Ariddia national football team

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Ariddia (new team: WC25 onwards)
Nickname les Rouge-et-Noirs
Association Ariddian Football Association
Coach Evgheny Melenciuc (since World Cup 29)
Most caps Ta I, 107
Top scorer Hanifah Kyaw, 63 goals
First International
Ariddia 6 - 3 Tanah Burung
(Tanah Burung, friendly)
Largest win
Berner Street 0 – 5 Ariddia
(Ariddia, World Cup 27, qualifying)

Los Mexicos 0 – 5 Ariddia
(Ariddia, World Cup 30, qualifying)
Nouvelle Angleterre 0 – 5 Ariddia
(Ariddia, World Cup 30, qualifying)
against a club
Kelsey Purple Knights (Vegan club) 0 – 5 Ariddia
(ASMV, 3rd Draggonni Inviyatii)
Ariddian Inter-Territorial Cup
ESAT 0 – 48 Ariddia
(Gnatanamo, Ariddian Inter-Territorial Cup)

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)
Ariddia 0 - 5 Jeruselem
(ASMV, 3rd Draggonni Inviyatii)

World Cup
Appearances 6 (First in World Cup 25)
Best result quarter-finals (World Cup 30)
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 will be the squad 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

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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: 140
Won/Drawn/Lost: 63 23 54
Current World ranking: 16th
Goals scored: 314
Goals conceded: 228

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 28, 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: 4
(2-1-1)
Goals: 10-7

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: 4
(0-0-4)
Goals: 1-6

Cuation

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

Pastorville

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

Elrich

Played: 5
(4-1-0)
Goals: 8-2

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

Andossa Se Mitrin Vega

Played: 2
(0-1-1)
Goals: 3-5

The Islands of Qutar

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

Wentland

Played: 4
(1-1-2)
Goals: 7-10

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: 3
(3-0-0)
Goals: 7-2

Tadjikistan

Played: 3
(1-1-1)
Goals: 3-7

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

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

Bedistan

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

Turori

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

Jeruselem

Played: 3
(1-0-2)
Goals: 3-10

The Archregimancy

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

Kelsey Purple Knights (Vegan club)

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

North-West Ariddia

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

ESAT

Played: 1
(1-0-0)
Goals: 48-0

Gnatanamo

Played: 1
(1-0-0)
Goals: 17-1

West Ariddia

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

Artoonia

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

Sliponia

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

Khenas

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

Mahaliastan

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

Squornshelous

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

Total n Utter Insanity

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

Uncle Pete

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

Maxxe

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

Ropa-Topia

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

Rordia

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

Virginia Nova

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

Nouvelle Angleterre

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

Yafor 2

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

Los Mexico

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

Lylybium

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

Spruitland

Played: 2
(0-1-1)
Goals: 6-5

McPsychoville

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

Northern Caesarea

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

Oliverry

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

           

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

# Player Caps
1 Ta I 107
2 Sandrine Leduc 105
3 Ismail Faraj 103
4 Clémentine Ramirez 95
5 Ue Alt 94
6 Michael Swimmer 78
7 Yves al Jahdali 76
7 Tim Wald 76
9 Frédéric Clément 73
10 Hanifah Kyaw 64
11 André Delherbe 59
11 John Sanjeeb 59
13 Wol Eosh 57
14 James Fields 55
15 Jean Kitenge 49
16 Ul U 47
17 Thérèse Chantier 45
18 Nam Hyok-Jun 43
19 E Lel 42
20 Peter Roberts 36
21 Eot Ja 35
21 Tadjou Sheyi Senaya 35
23 E Te 32
24 Aush Song 29
24 Uha Teh 29
26 Cyril Lange 28
27 Awad al Maharmeh 27
28 Michelle Dru 23
29 Nathalie Simon 21
30 Phillip Lukeson 19
31 Anan Bounthaiyavong 18
32 William Smith 17
33 Chloé al Safi 16
34 Ludovic Hue 15
35 Uol Lat 12
35 Kolo Kouassi 12
35 Julien Prévert 12
38 Jeanne Finnan 8
38 Dave Rider 8
40 Karim Chem 4
40 Carl Labarque 4
40 Christophe Argentier 4
40 Selan Mataitai 4
40 Keshet Zandberg 4
45 Cécile Granville 3
45 Trevor Komu 3
45 Eo La 3
48 Ie Ewe 2

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 Hanifah Kyaw 63
2 Frédéric Clément 34
2 Ismail Faraj 34
4 Clémentine Ramirez 31
5 Ta I 19
6 Ul U 18
7 Tadjou Sheyi Senaya 15
8 Ue Alt 14
8 John Sanjeeb 14
10 Nam Hyok-Jun 11
11 E Lel 10
11 Wol Eosh 10
13 Michelle Dru 8
14 Michael Swimmer 5
15 Cyril Lange 4
15 Chloé al Safi 4
17 André Delherbe 3
17 Thérèse Chantier 3
17 Uha Teh 3
20 James Fields 2
20 Nathalie Simon 2
22 Jean Kitenge 1
22 Tim Wald 1
22 Keshet Zandberg 1
22 Trevor Komu 1
22 Jeanne Finnan 1

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-finald

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.


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