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Sel Appa National Football Team

Nickname	Turtles
Association	Football Federation of Sel Appa (FFSA)
Coach	Charles DuPont
Captain	Estevez
Top scorer	Estevez
Country Code	SEL, SAP
KPB rank	21
Highest KPB ranking	20
Lowest KPB ranking	N/A
First international Sel Appa 1-3 Casari (World Cup 30 Qualifiers, Matchday 1)
Largest win Sel Appa 7-2 Algal States Philodox Weltschmerz 0-5 Sel Appa
Worst defeat Sel Appa 0-5 Rejistania Sel Appa 0-5 Az-cz Sel Appa 0-5 Schiavonia
Highest scoring match Sel Appa 7-2 Algal States
World Cup
Appearances	2 (World Cup 33, World Cup 34)
Best result	World Cup 33,36 Round of 16

The Sel Appa national football team represents Sel Appa in international football competitions such as the World Cup and the Oxen CUP. It is controlled by the Football Federation of Sel Appa (FFSA), the governing body for football in the nation. Sel Appa ranked 21st in the world.

History

Sel Appa began their quest for international footballing dominance in World Cup 30 - without participating in a Baptism of Fire - and qualified for their first World Cup at World Cup 33. Since then, they have qualified for every World Cup, twice entering the Round of 16.

World Cups 30 to 32

Sel Appa's first three Cup runs were met with little success. The team lost more matches than it won. However, they were able to forge a record that put them on the rankings and slowly improved to enable a qualification. A very controversial match against Qutar led to Sel Appa's inability to qualify for World Cup 32, despite being very close. The opportunity came in the next Cup, when the Turtles qualified for the first time.

World Cup 33 to 36

Sel Appa first qualified for World Cup 33, placing second in the Group Stage group and losing to Demot in the Round of 16. Although the team qualified for Cups 34 and 35, it did not pass through the group stage again until World Cup 36. This Cup saw Sel Appa through second in their group, but lost again in the Round of 16 to Schiavonia.

World Cup 37

World Cup 37 marked a large change for the team with the retirement of FFSA President Henri LePoivre and 18 of the 20 players. Only Miqeulinho and Arthur Mercator V stayed on with Coach Charles DuPont to maintain a constant for the incoming players. It is currently speculated that females will be allowed to play on the team.

Home Stadium

Sel Appa's National Stadium is Turtle Stadium, also known as Grand Nemnenait Stadium. Turtle Stadium is the home of the Nemnen Turtles and is the largest stadium in Sel Appa. It's capacity is 128,000 for football matches and can be expanded for concerts or other events.

World Cup Record

• World Cup 1 to 29 - Did not enter
• World Cup 30 - Did not qualify
• World Cup 31 - Did not qualify
• World Cup 32 - Did not qualify
• World Cup 33 - Round of 16
• World Cup 34 - Group Stage
• World Cup 35 - Group Stage
• World Cup 36 - Round of 16

Tournaments Won

Oxen CUP 2 -- Sel Appa 1-0 (a.e.t.) Jeru FC

Sel Appan Coaches

• World Cup 30 to present: Charles DuPont

Former Players

• 01 GK Vasily Kashchenko (7 caps)
• 02 GK Dominique Pidon (7 caps)
• 03 DF Qrif Qa (1 cap)
• 04 DF Richard Smythe (2 caps)
• 04 DF Phil Lo (5 caps)
• 05 DF Wilhelm Van der Spart (2 caps)
• 05 DF Kash Vasou (5 caps)
• 06 DF Bernard Apple (7 caps)
• 07 DF Jimmy Peech (7 caps)
• 08 DF Fo Chang (7 caps)
• 09 MF Pho Nguyen (4 caps)
• 10 MF Jacques (La)Tortue (7 caps)
• 11 MF Colin Patette (7 caps)
• 12 MF Chaim Steinberg (7 caps)
• 13 MF Michael Gold (7 caps)
• 14 MF Theo Matou (2 caps)
• 14 MF Zik Bam (5 caps)
• 15 MF Larry Emerson (2 caps)
• 15 MF Arthur Mercator IV (5 caps)
• 16 FW Alan Dubrov (7 caps)
• 17 FW George Bedding (7 caps)
• 18 FW Fuji Kawagaji (7 caps)
• 19 FW Lee Rehsom (3 caps)
• 20 FW Estevez (7 caps)
• 21 FW Alex Nart (7 caps)

See Also

• Football Federation of Sel Appa
• Professional Sports in Sel Appa