Abkhazia national football team
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| Association | Football Federation of Abkhazia | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Confederation | ConIFA | |||
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| First international | ||||
 Abkhazia 1–1 Nagorno-Karabakh  (Sukhumi; 25 September 2012) | ||||
| Biggest win | ||||
Abkhazia 9–0 Chagos Islands  (Sukhumi; 29 May 2016) | ||||
| Biggest defeat | ||||
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Nagorno-Karabakh 3–0 Abkhazia (Stepanakert; 21 October 2012) | ||||
| ConIFA World Football Cup | ||||
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2014) | |||
| Best result | Champions 2016 | |||
The Abkhazia National Football Team, is the team representing the partially recognised state of Abkhazia. They are not affiliated with FIFA or UEFA (AFC), and therefore cannot compete for the FIFA World Cup or the UEFA European Championships.
They competed at the first ConIFA World Football Cup in 2014 finishing 8th overall.[1] They hosted and won the second ConIFA World Football Cup in 2016.
International record
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Current squad
Abkhazia announced their squad for ConIFA World Cup 2016 on 29 May.
| # | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Alexei Bondarenko | 8 April 1978 (aged 38) | 10 | 2 | Gagra
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| 16 | GK | Inal Katsba | 26 May 1995 (aged 21) | 1 | 0 | Nart Sukhum
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| GK | Temur Eshba | 12 December 1994 (aged 22) | 1 | 0 | Ertsakhu | |
| 2 | DF | Anri Khagush | 14 July 1986 (aged 30) | 5 | 0 |  Arsenal Tula
|
| 13 | DF | Astamur Tsishba | 20 June 1988 (aged 28) | 4 | 0 | Gagra
|
| 17 | DF | Dzambolat Kusov | 20 June 1990 (aged 25) | 2 | 0 | Spartak Budennovsk
|
| 19 | DF | Georgiy Zhanaa | 22 January 1995 (aged 21) | 4 | 0 | Nart Sukhum
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| 5 | DF | Anri Khagba | 8 August 1992 (aged 23) | 5 | 0 | Athos
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| 15 | DF | Anri Ashuba | 27 January 1989 (aged 27) | 5 | 0 | Dinamo Sukhum
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| 4 | DF | Akhra Simonia | 27 April 1987 (aged 29) | 3 | 0 | Ritsa |
| 21 | MF | Almaskhan Jenia | 6 July 1984 (aged 32) | 6 | 0 | Ritsa
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| 9 | MF | Astamur Tarba | 17 May 1987 (aged 29) | 5 | 2 | Athos
|
| 14 | MF | Levan Logua | 28 April 1994 (aged 21) | 2 | 0 | Ertsakhu
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| 10 | MF | Vladimir Argun | 27 January 1991 (aged 25) | 6 | 2 | Athos
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| 27 | MF | Albert Prus | 19 July 1987 (aged 29) | 2 | 2 | Angusht Nazran
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| 7 | MF | Shabat Logua | 29 June 1995 (aged 21) | 4 | 0 | Nart Sukhum
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| 8 | MF | Tarash Khagba | 17 September 1991 (aged 24) | 10 | 0 | Dinamo Sukhum
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| 11 | MF | Victor Pimpia | 30 December 1998 (aged 18) | 1 | 1 | Ritsa
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| 22 | MF | Alan Khugaev | 31 August 1991 (aged 25) | 2 | 0 | Volga Tver |
| 6 | FW | Feras Esmaeel | 19 March 1983 (aged 32) | 3 | 0 | Nart Sukhum
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| 20 | FW | Dmitry Akhba | 22 June 1985 (aged 30) | 6 | 2 | Khimki
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| 26 | FW | Amal Vardania | 12 June 1992 (aged 23) | 5 | 3 | Gagra
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| 24 | FW | Dmitry Kortava | 17 November 1990 (aged 26) | 2 | 4 | Luch-Energiya Vladivostok
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| 3 | FW | Ruslan Shoniya | 1 November 1993 (aged 22) | 3 | 3 | free agent |
Honours
- Winners (1): 2016
References
- ↑ conifa.org
- ↑ "Abkhazia – Nagorno-Karabakh 1–1". Footballminor. Blogspot.
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