Tamil Eelam national football team

The Tamil Eelam National Football Team (Tamil: தமிழீழத் தேசிய காற்பந்து அணி) a representative football team for Tamil Eelam. The team, which consists of professional and semi-professional drawn from the Sri Lankan Tamil diaspora community in Canada and Europe, was established in 2012 by the Tamileelam Football Association (TEFA).[1] TEFA is affiliated to the Confederation of Independent Football Associations, an umbrella association for entities unaffiliated with FIFA therefore cannot compete for the FIFA World Cup and the AFC Asian Cup since they are not affiliated with the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). As of March 2020, the team was ranked 16th in the CONIFA World ranking.[2]

Tamil Eelam
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Tamil Tigers
AssociationTamileelam Football Association
ConfederationConIFA
World Unity Football Alliance
Head coachRagesh Nambiar
CaptainPanushanth Kulenthiran
Most capsGvinthan Navaneethakrishnan
Prashanth Ragavan (15)
Top scorerPrashanth Ragavan (12)
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Raetia 1–0 Tamil Eelam 
(Erbil, Iraq; 5 June 2012)
Biggest win
 Tamil Eelam 10–0 Darfur 
(Östersund, Sweden; 7 June 2014)
Biggest defeat
 Tamil Eelam 0–9 Kurdistan Region 
(Östersund, Sweden; 3 June 2014)
ConIFA World Football Cup
Appearances2 (first in 2014)
Best result11th (2014)
WebsiteTamileelam Football Association

History

The Tamil Eelam Football Association was established by the Global Tamil Youth League on 8 April 2012.[3] The Tamil Eelam national football team made its international debut at the 2012 VIVA World Cup held in Iraqi Kurdistan, finishing in 7th place.[4][5] The team took part in the Tynwald Hill International Football Tournament History held on the Isle of Man in July 2013, finishing in 3rd place.[6][7][8] The team took part in the 2014 ConIFA World Football Cup held in the Sápmi region.[9][10]

Tournament record

World Cup record
YearPositionPWDLFA
VIVA World Cup
Occitania 2006did not enter
Sápmi 2008
Padania 2009
Gozo 2010
Kurdistan Region 20127th4103411
ConIFA World Football Cup
Sápmi 201411th41031215
Abkhazia 2016did not qualify
Barawa 201814th6105422
North Macedonia 2020
Cancelled
Kurdistan Region 2024
Qualified
TotalBest: 7th1430112048
World Cup History
YearRoundDateStadiumScoreResult
VIVA World Cup
2012[11]
Round 1 (Group B)5 June 2012Franso Hariri Stadium, ErbilRaetia 1-0 Tamil EelamLose
Round 1 (Group B)6 June 2012Franso Hariri Stadium, ErbilTamil Eelam 0-3 ZanzibarLose
5th-8th Place Semi-Finals7 June 2012Franso Hariri Stadium, ErbilOccitania 7-0 Tamil EelamLose
7th Place Match9 June 2012Franso Hariri Stadium, ErbilTamil Eelam 4-0 RaetiaWin
ConIFA World Football Cup
2014[12]
Round 1 (Group A)2 June 2014Jämtkraft Arena, ÖstersundTamil Eelam 0-2 Arameans SuryoyeLose
Round 1 (Group A)3 June 2014Jämtkraft Arena, ÖstersundTamil Eelam 0-9 Kurdistan RegionLose
Placement Round 15 June 2014Jämtkraft Arena, ÖstersundTamil Eelam 2-4 SápmiLose
Placement Round 27 June 2014Jämtkraft Arena, ÖstersundTamil Eelam 10-0 DarfurWin
2018[13]
Round 1 (Group A)31 May 2018Hayes Lane, BromleyBarawa 4-0 Tamil EelamLose
Round 1 (Group A)2 June 2018Colston Avenue, CarshaltonEllan Vannin 2-0 Tamil EelamLose
Round 1 (Group A)3 June 2018St Paul's Sports Ground, RotherhitheTamil Eelam 0-6 CascadiaLose
Placement Round 9th-16th5 June 2018Parkside, AveleyAbkhazia 6-0 Tamil EelamLose
Placement Round 13th-16th7 June 2018Gander Green Lane, SuttonTamil Eelam 4-3 TuvaluWin
Placement Round 13th-14th9 June 2018Parkside, AveleyMatabeleland 1-0 Tamil EelamLose

Asia Cup Record
CONIFA Asia Cup
YearPositionPWDLFA
Portugal 20231st330092
TotalBest: 1st330092
ConIFA Asia Cup
YearRoundDateStadiumScoreResult
2023 Group Stage 5 August 2023 Clube Olimpico Montijo Tamil Eelam 3-0 Hmong FF Win
Group Stage 7 August 2023 Clube Olimpico Montijo Tibet  1-3 Tamil Eelam Win
Final 9 August 2023 Clube Olimpico Montijo Tamil Eelam 3-1 Hmong FF Win

Tynwald Hill International Football Tournament
Tynwald Hill International Football Tournament
YearPositionPWDLFA
Isle of Man 20133rd3201108
TotalBest: 3rd3201108
Tynwald Hill International Football Tournament History
YearRoundDateStadiumScoreResult
2013[14][15][16]
Round 1 (Group 1)4 July 2013Mullen e Cloie, St John'sSealand 3 – 5 Tamil EelamWin
Round 1 (Group 1)6 July 2013Mullen e Cloie, St John'sOccitania 5 – 0 Tamil EelamLose
3rd/4th Place Match7 July 2013Mullen e Cloie, St John'sRaetia 0 – 5 Tamil EelamWin

Recent results

2019
10 October 2019 (2019-10-10) WC Qualification Match Yorkshire  1–2  Tamil Eelam Yorkshire, England
Stadium: Meadow Lane

Current squad

The following players are members of the current squad. They have played in the recent CONIFA 2020 WFC qualification matches. The CONIFA 2020 World Football Cup has been cancelled due to the unprecedented disruption of the coronavirus pandemic.[17]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Praveen Ahilan (1992-09-20) 20 September 1992 2 0 Canada Canada
12 1GK Jerome Marusilin (1994-12-14) 14 December 1994 1 0 France NUSC
13 2DF Ninon Paskarajesudasan (1993-09-15) 15 September 1993 3 0 France France
2 2DF Keerthihan Kalaialagan (1995-10-13) 13 October 1995 3 0 France France
25 2DF Thomas Thevasahayam (1995-06-09) 9 June 1995 2 0 France France
5 2DF Sujeen Ravinchandran (1993-08-20) 20 August 1993 2 1 France FC Bourget
23 2DF Jey Siva (1988-03-23) 23 March 1988 3 0 England Harlow Town
22 2DF Majuran Panchalingam (1987-01-27) 27 January 1987 1 0 Switzerland Switzerland
16 3MF Steven Sacayaradjy (1995-02-02) 2 February 1995 3 1 France France
8 3MF Panushanth Kulenthiran (1990-07-26) 26 July 1990 11 8 Italy AC Senna Gloria
6 3MF Mayooran Chelliah (1991-04-08) 8 April 1991 9 1 France CS Eelavar
17 3MF Senthuran Uthayasuthan (1992-09-30) 30 September 1992 3 6 France France
15 3MF Janothan Perananthan (1994-07-20) 20 July 1994 6 1 England Surbiton Sports
21 3MF Shara Sivananthan (1996-01-17) 17 January 1996 1 0 England UK
19 3MF Kisanthan Nagarasa (1998-12-28) 28 December 1998 1 0 Germany Germany
10 4FW Gvinthan Navaneethakrishnan (1990-03-28) 28 March 1990 15 8 Germany SV Kickers Büchig
7 4FW Prashanth Ragavan (1991-08-21) 21 August 1991 15 12 France Drancy United
9 4FW Kasthuran Chelliah (1990-08-09) 9 August 1990 6 2 Netherlands WDS'19
14 4FW Kirushan Confucious (1995-06-16) 16 June 1995 2 0 France France
20 4FW Agash Pathi (1997-01-25) 25 January 1997 1 2 Norway Stovner

See also

References
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  2. "CONIFA World Rankings".
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  5. "Tamil Eelam at World Football Cup 2014". Tamil Guardian. 2 June 2014.
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  9. "Genocide survivors, stateless compete in non-FIFA World Cup". Gulf Times. Agence France-Presse. 7 June 2014.
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  12. "Match Schedule". 2014 ConIFA World Football Cup.
  13. "Stadium and ticketing information for CONIFA's 2018 Paddy Power World Football Cup". Confederation of Independent Football Associations.
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