- Europeada 2008
Infobox International Football Competition
tourney_name = Europeada 2008
year =
size = 150px
caption = Europeada 2008 official logo
country = Switzerland
dates =1 June –7 June
confederations = 1
num_teams = 20
venues = 10
cities = 10
champion_other = South Tyrol
second_other = Croats in Serbia
third_other = Roma in Hungary
fourth_other = Danes in Germany
count = 1
matches = 32
goals = 260
attendance =
top_scorer =
player =The
Europeada 2008soccer tournament is the first known instance of a competition for theautochthonous , national minorities inEurope . As of yet it is unknown how often this will be held; it is likely the viability of this first edition will determine future editions.It will be held from1 June to7 June 2008 in the CantonGraubünden Switzerland . [ [http://www.europeada2008.net/pdfs/20080507europeada_booklet.pdf europeada.qxd ] ]The tournament consists of 20 teams from various ethnic minorities of different European states. Most of the nations are unrecognised as independent football associations, much like the
VIVA World Cup andFIFI Wild Cup 's are forglobal teams. A few teams, like that ofWales (Football Association of Wales ) do have independent football associations, yet are still in this tournament as a minority in the UK.Clarifyme|date=September 2008Qualification
Due to the inaugural status of this tournament, applicants were admitted to the tournament without a qualification process. As an untested tournament the scheduling doesn't meet the organizational capacity of a billion dollar organization like
FIFA .Qualified teams
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Group B/C
Quarter finals
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References
External links
*http://fuen.org/
Official sites
*http://www.europeada2008.net/ee also
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List of non-national representative teams in men's football
*Non-FIFA football
*Federal Union of European Nationalities
*UNPO
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