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Nickname(s) | The Forbiddens | ||
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Association | Tibetan National Football Association | ||
Confederation | CONIFA | ||
Head coach | Gompo Dorjee | ||
Most caps | Tenzin Samdup BK Narayan (9) | ||
Top scorer | Tashi Samphel (5) | ||
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First international | |||
Unofficial Nepal 4–0 Tibet (China; 6 November 1972) Official Greenland 4–1 Tibet (Copenhagen, Denmark; 30 June 2001) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Tibet 12–2 Western Sahara (Marseille, France; 28 June 2013) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Provence 22–0 Tibet (Marseille, France; 23 June 2013) | |||
CONIFA World Football Cup | |||
Appearances | 1 (first in 2018 ) | ||
Best result | 12th, 2018 |
The Tibet national football team is a football team that represents the cultural region of Tibet in non-FIFA international tournaments, [1] and is organized by the Tibetan National Football Association (TNFA), an organization of exiled Tibetans.
Many of the players are in exile and represent the Tibetan Government in Exile. The team is part of neither FIFA nor the AFC and does not participate in international tournaments. The TNFA was founded in 2001 and its goal is to gain an official status.
The first international game against a non-Asian team was versus Greenland, which took place in Denmark. [2] The team was followed by a documentary film crew during the process of forming the team, practicing, playing the match, and events in between. The documentary was titled 'The Forbidden Team'. To form the team, a selective tournament was held in Dehradun, India, featuring all the various Tibetan football teams around India.[ citation needed ]
After the team was selected, Team Tibet headed to Dharamsala to begin practice sessions. Jens Espense was hired by the Tibetan Football Association to coach the team for the match. He had only a month to get the players conditioned and ready to play, despite the team not yet playing at even a minor league level. Moreover, the pitch was in poor condition and only half of it could be used, as it was located on a public road. During practice, Karma Nyodup was working to complete all documentation or the flight to Greenland. A number of players were subsequently dropped due to improper travel documents.[ citation needed ]
After a month, the team flew to Denmark for its first international game, which was organized by Michael Nybrandt. He was also advocating for Tibet at a time when the Chinese government officials had made it clear that they did not want this match to happen as they believed Tibet belonged to China. They threatened to cut off all of China's trade with Denmark if the match went ahead as planned. Denmark, despite all of this, allowed the game to take place. And on June 30, 2001, the Tibetan National Football Team played its first international match in which it lost 1– 4 against Greenland. [3]
The 2006 FIFI Wild Cup took place in Hamburg, Germany. The first match they played was against St. Pauli on 30 May 2006. They lost this game 7–0. The second and final match of Tibet in this tournament was against Gibraltar on 31 May 2006 and lost the game 5–0. During the ELF Cup Tibet played three games, the first game was against Tajikistan on 19, November 2006 in which they lost 3–0. And on the 20th of November, Tibet played the Crimean Tatars, and lost 1–0. In their final match, Tibet played Northern Cyprus, and lost 10–0.
During 2013, Tibet was invited to Marseille, France from June 22 to June 29 in order to take part in the inaugural World Tournament of Peoples, Cultures, and Tribes.
The Tibetan team came in fifth place when the competition was over.
For the first time in its history, the Tibetan selection participated in the ConIFA World Football Cup in 2018 by qualifying with the wild card. [4]
Tibet participated in the CONIFA Asia Cup in 2023. They lost 5-4 to Hmong FF in their first match, and then lost 3-1 to Tamil Eelam in their next match, which would get them eliminated. However, they qualified for the CONIFA World Cup 2024.
The following players were called up to the squad for the 2023 Conifa Asian Football Cup in Alcochete. [5]
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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18 | GK | Tenzin Samdup | 23 December 1992 | 9 | 0 | Namdhari FC |
1 | GK | Tashi Dorjee | 19 June 1995 | 1 | 0 | Unattached |
21 | GK | Gyaltzen Vangchuk | 28 June 1998 | 0 | 0 | Unattached |
4 | DF | Tenzing Vangyal | 4 September 1995 | 2 | 0 | Snowlion FC |
3 | DF | Tenlha Palden | 20 July 2004 | 2 | 0 | Cholsum FC |
15 | DF | Choying Dorjee | 15 September 2004 | 2 | 0 | Unattached |
5 | DF | Tenzingh Dhondhen | 13 December 1994 | 4 | 1 | Dhodupling Fc |
12 | DF | Karma Sherap | 10 May 1992 | 1 | 0 | Bhoepa United |
8 | MF | Tsering Phurba | 25 November 1991 | 9 | 0 | Yak Boyz Paris |
6 | MF | Tenzin Jigmey | 10 January 1992 | 2 | 0 | Unattached |
11 | MF | Tenpa Lhundup | 21 December 1991 | 4 | 0 | Dhondupling FC |
20 | MF | Tenzin Vosal | 17 January 2004 | 1 | 0 | Cholsum FC |
16 | MF | Tenzin Loden | 9 May 2002 | 1 | 0 | Unattached |
13 | MF | Tenzing Rigdrol | 12 November 2004 | 1 | 0 | Unattached |
19 | FW | Lodoe Dava | 24 December 1997 | 1 | 0 | Cholsum FC |
14 | FW | Pema Norbu | 18 November 2002 | 2 | 1 | Unattached |
10 | FW | Pema Lhundup | 11 February 1996 | 9 | 1 | Jawalakhel Youth Club |
7 | FW | Tenzin Thardoe | 15 March 1998 | 3 | 1 | Yak Boyz Paris |
2 | FW | Tenzing Thabke | 16 November 1995 | 2 | 1 | Unattached |
9 | FW | Shiva Dul | 6 May 2005 | 1 | 0 | Newcastle Olympic FC |
17 | FW | Kunphel Sinha | 13 June 1998 | 2 | 1 | Bhoepa United |
7 June 1979Friendly | Tibet | 2-3 | Nepal | Dasharath Rangasala, Kathmandu |
Unknown | Attendance: — |
30 June 2001Friendly | Tibet | 1-4 | Greenland | Vanløse Idrætspark, Copenhagen |
Norbu | Attendance: 5000 |
14 July 2001Friendly | Tibet | 1-2 | Monaco | Dreisamstadion, Freiburg |
Unknown | [6] |
10 October 2003Friendly | Tibet | 1-2 | Sikkim | Paljor Stadium, Gangtok |
Unknown |
30 May 2006 FIFI Wild Cup | Tibet | 0-7 | FC St. Pauli | Millerntor-Stadion, Hamburg |
Attendance: 400 |
19 November 2006 ELF Cup | Tibet | 0-3 | Tajikistan (futsal) | Zafer Stadium, Güzelyurt |
20 November 2006ELF Cup | Tibet | 0-1 | Crimean Tatars | Zafer Stadium, Güzelyurt |
21 November 2006ELF Cup | Tibet | 0-10 | Northern Cyprus | Mağusa Dr. Fazıl Küçük Stadium, Gazimağusa |
4 August 2007Friendly | Tibet | 6-0 | Delhi XI | Kirori Mal College, New Delhi |
Unknown |
17 April 2008Friendly | VDL-Maassluis | 5-0 | Tibet | Maassluis, South Holland |
19 April 2008Friendly | JEKA Breda | 1-1 | Tibet | Breda, North Brabant |
Unknown |
23 June 2013 International Tournament of Peoples, Cultures and Tribes | Quebec | 21-0 | Tibet | Marseille, France |
24 June 2013 International Tournament of Peoples, Cultures and Tribes | Provence | 22-0 | Tibet | Marseille, France |
28 June 2013 International Tournament of Peoples, Cultures and Tribes | Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic | 2-12 | Tibet | Marseille, France |
Unknown |
31 May 2018 2018 CONIFA World Football Cup - Group Stage | Abkhazia | 3–0 | Tibet | Queen Elizabeth II Stadium, Enfield |
12:00 BST | Akhvlediani 12' Maskayev 61' Shoniya 77' | Report | Referee: Raymond Mashamba |
2 June 2018 2018 CONIFA World Football Cup - Group Stage | Northern Cyprus | 3-1 | Tibet | Queen Elizabeth II Stadium, Enfield |
17:00 BST | Turan 2', 67' Gök 73' | Report | Topgyal 38' | Referee: John McCallum |
3 June 2018 2018 CONIFA World Football Cup - Group Stage | Kárpátalja | 5-1 | Tibet | Larges Lane, Bracknell |
15:00 BST | Gajdos 2' G. Sándor 36' (pen.) Takács 42', 77' Svedjuk 75' | Report | Yougyal 69' | Referee: Raymond Mashamba |
5 June 2018Friendly | London Turkish Select | 4–0 | Tibet | Hayes Lane, Bromley |
15:00 BST | Nalbant Ali Avci | Report | Referee: Mario Guastafierro |
7 June 2018 2018 CONIFA World Football Cup - Placement Round | Tibet | 1–8 | Kabylia | Queen Elizabeth II Stadium, Enfield |
12:00 BST | Topgyal 43' (pen.) | Report | Baudia 25', 74', 77', 87' Hadid 45' Mezaib 49', 51' Bouabbas 81' | Referee: Clément Auclair |
9 June 2018 2018 CONIFA World Football Cup - Placement Round | Tibet | 1–1 (1–4 p) | United Koreans in Japan | St Paul's Sports Ground, Rotherhithe |
12:00 BST | Yougyal 20' | Report | Gelek 84' (o.g.) | Referee: Ivan Mrkalj |
6 August 20232023 CONIFA Asian Cup | Tibet | 1-3 | Tamil Eelam | Alcochete, Portugal |
7:00 PM CET |
18 August 2023Friendly | West Papua | 5–2 | Tibet | The Hague, Netherlands |
Stadium: Sportpark De Verademing |
Name | period |
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Kelsang Dhondup | 2001–2017 |
Passang Dorjee | 2017–In progress |
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