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This page contains information on the current football team of the People’s Democratic Social Republic of Ariddia. The team is not currently competing in the World Cup.

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.

Roster

GK: Sandrine Leduc (1)
DEF: Yves al Jahdali (9) ; E Te (3) ; Phillip Lukeson (18) ; Tim Wald (14) ; Jean Kitenge (11)
MID: Ue Alt (cpt; 12); Michael Swimmer (21) ; Ta I (17)
ATT: Frédéric Clément (8) ; E Lel (20)

Substitutes:
GK: Ludovic Hue (4) ; Karim Chem (22)
DEF: Kolo Kouassi (7) ; Anan Bounthaiyavong (16) ; James Fields (5) ; Peter Roberts (13)
MID: André Delherbe (15) ; John Sanjeeb (19) ; Uol Lat (6)
ATT: Clémentine Ramirez (2) ; Ismail Faraj (10)

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.

Matches

Won/Drawn/Lost: 1 0 0
Current World ranking: N/A
Goals scored: 6
Goals conceded: 3

• Ariddia v. Tanah Burung: 6-3 (friendly)

So far, the team has played only one game, a friendly away match against Tanah Burung. However, the Ariddian Football Association has announced that the Rouge-et-Noirs will be taking part in World Cup 25, ending their 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: 24
Current Club: Cité-Belle FC (Ariddia)

A tall woman, with long blond hair, and green-blue eyes. Though she has earned the right to be considered Ariddia’s top goalkeeper, facing international competition will be an extreme test of her abilities. Though skilled, she lacks experience. Her country has been absent from the international stage too long.

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

Clémentine Ramirez

Number: 2
Position: forward (substitute)
Gender: female
Age: 18
Current Club: none

E Te

Number: 3
Position: defence
Gender: male
Age: 23
Current Club: Port-Cerin FC (Ariddia)

Ludovic Hue

Number: 4
Position: goalkeeper (substitute)
Gender: male
Age: 22
Current Club: Milpointe FC (Ariddia)

James Fields

Number: 5
Position: defence (substitute)
Gender: male
Age: 19
Current Club: Rêvane City FC (Ariddia)

Uol Lat

Number: 6
Position: midfield (substitute)
Gender: male
Age: 24
Current Club: Raan-sur-Colline FC (Ariddia)

Kolo Kouassi

Number: 7
Position: defence (substitute)
Gender: male
Age: 20
Current Club: E'alul FC (Ariddia)

Frédéric Clément

Number: 8
Position: forward
Gender: male
Age: 22
Current Club: Ceridhton Macks (Audioslavia)

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 will probably be on Clément and fellow forward player E Lel (#20).

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: 23
Current Club: Ceridhton United (Audioslavia)

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 expected to play most matches. 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 new, young, inexperienced team. al Jahdali is there to limit the risk of that happening.

Ismail Faraj

Number: 10
Position: forward (substitute)
Gender: male
Age: 18
Current Club: Rêvane City FC (Ariddia)

Jean Kitenge

Number: 11
Position: defence
Gender: male
Age: 22
Current Club: Ceridhton United (Audioslavia)

Ue Alt

Number: 12
Position: midfield; captain
Gender: male
Age: 24
Current Club: Rêvane-Est FC (Ariddia)

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 will be 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 sorely lacking in experience faced with the best nations in the world. . .

Peter Roberts

Number: 13
Position: defence (substitute)
Gender: male
Age: 23
Current Club: University of Rêvane FC (Ariddia)

Tim Wald

Number: 14
Position: defence
Gender: male
Age: 20
Current Club: Ousevale Borough (Krytenia)

André Delherbe

Number: 15
Position: midfield (substitute)
Gender: male
Age: 19
Current Club: Club Espérence (Ariddia)

Anan Bounthaiyavong

Number: 16
Position: defence (substitute)
Gender: male
Age: 21
Current Club: Llil Club Lizards (Ariddia)

Ta I

Number: 17
Position: midfield
Gender: female
Age: 19
Current Club: Rêvane City FC (Ariddia)

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

Phillip Lukeson

Number: 18
Position: defence
Gender: male
Age: 21
Current Club: Llil Club Lizards (Ariddia)

John Sanjeeb

Number: 19
Position: midfield (substitute)
Gender: male
Age: 19
Current Club: none

E Lel

Number: 20
Position: forward
Gender: male
Age: 20
Current Club: Dereapolis City (Krytenia)

Lel will be leading the attack along with Frédéric Clément (#8), and will be trying to live up to the past models set by previous attacking duos in the history of Ariddian football. Lel has darker skin than most Indigenous Ariddians, dark hair, and is slightly shorter than most of his team-mates.

Michael Swimmer

Number: 21
Position: midfield
Gender: male
Age: 22
Current Club: none

Karim Chem

Number: 22
Position: goalkeeper (substitute)
Gender: male
Age: 22
Current Club: OrnyNoirs Thelorze (Ariddia)

Caps

Goal ranking by player

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, four stadia are used for welcoming foreign national teams: Stade National Rêvane-Sud, Wavecrest City Stadium, Haven-Port-Nouveau Stadium, and Darras Olympic Stadium (in the vicinity of Rêvane).

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
• Oglethorpia national football team
• Starblaydia national football team
• West Ariddia's national football team
• Domestic football in Ariddia