Abkhazia national football team
The Abkhazia national football team is the team representing the partially recognised state of Abkhazia. They are not affiliated with FIFA, UEFA, or the AFC, and therefore cannot compete for the FIFA World Cup, the UEFA European Championships, or the AFC Asian Cup.
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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 | |||
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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 | |||
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.
History
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.
International record
At CONIFA World Football Cup
| Year | Position | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2014 | 8th | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| 2016 | 1st | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 2018 | 9th | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 4 |
 2020 | Cancelled | ||||||
| Total | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 36 | 11 | |
At CONIFA European Football Cup
| Year | Position | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2015 | Did not enter | ||||||
 2017 | 4th | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2019 | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
 2021 | Qualified | ||||||
| Total | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 9 | |
Current squad
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | GK | Inal Katsuba | 21 September 1995 | 8 | 0 | Nart Sukhum |
| 1 | GK | Ilia Sherba | 25 August 1987 | 0 | 0 |  Gagra |
| 99 | DF | Lev Tarba | 2 December 1999 | 0 | 0 | Nart Sukhum |
| 2 | DF | Georgi Zhanaa | 28 January 1995 | 15 | 0 | Nart Sukhum |
| 97 | DF | Lev Baburin | 11 July 1997 | 0 | 0 |  Baltica-M |
| 3 | DF | Astamur Tsishba | 23 February 1988 | 13 | 1 | Gagra |
| 76 | MF | Timur Agrba | 1 December 1999 | 0 | 0 | Nart Sukhum |
| 65 | MF | Giga Benidze | 18 September 1998 | 0 | 0 | Dinamo Sukhum |
| 5 | MF | Tarash Khagba | 14 January 1991 | 18 | 3 | Dinamo Sukhum |
| 66 | MF | Daur Chanba | 7 July 2000 | 0 | 0 |  OFK Bačka |
| 45 | MF | Viktor Pimpiia | 15 December 1998 | 4 | 1 | Ritsa |
| 6 | MF | Akaki Zvanba | 28 October 1992 | 1 | 0 | New Athos |
| 7 | MF | Alan Khugaev | 31 August 1991 | 13 | 0 | Spartak Vladikavkaz |
| 34 | MF | Danil Chirikba | 12 May 1998 | 0 | 0 | New Athos |
| 8 | MF | Shabat Logua | 22 March 1995 | 18 | 3 | OFK Bačka |
| 95 | MF | Gudisa Smyr | 6 March 2000 | 0 | 0 | FC Druzhba Maykop |
| 33 | MF | Roman Zikrach | 18 January 1998 | 0 | 0 |  FC Kairat |
| 10 | FW | Dmitri Maskayev | 27 December 1987 | 4 | 1 | Torpedo Moscow |
| 11 | FW | Ramin Bartsits | 26 January 1990 | 0 | 0 | Gagra |
| 72 | FW | Danilo Ardzinba | 27 May 1999 | 0 | 0 | FC Strogino Moscow |
Top goalscorers
Only matches at CONIFA tournaments are counted.
| # | Player | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
Results
2020
| 25 September 2020 Friendly | Abkhazia | 0–0 |  Donetsk PR | Sukhumi |
| Report | Stadium: Dinamo Stadium |
2021
| 11 July 2021 Friendly | Abkhazia | 1–0 | PFC Sochi | Sukhumi |
Alan Kvitsinia  54' |
Stadium: Dinamo Stadium Attendance: 2000 |
Managers
| Manager | Period | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007–2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Juma Kvaratskhelia |
2012–2017 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 48.0 |
| Beslan Ajinjal |
2017–2019 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 58.3 |
| Beslan Gubliya |
2020– | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.0 |
| Totals | 41 | 20 | 16 | 5 | 48.78 | |