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| Host country | North Cyprus |
| Dates | 19 November–25 November |
| Teams | 8 |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Northern Cyprus (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Crimean Tatars |
| Third place |  Kyrgyzstan |
| Fourth place |  Zanzibar |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 62 (3.88 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Ertaç Taşkıran (6 goals) |
TheELF Cup (Equality, Liberty, Fraternity) was an internationalfootball tournament organised by theCyprus Turkish Football Federation (KTFF), a member of theNF-Board. It was played only once, in 2006. Among the participants were NF-Board teams andFIFA member teams from theAsian Football Confederation.
The 2006 ELF Cup took place in theNorth Cyprus between November 19 and 25. Initially announced for non-FIFA teams only, the 2006 tournament also found places for three teams from theAsian Football Confederation -Tajikistan,Kyrgyzstan andAfghanistan. However, under pressure from FIFA, Afghanistan withdrew from the tournament.[1]
Initially, it was announced that theNorth Cyprus were to hold the inauguralVIVA World Cup tournament, organised by theNF-Board as a bi-annual competition for the best non-FIFA nations. However, a dispute between the NF-Board and a new regime at theKTFF led to the tournament being taken away and granted toOccitania. The NF-Board claimed that the new government of theNorth Cyprus insisted on restricting which nations could and could not take part. The KTFF, however, claimed that the NF-Board made unreasonable financial demands.[2]
In response, the KTFF announced that the ELF Cup would be held at the same time as the VIVA World Cup, and have promised to pay travelling expenses to the participants, which has attracted some NF-Board members. The KTFF hope that the tournament will bringNorth Cyprus further into the international arena.[3]
Crimean Tatars – representing theCrimean Tatars.
Găgăuzia –Gagauzia, an autonomous region ofMoldova.[4]
Greenland – an autonomous region ofDenmark, and nominally under the control of theDanish Football Association and is aNF-Board member. Kyrgyzstan – a member of theAFC andFIFA, represented here bytheir futsal team.
Tajikistan – a member of theAFC andFIFA, represented here bytheir futsal team.
Tibet – an autonomous region ofChina, in exile and is aNF-Board member. Northern Cyprus – the hosts, an internationally unrecognised state and is aNF-Board member. Zanzibar – autonomous region ofTanzania, but with membership of theCAF and of theNF-Board, represented here by their under-20 national team.The eight participants were drawn into two groups of four, with the top two from each group progressing to the knockout stage.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Kyrgyzstan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6 |
| Zanzibar | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 |
| Greenland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
| Găgăuzia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | –7 | 1 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 0–1 | Zanzibar |
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Suleiman 9' |
| Găgăuzia | 1–6 | Kyrgyzstan |
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| Marcov 31' | Mamatov 14',37' Kadyrov 19'Sundeev 65',90'Ryskulov 75' |
| Greenland | 1–1 | Zanzibar |
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| Kreutzmann 78' | Omar 62' |
| Greenland | 0–1 | Kyrgyzstan |
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| Kondratkov 24' |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Northern Cyprus | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | +19 | 9 |
| Crimean Tatars | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | –3 | 6 |
| Tajikistan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | –2 | 3 |
| Tibet | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | –14 | 0 |
| Tibet | 0–3 | Tajikistan |
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| Aknazarov 59',67' Faizullaev 65' |
| Crimean Tatars | 0–5 | Northern Cyprus |
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| Çakır 16' Taşkıran 45'Ablitarov 65' (o.g.)Uçaner 78'Keleşzade 87' |
| Tibet | 0–1 | Crimean Tatars |
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| Ablâmetov 41' (pen.) |
| Northern Cyprus | 5–1 | Tajikistan |
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| Kolcu 34',54' Uçaner 65',90+1'Ulusoy 71' | Aknazarov 12' |
| Tajikistan | 1–2 | Crimean Tatars |
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| Almukhamedov 45' | Ametov 36' Hayredinov 87' |
| Northern Cyprus | 10–0 | Tibet |
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| Çakır 13',30',37' Çukurovalı 14',24',43'Selden 17',29'Arıkbuka 54'Kansu 77' |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | Crimean Tatars |
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| Sundeev 90+2' Mustafayev 102' | Emiratlı 18' Ablâmetov 94' (pen.)Akimov 97' |
| Northern Cyprus | 5–0 | Zanzibar |
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| Taşkıran 24',34',47',83' Ulusoy 59' |
| Northern Cyprus | 3–1 | Crimean Tatars |
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| Çakır 1' Sapsızoğlu 46'Taşkıran 55' | Akimov 90+3' |
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 Northern Cyprus First Title |
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All the matches were played withAdidas Teamgeist balls.[citation needed]
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