Székely Land football team explained

Székely Land
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Nickname:Székelyek
Association:Székelyföld Labdarugó Egyesület (SZFE)
Coach:József Gazda
Confederation:ConIFA
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First Game: 0–5
(Berehovo; 16 August 2014)
Largest Win: 3–10
(Gagra; 3 June 2016)
7-0
(Csíkszereda; 2 July 2023)
Largest Loss: 0–5
(Askeran; 3 June, 2019)
World Cup Apps:CONIFA World Football Cup
World Cup Best:4th 2018
Regional Cup Apps:CONIFA European Football Cup
Regional Cup Best:3rd 2017

The Székely Land football team (Hungarian: Székely labdarúgó-válogatott) is a team representing Székely Land, a historic and ethnographic region in eastern Transylvania, in central Romania, inhabited mainly by the Székelys, a subgroup of the Hungarian people. It is a member of ConIFA, an umbrella association for states, minorities,and regions unaffiliated with FIFA.[1] [2]

Székelyföld Labdarugó Egyesület

The Székelyföld Labdarugó Egyesület is the football association of Székely Land.[3]

History

The association named Székelyföld Labdarugó Egyesület (English: Székely Land Football Association) was founded in 2013 at Budapest, Hungary on the initiative of Kristóf Wenczel, a sports lawyer by profession. In January 2014, the Székelyföld Labdarugó Egyesület was admitted to the N.F.-Board, an organisation consisting of teams that represent nations, dependencies, unrecognized states, minorities, stateless peoples, regions and micronations not affiliated to FIFA. After the N.F.-Board became defunct later the same year, the Székelyföld Labdarugó Egyesület became member of the newly founded ConIFA. [4]

In 2023, they participated in the 2024 CONIFA World Cup Qualifiers. They were placed in Group C with Chameria and Two Sicilies. Sekler Land won both matches, 3-2 and 7-0 respectively, and qualified for the tournament.

Tournament records

ConIFA World Football Cup record

YearPositionGPWDLGSGA
2014did not enter
20169th place4202177
20184th place6312167
2024Qualified
Total0 titles 10 5 1 4 33 14

ConIFA European Football Cup record

YearPositionGPWDLGSGA
20156th place3003510
20173rd place521297
20198th place5014516
2021TBC
Total0 titles 13 2 2 9 19 33

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2019 CONIFA European Football Cup.[5]

Notable former players

The footballers enlisted below have played for Székely Land at least at one ConIFA World Football Cup or ConIFA European Football Cup and have had played at the top level.

Managers

The following managers have been the head coach of Székely Land at least at one ConIFA World Football Cup or ConIFA European Football Cup.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Hendicott, James. CONIFA: Football for the Forgotten. 2019 . Lulu.com. 978-0-244-17363-0 . Google Books.
  2. Web site: Székely Land. CONIFA. 2017-09-17.
  3. Web site: Short history of the Székelyland FA. riotingfootball.info.
  4. Web site: Világbajnokságra készül a székelyföldi fociválogatott . Zátyi . Tibor . 25 April 2014 . www.kronika.ro . Krónikaonline.
  5. http://www.conifa.org/en/efc-2019-squad-lists/ European Football Cup 2019 Squad Lists
  6. News: Zátyi . Tibor . 31 May 2017 . Ilyés Róbert edző-játékossal készül az Eb-re a székely válogatott . The Székely Land team prepares for the EC with player-manager Ilyés Róbert . Hungarian . SzekelySport . Romania . 11 December 2020.
  7. http://www.conifa.org/en/wfc-2018/wfc-2018-team-squads/ World Football Cup 2018 Squad Lists