Tamil Eelam national football team
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| Association | Tamileelam Football Association | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Confederation | ConIFA | ||
| Head coach | Ragesh Nambiar | ||
| Asst coach | Hariesh Pavalaganthan | ||
| Captain | Gajendran Balamurali | ||
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| 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 | 1 (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]
VIVA World Cup record
| VIVA World Cup | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Position | P | W | D | L | F | A |
.svg.png){kind=small} 2006 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 2008 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 2009 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 2010 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | 7th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| Total | Best: 7th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| VIVA World Cup History | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Date | Stadium | Score | Result | ||
| 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 | |
Tynwald Hill International Football Tournament
| 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 |
| Tynwald Hill International Football Tournament History | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Date | Stadium | Score | Result | ||
| 2013[12][13][14] | |||||||
| Round 1 (Group 1) | 4 July 2013 | Mullen e Cloie, St John's | Sealand  | 3 – 5 | Tamil Eelam | Win | |
| Round 1 (Group 1) | 6 July 2013 | Mullen e Cloie, St John's | Occitania | 5 – 0 | Tamil Eelam | Lose | |
| 3rd/4th Place Match | 7 July 2013 | Mullen e Cloie, St John's | Raetia | 0 – 5 | Tamil Eelam | Win | |
ConIFA World Football Cup
| ConIFA World Football Cup | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Position | P | W | D | L | F | A |
| 2014 | 11th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 15 |
| Total | Best: 11th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 15 |
| ConIFA World Football Cup History | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Date | Stadium | Score | Result | ||
| 2014[15] | |||||||
| 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 | Iraqi Kurdistan | 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 | |
Players
The following players have played for Tamil Eelam:
This sports-related list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.| Name | No. | Pos | Residence | Club | Date of first cap | Opponent | Date of last cap | Opponent | Caps | Goals | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hariendran, Selvananthan | 1 | GK |  United Kingdom | Valvai Blues | 0 | ||||||
| Jayasingam, Sanjev | 14 | MF |  Canada | Kilenburg Nobleton SC | 0 | ||||||
| Kandavanam, Pushpalingam | 5 | DF | Canada | Canadian Tamil Soccer Association | 0 | ||||||
| Nagulendran, Menan | 12 | MF | Canada | Scarborough Rangers | 3 | ||||||
| Nallathamby, Biraveen | 9 | MF |  Switzerland | FC Affoltern | 0 | ||||||
| Nalliah, Rathish | 15 | MF | United Kingdom | East London Elite | 0 | ||||||
| Nambiar, Mahy | 10 | MF | United Kingdom | Watford Academy | 0 | ||||||
| Nambiar, Ragesh | 3 | DF | United Kingdom | Santos | 0 | ||||||
| Premkumar, Gajan | 8 | MF | United Kingdom | Mahajana | 0 | ||||||
| Sadacharalingam, Janarthan | 17 | MF | Canada | Scarborough Azzuri Blues | 0 | ||||||
| Sri, Rosh | 11 | FW | United Kingdom | Sunrise | 1 | ||||||
| Thavarajah, Krishanth | 6 | MF | Switzerland | FC Zug | 0 | ||||||
| Vairavamoorthy, Lakshman | 4 | DF | United Kingdom | Union FC | 0 | ||||||
| Vigneswararajah, Arun | 13 | DF | Canada | York Region Shooters | 0 | ||||||
| Raveetharan, Venojan | 7 | FW | Switzerland | FC ST.Gallen | 0 |
References
- ↑ "Eezham Tamil football players take part in Viva World Cup for first time". TamilNet. 15 June 2012.
- ↑ "Men's Football - Non-FIFA Ranking". The Roon Ba. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012.
- ↑ "Tamil Eelam gets ready for VIVA World Cup". Tamil Guardian. 31 May 2012.
- ↑ "Tamil Eelam makes international football debut". Tamil Guardian. 6 June 2012.
- ↑ "Tamil Eelam at World Football Cup 2014". Tamil Guardian. 2 June 2014.
- ↑ "Tournament attracts global media". Isle of Man Today. 26 June 2013.
- ↑ "Tamil Eelam gets set for Tynwald Hill International Football Tournament". Tamil Guardian. 3 July 2013.
- ↑ "Tamil Eelam celebrate 3rd place finish after stunning 5-0 victory". Tamil Guardian. 7 July 2013.
- ↑ "Genocide survivors, stateless compete in non-FIFA World Cup". Gulf Times. Agence France-Presse. 7 June 2014.
- ↑ "Tamil Eelam football team gets ready for ConIFA World Championship". Tamil Guardian. 27 April 2014.
- ↑ "Calendar Results". 2012 VIVA World Cup.
- ↑ "Tamil Eelam edge eight-goal Tynwald Tournament thriller with Sealand". Isle of Man Today. 5 July 2013.
- ↑ "Tamil Eelam through to 3rd/4th place play-offs after losing to Occitania". Tamil Guardian. 6 July 2013.
- ↑ "Occitania win Tynwald Hill International Football Tournament". Isle of Man Today. 8 July 2013.
- ↑ "Match Schedule". 2014 ConIFA World Football Cup.
External links
- Tamileelam Football Association
- Tamileelam Football Association on Facebook
- Global Tamil Youth League
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