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)

History

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]

ConIFA World Football Cup record

YearPositionPWDLFA
2014did not enter
2016did not qualify
2018Champion6420155
Total1 title6420155

Fixtures & Results

2014 Results

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

2016 Results

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

2017 Results

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

2018 Results

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

Current squad

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

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
11GKBéla Fejér (1995-05-11) 11 May 1995 (age 29)00 Sepsi OSK
22DFCsaba Peres (1996-10-20) 20 October 1996 (age 27)00 Ceglédi VSE
33MFRoland Szabó (1994-03-07) 7 March 1994 (age 30)40 Nyírbátori FC
42DFLászló Rácz (1996-10-20) 20 October 1996 (age 27)00 SZEOL
53MFGyörgy Sándor (1984-03-20) 20 March 1984 (age 40)00 Aqvital FC Csákvár
63MFGyörgy Toma (1996-04-27) 27 April 1996 (age 28)00 Cigánd SE
74FWNorbert Angyal (1992-05-28) 28 May 1992 (age 32)00 Szolnoki MÁV FC
83MFZoltán Baksa (captain) (1983-01-02) 2 January 1983 (age 41)41 Cigánd SE
93MFGergő Gyürki (1993-10-03) 3 October 1993 (age 30)00 FC Sopron
103MFIstván Sándor (1986-01-04) 4 January 1986 (age 38)00 Ceglédi VSE
113MFZsolt Gajdos (1993-02-04) 4 February 1993 (age 31)00 Nyíregyháza Spartacus FC
121GKSzergej Petranics (1972-03-22) 22 March 1972 (age 52)00Retired
132DFRobert Molnar (1991-06-24) 24 June 1991 (age 32)00 Kisvárda FC
142DFMilán Lászik (1996-11-20) 20 November 1996 (age 27)00 SZEOL
154FWTibor Molnár (1993-05-12) 12 May 1993 (age 31)00 Aqvital FC Csákvár
163MFKristóf Késmárki (1998-01-04) 4 January 1998 (age 26)00 Paksi FC
173MFRonald Takács (1998-01-26) 26 January 1998 (age 26)00 MTK Budapest FC
183MFAlex Svedjuk (1996-07-11) 11 July 1996 (age 27)00 Békéscsaba 1912 Előre
192DFSándor Szidor (1999-06-17) 17 June 1999 (age 25)00 Tarpa SC

Technical staff

PositionName
Manager István Sándor
Assistant manager Istvan Marton
Coach Krisztiján Mile
Coach József Dörfler
Physio Róbert Andrejcsák
Funny Man J Bowie
Child Psychiatrist I Watkins


See also

References