:Abkhazia national football team
{{Short description|Team representing the partially recognised state of Abkhazia}}
{{Short description|Unofficial national football team representing non-recognised state of Abkhazia}}
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{{Infobox National football team
| Name = Abkhazia
| Badge = Flag of the Republic of Abkhazia.svg
| Badge_size = 120px
| Elo Rank =
| Nickname =
| Association = Football Federation of Abkhazia
| Home Stadium = Republican Stadium, Sukhumi
| Coach = Beslan Gubliya
| Confederation = ConIFA
| FIFA Trigramme = ABK
| Top scorer = Ruslan Shoniya (8)
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| First game = {{fb|Abkhazia}} 1–1 {{fb-rt|Artsakh|name=Nagorno-Karabakh}}
(Sukhumi, Abkhazia; 25 September 2012)
| Largest win = {{fb|Abkhazia}} 9–0 {{fb-rt|Chagos Islands}}
(Sukhumi, Abkhazia; 29 May 2016)
| Largest loss = {{nowrap begin}}{{fb|Artsakh|name=Nagorno-Karabakh}} 3–0 {{fb-rt|Abkhazia}}
(Stepanakert, Nagorno-Karabakh; 21 October 2012){{nowrap end}}
| Regional name = CONIFA World Football Cup
| Regional cup apps = 3
| Regional cup first = 2014
| Regional cup best = Champions, 2016
| 2ndRegional name = CONIFA European Football Cup
| 2ndRegional cup apps = 2
| 2ndRegional cup first = 2015
| 2ndRegional cup best = 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,[http://www.conifa.org/Abkhazia conifa.org] 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]]=
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!Year !Position !width=30|GP !width=30|W !width=30|D !width=30|L !width=30|GF !width=30|GA | |||||||
| {{flagicon|Sapmi}} 2014 | 8th | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| style="background:gold;"
| style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|Abkhazia}} 2016 | 1st | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| {{flagicon|Ogaden}} 2018 | 9th | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 4 |
| {{flagicon|Kurdistan}} 2024 | colspan=7|cancelled | ||||||
| colspan=2|Total | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 36 | 11 |
|---|
=At [[CONIFA European Football Cup]]=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
!Year !Position !width=30|GP !width=30|W !width=30|D !width=30|L !width=30|GF !width=30|GA | |||||||
| {{flagicon|Székely Land}} 2015 | colspan=7|did not enter | ||||||
| style="background:#9acdff;"
| {{flagicon|Northern Cyprus}} 2017 | 4th | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
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| {{flagicon|Artsakh}} 2019 | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| {{flagicon|County of Nice}} 2021 | colspan=7|Cancelled | ||||||
| {{flagicon|Northern Cyprus}} 2023 | colspan=7|Cancelled | ||||||
| colspan=2|Total | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 9 |
|---|
Results and fixtures
{{main|Abkhazia national football team results (2020–present)}}
{{For|results before 2020|Abkhazia national football team results (2012–2019)}}
=2020=
{{Football box collapsible
|format = 1
|date = {{Start date|2020|9|25|df=y}}
|round = Friendly
|time = {{UTZ||4}}
|team1 = {{fb-rt|Abkhazia}}
|score = 0–0
|team2 = {{fb|Donetsk People's Republic|name=Donetsk PR}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Dinamo Stadium
|location = Sukhumi, Abkhazia
|attendance =
|referee =
|report = https://apsadgil.info/news/sport/match-mezhdu-sbornymi-abkhazii-i-dnr-byl-prervan-iz-za-vykhoda-iz-stroya-prozhektora/
|result = D
|note = Match Abandoned at half-time due to floodlight failure.
}}
=2021=
{{Football box collapsible
|format = 1
|date = {{Start date|2021|7|11|df=y}}
|round = Friendly
|time = {{UTZ||4}}
|team1 = {{fb-rt|Abkhazia}}
|score = 1–0
|team2 = {{flagicon|RUS}} PFC Sochi
|goals1 = Kvitsinia {{goal|54}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Dinamo Stadium
|location = Sukhumi, Abkhazia
|attendance = 2,000
|referee =
|report =
|result = W
}}
=2022=
{{Football box collapsible
|format = 1
|date = {{Start date|2022|11|16|df=y}}
|round = Friendly
|time = {{UTZ||4}}
|team1 = {{fb-rt|Abkhazia}}
|score = 1–1
|team2 = {{flagicon|Adygea}} Adygea
|goals1 = Kvitsinia {{goal|42}}
|goals2 = Delok {{goal|45}}
|stadium = Dinamo Stadium
|location = Sukhumi, Abkhazia
|attendance =
|referee =
|report = https://apsadgil.info/news/sport/komandy-odnoklubnikov-beslana-gubliya-i-azamata-paunezheva-sygrali-vnichyu/
|result = D
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|format = 1
|date = {{Start date|2022|11|23|df=y}}
|round = Friendly
|time = {{UTZ|17:00|4}}
|team1 = {{fb-rt|Abkhazia}}
|score = 2–4
|team2 = {{fb|Kabardino-Balkaria}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
- Bazhev {{goal|32}}
- Bekboev B {{goal|51}}
- Khutov {{goal|65}}
- Abazhev {{goal|80}}
|stadium = Dinamo Stadium
|location = Sukhumi, Abkhazia
|attendance =
|referee =
|report =
|result = L
}}
Current squad
The following 23 players were called up to the squad for the 2019 CONIFA European Football Cup.
{{nat fs g start}}
{{nat fs g player|no=1 |pos=GK|name=Ilia Sherba|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1987|08|25}}|caps= 0|goals=0|club=Gagra|clubnat=GEO}}
{{nat fs g player|no=2 |pos=DF|name=Georgi Zhanaa|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1995|01|28}}|caps=15|goals=0|club=Nart Sukhum|clubnat=Abkhazia}}
{{nat fs g player|no=3 |pos=DF|name=Astamur Tsishba|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1988|02|23}}|caps=13|goals=1|club=Gagra|clubnat=GEO}}
{{nat fs g player|no=4|pos=MF|name=Danil Chirikba|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1998|05|12}}|caps= 0|goals=0|club=New Athos |clubnat=Abkhazia}}
{{nat fs g player|no=5 |pos=MF|name=Tarash Khagba|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1991|01|14}}|caps=18|goals=3|club=Dinamo Sukhum|clubnat=Abkhazia}}
{{nat fs g player|no=6|pos=MF|name=Akaki Zvanba|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1992|10|28}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=New Athos|clubnat=Abkhazia}}
{{nat fs g player|no=7|pos=MF|name=Alan Khugaev |age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1991|08|31}}|caps=13|goals=0|club=Spartak Vladikavkaz |clubnat=RUS}}
{{nat fs g player|no=8|pos=MF|name=Shabat Logua|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1995|03|22}}|caps=18|goals=3|club=OFK Bačka |clubnat=SRB}}
{{nat fs g player|no=9 |pos=DF|name=Lev Tarba|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1999|12|02}}|caps= 0|goals=0|club=Nart Sukhum|clubnat=Abkhazia}}
{{nat fs g player|no=10|pos=FW|name=Dmitri Maskayev|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1987|12|27}}|caps= 4|goals=1|club=Torpedo Moscow|clubnat=RUS}}
{{nat fs g player|no=11|pos=FW|name=Ramin Bartsits|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1990|01|26}}|caps= 0|goals=0 |club=Gagra|clubnat=GEO}}
{{nat fs g player|no=12 |pos=GK|name=Inal Katsuba|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1995|09|21}}|caps=8|goals=0|club=Nart Sukhum|clubnat=Abkhazia}}
{{nat fs g player|no=13|pos=MF|name=Roman Zikrach|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1998|01|18}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=FC Kairat |clubnat=Kazakhstan}}
{{nat fs g player|no=14|pos=MF|name=Viktor Pimpiia|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1998|12|15}}|caps= 4|goals=1|club=Ritsa|clubnat=Abkhazia}}
{{nat fs g player|no=15|pos=FW|name=Danilo Ardzinba|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1999|05|27}}|caps= 0|goals=0 |club=FC Strogino Moscow|clubnat=RUS}}
{{nat fs g player|no=16|pos=MF|name=Daur Chanba|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|2000|07|07}}|caps= 0|goals=0|club=OFK Bačka |clubnat=SRB}}
{{nat fs g player|no=17 |pos=DF|name=Lev Baburin|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1997|07|11}}|caps= 0|goals=0|club=Baltica-M |clubnat=RUS}}
{{nat fs g player|no=18 |pos=MF|name=Giga Benidze|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1998|09|18}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=Dinamo Sukhum|clubnat=Abkhazia}}
{{nat fs g player|no=19|pos=MF|name=Gudisa Smyr|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|2000|03|06}}|caps= 0|goals=0|club=FC Druzhba Maykop |clubnat=Russia}}
{{nat fs g player|no=20 |pos=MF|name=Timur Agrba|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1999|12|01}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=Nart Sukhum|clubnat=Abkhazia}}
{{nat fs end}}
Top goalscorers
Only matches at CONIFA tournaments are counted.
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| width=15px|#
! style="width:135px;"|Player !width=25px|Goals | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left|Ruslan Shoniya | 8 |
| 2 | align=left|Dmitri Kortava | 6 |
| 3 | align=left|Shabat Logua | 5 |
| 4 | align=left|Ruslan Akhveldiani | 4 |
| rowspan=4|5 | align=left|Vladimir Argun | 3 |
| align=left|Dmitri Maskayev | 3 | |
| align=left|Astamur Tarba | 3 | |
| align=left|Amal Vardania | 3 |
Managers
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| Manager
!Period !Played !Won !Drawn !Lost !Win % | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|Abkhazia}} Jemal Gubaz
|2007–2008 {{WDL|decimals=1|2|0|2|0}} | |||||
| style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|Abkhazia}} Juma Kvaratskhelia
|2012–2017 {{WDL|decimals=1|28|12|12|4}} | |||||
| style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|Abkhazia}} Beslan Ajinjal
|2017–2019 {{WDL|decimals=1|12|7|4|1}} | |||||
| style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|Abkhazia}} Beslan Gubliya
|2020– {{WDL|decimals=1|4|1|2|1}} | |||||
| colspan="2"|Totals | 46 | 20 | 20 | 6 | 43.47 |
Honours
=Non-FIFA competitions=
- CONIFA World Football Cup
- Champions (1): 2016
- CONIFA European Football Cup
- Third place (1): 2019
See also
References
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{{Non-FIFA teams}}
{{Confederation of Independent Football Associations members}}
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Category:CONIFA member associations
Category:European national and official selection-teams not affiliated to FIFA