Luhansk People's Republic national football team

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Luhansk People's Republic
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AssociationLuhansk Football Union (Луганский футбольный союз)
Confederation ConIFA
Head coach Anatoliy Kuksov
Home stadium Avanhard Stadium (Luhansk)
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First colours
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First international
Flag of the Republic of Abkhazia.svg  Abkhazia 1–0 Luhansk PR  Flag of Lugansk People's Republic.svg
(Sukhumi; 29 May 2015)
Biggest win
Flag of Lugansk People's Republic.svg  Luhansk PR 3–1 Donetsk PR  Flag of Donetsk People's Republic.svg
(Luhansk; 19 September 2015)
Biggest defeat
Flag of Donetsk People's Republic.svg  Donetsk PR 4–1 Luhansk PR  Flag of Lugansk People's Republic.svg
(Donetsk; 14 May 2015)
CONIFA European Football Cup
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The Luhansk People's Republic football team (or Lugansk) [1] was a team representing the Luhansk People's Republic (LPR), a disputed Russian republic in eastern Ukraine. [a] The team was not affiliated with FIFA or UEFA and therefore could not compete for the FIFA World Cup or the UEFA European Championship. The LPR team had been a member of CONIFA, although it later withdrew. [2]

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History

The Luhansk Football Union was founded on October 4, 2014. FC Zorya Luhansk alumnus Anatoliy Kuksov coached the team prior to his death in January 2022. The LPR team 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 LPR team politically — comparing them negatively with the Chagossians — but that "that was not the point" and they were allowed to compete. [3] CONIFA were criticised for supporting "Russia-backed separatism." [4] [5] The LPR team was scheduled to take part in the 2019 CONIFA European Football Cup but later withdrew. [6] [7] After the Russian annexation of the LPR the team ceased to exist.

International results

29 May 2015 (2015-05-29)Friendly Abkhazia  Flag of the Republic of Abkhazia.svg1–0Flag of Lugansk People's Republic.svg  Luhansk People's Republic Republican Stadium, Sukhumi
8 August 2015 (2015-08-08)Friendly Donetsk People's Republic  Flag of Donetsk People's Republic.svg4–1Flag of Lugansk People's Republic.svg  Luhansk People's Republic Metalurh Stadium, Donetsk
19 September 2015 (2015-09-19)Friendly Luhansk People's Republic  Flag of Lugansk People's Republic.svg3–1Flag of Donetsk People's Republic.svg  Donetsk People's Republic Avanhard Stadium, Luhansk
13 August 2016 (2016-08-13)Friendly Donetsk People's Republic  Flag of Donetsk People's Republic.svg1–1Flag of Lugansk People's Republic.svg  Luhansk People's Republic Metalurh Stadium, Yenakiieve
24 August 2019 (2019-08-24)Friendly Luhansk People's Republic  Flag of Lugansk People's Republic.svg4–3Flag of South Ossetia.svg  South Ossetia Avanhard Stadium, Luhansk
20 September 2019 (2019-09-20)Friendly South Ossetia  Flag of South Ossetia.svg2–0Flag of Lugansk People's Republic.svg  Luhansk People's Republic Guram Tskhovrebov Stadium, Tskhinvali

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See also

Notes

  1. ↑ The Luhansk People's Republic (LPR) was established by Russian-backed separatists in the Luhansk Oblast of eastern Ukraine in 2014, during the war in Donbas. The disputed entity was annexed by Russia in 2022, during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Russia regards the LPR as a Russian republic, a claim that is unrecognised by Ukraine and by most of the international community.

References

  1. ↑ "Karabakh hosting most prestigious of unrecognised sporting events". 3 June 2019.
  2. ↑ "Sámi footballers go to disputed conflict area to play ball with Ukrainian separatists". The Independent Barents Observer. 25 April 2019.
  3. ↑ Hendicott, James (2019). CONIFA: Football for the Forgotten. Lulu.com. ISBN   9780244173630 – via Google Books.
  4. ↑ "CONIFA alternative World Cup boosts Russia-backed separatism". 27 June 2018.
  5. ↑ "CONIFA alternative World Cup boosts Russia-backed separatism". www.unian.info. 27 June 2018.
  6. ↑ "Conifa – a Place for the Misplaced | SportsNewsIRELAND". Archived from the original on 2019-09-25. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  7. ↑ "Match schedule: CONIFA Sportsbet.io European Football Cup 2019". CONIFA.
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