| Kárpátalja | |
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| Coach: | István Sándor |
| Confederation: | ConIFA |
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| First Game: | Kárpátalja 0–5 (Berehovo; 16 August 2014) |
| Largest Win: | Kárpátalja 5–1 (Bracknell; 3 June 2018) |
| Largest Loss: | Kárpátalja 0–5 (Berehovo; 16 August 2014) |
| Regional Name: | ConIFA World Football Cup |
The Kárpátalja football team (in Hungarian pronounced as /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]
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]
| 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 | |
The following players were called up for the 2018 ConIFA World Football Cup.[6]
| Position | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Manager | István Sándor | |
| Assistant manager | Istvan Marton | |
| Coach | Krisztiján Mile | |
| Coach | József Dörfler | |
| Physio | Róbert Andrejcsák | |
| Funny Man | J Bowie | |
| Child Psychiatrist | I Watkins |