Ellan Vannin football team
| Shirt badge/Association crest | ||||
| Association | Manx International Football Alliance | |||
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| Confederation | ConIFA | |||
| Top scorer | Calum Morrissey (6) | |||
| Home stadium | The Bowl | |||
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| First international | ||||
 Ellan Vannin 10–0 Monaco  (Douglas, Isle of Man; 6 April 2014) |
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| ConIFA World Football Cup | ||||
| Appearances | 1 (First in 2014) | |||
| Best result | Runners-up (2014) | |||
The Ellan Vannin Football Team, is a football team that represents the Isle of Man. They are not affiliated with FIFA or UEFA (AFC), and therefore cannot compete for the FIFA World Cup or the UEFA European Championships.
They competed first at the ConIFA World Football Cup in 2014 where they won their group and became runners up to the County of Nice.[1]
History
Formed in 2013, Ellan Vannin was created by the newly formed Manx International Football Alliance (MIFA) in order to enter ConIFA and compete at the ConIFA World Football Cup. As opposed to the official Isle of Man team (run by the Isle of Man FA), which is composed entirely of Isle of Man Football League players – regardless of nationality, Ellan Vannin will allow only those with Manx ties to play for them, in line with FIFA eligibility rules.
Following the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the MIFA and Isle of Man FA, intended to set out a working relationship between the two organisations, the MIFA announced that the first international to be played by Ellan Vannin would be a home game against Monaco on 6 April 2014, to be played at The Bowl in Douglas.[2] Ellan Vannin won their first international 10–0.[3]
MIFA were to be the host for the ConIFA European Football Cup by ConIFA,which took place in June 2015 in Székely Land.[4]
International record
| Ellan Vannin |
10–0 | Monaco |
|---|---|---|
Ciaran McNulty  1'Calum Morrissey 2', ?', 45'Julian Ringham ?'Sean Quaye 66'Chris Bass Jr 69'Joey Morling ?'Sam Caine ?', ?' |
Match Report |
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The Bowl, Isle of Man
Attendance: 1,100 |
| Ellan Vannin |
3–2 |  Nagorno-Karabakh |
|---|---|---|
| Ciaran McNulty 41' Antony Moore 88'Frank Jones 90' |
Match Report | Mihran Manasyan 27', 31' |
| Ellan Vannin |
4–2 |  County of Nice |
|---|---|---|
| Calum Morrissey 16', 31', 35' Daniel Bell 87' |
Match Report | Frank Delerue 37' Malik Tchokounte 74' |
| Ellan Vannin |
1–1 |  Iraqi Kurdistan |
|---|---|---|
| Seamus Sharkey 80' |
Match Report | Khaled Mushir 23' |
| Penalties | ||
Ciaran McNulty  Calum Morrissey Chris Bass Jr Jack McVey |
4–2 |  Khaled Mushir Sherzad Mohammed Younis Shakour Ahmed Salar |
| County of Nice |
0–0 | Ellan Vannin |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| Gilles Noto Baptiste Delfino Loic Malitini Frank Delerue Hichem Ferreri |
5–3 | Ciaran McNulty Calum Morrisey Chris Bass Jack McVey |
Squad
Squad for the friendly against Occitania, December 2014[5]
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Top goalscorers
| # | Name | Goals | Caps |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Calum Morrisey | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | Chris Bass, Jnr | 2 | 6 |
| Ciaran McNulty | 2 | 6 | |
| Frank Jones | 2 | 6 | |
| Sam Caine | 2 | ? | |
| 6 | Antony Moore | 1 | 2 |
| Daniel Bell | 1 | ? | |
| Jack McVey | 1 | 4 | |
| Joey Morling | 1 | 3 | |
| Julian Ringham | 1 | 6 | |
| Sean Quaye | 1 | 5 | |
| Seamus Sharkey | 1 | 5 |
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