The Székely Land football team ( hu, Székely labdarúgó-válogatott) is a team representing

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, a historic and ethnographic region in eastern

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, in central

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, inhabited mainly by the

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, a subgroup of the

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. It is a member of

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, an umbrella association for states, minorities, stateless peoples and regions unaffiliated with

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Székelyföld Labdarugó Egyesület

The Székelyföld Labdarugó Egyesület is the football association of Székely Land.

History

The association named Székelyföld Labdarugó Egyesület ( en, Székely Land Football Association) was founded in 2013 at

Budapest, Hungary Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population of ...

on the initiative of Kristóf Wenczel, a sports lawyer by profession. In January 2014, the Székelyföld Labdarugó Egyesület was admitted to the N.F.-Board, an organisation consisting of teams that represent nations, dependencies, unrecognized states, minorities, stateless peoples, regions and micronations not affiliated to

. After the N.F.-Board became defunct later the same year, the Székelyföld Labdarugó Egyesület became member of the newly founded

Tournament records

ConIFA World Football Cup record

ConIFA European Football Cup record

Current squad

The following players were called up for the

2019 CONIFA European Football Cup The 2019 Sportsbet.io CONIFA European Football Cup was the third edition of the CONIFA European Football Cup, an international football tournament for states, minorities, stateless peoples and regions unaffiliated with FIFA with an affiliation ...

.European Football Cup 2019 Squad Lists
ConIFA. Retrieved 6 December 2020.

Notable former players

The footballers enlisted below have played for Székely Land at least at one ConIFA World Football Cup or ConIFA European Football Cup and have had played at the top level. * Balázs CsiszérWorld Football Cup 2018 Squad Lists
ConIFA. Retrieved 6 December 2020. *

Csaba Csizmadia Csaba Csizmadia (born 30 May 1985) is a Romanian-born Hungarian football manager and former player who played as a defender. He is the manager at Budafoki MTE. International career He represented Hungary in 12 games including 7 games for t ...

* István Fülöp * Lóránd Fülöp * Róbert Ilyés * Szabolcs Kilyén * László Szőcs

Managers

The following managers have been the head coach of Székely Land at least at one ConIFA World Football Cup or ConIFA European Football Cup. * Róbert Ilyés * József Gazda * Zoltán Jakab

References

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