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Abkhazia

Association	Football Federation of Abkhazia
Confederation	ConIFA
Head coach	Beslan Gubliya
Top scorer	Ruslan Shoniya (8)
Home stadium	Republican Stadium, Sukhumi
FIFA code	ABK
First colours Second colours
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

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.

They competed at the first ConIFA World Football Cup in 2014, finishing 8th overall, ^[1] and they hosted and won the second edition in 2016.

History

After a revival in 2012, Abkhazia competed internationally under the umbrella of the CONIFA. The team made their debut in the CONIFA World Cup in 2014 and won the edition that they hosted in 2016.

In 2019, Abkhazia made their first appearance ever in the CONIFA European Cup, where they finished third.

In 2023, Abkhazia was drawn in the 2024 CONIFA World Cup Qualification Group D with Artskah. The match was originally to be played on the 10th of July. However, the match was postponed.

International record

At CONIFA World Football Cup

Year	Position	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA
2014	8th	5	1	3	1	6	6
2016	1st	5	4	1	0	15	1
2018	9th	6	4	1	1	15	4
2024	To be Confirmed
Total		16	9	5	2	36	11

At CONIFA European Football Cup

Year	Position	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA
2015	did not enter
2017	4th	5	1	3	1	5	6
2019	3rd	5	2	3	0	6	3
2021	Cancelled
Total		10	3	6	1	11	9

Results and fixtures

2020

Abkhazia  v   Donetsk PR

25 September 2020 (2020-09-25) Friendly	Abkhazia	0–0	Donetsk PR	Sukhumi, Abkhazia
--:--  UTC+4		Report		Stadium: Dinamo Stadium
Note: Match Abandoned at half-time due to floodlight failure.

2021

Abkhazia  v PFC Sochi

11 July 2021 (2021-07-11) Friendly	Abkhazia	1–0	PFC Sochi	Sukhumi, Abkhazia
--:--  UTC+4	Kvitsinia 54'			Stadium: Dinamo Stadium Attendance: 2,000

2022

Abkhazia  v Adygea

16 November 2022 (2022-11-16) Friendly	Abkhazia	1–1	Adygea	Sukhumi, Abkhazia
--:--  UTC+4	Kvitsinia 42'	Report	Delok 45'	Stadium: Dinamo Stadium

Abkhazia  v   Kabardino-Balkaria

23 November 2022 (2022-11-23) Friendly	Abkhazia	2–4	Kabardino-Balkaria	Sukhumi, Abkhazia
17:00  UTC+4	Pimpiia 10' Kvitsinia 82'		Bazhev 32' Bekboev B 51' Khutov 65' Abazhev 80'	Stadium: Dinamo Stadium

Current squad

The following 23 players were called up to the squad for the 2019 CONIFA European Football Cup.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Ilia Sherba	(1987-08-25) 25 August 1987 (age 36)	0	0	Gagra
2	2 DF	Georgi Zhanaa	(1995-01-28) 28 January 1995 (age 29)	15	0	Nart Sukhum
3	2 DF	Astamur Tsishba	(1988-02-23) 23 February 1988 (age 36)	13	1	Gagra
4	3 MF	Danil Chirikba	(1998-05-12) 12 May 1998 (age 25)	0	0	New Athos
5	3 MF	Tarash Khagba	(1991-01-14) 14 January 1991 (age 33)	18	3	Dinamo Sukhum
6	3 MF	Akaki Zvanba	(1992-10-28) 28 October 1992 (age 31)	1	0	New Athos
7	3 MF	Alan Khugaev	(1991-08-31) 31 August 1991 (age 32)	13	0	Spartak Vladikavkaz
8	3 MF	Shabat Logua	(1995-03-22) 22 March 1995 (age 29)	18	3	OFK Bačka
9	2 DF	Lev Tarba	(1999-12-02) 2 December 1999 (age 24)	0	0	Nart Sukhum
10	4 FW	Dmitri Maskayev	(1987-12-27) 27 December 1987 (age 36)	4	1	Torpedo Moscow
11	4 FW	Ramin Bartsits	(1990-01-26) 26 January 1990 (age 34)	0	0	Gagra
12	1 GK	Inal Katsuba	(1995-09-21) 21 September 1995 (age 28)	8	0	Nart Sukhum
13	3 MF	Roman Zikrach	(1998-01-18) 18 January 1998 (age 26)	0	0	FC Kairat
14	3 MF	Viktor Pimpiia	(1998-12-15) 15 December 1998 (age 25)	4	1	Ritsa
15	4 FW	Danilo Ardzinba	(1999-05-27) 27 May 1999 (age 24)	0	0	FC Strogino Moscow
16	3 MF	Daur Chanba	(2000-07-07) 7 July 2000 (age 23)	0	0	OFK Bačka
17	2 DF	Lev Baburin	(1997-07-11) 11 July 1997 (age 26)	0	0	Baltica-M
18	3 MF	Giga Benidze	(1998-09-18) 18 September 1998 (age 25)	0	0	Dinamo Sukhum
19	3 MF	Gudisa Smyr	(2000-03-06) 6 March 2000 (age 24)	0	0	FC Druzhba Maykop
20	3 MF	Timur Agrba	(1999-12-01) 1 December 1999 (age 24)	0	0	Nart Sukhum

Top goalscorers

Only matches at CONIFA tournaments are counted.

Honours

ConIFA World Football Cup

• Winners (1): 2016

CONIFA European Football Cup

• 3rd place (1): 2019

Managers

Manager	Period	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Win %
Jemal Gubaz	2007–2008	2	0	2	0	000.0
Juma Kvaratskhelia	2012–2017	28	12	12	4	042.9
Beslan Ajinjal	2017–2019	12	7	4	1	058.3
Beslan Gubliya	2020–	4	1	2	1	025.0
Totals		46	20	20	6	43.47

See also

• Abkhazia national football team results (2012–2019)
• Abkhazia national football team results (2020–present)
• Abkhazia national football team results (unofficial matches)

References