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The South Ossetia National Football Team is the national team of South Ossetia. They are not affiliated with FIFA or UEFA and therefore cannot compete for the FIFA World Cup or the UEFA European Championship. South Ossetia made its debut against Abkhazia in Sukhumi on 23 September 2013 where they suffered a 3–0 defeat.[1]

South Ossetia
Shirt badge/Association crest
AssociationFootball Federation of the Republic of South Ossetia
ConfederationConIFA
Head coachSoslan Kochiev
Top scorerArtur Elbaev (9)
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Abkhazia 3–0 South Ossetia South Ossetia
(Sukhumi, Abkhazia; 23 September 2013)
Biggest win
 Darfur 0–19 South Ossetia South Ossetia
(Östersund, Sapmi; 2 June 2014)
Biggest defeat
South Ossetia South Ossetia 0–8 Northern Cyprus 
(Kyrenia, Northern Cyprus; 6 June 2017)
ConIFA World Football Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2014)
Best result4th place (2014)
ConIFA European Football Cup
Appearances2 (first in 2017)
Best resultChampion (2019)

South Ossetia competed at the first ConIFA World Football Cup in 2014 finishing in fourth place overall[2] and won the 2019 ConIFA European championship.

History

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The Football Federation of South Ossetia was created in 1997 and its futsal team made its official debut in the 2010 UEFS Futsal Men's Championship, finishing seventh. Two years later, it finished eighth.

The football team played its first match ever on 23 September 2013. It was a friendly match against Abkhazia and it was defeated by 0–3.[3] One year later, it was admitted in the Confederation of Independent Football Associations and made their international debut in the 2014 ConIFA World Football Cup, where they finished in the fourth place overall.

In 2015, South Ossetia was going to make their debut in the CONIFA European Football Cup in Hungary, but their players were not allowed to travel due to pressures of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia.[4]

On 9 June 2019, South Ossetia won its first European Championship by defeating Western Armenia in the final.

International record

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At CONIFA World Football Cup

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Year Position GP W D L GF GA
  2014 4th 5 1 1 3 21 10
  2016 did not qualify
  2018
  2020 Tournament Suspended
Total 5 1 1 3 21 10

At CONIFA European Football Cup

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Year Position GP W D L GF GA
  2015 did not enter
  2017 8th 4 0 0 4 2 16
  2019   5 3 2 0 7 4
  2021 Qualify
Total 9 3 2 4 9 20

Current squad

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The following 23 players were called up to the squad for the 2019 CONIFA European Football Cup.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Ruslan Murtazov (2003-03-11)11 March 2003 (aged 16)   Spartak Tskhinvali
2 2DF Akhsar Dzhioev (1987-12-19)19 December 1987 (aged 31)   Spartak Tskhinvali
3 2DF Aleksei Muldarov (1984-04-24)24 April 1984 (aged 35)   Spartak Tskhinvali
4 2DF Atsamaz Bekoev (1994-01-07)7 January 1994 (aged 25)   Spartak Tskhinvali
5 3MF Georgy Kabulov (1989-11-23)23 November 1989 (aged 29)   FC Mashuk-KMV Pyatigorsk
6 3MF Radion Vazagov (1999-02-22)22 February 1999 (aged 20)   Spartak Vladikavkaz
7 4FW Batradz Gurtsiev (1998-12-12)12 December 1998 (aged 20)   FC Chayka Peschanokopskoye
8 3MF Soslan Djidjoev (1997-08-10)10 August 1997 (aged 21)   Spartak Tskhinvali
9 2DF Stanislav Tedeev (1996-07-06)6 July 1996 (aged 22)   Spartak Tskhinvali
10 3MF Gamat Doguzov (2002-05-19)19 May 2002 (aged 17)   Spartak Tskhinvali
11 4FW Dzambolat Khastsayev (1995-02-22)22 February 1995 (aged 24)   Spartak Vladikavkaz
12 1GK Muharbeg Buraev (1997-04-29)29 April 1997 (aged 22)   Spartak Vladikavkaz
13 2DF Azamat Kokoyev (1998-01-22)22 January 1998 (aged 21)   Spartak Tskhinvali
14 2DF Timur Sokolov (1983-06-02)2 June 1983 (aged 35)   Spartak Tskhinvali
15 3MF Marat Beteev (1993-01-08)8 January 1993 (aged 26)   Spartak Tskhinvali
16 3MF Soslanbeg Dzagoev (1998-02-12)12 February 1998 (aged 21)   Kyzyltash Bakhchisaray
17 3MF Mirza Alborov (1987-12-17)17 December 1987 (aged 31)   Ossetia Shield
18 2DF Arsen Kaytov (1989-07-02)2 July 1989 (aged 29)   FC Armavir
19 2DF Soslan Kabulov (1993-08-15)15 August 1993 (aged 25)   Spartak Tskhinvali
20 4FW Mikhail Gagloev (1997-07-16)16 July 1997 (aged 21)   Spartak Tskhinvali
21 3MF Batradz Tedeev (1995-11-01)1 November 1995 (aged 23)   Inkomsport Yalta
22 4FW Ibragim Bazayev (1989-08-30)30 August 1989 (aged 29)   Spartak Tskhinvali

Top goalscorers

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Only matches at CONIFA tournaments are counted.

# Player Goals
1 Artur Elbaev 9
2 Batradz Gurtiev 5
Rustam Khutiev 5
4 Ibrahim Bagayev 2
Vladimir Salbiev 2

Matches played

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23 September 2013 Friendly Abkhazia   3–0   South Ossetia   Sukhumi
Dzeniya  
Bondarenko   (pen.)
Tania  		 Report Stadium: Republican Stadium
2 June 2014 2014 ConIFA WC GS Darfur   0–19   South Ossetia   Östersund
13:00 Elbaev   10', 39', 42', 62', 75', 76', 82', 88'
Salbiev   13', 40'
Kobaladze   45'
Khutiev   56', 59', 70', 79', 90'
Kudziev   63'
Kulov   68'
Tskhovrebov   90+1'		 Stadium: Jämtkraft Arena
3 June 2014 2014 ConIFA WC GS South Ossetia   1–3   Padania   Östersund
13:00 Elbaev   46' Innocenti   6'
Mussi   37'
Enoch Barwuah   86'		 Stadium: Jämtkraft Arena
4 June 2014 2014 ConIFA WC QF Abkhazia   0–0
(0–2 p)		   South Ossetia   Östersund
Stadium: Jämtkraft Arena
Penalties
Agrba  
Tsveyba  
Dmitri Akhba  
Zhanava  		   Khadarzev
  Siukaev
  Karatsev
  Kudziev
6 June 2014 2014 ConIFA WC SF County of Nice   3–0   South Ossetia   Östersund
14:00 Tchokounte   3', 28'
Puyoo   83'		 Stadium: Jämtkraft Arena
8 June 2014 2014 ConIFA WC 3rd South Ossetia   1–4   Arameans Suryoye   Östersund
10:00 Siukaev   92' Kacho   9', 24', 73'
Percin   47'		 Stadium: Jämtkraft Arena
5 June 2017 2017 ConIFA EC GS Abkhazia   2–1   South Ossetia   Kyrenia
20:00 Kortava   1'
Shoniya   90+1'		 Kadjaev   61' Stadium: Mete Adanır Stadium
6 June 2017 2017 ConIFA EC GS South Ossetia   0–8   Northern Cyprus   Kyrenia
20:00 Yaşınses   13'
Taşkıran   15', 20', 58'
Çıdamlı   57', 68'
Turan   62' (pen.)
Gök   88'		 Stadium: Mete Adanır Stadium
7 June 2017 2017 ConIFA EC GS South Ossetia   1–4   Kárpátalja   Famagusta
20:00 Kochiev   85' Mile   20'
Baksa   33'
Barta   45+1'
Kész   62'		 Stadium: Dr. Fazıl Küçük Stadium
9 June 2017 2017 ConIFA EC PR South Ossetia   0–2   Felvidék   Famagusta
20:00 Molnár   5', 42' Stadium: Dr. Fazıl Küçük Stadium
2 June 2019 2019 ConIFA EC GS Western Armenia   1–2   South Ossetia   Martuni
18:00 Aslanyan   79' [citation needed] Gurtsiev   29', 56' Stadium: Avakyan Arena
Attendance: 1,080
Referee: Ahmed Sabah Radha Ahmed
3 June 2019 2019 ConIFA EC GS South Ossetia   2–1   Padania   Stepanakert
20:00 Gurtsiev   55'
Bazayev   80'		 Report Ravasi   89' (pen.) Stadium: Stepanakert Republican Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Dmitrii Zhukov
4 June 2019 2019 ConIFA EC GS South Ossetia   2–2   Székely Land   Askeran
16:00 Gurtsiev   72', 84' Vékás   54'
Kovács   82'		 Stadium: Askeran City Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Arkadi Akobyan
6 June 2019 2019 ConIFA EC SF South Ossetia   0–0
(6–5 p)		   Chameria   Askeran
16:00 Stadium: Askeran City Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Ahmed Sabah Radha Ahmed
9 June 2019 2019 ConIFA EC F Western Armenia   0–1   South Ossetia   Stepanakert
18:00 Bazayev   65' Stadium: Stepanakert Republican Stadium
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Dmitrii Zhukov
27 August 2019 Friendly Luhansk   4–3   South Ossetia   Luhansk
16:00 Report Stadium: Avanhard Stadium
22 September 2019 Friendly South Ossetia   2–0   Luhansk   Tskhinvali
15:00 Report Stadium: Guram Tskhovrebov Stadium

Managers

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Manager Period Played Won Drawn Lost Win %
  Pukhaev Ruslan 2013–2017 10 1 1 8 010.0
  Soslan Kochiev 2017– 7 4 2 1 057.1
Totals 17 5 3 9 29.41

President

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President Year(s)
  Dzhioev Alan Amiranovich 2012–present

Honours

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Non-FIFA competitions

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References

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  1. ^ Fifa, Non (10 October 2013). "World Cups and Beyond: South Ossetia make international bow in Abkhazia loss". nonfifafootball.blogspot.com. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  2. ^ "South Ossetia - Conifa World football". www.conifa.org. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  3. ^ "South Ossetia make international bow in Abkhazia loss". World Cups and Beyond. 10 October 2013.
  4. ^ "Сборной Южной Осетии по футболу отказано в участии в чемпионате ConIFA" (in Russian). Kavpolit. 17 June 2015.
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