Somaliland national football team
Somaliland National Football Team
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| Association |
Somaliland Football Association |
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| Confederation |
ConIFA |
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| Head coach |
Omar Abdillahi |
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| Captain |
Abdikarim Hayd Guji |
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| Most caps |
Abdillahi Nur |
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| Top scorer |
Mahamoud Abdi Hassan |
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| Home stadium |
Hargeysa National Stadium |
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| First international |
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 Somaliland 1–1 Sealand  |
| Biggest win |
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Somaliland 5–1 Tamil Eelam  |
| ConIFA World Football Cup |
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| Appearances |
1 (first in 2016) |
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| Confederations Cup |
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| Appearances |
1 |
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| Best result |
10 |
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The Somaliland National Football Team is the football team that represents Somaliland, a self-declared republic that is internationally recognized as a de facto state. Although Somaliland is a de facto state, it has not yet received international de-jure recognition. As part of the defunct former Somali Republic, which was a member of FIFA, and the CAF, the Somaliland squad is not a member of any of those international football organizations.[1]
History
It is instead an associate member of the ConIFA[2] an association established in 2014 of teams from dependencies, unrecognised states, minorities, stateless peoples, regions and micronations that are not affiliated with FIFA.[3] Following ConIFA's annual conference Somaliland Football Team was invited to compete at the 2016 ConIFA World Football Cup, where it finished tenth out of twelve teams.
The Somaliland Football Association currently runs a national league which consists of 12 semi-professional clubs sponsored or backed by both public and private organisations.The Association also holds a bi-annual inter-regional football tournament, in which all 13 regions participate in groups stages held across the country, with the final 4 group winners contesting the semi-finals in the capital Hargeisa.
The Somaliland Football Association for the first time in Somaliland’s existence took part in an international tournament in the conifa world cup 2016 hosted by Abkhazia.[4][5] Somaliland was drawn in group D alongside Panjab and Sápmi. Losing both games Somaliland went on to play two further games against fellow runners up, the Chagos Islands and Székely Land. Somaliland went on to finish in 10th overall in the competition.[6]
Stadium
Hargeisa football stadium is used a few times.Such as matches against fellow cities like gabiley and berbera,It is currently under construction.
Coaches
| Name |
Nat |
Period |
Matches |
Wins |
Draws |
Losses |
Efficiency % |
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| Omar Abdillahi |
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2014 – Present |
6 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
50% |
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Competition records
Stahler SC
Edgware Town F.C.
Pontypridd Town A.F.C.