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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 is the squad announced for Ariddia's participation in World Cup 27:

GK: Sandrine Leduc (1)
DEF: Yves al Jahdali (9); Tim Wald (14); Jean Kitenge (11)
MID: Ue Alt (cpt; 12); Michael Swimmer (21); Ta I (17); André Delherbe (15)
ATT: Frédéric Clément (8); Ismail Faraj (10); Clémentine Ramirez (2)

Substitutes:
GK: Ludovic Hue (4); Awad al Maharmeh (22)
DEF: Anan Bounthaiyavong (16); Peter Roberts (13); James Fields (5); Eot Ja (20); Aush Song (7)
MID: John Sanjeeb (19); Wol Eosh (6); Cyril Lange (18)
ATT: Ul U (23); Hanifah Kyaw (3)

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 29
Uol Lat (mid, 6), now aged 32
Karim Chem (gk, 22), now aged 30
E Te (def, 3), now aged 31
E Lel (fwd, 20), now aged 28
Kolo Kouassi (def, 7), now aged 28

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: 51
Won/Drawn/Lost: 12 11 28
Current World ranking: 62nd
Goals scored: 67
Goals conceded: 110

• 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.

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

Head-to-head statistics

Players

Players to watch out for include Sandrine Leduc (#1), Frédéric Clément (#8), Yves al Jahdali (#9), Ue Alt (#12), Ta I (#17) and E Lel (#20).

Sandrine Leduc

Number: 1
Position: goalkeeper
Gender: female
Age: 32
Current Club: Union Sportive d'Albinhac (Nouvelle Macedoine)
First WC appearance: World Cup 25

A tall woman, with long blond hair, and green-blue eyes. Initially lacking experience, she has increased in skill over recent years.

Leduc wears the captain’s armband whenever Alt is not playing.

Clémentine Ramirez

Number: 2
Position: forward
Gender: female
Age: 26
Current Club: FC Sébazac (Nouvelle Macedoine)
First WC appearance: World Cup 25

Hanifah Kyaw

Number: 3
Position: forward (substitute)
Gender: female
Age: 16
Current Club: Kelsey (Andossa Se Mitrin Vega)
First WC appearance: World Cup 27

The youngest player ever to join the national team, at the age of 16, Kyaw is a lively, enthusiastic young woman. She has long dark hair, mostly Oriental features, and dark yellowish skin bordering on a brownish hue. She has already joined Frédéric Clément as one of the unofficial spokespersons of the team, and seems perpetually optimistic and cheerful.

Ludovic Hue

Number: 4
Position: goalkeeper (substitute)
Gender: male
Age: 30
Current Club: FC Sébazac (Nouvelle Macedoine)
First WC appearance: World Cup 25

James Fields

Number: 5
Position: defence (substitute)
Gender: male
Age: 27
Current Club: Rêvane City FC (Ariddia)
First WC appearance: World Cup 25

Wol Eosh

Number: 6
Position: midfield (substitute)
Gender: female
Age: 22
Current Club: Tua Monafu (Andossa Se Mitrin Vega)
First WC appearance: World Cup 26

A young, West Ariddian-born woman, Eosh was granted Ariddian citizenship shortly before World Cup 26. She was born in poverty, and emigrated with the help of family members already settled in communist Ariddia. Her brown skin is slightly paler than that of most Wymgani, and her hair is dark brown. West Ariddia is requesting her extradition on a charge of petty theft, and Ariddia’s delay in processing the request has created a little tension between the two countries.

She replaces Uol Lat, who has retired from the international stage although he still plays for Arcadia Sport Vereniging '06 in Uhuh-Topia.

Aush Song

Number: 7
Position: defence (substitute)
Gender: male
Age: 19
Current Club: Kelsey (Andossa Se Mitrin Vega)
First WC appearance: World Cup 27

Song is the first football player from the Ariddian Arctic Islands ever to join the national team. A young man with brownish skin and dark hair, Song had never been to Ariddia before, and is still getting used to life in the Isles.

Frédéric Clément

Number: 8
Position: forward
Gender: male
Age: 30
Current Club: Ceridhton Macks (Audioslavia)
First WC appearance: World Cup 25

Traditionally, Ariddian football has always relied quite heavily on its leading forward pair – the most famous being Raphael and Myrtille Ford, and their predecessor Terry Singh. So all eyes are generally on Clément and fellow forward players Faraj (#10) and Ramirez (#2).

Clément has dark brown hair, and a youngish look – younger even than his years. He is quite charismatic, with a quick grin and a friendly attitude towards journalists – and people in general.

Yves al Jahdali

Number: 9
Position: defence
Gender: male
Age: 31
Current Club: Ceridhton United (Audioslavia)
First WC appearance: World Cup 25

al Jahdali, tall, impassive-looking, with fairly long black hair and dark eyes, is said to be the cohesive force behind Ariddia’s defence, and is the only player never to have missed a match. In the early years of the Cup, Ariddia’s weakness was often its defence, a weakness later remedied but which may spring up again with a still relatively inexperienced team. al Jahdali is there to limit the risk of that happening.

Ismail Faraj

Number: 10
Position: forward
Gender: male
Age: 26
Current Club: Union Sportive d'Albinhac (Nouvelle Macedoine)
First WC appearance: World Cup 25

Jean Kitenge

Number: 11
Position: defence
Gender: male
Age: 30
Current Club: Ceridhton United (Audioslavia)
First WC appearance: World Cup 25

Ue Alt

Number: 12
Position: midfield; captain
Gender: male
Age: 32
Current Club: FC Sébazac (Nouvelle Macedoine)
First WC appearance: World Cup 25

The team’s captain – an Indigenous Ariddian (or Wymgani) with light brown skin, somewhat ruffled-looking brown hair, and serious green eyes – is only the fourth person to captain Ariddia’s football team, after Michel Boulanger, Ranjit Khan and Wn Wahd. Thus it is up to Alt to pick up where his predecessors left off. He is seen as a capable leader, liked and trusted by his team-mates, but, like the rest of the team, he is still relatively inexperienced faced with the best nations in the world. . .

Peter Roberts

Number: 13
Position: defence (substitute)
Gender: male
Age: 31
Current Club: Union Sportive d'Albinhac (Nouvelle Macedoine)
First WC appearance: World Cup 25

Tim Wald

Number: 14
Position: defence
Gender: male
Age: 28
Current Club: Ousevale Borough (Krytenia)
First WC appearance: World Cup 25

André Delherbe

Number: 15
Position: midfield
Gender: male
Age: 27
Current Club: FC Sébazac (Nouvelle Macedoine)
First WC appearance: World Cup 25

Anan Bounthaiyavong

Number: 16
Position: defence (substitute)
Gender: male
Age: 29
Current Club: Asuncion (Andossa Se Mitrin Vega)
First WC appearance: World Cup 25

Ta I

Number: 17
Position: midfield
Gender: female
Age: 27
Current Club: Tapia Reis (Andossa Se Mitrin Vega)
First WC appearance: World Cup 25

I, an Indigenous Ariddian, is a versatile player that some are already comparing to Ranjit Khan. Although not as talented perhaps as some of her team-mates, she has proved herself a solid, reliable presence on the field, with an ability to adapt to a variety of situations and defend as well as she attacks.

Cyril Lange

Number: 18
Position: midfield (substitute)
Gender: male
Age: 24
Current Club: Tojas FC (Ariddia)
First WC appearance: World Cup 26

Lange is the great-grandson of the famous Lily Mayantar, but was born in Ariddia of her emigrant grand-daughter. He is reputed to be a skilled player himself, although he has had few opportunities to prove himself so far. He has red-tinged blond hair, and very pale brown skin.

John Sanjeeb

Number: 19
Position: midfield (substitute)
Gender: male
Age: 27
Current Club: FC Sébazac (Nouvelle Macedoine)
First WC appearance: World Cup 25

Eot Ja

Number: 20
Position: defence (substitute)
Gender: male
Age: 24
Current Club: Meldenburg (Andossa Se Mitrin Vega)
First WC appearance: World Cup 27

Michael Swimmer

Number: 21
Position: midfield
Gender: male
Age: 30
Current Club: Union Sportive d'Albinhac (Nouvelle Macedoine)
First WC appearance: World Cup 25

Awad al Maharmeh

Number: 22
Position: goalkeeper (substitute)
Gender: male
Age: 23
Current Club: Eyu’ao FC (Ariddia)
First WC appearance: World Cup 27

Ul U

Number: 23
Position: forward (substitute)
Gender: male
Age: 26
Current Club: Kelsey (Andossa Se Mitrin Vega)
First WC appearance: World Cup 26

Caps

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

Goal ranking by player

Not counting penalty shoot-outs

Italics denote a player who has now retired from the 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)

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.

At present, five stadia are 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.

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
• Domestic football in Ariddia