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This page contains information on the current football team of the People’s Democratic Social Republic of Ariddia.

Like several other organisations in Ariddia, it is known as "les Rouge-et-Noirs", in reference to its colours, which are also the national colours.

Note This page refers only to the "new" Ariddian team, not to the teams that played for Ariddia from World Cup 1 to World Cup 11, at which point the PDSRA withdrew from international football. All statistics concern only this "new" team.

Squad

Squad

The following are representing Ariddia in World Cup 31:

GK: Cécile Granville (11)
DEF: Thérèse Chantier (4); Julien Prévert (8); Selan Mataitai (23)
MID: Hanifah Kyaw (capt, 3); Uha Teh (13); Tadjou Sheyi Senaya (9); Chloé al Safi (12)
ATT: Nam Hyok-Jun (16); Nathalie Simon (5); Dave Rider (21)

Substitutes:
GK: Damien Dhiver (1); Xavier Xu (22)
DEF: Eo La (17); Ke Sho (20); Masashi Hasebe (2)
MID: Christophe Argentier (19); Keshet Zandberg (14); Giorgos Charisteas (7); Ie O (15)
ATT: Trevor Komu (10); John Andrews (18); Sébastien Lescrit (6)

After World Cup 28, several players in their mid-thirties retired, opening up places for new, younger team members. Four players (Chantier, Granville, Teh, al Safi) were called upon from the national female team, and now compete in both. Between World Cups 29 and 30, the number of women dropped from ten to seven, but six of those remained among the starting eleven. The team also includes 5 Indigenous Ariddians (including Sébastien Lescrit), of whom one is a woman (Uha Teh).

Formation

Half-way through the qualifying stages of World Cup 25, facing a dismal 0-1-8 record and having scored only one goal in nine matches, Ariddia switched from a balanced style to one of all-out attack – and from a 5-3-2 formation to 3-4-3. This formation has been maintained ever since.

Former players

Retired :
Phillip Lukeson (def, 18) , now aged 45
Uol Lat (mid, 6), now aged 48
Karim Chem (gk, 22), now aged 46
E Te (def, 3), now aged 47
E Lel (fwd, 20), now aged 44
Kolo Kouassi (def, 7), now aged 44
André Delherbe (mid, 15), now aged 43
Anan Bounthaiyavong (def, 16), now aged 46
Ludovic Hue (gk, 4), now aged 46
Frédéric Clément (fwd, 8), now aged 46
Yves al Jahdali (def, 9), now aged 46
Jean Kitenge (def, 11), now aged 46
Ue Alt (cpt/mid; 12), now aged 48
Peter Roberts (def, 13), now aged 46
Michael Swimmer (mid, 21), now aged 46
Sandrine Leduc (gk/capt, 1), now aged 48
Clémentine Ramirez (fwd, 2), now aged 42
James Fields (def, 5), now aged 43
Ismail Faraj (fwd, 10), now aged 42
Tim Wald (def, 14), now aged 44
Ta I (mid, 17), now aged 43
Cyril Lange (mid, 18), now aged 40
John Sanjeeb (mid, 19), now aged 43
Ul U (fwd, 23), now aged 42
Awad al Maharmeh (gk, 22), now aged 39
Eot Ja (def, 20), now aged 40
Aush Song (def, 7), now aged 35
Wol Eosh (mid, 6), now aged 38
Michelle Dru (fwd, 2), now aged 37
Jeanne Finnan (mid, 18), now aged 32
William Smith (fwd, 15), now aged 35

Temporary players

Several players were unable to take part in the 19th Cup of Harmony and the 2nd Draggonni Inviyatii Cup due to club commitments, and new, temporary players were called upon. Carl Labarque, William Smith, Ie Ewe, Jeanne Finnan and Michelle Dru were all amateurs who had previously competed in the first Ylompic Games, while Nam Hyok-Jun was a professional from the Ariddian Arctic Islands. Smith and Nam both subsequently remained with the national team. Dru and Finnan joined again as from World Cup 30.

Colours

Home

Red top with a black slash going from the left shoulder to the right hip, and the same on the back. Black shorts. Red socks. No other markings, and no sponsors.

Away

The exact reverse. Black top, red slash, red shorts, black socks.

Goalkeeper

Dark green top, with the same black slash. Pale, apple-green shorts. Black socks.

Kits courtesy of JMC, Krytenia.

Matches

Played: 159
Won/Drawn/Lost: 77 26 56
Current World ranking: 10th
Goals scored: 373
Goals conceded: 249

• Ariddia v. Tanah Burung: 6-3 (friendly)
• Alasdair I Frosticus v. Ariddia: 6-2 (friendly)
• Bram the Bored v. Ariddia: 0-3 (First Uhuhland Cup)
• Ariddia v. Backwardistan: 0-3 (First Uhuhland Cup)
• Ariddia v. Nouvelle Macedoine: 0-0 (friendly)
• Chicanada v. Ariddia: 3-0 (World Cup 25, match subsequently annulled from the Cup and listed as a friendly)
• Ariddia v. System Karela: 0-1 (World Cup 25)

For more of Ariddia's matches in this Cup, see the article on World Cup 25.

• Ariddia v. Cuation: 2-2 (Cup of Harmony XVII)

For more of Ariddia's matches in this competition, see the article on the Cup of Harmony.

• Ariddia v. Tonissia: 0-4 (World Cup 26)
• Ariddia v. Lovisa: 4-3 (World Cup 26)

For more of Ariddia's matches in this Cup, see the article on World Cup 26.

• Ariddia v. Nanakaland: 1-0 (Cup of Harmony XVIII)
• Ariddia v. Hypocria: 0-0, 0-0 AET, 2-4 PENS ((Cup of Harmony XVIII, 2nd round)

For more of Ariddia's matches in this Cup, see the article on Cup of Harmony XVIII.

• Ariddia v. Sarzonia: 3-3 (Draggonni Inviyatii Pre WC Showcase)

For more of Ariddia's matches in this Cup, see the article on the Draggonni Inviyatii Pre WC Showcase.

• Kelse v. Ariddia: 1-1 (World Cup 27)

For more of Ariddia's matches in this Cup, see the article on World Cup 27.

• Ariddia v. Elrich: 1-0 (World Cup 28)

For more of Ariddia's matches in this Cup, see the article on World Cup 28.

In taking part in World Cup 25, Ariddia ended its fifty-six year absence from the competition.

Ariddia's first qualification for the Cup finals came in World Cup 28, with a 1-0 win over Elrich in the final qualifying match.

Head-to-head statistics

Players

Damien Dhiver

Number: 1
Position: goalkeeper (substitute)
Gender: male
Age: 28
Current Club: FC Tajers (Ariddia)
First WC appearance: World Cup 30

Masashi Hasebe

Number: 2
Position: defender (substitute)
Gender: male
Age: 23
Current Club: FC E'auville (Ariddia)
First WC appearance: World Cup 31

Hanifah Kyaw

Number: 3
Position: midfield, captain
Gender: female
Age: 32
Current Club: Kelsey (Andossa Se Mitrin Vega)
First WC appearance: World Cup 27

The youngest player ever to have joined the national team, at the age of 16, Kyaw is a lively, enthusiastic woman. She has long dark hair, mostly Oriental features, and dark yellowish skin bordering on a brownish hue. She has become the unofficial spokeswoman of the team, and seems perpetually optimistic and cheerful.

At the end of World Cup 27, with an average of over one goal per match, Kyaw moved from being a substitute attacker to being a midfielder and part of the starting eleven. She was made captain after World cup 29.

Thérèse Chantier

Number: 4
Position: defence
Gender: female
Age: 33
Current Club: Love City FC (Oliverry)
First WC appearance: World Cup 29

Like Cécile Granville (#11), Chloé al Safi (#12) and Uha Teh (#13), Chantier joined the female national team before being selected to the "mixed gender" team as well.

Nathalie Simon

Number: 5
Position: forward
Gender: female
Age: 30
Current Club: none
First WC appearance: World Cup 30

Sébastien Lescrit

Number: 6
Position: forward (substitute)
Gender: male
Age: 22
Current Club: Wavecrest City FC (Ariddia)
First WC appearance: World Cup 31

Giorgos Charisteas

Number: 7
Position: defence
Gender: male
Age: 25
Current Club: Cité-Belle FC (Ariddia)
First WC appearance: World Cup 31

Charisteas is a confessed member of the Eastern Orthodox Church, which makes him one of few Ariddian football players ever to have stated their religion.

Julien Prévert

Number: 8
Position: defence
Gender: male
Age: 32
Current Club: Heartland Central (The Lowland Clans)
First WC appearance: World Cup 29

Tadjou Sheyi Senaya

Number: 9
Position: midfield
Gender: male
Age: 33
Current Club: Kalisimu Kaletri (Rejistania)
First WC appearance: World Cup 29

Trevor Komu

Number: 10
Position: forward (substitute)
Gender: male
Age: 29
Current Club: Club Espérence (Ariddia)
First WC appearance: World Cup 30

Cécile Granville

Number: 11
Position: goalkeeper
Gender: female
Age: 34
Current Club: Ahu'eo FC (Ariddia)
First WC appearance: World Cup 29

Like Thérèse Chantier (#4), Chloé al Safi (#12) and Uha Teh (#13), Granville joined the female national team before being selected to the "mixed gender" team as well.

Chloé al Safi

Number: 12
Position: midfield
Gender: female
Age: 27
Current Club: Riviera Canaries (Nedalia)
First WC appearance: World Cup 29

Like Thérèse Chantier (#4), Cécile Granville (#11) and Uha Teh (#13), al Safi joined the female national team before being selected to the "mixed gender" team as well. She was one of few non-professional players on the team until she was recruited by the Nedalian club Riviera FC.

Uha Teh

Number: 13
Position: midfield
Gender: female
Age: 29
Current Club: Riviera Canaries (Nedalia)
First WC appearance: World Cup 29

Like Thérèse Chantier (#4), Cécile Granville (#11) and Chloé al Safi (#12), Teh joined the female national team before being selected to the "mixed gender" team as well.

Keshet Zandberg

Number: 14
Position: midfield (substitute)
Gender: female
Age: 28
Current Club: Jonard-le-Ruisseau FC (Ariddia)
First WC appearance: World Cup 30

Ie O

Number: 15
Position: midfield (substitute)
Gender: male
Age: 22
Current Club: Shejeh'ha Weh (Ariddia)
First WC appearance: World Cup 31

Nam Hyok-Jun

Number: 16
Position: forward
Gender: male
Age: 32
Current Club: Fort Manchester (The Lowland Clans)
First WC appearance: World Cup 28

Nam was the second Ariddian Arctic Islander to join the national team, after Aush Song.

Eo La

Number: 17
Position: defence (substitute)
Gender: male
Age: 27
Current Club: Cité-Belle Centre FC (Ariddia)
First WC appearance: World Cup 30

John Andrews

Number: 18
Position: forward (substitute)
Gender: male
Age: 21
Current Club: none
First WC appearance: World Cup 31

Christophe Argentier

Number: 19
Position: midfield (substitute)
Gender: male
Age: 26
Current Club: none
First WC appearance: World Cup 30

Ke Sho

Number: 20
Position: defence (substitute)
Gender: male
Age: 19
Current Club: none
First WC appearance: World Cup 31

Currently the youngest player on the team. Ke Sho lives in a traditional Indigenous community deep within the forests of Wueliw island. His arms and torso are painted with the motifs of his people, and his hair is rarely tidied. He speaks only Wymgani. When not wearing his team suit, or attending some formal ceremony, he will often be clad in nothing more than patanja-leaf wrappers around his waist and thighs.

Dave Rider

Number: 21
Position: forward
Gender: male
Age: 31
Current Club: Rêvane-Est FC (Ariddia)
First WC appearance: World Cup 29

Xavier Xu

Number: 22
Position: goalkeeper (substitute)
Gender: male
Age: 23
Current Club: University of Haven FC (Ariddia)
First WC appearance: World Cup 31

Xu is thought to be one of the best Ariddian football players of his generation. At the age of 19 he benefited from the ubhashinim scholarship and attended the prestigious Errinundera Football Academy.

Selan Mataitai

Number: 23
Position: defence
Gender: male
Age: 27
Current Club: Rêvane Est FC (Ariddia)
First WC appearance: World Cup 30

Caps

Italics denote a player who has now retired from the national team, or who was only a temporary member.

Statistics not not include caps earned by female players while playing for the women's national team.

Goal ranking by player

Not counting penalty shoot-outs

Italics denote a player who has now retired from the national team.

Statistics not not include goals scored by female players while playing for the women's national team.

World Cup performances

World Cup 1 (old team): host; second round
World Cup 2 (old team): quarter-finals
World Cup 3 (old team): group stages
World Cup 4 (old team): second round
World Cup 5 (old team): quarter-finals
World Cup 6 (old team): quarter-finals
World Cup 7 (old team): second round
World Cup 8 (old team): group stages
World Cup 9 (old team): group stages
World Cup 10 (old team): third
World Cup 11 (old team): group stages
World Cup 12: did not enter
World Cup 13: did not enter
World Cup 14: did not enter
World Cup 15: did not enter
World Cup 16: did not enter
World Cup 17: did not enter
World Cup 18: did not enter
World Cup 19: did not enter
World Cup 20: did not enter
World Cup 21: did not enter
World Cup 22: did not enter
World Cup 23: did not enter
World Cup 24: did not enter
World Cup 25 (new team): did not qualify

Cup of Harmony XVII (new team): did not qualify

World Cup 26 (new team): did not qualify

Cup of Harmony XVIII (new team): second round

Draggonni Inviyatii Pre WC Showcase (new team): 12th (out of 16)

World Cup 27 (new team): did not qualify

Cup of Harmony XIX (new team): second round

2nd Draggonni Inviyatii (new team): 15th (out of 24)

World Cup 28 (new team): group stages

3rd Draggonni Inviyatii (new team): 19th (out of 20)

World Cup 29 (new team): second round
World Cup 30 (new team): quarter-finals
World Cup 30 (new team): in progress

Stadia in Ariddia

Stadia in Ariddia, a relatively underdeveloped country, may well be suitable for casual and domestic games, but with the nation opening up anew to the international football stage, it was felt necessary to redo a few stadia for home matches against foreign teams.

Until recently, five stadia were used for welcoming foreign national teams: Stade National Rêvane-Sud, Wavecrest City Stadium, Haven-Port-Nouveau Stadium, Darras Olympic Stadium (in the vicinity of Rêvane), and the Arctic National Stadium. Wavecrest City Stadium was the first to host an international match, shortly before the beginning of World Cup 25: a friendly against Alasdair I Frosticus. The Arctic National Stadium was redone to current standards after World Cup 25, and was used in World Cup 26; it is located in the Ariddian Arctic Islands, and has seen only a handful of matches.

Subsequent to World Cup 30, it was decided that ubhashinim Ahwa'u Stadium would henceforth be the country's sixth international stadium.

The ulek

The ulek is an ancient Wymgani war chant performed by the team's players at the beginning of every match. For more information, see the article on the ulek.

Related links

• Bedistan national football team
• Bettia National Football Team
• Football in North-West Ariddia
• Fbrenia's national football team
• Krytenia national football team
• National team of the Macabees
• Oglethorpia national football team
• Spruitland Wabbits (Spruitland's football team)
• Starblaydia national football team
• West Ariddia's national football team
• Ariddian women's football team
• Domestic football in Ariddia