43rd annual tournament
ESFNA 2026
June 27 – July 4, 2026 · TCO Stadium at Viking Lakes, Eagan, Minnesota. 32 teams in two divisions, 56 matches, and a week of culture around them.
Division I · Semifinal
· TCO Stadium
How it finished
The knockout rounds
The four group winners of each division met in the semifinals on July 2. Finals day was July 4 at TCO Stadium.
Division I
Final result not yet published
Final
Division I · FinalResult pending
· TCO Stadium
Division II
Champions: Ethio Dallas
Semifinals
Division II · Semifinal
· TCO Stadium
Division II · Semifinal
· TCO Stadium
Final
Division II · Final
· TCO Stadium
Third place
Division II · Third place
· TCO Stadium
Division I final
Seattle Dashen and Seattle Baro met in the Division I final on July 4. The score had not been published on esfna.org when this site was built, so it is shown as pending rather than guessed.Format
Two divisions, eight groups
The 32 member teams play in two divisions of sixteen. Each division is drawn into four groups of four, and every team plays three group matches.
Only the group winners go through. In the semifinals Group A meets Group D and Group B meets Group C; the winners play the final and the losers play for third place.
- Teams
- 32
- Groups
- 8
- Matches
- 56
Beyond the matches
The festival programme
- Opening Ceremony4:30 PM – 6:00 PM · TCO Stadium
- Ethiopian Day9:00 AM – 6:00 PM · TCO Stadium
- Kids12:00 PM · TCO Stadium
- ESFNA East vs ESFNA West (All-Star)4:30 PM · TCO Stadium
- Award Ceremony7:30 PM · TCO Stadium
- July 4th Celebration9:00 PM · TCO Stadium
The venue
TCO Stadium at Viking Lakes
2600 Vikings Circle, Eagan, MN 55121
Matches were played at Saint Thomas Academy and TCO Stadium. The opening ceremony, Ethiopian Day, the all-star game and both finals were on the main field at TCO Stadium.
ESFNA 2027 will be the 44th annual tournament. Host city and dates to be announced.
Plan your visitESFNATV
Watch it back.
Main-field games stream live on ESFNATV during the tournament, and the channel keeps the archive.