Kárpátalja football team

The Kárpátalja football team (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈkaːrpaːtɒjjɒ], Hungarian: Kárpátaljai magyar labdarúgó-válogatott) is a team representing the Hungarian minority in Carpathian Ruthenia, a historic region mostly located in western Ukraine's Zakarpattia Oblast. It is a member of ConIFA, an umbrella association for states, minorities, stateless peoples and regions unaffiliated with FIFA.[1]

Kárpátalja
ConfederationConIFA
Head coachIstván Sándor
First colours
Second colours
First international
Kárpátalja Kárpátalja 0–5 Székely Land 
(Berehovo; 16 August 2014)
Biggest win
Kárpátalja Kárpátalja 5–1 Tibet 
(Bracknell; 3 June 2018)
Biggest defeat
Kárpátalja Kárpátalja 0–5 Székely Land 
(Berehovo; 16 August 2014)
ConIFA World Football Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2018)
Best resultChampion (2018)
ConIFA European Football Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2017)
Best result5th Place (2019)

History

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Kárpátalja joined ConIFA in 2016, first competing in the 2017 ConIFA European Football Cup as an invited team. They lost their first ever international game 1–0 against host nation Northern Cyprus, but defeated South Ossetia on the final day to finish 3rd in Group A and put them in the 5th place play-off. A 5–4 penalty shootout win over Ellan Vannin ensured that they finished 5th overall.[2][3]

Due to their inactivity after the tournament, Kárpátalja failed to qualify for the 2018 ConIFA World Football Cup. However, after the withdrawal of Felvidék, they were admitted to the final tournament as a wildcard replacement.[4] Kárpátalja went on to win the tournament, defeating Northern Cyprus on penalties in the final.

In October 2018, it was reported, by ConIFA, that the Football Federation of Ukraine had banned Kárpátalja players with Ukrainian citizenship from footballing activities for life, whilst Hungarian nationals on the team have been advised they can no longer enter Ukraine.[5]

Tournament Record

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ConIFA World Football Cup

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Year Position P W D L F A
  2014 did not enter
  2016 did not qualify
  2018 Champion 6 4 2 0 15 5
  2020 cancelled
  2024
Total 1 title 6 4 2 0 15 5

ConIFA European Football Cup

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Year Position P W D L F A
  2015 did not enter
  2017 5th 4 1 2 1 5 6
  2019 withdrew
  2021 cancelled
Total 4 1 2 1 5 6

Fixtures & Results

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2014 Results

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16 August 2014 (2014-08-16) Kárpátalja   0–5   Székely Land Druzhba Stadium, Berehove, Ukraine

2016 Results

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1 August 2016 (2016-08-01) Felvidék   1–1
(5–4 p)
  Kárpátalja Erzsébet-ligeti Sporttelep, Szarvas, Hungary
17:45 CEST Renczes   30'   42'

2017 Results

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4 June 2017 Northern Cyprus   1–0   Kárpátalja Atatürk Stadium, Nicosia
20:00 EEST Yaşınses   89'
6 June 2017 Kárpátalja   2–2   Abkhazia Atatürk Stadium, Nicosia
20:00 EEST Roland   33'
Roman   77'
Anatoli Semyonov   20', 50'
7 June 2017 South Ossetia   1–4   Kárpátalja Dr. Fazıl Küçük Stadium, Famagusta
20:00 EEST Kochiev   85' Mile   20'
Baksa   33'
Barta   45 1'
Kész   62'
9 June 2017 Kárpátalja   3–3
(5–4 p)
  Ellan Vannin Üner Berkalp Stadium, Morphou
20:00 EEST Kelly (o.g.)   2'
Fodor   30'
Kész   61'
Cown   23'
Cannell   61'
Doyle   83'

2018 Results

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2 June 2018 Abkhazia   0–2   Kárpátalja Queen Elizabeth II Stadium, Enfield
14:00 BST Report Gajdos   11'
I. Sándor   90 8'
Referee: Dmitrii Zhukov
3 June 2018 Kárpátalja   5–1   Tibet Larges Lane, Bracknell
15:00 BST Gajdos   2'
G. Sándor   36' (pen.)
Takács   42', 77'
Svedjuk   75'
Report Yougyal   69' Referee: Raymond Mashamba
5 June 2018 Kárpátalja   3–1   Cascadia Gander Green Lane, Sutton
18:00 BST Gyürki   49'
Takács   59'
Gadjos   87' (pen.)
Report Haddadi   80' Referee: Fehim Dayı
7 June 2018 Kárpátalja   4–2   Székely Land Colston Avenue, Carshalton
20:00 BST Toma   36', 57'
Gyürki   75' (pen.)
Peres   90 1'
Report Csizmadia   77'
Bajkó   79'
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
9 June 2018 Northern Cyprus   0–0
(2–3 p)
  Kárpátalja Queen Elizabeth II Stadium, Enfield
18:00 BST Report Referee: Mark Clattenburg
Penalties
Mehmet  
Kurt  
Oshan  
Ersalan  
Turan  
  Gyürki
  Toma
  Baksa
  I. Sándor
  Svedjuk

Current squad

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The following players were called up for the 2018 ConIFA World Football Cup.[6]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Béla Fejér (1995-05-11) 11 May 1995 (age 29) 0 0   Sepsi OSK
2 2DF Csaba Peres (1996-10-20) 20 October 1996 (age 28) 0 0   Ceglédi VSE
3 3MF Roland Szabó (1994-03-07) 7 March 1994 (age 30) 4 0   Nyírbátori FC
4 2DF László Rácz (1996-10-20) 20 October 1996 (age 28) 0 0   SZEOL
5 3MF György Sándor (1984-03-20) 20 March 1984 (age 40) 0 0   Aqvital FC Csákvár
6 3MF György Toma (1996-04-27) 27 April 1996 (age 28) 0 0   Cigánd SE
7 4FW Norbert Angyal (1992-05-28) 28 May 1992 (age 32) 0 0   Szolnoki MÁV FC
8 3MF Zoltán Baksa (captain) (1983-01-02) 2 January 1983 (age 41) 4 1   Cigánd SE
9 3MF Gergő Gyürki (1993-10-03) 3 October 1993 (age 31) 0 0   FC Sopron
10 3MF István Sándor (1986-01-04) 4 January 1986 (age 38) 0 0   Ceglédi VSE
11 3MF Zsolt Gajdos (1993-02-04) 4 February 1993 (age 31) 0 0   Nyíregyháza Spartacus FC
12 1GK Szergej Petranics (1972-03-22) 22 March 1972 (age 52) 0 0 Retired
13 2DF Robert Molnar (1991-06-24) 24 June 1991 (age 33) 0 0   Kisvárda FC
14 2DF Milán Lászik (1996-11-20) 20 November 1996 (age 28) 0 0   SZEOL
15 4FW Tibor Molnár (1993-05-12) 12 May 1993 (age 31) 0 0   Aqvital FC Csákvár
16 3MF Kristóf Késmárki (1998-01-04) 4 January 1998 (age 26) 0 0   Paksi FC
17 3MF Ronald Takács (1998-01-26) 26 January 1998 (age 26) 0 0   MTK Budapest FC
18 3MF Alex Svedjuk (1996-07-11) 11 July 1996 (age 28) 0 0   Békéscsaba 1912 Előre
19 2DF Sándor Szidor (1999-06-17) 17 June 1999 (age 25) 0 0   Tarpa SC

Technical staff

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Position Name
Manager   István Sándor
Assistant manager   Istvan Marton
Coach   Krisztiján Mile
Coach   József Dörfler
Physio   Róbert Andrejcsák

Honours

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Non-FIFA competitions

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Karpatalya". CONIFA. Archived from the original on 2020-05-31. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
  2. ^ "CONIFA Euro Cup 2017 gets underway in North Cyprus tonight – T-VINE". www.t-vine.com. Archived from the original on 2018-07-11. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
  3. ^ "Kárpátalja". CONIFA. Archived from the original on 2017-12-30. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
  4. ^ "Karpatalya to replace Felvidék at 2018 Paddy Power World Football Cup". ConIFA. 4 May 2018. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  5. ^ "CONIFA condemns Ukraine's actions against Karpatalya". ConIFA. 21 October 2018. Archived from the original on 24 October 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  6. ^ World Football Cup 2018 Squad Lists Archived 2018-05-03 at the Wayback Machine ConIFA. Retrieved 12 December 2020.