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]
| Confederation | ConIFA | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Head coach | István Sándor | ||
| |||
| 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) | |||
History edit
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 edit
| Year | Position | P | W | D | L | F | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2014 |
did not enter | ||||||
 2016 |
did not qualify | ||||||
 2018 |
Champion | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 5 |
| Total | 1 title | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 5 |
Fixtures & Results edit
2014 Results edit
| 16 August 2014 | Kárpátalja | 0–5 | Székely Land | Druzhba Stadium, Berehove, Ukraine |
2016 Results edit
| 1 August 2016 | Felvidék _football_flag.png){kind=small} | 1–1 (5–4 p) | Kárpátalja | Erzsébet-ligeti Sporttelep, Szarvas, Hungary |
| 17:45 CEST | Renczes  30' |
42' |
2017 Results edit
| 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 edit
| 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 |
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Current squad edit
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 | GK | Béla Fejér | 11 May 1995 | 0 | 0 |  Sepsi OSK
|
| 2 | DF | Csaba Peres | 20 October 1996 | 0 | 0 |  Ceglédi VSE
|
| 3 | MF | Roland Szabó | 7 March 1994 | 4 | 0 | Nyírbátori FC
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| 4 | DF | László Rácz | 20 October 1996 | 0 | 0 | SZEOL
|
| 5 | MF | György Sándor | 20 March 1984 | 0 | 0 | Aqvital FC Csákvár
|
| 6 | MF | György Toma | 27 April 1996 | 0 | 0 | Cigánd SE
|
| 7 | FW | Norbert Angyal | 28 May 1992 | 0 | 0 | Szolnoki MÁV FC
|
| 8 | MF | Zoltán Baksa (captain) | 2 January 1983 | 4 | 1 | Cigánd SE
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| 9 | MF | Gergő Gyürki | 3 October 1993 | 0 | 0 | FC Sopron
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| 10 | MF | István Sándor | 4 January 1986 | 0 | 0 | Ceglédi VSE
|
| 11 | MF | Zsolt Gajdos | 4 February 1993 | 0 | 0 | Nyíregyháza Spartacus FC
|
| 12 | GK | Szergej Petranics | 22 March 1972 | 0 | 0 | Retired |
| 13 | DF | Robert Molnar | 24 June 1991 | 0 | 0 | Kisvárda FC
|
| 14 | DF | Milán Lászik | 20 November 1996 | 0 | 0 | SZEOL
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| 15 | FW | Tibor Molnár | 12 May 1993 | 0 | 0 | Aqvital FC Csákvár
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| 16 | MF | Kristóf Késmárki | 4 January 1998 | 0 | 0 | Paksi FC
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| 17 | MF | Ronald Takács | 26 January 1998 | 0 | 0 | MTK Budapest FC
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| 18 | MF | Alex Svedjuk | 11 July 1996 | 0 | 0 | Békéscsaba 1912 Előre
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| 19 | DF | Sándor Szidor | 17 June 1999 | 0 | 0 | Tarpa SC
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Technical staff edit
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Manager | István Sándor
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| Assistant manager | Istvan Marton
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| Coach | Krisztiján Mile
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| Coach | József Dörfler
|
| Physio | Róbert Andrejcsák
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| Funny Man |  J Bowie
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| Child Psychiatrist | I Watkins
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ "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.