2025 DSAFF Frost Cup
| 2025 Frost Cup Outer Sparta-RistiLand 2025 | |
|---|---|
The official logo for the 2024 DSAFF Frost Cup | |
| Tournament details | |
| Host countries | |
| Dates | 12 December 2025 – 11 January 2026 |
| Teams | 32 |
| Venue(s) | 12 (in 12 host cities) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 58 |
| Goals scored | 156 (2.69 per match) |
| Attendance | 3,222,107 (55,554 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | |
The 2025 DSAFF Frost Cup, also known as Sparta-RistiLand 2025, is the fifth edition of the Frost Cup, the second-most significant tournament for senior national teams organized by the Democratic Socialist Assembly Football Federation (DSAFF). The tournament took place from December 12, 2025, to January 11, 2026, with Outer Sparta and RistiLand serving as the primary host nations.
For the first time in the competition's history, a nation (RistiLand) served as a main Frost Cup host two times in a row (Lannistter was the main host of the 2023 DSAFF Frost Cup, but only retained a minor paper the following edition).
History
The 2025 DSAFF Frost Cup marked the fifth edition of the tournament and, as this edition also included 32 competition spots, several national teams made their debut on this scenery, Outer Sparta, the host, Aarkythra (after being eliminated in the 2023 DSAFF Frost Cup playoffs to Furilisca), Iskalland, Bextoria, Bealan, Girl Kissers and Galega.
Qualification to the tournament saw Aarykthra itself and Inglaland secure their spots through the COTEFU route.
Host nation
Two bids were submitted to host the tournament. Both were presented on the same day, the 20th of October, one by Outer Sparta and RistiLand, and a second bid, which planned to host the Frost Cup's fifth edition between Aarykthra and Washeyye. The Sparta-Ristiland bid won the popular vote, celebrated the First of November 2025, with a result of 8-5 votes.
This event turned out to be the third consecutive co-hosted Frost Cup, and even the sixth mayor national team competition (including Comrades Cups), since the dual Yucatán-Hortizo 2023 DSAFF Comrades Cup, marking a clear tendency in the development of these tournaments.
Venues
A total of 12 venues, one per city, were selected to host the 2025 Frost Cup matches. RistiLand provided six stadiums, reestablishing focus on their modern footballing infrastructure, bringing for the second time to this scene large-capacity venues such as the Elsburg Stadium (75,500) and the Bergnamensen (72,727), located in major cities like Elsburg and Bergnamio.
Outer Sparta also brought six stadiums for this tournament. The first-timer nation, despite the supposed lack of international experience in the DSAFF competitions, took this chance to present to the rest of the world their modern stadiums, starring the Sparta National Stadium (80.000), or the Canopy Park (65.000), all of them representing giant metropolises of up to several millions of inhabitants.
The following venues were selected to host the matches:
Outer Sparta:
- Sparta National Stadium in Sparta City, Outer Sparta (capacity: 80,000)
- Air Sparta Field in West Sparta, Outer Sparta (capacity: 70,000)
- Canopy Park in Kouarea, Outer Sparta (capacity: 65,000)
- Phalatis Stadium in Phalatis, Outer Sparta (capacity: 62,000)
- Stratias Stadium in Stratias, Outer Sparta (capacity: 55,000)
- Perodon Stadium in Perodon, Outer Sparta (capacity: 50,000)
RistiLand:
- Elsburg Stadium in Elsburg, RistiLand (capacity: 75,500)
- Bergnamensen in Bergnamio, RistiLand (capacity: 72,727)
- Vittori Hoppu Stadion in Harastov, RistiLand (capacity: 68,600)
- Kvaras Stadion in Kvaras, RistiLand (capacity: 51,509)
- Nord Vomstabærne in Noregott, RistiLand (capacity: 46,480)
- Istadio Tinaika in Tinaiìka, RistiLand (capacity: 33,363)
List of qualified teams
Thirty-two teams took part in the tournament. Thirty teams, including the host nation, qualified directly, answering DSAFF’s call. Two teams qualified via the COTEFU path.
Teams had to provide the list containing a minimum of 11 players and a maximum of 26 by the beginning of the tournament.
Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.
| Pot | Nation | Region | DSAFF Code | Rank | Previous appearances |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | Democratic Socialist Assembly | RSL | 15 | 3 (2022, 2023, 2024) | |
| A | Europe | OSP | 26 | 0 (debut) | |
| A | Democratic Socialist Assembly | YUC | 1 | 4 (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024) | |
| A | Democratic Socialist Assembly | UEC | 2 | 3 (2022, 2023, 2024) | |
| A | Democratic Socialist Assembly | TAL | 3 | 4 (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024) | |
| A | Kylaris | LAN | 4 | 4 (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024) | |
| A | Democratic Socialist Assembly | MON | 5 | 2 (2023, 2024) | |
| A | Democratic Socialist Assembly | HOR | 6 | 3 (2022, 2023, 2024) | |
| B | Forest | NOR | 7 | 3 (2022, 2023, 2024) | |
| B | Democratic Socialist Assembly | OTL | 8 | 1 (2024) | |
| B | Democratic Socialist Assembly | AKC | 9 | 3 (2022, 2023, 2024) | |
| B | Democratic Socialist Assembly | TIR | 10 | 4 (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024) | |
| B | Democratic Socialist Assembly | ITN | 11 | 4 (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024) | |
| B | Europe | VIC | 12 | 2 (2023, 2024) | |
| B | Forest | FUR | 13 | 3 (2022, 2023, 2024) | |
| B | Democratic Socialist Assembly | NAG | 14 | 1 (2024) | |
| C | Democratic Socialist Assembly | KAN | 16 | 2 (2021, 2022) | |
| C | Democratic Socialist Assembly | ROC | 17 | 1 (2024) | |
| C | Esportiva | MCB | 21 | 3 (2022, 2023, 2024) | |
| C | Forest | SAF | 23 | 4 (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024) | |
| C | Democratic Socialist Assembly | THO | 25 | 1 (2024) | |
| C | Europe | THC | 27 | 1 (2024) | |
| C | Kylaris | KUR | 28 | 2 (2023, 2024) | |
| C | Democratic Socialist Assembly | GAL | 30 | 0 (debut) | |
| D | Lazarus | CRV | 31 | 1 (2024) | |
| D | Democratic Socialist Assembly | KRY | 33 | 1 (2024) | |
| D | Democratic Socialist Assembly | ING | 36 | 1 (2022) | |
| D | Democratic Socialist Assembly | AAR | UR | 0 (debut) | |
| D | Democratic Socialist Assembly | BEA | UR | 0 (debut) | |
| D | Forest | BEX | UR | 0 (debut) | |
| D | Democratic Socialist Assembly | GKI | UR | 0 (debut) | |
| D | Europe | ISK | UR | 0 (debut) |
Format
The 2025 Frost Cup continued the already established 32-team format. Teams were seeded into four pots based on their DSAFF MexiCola™ Ranking positions as of December 1, 2025, with hosts Outer Sparta and RistiLand automatically placed in Group A and Group E, respectively. The group stage draw divided the 32 teams into eight groups of four. Each group followed a single round-robin format, awarding three points for a win, one for a draw, and none for a loss.
The top two teams from each group advanced to the knockout stage, which included the round of 16, quarter-finals, semi-finals, and the final. The knockout matches were played as single-elimination games, with extra time and penalty shootouts used to determine the winner, if necessary. A third-place playoff was held for the losing semi-finalists, too.
Group stage
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 7 | Round of 16 | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 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 | 2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sergios Anastasiou Hera Tassakis |
Karla Reynisdóttir |
| Thracia and Crimea | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Demitar Borisov Constantin Ionescu |
Magnus Iskahimovic |
| Furilisca | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Þórhildur Bergsdóttir |
| Iskalland | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Apollo Tassakis |
| Iskalland | 0–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Krista Héðinsdóttir Dýrfinna Sigfusdóttir Karla Reynisdóttir Þórhildur Bergsdóttir |
| Outer Sparta | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Elias Rondides |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 9 | Round of 16 | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 1 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 1 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) head-to-head points; 4) head-to-head goal difference; 5) coin flip.
| Montecrux | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Emilien Dantès Rayan Eneki |
Alberto Ziskind |
| Aarkhytra | 1–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Lohan Fashingbauer |
Alberto Ziskind James Tèvez Manor Abecassis |
| Vicures Islands | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Yuri Aharoni Filipe Tevrat de Goes Exequiel Vidal |
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 7 | Round of 16 | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 1 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | −10 | 1 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) head-to-head points; 4) head-to-head goal difference; 5) coin flip.
| Yucatan | 3–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mikaela Domínguez Sara Rodríguez Karla González |
Ana Fernanda Soria Dany Santos Yuji Aoki Soriano |
| Bealan | 0–7 | |
|---|---|---|
| Jorge Montañez Anna Jiménez Gregorio Casas Luis Hernández Karla González Mikaela Domínguez Xiomara Alcántar |
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 5 | Round of 16 | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) head-to-head points; 4) head-to-head goal difference; 5) coin flip.
| Lannistter | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Julián Ekdal Branislav Zuber |
| Kurdiastan | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Nammur Al-Sardovéyevich |
Krisztián Farkas |
| Lannistter | 3–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kikkä Maretössk |
Negro Waskaffar |
| Bextoria | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Luka Petrović |
Julián Ekdal |
| Itini | 0–0 | |
|---|---|---|
Group E
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 9 | Round of 16 | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) head-to-head points; 4) head-to-head goal difference; 5) coin flip.
| Thonburi | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sahkri Alaanevasti Jietang Li Prasit Chaimongkhon |
| RistiLand | 2–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Nicoleta Denisa Sbratislav Jutlu |
Prasit Chaimongkhon Sahkri Alaanevasti |
| Girl Kissers | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Iain McDonald Stuart Ripley |
| Girl Kissers | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Vlisko Nund |
Group F
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 7 | Round of 16 | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 4 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | −12 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) head-to-head points; 4) head-to-head goal difference; 5) coin flip.
Group G
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 7 | Round of 16 | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 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.
Group H
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 7 | Round of 16 | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 1 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 1 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) head-to-head points; 4) head-to-head goal difference; 5) coin flip.
| Talamia | 4–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Domileo Stikhos Eudoxora Diabolos Doxaglaos Agglikà |
Silvio Romano |
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 | |||||||||||
| 27 December - Perodon | ||||||||||||||
| | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 2 January - Stratias | ||||||||||||||
| | 0 | |||||||||||||
| | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 28 December - Phalatis | ||||||||||||||
| | 1 | |||||||||||||
| | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 6 January - Phalatis | ||||||||||||||
| | 3 | |||||||||||||
| | ||||||||||||||
| 27 December - Bergnamio | ||||||||||||||
| | ||||||||||||||
| | 2 (5) | |||||||||||||
| 2 January - Harastov | ||||||||||||||
| | 2 (4) | |||||||||||||
| | 1 (5) | |||||||||||||
| 28 December - Tinaika | ||||||||||||||
| | 1 (4) | |||||||||||||
| | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 11 January - West Sparta | ||||||||||||||
| | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Winners of Semi Final 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 29 December - Sparta City | ||||||||||||||
| Winners of Semi Final 2 | ||||||||||||||
| | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 3 January - Kouraea | ||||||||||||||
| | 0 | |||||||||||||
| | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 30 December - Stratias | ||||||||||||||
| | 3 | |||||||||||||
| | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 7 January - Bergnamio | ||||||||||||||
| | 2 | |||||||||||||
| | ||||||||||||||
| 29 December - Harastov | ||||||||||||||
| | Third place play-off | |||||||||||||
| | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 3 January - Elsburg | 10 January - Kvaras | |||||||||||||
| | 5 | |||||||||||||
| | 0 (2) | Losers of Semi Final 1 | ||||||||||||
| 30 December - Kvaras | ||||||||||||||
| | 0 (4) | Losers of Semi Final 2 | ||||||||||||
| | 2 | |||||||||||||
| | 1 | |||||||||||||
Round of 16
| Furilisca | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Veli-Matti Kauppi Katrin Grímsdóttir |
| Thonburi | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jietang Li Somdet Taksin |
Laëtitia Tatah Kody Theus |
|
| Penalties | ||
| Jietang Li Suchat Ayutthaya Narong Saetang Somsak Songsi Sahkri Alaanevasti |
5–4 | |
| Montecrux | 4–3 (a.e.t.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jacques Vianne Emilien Dantès Diègue Delarua William Calatrava |
Thanos Tassakis Hera Tassakis Elias Rondides |
| Inglaland | 0–5 (a.e.t.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Domileo Stikhos Neaniaõ Doxaglaos Agglikà |
| Lannistter | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Dany Santos Ana Fernanda Soria |
Quarter-finals
| Thonburi | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Phrii Phemboii |
Gabriel Roux |
|
| Penalties | ||
| Phradut Adulyadej Uthai Saetang Ari Bunmi Suchat Ayutthaya Somsak Songsi Somdet Taksin Phrii Phemboii Phra Chula |
5–4 | |
Semi-finals
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Third place play-off
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Final
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Goalscorers
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
Laëtitia Tatah
Karla Reynisdóttir
Gábriel Rodrigo
Negro Waskaffar
Kikkä Maretössk
Emilien Dantès
Ana Fernanda Soria
Neaniaõ
Alberto Ziskind
Mikaela Domínguez
2 goals
Kody Theus
Þórhildur Bergsdóttir
Luke MacKenny
Julián Ekdal
William Calatrava
Diègue Delarua
Niká Miltshus
Elias Rondides
Hera Tassakis
Sbratislav Jutlu
Doxaglaos Agglikà
Eudoxora Diabolos
Prasit Chaimongkhon
Jietang Li
Vasco Furtado
Gregorio Casas
Karla González
Sara Rodríguez
1 goal
Lohan FashingbauerYannick Coquet
Sergei Antonenko
Krisztián Farkas
Luka Petrović
Milan Szöllősi
Katrin Grímsdóttir
Krista Héðinsdóttir
Veli-Matti Kauppi
Dýrfinna Sigfusdóttir
Zaru Battista
Aišė Hradanmānė
Lucas Duoz
Ravál Meísioa
Evavi Ritogao
Alex McAllister
Jamie Vardy
Magnus Iskahimovic
Jeyad Lauren
Nammur Al-Sardovéyevich
Branislav Zuber
Silvio Romano
Lionel Almagro
Kiara Demartinho
Rayan Eneki
Timothée Lest
Pedre Lombier
Jacques Vianne
Danny Fearns
Iain McDonald
Stuart Ripley
Marvin Miltshus
Kyllian Pontsblom
Marie Sevdal
Linnette Uye
Jule Østegårde
Hana Santiago
Yuji Aoki Soriano
Sergios Anastasiou
Apollo Tassakis
Thanos Tassakis
Nicoleta Denisa
Vlisko Nund
Olympia Benoit
André Flores
Théophile Gladu
Adriana Leclerc
Sylvie Mercure
Gabriel Roux
Pagos Pensa
Phrii Phemboii
Somdet Taksin
Demitar Borisov
Constantin Ionescu
Ĵensen Selıc
Rāčelė Ugīzılbėrė
Bastjan Schieda
Hakara Tipene
Manor Abecassis
Yuri Aharoni
Tevrat de Goes
James Tèvez
Exequiel Vidal
Xiomara Alcántar
Luis Hernández
Anna Jiménez
Angélica Valadez
1 own goal
Awards
DSAFF Team of the Tournament
DSAFF's technical observer team was given the objective of naming a team of the best eleven players from the tournament. Three players from the winning Yucatec squad were named in the team.
Best Player
Best Young Player
Top Scorer
