Tamil Eelam national football team

Tamil Eelam
Association Tamileelam Football Association
Confederation ConIFA
Head coach Ragesh Nambiar
Captain Panushanth Kulenthiran
Most caps Gvinthan Navaneethakrishnan, Mahy Nambiar (10)
Top scorer Gvinthan Navaneethakrishnan, Panushanth Kulenthiran (8)
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Raetia 1–0 Tamil Eelam 
(Erbil, Iraq; 5 June 2012)
Biggest win
 Tamil Eelam 10–0 Darfur 
(Östersund, Sweden; 7 June 2014)
Biggest defeat
 Tamil Eelam 0–9 Iraqi Kurdistan 
(Östersund, Sweden; 3 June 2014)
ConIFA World Football Cup
Appearances 2 (first in 2014)
Best result 11th (2014)
Website Tamileelam Football Association

The Tamil Eelam national football team (Tamil: தமிழீழத் தேசிய காற்பந்து அணி) is the national team of Tamil Eelam. The team, which consists of semi-professional and amateur players drawn from the Sri Lankan Tamil diaspora community in Canada, United Kingdom and Switzerland, 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 at 7 October 2012 the team was ranked 54th in the non-FIFA 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

YearPositionPWDLFA
VIVA World Cup
Occitania 2006Did not enter––––––
Sápmi (area) 2008Did not enter––––––
Padania 2009Did not enter––––––
Gozo 2010Did not enter––––––
Iraqi Kurdistan 20127th4103411
ConIFA World Football Cup
Sápmi (area) 201411th41031215
Abkhazia 2016Did not qualify––––––
Barawa 201814th6105422
TotalBest: 7th1430112048
World Cup History
YearRoundDateStadiumScoreResult
VIVA World Cup
2012[11]
Round 1 (Group B)5 June 2012Franso Hariri Stadium, ErbilRaetia 1 – 0 Tamil EelamLose
Round 1 (Group B)6 June 2012Franso Hariri Stadium, ErbilTamil Eelam 0 – 3 ZanzibarLose
5th-8th Place Semi-Finals7 June 2012Franso Hariri Stadium, ErbilOccitania 7 – 0 Tamil EelamLose
7th Place Match9 June 2012Franso Hariri Stadium, ErbilTamil Eelam 4 – 0 RaetiaWin
ConIFA World Football Cup
2014[12]
Round 1 (Group A)2 June 2014Jämtkraft Arena, ÖstersundTamil Eelam 0 – 2 Arameans SuryoyeLose
Round 1 (Group A)3 June 2014Jämtkraft Arena, ÖstersundTamil Eelam 0 – 9 Iraqi KurdistanLose
Placement Round 15 June 2014Jämtkraft Arena, ÖstersundTamil Eelam 2 – 4 SápmiLose
Placement Round 27 June 2014Jämtkraft Arena, ÖstersundTamil Eelam 10 – 0 DarfurWin
2018[13]
Round 1 (Group A)31 May 2018Hayes Lane, BromleyBarawa 4 – 0 Tamil EelamLose
Round 1 (Group A)2 June 2018Colston Avenue, CarshaltonEllan Vannin 2 – 0 Tamil EelamLose
Round 1 (Group A)3 June 2018St Paul's Sports Ground, RotherhitheTamil Eelam 0 – 6 CascadiaLose
Placement Round 9th-16th5 June 2018Parkside, AveleyAbkhazia 6 – 0 Tamil EelamLose
Placement Round 13th-16th7 June 2018Gander Green Lane, SuttonTamil Eelam 4 – 3 TuvaluWin
Placement Round 13th-14th9 June 2018Parkside, AveleyMatabeleland 1 – 0 Tamil EelamLose

Tynwald Hill International Football Tournament

Tynwald Hill International Football Tournament
YearPositionPWDLFA
Isle of Man 20133rd3201108
TotalBest: 3rd3201108
Tynwald Hill International Football Tournament History
YearRoundDateStadiumScoreResult
2013[14][15][16]
Round 1 (Group 1)4 July 2013Mullen e Cloie, St John'sSealand 3 – 5 Tamil EelamWin
Round 1 (Group 1)6 July 2013Mullen e Cloie, St John'sOccitania 5 – 0 Tamil EelamLose
3rd/4th Place Match7 July 2013Mullen e Cloie, St John'sRaetia 0 – 5 Tamil EelamWin

Recent results

2018

Current squad

The following players have been called up for the 2018 ConIFA World Football Cup in London. Caps and goals up to 31 May 2018 after the game against Barawa.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Umaesh Sundaralingam (1992-09-20) 20 September 1992 9 0 Canada FC Supernova
12 1GK Robert Osman (1990-06-30) 30 June 1990 1 0 England Epsom Athletic
13 2DF Kevin Nagendra (1993-09-15) 15 September 1993 9 0 England East London Elite
2 2DF Nirunthan Sivananthan (1995-10-13) 13 October 1995 4 0 Canada Alliance United
25 2DF Prasanna Premendra (1995-06-09) 9 June 1995 2 0 England Loughborough University
5 2DF Piraburaj Jayabalakrishnan (1993-08-20) 20 August 1993 2 0 France FC Bourget
23 2DF Jeyasiva Sivapathasundaram (1988-03-23) 23 March 1988 2 0 England Harlow Town
22 2DF Santhosh Sornalingam (1987-01-27) 27 January 1987 0 0 England MC United
16 3MF Mahy Nambiar (1995-02-02) 2 February 1995 11 0 England MC United
8 3MF Panushanth Kulenthiran (captain) (1990-07-26) 26 July 1990 8 8 Italy AC Senna Gloria
6 3MF Mayooran Chelliah (1991-04-08) 8 April 1991 6 0 France CS Eelavar
17 3MF Johnath Chandran (1992-09-30) 30 September 1992 5 0 Germany TSV Neuenstadt
15 3MF Janothan Perananthan (1994-07-20) 20 July 1994 3 1 England Surbiton Sports
4 3MF Gonas Panneerselvam (1994-01-12) 12 January 1994 3 0 Germany FC Español Karlsruhe
21 3MF Janojan Pathmanathan (1996-01-17) 17 January 1996 1 0 England Santos FC
19 3MF Lathoosan Jeyathevan (1998-12-28) 28 December 1998 0 0 England UK Tamil Students Union
10 4FW Gvinthan Navaneethakrishnan (1990-03-28) 28 March 1990 11 8 Germany SV Kickers Büchig
7 4FW Prashanth Ragavan (1991-08-21) 21 August 1991 10 6 France Drancy United
9 4FW Kasthuran Chelliah (1990-08-09) 9 August 1990 3 1 Netherlands WDS'19
17 4FW Nitharshan Ratnam (1998-03-12) 12 March 1998 2 0 England Santos FC
14 4FW Kabilan Sithamparasakthi (1995-06-16) 16 June 1995 1 0 Switzerland SK Root
20 4FW Caliston Calistus (1997-01-25) 25 January 1997 0 0 England Santos FC
18 4FW Dushiyan Sathiyaseelan (1999-05-15) 15 May 1999 0 0 England UK Tamil Students Union

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Eezham Tamil football players take part in Viva World Cup for first time". TamilNet. 15 June 2012.
  2. ↑ "Men's Football - Non-FIFA Ranking". The Roon Ba.
  3. ↑ "Tamil Eelam gets ready for VIVA World Cup". Tamil Guardian. 31 May 2012.
  4. ↑ "Tamil Eelam makes international football debut". Tamil Guardian. 6 June 2012.
  5. ↑ "Tamil Eelam at World Football Cup 2014". Tamil Guardian. 2 June 2014.
  6. ↑ "Tournament attracts global media". Isle of Man Today. 26 June 2013.
  7. ↑ "Tamil Eelam gets set for Tynwald Hill International Football Tournament". Tamil Guardian. 3 July 2013.
  8. ↑ "Tamil Eelam celebrate 3rd place finish after stunning 5-0 victory". Tamil Guardian. 7 July 2013.
  9. ↑ "Genocide survivors, stateless compete in non-FIFA World Cup". Gulf Times. Agence France-Presse. 7 June 2014.
  10. ↑ "Tamil Eelam football team gets ready for ConIFA World Championship". Tamil Guardian. 27 April 2014.
  11. ↑ "Calendar Results". 2012 VIVA World Cup. Archived from the original on 2012-06-07.
  12. ↑ "Match Schedule". 2014 ConIFA World Football Cup.
  13. ↑ "Stadium and ticketing information for CONIFA's 2018 Paddy Power World Football Cup". Confederation of Independent Football Associations.
  14. ↑ "Tamil Eelam edge eight-goal Tynwald Tournament thriller with Sealand". Isle of Man Today. 5 July 2013.
  15. ↑ "Tamil Eelam through to 3rd/4th place play-offs after losing to Occitania". Tamil Guardian. 6 July 2013.
  16. ↑ "Occitania win Tynwald Hill International Football Tournament". Isle of Man Today. 8 July 2013.
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