Abkhazia national football team
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Association | Football Federation of Abkhazia | ||
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Confederation | ConIFA | ||
Head coach | Beslan Gubliya | ||
Top scorer | Ruslan Shoniya (8) | ||
Home stadium | Republican Stadium, Sukhumi | ||
FIFA code | ABK | ||
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First international | |||
![]() ![]() (Sukhumi, Abkhazia; 25 September 2012) | |||
Biggest win | |||
![]() ![]() (Sukhumi, Abkhazia; 29 May 2016) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (Stepanakert, Nagorno-Karabakh; 21 October 2012) | |||
CONIFA World Football Cup | |||
Appearances | 3 (first in 2014) | ||
Best result | Champions, 2016 | ||
CONIFA European Football Cup | |||
Appearances | 2 (first in 2015) | ||
Best result | 3rd place, 2019 |
The Abkhazia national football team is the team representing the partially recognised state of Abkhazia. They are not affiliated with FIFA or UEFA, and therefore cannot compete for the FIFA World Cup or the UEFA European Championship.
They competed at the first ConIFA World Football Cup in 2014, finishing 8th overall,[1] and they hosted and won the second edition in 2016.
History
After a revival in 2012, Abkhazia competed internationally under the umbrella of the CONIFA. The team made their debut in the CONIFA World Cup in 2014 and won the edition that they hosted in 2016.
In 2019, Abkhazia made their first appearance ever in the CONIFA European Cup, where they finished third.
In 2023, Abkhazia was drawn in the 2024 CONIFA World Cup Qualification Group D with Artskah. The match was originally to be played on the 10th of July. However, the match was postponed.
International record
At CONIFA World Football Cup
Year | Position | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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![]() | 8th | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
![]() | 1st | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
![]() | 9th | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 4 |
![]() | cancelled | ||||||
Total | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 36 | 11 |
At CONIFA European Football Cup
Year | Position | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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![]() | did not enter | ||||||
![]() | 4th | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
![]() | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
![]() | Cancelled | ||||||
![]() | Cancelled | ||||||
Total | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 9 |
Results and fixtures
2020
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Flag_of_the_Republic_of_Abkhazia.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Republic_of_Abkhazia.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Donetsk_People%27s_Republic.svg/23px-Flag_of_Donetsk_People%27s_Republic.svg.png)
25 September 2020 (2020-09-25) Friendly | Abkhazia ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Sukhumi, Abkhazia |
--:-- UTC+4 | Report | Stadium: Dinamo Stadium | ||
Note: Match Abandoned at half-time due to floodlight failure. |
2021
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Flag_of_the_Republic_of_Abkhazia.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Republic_of_Abkhazia.svg.png)
![Russia](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png)
11 July 2021 (2021-07-11) Friendly | Abkhazia ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Sukhumi, Abkhazia |
--:-- UTC+4 | Kvitsinia ![]() | Stadium: Dinamo Stadium Attendance: 2,000 |
2022
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Flag_of_the_Republic_of_Abkhazia.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Republic_of_Abkhazia.svg.png)
![Adygea](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Flag_of_Adygea.svg/23px-Flag_of_Adygea.svg.png)
16 November 2022 (2022-11-16) Friendly | Abkhazia ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Sukhumi, Abkhazia |
--:-- UTC+4 | Kvitsinia ![]() | Report | Delok ![]() | Stadium: Dinamo Stadium |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Flag_of_the_Republic_of_Abkhazia.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Republic_of_Abkhazia.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Flag_of_Kabardino-Balkaria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Kabardino-Balkaria.svg.png)
23 November 2022 (2022-11-23) Friendly | Abkhazia ![]() | 2–4 | ![]() | Sukhumi, Abkhazia |
17:00 UTC+4 |
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| Stadium: Dinamo Stadium |
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 |
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1 | 1GK | Ilia Sherba | (1987-08-25) 25 August 1987 (age 36) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
2 | 2DF | Georgi Zhanaa | (1995-01-28) 28 January 1995 (age 29) | 15 | 0 | ![]() |
3 | 2DF | Astamur Tsishba | (1988-02-23) 23 February 1988 (age 36) | 13 | 1 | ![]() |
4 | 3MF | Danil Chirikba | (1998-05-12) 12 May 1998 (age 26) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
5 | 3MF | Tarash Khagba | (1991-01-14) 14 January 1991 (age 33) | 18 | 3 | ![]() |
6 | 3MF | Akaki Zvanba | (1992-10-28) 28 October 1992 (age 31) | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
7 | 3MF | Alan Khugaev | (1991-08-31) 31 August 1991 (age 32) | 13 | 0 | ![]() |
8 | 3MF | Shabat Logua | (1995-03-22) 22 March 1995 (age 29) | 18 | 3 | ![]() |
9 | 2DF | Lev Tarba | (1999-12-02) 2 December 1999 (age 24) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
10 | 4FW | Dmitri Maskayev | (1987-12-27) 27 December 1987 (age 36) | 4 | 1 | ![]() |
11 | 4FW | Ramin Bartsits | (1990-01-26) 26 January 1990 (age 34) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
12 | 1GK | Inal Katsuba | (1995-09-21) 21 September 1995 (age 28) | 8 | 0 | ![]() |
13 | 3MF | Roman Zikrach | (1998-01-18) 18 January 1998 (age 26) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
14 | 3MF | Viktor Pimpiia | (1998-12-15) 15 December 1998 (age 25) | 4 | 1 | ![]() |
15 | 4FW | Danilo Ardzinba | (1999-05-27) 27 May 1999 (age 25) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
16 | 3MF | Daur Chanba | (2000-07-07) 7 July 2000 (age 23) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
17 | 2DF | Lev Baburin | (1997-07-11) 11 July 1997 (age 26) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
18 | 3MF | Giga Benidze | (1998-09-18) 18 September 1998 (age 25) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
19 | 3MF | Gudisa Smyr | (2000-03-06) 6 March 2000 (age 24) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
20 | 3MF | Timur Agrba | (1999-12-01) 1 December 1999 (age 24) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
Top goalscorers
Only matches at CONIFA tournaments are counted.
# | Player | Goals |
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1 | Ruslan Shoniya | 8 |
2 | Dmitri Kortava | 6 |
3 | Shabat Logua | 5 |
4 | Ruslan Akhveldiani | 4 |
5 | Vladimir Argun | 3 |
Dmitri Maskayev | 3 | |
Astamur Tarba | 3 | |
Amal Vardania | 3 |
Honours
- Winners (1): 2016
- 3rd place (1): 2019
Managers
Manager | Period | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Win % |
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![]() | 2007–2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 000.0 |
![]() | 2012–2017 | 28 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 042.9 |
![]() | 2017–2019 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 058.3 |
![]() | 2020– | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 025.0 |
Totals | 46 | 20 | 20 | 6 | 43.47 |
See also
- Abkhazia national football team results (2012–2019)
- Abkhazia national football team results (2020–present)
- Abkhazia national football team results (unofficial matches)
References
- ^ conifa.org
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