2025 DSAFF Comrades Cup
The official logo for the 2025 DSAFF Comrades Cup | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host countries | |
| Dates | 15 June – 13 July |
| Teams | 32 |
| Venue(s) | 10 (in 10 host cities) |
The 2025 DSAFF Comrades Cup, also known as 2025 Comrades Cup or simply Talamia-Yucatan 2025, will be the fifth edition of the Comrades Cup, the most prestigious tournament organized by the football federation of Delusia, the Democratic Socialist Assembly Football Federation (DSAFF). It will take place from June 15th to July 13th 2025 in Talamia and Yucatan.
A total of 64 matches will be played across ten venues in ten different cities, five for each country.
History
The 2025 DSAFF Comrades Cup marked the fifth edition of the tournament and was celebrated as a major milestone by the Democratic Socialist Assembly Football Federation (DSAFF). As such, the federation decided to maintain the now consolidated format of 32 participating teams.
Thirty nations accepted the invitation to compete, while UFS Mexico and Grenadines & Phillips secured their place through the COTEFU qualification pathway. For Mexico, it was a third consecutive qualification after missing the 2022 edition, while Grenadines & Phillips made their first-ever appearance in a DSAFF competition.
Among the thirty-two participants, four nations were making their Comrades Cup debut: Thracia & Crimea, Outer Sparta, Galega, and Grenadines & Phillips. Of these, Galega and Grenadines & Phillips were also making their absolute debut in any official DSAFF competition.
Host nation

The bidding period to host the fifth edition of the Comrades Cup opened on February 17, 2025, and closed on April 15. To commemorate the tournament’s fifth anniversary, Talamia and Yucatan — home countries of the DSAFF President Oiktirmon-Nicao Paidairon and Vice-President Alhelí Romero, respectively — submitted a joint bid.
For Yucatan, this was the second time submitting a joint candidacy, having co-hosted the 2023 Comrades Cup alongside Hortizo. Talamia, a founding member of DSAFF, had already hosted the inaugural edition of the competition. The bid was uncontested and officially approved by the DSAFF Congress on April 15. This marked the first time the two neighboring countries co-hosted a major DSAFF tournament.
The official tournament logo was designed by the Lobiensian design agency Kanfiya. It prominently featured a large “V”, referencing the Roman numeral for five, flanked by feathers of the hoopoe and the quetzal, the national birds of Talamia and Yucatan. At the top, a five-petal floral rosette symbolized the fifth edition and formed a stylized silhouette of five birds in flight along its edge.
Following the 2024 edition, the tradition of official mascots was continued, this time created by Graph studio of Talamia. The two mascots were the tournament’s avian symbols: Ketz, a shimmering quetzal dressed in traditional Yucatec clothing, and Luma, a hoopoe wearing ceremonial Talamian attire.
The official motto of the tournament was: aboVe all, the braVe fly. Inspired by the flight theme and the two mascots, the slogan emphasized the letter “V” to highlight the fifth edition of the Comrades Cup.
Venues
Ten venues were selected to host matches.
| Campeche | Mérida | Cancún |
|---|---|---|
| Estadio Petromaya | Estadio Olímpico Luis Rivera | Estadio Andrés Campos |
| Capacity: 32,500 | Capacity: 75,000 | Capacity: 52,725 |
| Tuxtla Gutiérrez | Playa del Carmen | |
| Estadio Antonio Flores | ICBL Arena | |
| Capacity: 35,000 | Capacity: 30,000 | |
| Clinepalas | Acroscope | |
| EpopSfaira Stadium | Pagos Arena | |
| Capacity: 63,000 | Capacity: 31,000 | |
| Geitorisma | KarpìStomà | Epacra |
| DORU | Potam Park | Basi Als Arena |
| Capacity: 59,000 | Capacity: 55,000 | Capacity: 40,000 |
Qualifications
List of qualified teams
| Pot | Nation | Region | DSAFF Code | Rank | Previous appearences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | Democratic Socialist Assembly | YUC | 1 | 3 (2022, 2023, 2024) | |
| A | Democratic Socialist Assembly | TAL | 3 | 4 (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024) | |
| A | Kylaris | LAN | 2 | 4 (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024) | |
| A | Democratic Socialist Assembly | UEC | 4 | 4 (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024) | |
| A | Democratic Socialist Assembly | HOR | 5 | 3 (2022, 2023, 2024) | |
| A | Europe | MON | 6 | 1 (2024) | |
| A | Forest | NOR | 7 | 3 (2022, 2023, 2024) | |
| A | Democratic Socialist Assembly | AKC | 8 | 2 (2023, 2024) | |
| B | Democratic Socialist Assembly | SAF | 26 | 3 (2021, 2022, 2023) | |
| B | Europe | OTL | 10 | 1 (2024) | |
| B | Democratic Socialist Assembly | ITN | 11 | 4 (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024) | |
| B | Democratic Socialist Assembly | TIR | 12 | 4 (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024) | |
| B | Forest | FUR | 13 | 2 (2023, 2024) | |
| B | Europe | VIC | 14 | 2 (2023, 2024) | |
| B | Democratic Socialist Assembly | NAG | 15 | 1 (2024) | |
| B | Democratic Socialist Assembly | KAN | 16 | 3 (2022, 2023, 2024) | |
| C | Democratic Socialist Assembly | ROC | 17 | 1 (2024) | |
| C | Democratic Socialist Assembly | MEX | 18 | 3 (2021, 2023, 2024) | |
| C | Democratic Socialist Assembly | RSL | 19 | 1 (2023) | |
| C | Esportiva | MCB | 20 | 3 (2022, 2023, 2024) | |
| C | Democratic Socialist Assembly | OSR | 21 | 3 (2022, 2023, 2024) | |
| C | Democratic Socialist Assembly | LEV | 22 | 3 (2022, 2023, 2024) | |
| C | Lyrali | FUS | 24 | 3 (2022, 2023, 2024) | |
| C | Europe | OSP | 25 | 0 (debut) | |
| D | Europe | THC | 27 | 0 (debut) | |
| D | Democratic Socialist Assembly | THO | 28 | 1 (2024) | |
| D | Kylaris | KUR | 29 | 1 (2024) | |
| D | Kylaris | CRV | 32 | 1 (2024) | |
| D | Democratic Socialist Assembly | KRY | 33 | 1 (2024) | |
| D | Democratic Socialist Assembly | SOR | 37 | 2 (2023, 2024) | |
| D | Democratic Socialist Assembly | GAL | UR | 0 (debut) | |
| D | Democratic Socialist Assembly | GPH | UR | 0 (debut) |
Group Stage
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 7 | Round of 16 | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) head-to-head points; 4) head-to-head goal difference; 5) coin flip.
| Talamia | 6–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Neaniaõ Doxaglaos Agglikà Pagos Pensa Ioel Purktos Timo Fulatto |
Kimptin Castin |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 | Round of 16 | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) head-to-head points; 4) head-to-head goal difference; 5) coin flip.
| Outer Sparta | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Thanos Tassakis Hera Tassakis |
Ülkü Siwarî |
| Otterland | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Dany Santos |
| Otterland | 4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Yuji Aoki Soriano Ana Fernanda Soria Dany Santos Tülāyn H. Ĵihesinkar·el |
| Ukotrium | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Evripidis Demetrielis |
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | Round of 16 | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) head-to-head points; 4) head-to-head goal difference; 5) coin flip.
| Lannistter | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Branislav Zuber |
| Levonen | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Vasi Jayr |
Constantin Ionescu Demitar Borisov |
| Vicures Islands | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Alberto Ziskind Manor Abecassis James Tèvez |
Zays Kaye |
| Thracia and Crimea | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Skalä Vombergar |
| Lannistter | 1–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Francesco Loppü |
Kazy Lau Vzay Jat Vasi Jayr |
| Vicures Islands | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Yuri Aharoni Julıyànu Weberg |
Cengiz Toprak |
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 9 | Round of 16 | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 1 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) head-to-head points; 4) head-to-head goal difference; 5) coin flip.
Group E
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 | Round of 16 | |
| 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 2 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) head-to-head points; 4) head-to-head goal difference; 5) coin flip.
| Nordustra | 3–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Finn Hōve Torvald Hendrik Marremusen Linnette Uye |
Wojciech van Kuilenberg Karla Reynisdóttir |
| Furilisca | 4–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Dýrfinna Sigfúsdóttir Torfi Arnmundsson Karla Reynisdóttir Lilja Kristinsdóttir |
Silvo Draechi Voize Kolinev Sbratislav Jutlu |
Group F
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 9 | Round of 16 | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 1 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 1 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) head-to-head points; 4) head-to-head goal difference; 5) coin flip.
| UFS Mexico | 0–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Tìrastrāl | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ĵensen Selıc Dȧryė Yaşȧroğlū Afrım Frašėri |
| Montecrux | 5–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Jacques Vianne Timothée Lest Diègue Delarua Antoni Olivare |
Daniel Bolaños |
Group G
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 6 | Round of 16 | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) head-to-head points; 4) head-to-head goal difference; 5) coin flip.
| New Angus | 4–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Iain McDonald Stuart Ripley John Paton Aiesha Poole-Murrell |
Kate Waite-Chaplain |
| Grenadines and Phillips | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Aiesha Poole-Murrell |
| Rocheaux | 2–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| André Flores Dominique Cordier |
Owen Norott Deandre Poole-Murrell Kavan Pinnock Nelson Kenda-Poynter |
Group H
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 9 | Round of 16 | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 2 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 1 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) head-to-head points; 4) head-to-head goal difference; 5) coin flip.
| Osreton | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Negro Waskaffar |
| Kurdiastan | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Faysal Al-Kurdu |
Jorge Montañez Mikaela Domínguez |
| Kanoshu | 2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Nakatomi Kame Jei Tekani |
Nammur Al-Sardovéyevich Negro Waskaffar |
Knockout stage
In the knockout stages, if a match was level at the end of normal playing time, extra time was played (two periods of 15 minutes each) and followed, if necessary, by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winners.
Below is the bracket for the knockout round of the tournament, teams in bold denote match winners.
Bracket
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| 29 June - Geitorisma | ||||||||||||||
| | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 4 July - Mérida | ||||||||||||||
| | 3 | |||||||||||||
| | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 29 June - Tuxtla Gutiérrez | ||||||||||||||
| | 0 | |||||||||||||
| | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 9 July - KarpìStomà | ||||||||||||||
| | 1 | |||||||||||||
| | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 1 July - KarpìStomà | ||||||||||||||
| | 1 | |||||||||||||
| | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 6 July - Clinepalas | ||||||||||||||
| | 1 | |||||||||||||
| | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 1 July - Cancún | ||||||||||||||
| | 0 | |||||||||||||
| | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 14 July - Clinepalas | ||||||||||||||
| | 1 | |||||||||||||
| | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 30 June - Campeche | ||||||||||||||
| | 3 | |||||||||||||
| | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 5 July - Geitorisma | ||||||||||||||
| | 0 | |||||||||||||
| | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 30 June - Epopsoli | ||||||||||||||
| | 3 | |||||||||||||
| | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 10 July - Mérida | ||||||||||||||
| | 1 | |||||||||||||
| | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 2 July - Epacra | ||||||||||||||
| | 3 | Third place play-off | ||||||||||||
| | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 7 July - Campeche | 13 July - Cancún | |||||||||||||
| | 0 | |||||||||||||
| | 8 | | 2 | |||||||||||
| 2 July - Playa del Carmen | ||||||||||||||
| | 0 | | 1 | |||||||||||
| | 1 (5) | |||||||||||||
| | 1 (6) | |||||||||||||
Round of 16
| Talamia | 2–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Neaniaõ |
Bastjan Schieda Berenice Davila Hakara Tipene |
| Vicures Islands | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Betiko Jàïan |
| Hortizo | 4–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Gábriel Rodrigo Ziro Weaso Lucas Duoz Zinéos Worastav |
Gsokä Plasznatenwa |
| Nordustra | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jule Østegårde Linnette Uye |
Ĵensen Selıc |
| Akach | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Yannick Coquet Laëtitia Tatah |
Nammur Al-Sardovéyevich |
| Yucatan | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Erick López |
Deandre Poole-Murrell |
|
| Penalties | ||
| Sara Rodríguez Angélica Valadez Karol González Karla González Anna Jiménez Erick López |
5–6 | |
Quarter-finals
| Ukotrium | 4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Maximiliano Venâncio Vasco Furtado Bastjan Schieda Berenice Davila |
| Otterland | 1–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Yuji Aoki Soriano |
Evavi Ritogao Gábriel Rodrigo Fugó Sansistia |
| Montecrux | 8–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Timothée Lest Rayan Eneki Emilien Dantès Victor Alain Daniel Muntana Lara Aleny |
Semi-finals
| Hortizo | 1–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Riana Leon-Queos |
Paul Duchesne Jacques Vianne Diègue Delarua |
Third place play-off
Final
| Ukotrium | 4–3 (a.e.t.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Takis Zannallis Marju Trenciant Maximiliano Venâncio Bastjan Schieda |
Timothée Lest Emilien Dantès Pedre Adélimar |
Goalscorers
- DIV/0!
- N/A
- N/A
- ↑ Safiloa replaced Helisweerde in the tournament after the latter withdrew following the group stage draw.
