Artsakh national football team
| 2012–2019 | |
|---|---|
| Shirt badge/Association crest | |
| Association | Artsakh Football Association |
| Confederation | ConIFA |
| Head coach | Slavik Gabrielyan |
| Home stadium | Stepanakert Republican Stadium, Stepanakert (formerly) |
| FIFA code | NKR (not official) |
| First international | |
| Abkhazia 1–1 Nagorno-Karabakh (Sukhumi, Abkhazia; 25 September 2012) | |
| Last international | |
| Padania 0–2 Artsakh (Stepanakert, Artsakh; 8 June 2019) | |
| Biggest win | |
| Nagorno-Karabakh 12–0 Darfur (Östersund, Sweden; 5 June 2014) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
| Chameria 4–1 Artsakh (Martuni, Artsakh; 3 June 2019) | |
| CONIFA World Football Cup | |
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2014 ) |
| Best result | 9th |
| CONIFA European Football Cup | |
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2019 ) |
| Best result | 5th |
The Artsakh national football team (Armenian: Արցախի ֆուտբոլի հավաքական), until 2017 known as the Nagorno-Karabakh national football team, was the national representative of the Republic of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh), which was internationally unrecognized. Consequently, it was not a member of FIFA or UEFA and was therefore not eligible to enter the FIFA World Cup or the UEFA European Championship.
History
[edit ]On 17 September 2012, they became a provisional member of the N.F.-Board and a week later played their first competitive match away against Abkhazia.[1] The following month they played the return match at home against Abkhazia.[2] Their first competitive competition was the ConIFA World Football Cup which took place in Östersund, Sweden. The Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan failed to stop their participating in the competition after contacting ConIFA. ConIFA refused to revoke their invitation and Artsakh finished 9th overall after losses to Ellan Vannin, Nice and wins against Darfur and Sapmi.[3]
In 2019, Artsakh came back to CONIFA competitions by organising the 2019 CONIFA European Football Cup, where they finished in the fifth position.
In 2023, Artsakh will compete in the 2024 CONIFA World Cup Qualification. They were drawn in Group D with Abkhazia. Their match was originally to be scheduled on 10 July 2023. But the match was delayed by CONIFA to a later date. It was eventually cancelled due to rising tensions between Armenia and Azerbaijan due to the blockade of Nagorno-Karabakh. On 19 September 2023, Azerbaijan launched a military offensive against Artsakh, the government surrendered and announced the dissolution of all government institutions by the end of 2023. It's currently unknown if the team will regroup again. However, Artsakh remains a listed member of CONIFA and was listed as an active member at the 2024 AGM.[4]
International record
[edit ]| Year | Position | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sápmi 2014 | 9th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 5 |
| Abkhazia 2016 | did not participate | ||||||
| Ogaden 2018 | |||||||
| Kurdistan Region 2024 | |||||||
| Total | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 5 | |
| Year | Position | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Székely Land 2015 | did not enter | ||||||
| Northern Cyprus 2017 | |||||||
| Republic of Artsakh 2019 | 5th | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 |
| County of Nice 2021 | cancelled | ||||||
| Northern Cyprus 2023 | did not enter | ||||||
| Total | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | |
Current squad
[edit ]The following 23 players were called up to the squad for the 2019 CONIFA European Football Cup.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1GK | Erik Khachatryan | (1998年01月05日)5 January 1998 (aged 21) | |||
| 2 | 4FW | Marat Karapetyan | (1991年05月17日)17 May 1991 (aged 28) | |||
| 3 | 2DF | Artur Abrahamyan | (1997年05月02日)2 May 1997 (aged 22) | |||
| 4 | 2DF | Armen Abrahamyan | (1997年08月25日)25 August 1997 (aged 21) | |||
| 5 | 2DF | Gevorg Poghosyan | (1986年08月26日)26 August 1986 (aged 32) | Free agent | ||
| 6 | 2DF | Aram Kostandyan | (1989年06月20日)20 June 1989 (aged 29) | |||
| 7 | 3MF | Gor Poghosyan | (1988年06月11日)11 June 1988 (aged 30) | Armenia FC Ararat Yerevan | ||
| 8 | 3MF | Mher Mkrtumyan | (1986年07月03日)3 July 1986 (aged 32) | |||
| 9 | 4FW | Levon Grigoryan | (1989年09月23日)23 September 1989 (aged 29) | |||
| 10 | 3MF | Arsen Sargsyan | (1983年03月08日)8 March 1983 (aged 36) | |||
| 11 | 4FW | Karen Shakhkeldyan | (1993年11月08日)8 November 1993 (aged 25) | Free agent | ||
| 12 | 1GK | Sergey Asryan | (1993年01月02日)2 January 1993 (aged 26) | |||
| 13 | 3MF | Tigran Hambardzumyan | (1997年04月02日)2 April 1997 (aged 22) | |||
| 14 | 3MF | Khoren Veranyan | (1985年09月04日)4 September 1985 (aged 33) | Armenia Shirak SC | ||
| 15 | 3MF | Dmitri Malyaka | (1990年01月15日)15 January 1990 (aged 29) | Free agent | ||
| 16 | 2DF | Orbeli Hambardzumyan | (1996年03月26日)26 March 1996 (aged 23) | Armenia FC Ararat Yerevan | ||
| 17 | 2DF | Vadim Hayriyan | (1997年04月06日)6 April 1997 (aged 22) | Armenia Artsakh FC | ||
| 18 | 3MF | Artyom Gevorkyan | (1993年05月21日)21 May 1993 (aged 26) | Armenia Shirak SC | ||
| 19 | 3MF | Narek Danielyan | (1990年09月23日)23 September 1990 (aged 28) | |||
| 20 | 4FW | Norik Mkrtchyan | (1997年03月09日)9 March 1997 (aged 22) | Free agent | ||
| 21 | 2DF | Davit Harutyunyan | (1994年12月14日)14 December 1994 (aged 24) | Free agent | ||
| 22 | 1GK | Stepan Ghazaryan | (1985年01月11日)11 January 1985 (aged 34) | Armenia FC Banants | ||
| 23 | 4FW | Davit Ghandilyan | (1993年06月04日)4 June 1993 (aged 25) | Armenia Shirak SC |
Matches played
[edit ]Gyozalyan 22', 39', 54', 74'
Grigoryan 33', 42'
Karapetyan 69'
Bareghamyan 90+2' Stadium: Jämtkraft Arena
Sargsyan 43'
Malyaka 82' Report Zakrisson 24'
Edvardsen 83' Stadium: Stepanakert Republican Stadium
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Dmitrii Zhukov
Malyaka 90+6' Stadium: Stepanakert Republican Stadium
Attendance: 4,400
Referee: Ivan Mrkalj
References
[edit ]- ^ "Footballminor". footballminor.blogspot.it. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
- ^ "Artsakh Soccer Team Beats Abkhazia 3-0 - Asbarez.com". asbarez.com. 16 July 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
- ^ "Response to AFFA statement - Conifa World football". www.conifa.org. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
- ^ "Unrecognized Pod". Twitter .
