Tibet national football team

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Tibet
Nickname(s) The Forbiddens
Association Tibetan National Football Association
Confederation CONIFA
Head coachGompo Dorjee
Most caps Tenzin Samdup
BK Narayan (9)
Top scorer Tashi Samphel (5)
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First colours
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Second colours
First international
Unofficial
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 4–0 Tibet  Flag of Tibet.svg
(China; 6 November 1972)
Official
Flag of Greenland.svg  Greenland 4–1 Tibet  Flag of Tibet.svg
(Copenhagen, Denmark; 30 June 2001)
Biggest win
Flag of Tibet.svg  Tibet 12–2 Western Sahara  Flag of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.svg
(Marseille, France; 28 June 2013)
Biggest defeat
Flag of Provence (alternate).svg  Provence 22–0 Tibet  Flag of Tibet.svg
(Marseille, France; 23 June 2013)
CONIFA World Football Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2018 )
Best result12th, 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.

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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.

History

The Forbidden Team

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The first Tibet team, c.1936

The first international game against a non-Asian team was versus Greenland, which took place in Denmark.[ citation needed ] 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. [2]

FIFI Wild Cup (Hamburg, Germany) and ELF Cup (Northern Cyprus)

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.

International Tournament of Peoples, Cultures and Tribes

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.

2018 ConIFA World Football Cup

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. [3]

2023 CONIFA Asia Cup

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.

Current squad

The following players were called up to the squad for the 2023 Conifa Asian Football Cup in Alcochete. [4]

Head Coach: Flag of Tibet.svg Gompo Dorjee

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
181 GK Tenzin Samdup (1992-12-23) 23 December 1992 (age 31)90 Flag of India.svg Namdhari FC
11 GK Tashi Dorjee (1995-06-19) 19 June 1995 (age 28)10Unattached
211 GK Gyaltzen Vangchuk (1998-06-28) 28 June 1998 (age 25)00Unattached

42 DF Tenzing Vangyal (1995-09-04) 4 September 1995 (age 28)20 Flag of the United States.svg Snowlion FC
32 DF Tenlha Palden (2004-07-20) 20 July 2004 (age 19)20 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Cholsum FC
152 DF Choying Dorjee (2004-09-15) 15 September 2004 (age 19)20 Unattached
52 DF Tenzingh Dhondhen (1994-12-13) 13 December 1994 (age 29)41 Flag of India.svg Dhodupling Fc
122 DF Karma Sherap (1992-05-10) 10 May 1992 (age 31)10 Flag of India.svg Bhoepa United

83 MF Tsering Phurba (1991-11-25) 25 November 1991 (age 32)90 Flag of France.svg Yak Boyz Paris
63 MF Tenzin Jigmey (1992-01-10) 10 January 1992 (age 32)20 Unattached
113 MF Tenpa Lhundup (1991-12-21) 21 December 1991 (age 32)40 Flag of India.svg Dhondupling FC
203 MF Tenzin Vosal (2004-01-17) 17 January 2004 (age 20)10 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Cholsum FC
163 MF Tenzin Loden (2002-05-09) 9 May 2002 (age 21)10 Unattached
133 MF Tenzing Rigdrol (2004-11-12) 12 November 2004 (age 19)10 Unattached

194 FW Lodoe Dava (1997-12-24) 24 December 1997 (age 26)10 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Cholsum FC
144 FW Pema Norbu (2002-11-18) 18 November 2002 (age 21)21 Unattached
104 FW Pema Lhundup (1996-02-11) 11 February 1996 (age 28)91 Flag of Nepal.svg Jawalakhel Youth Club
74 FW Tenzin Thardoe (1998-03-15) 15 March 1998 (age 26)31 Flag of France.svg Yak Boyz Paris
24 FW Tenzing Thabke (1995-11-16) 16 November 1995 (age 28)21Unattached
94 FW Shiva Dul (2005-05-06) 6 May 2005 (age 18)10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Newcastle Olympic FC
174 FW Kunphel Sinha (1998-06-13) 13 June 1998 (age 25)21 Flag of India.svg Bhoepa United

Selected internationals

Tibet's score is shown first in each case.

Tibet national football team results
No.DateVenueOpponentsScoreCompetitionTibet scorersAtt.Ref.
16 November 1972 China (N) Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 0–4 Friendly
27 June 1979 Dasharath Rangasala, Kathmandu (A) Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 2–3FriendlyUnknown
39 June 1979Dasharath Rangasala, Kathmandu (A) Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 1–2FriendlyUnknown
430 June 2001Vanløse Idrætspark, Copenhagen (A) Flag of Greenland.svg  Greenland 1–4Friendly Norbu 5,000
514 July 2001 Dreisamstadion, Freiburg (N) Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco 1–2FriendlyUnknown [5]
610 October 2003 Paljor Stadium, Gangtok (A) Flag of India.svg Sikkim1–2FriendlyUnknown
730 May 2006 Millerntor-Stadion, Hamburg (A) FC St. Pauli 0–7 FIFI Wild Cup 400
831 May 2006Millerntor-Stadion, Hamburg (N) Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar 0–5FIFI Wild Cup400
919 November 2006 Zafer Stadium, Güzelyurt (N) Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan (futsal) 0–3 ELF Cup
1020 November 2006Zafer Stadium, Güzelyurt (N) Flag of the Crimean Tatar people.svg  Crimean Tatars 0–1ELF Cup
1121 November 2006 Mağusa Dr. Fazıl Küçük Stadium, Gazimağusa (N) Flag of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.svg  Northern Cyprus 0–10ELF Cup
18 August 2023Friendly West Papua Morning Star flag.svg 5–2Flag of Tibet.svg  Tibet Flag of the Netherlands.svg The Hague, Netherlands
Stadium: Sportpark De Verademing
DateVenueOpponentCompetitionResult
28 June 2013 Flag of France.svg Marseille, France Flag of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.svg  Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic International Tournament of Peoples, Cultures and Tribes 12–2
24 June 2013 Flag of France.svg Marseille, France Flag of Provence (alternate).svg  Provence International Tournament of Peoples, Cultures and Tribes0–22
23 June 2013 Flag of France.svg Marseille, France Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec International Tournament of Peoples, Cultures and Tribes 0–21
7 May 2008 Flag of Italy.svg Milan Flag of Padania.svg  Padania 2–13
19 April 2008 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Breda, North Brabant Flag of the Netherlands.svg JEKA Breda 1–1
17 April 2008 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Maassluis, South Holland Flag of the Netherlands.svg VDL-Maassluis 0–5 [ permanent dead link ]
2 November 2007 Flag of India.svg Paljor Stadium, Gangtok, Sikkim Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan 0–3
31 October 2007 Flag of India.svg Paljor Stadium, Gangtok, Sikkim Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan 2–2
4 August 2007 Flag of India.svg Kirori Mal College, New Delhi Flag of India.svg Delhi XI 6–0 [ dead link ]
21 November 2006 Flag of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.svg Dr. Fazil Kucuk Stadium, Famagusta Flag of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.svg  Northern Cyprus ELF Cup 2006 0–10
20 November 2006 Flag of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.svg Zafer Stadium, Güzelyurt Flag of Crimea.svg  Crimea ELF Cup 2006 0–1
19 November 2006 Flag of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.svg Zafer Stadium, Güzelyurt Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan (futsal team) ELF Cup 2006 0–3
30 May 2006 Flag of Germany.svg Millerntor-Stadion, Hamburg FC St. Pauli 2006 FIFI Wild Cup 0–7
31 May 2006 Flag of Germany.svg Millerntor-Stadion, Hamburg Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar 2006 FIFI Wild Cup 0–5
10 October 2003 Flag of India.svg Paljor Stadium, Gangtok, Sikkim Flag of India.svg Sikkim1–2

General secretaries of the TNFA

Nameperiod
Flag of Tibet.svg Kelsang Dhondup2001–2017
Flag of Tibet.svg Passang Dorjee2017–In progress

Honours

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