2013 MFA World Cup

2013 MFA World Cup

Tournament details
Host country	DES Senya
Dates	July/August 2013
Teams	TBC (from MFA confederations)
Venue(s)	8 (in 5 host cities)

The 2013 MFA World Cup will be the first installment of the Micronational Football Association (MFA)'s world cup, and will be organised by the Democratic Environmental Society of Senya between July and August 2013. The tournement is to be the first all micronation tournement ever.

Host Nation

The Facebook poll results deciding which nation would host the World Cup. The results are slightly off, as they include two invalid votes, which were submitted after the end of voting.

In 2008, shortly after founding the MFA, then President Joe Foxon announced a World Cup for 2013. Initially, Stigistan and Rukora bidded, and in 2009, Wyke (the successor nation of Stigistan) and Rukora were elected to co-host the World Cup. However, in early 2011 Wyke pulled out of hosting after dissolving, and during the summer of the same year, Rukora were expelled from the MFA, relinquishing their hosting rights. In late 2011, new MFA President Barnaby Hands announced the re-opening of bidding, with Senya and the Dale Republic both eventually bidding. On March 5, 2012, through a Facebook poll in MicroGroup, Senya won the rights to host the World Cup, receiveing 5 of the 8 votes.

Venues

Aldiss Park, the home of Dereham Town could be used as an alternative stadium to Carrow Road for the final.

The Football Association of the Democratic Environmental Society of Senya (FADESS) has officially named eight candidate Stadiums in five host cities (Norwich, Lenwade, Reepham, Briston and Melton Constable). FADESS has stated that it is looking in to renting Carrow Road Stadium for the final. However, FADESS has also stated that if this does not happen, it will look instead to other grounds nearby, such as Dereham Town's Aldiss Park.

Venues

Norwich	Norwich	Norwich	Reepham
Norfolk FA Stadium Capacity: 1,000	Mousehold Heath Stadium Capacity: 5,000	Lavere Park Capacity: 3,000	RHSC Field Capacity: 3,000
Lenwade	Briston	Melton Constable	Norwich
Lenwade Playing Field Capacity: 1,000	Lomax Park Capacity: 2,000	Melton Rec Capacity: 4,500	Carrow Road Capacity: 27,033

Participants

Confirmed Participants

Team	Manager	Captain	Kit manufacturer
DES Senya	vacant	Barnaby Hands	JJB Sports

Announced Interest in Participating

• Dale Republic
• Dallingrad
• Lewisham DR
• Pambia
• St. Charlie
• Sealand
• Westland

Italics indicate nation is not a MFA member.