 = {{fb-rt|Northern Cyprus}}

| score = 0–0

| team2 = {{fb|Zanzibar}}

| goals1 =

| penaltyscore = 4–1

| stadium = Millerntor-Stadion, Hamburg

| referee = Moritz Hermann, Germany

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| attendance = 4,122

| penalties1 = Amcaoglu {{pengoal}}
Taşkıran {{pengoal}}
Uçaner {{pengoal}}
Ulusoy {{pengoal}}

| penalties2 = Abdulla {{pengoal}}
Mwinyi {{penmiss}}
Ali {{penmiss}}

}}

Goalscorers

Note: Some goalscorers from Gibraltar and Republic of St. Pauli are not listed because there is incomplete information on those games.

; 4 Goals

Abdul Yilmaz (Republic of St. Pauli)

; 3 Goals

Hakan Demirci (Republic of St. Pauli)

; 2 Goals

{{flagicon|Northern Cyprus}} Ali Oraloğlu
{{flagicon|Zanzibar}} Abdallah Juma Ally
{{flagicon|Zanzibar}} Alek Mohamed
{{flagicon|Zanzibar}} Coaui Maise

; 1 Goal

{{flagicon|Gibraltar}} Lee Cascario
{{flagicon|Gibraltar}} Anders Cortsen
{{flagicon|Greenland}} Kassannguaq Zeeb
{{flagicon|Northern Cyprus}} Çagan Çerkez
{{flagicon|Northern Cyprus}} Derviş Colcu
Dennis Daube (Republic of St. Pauli)
Sierra Mauni (Republic of St. Pauli)
{{flagicon|Zanzibar}} Salum Ussi Hamad

; Own goals

{{flagicon|Gibraltar}} Dylan (against Northern Cyprus)
{{flagicon|Zanzibar}} Agrey Morris (against Northern Cyprus)

Final Standings

class="wikitable"

!Team

!Rank

!Pld

!GF

!GA

!GD

!Win %

Northern Cyprus

|1.000

Zanzibar

|.500

Gibraltar

|.625

Republic of St. Pauli

|10

|.375

Greenland

| -3

|.000

Tibet

|12

| -12

|.000

References

Category:Non-FIFA football competitions

Category:2005–06 in German football

2006

Category:Sports competitions in Hamburg

Category:May 2006 sports events in Germany

Category:June 2006 sports events in Germany

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class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
style="background:#ccffcc;" \|style="text-align:left;"\|{{fb\|Northern Cyprus}} \|6	2	2	0	0	4	1	+3
style="background:#ccffcc;" \|style="text-align:left;"\|{{fb\|Zanzibar}} \|3	2	1	0	1	5	5	0
style="text-align:left;"\|{{fb\|Greenland}} \|0	2	0	0	2	2	5	−3

FIFI Wild Cup

Participants

Group stage

=Group A=

=Group B=

Knockout stage

=Semi-finals=

=Third-place match=

=Final=

Goalscorers

Final Standings

See also

References