Darfur national football team

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Darfur
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Nickname(s) Darfur United
Association Darfur Football Association
Confederation World Unity Football Alliance (WUFA)
Head coachMark Hodson
Most caps Moubarak Haggar Duogom (7)
Top scorer Moubarak Haggar Duogom
Khalid Abdulkhalik (1)
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First colours
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Second colours
First international
Flag of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.svg  Northern Cyprus 15–0 Darfur  Flag of Darfur.svg
(Arbil, Iraq; 4 June 2012)
Biggest defeat
Flag of Darfur.svg  Darfur 0–20 Padania  Flag of Padania.svg
(Östersund, Sweden; 1 June 2014)
Viva World Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2012 )
Best result9th (2012)
ConIFA World Football Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2014 )
Best result12th (2014)

The Darfur representative football team, also called Darfur United, is an association football team representing Darfur, a region in western Sudan. Their players all live in refugee camps in neighbouring Chad. [1] They have competed in the 2012 VIVA World Cup [2] and the 2014 ConIFA World Football Cup. [3]

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Overview

Darfur United was formed in March 2012 with representatives from twelve Darfuri refugee camps located in Chad, invited to try out for the Darfur United team. 16 players were initially selected with four players also offered roster spots in the case of the need to replace any players. The team participated in the 2012 Viva World Cup, which was hosted by Kurdistan Iraq in June.

The operational aspects of this football team have been overseen and orchestrated by i-ACT, a humanitarian group located in Los Angeles, California, and directed by Gabriel Stauring and his team of volunteers.

The team's head coach is Mark Hodson of EVO Soccer Programs and formerly the Sand and Surf Soccer Club, based in Manhattan Beach, CA. Hodson is an NSCAA Premier License holder and has been a professional coach since 1999.

Ben Holden of Bradford, UK, became the team's assistant coach in May 2012 to help manage the team at the 2012 Viva World Cup in Iraq/Kurdistan. The 27-year-old worked as a coach in Los Angeles in 2006 for a year; head coach Mark Hodson (whom he met whilst coaching in the US) called him and asked him how he felt about assisting him coaching Darfur United in June's Viva World Cup 2012.

The 16 players who made up Darfur United’s squad were all former Sudanese refugees who, having escaped the war-torn area, got the chance to represent Darfur abroad in a global competition.

2012 VIVA World Cup

After Darfur lost the two Group Matches against Northern Cyprus (0–15) and Provence (0–18) in Group C, they had to play a Qualification Match for the 5th to 8th Place Semi Finals. As the Darfuri team lost the match against Western Sahara 1–5, they ranked 9th and last in their first international competition. Moubarak Haggar Dougom scored the first goal ever for Darfur in the 46th minute.

2014 ConIFA World Football Cup

Darfur competed in the 2014 ConIFA World Football Cup, losing all their matches and winning the fair play award.

World Cup record

VIVA World Cup
YearRoundPositionGPWDLGSGA
Flag of Occitania (with star).svg 2006 did not enter
Sami flag.svg 2008
Flag of Padania.svg 2009
Flag of Gozo.svg 2010
Flag of Kurdistan.svg 2012 Group stage9th3003138
ConIFA World Football Cup
Sami flag.svg 2014 Group stage12th4004061
Flag of the Republic of Abkhazia.svg 2016 did not enter
Flag of Ogaden National Liberation Front(2).svg 2018
Flag of Kurdistan.svg 2024
Total7007199
YearRoundScoreResult
VIVA World Cup History
2012
Round 1Flag of Darfur.svg  Darfur 0–15 Flag of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.svg  Northern Cyprus Lose
Round 1Flag of Darfur.svg  Darfur 0–18 Flag of Provence (alternate).svg  Provence Lose
8th placeFlag of Darfur.svg  Darfur 1–5 Flag of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.svg  Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Lose
ConIFA World Football Cup History
2014
Round 1Flag of Darfur.svg  Darfur 0–20 Flag of Padania.svg  Padania Lose
Round 1Flag of Darfur.svg  Darfur 0–19 Flag of South Ossetia.svg  South Ossetia Lose
Placement Round 1Flag of Darfur.svg  Darfur 0–12 Flag of Artsakh.svg  Artsakh Lose
Placement Round 2Flag of Darfur.svg  Darfur 0–10 Bicolor flag of Tamil Eelam.svg  Tamil Eelam Lose

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