Starblaydia national football team
Nickname | Officially None (formerly The Blades) | Association | Starblaydi Football Association | Manager | Nikola Lazerevski | Most Caps | Simeone Di Bradini (84) | Top Scorer | Simeone Di Bradini (44) | ContentsOverviewThe Starblaydia national football team represents Starblaydia in international football competitions such as the World Cup and the Atlantian Oceania Championships. It is controlled by the Starblaydi Football Association (SFA), the governing body for football in the nation. Starblaydia are perhaps the most successful of the Atlantian Oceania nations who have not won the World Cup. Whereas regional rivals Crystilakere, Vilita, Bedistan and Sarzonia have all won the World Cup in its recent history, Starblaydia are perhaps the strongest of the AO nations not on that list. Starblaydia have won the Atlantian Oceania Cup of Association Football - the premier regional football tournament in the world - three times, second only to the great NEWI Cefn Druids teams of the past, who hold four AOCAF trophies in their cabinet far, far away. The Starblaydia Under-21s won the 14th Under-21 World Cup. The other trophy in the national cabinet is that of the Four Nations Invitational.
HistoryWorld Cup 15Starblaydia first entered the World Cup Qualifiers for World Cup 15 in an attempt to travel to The Eagles Nest and Eauz. Led by Ryan Garry, Starblaydia were ranked 115th in the World thanks to their impressive debut a year earlier at the 3rd Under-21 World Cup. Their first Qualifying match ended in defeat away at the hands of regionmates Vilita, with Nikola Lazerevski scoring Starblaydia's first senior goal. These Qualifiers saw Starblaydia's perhaps most-impressive ever victory, defeating Dance 2 Revolution 5-1 in Starblaydia to record what would be the best-ever victory for many years. The first international hat-trick by a Starblaydia player came in this match as Lazerevski bagged three, with Stefan Haldorsson and Guylain N'Dumbu-Nsungu rounding out the 5-1 thrashing. A 3-2 victory over Vilita in the return leg and 3-1 over Svecia. Overall Starblaydia ended up with a 6-6-6 record, scoring 31 goals and conceeding 26 in their 18 matches. Cup of Harmony 7By finishing 7th out of 9 in their Qualifying Group, Starblaydia were invited to enter the Cup of Harmony. Simeone Di Bradini scored his first ever goals for the senior side as he bagged two of the three goals Starblaydia scored in all their six matches. Lazerevski also bagged one, but Starblaydia won two, drew one and lost three of their Group Stage matches in Krytenia and Melmond. International Recreation Cup 1Starblaydia's first non World Cup-related tournament was in Cockbill Street. With what some would consider now to be a historical 'dream team' striking partnership of Lazerevski and Di Bradini, Starblaydia scored precisely zero goals in five matches. It also included the first meeting with the soon-to-be very familiar NEWI Cefn Druids. It also provoked much dislike for Streetian-held tournaments. Starbladyia in IRC1:
Home StadiumStarblaydia do not have a single 'national stadium' like many other nations, instead the national team takes on the role of a travelling cricus and tours the nation's primary stadia to bring the team to all parts of the country for home matches. Jhanna City's Jader Barbahlo stadium is the largest in the country, seating 96,000 fans and is most often used for the most-important occasions. The main Stadia in the cities of Jhanna, Tabeck, Corinth, Vecchio and Penningworth play host to the national team most regularly.
World Cup Record
AOCAF Record
Distinguished PlayersAs of the World Cup 23 Qualifiers, the twenty most-capped players for Starblaydia are:
* denotes a player still playing or available for selection.
Top Starblaydia goalscorers
* denotes a player still playing or available for selection.
Starblaydia Managers
Team Records
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