The Kárpátalja football team (, ) is a team representing the Hungarian minority in Carpathian Ruthenia, a historic region mostly located in western Ukraine's Zakarpattia Oblast. It is a member of ConIFA, an umbrella association for states, minorities, stateless peoples and regions unaffiliated with FIFA.
History Kárpátalja joined ConIFA in 2016, first competing in the 2017 ConIFA European Football Cup as an invited team. They lost their first ever international game 1–0 against host nation Northern Cyprus, but defeated South Ossetia on the final day to finish 3rd in Group A and put them in the 5th place play-off. A 5–4 penalty shootout win over Ellan Vannin ensured that they finished 5th overall.
Due to their inactivity after the tournament, Kárpátalja failed to qualify for the 2018 ConIFA World Football Cup. However, after the withdrawal of Felvidék, they were admitted to the final tournament as a wildcard replacement. Kárpátalja went on to win the tournament, defeating Northern Cyprus on penalties in the final.
In October 2018, it was reported, by ConIFA, that the Football Federation of Ukraine had banned Kárpátalja players with Ukrainian citizenship from footballing activities for life, whilst Hungarian nationals on the team have been advised they can no longer enter Ukraine. Tournament Record ConIFA World Football Cup Year Position P W D L F A 2014did not enter 2016did not qualify 2018Champion6420155 2020cancelled 2024Total1 title6420155 ConIFA European Football Cup Year Position P W D L F A 2015did not enter 20175th412156 2019withdrew 2021cancelledTotal412156
Fixtures & Results
2014 Results
2016 Results
2017 Results
2018 Results
Current squad The following players were called up for the 2018 ConIFA World Football Cup.World Football Cup 2018 Squad Lists ConIFA. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
Technical staff Position Name Manager István Sándor Assistant manager Istvan Marton Coach Krisztiján Mile Coach József Dörfler Physio Róbert Andrejcsák
Honours Non-FIFA competitions CONIFA World Football Cup Champions (1): 2018
See also
Felvidék football team
Székely Land football team
References