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Association | Football Federation of Abkhazia | ||
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Confederation | ConIFA | ||
Head coach | Beslan Gubliya | ||
Top scorer | Ruslan Shoniya (8) | ||
Home stadium | Republican Stadium, Sukhumi | ||
FIFA code | ABK | ||
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First international | |||
Abkhazia 1–1 Nagorno-Karabakh (Sukhumi, Abkhazia; 25 September 2012) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Abkhazia 9–0 Chagos Islands (Sukhumi, Abkhazia; 29 May 2016) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Nagorno-Karabakh 3–0 Abkhazia (Stepanakert, Nagorno-Karabakh; 21 October 2012) | |||
CONIFA World Football Cup | |||
Appearances | 3 (first in 2014 ) | ||
Best result | Champions, 2016 | ||
CONIFA European Football Cup | |||
Appearances | 2 (first in 2015 ) | ||
Best result | 3rd place, 2019 |
The Abkhazia national football team is the team representing the partially recognised state of Abkhazia. They are not affiliated with FIFA or UEFA, and therefore cannot compete for the FIFA World Cup or the UEFA European Championship.
They competed at the first ConIFA World Football Cup in 2014, finishing 8th overall, [1] and they hosted and won the second edition in 2016.
After a revival in 2012, Abkhazia competed internationally under the umbrella of the CONIFA. The team made their debut in the CONIFA World Cup in 2014 and won the edition that they hosted in 2016.
In 2019, Abkhazia made their first appearance ever in the CONIFA European Cup, where they finished third.
In 2023, Abkhazia was drawn in the 2024 CONIFA World Cup Qualification Group D with Artskah. The match was originally to be played on the 10th of July. However, the match was postponed.
Year | Position | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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2014 | 8th | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
2016 | 1st | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
2018 | 9th | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 4 |
2024 | cancelled | ||||||
Total | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 36 | 11 |
Year | Position | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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2015 | did not enter | ||||||
2017 | 4th | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
2019 | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
2021 | Cancelled | ||||||
2023 | Cancelled | ||||||
Total | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 9 |
25 September 2020 Friendly | Abkhazia | 0–0 | Donetsk PR | Sukhumi, Abkhazia |
--:-- UTC+4 | Report | Stadium: Dinamo Stadium | ||
Note: Match Abandoned at half-time due to floodlight failure. |
16 November 2022 Friendly | Abkhazia | 1–1 | Adygea | Sukhumi, Abkhazia |
--:-- UTC+4 | Kvitsinia 42' | Report | Delok 45' | Stadium: Dinamo Stadium |
23 November 2022 Friendly | Abkhazia | 2–4 | Kabardino-Balkaria | Sukhumi, Abkhazia |
17:00 UTC+4 |
| Stadium: Dinamo Stadium |
The following 23 players were called up to the squad for the 2019 CONIFA European Football Cup.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | GK | Ilia Sherba | 25 August 1987 | 0 | 0 | Gagra |
2 | DF | Georgi Zhanaa | 28 January 1995 | 15 | 0 | Nart Sukhum |
3 | DF | Astamur Tsishba | 23 February 1988 | 13 | 1 | Gagra |
4 | MF | Danil Chirikba | 12 May 1998 | 0 | 0 | New Athos |
5 | MF | Tarash Khagba | 14 January 1991 | 18 | 3 | Dinamo Sukhum |
6 | MF | Akaki Zvanba | 28 October 1992 | 1 | 0 | New Athos |
7 | MF | Alan Khugaev | 31 August 1991 | 13 | 0 | Spartak Vladikavkaz |
8 | MF | Shabat Logua | 22 March 1995 | 18 | 3 | OFK Bačka |
9 | DF | Lev Tarba | 2 December 1999 | 0 | 0 | Nart Sukhum |
10 | FW | Dmitri Maskayev | 27 December 1987 | 4 | 1 | Torpedo Moscow |
11 | FW | Ramin Bartsits | 26 January 1990 | 0 | 0 | Gagra |
12 | GK | Inal Katsuba | 21 September 1995 | 8 | 0 | Nart Sukhum |
13 | MF | Roman Zikrach | 18 January 1998 | 0 | 0 | FC Kairat |
14 | MF | Viktor Pimpiia | 15 December 1998 | 4 | 1 | Ritsa |
15 | FW | Danilo Ardzinba | 27 May 1999 | 0 | 0 | FC Strogino Moscow |
16 | MF | Daur Chanba | 7 July 2000 | 0 | 0 | OFK Bačka |
17 | DF | Lev Baburin | 11 July 1997 | 0 | 0 | Baltica-M |
18 | MF | Giga Benidze | 18 September 1998 | 0 | 0 | Dinamo Sukhum |
19 | MF | Gudisa Smyr | 6 March 2000 | 0 | 0 | FC Druzhba Maykop |
20 | MF | Timur Agrba | 1 December 1999 | 0 | 0 | Nart Sukhum |
Only matches at CONIFA tournaments are counted.
# | Player | Goals |
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1 | Ruslan Shoniya | 8 |
2 | Dmitri Kortava | 6 |
3 | Shabat Logua | 5 |
4 | Ruslan Akhveldiani | 4 |
5 | Vladimir Argun | 3 |
Dmitri Maskayev | 3 | |
Astamur Tarba | 3 | |
Amal Vardania | 3 | |
Manager | Period | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Win % |
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Jemal Gubaz | 2007–2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 |
Juma Kvaratskhelia | 2012–2017 | 28 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 42.9 |
Beslan Ajinjal | 2017–2019 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 58.3 |
Beslan Gubliya | 2020– | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 25.0 |
Totals | 46 | 20 | 20 | 6 | 43.47 |
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