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Unofficial national football team representing the Artsakh nation From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Artsakh national football team (Armenian: Արցախի ֆուտբոլի հավաքական), until 2017 known as the Nagorno-Karabakh national football team, was the national representative of the Republic of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh), which was internationally unrecognized. Consequently, it was not a member of FIFA or UEFA and was therefore not eligible to enter the FIFA World Cup or the UEFA European Championship.
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On 17 September 2012, they became a provisional member of the N.F.-Board and a week later played their first competitive match away against Abkhazia.[1] The following month they played the return match at home against Abkhazia.[2] Their first competitive competition was the ConIFA World Football Cup which took place in Östersund, Sweden. The Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan failed to stop their participating in the competition after contacting ConIFA. ConIFA refused to revoke their invitation and Artsakh finished 9th overall after losses to Ellan Vannin, Nice and wins against Darfur and Sapmi.[3]
In 2019, Artsakh came back to CONIFA competitions by organising the 2019 CONIFA European Football Cup, where they finished in the fifth position.
In 2023, Artsakh were drawn in Group D of the 2024 CONIFA World Cup Qualification with Abkhazia. Their match was originally to be scheduled on 10 July 2023, but the match was delayed by CONIFA to a later date. It was eventually cancelled due to rising tensions between Armenia and Azerbaijan due to the blockade of Nagorno-Karabakh. On 19 September 2023, Azerbaijan launched a military offensive against Artsakh, the government surrendered and announced the dissolution of all government institutions by the end of 2023. However, that announcement was annulled just a few days before it was supposed to happen, and instead a government-in-exile was formed. As of 2024, it is unknown if the team will regroup again. However, Artsakh remains a listed member of CONIFA and was listed as an active member at the 2024 AGM.[4]
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International record
At CONIFA World Football Cup
At CONIFA European Football Cup
Current squad
The following 23 players were called up to the squad for the 2019 CONIFA European Football Cup.
Matches played
| 25 September 2012 Friendly | Abkhazia  | 1–1 |  Nagorno-Karabakh | Sukhumi |
Gublia  75' |
Report | Barikyan 80' |
Stadium: Republican Stadium Referee: Serhiy Streletskyi (Ukraine) |
| 21 October 2012 Friendly | Nagorno-Karabakh | 3–0 | Abkhazia | Stepanakert |
| Report | Stadium: Stepanakert Republican Stadium |
| 1 June 2014 2014 ConIFA WC GS | Ellan Vannin  | 3–2 | Nagorno-Karabakh |  Östersund |
| 19:00 | McNulty 41' Antony Moore 88'Frank Jones 90' |
Manasyan 27', 31' |
Stadium: Jämtkraft Arena |
| 3 June 2014 2014 ConIFA WC GS | Nagorno-Karabakh | 0–1 |  County of Nice | Östersund |
| 19:00 | Sborgni 7' |
Stadium: Jämtkraft Arena |
| 5 June 2014 2014 ConIFA WC PR1 | Darfur  | 0–12 | Nagorno-Karabakh | Östersund |
| 13:00 | Nranyan 7', 24', 45', 75' Gyozalyan 22', 39', 54', 74'Grigoryan 33', 42'Karapetyan 69'Bareghamyan 90+2' |
Stadium: Jämtkraft Arena |
| 7 June 2014 2014 ConIFA WC PR2 | Sápmi | 1–5 | Nagorno-Karabakh | Östersund |
| 13:00 | Ivar Ring 68' |
Poghosyan 30', 83' Manasyan 32', 52'Petrosyan 64' |
Stadium: Jämtkraft Arena |
| 2 June 2019 2019 ConIFA EC GS | Artsakh | 3–2 | Sápmi | Stepanakert |
| 16:00 | Mkrtchyan 3' Sargsyan 43'Malyaka 82' |
Report | Zakrisson 24' Edvardsen 83' |
Stadium: Stepanakert Republican Stadium Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Dmitrii Zhukov |
| 4 June 2019 2019 ConIFA EC GS | Chameria  | 4–1 | Artsakh | Martuni |
| 18:00 | Çema 58', 90+3' Mziu 85'Gjoka 90+5' |
Report | Sargsyan 83' |
Stadium: Avakyan Arena Attendance: 1,080 Referee: Ivan rkalj |
| 4 June 2019 2019 ConIFA EC GS | Artsakh | 1–1 | Abkhazia | Martuni |
| 18:00 | Mkrtchyan 33' |
Report | Logua 8' |
Stadium: Avakyan Arena Attendance: 1,080 Referee: Dmitrii Zhukov |
| 6 June 2019 2019 ConIFA EC PR1 | Artsakh | 2–1 |  Székely Land | Martuni |
| 17:00 | Sargsyan 76' (pen.) Danielyan 90+4' |
Report | Vékás 62' |
Stadium: Avakyan Arena Attendance: 1,080 Referee: Dmitrii Zhukov |
| 8 June 2019 2019 ConIFA EC PR2 | Padania  | 0–2 | Artsakh | Stepanakert |
| 11:00 | Sargsyan 58' Malyaka 90+6' |
Stadium: Stepanakert Republican Stadium Attendance: 4,400 Referee: Ivan Mrkalj |
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