The 2017 IGLFA Unity Cuty was a special international tournament for the IGLFA. It was held in Miami Beach from May 29 through June 2 as part of the 2017 World OutGames. This was the first official IGLFA tournament to be played as part of the World OutGames after the OutGames spun off from the Gay Games, in which the IGLFA usually has its officially recognized world championship events.

IGLFA Unity Cup
Tournament details
CityMiami Beach ( United States)
Dates29 May – 2 June 2017
Teams17 (from 8 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsSAFG (D1)
Stockholm Sinpers/Pan Fobold (D2)
Runners-upSeattle Stonewall (D1)
London Titans (D2)
Third placeLos Dogos DAG (D1)
(D2)
Fourth placeLondon/Toronto Stonewall F.C. (D1)
(D2)
Tournament statistics
Matches played48

The tournament was won by the Seleccion Argentina Futbolistas Gay, their third IGLFA title after a shared Div. 2 win at the 19th IGLFA championship (played as part of the 2010 Gay Games) in Cologne and an outright Div. 1 win at the 20th IGLFA championship in Mexico City.[1] It was the highest-attended international IGLFA tournament by number of clubs (17, from 8 countries) since the 19th IGLFA championship, though had less total teams (16) than the 21st IGLFA championship played as part of the 2014 Gay Games in Ohio.

Organization

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As the tournament was already being run mainly by the IGLFA, soccer was just one of three sports to have survived when the OutGames officials announced the morning that the OutGames were to begin that most sporting events and all non-sporting events of the OutGames were to be cancelled, due to a combination of poor turnout for other sports and poor organizational skills by the OutGames officials.[2][3]

Tournament structure

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The Unity Cup ended up unique among IGLFA tournaments in that the "divisions" normally used by IGLFA were determined by the results of the first round of play, as opposed to teams playing in separate divisions based on registration.

The teams were divided into two groups of three and two groups of five. The teams in groups A and B (three teams each) played all opponents in both groups A and B, for five total group stage games. The teams in groups C and D (five teams each) played all opponent in the opposite group, also for five total group stage games.

The four first-place teams at the end of the group stage qualified for the Div. 1 semifinals, while the four second-place teams qualified for the Div. 2 semifinals. Both sets of semifinals were A vs C and B vs D. [4]

This was not the original structure of the tournament, based on the list shown at the Miami OutGames Soccer page[5] which does show registered divisions; the change is likely a function of the collapse of the OutGames. The groups and playoffs structure still reflect this original structure, as the original Division 1 had just six teams, with the Division 1 playoffs being listed on official posters on the A/B half (three teams per group).

Participating clubs

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Three teams had originally registered for the tournament but ultimately did not participate: two registered Men's/Mixed Div.2 teams (Burkina Initiative and the San Diego Sparks) and one registered women's team (Malideni). One participating team – Pan Copenhagen – does not appear to have originally registered. All four teams that qualified for the Div.1 playoffs had originally registered as Div.1 teams; a fifth qualified for and won the Div.2 playoffs.

TeamReg. Div. Div. 1 Div. 2 Open
Didesex AC2  
Lobos Mexico2  
Los Dogos DAG1  
London Titans2  
Philadelphia Falcons2    [6]
SAFG1  
San Francisco Spikes2   
Seattle Stonewall1   
Shooting Stars2 ???
Stockholm Snipers1
Pan Fobold CopenhagenNA
 
 
Stonewall F.C.1
Toronto1
 
  
Storm United2   
Sydney Rangers1  
Village Manchester FC2  
Zorros Mexico2  

Results

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Group stage

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[4][7]

Note: Scores for the fifth and final matches in group play are generally unavailable. Unless explicitly referenced, the results of the final matches are inferred from knowing which teams made the playoffs.

Los Dogos DAG  0-0  London Titans 2 Brewers
Field 1, Miami Beach
Storm United  0-2  Zorros Mexico
Field 2, Miami Beach
London/Toronto Stonewall F.C.   1-1  Philadelphia Falcons
Field 3, Miami Beach

Los Dogos DAG  3-1  Storm United
Field 1, Miami Beach
London Titans 2 Brewers  2-1  Philadelphia Falcons
Field 2, Miami Beach
London/Toronto Stonewall F.C.   2-0  Zorros Mexico
Field 3, Miami Beach

Los Dogos DAG  3-0   London/Toronto Stonewall F.C.
Field 1, Miami Beach
London Titans 2 Brewers  1-1  Storm United
Field 2, Miami Beach
Philadelphia Falcons  0-1  Zorros Mexico
Field 3, Miami Beach

Los Dogos DAG  6-0  Zorros Mexico
Field 1, Miami Beach
London Titans 2 Brewers  1-1   London/Toronto Stonewall F.C.
Field 2, Miami Beach
Storm United  2-3  Philadelphia Falcons
Field 3, Miami Beach

Los Dogos DAG  DAG  Philadelphia Falcons
[6]
Field 1, Miami Beach
London Titans 2 Brewers  TBC  Zorros Mexico
A
Field 2, Miami Beach
Storm United  1-3   London/Toronto Stonewall F.C.
[8]
Field 3, Miami Beach
Seattle Stonewall  0-3  SAFG
Field 1, Miami Beach
London Titans XXL  0-2  Village of Manchester
Field 2, Miami Beach
San Francisco Spikes  1-0Shooting Stars
Field 3, Miami Beach
Didesex AC  0-3  Lobos Mexico
Field 4, Miami Beach
Sydney Rangers  0-2   Stockholm/Copenhagen
Field 5, Miami Beach

Seattle Stonewall  3-0   Stockholm/Copenhagen
Field 1, Miami Beach
London Titans XXL  1-3  Lobos Mexico
Field 2, Miami Beach
San Francisco Spikes  1-0  Village of Manchester
Field 3, Miami Beach
Didesex AC 0-3Shooting Stars
Field 4, Miami Beach
Sydney Rangers  0-3  SAFG
Field 5, Miami Beach

Seattle Stonewall  3-0  Lobos Mexico
Field 1, Miami Beach
London Titans XXL  5-0Shooting Stars
Field 2, Miami Beach
San Francisco Spikes  0-1   Stockholm/Copenhagen
Field 3, Miami Beach
Didesex AC  0-3  SAFG
Field 4, Miami Beach
Sydney Rangers  3-1  Village of Manchester
Field 5, Miami Beach

Seattle Stonewall  5-0Shooting Stars
Field 1, Miami Beach
London Titans XXL  1-1   Stockholm/Copenhagen
Field 2, Miami Beach
San Francisco Spikes  0-8  SAFG
Field 3, Miami Beach
Didesex AC  0-3  Village of Manchester
Field 4, Miami Beach
Sydney Rangers  0-1  Lobos Mexico
Field 5, Miami Beach

Seattle Stonewall  v  Village of Manchester
Field 1, Miami Beach
London Titans XXL  v  SAFG
Field 2, Miami Beach
San Francisco Spikes  v  Lobos Mexico
B
Field 3, Miami Beach
Didesex AC  S/C   Stockholm/Copenhagen
C
Field 4, Miami Beach
Sydney Rangers  vShooting Stars
Field 5, Miami Beach
^A Either a draw or loss for Zorros as they had been in 1st place 1pt ahead of Stonwall after 4 matches but ultimately placed 2nd in group B
^B Either a draw or loss for Lobos as they had been in 2nd place 2pts ahead of Stockholm/Copenhagen after 4 matches but ultimately missed the playoffs
^C A win for Stockholm/Copenhagen as they had been in 3rd place 2pts behind of Lobos after 4 matches but ultimately qualified for the playoffs

Playoffs

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Division 1

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SFs: SAFG over London/Toronto (3–1),[9] Seattle over Dogos (--)

Bronze: Dogos over London/Toronto (--)[10]

Gold: SAFG over Seattle (1–0)[11]

Division 2

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SFs: Stockholm/Copenhagen over Zorros (--), Titans 2 over Spikes (1–0)[12]

Bronze: Spikes TBC Zorros (--)

Gold: Stockholm/Copenhagen over Titans 2 (1–0)[13]

References

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  1. ^ Hayon, Alejandra (17 June 2017). "Tercera copa mundial fuera del closet - La Selección Argentina de Fútbol Gay ganó una vez más el campeonato del mundo".
  2. ^ "The OutGames are canceled". 26 May 2017.
  3. ^ "'Distressed and disgusted': LGBT athletes pissed after OutGames canceled with no notice". 26 May 2017.
  4. ^ a b "London Titans FC on Twitter".
  5. ^ "Soccer - World Out Games". 22 July 2017. Archived from the original on 22 July 2017.
  6. ^ a b "Philadelphia Falcons on Twitter".
  7. ^ "London Titans FC on Twitter".
  8. ^ "StonewallFC on Twitter".
  9. ^ "Deportes FALGBT on Twitter".
  10. ^ "StonewallFC on Twitter".
  11. ^ "VMFC on Twitter".
  12. ^ "London Titans FC on Twitter".
  13. ^ "London Titans FC on Twitter".