Kárpátalja football team

Kárpátalja
Confederation	ConIFA
Head coach	István Sándor
First colours	Second colours
First international
	Kárpátalja 0–5 Székely Land ; (Berehovo; 16 August 2014)
Biggest win
	Kárpátalja 5–1 Tibet ; (Bracknell; 3 June 2018)
Biggest defeat
	Kárpátalja 0–5 Székely Land ; (Berehovo; 16 August 2014)
ConIFA World Football Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 2018)
Best result	Champion (2018)
ConIFA European Football Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 2017)
Best result	5th Place (2019)

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]

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]

Tournament Record

ConIFA World Football Cup

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	cancelled
Total	1 title	6	4	2	0	15	5

ConIFA European Football Cup

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

2014 Results

16 August 2014

Kárpátalja

0–5

Székely Land

Druzhba Stadium, Berehove, Ukraine

2016 Results

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

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

31 May 2018	Northern Cyprus	1–1	Kárpátalja	Queen Elizabeth II Stadium, Enfield
15:00 BST	Mehmet 13'	Report	I. Sándor 53'

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

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

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

Honours

Non-FIFA competitions

CONIFA World Football Cup
- Champions (1): 2018

References

^ "Karpatalya". CONIFA. Archived from the original on 2020-05-31. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
^ "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.
^ "Kárpátalja". CONIFA. Archived from the original on 2017-12-30. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
^ "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.
^ "CONIFA condemns Ukraine's actions against Karpatalya". ConIFA. 21 October 2018. Archived from the original on 24 October 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
^ World Football Cup 2018 Squad Lists Archived 2018-05-03 at the Wayback Machine ConIFA. Retrieved 12 December 2020.

[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.

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