Chagos Islands national football team
{{Short description|Men's association football team}}
{{Infobox National football team
| Name = Chagos Islands
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| Association = Chagos Football Association
| Confederation = World Unity Football Alliance
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| Elo Rank = {{World Football Elo Ratings|Chagos Islands}}
| Elo max = 209
| Elo max date = June 2016
| Elo min = 213
| Elo min date = November 2018
| First game = {{fb|Chagos Islands}} 6–1 {{fb-rt|Raetia}}
(Crawley, England; 4 December 2011)
| Largest win = {{fb|Chagos Islands}} 6–1 {{fb-rt|Raetia}}
(Crawley, England; 4 December 2011)
| Largest loss = {{nobreak|{{fb|Ellan Vannin}} 14–0 {{fb-rt|Chagos Islands}}}}
(London, England; 13 August 2017)
| Regional name = ConIFA World Football Cup
| Regional cup apps = 1
| Regional cup first = 2016
| Regional cup best = 12th, 2016
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The Chagos Islands national football team is a football team representing the territory of the Chagos Archipelago in the Indian Ocean. However, this area, which falls under the administration of the British Indian Ocean Territory, is uninhabited save for the presence of a US military base on the island of Diego Garcia, after the United Kingdom evicted the local population between 1967 and 1973. As a consequence, the team in fact represents the Chagossian diaspora around the world.
They were led by Sussex-based manager Jimmy Ferrar until June 2024 when a number of players expressed a desire to play under the British Indian Ocean Territory name, leading to a split and two separate teams under different names representing the territory.
History
=Union Chagossiene de Football years=
File:Tuvalu and Chagos Islands line up, 9 June 2018.jpg line up before their match in June 2018]]
In 2004, following the granting of Chagossians living in the UK the right to apply for a British passport, a group of islanders living near Crawley in West Sussex founded a governing body for football among their community, and the wider worldwide Chagossian diaspora, with a view to forming a national team. This resulted in the formation of the {{lang|fr|Union Chagossiene de Football}}, which joined the N.F.-Board, an international body for national football teams unable to join FIFA, in 2005.{{cite web |url=http://inbedwithmaradona.com/journal/2012/4/30/the-chagossian-dream.html |title=The Chagossian Dream |last1=Stubbs |first1=Ed |date=30 April 2012 |website=In Bed With Maradona |access-date=13 April 2016 |archive-date=8 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160408114643/http://inbedwithmaradona.com/journal/2012/4/30/the-chagossian-dream.html |url-status=live }} Amongst the activities the UCF undertook was organizing a club side, Chagos Islands F.C., which played in the Crawley and District Football League until it was disbanded in 2010. With no immediate UK domestic outlet for their players to play, the UCF attempted to promote the side in the international arena, attempting to take a team to the 2010 Viva World Cup in Gozo. However, owing to the association's financial situation, and the wholly amateur status of the players, this was not possible. Attempts to reform the club side in another local league in Sussex also failed, leading to the team training regularly, but not playing.
In December 2011, a friendly was finally arranged with the Raetia football team, another member of the N.F.-Board, who not only came to the UK, but also brought a full set of kit for the Chagossian team to use. The game was played at the ground of Oakwood F.C., for whom Chagossian straker Mervin Bhujan was a player, and who arranged use of the stadium, and led to a 6–1 victory for the Chagos Islands. This led to hopes that the team would be able to participate more fully in N.F.-Board events, but lack of finances again meant this was to prove impossible.
In May 2012, a second match was organized, this time against Sealand. This was a first "away" game for the Chagossians, played at the home of Godalming Town F.C. in Surrey, which was used by Sealand for their home games, and resulted in a second consecutive win for the Chagos Islands.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/17981522 |title=Ralf Little gets an international cap for Sealand |last1=Geary |first1=Patrick |date=7 May 2012 |website=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC |access-date=13 April 2016 |archive-date=26 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160326104303/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/17981522 |url-status=live }} However, in spite of successfully staging a pair of games, the UCF was forced to fold.
=Chagos Football Association years=
In February 2013, a new organization, the Chagos Football Association, was formed by Sabrina Jean and others to continue the management of the Chagos team.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cornwalllive.com/sport/fascinating-story-behind-international-football-3235599|title=The fascinating story behind the international football match to be played in Cornwall this weekend|date=22 August 2019 |publisher=cornwalllive.com|access-date=2022-12-23|archive-date=2022-12-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221223114333/https://www.cornwalllive.com/sport/fascinating-story-behind-international-football-3235599|url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=913408358779773&id=606823479438264&comment_id=913408895446386&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R%22%7D |title=The CFA Was set up in Feb 2013 |date=14 April 2016 |website=Facebook |access-date=14 April 2016 }}{{cite web|url=http://theislandreview.com/content/chagos-islands-football-team|title=Islanders in exile - the Chagos Islands national team|publisher=The Island Review|first=John|last=McDougall|date=5 December 2019|access-date=29 November 2020|archive-date=19 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201019160442/http://theislandreview.com/content/chagos-islands-football-team|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/17768458.chagos-islanders-face-deportation-threats-crawley/|title=Chagos Islanders face deportation threats in Crawley|first=Samuel|last=Brooke|publisher=The Argus|date=13 July 2019|access-date=29 November 2020|archive-date=9 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709182152/https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/17768458.chagos-islanders-face-deportation-threats-crawley/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://pulitzercenter.org/reporting/half-century-after-their-deportation-chagossians-employ-football-and-community-tools|title=Half a Century After Their Deportation, Chagossians Employ Football and Community as Tools of Resistance|publisher=Pulizer Center|first=Kristen|last=Popham|date=13 April 2020|access-date=1 December 2020|archive-date=9 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109051340/https://pulitzercenter.org/reporting/half-century-after-their-deportation-chagossians-employ-football-and-community-tools|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.conifa.org/en/members/chagos-islands/|title=Profile|access-date=2022-12-23|archive-date=2022-06-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610214915/http://www.conifa.org/en/members/chagos-islands/|url-status=live}} The first match organized under the new body was a game against Sealand, taking place in February 2014 at Godalming, and which saw the Chagossians suffer their first defeat.{{cite web |url=http://www.sealandgov.org/football-blog-posts/sealand-to-meet-chagos-islands-on-february-23rd |title=Sealand to meet Chagos Islands on February 23rd |date=30 January 2014 |website=Sealand Government |access-date=14 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160324091544/http://www.sealandgov.org/football-blog-posts/sealand-to-meet-chagos-islands-on-february-23rd |archive-date=24 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=https://www.vice.com/en_uk/read/chagos-islands-sealand-football-match |title=I Went to an International Football Match Between Two Non-Countries |last1=Baines |first1=James |date=7 March 2014 |website=vice.com |access-date=14 April 2016 |archive-date=5 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161005180823/http://www.vice.com/en_uk/read/chagos-islands-sealand-football-match |url-status=live }} A third game was quickly organized, this time taking place at the home of Crawley Town F.C., in May 2014, ending in a 1–1 draw.{{cite web |url=http://manygameshaveiseen.blogspot.com/2014/05/chagos-islands-1-v-1-sealand.html |title=Chagos Islands 1 v Sealand 1 |date=6 May 2014 |website=Many Games I Have Seen |access-date=14 April 2016 |archive-date=22 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160922150857/http://manygameshaveiseen.blogspot.com/2014/05/chagos-islands-1-v-1-sealand.html |url-status=live }}
In February 2014, around the same time as playing their second fixture against Sealand, the CFA joined ConIFA, in an attempt to find more regular games.{{cite web |url=http://nonfifafootball.blogspot.com/2014/02/chagos-islands-join-conifa-ahead-of.html |title=Chagos Islands join ConIFA ahead of Sealand game |date=19 February 2014 |website=Non-Fifa Football Updates |access-date=14 April 2016 |archive-date=10 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160910140204/http://nonfifafootball.blogspot.com/2014/02/chagos-islands-join-conifa-ahead-of.html |url-status=live }} The team played its first official fixture against another member of ConIFA when they turned out for a game against Somaliland in London in November 2014, again ending in a 1–1 draw.{{cite web |url=http://somalilandsun.com/section-table/29-community/6694-somaliland-sl-diaspora-football-team-draw-with-chagos-island-in-a-charity-match-/ |title=SL Diaspora Football Team Draw with Chagos Island in a Charity Match |date=6 November 2014 |website=Somaliland Sun |access-date=14 April 2016 }}{{Dead link|date=July 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} In 2015, the CFA announced its intention to attempt to qualify to participate in its first tournament, the ConIFA World Football Cup, via ConIFA's recently announced qualification process, by participating in a tournament hosted by Raetia, the Benedikt Fontana Cup.{{cite web |url=http://www.faraetia.ch/?p=251 |title=Chagos ersetzt Panjab |author= |date=22 May 2015 |website=FA Raetia |access-date=14 April 2016 |language=de |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150529203057/http://www.faraetia.ch/?p=251 |archive-date=29 May 2015 |url-status=dead }} Originally planned as a three-team tournament, this altered into a two-legged play-off between the hosts and the Chagossians. However, just before the tie was due to take place, the Chagossians were forced to withdraw.{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/FARaetia/photos/a.205292326258251.43848.203981849722632/778503442270467/ |title=Mit Bedauern muss die FA Raetia mitteilen... |author= |date=14 June 2015 |website=Facebook |publisher=Raetia FA |access-date=15 June 2015 |language=de }} This did not stop the ambition of the CFA to participate, with a fundraising effort to help the team make it to the 2016 tournament in Abkhazia announced in October 2015.{{cite web |url=http://chagosrefugeesgroup.org/conifa-world-cup/ |title=ConIFA World Cup |date=24 October 2015 |website=Chagos Refugees Group |access-date=14 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170824063035/http://chagosrefugeesgroup.org/conifa-world-cup/ |archive-date=24 August 2017 |url-status=dead }} To this end, the team played another friendly against Panjab in December 2015, which saw the team suffer its heaviest defeat 4–1.{{cite web |url=http://www.panjabfa.com/panjab-hits-4-against-the-chagos-islands/ |title=Panjab hits 4 against the Chagos Islands |date=20 December 2015 |website=Panjab FA |access-date=14 April 2016 |archive-date=25 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151225051032/http://www.panjabfa.com/panjab-hits-4-against-the-chagos-islands/ |url-status=live }}
In January 2016, the Chagos Islands were announced as one of the 12 participants in the 2016 World Football Cup.{{cite web |url=http://www.conifa.org/en/2016/01/17/abkhazia2016-participants/ |title=#Abkhazia2016 participants |author= |date=9 January 2016 |website=ConIFA |access-date=15 April 2016 |archive-date=27 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327161451/http://www.conifa.org/en/2016/01/17/abkhazia2016-participants/ |url-status=dead }} The opportunity to participate in a first ever overseas tournament led to a drive to raise the money necessary to allow the team to make the journey to Abkhazia.{{cite web |url=http://sport360.com/article/football/171561/chagos-islands-national-football-team-dreaming-of-glory-as-fifa-outcasts-meet-for-conifa-world-football-cup-this-summer/ |title=Chagos Islands national football team dreaming of glory as FIFA outcasts meet for ConIFA World Football Cup this summer |last1=Watson |first1=Paul |date=27 March 2016 |website=Sport 360° |access-date=15 April 2016 |archive-date=30 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160330031321/http://sport360.com/article/football/171561/chagos-islands-national-football-team-dreaming-of-glory-as-fifa-outcasts-meet-for-conifa-world-football-cup-this-summer/ |url-status=live }} The Chagos Islands were successful in raising the necessary funds and took part in the 2016 ConIFA World Football Cup, however the team failed to win a single game and suffer 2 of their biggest defeats in the group stage, 9–0 loss to Panjab and 12–0 loss to Western Armenia, the team subsequently lost 3–2 to Somaliland and lost on penalties to Raetia after drawing 3–3 in their final game of the tournament.
Following the 2016 World Football Cup the Chagos Islands participated in the World Unity Cup, originally organised by Darfur United, who later withdrew, the Chagos Islands would play 3 games in total against Barawa, recording their first victory since 2012, 3–2 in the opening game, before losing two games against Tamil Eelam, both 5–1, with all games played at Gander Green Lane, home of Sutton United FC.{{cite web | url=https://darfurunited.com/2016/08/inaugural-world-unity-cup-august-25-29-2016/ | title=Inaugural World Unity Cup, August 25-29, 2016 | date=August 2016 }}
In 2017, the Chagos Islands participated in the Niamh Challenge Cup, organised by Ellan Vannin, for a place in the 2018 CONIFA World Football Cup. {{cite web | url=https://www.three.fm/news/isle-of-man-news/ellan-vannin-team-faces-international-sides-in-london/ | title=Ellan Vannin team faces international sides in London }} The Chagos Islands would play two games, losing both to Barawa, 3–0, and Ellan Vannin, 14–0. This meant the team failed to qualify for the 2018 CONIFA World Football Cup hosted by Barawa in London.
In 2018, the Chagos Islands played friendly fixtures against new CONIFA members Yorkshire and Barawa, losing both games. Following the sudden withdrawal of Ellan Vannin partway through the 2018 CONIFA World Football Cup after a controversial decision of the inclusion of an alleged ineligible player the Chagos Islands played two friendlies against Matabeleland and Tuvalu.{{cite web | url=https://www.conifa.org/en/wfc-2018-recap-day-5-june-7/ | title=WFC 2018 Recap – Day 5 (June 7) | date=7 June 2018 }}{{cite web | url=https://www.conifa.org/en/wfc-2018-recap-day-6-june-9/ | title=WFC 2018 Recap – Day 6 (June 9) | date=9 June 2018 }}
In early 2019, the Chagos Islands played a friendly against the county of Surrey, recording their first win since 2016, a 3–2 victory over the hosts in Merstham. Following losses to Cascadia, Parishes of Jersey and Kernow the team appointed Jimmy Ferrar as their new manager.{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61998551 | title=The team representing a lost homeland, 6,000 miles away | work=BBC Sport }} Ferrar has previously managed at Oakwood, Crawley Down and Alfold where he won the Southern Combination Div 1 for season 2018/19.{{citation needed|date=September 2024}}
The Chagos Islands would go on to play a number of games over the final months of 2019, a Yorkshire-based charity team, local non-FIFA side Surrey, and Panjab.{{cite web | url=https://www.horshamfc.co.uk/2019/12/27/international-football-comes-to-horsham/ | title=International football comes to Horsham | date=27 December 2019 }} Like teams across the world the Chagos Islands were unable to play in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and were unable to participate in the 2020 CONIFA World Football Cup in North Macedonia.{{cite web | url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1092358/coronavirus-world-football-cup | title=Coronavirus forces postponement of World Football Cup | date=24 March 2020 }}
In July 2020, the Chagos Islands were announced as co-founding members of the World Unity Football Alliance a new governing body of non-FIFA international football. {{cite web | url=https://worldunityfootballalliance.org/for-immediate-release/ | title=For Immediate Release | date=8 July 2020 }} and were later announced as participants of the inaugural WUFA World Series hosted by International Surrey Football and played behind closed doors in May 2021 at Merrist Wood College, near Guildford in Surrey.{{cite web | url=https://worldunityfootballalliance.org/wufa-world-series-kicks-off-may-2021/ | title=WUFA World Series Kicks-Off May 2021 | date=9 April 2021 }}
The team would record a 3–1 semi-final victory over hosts Surrey before a 2–2 draw in the final against Barawa saw the game being decided by penalties. The Chagos Islands won 5–4 on penalties to claim their first-ever piece of silverware.{{cite web | url=https://shqip.com/chagos-islands-fa-skuadra-qe-perfaqeson-nje-atdhe-te-humbur-6-mije-milje-larg/ | title=Chagos Islands FA: Skuadra që përfaqëson një atdhe të humbur, 6 mijë milje larg | date=3 August 2022 }}
In 2023 the Chagos Islands hosted the Falklands on their way to participate in the 2023 Island Games, winning 4–0 in Reigate.{{cite web | url=https://fitv.co.fk/news-and-events/falklands-national-team-take-on-chagos-fc/ | title=Falklands National Team take on Chagos FC | Falkland Islands Television | date=8 July 2023 }}
=Chagos Islands (BIOT) team=
In June 2024, the Chagos Islands players decided to align the team with the British Indian Ocean Territory as opposed to the Chagos Islands. the team played its first game under the new "Chagos Islands (BIOT)" name against Surrey, losing 4-2.{{cite web | url=https://x.com/IntSurFootball/status/1799860573221564894}} In July 2024 they played a match against Kernow, losing 5–2. Jimmy Ferrar was the manager.{{cite web | title=Gilbert and Jennings score twice in Kernow victory over Chagos Islands | website=The Cornish Times | date=2024-07-22 | url=https://www.cornish-times.co.uk/sport/gilbert-and-jennings-score-twice-in-kernow-victory-over-chagos-islands-706996 | access-date=2024-10-04}}{{cite web | title=Exciting Clash: Kernow FA to Host Chagos Islands in Historic Rematch | website=CornishStuff | date=2024-07-08 | url=https://cornishstuff.com/2024/07/08/exciting-clash-kernow-fa-to-host-chagos-islands-in-historic-rematch/ | access-date=2024-10-04}} The team's home kit featured the Flag of the British Indian Ocean Territory.{{cite web | title=2024 Chagos BIOT Home Shirt | website=Hope and Glory Sportswear Official Store | date=2024-09-04 | url=https://store.hopeandglorysportswear.co.uk/product/2024-chagos-biot-home-shirt | access-date=2024-10-04}}
Notable players
- Damien Ramsamy{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/61998551|title=Damien Ramsamy - BBC article|work=BBC Sport }}{{Cite web|url=https://northkentnonleague.co.uk/ramsamy-latest-to-join-faversham-town|title=Ramsamy latest to join Faversham Town|date=10 July 2020 |publisher=northkentnonleague.co.uk}}
Tournament record
=CONIFA World Football Cup=
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| {{flagicon|Abkhazia}} 2016 | 12th | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 27 |
| {{flagicon|Barawa}} 2018 | colspan=7|did not qualify | ||||||
| Total | Best: 12th | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 27 |
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| style="background:gold;" | 1st | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
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=2011=
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|goals2=
|stadium=Daur Akhvlediani Stadium, Gagra
|attendance=
|referee=
|penalties1 =
|penaltyscore = 2–4
|penalties2 =
|result = D
}}
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|date=26 August 2016
|time=15:30 GMT
|round=World Unity Cup
|team1= {{fb-rt|Barawa}}
|score=2–3
|report=
|team2={{fb|Chagos Islands}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Gander Green Lane | location = Sutton, London
|attendance=627
|referee=Steve Lynch
|result=W
}}
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|format=1
|date=27 August 2016
|time=19:30 GMT
|round=World Unity Cup
|team1= {{fb-rt|Chagos Islands}}
|score=1–5
|report=
|team2={{fb|Tamil Eelam}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Gander Green Lane | location = Sutton, London
|attendance=
|referee=
|result=L
}}
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|format=1
|date=28 August 2016
|time=18:15 GMT
|round=World Unity Cup
|team1= {{fb-rt|Chagos Islands}}
|score=1–5
|report=
|team2={{fb|Tamil Eelam}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Gander Green Lane | location = Sutton, London
|attendance=
|referee=
|result=L
}}
=2017=
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|date = {{Start date|2017|8|9|df=y}}
|time =
|event =
|round = Niamh Challenge Cup
|team1 = {{fb-rt|Barawa}}
|team2 = {{fb|Chagos Islands}}
|score = 3–0
|aet =
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = London
|attendance =
|referee =
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|penalties1 =
|penaltyscore =
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|result = L
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|format=1
|date = {{Start date|2017|8|13|df=y}}
|time =
|event =
|round = Niamh Challenge Cup
|team1 = Ellan Vannin {{flagicon|Isle of Man}}
|team2 = {{fb|Chagos Islands}}
|score = 14–0
|aet =
|goals1 =
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|stadium = London
|attendance =
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|penaltyscore =
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|result = L
}}
=2018=
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|format=1
|date=25 March 2018
|time=15:00 BST
|round=Friendly
|team1={{fb-rt|Yorkshire}}
|score= 6–0
|report=
|team2={{fb|Chagos Islands}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Yorkshire NuBuilds Stadium, Fitzwilliam
|attendance=
|referee=
|penalties1 =
|penaltyscore =
|penalties2 =
|result = L
}}
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|format=1
|round= Friendly
|date = 8 April 2018
|team1 = {{fb-rt|Barawa}}
|score = 4–1
|team2 = {{fb|Chagos Islands}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Coles Park, Haringey
|result = L
}}
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|format=1
|date=7 June 2018
|time=12:00 BST
|round=Friendly
|team1={{fb-rt|Matabeleland}}
|score= 1–0
|report=
|team2={{fb|Chagos Islands}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Parkside, Aveley
|attendance=
|referee=
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|result = L
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|format=1
|date=9 June 2018
|time=12:00 BST
|round=Friendly
|team1={{fb-rt|Chagos Islands}}
|score= 1–6
|report=
|team2={{fb|Tuvalu}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Bedfont Recreation Ground, Bedfont
|attendance=
|referee=
|penalties1 =
|penaltyscore =
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|result = L
}}
=2019=
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|date=28 April 2019
|time=16:00 BST
|round=Friendly
|team1={{fb-rt|Surrey}}
|score= 2–3
|report=
|team2={{fb|Chagos Islands}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Moatside
|attendance=
|referee=
|penalties1 =
|penaltyscore =
|penalties2 =
|result = w
}}
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|format = 1
|round = Friendly
|date = 25 May 2019
|team1 = {{fb-rt|Cascadia}}
|score = 6–3
|team2 = {{fb|Chagos Islands}}
|goals1 = Powell {{goal|22||73}}
Boone {{goal|23||78}}
Calfo {{goal|46}}
Oldham {{goal|50}}
|goals2 = Sagai {{goal|30}}
Bunjun {{goal|51|p}}
Heroseau {{goal|87}}
|stadium = Church Road
|location = Whyteleafe, Surrey
|result = L
}}
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|format = 1
|round = 2019 Atlantic Heritage Cup
| date = {{Start date|2019|06|02|df=y}}
| time = 15:00
| team1 = Parishes of Jersey {{flagicon|Jersey}}
| score = 9–2
| team2 = {{fb|Chagos Islands}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = CNG Stadium
| location = Harrogate, Yorkshire
| attendance =
| referee =
| report =
| result = L
}}
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|format = 1
|round = Friendly
| date = {{Start date|2019|08|25|df=y}}
| time = 15:00
| team1 = Kernow {{flagdeco|Cornwall}}
| score = 10–3
| team2 = {{fb|Chagos Islands}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = Priory Park
| attendance =
| referee =
| report =
| result = L
}}
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|format = 1
|round = Friendly
| date = {{Start date|2019|12|01|df=y}}
| time = 17:30
| team1 = Supporting Charities F.C. {{flagdeco|England}}
| score = 1–3
| team2 = {{fb|Chagos Islands}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = Ewen Fields
| location = Hyde, Cheshire
| attendance =
| referee =
| report =
| result = W
}}
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|format = 1
|round = Friendly
| date = 22 December 2019
| time =
| team1 = {{fb-rt|Chagos Islands}}
| score = 1–4
| team2 = {{fb|Surrey}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = Broadfield 3G
| location = Crawley, West Sussex
| attendance =
| referee =
| report =
| result = l
}}
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|format = 1
|round = Friendly
| date = 29 December 2019
| time =
| team1 = {{fb-rt|Chagos Islands}}
| score = 0–6
| team2 = {{fb|Panjab}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = Camping World Community Stadium
| location = Horsham, West Sussex
| attendance =
| referee =
| report =
| result = l
}}
=2020=
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|format = 1
|round = 2020 Atlantic Heritage Cup
| date = TBC
| time =
| team1 = {{fb-rt|Chagos Islands}}
| score =
| team2 = {{fb|Yorkshire}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = TBC
| location = Yorkshire
| attendance =
| referee =
| report =
| result = p
}}
=2021=
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|format=1
|date= 9 May 2021
|time=13:00 BST
|round=Friendly
|team1={{fb-rt|Surrey}}
|score= 2–3
|report=
|team2={{fb|Chagos Islands}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium= Merrist Wood College
|attendance=
|referee=
|penalties1 =
|penaltyscore =
|penalties2 =
|result = w
}}
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|format=1
|date= 16 May 2021
|time=12:00 BST
|round= WUFA World Series Semi-Final
|team1={{fb-rt|Surrey}}
|score= 1–3
|report=
|team2={{fb|Chagos Islands}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium= Merrist Wood College
|attendance=
|referee=
|penalties1 =
|penaltyscore =
|penalties2 =
|result = w
}}
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|format=1
|date= 23 May 2021
|time= 15:00 BST
|round= WUFA World Series Final
|team1={{fb-rt|Barawa}}
|score= 2–2
|report=
|team2={{fb|Chagos Islands}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium= Merrist Wood College
|attendance=
|referee= Nathan Bartram (Wales)
|penalties1 =
|penaltyscore = 4–5
|penalties2 =
|result = d
}}
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|format=1
|date= 29 August 2021
|time=12:00 BST
|round= Friendly
|team1=Kashmir {{flagicon image|Flag of Azad Kashmir.svg}}
|score= 8–0
|report=
|team2={{fb|Chagos Islands}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=
|location = Bradford, Yorkshire
|attendance=
|referee=
|penalties1 =
|penaltyscore =
|penalties2 =
|result = l
}}
=2022=
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|format=1
|date= 22 May 2022
|time=15:30 BST
|round=Friendly
|team1={{fb-rt|Surrey}}
|score= 2–2
|report=
|team2={{fb|Chagos Islands}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium= Meadowbank
|attendance=
|referee=
|penalties1 =
|penaltyscore =
|penalties2 =
|result = D
}}
=2023=
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|format=1
|date= 3 July 2023
|time=19:30 BST
|round=Friendly
|team1={{fb-rt|Chagos Islands}}
|score= 4–0
|report=
|team2={{fb|Falkland Islands}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium= Whitehall Lane
|attendance=
|referee=
|penalties1 =
|penaltyscore =
|penalties2 =
|result = w
}}
=2024=
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|format=1
|date= 9 June 2024
|time= 15:30 BST
|round= Friendly
|team1= Surrey {{flagicon|Surrey}}
|score= 4 - 2
|report=
|team2= {{flagicon|British Indian Ocean Territory}} Chagos BIOT
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium= Meadowbank | location = Dorking, Surrey
|attendance=
|referee=
|result=l
}}
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|format=1
|date= 7 July 2024
|time= 12:00 BST
|round= Friendly
|team1= Chagos BIOT {{flagicon|British Indian Ocean Territory}}
|score= 1 - 0
|report=
|team2= {{flagicon|UK}} British Medical
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium= Whitehall Lane | location = Reigate, Surrey
|attendance=
|referee=
|result=w
}}
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|format=1
|date= 21 July 2024
|time=
|round=Friendly
|team1=Kernow {{flagdeco|Cornwall}}
|score= 5–2
|report=
|team2={{flagdeco|British Indian Ocean Territory}} Chagos Islands (BIOT)
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium= Lux Park
|location = Liskeard, Cornwall
|attendance=
|referee=
|penalties1 =
|penaltyscore =
|penalties2 =
|result = l
}}
Selected International Opponents
=Chagos Islands=
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| Opponents
!Matches !Win !Draw !Loss !GF !GA | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| {{fb|Abkhazia}} | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| {{fb|Barawa}} | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| {{fb|Cascadia}} | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| {{fb|Falkland Islands}} | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| {{fb|Ellan Vannin}} | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| {{flagdeco|Cornwall}} Kernow | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| {{fb|Matabeleland}} | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| {{fb|Panjab}} | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| {{flagdeco|Jersey}} Parishes of Jersey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| {{fb|Raetia}} | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 |
| {{fb|Sealand}} | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| {{fb|Somaliland}} | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| {{fb|Surrey}} | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 11 |
| {{fb|Tuvalu}} | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| {{fb|Western Armenia}} | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| {{fb|Yorkshire}} | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| {{flagicon image|Flag of Azad Kashmir.svg}} Kashmir | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
=Chagos BIOT=
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| Opponents
!Matches !Win !Draw !Loss !GF !GA | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| {{flagdeco|Cornwall}} Kernow | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| {{fb|Surrey}} | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Managers
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" | |||||
| Manager
!Period !Played !Won !Drawn !Lost !Win % | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|England}} Jimmy Ferrar
|2019-2024 {{WDL|decimals=1|9 |4 |2 |3}} | |||||
| colspan="2"|Totals | 32 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 25 |
Historical kits
| class="wikitable"
| {{Football kit | pattern_la = _Chagos2011H | pattern_b = _Chagos2011H | pattern_ra = _Chagos2011H | pattern_sh = _shorts | pattern_so = | leftarm = 1C1C1C | body = | rightarm = 1C1C1C | shorts = 014CA6 | socks = 000000 | title = 2011 Home }} | {{Football kit | pattern_la = _blackborder | pattern_b = _Chagos2012 | pattern_ra = _blackborder | pattern_sh = _blackbottom | pattern_so = | leftarm = FF4500 | body = | rightarm = FF4500 | shorts = FF4500 | socks = FF0000 | title = 2012 Home }} | {{Football kit | pattern_la = _blackborder | pattern_b = _Chagos2013 | pattern_ra = _blackborder | pattern_sh = _blackbottom | pattern_so = _whitestripe | leftarm = FF4500 | body = | rightarm = 0000FF | shorts = FF4500 | socks = 000000 | title = 2013 Home }} | {{Football kit | pattern_la = _Chagos2016 | pattern_b = _Chagos2016 | pattern_ra = _Chagos2016 | pattern_sh = _shorts | pattern_so = | leftarm = FF4500 | body = | rightarm = | shorts = FF4500 | socks = FFFFFF | title = 2014 Home }} | {{Football kit | pattern_la = | pattern_b = _Chagos2017A | pattern_ra = | pattern_sh = _nikeblack | pattern_so = _nikeblack | leftarm = 000000 | body = | rightarm = 000000 | shorts = FF0000 | socks = FF0000 | title = 2017 Away }} | {{Football kit | pattern_la = _Chagos2018H | pattern_b = _Chagos2018H | pattern_ra = _Chagos2018H | pattern_sh = _shorts | pattern_so = | leftarm = | body = | rightarm = | shorts = 0223BD | socks = 0223BD | title = 2018 Home }} | {{Football kit | pattern_la = _Chagos2019H | pattern_b = _Chagos2019H | pattern_ra = _Chagos2019H | pattern_sh = _shorts | pattern_so = | leftarm = | body = | rightarm = | shorts = 00009F | socks = 00009F | title = 2019 Home }} | {{Football kit | pattern_la = _orange_border | pattern_b = _Chagos_h22 | pattern_ra = _orange_border | pattern_sh = _shorts | pattern_so = | leftarm = 1C1C1C | body = | rightarm = 1C1C1C | shorts = 09084F | socks = FF611B | title = 2019 Home }} |
| class="wikitable"
| {{Football kit | pattern_la = _orange_border | pattern_b = _Chagos_a22 | pattern_ra = _orange_border | pattern_sh = _bluebottom | pattern_so = | leftarm = 79BEE8 | body = | rightarm = 79BEE8 | shorts = 79BEE8 | socks = 09084F | title = 2019 Away }} |
Sources:{{cite web | url=https://www.footballkitarchive.com/chagos-islands-2011-home-kit/ | title= 2011}}{{cite web | url=https://d2g8igdw686xgo.cloudfront.net/29311904_15276422890_r.jpeg | title= 2012}}{{cite web | url=https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzs0iTE-zRMYQp-qOi1alfmlzBaEVvv3PyfhsWu8CARLixWMWgxTfQeVhnhaKnTY4evR0v5imfnYSialRuK-vegsGNA6XxPbDfWRDZBAnF1Gaitn0t0sRVvXhFQIlmiCFltloM94QCZxM/s1600/300+IMG_0261a.jpg | title= 2013}}{{cite web | url=https://www.facebook.com/chagosfa/photos/pb.100061386046180.-2207520000/606828576104421/?type=3 | title= 2014| website= Facebook}}{{cite web | url=https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1361200347333903&set=pb.100061386046180.-2207520000 | title= 2017| website= Facebook}}{{cite web | url=https://www.gettyimages.es/detail/fotograf%C3%ADa-de-noticias/chagos-islands-team-shoot-during-conifa-paddy-fotograf%C3%ADa-de-noticias/969800374 | title= 2018| date= 8 June 2018}}{{cite web | url=https://www.oldfootballshirts.com/es/teams/c/chagos-islands/old-chagos-islands-football-shirt-s68537.html | title= 2019| date= 14 April 2019}}
References
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