The Sealand national football team represents the unrecognized, self-proclaimed micronation of the Principality of Sealand. It is not a member of FIFA or UEFA, but was an associate member of the N.F.-Board, an organisation for teams who are not members of FIFA. They were admitted to the N.F.-Board as a provisional member in 2005 and as an associate member in 2006, before the organisation became defunct in 2013. The team has been inactive since 2014, although discussions are underway to revive the team as of April 2023.[1]
The Sealand National Football Association (SNFA) was founded in 2003.[2] In 2004, they played their first game against Åland drawing 2–2.[3] All the players on the Sealand team were members of Vestbjerg Vintage Idrætsforening, a veterans side from Aalborg. However, the Danish-based SNFA ended their activities in 2006 and Sealand football took a break.
Recent timesedit
On 23 December 2009, Scottish author Neil Forsyth was appointed head of the revived SNFA.[4][5] He stated a goal of participation in the 2010 VIVA World Cup, a dream ultimately ended by a lack of finance. On 5 May 2012, Sealand took to the field against fellow N.F.-Board members the Chagos Islands at Weycourt in Godalming, Surrey. The Chagossians won 3–1, with Ryan Moore scoring for Sealand. The team was captained by former Bolton Wanderers defender Simon Charlton and actor Ralf Little.[5][6][7]
Sealand played an away game against Alderney on 25 August 2012.[8] After drawing the match by a scoreline of 1–1, Sealand won 5–4 on penalties. On 9 March 2013 Sealand won their first ever international when they beat Alderney 2–1 in Godalming.
Sealand competed in the Tynwald Hill Tournament on the Isle of Man in July 2013. The tournament was held at Mullen-e-Cloie, St John's. Following a late 5–3 defeat to Tamil Eelam and an 8–0 demolition at the hands of eventual winners Occitania, Sealand finished bottom of their group and went on to the 5th place playoff where they beat Alderney 2–1.
In May 2014 Sealand drew 1–1 with the Chagos Islands at Crawley Town a fortnight before another draw, 2–2 with Somaliland (who were making their non-FIFA debut) in London.
Sealand underwent a European tour for the first time in August 2014 which proved to be hugely successful. In Chur a record 6–1 win over Raetia saw Dan Hughes become the record-scorer with 4 goals, before a 3–2 win over Seborga in Ospedaletti, Italy. Hughes added to his tally in that game and the Seals extended their unbeaten international run to 6 games.[10]
Sealand has not been a member of a confederation since the N.F.-Board became defunct. An application to join CONIFA was rejected.[11]
Sealand's kit has the same colors as the flag of Sealand. Their original kit consisted of a red shirt with white trim, black shorts and white socks, and was provided by JJB with sponsorship from UK investment firm Property Secrets.[15]
For the Tynwald Tournament, Sealand introduced a new Nike home kit, in red, with a white stripe down the right-hand side. In the 8–0 defeat to Occitania, Sealand debuted their Stanno away kit of a white shirt with pale red shorts.
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^"Ralf Little gets an international cap for Sealand". BBC Sport. BBC. 7 May 2012. from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
^Taylor, Amy (11 May 2012). "Sealand and Chagos Islands play out football history". Surrey Today. from the original on 20 May 2012. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
^"Sealand shock Chagos Islands with record win". Non-FIFA FootballUpdates. from the original on 2014-03-01. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
^"Sealand deny Seborga comeback in Ospedaletti". Sanremonews. from the original on 2014-08-12. Retrieved 2014-08-14.
^Engel, Matthew (1 June 2018). "World Football Cup an alternative to Fifa and a lesson in geopolitics". from the original on 24 June 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2019 – via www.theguardian.com.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Sealand national football team news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2022 Learn how and when to remove this message The Sealand national football team represents the unrecognized self proclaimed micronation of the Principality of Sealand It is not a member of FIFA or UEFA but was an associate member of the N F Board an organisation for teams who are not members of FIFA They were admitted to the N F Board as a provisional member in 2005 and as an associate member in 2006 before the organisation became defunct in 2013 The team has been inactive since 2014 although discussions are underway to revive the team as of April 2023 1 SealandNickname s SealsAssociationSealand National Football Association SNFA ConfederationNoneCaptainEd StubbsMost capsChristian GunnJack FieldSam Churchman 8 Top scorerDan Hughes 6 Home stadiumBroadfield StadiumFIFA codeN AFirst coloursSecond coloursFirst international Aland 2 2 Sealand Aland 15 May 2004 Biggest win Raetia 1 6 Sealand Chur Switzerland 9 August 2014 Biggest defeat Occitania 8 0 Sealand St John s Isle of Man 5 July 2013 Contents 1 History 1 1 Foundation 1 2 Recent times 2 Overall record 2 1 B team record 3 International results and upcoming fixtures 4 Coaches 5 Kit 6 ReferencesHistory edit nbsp Wey Court where Sealand played their first game after reforming in 2012 against the Chagos Islands national football team Foundation edit The Sealand National Football Association SNFA was founded in 2003 2 In 2004 they played their first game against Aland drawing 2 2 3 All the players on the Sealand team were members of Vestbjerg Vintage Idraetsforening a veterans side from Aalborg However the Danish based SNFA ended their activities in 2006 and Sealand football took a break Recent times edit On 23 December 2009 Scottish author Neil Forsyth was appointed head of the revived SNFA 4 5 He stated a goal of participation in the 2010 VIVA World Cup a dream ultimately ended by a lack of finance On 5 May 2012 Sealand took to the field against fellow N F Board members the Chagos Islands at Weycourt in Godalming Surrey The Chagossians won 3 1 with Ryan Moore scoring for Sealand The team was captained by former Bolton Wanderers defender Simon Charlton and actor Ralf Little 5 6 7 Sealand played an away game against Alderney on 25 August 2012 8 After drawing the match by a scoreline of 1 1 Sealand won 5 4 on penalties On 9 March 2013 Sealand won their first ever international when they beat Alderney 2 1 in Godalming Sealand competed in the Tynwald Hill Tournament on the Isle of Man in July 2013 The tournament was held at Mullen e Cloie St John s Following a late 5 3 defeat to Tamil Eelam and an 8 0 demolition at the hands of eventual winners Occitania Sealand finished bottom of their group and went on to the 5th place playoff where they beat Alderney 2 1 In February 2014 Sealand recorded their record win as they beat the Chagos Islands 4 2 in Godalming 9 In May 2014 Sealand drew 1 1 with the Chagos Islands at Crawley Town a fortnight before another draw 2 2 with Somaliland who were making their non FIFA debut in London Sealand underwent a European tour for the first time in August 2014 which proved to be hugely successful In Chur a record 6 1 win over Raetia saw Dan Hughes become the record scorer with 4 goals before a 3 2 win over Seborga in Ospedaletti Italy Hughes added to his tally in that game and the Seals extended their unbeaten international run to 6 games 10 Sealand has not been a member of a confederation since the N F Board became defunct An application to join CONIFA was rejected 11 Overall record editOpponent Pld W D L GF GA Won Drawn Lost nbsp Aland 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 100 0 nbsp Alderney 3 2 1 0 5 3 66 7 33 33 0 nbsp Chagos Islands 3 1 1 1 6 6 33 33 33 33 33 33 nbsp Raetia 1 1 0 0 6 1 100 0 0 nbsp Seborga 1 1 0 0 3 2 100 0 0 nbsp Somaliland 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 100 0 nbsp Tamil Eelam 1 0 0 1 3 5 0 0 100 nbsp Occitania 1 0 0 1 0 8 0 0 100 Total 12 5 4 3 56 37 41 67 Includes knockout matches decided on penalty kicks B team record edit Opponent Pld W D L GF GA Won Drawn Lost nbsp Panjab 1 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 100 Total 1 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 100 Includes knockout matches decided on penalty kicks International results and upcoming fixtures editAland nbsp v nbsp Sealand 15 May 2004Aland nbsp 2 2 nbsp SealandAland Finland Sealand nbsp v nbsp Chagos Islands 5 May 2012Sealand nbsp 1 3 nbsp Chagos IslandsGodalming England Alderney nbsp v nbsp Sealand 25 August 2012Alderney nbsp 1 1 4 5 p nbsp SealandSaint Anne Alderney Sealand nbsp v nbsp Alderney 8 March 2013Sealand nbsp 2 1 nbsp AlderneyGodalming England Sealand nbsp v nbsp Tamil Eelam 4 July 2013Sealand nbsp 3 5 nbsp Tamil EelamSt John s Isle of Man Occitania nbsp v nbsp Sealand 5 July 2013Occitania nbsp 8 0 nbsp SealandSt John s Isle of Man Sealand nbsp v nbsp Alderney 7 July 2013Sealand nbsp 2 1 nbsp AlderneySt John s Isle of Man Sealand nbsp v nbsp Chagos Islands 23 February 2014Sealand nbsp 4 2 nbsp Chagos IslandsGodalming England Chagos Islands nbsp v nbsp Sealand 5 May 2014Chagos Islands nbsp 1 1 4 3 p nbsp SealandCrawley England Somaliland nbsp v nbsp Sealand 17 May 2014Somaliland nbsp 2 2 nbsp SealandLondon England Raetia nbsp v nbsp Sealand 9 August 2014Raetia nbsp 1 6 nbsp SealandChur Switzerland Seborga nbsp v nbsp Sealand 10 August 2014Seborga nbsp 2 3 nbsp SealandOspedaletti Italy Panjab nbsp v nbsp Sealand B 22 December 2014Panjab nbsp 4 1 nbsp Sealand BSmethwick EnglandCoaches editManager Nat Span G W D L GF GA Win Honours Christian Olsen nbsp 2003 2006 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 Neil Forsyth nbsp 2009 2013 3 1 1 1 4 5 33 33 Julian Dicks nbsp 2013 3 1 0 2 5 14 33 33 Ed Stubbs 12 13 14 nbsp 2013 present 7 5 2 0 24 10 71 43 Kit editSealand s kit has the same colors as the flag of Sealand Their original kit consisted of a red shirt with white trim black shorts and white socks and was provided by JJB with sponsorship from UK investment firm Property Secrets 15 For the Tynwald Tournament Sealand introduced a new Nike home kit in red with a white stripe down the right hand side In the 8 0 defeat to Occitania Sealand debuted their Stanno away kit of a white shirt with pale red shorts References edit Sealand The national football team from a country half the size of a football pitch Archived 2023 04 19 at the Wayback Machine The Athletic 3 April 2023 Retrieved 19 April 2023 Tony Incenzo And His Experience Watching Sealand 888sport com Archived from the original on 2022 12 23 Retrieved 2022 12 23 IBWM Fantasy football micronation style IBWM Archived from the original on 1 June 2012 Retrieved 29 February 2012 FANTASY FOOTBALL MICRONATION STYLE inbedwithmaradona com Archived from the original on 2022 12 23 Retrieved 2022 12 23 a b Sealand FC The Most Unlikely Story In International Football 15 May 2012 Archived from the original on 18 May 2012 Retrieved 18 May 2012 Ralf Little gets an international cap for Sealand BBC Sport BBC 7 May 2012 Archived from the original on 6 March 2016 Retrieved 7 May 2012 Taylor Amy 11 May 2012 Sealand and Chagos Islands play out football history Surrey Today Archived from the original on 20 May 2012 Retrieved 11 May 2012 Sealand vs Alderney football result Archived from the original on 2013 01 15 Sealand shock Chagos Islands with record win Non FIFA FootballUpdates Archived from the original on 2014 03 01 Retrieved 2014 02 24 Sealand deny Seborga comeback in Ospedaletti Sanremonews Archived from the original on 2014 08 12 Retrieved 2014 08 14 Engel Matthew 1 June 2018 World Football Cup an alternative to Fifa and a lesson in geopolitics Archived from the original on 24 June 2019 Retrieved 28 January 2019 via www theguardian com I Went to an International Football Match Between Two Non Countries vice com Archived from the original on 2022 12 23 Retrieved 2022 12 23 Micronation 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