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Székely Land football team
Unofficial national football team representing the region of Székely Land From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Székely Land football team (Hungarian: Székely labdarúgó-válogatott) is a team representing Székely Land, a historic and ethnographic region in eastern Transylvania, in central Romania, inhabited mainly by the Székelys, a subgroup of the Hungarian people. It is a member of ConIFA, an umbrella association for states, minorities, and regions unaffiliated with FIFA.[1][2]
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Székelyföld Labdarugó Egyesület
The Székelyföld Labdarugó Egyesület is the football association of Székely Land.[3]
History
The association named Székelyföld Labdarugó Egyesület (English: Székely Land Football Association) was founded in 2013 at Budapest, Hungary on the initiative of Kristóf Wenczel, a sports lawyer by profession. In January 2014, the Székelyföld Labdarugó Egyesület was admitted to the N.F.-Board, an organisation consisting of teams that represent nations, dependencies, unrecognized states, minorities, stateless peoples, regions and micronations not affiliated to FIFA; and afterwards, they became a member of the newly founded ConIFA.[4]
In 2023, they participated in the 2024 CONIFA World Cup Qualifiers. They were placed in Group C with Chameria and Two Sicilies. Sekler Land won both matches, 3-2 and 7-0 respectively, and qualified for the tournament.
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Tournament records
ConIFA World Football Cup record
ConIFA European Football Cup record
Current squad
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The following players were called up for the 2019 CONIFA European Football Cup.[5]
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Notable former players
The footballers enlisted below have played for Székely Land at least at one ConIFA World Football Cup or ConIFA European Football Cup and have had played at the top level.
Managers
The following managers have been the head coach of Székely Land at least at one ConIFA World Football Cup or ConIFA European Football Cup.
Honours
Non-FIFA competitions
- CONIFA European Football Cup
- Third place (1): 2017
References
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