Kárpátalja football team

The Kárpátalja football team (Hungarian: [ˈkaːrpaːtɒjjɒ]) 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
ConfederationConIFA
Head coachIstván Sándor
First colours
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

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
YearPositionPWDLFA
2014Did not enter
2016Did not qualify
2018Champion6420155
Total1 title6420155

Fixtures & Results

2014 Results
16 August 2014 (2014-08-16) Kárpátalja  0–5  Székely Land Druzhba Stadium, Berehove, Ukraine

2016 Results
1 August 2016 (2016-08-01) Felvidék 1–1
(5–4 p)		  Kárpátalja Erzsébet-ligeti Sporttelep, Szarvas, Hungary
17:45 CEST Renczes  30'  42'

2017 Results
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
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

Current squad

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 1GK Béla Fejér (1995-05-11) 11 May 1995 0 0 Sepsi OSK
3 3MF Roland Szabó (1994-03-07) 7 March 1994 4 0 Nyírbátori FC
4 2DF László Rácz (1996-10-20) 20 October 1996 0 0 SZEOL
5 3MF György Sándor (1984-03-20) 20 March 1984 0 0 Aqvital FC Csákvár
7 4FW Norbert Angyal (1992-05-28) 28 May 1992 0 0 Szolnoki MÁV FC
8 3MF Zoltán Baksa (captain) (1983-01-02) 2 January 1983 4 1 Cigánd SE
9 3MF Gergő Gyürki (1993-10-03) 3 October 1993 0 0 FC Sopron
10 3MF István Sándor (1986-01-04) 4 January 1986 0 0 Ceglédi VSE
11 3MF Zsolt Gajdos (1993-02-04) 4 February 1993 0 0 Nyíregyháza Spartacus FC
12 4FW Tibor Molnár (1993-05-12) 12 May 1993 0 0 Aqvital FC Csákvár
13 2DF Robert Molnar (1991-06-24) 24 June 1991 0 0 Kisvárda FC
14 2DF Milán Lászik (1996-11-20) 20 November 1996 0 0 SZEOL
16 3MF Kristóf Késmárki (1998-01-04) 4 January 1998 0 0 Paksi FC
17 3MF Ronald Takács (1998-01-26) 26 January 1998 0 0 MTK Budapest FC
18 3MF Alex Svedjuk (1996-07-11) 11 July 1996 0 0 Békéscsaba 1912 Előre
19 2DF Sándor Szidor (1999-06-17) 17 June 1999 0 0 Tarpa SC
20 1GK Szergej Petranics (1972-03-22) 22 March 1972 0 0 Retired
21 2DF Csaba Peres (1996-10-20) 20 October 1996 0 0 Ceglédi VSE
22 3MF György Toma (1996-04-27) 27 April 1996 0 0 Cigánd SE

Technical staff
Position Name
Manager István Sándor
Assistant Manager Istvan Marton
Coach Krisztiján Mile
Coach József Dörfler
Physio Róbert Andrejcsák

See also

References
  1. "Karpatalya". CONIFA. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
  2. "CONIFA Euro Cup 2017 gets underway in North Cyprus tonight – T-VINE". www.t-vine.com.
  3. "Kárpátalja". CONIFA. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
  4. "Karpatalya to replace Felvidék at 2018 Paddy Power World Football Cup". ConIFA. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  5. "CONIFA condemns Ukraine's actions against Karpatalya". ConIFA. 21 October 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  6. World Football Cup 2018 Squad Lists ConIFA. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
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