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The Tamil Eelam national football team (Tamil: தமிழீழத் தேசிய காற்பந்து அணி) a representative football team for Tamil Eelam. The team, which consists of professional and semi-professional drawn from the Sri Lankan Tamil diaspora community in Canada and Europe, was established in 2012 by the Tamileelam Football Association (TEFA).[1] TEFA is affiliated to the Confederation of Independent Football Associations, an umbrella association for entities unaffiliated with FIFA therefore cannot compete for the FIFA World Cup and the AFC Asian Cup since they are not affiliated with the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). As of March 2020, the team was ranked 16th in the CONIFA World ranking.[2]
History
The Tamileelam Football Association was established by the Global Tamil Youth League on 8 April 2012.[3] The Tamil Eelam national football team made its international debut at the 2012 VIVA World Cup held in Iraqi Kurdistan, finishing in 7th place.[4][5] The team took part in the Tynwald Hill International Football Tournament History held on the Isle of Man in July 2013, finishing in 3rd place.[6][7][8] The team took part in the 2014 ConIFA World Football Cup held in the Sápmi region.[9][10]
World Cup record
Year | Position | P | W | D | L | F | A |
VIVA World Cup |
2006 | Did not enter |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2012 | 7th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
ConIFA World Football Cup |
2014 | 11th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 15 |
2016 | Did not qualify |
2018 | 14th | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 22 |
Total | Best: 7th | 14 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 20 | 48 |
World Cup History |
Year | Round | Date | Stadium | Score | Result |
VIVA World Cup |
2012[11] |
Round 1 (Group B) | 5 June 2012 | Franso Hariri Stadium, Erbil | Raetia | 1 – 0 | Tamil Eelam | Lose |
Round 1 (Group B) | 6 June 2012 | Franso Hariri Stadium, Erbil | Tamil Eelam | 0 – 3 | Zanzibar | Lose |
5th-8th Place Semi-Finals | 7 June 2012 | Franso Hariri Stadium, Erbil | Occitania | 7 – 0 | Tamil Eelam | Lose |
7th Place Match | 9 June 2012 | Franso Hariri Stadium, Erbil | Tamil Eelam | 4 – 0 | Raetia | Win |
ConIFA World Football Cup |
2014[12] |
Round 1 (Group A) | 2 June 2014 | Jämtkraft Arena, Östersund | Tamil Eelam | 0 – 2 | Arameans Suryoye | Lose |
Round 1 (Group A) | 3 June 2014 | Jämtkraft Arena, Östersund | Tamil Eelam | 0 – 9 | Kurdistan Region | Lose |
Placement Round 1 | 5 June 2014 | Jämtkraft Arena, Östersund | Tamil Eelam | 2 – 4 | Sápmi | Lose |
Placement Round 2 | 7 June 2014 | Jämtkraft Arena, Östersund | Tamil Eelam | 10 – 0 | Darfur | Win |
2018[13] |
Round 1 (Group A) | 31 May 2018 | Hayes Lane, Bromley | Barawa | 4 – 0 | Tamil Eelam | Lose |
Round 1 (Group A) | 2 June 2018 | Colston Avenue, Carshalton | Ellan Vannin | 2 – 0 | Tamil Eelam | Lose |
Round 1 (Group A) | 3 June 2018 | St Paul's Sports Ground, Rotherhithe | Tamil Eelam | 0 – 6 | Cascadia | Lose |
Placement Round 9th-16th | 5 June 2018 | Parkside, Aveley | Abkhazia | 6 – 0 | Tamil Eelam | Lose |
Placement Round 13th-16th | 7 June 2018 | Gander Green Lane, Sutton | Tamil Eelam | 4 – 3 | Tuvalu | Win |
Placement Round 13th-14th | 9 June 2018 | Parkside, Aveley | Matabeleland | 1 – 0 | Tamil Eelam | Lose |
Tynwald Hill International Football Tournament |
Year | Position | P | W | D | L | F | A |
2013 | 3rd | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 |
Total | Best: 3rd | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 |
Recent results
2019
Current squad
The following players are members of the current squad. They have played in the recent CONIFA 2020 WFC qualification matches. The CONIFA 2020 World Football Cup has been cancelled due to the unprecedented disruption of the coronavirus pandemic.[17]
See also
- Transnational Government of Tamil Eelam
- Tamil Eelam national cricket team
- World Tamil Conference
- World Classical Tamil Conference 2010
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