User:Hammersfan/Chechen Republic of Ichkeria national football team

Chechen Republic of Ichkeria

Nickname(s)	Noxçiyn
Association	Chechnya Football Federation
Confederation	NF-Board
First colours Second colours
First international
Chechnya 2 - 2 Southern Cameroons (The Hague, Netherlands; 23rd June 2005)
Biggest defeat
Occitania 14 - 0 Chechnya (Beziers, France; 3rd September, 2005)

The football team of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria is a representative team set up to represent the Chechen diaspora, and the unrecognised nation of Ichkeria. The team is organised by the Chechnya Football Federation; this organisation is based in France, and is separate from the Football Federation of the Chechen Republic, which is affiliated to the Russian Football Union and organises local football in Chechnya itself. The Chechen team participated in the first UNPO Cup, a tournament organised by the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization in 2005, held in The Hague, Netherlands. The Chechen Republic of Ichkeria's first ever international was played against Southern Cameroons, and resulted in a 2-2 draw which the Chechens then won in a penalty shoot-out to advance to the final, where they came up against South Moluccas, losing 3-1.

In June 2005, the Chechen Football Federation became provisional members of the NF Board, the organisation set up to organise international football for those teams not affiliated to FIFA. This has allowed the team to play further internationals against other members of the NF Board. The first of these was against Occitania in September 2005, which saw the Chechens lose 14-0, while a second game against Monaco resulted in a 13-1 defeat.

Selected internationals

Date	Venue			Score
Feb 18 2006	France	Chechnya	Monaco	2 - 0
Sep 3 2005	France	Chechnya	Occitania	8 - 1
Jun 23 2005	Netherlands - UNPO Cup	Chechnya	South Moluccas	3 - 3
Jun 23 2005	Netherlands - UNPO Cup	Chechnya	Southern Cameroons	2 - 0

Tournament record

The Chechen team has so far only participated in one international tournament, the 2005 UNPO Cup. The CFF had planned to take part in the first VIVA World Cup in 2006, but so far has yet to enter the tournament.

UNPO Cup record

Year	Round	Position	Matches	Wins	Draws*	Losses	Goals Scored	Goals Against
2005	Final	2	2	0	1	1	3	5

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

References

Chechnya