Chameria national football team

Chameria
Association	Federata e Futbollit të Republikës së Çamërisë (FFRÇ)
Confederation	CONIFA
Head coach	Arben Kasolli
	First colours
	First colours
First international
	Chameria 6–0 Kurdistan Region ; (The Hague, Netherlands; 17 June 2017)
Biggest win
	Chameria 6–0 Kurdistan Region ; (The Hague, Netherlands; 17 June 2017)
Biggest defeat
	Abkhazia 3–1 Chameria ; (Askeran, Republic of Artsakh; 2 June 2019)
CONIFA European Football Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 2019)
Best result	4th, (2019)

The Chameria national football team (Albanian: Përfaqësuesja e futbollit së Çamërisë) represents Cham Albanians of Chameria, a coastal part of Epirus, Greece. It is not affiliated with FIFA or UEFA and therefore cannot compete for the FIFA World Cup or the UEFA European Championship.

History

First match

The Chameria national football team was formed during mid-2017 and has played a number of friendly matches. On 17 June 2017, the first one that was simultaneously also the first biggest win and the first-ever competitive win was against Kurdistan Region in the framework of the 2017 Unrepresented Nations Cup and the match ended with a 6–0 home win.^[1]^[2]

Membership in CONIFA

On 24 May 2018, Chameria was accepted in CONIFA and would now play in the various tournaments and individual matches against other national teams.^[3]

On 2 June 2019, Chameria played its first international match after the membership in CONIFA against Abkhazia in the framework of the 2019 CONIFA European Football Cup and the match ended in a 3–1 defeat, that was simultaneously also the biggest defeat and the first defeat of Chameria.^[4]

In 2023, Chameria participated in the 2024 CONIFA World Cup Qualification. They were placed in Group C with Sekler Land and Two Sicilies. Chameria ended up losing 3-2 to Sekler Land, but bounced back and beat Two Sicilies 3-1, which qualified them through to the main tournament.

Competitive record

CONIFA World Football Cup

CONIFA World Football Cup record										Qualifying record
Year	Round	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2014	Team did not exist
2016	Team did not exist
2018	Not a CONIFA member
2020	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2024	Qualified									2	1	0	1	5	4
Total	—	1/5	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	2	1	0	1	5	4

UNPO World Cup

UNPO World Cup record
Year	Round	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
2017	Champion	1st	3	3	0	0	12	3
Total	—	1/1	3	3	0	0	12	3	—

CONIFA European Football Cup

On 20 February 2019, in Krakow, it was decided that Chameria should be part of Group 2 of the 2019 CONIFA European Football Cup, together with Abkhazia and County of Nice.^[5] On 22 May 2019, CONIFA announced that County of Nice was withdrawing from competition and Chameria's group would include Sápmi and the host country Artsakh, as well as Abkhazia.^[6] On 2 June 2019, Chameria debuted at the CONIFA European Football Cup with an away match, losing to Abkhazia 3–1.^[4]

CONIFA European Football Cup record
Year	Round	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
2015 to 2017	Team did not exist
2019	Fourth place	4th	5	2	2	1	9	4	Squad
Total	—	1/3	5	2	2	1	9	4	—

Fixtures and results

2017

17 June 2017 UNPO World Cup	Chameria	6–0	Kurdistan Region	The Hague, Netherlands
11:30				Stadium: Sportpark De Verademing

17 June 2017 UNPO World Cup	Chameria	3–1	Ambazonia	The Hague, Netherlands
13:30				Stadium: Sportpark De Verademing

17 June 2017 UNPO World Cup	Chameria	3–2	FC Umubano	The Hague, Netherlands
15:30				Stadium: Sportpark De Verademing

2019

2 June 2019 CONIFA European Cup group stage	Abkhazia	3–1	Chameria	Askeran, Republic of Artsakh
16:00	Maskayev 48' Logua 49', 74'	Report	Prendi 30'	Stadium: Askeran City Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Ahmed Sabah Radha Ahmed (Kurdistan Region)

3 June 2019 CONIFA European Cup group stage	Chameria	4–1	Artsakh	Martuni, Republic of Artsakh
18:00	Çema 58', 90+3' Mziu 85' Gjoka 90+5'	Report	Sargsyan 83'	Stadium: Avakyan Arena Attendance: 1,080 Referee: Ivan Mrkalj (Germany)

4 June 2019 CONIFA European Cup group stage	Chameria	4–0	Sápmi	Martakert, Republic of Artsakh
18:00	Mziu 5' Hoxha 22', 45' Çema 78'	Report		Stadium: Vigen Shirinyan Stadium Attendance: 2,300 Referee: Ivan Mrkalj (Germany)

6 June 2019 CONIFA European Cup semi-final	South Ossetia	0–0 (6–5 p)	Chameria	Askeran, Republic of Artsakh
16:00		Report		Stadium: Askeran City Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Ahmed Sabah Radha Ahmed (Kurdistan Region)

8 June 2019 CONIFA European Cup third place	Abkhazia	0–0 (5–4 p)	Chameria	Stepanakert, Republic of Artsakh
		Report		Stadium: Stepanakert Republican Stadium Attendance: 6,200 Referee: Dmytro Zhukov (Donetsk People's Republic)

2023

30 June 2024 CONIFA World Cup qualification	Székely Land	3–2	Chameria	Miercurea Ciuc, Romania
19:00 (CEST)	Magyari Veres Kovács		Sejdini Gjeci	Stadium: Eross Zsolt Stadium

1 July 2024 CONIFA World Cup qualification	Chameria	3–1	Two Sicilies	Miercurea Ciuc, Romania
19:00 (CEST)	Sejdini Gjoka ?', ?'		Mendil	Stadium: Eross Zsolt Stadium

Players

Current squad

The following players have been called up for the 2019 CONIFA European Football Cup.^[7]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Fatjon Çollari	(1999-04-02) 2 April 1999 (age 25)	Elbasani
2	2DF	Xhorxhian Boçi	(1994-02-14) 14 February 1994 (age 30)	Dinamo Tirana
3	3MF	Jurgen Vogli	(1993-06-12) 12 June 1993 (age 31)	Egnatia
4	2DF	Feliks Cane	(1990-10-28) 28 October 1990 (age 34)	Devolli
5	3MF	Rei Zaimi	(1998-10-30) 30 October 1998 (age 26)	Apolonia Fier
6	2DF	Flavio Prendi	(1995-10-12) 12 October 1995 (age 29)	Dinamo Tirana
7	3MF	Klajdi Kryemadhi	(1998-12-09) 9 December 1998 (age 25)	Elbasani
8	3MF	Kevis Gjeçi	(1996-08-26) 26 August 1996 (age 28)	Espaly
9	4FW	Marko Çema	(1998-01-16) 16 January 1998 (age 26)	Partizani Tirana B
10	4FW	Samet Gjoka	(1990-01-09) 9 January 1990 (age 34)	Shkumbini
11	3MF	Tedi Baholli	(1990-01-24) 24 January 1990 (age 34)	Shkumbini
19	4FW	Vilson Mziu	(1991-07-15) 15 July 1991 (age 33)	Sopoti
20	3MF	Shyqyri Hasa	(1996-10-17) 17 October 1996 (age 28)	Luzi 2008
21	3MF	Anxhelo Isaraj	(1991-12-25) 25 December 1991 (age 32)	Tërbuni
22	4FW	Edmond Hoxha	(1997-05-16) 16 May 1997 (age 27)	Besëlidhja Lezhë

Head-to-head records against other countries

As of 8 June 2019

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Abkhazia	2	0	1	1	1	3	−2	000.00
Ambazonia	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	100.00
Artsakh	1	1	0	0	4	1	+3	100.00
Kurdistan Region	1	1	0	0	6	0	+6	100.00
Sápmi	1	1	0	0	4	0	+4	100.00
South Ossetia	1	0	1	0	0	0	+0	000.00
6 Countries	7	4	2	1	18	5	+13	057.14

Managers

Manager	Period	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Win %
	2017	3	3	0	0	100.0
	2018	5	2	0	3	040.0
Arben Kasolli	2019–	5	2	2	1	040.0
Totals		13	7	2	4	53.84

References

^ "Chameria vs Kurdistan". Football Federation of the Republic of Chameria. 17 June 2017. Archived from the original on 11 July 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2019. As part of the Unrepresented Nations Cup
^ "Chameria wins international tournament". Football Federation of the Republic of Chameria. 17 June 2017. Archived from the original on 11 July 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2019. On Saturday 17 June 2017 an international football tournament was held in The Hague, the Netherlands. The event brought together eight teams from various nationalities who played for the World Cup of unrecognised nations. Teams from West Papua, Kurdistan, Chameria, Southern Cameroons and others played against each other in the tournament. Many of the players came from far away. There were also many supporters who showed their excitement for their team and nation through song and dance and traditional cuisine. Chameria won its group matches and subsequently went to the final, which they won with three to two
^ "Chameria joins World Football Federation CONIFA". Football Federation of the Republic of Chameria. 24 May 2018. Archived from the original on 11 July 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Abkhazia 3–1 Chameria". CONIFA. 2 June 2019. Archived from the original on 9 June 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
^ "Sportsbet.io sponsors the 2019 CONIFA European Football Cup". Sportsbet.io. 20 February 2019. Archived from the original on 28 February 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2019. Looking at the draw, Group 2 is already being dubbed the "Group of Death", featuring as it does two former CONIFA World Football Cup Champions in the form of Abkhazia (winners in front of a home crowd in 2016) and the County of Nice, which one the inaugural tournament in 2014. The teams are drawn alongside Chameria, which is making its debut at the competition
^ "Match schedule: CONIFA Sportsbet.io European Football Cup 2019". CONIFA. 22 May 2019. Archived from the original on 25 May 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2019. After the unfortunate late withdrawal of Sardinia, County of Nice, Donetsk and Luhansk, the previous four groups were merged into two, entitled A and B, and are as follows. Group A: Artsakh, Sápmi, Abkhazia, Chameria
^ "Chameria squad" (PDF). CONIFA. May 2019.

External links

Official website (in English)

[1] "Chameria vs Kurdistan". Football Federation of the Republic of Chameria. 17 June 2017. Archived from the original on 11 July 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2019. As part of the Unrepresented Nations Cup

[2] "Chameria wins international tournament". Football Federation of the Republic of Chameria. 17 June 2017. Archived from the original on 11 July 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2019. On Saturday 17 June 2017 an international football tournament was held in The Hague, the Netherlands. The event brought together eight teams from various nationalities who played for the World Cup of unrecognised nations. Teams from West Papua, Kurdistan, Chameria, Southern Cameroons and others played against each other in the tournament. Many of the players came from far away. There were also many supporters who showed their excitement for their team and nation through song and dance and traditional cuisine. Chameria won its group matches and subsequently went to the final, which they won with three to two

[3] "Chameria joins World Football Federation CONIFA". Football Federation of the Republic of Chameria. 24 May 2018. Archived from the original on 11 July 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2019.

[Chameria-Abkhazia-4] "Abkhazia 3–1 Chameria". CONIFA. 2 June 2019. Archived from the original on 9 June 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2019.

[5] "Sportsbet.io sponsors the 2019 CONIFA European Football Cup". Sportsbet.io. 20 February 2019. Archived from the original on 28 February 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2019. Looking at the draw, Group 2 is already being dubbed the "Group of Death", featuring as it does two former CONIFA World Football Cup Champions in the form of Abkhazia (winners in front of a home crowd in 2016) and the County of Nice, which one the inaugural tournament in 2014. The teams are drawn alongside Chameria, which is making its debut at the competition

[6] "Match schedule: CONIFA Sportsbet.io European Football Cup 2019". CONIFA. 22 May 2019. Archived from the original on 25 May 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2019. After the unfortunate late withdrawal of Sardinia, County of Nice, Donetsk and Luhansk, the previous four groups were merged into two, entitled A and B, and are as follows. Group A: Artsakh, Sápmi, Abkhazia, Chameria

[7] "Chameria squad" (PDF). CONIFA. May 2019.

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