South Ossetia national football team

The South Ossetia National Football Team, is the national team of South Ossetia. They are not affiliated with FIFA or UEFA and therefore cannot compete for the FIFA World Cup or the UEFA European Championship. South Ossetia made its debut against Abkhazia in Sukhumi on 23 September 2013 where they suffered a 3–0 defeat.[1]

South Ossetia (Georgia)
AssociationFootball Federation of the Republic of South Ossetia
ConfederationConIFA
Head coach Soslan Kochiev
Top scorerArtur Elbaev (9)
First colours
First international
 Abkhazia 3–0 South Ossetia
(Sukhumi, Abkhazia; 23 September 2013)
Biggest win
 Darfur 0–19 South Ossetia
(Östersund, Sapmi; 2 June 2014)
Biggest defeat
South Ossetia 0–8 Northern Cyprus 
(Kyrenia, Northern Cyprus; 6 June 2017)
ConIFA World Football Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2014)
Best result4th place (2014)
ConIFA European Football Cup
Appearances2 (first in 2017)
Best resultChampion (2019)

South Ossetia competed at the first ConIFA World Football Cup in 2014 finishing in fourth place overall[2] and won the 2019 ConIFA European championship.

History

The Football Federation of South Ossetia was created in 1997 and its futsal team made its official debut in the 2010 UEFS Futsal Men's Championship, finishing seventh. Two years later, it finished eighth.

The football team played its first match ever on 23 September 2013. It was a friendly match against Abkhazia and it was defeated by 0–3.[3] One year later, it was admitted in the Confederation of Independent Football Associations and made their international debut in the 2014 ConIFA World Football Cup, where they finished in the fourth place overall.

In 2015, South Ossetia was going to make their debut in the CONIFA European Football Cup in Hungary, but their players were not allowed to travel due to pressures of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia.[4]

On 9 June 2019, South Ossetia won its first European Championship by defeating Western Armenia in the final.

International record

At CONIFA World Football Cup

Year Position GP W D L GF GA
20144th51132110
2016Did not qualify
2018
2020Tournament suspended
Total51132110

At CONIFA European Football Cup

Year Position GP W D L GF GA
2015Did not enter
20178th4004216
2019532074
Total9324920

Current squad

The following 23 players were called up to the squad for the 2019 CONIFA European Football Cup.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Ruslan Murtazov (2003-03-11)11 March 2003 (aged 16) Spartak Tskhinvali
2 2DF Akhsar Dzhioev (1987-12-19)19 December 1987 (aged 31) Spartak Tskhinvali
3 2DF Aleksei Muldarov (1984-04-24)24 April 1984 (aged 35) Spartak Tskhinvali
4 2DF Atsamaz Bekoev (1994-01-07)7 January 1994 (aged 25) Spartak Tskhinvali
6 3MF Radion Vazagov (1999-02-22)22 February 1999 (aged 20) Spartak Vladikavkaz
7 4FW Batradz Gurtsiev (1998-12-12)12 December 1998 (aged 20) FC Chayka Peschanokopskoye
10 3MF Gamat Doguzov (2002-05-19)19 May 2002 (aged 17) Spartak Tskhinvali
11 3MF Dzambolat Khastsayev (1995-02-22)22 February 1995 (aged 24) Spartak Vladikavkaz
13 2DF Azamat Kokoyev (1998-01-22)22 January 1998 (aged 21) Spartak Tskhinvali
14 2DF Timur Sokolov (1983-06-02)2 June 1983 (aged 35) Spartak Tskhinvali
15 3MF Marat Beteev (1993-01-08)8 January 1993 (aged 26) Spartak Tskhinvali
16 3MF Soslanbeg Dzagoev (1998-02-12)12 February 1998 (aged 21) Kyzyltash Bakhchisaray
17 3MF Mirza Alborov (1987-12-17)17 December 1987 (aged 31) Ossetia Shield
20 4FW Mikhail Gagloev (1997-07-16)16 July 1997 (aged 21) Spartak Tskhinvali
23 3MF Batradz Tedeev (1995-11-01)1 November 1995 (aged 23) Inkomsport Yalta
25 3MF Georgy Kabulov (1989-11-23)23 November 1989 (aged 29) FC Mashuk-KMV Pyatigorsk
27 3MF Arsen Kaytov (1989-07-02)2 July 1989 (aged 29) FC Armavir
33 2DF Soslan Kabulov (1993-08-15)15 August 1993 (aged 25) Spartak Tskhinvali
71 1GK Muharbeg Buraev (1997-04-29)29 April 1997 (aged 22) Spartak Vladikavkaz
77 4FW Ibragim Bazayev (1989-08-30)30 August 1989 (aged 29) Spartak Tskhinvali
88 3MF Soslan Djidjoev (1997-08-10)10 August 1997 (aged 21) Spartak Tskhinvali
99 2DF Stanislav Tedeev (1996-07-06)6 July 1996 (aged 22) Spartak Tskhinvali

Top goalscorers

Only matches at CONIFA tournaments are counted.

# Player Goals
1Artur Elbaev9
2Batradz Gurtiev5
Rustam Khutiev5
4Ibrahim Bagayev2
Vladimir Salbiev2

Matches played

23 September 2013 Friendly Abkhazia  3–0  South Ossetia Sukhumi
Almaskhan Dzeniya
Aleksei Bondarenko  (pen.)
Anrik Tania
Report Stadium: Republican Stadium
2 June 2014 2014 ConIFA WC GS Darfur  0–19  South Ossetia Östersund
13:00 Artur Elbaev  10', 39', 42', 62', 75', 76', 82', 88'
Vladimir Salbiev  13', 40'
Romeo Kobaladze  45'
Rustam Khutiev  56', 59', 70', 79', 90'
Taimuraz Kudziev  63'
Georgi Kulov  68'
Murat Tskhovrebov  90+1'
Stadium: Jämtkraft Arena
3 June 2014 2014 ConIFA WC GS South Ossetia  1–3  Padania Östersund
13:00 Artur Elbaev  46' Giacomo Innocenti  6'
Andrea Mussi  37'
Enoch Barwuah  86'
Stadium: Jämtkraft Arena
4 June 2014 2014 ConIFA WC QF Abkhazia  0–0
(0–2 p)
 South Ossetia Östersund
Stadium: Jämtkraft Arena
Penalties
Akhmat Agrba
Sandrik Tsveyba
Dmitri Akhba
Georgij Zhanava
Alan Khadarzev
David Siukaev
Taimuraz Karatsev
Taimuraz Kudziev
6 June 2014 2014 ConIFA WC SF County of Nice  3–0  South Ossetia Östersund
14:00 Malik Tchokounte  3', 28'
Kevin Puyoo  83'
Stadium: Jämtkraft Arena
8 June 2014 2014 ConIFA WC 3rd South Ossetia  1–4  Arameans Suryoye Östersund
10:00 David Siukaev  92' George Kacho  9', 24', 73'
Volkan Percin  47'
Stadium: Jämtkraft Arena
5 June 2017 2017 ConIFA EC GS Abkhazia  2–1  South Ossetia Kyrenia
20:00 Dmitri Kortava  1'
Ruslan Shoniya  90+1'
Alan Kadjaev  61' Stadium: Mete Adanır Stadium
6 June 2017 2017 ConIFA EC GS South Ossetia  0–8  Northern Cyprus Kyrenia
20:00 Mustafa Yaşınses  13'
Ertaç Taşkıran  15', 20', 58'
İbrahim Çıdamlı  57', 68'
Halil Turan  62' (p)
Uğur Gök  88'
Stadium: Mete Adanır Stadium
7 June 2017 2017 ConIFA EC GS South Ossetia  1–4  Kárpátalja Famagusta
20:00 Solsan Kochiev  85' Krisztián Mile  20'
Zoltán Baksa  33'
Ferenc Barta  45+1'
Kész Kész  62'
Stadium: Dr. Fazıl Küçük Stadium
9 June 2017 2017 ConIFA EC PR South Ossetia  0–2  Felvidék Famagusta
20:00 Molnár  5', 42' Stadium: Dr. Fazıl Küçük Stadium
2 June 2019 2019 ConIFA EC GS Western Armenia  1–2  South Ossetia Martuni
18:00 Arman Aslanyan  79' Report Batradz Gurtsiev  29', 56' Stadium: Avakyan Arena
Attendance: 1,080
Referee: Ahmed Sabah Radha Ahmed
3 June 2019 2019 ConIFA EC GS South Ossetia  2–1  Padania Stepanakert
20:00 Batradz Gurtsiev  55'
Ibragim Bazayev  80'
Report Riccardo Ravasi  89' (p) Stadium: Stepanakert Republican Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Dmitrii Zhukov
4 June 2019 2019 ConIFA EC GS South Ossetia  2–2  Székely Land Askeran
16:00 Batradz Gurtsiev  72', 84' Report Barna Vékás  54'
Botond Kovács  82'
Stadium: Askeran City Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Arkadi Akobyan
6 June 2019 2019 ConIFA EC SF South Ossetia  0–0
(6–5 p)
 Chameria Askeran
16:00 Report Stadium: Askeran City Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Ahmed Sabah Radha Ahmed
9 June 2019 2019 ConIFA EC F Western Armenia  0–1  South Ossetia Stepanakert
18:00 Ibragim Bazayev  65' Stadium: Stepanakert Republican Stadium
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Dmitrii Zhukov
27 August 2019 Friendly Luhansk  4–3  South Ossetia Luhansk
16:00 Report Stadium: Avanhard Stadium
22 September 2019 Friendly South Ossetia  2–0  Luhansk Tskhinvali
15:00 Report Stadium: Guram Tskhovrebov Stadium

Managers

Manager Period Played Won Drawn Lost Win %
Pukhaev Ruslan 2013–2017 10 1 1 8 010.0
Soslan Kochiev 2017– 7 4 2 1 057.1
Totals1753929.41

President

President Year(s)
Dzhioev Alan Amiranovich2012–present

References

  1. Fifa, Non (10 October 2013). "World Cups and Beyond: South Ossetia make international bow in Abkhazia loss". nonfifafootball.blogspot.com. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  2. "South Ossetia - Conifa World football". www.conifa.org. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  3. "South Ossetia make international bow in Abkhazia loss". World Cups and Beyond. 10 October 2013.
  4. "Сборной Южной Осетии по футболу отказано в участии в чемпионате ConIFA" (in Russian). Kavpolit. 17 June 2015.
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