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]
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| Association | Football Federation of the Republic of South Ossetia | ||
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| Confederation | ConIFA | ||
| Head coach | Soslan Kochiev | ||
| Top scorer | Artur Elbaev (9) | ||
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| 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 | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2014) | ||
| Best result | 4th place (2014) | ||
| ConIFA European Football Cup | |||
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2017) | ||
| Best result | Champion (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2014 | 4th | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 10 |
| 2016 | did not qualify | ||||||
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 2020 | Tournament Suspended | ||||||
| Total | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 10 | |
At CONIFA European Football Cup
| Year | Position | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2015 | did not enter | ||||||
| 2017 | 8th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 16 |
 2019 |  | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 |
 2021 | Qualify | ||||||
| Total | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 20 | |
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 | GK | Ruslan Murtazov | 11 March 2003 (aged 16) | Spartak Tskhinvali | ||
| 2 | DF | Akhsar Dzhioev | 19 December 1987 (aged 31) | Spartak Tskhinvali | ||
| 3 | DF | Aleksei Muldarov | 24 April 1984 (aged 35) | Spartak Tskhinvali | ||
| 4 | DF | Atsamaz Bekoev | 7 January 1994 (aged 25) | Spartak Tskhinvali | ||
| 5 | MF | Georgy Kabulov | 23 November 1989 (aged 29) |  FC Mashuk-KMV Pyatigorsk | ||
| 6 | MF | Radion Vazagov | 22 February 1999 (aged 20) | Spartak Vladikavkaz | ||
| 7 | FW | Batradz Gurtsiev | 12 December 1998 (aged 20) | FC Chayka Peschanokopskoye | ||
| 8 | MF | Soslan Djidjoev | 10 August 1997 (aged 21) | Spartak Tskhinvali | ||
| 9 | DF | Stanislav Tedeev | 6 July 1996 (aged 22) | Spartak Tskhinvali | ||
| 10 | MF | Gamat Doguzov | 19 May 2002 (aged 17) | Spartak Tskhinvali | ||
| 11 | FW | Dzambolat Khastsayev | 22 February 1995 (aged 24) | Spartak Vladikavkaz | ||
| 12 | GK | Muharbeg Buraev | 29 April 1997 (aged 22) | Spartak Vladikavkaz | ||
| 13 | DF | Azamat Kokoyev | 22 January 1998 (aged 21) | Spartak Tskhinvali | ||
| 14 | DF | Timur Sokolov | 2 June 1983 (aged 35) | Spartak Tskhinvali | ||
| 15 | MF | Marat Beteev | 8 January 1993 (aged 26) | Spartak Tskhinvali | ||
| 16 | MF | Soslanbeg Dzagoev | 12 February 1998 (aged 21) |  Kyzyltash Bakhchisaray | ||
| 17 | MF | Mirza Alborov | 17 December 1987 (aged 31) | Ossetia Shield | ||
| 18 | DF | Arsen Kaytov | 2 July 1989 (aged 29) | FC Armavir | ||
| 19 | DF | Soslan Kabulov | 15 August 1993 (aged 25) | Spartak Tskhinvali | ||
| 20 | FW | Mikhail Gagloev | 16 July 1997 (aged 21) | Spartak Tskhinvali | ||
| 21 | MF | Batradz Tedeev | 1 November 1995 (aged 23) | Inkomsport Yalta | ||
| 22 | FW | Ibragim Bazayev | 30 August 1989 (aged 29) | Spartak Tskhinvali |
Top goalscorers
Only matches at CONIFA tournaments are counted.
| # | Player | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Artur Elbaev | 9 |
| 2 | Batradz Gurtiev | 5 |
| Rustam Khutiev | 5 | |
| 4 | Ibrahim Bagayev | 2 |
| Vladimir Salbiev | 2 | |
Matches played
| 23 September 2013 Friendly | Abkhazia | 3–0 | South Ossetia | Sukhumi |
Dzeniya  Bondarenko (pen.)Tania |
Report | Stadium: Republican Stadium |
| 2 June 2014 2014 ConIFA WC GS | Darfur | 0–19 | South Ossetia | Östersund |
| 13:00 | Elbaev 10', 39', 42', 62', 75', 76', 82', 88' Salbiev 13', 40'Kobaladze 45' Khutiev 56', 59', 70', 79', 90'Kudziev 63' Kulov 68' Tskhovrebov 90+1' |
Stadium: Jämtkraft Arena |
| 3 June 2014 2014 ConIFA WC GS | South Ossetia | 1–3 |  Padania | Östersund |
| 13:00 | Elbaev 46' |
Innocenti 6' 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 | ||||
Agrba  Tsveyba Dmitri Akhba Zhanava |
Khadarzev Siukaev Karatsev Kudziev |
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| 6 June 2014 2014 ConIFA WC SF | County of Nice | 3–0 | South Ossetia | Östersund |
| 14:00 | Tchokounte 3', 28' Puyoo 83' |
Stadium: Jämtkraft Arena |
| 8 June 2014 2014 ConIFA WC 3rd | South Ossetia | 1–4 |  Arameans Suryoye | Östersund |
| 10:00 | Siukaev 92' |
Kacho 9', 24', 73' Percin 47' |
Stadium: Jämtkraft Arena |
| 5 June 2017 2017 ConIFA EC GS | Abkhazia | 2–1 | South Ossetia | Kyrenia |
| 20:00 | Kortava 1' Shoniya 90+1' |
Kadjaev 61' |
Stadium: Mete Adanır Stadium |
| 6 June 2017 2017 ConIFA EC GS | South Ossetia | 0–8 | Northern Cyprus | Kyrenia |
| 20:00 | Yaşınses 13' Taşkıran 15', 20', 58'Çıdamlı 57', 68'Turan 62' (pen.)Gök 88' |
Stadium: Mete Adanır Stadium |
| 7 June 2017 2017 ConIFA EC GS | South Ossetia | 1–4 |  Kárpátalja | Famagusta |
| 20:00 | Kochiev 85' |
Mile 20' Baksa 33'Barta 45+1'Kész 62' |
Stadium: Dr. Fazıl Küçük Stadium |
| 9 June 2017 2017 ConIFA EC PR | South Ossetia | 0–2 | _football_flag.png.webp){kind=small} 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 | Aslanyan 79' |
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 | Gurtsiev 55' Bazayev 80' |
Report | Ravasi 89' (pen.) |
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 | Gurtsiev 72', 84' |
Vékás 54' 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 | 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 | 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 | 10.0 |
| Soslan Kochiev |
2017– | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 57.1 |
| Totals | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 29.41 | |
President
| President | Year(s) |
|---|---|
| Dzhioev Alan Amiranovich | 2012–present |
References
- Fifa, Non (10 October 2013). "World Cups and Beyond: South Ossetia make international bow in Abkhazia loss". nonfifafootball.blogspot.com. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
- "South Ossetia - Conifa World football". www.conifa.org. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
- "South Ossetia make international bow in Abkhazia loss". World Cups and Beyond. 10 October 2013.
- "Сборной Южной Осетии по футболу отказано в участии в чемпионате ConIFA" (in Russian). Kavpolit. 17 June 2015.
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