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Somaliland national football team

Not to be confused with Somalia national football team.

The Somaliland national football team (: الاتحاد الصوماليلاند لكرة القدم) is the football team that represents Somaliland, a self-declared republic that is internationally recognized as a de facto state. Although Somaliland is a de facto state, it has not yet received international de jure recognition. Somaliland is not a member of FIFA and CAF; it is, instead, an associate member of ConIFA, an association established in 2014 of teams from dependencies, unrecognised states, minorities, stateless peoples and regions that are not affiliated with FIFA.[2][3][4]

Somaliland
Shirt badge/Association crest
AssociationSomaliland Football Association
ConfederationConIFA
Head coachOmar Abdillahi
CaptainMohamed Jama
Most capsAbdillahi Nur
Home stadiumHargeisa Stadium
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Somaliland 2–2 Sealand 
(London, England; 17 May 2014)
Biggest win
 Somaliland 5–0 Tamil Eelam 
Biggest defeat
 Somaliland 3–10 Székely Land 
(Gagra, Georgia; 3 June, 2016)
ConIFA World Football Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2016)
Best resultGroup stage (2016)

History edit

The Somaliland Football Association currently runs a national league which consists of 12 semi-professional clubs sponsored or backed by both public and private organisations. The Association also holds a bi-annual inter-regional football tournament, in which all 13 regions participate in groups stages held across the country, with the final 4 group winners contesting the semi-finals in the capital Hargeisa.

The Somaliland national team was founded in 2014 and their first international match was a 2-2 draw against Sealand, which was played on 17 May 2014 in London, England.[5]

2016 ConIFA World Football Cup edit

Following ConIFA's annual conference, the Somaliland national team was invited to compete at the 2016 ConIFA World Football Cup (hosted by Abkhazia), which became their first appearance at an international tournament.[6][7]

Somaliland were drawn into Group D alongside Panjab and Sápmi. Somaliland lost their opening game against Sápmi with a scoreline of 5-0,[8] and they lost again to Panjab 5-0, resulting in Somaliland finishing bottom of Group D.

In the Placement round 1, Somaliland won 3-2 against Chagos Islands to advance to the Placement round 2, and in their Placement round 2 match against Székely Land, Somaliland lost 3-10 to see them place tenth out of twelve teams.[9]

Stadium edit

Hargeysa National Stadium is the home of the national team, and the stadium has a capacity of 30,000.[10]

Coaches edit

Name Nat Period Matches Wins Draws Losses Efficiency %
Fuad Abdillahi Isse   2012 – 2015 %
Omar Abdillahi   2015 – ? %

Current squad edit

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Abdirisaq Mohamed Jama   Maroodi Jeeh
23 1GK Abdiqani Saleban Aynan   Hawd
22 1GK Mohamed Ahmed Hashi   Sanaag
2 2DF Abdifatah Osman Hussein   Maroodi Jeeh
3 2DF Abdisamad Ibrahim Miigane   Awdal
4 2DF Ibrahim Said Dahir   Awdal
5 2DF Abdirahman Mohamed Mohamoud   Saaxil
19 2DF Abdirisaq Hassan Jama   Togdheer
18 2DF Abdirahman Jama Musa   Gabiley
6 3MF Abdikarin Mohamed Hersi   Maroodi Jeeh
8 3MF Hamse Ahmed Abdillahi   Hawd
14 3MF Muhiyadin Duale Diriye   Awdal
15 3MF Jama Abdillahi Awad   Saaxil
16 3MF Farhan Mohamed Ahmed   Togdheer
7 3MF Abdirahman Ibrahim Alixayd   Sanaag
21 3MF Omar Ali Osman   Gabiley
13 3MF Sakariye Ali Egeh   Gabiley
24 4FW Abdiriyad Bashir Abdi   Maroodi Jeeh
12 4FW Mohamoud Abdi Hassan   Maroodi Jeeh
9 4FW Sharma'arke Fu'ad Ali   Maroodi Jeeh
10 4FW Haibe Good Hurre   Hawd
11 4FW Awil Mohamed Elmi   Hawd
26 4FW Liban Mohamed Ahmed   Awdal
17 4FW Ahmed Abdi Osman   Sool
20 4FW Ibrahim Abdirahman Salah   Sanaag
25 4FW Guleid Hassan Muhumed   Gabiley

[11]

Association officials edit

Name Position
  Ilyas Mohamed President
  Guiled Adan Chief Operating Officer
  Idris Mohamed General Secretary
 
Somaliland National Football Team starting XI

Historical kits edit

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2014 Home
 
 
 
 
 
2014 Away
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2015 African Cup (UK)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2015 African Cup (UK)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2016 Home
 
 
 
 
 
2016 Away

Sources:[12][13][14][15][16]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 27 March 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  2. ^ "The Unrecognized - Roads & Kingdoms". roadsandkingdoms.com. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Somaliland | CONIFA". www.conifa.org. Retrieved 2016-02-24.
  4. ^ "Somaliland". ConIFA.
  5. ^ Magee, Will (16 May 2017). "For the Somaliland National Team, Recognition Means More Than Acclaim". saxafimedia.com. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  6. ^ "At Outsiders' 'World Cup,' Somaliland Team Sees Way To Give Back". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  7. ^ Pender, Kieran (3 June 2016). "'Listening to our anthem was really emotional': the World Cup for unrecognized states". Retrieved 16 June 2017 – via The Guardian.
  8. ^ Teigen, Arne (30 May 2016). "Sapmi-herrene startet med storseier (The Sapmi Lords started with a big win)". www.framtidinord.no. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  9. ^ "Rankings". conifa.org. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  10. ^ "World Stadiums - Africa Stadiums". Archived from the original on 19 December 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  11. ^ "Somaliland oo Lagaga Dhawaaqay Kooxda Xulka Ciyaartoyda Kubadda Cagta ee Qaranka" (in Somali). Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  12. ^ "2014".
  13. ^ "2015".
  14. ^ "2015".
  15. ^ "2016".
  16. ^ "2016".

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