Head coach Ragesh Nambiar Appearances 1 (first in 2014) Founded 2012 | Captain Gajendran Balamurali Best result 11th (2014) | |
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Top scorer Gvinthan Navaneethakrishnan (8) Website Tamileelam Football Association Confederation Confederation of Independent Football Associations | ||
The Tamil Eelam national football team (Tamil: தமிழீழத் தேசிய காற்பந்து அணி) is the national team of Tamil Eelam. The team, which consists of semi-professional and amateur players drawn from the Sri Lankan Tamil diaspora community in Canada, United Kingdom and Switzerland, was established in 2012 by the Tamileelam Football Association (TEFA). 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 at 7 October 2012 the team was ranked 54th in the non-FIFA ranking.
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History
The Tamileelam Football Association was established by the Global Tamil Youth League on 8 April 2012. The Tamil Eelam national football team made its international debut at the 2012 VIVA World Cup held in Iraqi Kurdistan, finishing in 7th place. 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. The team took part in the 2014 ConIFA World Football Cup held in the Sápmi region.
Players
The following players have played for Tamil Eelam: