Abkhazia national football team
The Abkhazia national football team is the team representing the non-recognised state of Abkhazia. They are not affiliated with FIFA or UEFA, and therefore cannot compete for the FIFA World Cup or the UEFA European Championship.
| Association | Football Federation of Abkhazia | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Confederation | ConIFA | ||
| Head coach | Beslan Gubliya | ||
| Top scorer | Ruslan Shoniya (8) | ||
| Home stadium | Republican Stadium, Sukhumi | ||
| FIFA code | ABK | ||
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| First international | |||
| Abkhazia 1–1 Nagorno-Karabakh (Sukhumi, Abkhazia; 25 September 2012) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| Abkhazia 9–0 Chagos Islands (Sukhumi, Abkhazia; 29 May 2016) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| Nagorno-Karabakh 3–0 Abkhazia (Stepanakert, Nagorno-Karabakh; 21 October 2012) | |||
| CONIFA World Football Cup | |||
| Appearances | 3 (first in 2014) | ||
| Best result | Champions, 2016 | ||
| CONIFA European Football Cup | |||
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2015) | ||
| Best result | 3rd place, 2019 | ||
They competed at the first ConIFA World Football Cup in 2014, finishing 8th overall, and they hosted and won the second edition in 2016.
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