Rohingya national football team
{{Short description|Association football team representing the Rohingya people}}
{{Infobox national football team
| Name = Rohingya
| Nickname = Rohingya Football Club (RFC)
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| Association = Rohingya Association of Malaysia
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| Confederation = CONIFA
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{{Rohingya people}}
The Rohingya national football team represents the Rohingya people, a predominantly Muslim ethnic group in Rakhine State, Myanmar (also known as Arakan, Burma).{{cite news |last1=Careem |first1=Nazvi |title=Rohingya refugees' team aim to raise awareness through soccer |url=https://www.scmp.com/sport/soccer/article/2113617/away-ethnic-cleansing-team-rohingya-refugees-aim-raise-awareness |access-date=30 December 2018 |work=South China Morning Post |date=2 October 2017 |language=en}}{{cite news |title=Rohingya Football Club to give "happy news" |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/03/rohingya-football-club-give-happy-news-180331143815420.html |access-date=30 December 2018 |work=Al Jazeera |date=31 March 2018}} The team is not affiliated with FIFA and therefore cannot compete for the FIFA World Cup. However, it is a member of CONIFA, a federation of football associations representing ethnic minorities and stateless nations.{{cite web |title=Rohingya – CONIFA |url=http://www.conifa.org/en/members/rohingya/ |website=CONIFA |access-date=30 December 2018 |language=en-CA}}
The team is sponsored by Rohingya Vision TV, the Kick Project (NGO), and the Government of Australia.{{cite web |title=Partners – Rohingya Football Club |url=https://rohingyafc.com/partners/ |website=Rohingya Football Club |access-date=30 December 2018 |date=11 November 2017}}
Rohingya Football Club
It is composed of refugees living in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, who are members of the Rohingya Football Club (RFC),{{cite news |last1=Vogt |first1=R. J. |title=For the Rohingya Football Club, Just Existing Is a Political Statement |url=https://sports.vice.com/en_ca/article/ezea3a/for-the-rohingya-football-club-just-existing-is-a-political-statement |access-date=30 December 2018 |work=VICE Sports |date=20 April 2017}}{{cite news |last1=Goh |first1=Melissa |title=Rohingya Football Club: A small club with a big dream |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/sport/rohingya-football-club-a-small-club-with-a-big-dream-8699472 |access-date=30 December 2018 |work=Channel NewsAsia |language=en}} which was founded in 2015.{{Cite web|url=https://english.stadiumastro.com/columns/rohingya-fc-malaysianbased-football-club-rohingya-refugees-187388|title=Rohingya FC: The Malaysian-based football club of Rohingya refugees|publisher=english.stadiumastro.com}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website}}
- {{Facebook}}
{{Non-FIFA teams}}
{{Confederation of Independent Football Associtaions members}}
Category:Football associations in Malaysia
Category:Association football clubs established in 2015
Category:CONIFA member associations
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