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.

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Abkhazia

Association	Football Federation of Abkhazia
Confederation	ConIFA
Head coach	Beslan Gubliya
Top scorer	Ruslan Shoniya (8)
Home stadium	Republican Stadium, Sukhumi
FIFA code	ABK
First colours Second colours
First international
Abkhazia 1–1 Nagorno-Karabakh  (Sukhumi, Abkhazia; 25 September 2012)
Biggest win
Abkhazia 9–0 Chagos Islands  (Sukhumi, Abkhazia; 29 May 2016)
Biggest defeat
Nagorno-Karabakh 3–0 Abkhazia  (Stepanakert, Nagorno-Karabakh; 21 October 2012)
CONIFA World Football Cup
Appearances	3 (first in 2014)
Best result	Champions, 2016
CONIFA European Football Cup
Appearances	2 (first in 2015)
Best result	3rd place, 2019

They competed at the first ConIFA World Football Cup in 2014, finishing 8th overall,[1] 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.

International record

At CONIFA World Football Cup

Year	Position	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA
2014	8th	5	1	3	1	6	6
2016	1st	5	4	1	0	15	1
2018	9th	6	4	1	1	15	4
2020	Cancelled
Total		16	9	5	2	36	11

At CONIFA European Football Cup

Year	Position	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA
2015	Did not enter
2017	4th	5	1	3	1	5	6
2019	3rd	5	2	3	0	6	3
2021	Qualified
Total		10	3	6	1	11	9

Current squad

The following 23 players were called up to the squad for the 2019 CONIFA European Football Cup.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Ilia Sherba	(1987-08-25) 25 August 1987 (age 35)	0	0	Gagra
2	2DF	Georgi Zhanaa	(1995-01-28) 28 January 1995 (age 27)	15	0	Nart Sukhum
3	2DF	Astamur Tsishba	(1988-02-23) 23 February 1988 (age 34)	13	1	Gagra
4	3MF	Danil Chirikba	(1998-05-12) 12 May 1998 (age 24)	0	0	New Athos
5	3MF	Tarash Khagba	(1991-01-14) 14 January 1991 (age 31)	18	3	Dinamo Sukhum
6	3MF	Akaki Zvanba	(1992-10-28) 28 October 1992 (age 29)	1	0	New Athos
7	3MF	Alan Khugaev	(1991-08-31) 31 August 1991 (age 31)	13	0	Spartak Vladikavkaz
8	3MF	Shabat Logua	(1995-03-22) 22 March 1995 (age 27)	18	3	OFK Bačka
9	2DF	Lev Tarba	(1999-12-02) 2 December 1999 (age 22)	0	0	Nart Sukhum
10	4FW	Dmitri Maskayev	(1987-12-27) 27 December 1987 (age 34)	4	1	Torpedo Moscow
11	4FW	Ramin Bartsits	(1990-01-26) 26 January 1990 (age 32)	0	0	Gagra
12	1GK	Inal Katsuba	(1995-09-21) 21 September 1995 (age 27)	8	0	Nart Sukhum
13	3MF	Roman Zikrach	(1998-01-18) 18 January 1998 (age 24)	0	0	FC Kairat
14	3MF	Viktor Pimpiia	(1998-12-15) 15 December 1998 (age 23)	4	1	Ritsa
15	4FW	Danilo Ardzinba	(1999-05-27) 27 May 1999 (age 23)	0	0	FC Strogino Moscow
16	3MF	Daur Chanba	(2000-07-07) 7 July 2000 (age 22)	0	0	OFK Bačka
17	2DF	Lev Baburin	(1997-07-11) 11 July 1997 (age 25)	0	0	Baltica-M
18	3MF	Giga Benidze	(1998-09-18) 18 September 1998 (age 24)	0	0	Dinamo Sukhum
19	3MF	Gudisa Smyr	(2000-03-06) 6 March 2000 (age 22)	0	0	FC Druzhba Maykop
20	3MF	Timur Agrba	(1999-12-01) 1 December 1999 (age 22)	0	0	Nart Sukhum

Top goalscorers

Only matches at CONIFA tournaments are counted.

Results

2020

Abkhazia  v  Donetsk PR

25 September 2020 Friendly	Abkhazia	0–0	Donetsk PR	Sukhumi
		Report		Stadium: Dinamo Stadium

2021

Abkhazia  v PFC Sochi

11 July 2021 Friendly	Abkhazia	1–0	PFC Sochi	Sukhumi
	Alan Kvitsinia 54'	[citation needed]		Stadium: Dinamo Stadium Attendance: 2000

Honours

ConIFA World Football Cup

• Winners (1): 2016

CONIFA European Football Cup

• 3rd place (1): 2019

Managers

Manager	Period	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Win %
	2007–2008	2	0	2	0	000.0
Juma Kvaratskhelia	2012–2017	25	12	9	4	048.0
Beslan Ajinjal	2017–2019	12	7	4	1	058.3
Beslan Gubliya	2020–	2	1	1	0	050.0
Totals		41	20	16	5	48.78

See also

• Abkhazia national football team results (2012–2019)
• Abkhazia national football team results (2020–present)
• Abkhazia national football team results (unofficial matches)

References

На других языках

[ru] Сборная Абхазии по футболу