Ariddia national football team

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Ariddia (new team: WC25 onwards)
Nickname les Rouge-et-Noirs
Association Ariddian Football Association
Coach Adam Seul
Most caps Ue Alt, 84
Top scorer Frédéric Clément, 34 goals
First International
Ariddia 6 - 3 Tanah Burung
(Tanah Burung, friendly)
Largest win
Berner Street 0 – 5 Ariddia
(Ariddia, World Cup 27, qualifying)
Worst defeat
Ariddia 0 - 5 Legalese
(Legalese, World Cup 26, qualifying)

New Montreal States 7 - 2 Ariddia
(ASMV, Draggonni Inviyatii Pre WC Showcase, qualifying)
Ariddia 1 - 6 Tadjikistan
(ASMV, 2nd Draggonni Inviyatii, qualifying)

World Cup
Appearances 3 (First in World Cup 25)
Best result qualified for the first time in World Cup 28
Ariddia (old team: WC1 to WC11)
Nickname les Rouge-et-Noirs
Association Ariddian Football Association
Coach varied
Most caps no available statistics; estimated to have been Ranjit Khan
Top scorer no available statistics
First International
Bravlek 0 - 0 Ariddia
(World Cup 1, group stages)
Largest win
Ariddia 6 - 0 Etria
(World Cup 7 qualifying)
Worst defeat
Livland 7 - 3 Ariddia
(World Cup 1, second round)
World Cup
Appearances 11 (First in World Cup 1)
Best result Third (World Cup 10)


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 28:

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); Hanifah Kyaw (3)
ATT: Frédéric Clément (8); Ismail Faraj (10); Clémentine Ramirez (2)

Substitutes:
GK: Ludovic Hue (4); Awad al Maharmeh (22)
DEF: 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); William Smith (15) ; Nam Hyok-Jun (16)


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 33
Uol Lat (mid, 6), now aged 36
Karim Chem (gk, 22), now aged 34
E Te (def, 3), now aged 35
E Lel (fwd, 20), now aged 32
Kolo Kouassi (def, 7), now aged 32
André Delherbe (mid, 15), now aged 31
Anan Bounthaiyavong (def, 16), now aged 33

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.

Colours

Home

Ariddia07.jpg

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

AriddiaAway07.jpg

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: 86
Won/Drawn/Lost: 28 17 41
Current World ranking: 40th
Goals scored: 128
Goals conceded: 162

For more of Ariddia's matches in this Cup, see the article on World Cup 25.
For more of Ariddia's matches in this competition, see the article on the Cup of Harmony.
For more of Ariddia's matches in this Cup, see the article on World Cup 26.
For more of Ariddia's matches in this Cup, see the article on Cup of Harmony XVIII.
For more of Ariddia's matches in this Cup, see the article on the Draggonni Inviyatii Pre WC Showcase.
For more of Ariddia's matches in this Cup, see the article on World Cup 27.
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 8, with a 1-0 win over Elrich in the final qualifying match.

Head-to-head statistics

Tanah Burung

Played: 1
(1-0-0)
Goals: 6-3

Alasdair I Frosticus

Played: 1
(0-0-1)
Goals: 2-6

Bram the Bored

Played: 1
(1-0-0)
Goals: 3-0

Backwardistan

Played: 1
(0-0-1)
Goals: 0-3

Nouvelle Macedoine

Played: 1
(0-1-0)
Goals: 0-0

Chicanada

Played: 3
(1-1-1)
Goals: 4-5

System Karela

Played: 2
(1-0-1)
Goals: 1-1

Israel4Ever

Played: 2
(1-0-1)
Goals: 2-3

Alan Shearer Heaven

Played: 2
(0-1-1)
Goals: 2-4

Milchama

Played: 2
(0-0-2)
Goals: 1-5

Limbrogidlia

Played: 2
(0-1-1)
Goals: 3-4

Oglethorpia

Played: 2
(0-0-2)
Goals: 1-4

Liverpool England

Played: 2
(0-0-2)
Goals: 1-4

Druida

Played: 2
(0-0-2)
Goals: 0-4

Fmjphoenix

Played: 2
(0-0-2)
Goals: 1-3

Cuation

Played: 1
(0-1-0)
Goals: 2-2

Pastorville

Played: 2
(0-0-2)
Goals: 0-4

Elrich

Played: 3
(2-1-0)
Goals: 3-1

The Lowland Clans

Played: 1
(1-0-0)
Goals: 3-2

Tonissia

Played: 2
(0-0-2)
Goals: 1-8

Lovisa

Played: 2
(2-0-0)
Goals: 5-3

Audioslavia

Played: 4
(0-0-4)
Goals: 1-11

Thergo

Played: 2
(2-0-0)
Goals: 6-2

Legalese

Played: 2
(0-1-1)
Goals: 3-8

Havl

Played: 2
(0-2-0)
Goals: 5-5

Nanakaland

Played: 1
(1-0-0)
Goals: 1-0

Collonie

Played: 1
(1-0-0)
Goals: 2-0

Nedalia

Played: 3
(0-0-3)
Goals: 3-7

Hypocria

Played: 2
(1-0-1)
Goals: 2-1

Sarzonia

Played: 1
(0-1-0)
Goals: 3-3

New Montreal States

Played: 1
(0-0-1)
Goals: 2-7

Andossa Se Mitrin Vega

Played: 1
(0-1-0)
Goals: 3-3

The Islands of Qutar

Played: 1
(0-0-1)
Goals: 0-2

Wentland

Played: 2
(0-1-1)
Goals: 4-5

Kelse

Played: 3
(1-2-0)
Goals: 6-4

Berner Street

Played: 2
(2-0-0)
Goals: 7-1

Pedriana

Played: 2
(1-0-1)
Goals: 3-3

Ocmeoub

Played: 2
(1-0-1)
Goals: 4-3

Commerce Heights

Played: 2
(0-1-1)
Goals: 2-4

Georgeonia

Played: 1
(1-0-0)
Goals: 2-0

Bazalonia

Played: 2
(2-0-0)
Goals: 5-1

Tadjikistan

Played: 2
(0-1-1)
Goals: 1-6

Qazox

Played: 1
(0-0-1)
Goals: 0-2

The Kazoo Peoples

Played: 1
(0-0-1)
Goals: 4-4 (5-4 PEN)

Dorian and Sonya

Played: 1
(1-0-0)
Goals: 3-0

Spaam

Played: 2
(1-1-0)
Goals: 3-2

Raging Penguins

Played: 2
(2-0-0)
Goals: 5-1

Spaamanian Plijous

Played: 2
(1-0-1)
Goals: 3-3

The Emperialist

Played: 2
(1-0-1)
Goals: 4-2

Rejistania

Played: 2
(0-0-2)
Goals: 2-6

       

Players

Players to watch out for include Sandrine Leduc (#1), Frédéric Clément (#8), Yves al Jahdali (#9), Ue Alt (#12), Ta I (#17) and Hanifah Kyaw (#3).

Sandrine Leduc

Number: 1
Position: goalkeeper
Gender: female
Age: 36
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. World Cup 28 may well be the 36-year-old's final participation in an international competition.

Clémentine Ramirez

Number: 2
Position: forward
Gender: female
Age: 30
Current Club: FC Sébazac (Nouvelle Macedoine)
First WC appearance: World Cup 25

Hanifah Kyaw

Number: 3
Position: midfield
Gender: female
Age: 20
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 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.

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.

Ludovic Hue

Number: 4
Position: goalkeeper (substitute)
Gender: male
Age: 34
Current Club: FC Sébazac (Nouvelle Macedoine)
First WC appearance: World Cup 25

James Fields

Number: 5
Position: defence (substitute)
Gender: male
Age: 31
Current Club: Rêvane City FC (Ariddia)
First WC appearance: World Cup 25

Wol Eosh

Number: 6
Position: midfield (substitute)
Gender: female
Age: 26
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 requested her extradition on a charge of petty theft, and attempted to have her seized by the Audioslavian authorities during World Cup 26. The PDSRA subsequently denied the extradition request.

Aush Song

Number: 7
Position: defence (substitute)
Gender: male
Age: 23
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. He integrated the team at the age of just 19.

Frédéric Clément

Number: 8
Position: forward
Gender: male
Age: 34
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: 34
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: 30
Current Club: Union Sportive d'Albinhac (Nouvelle Macedoine)
First WC appearance: World Cup 25

Jean Kitenge

Number: 11
Position: defence
Gender: male
Age: 34
Current Club: Ceridhton United (Audioslavia)
First WC appearance: World Cup 25

Ue Alt

Number: 12
Position: midfield; captain
Gender: male
Age: 36
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.

World Cup 28 may well be the 36-year-old's final participation in an international competition.

Peter Roberts

Number: 13
Position: defence (substitute)
Gender: male
Age: 34
Current Club: Union Sportive d'Albinhac (Nouvelle Macedoine)
First WC appearance: World Cup 25

Tim Wald

Number: 14
Position: defence
Gender: male
Age: 32
Current Club: Ousevale Borough (Krytenia)
First WC appearance: World Cup 25

William Smith

Number: 15
Position: forward (substitute)
Gender: male
Age: 23
Current Club: none
First WC appearance: World Cup 28

Smith is the only non-professional player in the team. Before joining the national team, he competed as part of Ariddia's male Olympic team in the Tyrellian Ylompic Games.

Nam Hyok-Jun

Number: 16
Position: forward (substitute)
Gender: male
Age: 20
Current Club: Fetuo FC (Ariddian Arctic Islands)
First WC appearance: World Cup 28

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

Ta I

Number: 17
Position: midfield
Gender: female
Age: 31
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: 28
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: 31
Current Club: FC Sébazac (Nouvelle Macedoine)
First WC appearance: World Cup 25

Eot Ja

Number: 20
Position: defence (substitute)
Gender: male
Age: 28
Current Club: Meldenburg (Andossa Se Mitrin Vega)
First WC appearance: World Cup 27

Michael Swimmer

Number: 21
Position: midfield
Gender: male
Age: 34
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: 27
Current Club: Eyu’ao FC (Ariddia)
First WC appearance: World Cup 27

Ul U

Number: 23
Position: forward (substitute)
Gender: male
Age: 30
Current Club: Kelsey (Andossa Se Mitrin Vega)
First WC appearance: World Cup 26

Caps

# Player Caps
1 Ue Alt 84
2 Sandrine Leduc 77
2 Ta I 77
4 Michael Swimmer 75
5 Ismail Faraj 74
6 Yves al Jahdali 73
7 Frédéric Clément 70
8 Clémentine Ramirez 65
9 André Delherbe 59
10 Tim Wald 53
11 Jean Kitenge 46
12 E Lel 42
13 John Sanjeeb 33
14 E Te 32
15 Peter Roberts 27
15 James Fields 27
15 Hanifah Kyaw 27
18 Ul U 20
19 Phillip Lukeson 19
19 Cyril Lange 19
21 Anan Bounthaiyavong 18
22 Ludovic Hue 14
23 Wol Eosh 13
24 Uol Lat 12
24 Kolo Kouassi 12
26 Nam Hyok-Jun 8
27 Eot Ja 6
28 Aush Song 5
28 William Smith 5
30 Karim Chem 4
30 Carl Labarque 4
32 Awad al Maharmeh 3
33 Michelle Dru 2
33 Ie Ewe 2
35 Jeanne Finnan 1

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

# Player Goals
1 Frédéric Clément 34
2 Hanifah Kyaw 25
3 Ismail Faraj 14
4 Ue Alt 11
4 Clémentine Ramirez 11
6 E Lel 10
7 Michael Swimmer 5
7 Ta I 5
9 Cyril Lange 4
10 John Sanjeeb 3
10 André Delherbe 3
12 Ul U 2
13 Wol Eosh 1
13 Michelle Dru 1
13 Jean Kitenge 1
16 - -
17 - -
18 - -
19 - -
20 - -

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): currently underway

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.


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