The Kárpátalja football team (, ) is a team representing the Hungarian minority in

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, a historic region mostly located in western

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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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History

Kárpátalja joined

in 2016, first competing in the 2017 ConIFA European Football Cup as an invited team. They lost their first ever international game 1–0 against host nation

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, but defeated

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on the final day to finish 3rd in Group A and put them in the 5th place play-off. A 5–4 penalty shootout win over Ellan Vannin ensured that they finished 5th overall. Due to their inactivity after the tournament, Kárpátalja failed to qualify for the 2018 ConIFA World Football Cup. However, after the withdrawal of

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, they were admitted to the final tournament as a wildcard replacement. Kárpátalja went on to win the tournament, defeating

on penalties in the final. In October 2018, it was reported, by ConIFA, that the

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had banned Kárpátalja players with Ukrainian citizenship from footballing activities for life, whilst Hungarian nationals on the team have been advised they can no longer enter Ukraine.

Tournament Record

ConIFA World Football Cup

ConIFA European Football Cup

Fixtures & Results

2014 Results

2016 Results

2017 Results

2018 Results

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2018 ConIFA World Football Cup.World Football Cup 2018 Squad Lists
ConIFA. Retrieved 12 December 2020.

Technical staff

Honours

Non-FIFA competitions

* CONIFA World Football Cup ** Champions (1):

2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

References

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