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{{Short description|Unofficial national football team representing non-recognised state of Abkhazia}}
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{{Infobox National football team
| Name               = Abkhazia
| Badge              = Flag of the Republic of Abkhazia.svg
| Badge_size         = 120px
| Elo Rank           =
| Nickname           =
| Association        = [[Football Federation of Abkhazia]]
| Home Stadium       = [[Republican Stadium, Sukhumi]] 
| Coach              = [[Beslan Gubliya]]
| Confederation      = [[Confederation of Independent Football Associations|ConIFA]]
| FIFA Trigramme     = ABK
| Top scorer  = Ruslan Shoniya (8)

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| leftarm1    = 008000
| body1       = 008000
| rightarm1   = 008000
| shorts1     = 008000
| socks1      = 008000

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| First game         = {{fb|Abkhazia}} 1–1 {{fb-rt|Artsakh|name=Nagorno-Karabakh}}<br/>([[Sukhumi]], [[Abkhazia]]; 25 September 2012)
| Largest win        = {{fb|Abkhazia}} 9–0 {{fb-rt|Chagos Islands}}<br/>([[Sukhumi]], [[Abkhazia]]; 29 May 2016)
| Largest loss       = {{nowrap begin}}{{fb|Artsakh|name=Nagorno-Karabakh}} 3–0 {{fb-rt|Abkhazia}}<br/>([[Stepanakert]], [[Republic of Artsakh|Nagorno-Karabakh]]; 21 October 2012){{nowrap end}}
| Regional name      = [[CONIFA World Football Cup]]
| Regional cup apps  = 3
| Regional cup first = [[2014 ConIFA World Football Cup|2014]]
| Regional cup best  = Champions, [[2016 ConIFA World Football Cup|2016]]

| 2ndRegional name      = [[CONIFA European Football Cup]]
| 2ndRegional cup apps  = 2
| 2ndRegional cup first = [[2015 CONIFA European Football Cup|2015]]
| 2ndRegional cup best  = 3rd place, [[2019 CONIFA European Football Cup|2019]]

}}

The '''Abkhazia national football team''' is the team representing the partially 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 ConIFA World Football Cup|2014]], finishing 8th overall,<ref>[http://www.conifa.org/Abkhazia conifa.org]</ref> and they hosted and won the second edition in [[2016 ConIFA World Football Cup|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 Football Cup|CONIFA World Cup]] in [[2014 ConIFA World Football Cup|2014]] and won the edition that they hosted in [[2016 ConIFA World Football Cup|2016]].

In 2019, Abkhazia made their first appearance ever in the [[CONIFA European Football Cup|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]]===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
!Year
!Position
!width=30|GP
!width=30|W
!width=30|D
!width=30|L
!width=30|GF
!width=30|GA
|-
| {{flagicon|Sapmi}} [[2014 CONIFA World Football Cup|2014]]||8th||5||1||3||1||6||6
|-style="background:gold;"
| style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|Abkhazia}} [[2016 CONIFA World Football Cup|2016]]||'''1st'''||'''5'''||'''4'''||'''1'''||'''0'''||'''15'''||'''1'''
|- 
| {{flagicon|Ogaden}} [[2018 CONIFA World Football Cup|2018]]||9th||6||4||1||1||15||4
|- 
| {{flagicon|Kurdistan}} [[2024 CONIFA World Football Cup|2024]]||colspan=7|''cancelled''
|-
! colspan=2|Total !! 16 !! 9 !! 5 !! 2 !! 36 !! 11
|}

===At [[CONIFA European Football Cup]]===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
!Year
!Position
!width=30|GP
!width=30|W
!width=30|D
!width=30|L
!width=30|GF
!width=30|GA
|-
| {{flagicon|Székely Land}} [[2015 ConIFA European Football Cup|2015]]||colspan=7|''did not enter''
|-style="background:#9acdff;"
| {{flagicon|Northern Cyprus}} [[2017 ConIFA European Football Cup|2017]]||'''4th'''||'''5'''||'''1'''||'''3'''||'''1'''||'''5'''||'''6'''
|- bgcolor=cc9966
| {{flagicon|Artsakh}} [[2019 CONIFA European Football Cup|2019]]||'''3rd'''||'''5'''||'''2'''||'''3'''||'''0'''||'''6'''||'''3'''
|-
| {{flagicon|County of Nice}} [[2021 CONIFA European Football Cup|2021]]||colspan=7|''Cancelled''
|-
| {{flagicon|Northern Cyprus}} [[2023 CONIFA European Football Cup|2023]]||colspan=7|''Cancelled''
|-
! colspan=2|Total !! 10 !! 3 !! 6 !! 1 !! 11 !! 9
|}

==Results and fixtures==
{{main|Abkhazia national football team results (2020–present)}}
{{For|results before 2020|Abkhazia national football team results (2012–2019)}}
===2020===
{{Football box collapsible
|format     = 1
|date       = {{Start date|2020|9|25|df=y}}
|round      = [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]
|time       = {{UTZ||4}}
|team1      = {{fb-rt|Abkhazia}}
|score      = 0–0
|team2      = {{fb|Donetsk People's Republic|name=Donetsk PR}}
|goals1     = 
|goals2     = 
|stadium    = [[Dinamo Stadium, Sukhumi|Dinamo Stadium]]
|location   = [[Sukhumi]], Abkhazia
|attendance = 
|referee    = 
|report     = https://apsadgil.info/news/sport/match-mezhdu-sbornymi-abkhazii-i-dnr-byl-prervan-iz-za-vykhoda-iz-stroya-prozhektora/
|result     = D
|note       = Match Abandoned at half-time due to floodlight failure.
}}
===2021===
{{Football box collapsible
|format     = 1
|date       = {{Start date|2021|7|11|df=y}}
|round      = [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]
|time       = {{UTZ||4}}
|team1      = {{fb-rt|Abkhazia}}
|score      = 1–0
|team2      = {{flagicon|RUS}} [[PFC Sochi]]
|goals1     = [[Alan Kvitsinia|Kvitsinia]] {{goal|54}}
|goals2     = 
|stadium    = [[Dinamo Stadium, Sukhumi|Dinamo Stadium]]
|location   = [[Sukhumi]], Abkhazia
|attendance = 2,000
|referee    = 
|report     = 
|result     = W
}}
===2022===
{{Football box collapsible
|format     = 1
|date       = {{Start date|2022|11|16|df=y}}
|round      = [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]
|time       = {{UTZ||4}}
|team1      = {{fb-rt|Abkhazia}}
|score      = 1–1
|team2      = {{flagicon|Adygea}} [[Adygea national football team|Adygea]]
|goals1     = [[Alan Kvitsinia|Kvitsinia]] {{goal|42}}
|goals2     = [[Asker Delok|Delok]] {{goal|45}}
|stadium    = [[Dinamo Stadium, Sukhumi|Dinamo Stadium]]
|location   = [[Sukhumi]], Abkhazia
|attendance = 
|referee    = 
|report     = https://apsadgil.info/news/sport/komandy-odnoklubnikov-beslana-gubliya-i-azamata-paunezheva-sygrali-vnichyu/
|result     = D
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|format     = 1
|date       = {{Start date|2022|11|23|df=y}}
|round      = [[Exhibition Match|Friendly]]
|time       = {{UTZ|17:00|4}}
|team1      = {{fb-rt|Abkhazia}}
|score      = 2–4
|team2      = {{fb|Kabardino-Balkaria}}
|goals1     = 
*[[Viktor Pimpiia|Pimpiia]] {{goal|10}}
*[[Alan Kvitsinia|Kvitsinia]] {{goal|82}}
|goals2     = 
*Bazhev {{goal|32}}
*Bekboev B {{goal|51}}
*Khutov {{goal|65}}
*Abazhev {{goal|80}}
|stadium    = [[Dinamo Stadium, Sukhumi|Dinamo Stadium]]
|location   = [[Sukhumi]], Abkhazia
|attendance = 
|referee    = 
|report     = 
|result     = L
}}

==Current squad==
The following 23 players were called up to the squad for the [[2019 CONIFA European Football Cup]].
{{nat fs g start}}
{{nat fs g player|no=1 |pos=GK|name=Ilia Sherba|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1987|08|25}}|caps= 0|goals=0|club=[[FC Gagra|Gagra]]|clubnat=GEO}}
{{nat fs g player|no=2 |pos=DF|name=Georgi Zhanaa|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1995|01|28}}|caps=15|goals=0|club=[[Football Club Nart Sukhum|Nart Sukhum]]|clubnat=Abkhazia}}
{{nat fs g player|no=3 |pos=DF|name=Astamur Tsishba|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1988|02|23}}|caps=13|goals=1|club=[[FC Gagra|Gagra]]|clubnat=GEO}}
{{nat fs g player|no=4|pos=MF|name=Danil Chirikba|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1998|05|12}}|caps= 0|goals=0|club=New Athos |clubnat=Abkhazia}}
{{nat fs g player|no=5 |pos=MF|name=Tarash Khagba|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1991|01|14}}|caps=18|goals=3|club=[[Dinamo Sukhumi|Dinamo Sukhum]]|clubnat=Abkhazia}}
{{nat fs g player|no=6|pos=MF|name=Akaki Zvanba|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1992|10|28}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=New Athos|clubnat=Abkhazia}}
{{nat fs g player|no=7|pos=MF|name=[[Alan Khugayev (footballer)|Alan Khugaev]]    |age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1991|08|31}}|caps=13|goals=0|club=[[FC Spartak Vladikavkaz|Spartak Vladikavkaz]] |clubnat=RUS}}
{{nat fs g player|no=8|pos=MF|name=[[Shabat Logua]]|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1995|03|22}}|caps=18|goals=3|club=[[OFK Bačka]] |clubnat=SRB}}
{{nat fs g player|no=9 |pos=DF|name=Lev Tarba|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1999|12|02}}|caps= 0|goals=0|club=[[Football Club Nart Sukhum|Nart Sukhum]]|clubnat=Abkhazia}}
{{nat fs g player|no=10|pos=FW|name=[[Dmitri Maskayev]]|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1987|12|27}}|caps= 4|goals=1|club=[[FC Torpedo Moscow|Torpedo Moscow]]|clubnat=RUS}}
{{nat fs g player|no=11|pos=FW|name=Ramin Bartsits|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1990|01|26}}|caps= 0|goals=0 |club=[[FC Gagra|Gagra]]|clubnat=GEO}}
{{nat fs g player|no=12 |pos=GK|name=Inal Katsuba|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1995|09|21}}|caps=8|goals=0|club=[[Football Club Nart Sukhum|Nart Sukhum]]|clubnat=Abkhazia}}
{{nat fs g player|no=13|pos=MF|name=[[Roman Zikrach]]|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1998|01|18}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[FC Kairat]] |clubnat=Kazakhstan}}
{{nat fs g player|no=14|pos=MF|name=Viktor Pimpiia|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1998|12|15}}|caps= 4|goals=1|club=[[Ritsa Football Club|Ritsa]]|clubnat=Abkhazia}}
{{nat fs g player|no=15|pos=FW|name=Danilo Ardzinba|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1999|05|27}}|caps= 0|goals=0 |club=[[FC Strogino Moscow]]|clubnat=RUS}}
{{nat fs g player|no=16|pos=MF|name=[[Daur Chanba]]|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|2000|07|07}}|caps= 0|goals=0|club=[[OFK Bačka]] |clubnat=SRB}}
{{nat fs g player|no=17 |pos=DF|name=Lev Baburin|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1997|07|11}}|caps= 0|goals=0|club=Baltica-M |clubnat=RUS}}
{{nat fs g player|no=18 |pos=MF|name=Giga Benidze|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1998|09|18}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[Dinamo Sukhumi|Dinamo Sukhum]]|clubnat=Abkhazia}}
{{nat fs g player|no=19|pos=MF|name=Gudisa Smyr|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|2000|03|06}}|caps= 0|goals=0|club=[[FC Druzhba Maykop]] |clubnat=Russia}}
{{nat fs g player|no=20 |pos=MF|name=Timur Agrba|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1999|12|01}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[Football Club Nart Sukhum|Nart Sukhum]]|clubnat=Abkhazia}}
{{nat fs end}}

==Top goalscorers==
Only matches at CONIFA tournaments are counted.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!width=15px|#
! style="width:135px;"|Player
!width=25px|Goals
|-
| 1 || align=left|Ruslan Shoniya || 8
|-
| 2 || align=left|[[Dmitri Kortava]] || 6
|-
| 3 || align=left|[[Shabat Logua]] || 5
|-
| 4 || align=left|[[Ruslan Akhveldiani]]|| 4
|-
| rowspan=4|5 || align=left|Vladimir Argun || 3
|-
| align=left|[[Dmitri Maskayev]] || 3
|-
| align=left|[[Astamur Tarba]]|| 3
|-
| align=left|[[Amal Vardania]]|| 3
|-
|}

==Managers==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!Manager
!Period
!Played
!Won
!Drawn
!Lost
!Win %
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|Abkhazia}} [[Jemal Gubaz]]
|2007–2008
{{WDL|decimals=1|2|0|2|0}}
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|Abkhazia}} [[Juma Kvaratskhelia]]
|2012–2017
{{WDL|decimals=1|28|12|12|4}}
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|Abkhazia}} [[Beslan Ajinjal]]
|2017–2019
{{WDL|decimals=1|12|7|4|1}}
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|Abkhazia}} [[Beslan Gubliya]]
|2020–
{{WDL|decimals=1|4|1|2|1}}
|-
! colspan="2"|Totals !! 46 !! 20 !! 20 !! 6 !! 43.47
|}

== Honours ==
===Non-FIFA competitions===
* '''[[CONIFA World Football Cup]]'''
** '''Champions (1):''' [[2016 ConIFA World Football Cup|2016]]
* '''[[CONIFA European Football Cup]]'''
** Third place (1): [[2019 CONIFA European Football Cup|2019]]

==See also==
* [[Abkhazia national football team results (2012–2019)]]
* [[Abkhazia national football team results (2020–present)]]
* [[Abkhazia national football team results (unofficial matches)]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

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