Székely Land football team

Unofficial national football team representing the region of Székely Land

Székely Land

Nickname(s)| Székelyek
Association| Székelyföld Labdarugó Egyesület (SZFE)
Confederation| ConIFA
Head coach| József Gazda

First colours

First international
Kárpátalja 0–5 Székely Land
(Berehovo; 16 August 2014)
Biggest win
Somaliland 3–10 Székely Land
(Gagra; 3 June 2016)
Székely Land 7-0 Two Sicilies
(Csíkszereda; 2 July 2023)
Biggest defeat
Székely Land 0–5 Western Armenia
(Askeran; 3 June, 2019)
World Cup
Appearances| CONIFA World Football Cup
Best result| 4th 2018
Appearances| CONIFA European Football Cup
Best result| 3rd 2017

The Székely Land football team (Hungarian: Székely labdarúgó-válogatott) is a team representing Székely Land, a historic and ethnographic region in eastern Transylvania, in central Romania, inhabited mainly by the Székelys, a subgroup of the Hungarian people. It is a member of ConIFA, an umbrella association for states, minorities,and regions unaffiliated with FIFA.[1][2]

## Székelyföld Labdarugó Egyesület

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The Székelyföld Labdarugó Egyesület is the football association of Székely Land.[3]

## History

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The association named Székelyföld Labdarugó Egyesület (English: Székely Land Football Association) was founded in 2013 at Budapest, Hungary 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 FIFA. After the N.F.-Board became defunct later the same year, the Székelyföld Labdarugó Egyesület became member of the newly founded ConIFA. [4]

In 2023, they participated in the 2024 CONIFA World Cup Qualifiers. They were placed in Group C with Chameria and Two Sicilies. Sekler Land won both matches, 3-2 and 7-0 respectively, and qualified for the tournament.

## Tournament records

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### ConIFA World Football Cup record

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Year  | Position  | GP  | W  | D  | L  | GS  | GA

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2014 | did not enter
2016 | 9th place | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 7
2018 | 4th place | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 7
2024 | Qualified
Total | 0 titles | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 33 | 14

### ConIFA European Football Cup record

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Year  | Position  | GP  | W  | D  | L  | GS  | GA

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2015 | 6th place | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10
2017 | 3rd place | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7
2019 | 8th place | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 16
2021 | TBC
Total | 0 titles | 13 | 2  | 2 | 9 | 19 | 33

## Current squad

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The following players were called up for the 2019 CONIFA European Football Cup.[5]

No. | Pos. | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Goals  | Club

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1  | 1GK | Levente Mihok  |  (1982-05-27)27 May 1982 (aged 37)  | 0  | 0  |  ACS Olimpic Cetate Râșnov
2  | 2DF | Hunor Ghinea  |  (1999-02-24)24 February 1999 (aged 20)  | 0  | 0  |  KSE Târgu Secuiesc
3  | 2DF | Robert Oprea  |  (1988-06-10)10 June 1988 (aged 30)  | 4  | 0  |  SK Nyárádszereda
4  | 2DF | Norbert Lazar  |  (1989-04-27)27 April 1989 (aged 30)  | 0  | 0  |  Baróti VSC
5  | 3MF | István Hadnagy  |  (1996-09-19)19 September 1996 (aged 22)  | 4  | 1  |  Malomfalvi Fiatalság
6  | 3MF | Norbert-Cristian Albu  |  (1996-11-01)1 November 1996 (aged 22)  | 0  | 0  |  KSE Târgu Secuiesc
7  | 3MF | Barna Vékás  |  (1994-08-12)12 August 1994 (aged 24)  | 6  | 5  |  AFC Odorheiu Secuiesc
8  | 3MF | Csaba Dézsi  |  (1989-12-13)13 December 1989 (aged 29)  | 4  | 0  |  AFC Odorheiu Secuiesc
9  | 4FW | Ákos Kovács  |  (1983-03-22)22 March 1983 (aged 36)  | 8  | 1  |  AFC Odorheiu Secuiesc
10  | 3MF | Mozes Peter  |  (1984-12-30)30 December 1984 (aged 34)  | 8  | 2  |  AFC Odorheiu Secuiesc
11  | 4FW | Szilárd Magyari  |  (1998-05-20)20 May 1998 (aged 21)  | 9  | 6  |  FK Miercurea Ciuc
12  | 1GK | Attila Farkas  |  (1999-03-22)22 March 1999 (aged 20)  | 0  | 0  |  KSE Târgu Secuiesc
13  | 4FW | Attila Lazar  |  (1989-07-10)10 July 1989 (aged 29)  | 0  | 0  |  Baróti VSC
14  | 2DF | Árpád Rózsa  |  (1989-06-18)18 June 1989 (aged 29)  | 15  | 0  | Free agent
15  | 2DF | Norbert Benkő-Bíró  |  (1992-10-08)8 October 1992 (aged 26)  | 14  | 1  |  Salgótarjáni BTC
16  | 3MF | Tankó Előd  |  (1995-07-13)13 July 1995 (aged 23)  | 0  | 0  |  AFC Odorheiu Secuiesc
17  | 4FW | Barna Bajkó |  (1984-05-16)16 May 1984 (aged 35)  | 13  | 10  |  FK Miercurea Ciuc
18  | 3MF | József Gazda  |  (1982-10-26)26 October 1982 (aged 36)  | 14  | 0  |  KSE Târgu Secuiesc
19  | 3MF | Botond Kovács  |  (1996-09-10)10 September 1996 (aged 22)  | 0  | 0  |  Szolnoki MÁV FC
20  | 3MF | Attila Gall  |  (1996-06-02)2 June 1996 (aged 22)  | 0  | 0  |  KSE Târgu Secuiesc
21  | 3MF | Gothard Gajdo  |  (1991-07-17)17 July 1991 (aged 27)  | 0  | 0  |  KSE Târgu Secuiesc
22  | 4FW | Rajmond Bálint  |  (1993-12-08)8 December 1993 (aged 25)  | 1  | 0  |  AFC Odorheiu Secuiesc
23  | 4FW | Norbert János  |  (1998-05-30)30 May 1998 (aged 21)  | 0  | 0  |  FC Universitatea Cluj

## Notable former players

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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 Csiszér[6][7]
* Csaba Csizmadia[6][7]
* István Fülöp[7]
* Lóránd Fülöp[7]

* Róbert Ilyés[6][7]
* Szabolcs Kilyén[7]
* László Szőcs[7]

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## Managers

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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[6][7]
* József Gazda[5]
* Zoltán Jakab[4]

## References

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1. ^ Hendicott, James (2019). CONIFA: Football for the Forgotten. Lulu.com. ISBN 978-0-244-17363-0 - via Google Books.
2. ^ "Székely Land". CONIFA. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
3. ^ "Short history of the Székelyland FA". riotingfootball.info.
4. ^ a b Zátyi, Tibor (25 April 2014). "Világbajnokságra készül a székelyföldi fociválogatott". www.kronika.ro. Krónikaonline.
5. ^ a b European Football Cup 2019 Squad Lists ConIFA. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
6. ^ a b c d Zátyi, Tibor (31 May 2017). "Ilyés Róbert edző-játékossal készül az Eb-re a székely válogatott" [The Székely Land team prepares for the EC with player-manager Ilyés Róbert]. SzekelySport (in Hungarian). Romania. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
7. ^ a b c d e f g h World Football Cup 2018 Squad Lists ConIFA. Retrieved 6 December 2020.

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