Donetsk People's Republic national football team

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Donetsk People's Republic
Shirt badge/Association crest
AssociationFootball Union of the Donetsk People's Republic (Футбольный союз Донецкой Народной Республики)
ConfederationConIFA
Head coachArsen Isakov
Home stadiumMetalurh Stadium (Donetsk)
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Abkhazia 1–0 Donetsk PR 
(Sukhumi; 14 May 2015)
Biggest win
 Donetsk PR 4–1 Luhansk PR 
(Donetsk; 8 August 2015)
Biggest defeat
 Luhansk PR 3–1 Donetsk PR 
(Luhansk; 19 September 2015)
CONIFA European Football Cup
Appearances0
Websitewww.fsdnr.com (in Russian)

The Donetsk People's Republic football team is a team representing the people of the unrecognised Donetsk People's Republic, located in the Russian occupied Ukraine. They are not affiliated with FIFA or UEFA, and therefore cannot compete for the FIFA World Cup or the UEFA European Championships. Instead, they are part of CONIFA and compete in their competitions.[1]

History[]

Donetsk People's Republic and its neighbour, the Luhansk People's Republic; both represented ethnic Russians during the War in Donbass (2014 to present).

The team was founded on 25 July 2015, playing Abkhazia in their first game.[2] Donetsk PR also took part in the 2018 CONIFA World Football Cup qualification but failed to make it through to the finals. Sascha Düerkop, general secretary of CONIFA, stated that he did not agree with the Donetsk PR politically — comparing them negatively with the Chagossians — but that "that was not the point" and they were allowed to compete.[3] CONIFA were criticized for supporting "Russia-backed separatism."[4] Donetsk PR were scheduled to take part in the 2019 CONIFA European Football Cup but later withdrew.[5][6]

Fixtures and Results[]

  Win   Draw   Loss

14 May 2015 Friendly Abkhazia  1–0  Donetsk PR Sukhumi, Abkhazia
8 August 2015 Friendly Donetsk PR  4–1  Luhansk PR Donetsk, Donetsk People's Republic
19 September 2015 Friendly Luhansk PR  3–1  Donetsk PR Luhansk, Luhansk People's Republic
21 May 2016 Friendly Abkhazia  0–0  Donetsk PR Sukhumi, Abkhazia
13 August 2016 Friendly Donetsk PR  1–1  Luhansk PR Donetsk, Donetsk People's Republic
31 August 2017 Friendly Donetsk PR  4–3  Donetsk PR U-21 Makiivka, Donetsk People's Republic
28 May 2017 Friendly Abkhazia  1–2  Donetsk PR Sukhumi, Abkhazia
13 February 2020 Friendly Kyzyltash Bakhchisaray Autonomous Republic of Crimea 1–0  Donetsk PR Bakhchisaray, Crimea

References[]

  1. ^ "Donetsk People's Republic".
  2. ^ "Bigger Than Dominoes: Abkhazia Pins Hopes On Soccer Cup For Outsiders". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty.
  3. ^ Hendicott, James. CONIFA: Football for the Forgotten. Lulu.com. ISBN 9780244173630 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ "CONIFA alternative World Cup boosts Russia-backed separatism". www.unian.info.
  5. ^ "Conifa – a Place for the Misplaced | SportsNewsIRELAND".
  6. ^ "Match schedule: CONIFA Sportsbet.io European Football Cup 2019".

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