Unofficial national football team representing the partially recognised Luhansk People's Republic
Luhansk People's Republic |
Association | Luhansk Football Union (Луганский футбольный союз) |
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Confederation | ConIFA |
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Head coach | Anatoliy Kuksov |
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Home stadium | Avanhard Stadium (Luhansk) |
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First international |
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Abkhazia 1–0 Luhansk PR (Sukhumi; 29 May 2015) |
Biggest win |
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Luhansk PR 3–1 Donetsk PR (Luhansk; 19 September 2015) |
Biggest defeat |
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Donetsk PR 4–1 Luhansk PR (Donetsk; 14 May 2015) |
CONIFA European Football Cup |
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Appearances | 0 |
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The Luhansk People's Republic football team (or Lugansk)[1] was a team representing the Luhansk People's Republic (LPR), a disputed Russian republic in eastern Ukraine.[a] The team was not affiliated with FIFA or UEFA and therefore cannot compete for the FIFA World Cup or the UEFA European Championship. Occasionally, the LPR team has been a member of CONIFA, although it currently was not as of November 2022.[2]
History
The Luhansk Football Union was founded on October 4, 2014. FC Zorya Luhansk alumnus Anatoliy Kuksov coached the team prior to his death in January 2022. The LPR team took part in the 2018 CONIFA World Football Cup qualification but failed to make it through to the finals. Sascha Düerkop, general secretary of CONIFA, stated that he did not agree with the LPR team politically — comparing them negatively with the Chagossians — but that "that was not the point" and they were allowed to compete.[3] CONIFA were criticised for supporting "Russia-backed separatism."[4][5] The LPR team was scheduled to take part in the 2019 CONIFA European Football Cup but later withdrew.[6][7]
International results
Abkhazia v Luhansk People's Republic 5 May 2015 (2015-29-05) Friendly | Abkhazia | 1–0 | Luhansk People's Republic | Republican Stadium, Sukhumi |
Win Draw Loss
See also
Notes
References
- ^ "Karabakh hosting most prestigious of unrecognised sporting events". 3 June 2019.
- ^ "Sámi footballers go to disputed conflict area to play ball with Ukrainian separatists". The Independent Barents Observer.
- ^ Hendicott, James (2019). CONIFA: Football for the Forgotten. Lulu.com. ISBN 9780244173630 – via Google Books.
- ^ "CONIFA alternative World Cup boosts Russia-backed separatism". 27 June 2018.
- ^ "CONIFA alternative World Cup boosts Russia-backed separatism". www.unian.info.
- ^ "Conifa – a Place for the Misplaced | SportsNewsIRELAND". Archived from the original on 2019-09-25. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ "Match schedule: CONIFA Sportsbet.io European Football Cup 2019".
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