The Esperanto football team (Esperanto: Esperanta nacia futbala teamo) is a football team representing Esperanto speakers worldwide.[1][2][3] The team is a member of the South American Board of New Football Federations and the N.F.-Board.[4][5]
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| Association | Tutmonda Esperanto Futbola Asocio | |
|---|---|---|
| Confederation | COSANFF | |
| Head coach | Jorge Montanari | |
| Top scorer | Alejandro Demasi (2) | |
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| First international | ||
 Esperanto 3–8 Armenian Argentine Community  (Buenos Aires, Argentina; 31 July 2014) | ||
| Biggest win | ||
| None | ||
| Biggest defeat | ||
 Mapuche 8–1 Esperanto (Linares, Chile, 15 April 2017) | ||
| CSANF Cup | ||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2014) | |
| Best result | Runners-up (2014) | |
History
editThe Esperanto national football team was founded in 2014.[6][7]
International results
editEsperanto's score is shown first in each case.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Competition | Esperanto scorers | Att. | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31 July 2014 | Polideportivo Colegiales, Buenos Aires (N) | Armenian Argentine Community
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3–8 | 2014 COSANFF Cup | Demasi (2), Bohórquez | — | [8] |
| 2 | 31 July 2015 | Stadium Lille Métropole, Villeneuve-d'Ascq (N) |  Western Sahara
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0–4 | 2015 Zamenhof Cup | — | ||
| 3 | 15 April 2017 | Estadio Fiscal de Linares, Linares (A) | Mapuche
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1–8 | Friendly | Unknown | — |
References
edit- ^ "Con el idioma del fútbol". ole.com.ar. 30 July 2014.
- ^ "El Esperanto y su selección (inter)nacional de fútbol". tonicruzprensa.com. 3 August 2018.
- ^ "Esperanto vs Western Sahara Challenges Our Ideas Of What International Football Looks Like". pastemagazine.com (Archived). Archived from the original on 2016-04-07. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
- ^ "La gloria de la selección de Esperanto". vice.com. 9 April 2015.
- ^ "La Selección de Esperanto, el fútbol más allá de los países". diariopopular.com.ar. 26 July 2017.
- ^ "Un golazo con la lengua". pagina12.com.ar.
- ^ "Esperanto: la lengua universal ahora juega al fútbol". matadornetwork.com.
- ^ "Esperanto 3 – Comunidad Armenia Argentina 8".