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Raspur national football team

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Raspur Raspur
Nickname(s) The Flayers
Association EISR
FMF member 2017–
Confederation AEFA
Head coach Ali Khan Osmanzadeh
FMF code RUR
First FMF intermicronational
Dura Dura 2–1 Raspur Raspur
Biggest win
Athlon Athlon 0–5 Raspur Raspur
Biggest defeat
Floria Floria 3–0 Raspur Raspur
FMF World Cup
Appearances 1 (first in 2023)
Best result Group stage
Copa Apollonia
Appearances 2 (first in 2020)
Best result Runners-up

The Raspur national football team is the football team which currently represents the Constancian autonomous region of Raspur, and previously represented the independent nation of the same name. It is a member of the AEFA, and is run by the EISR.

History

The team was founded in mid-2017 after Raspur's Micrasian claim was successful. The team first competed in the 2018 Copa Apollonia qualification rounds the following year, where they finished fourth in their six-team group with 13 points.

Raspur was annexed by Constancia in early 2019 and maintained its separate FMF membership. In the 2019 World Cup qualifiers soon afterwards, the team finished second in their five-team group with 14 points.

In the following year's Copa Apollonia qualifiers, the team finished second in their six-team group with 21 points, behind Freeland on goal difference, and qualified for their first ever finals. In the finals, the team advanced from their three-team group in second place with one point, above Freeland by virtue of goal difference, before being eliminated after extra time in the quarter-finals by Krasnarus.

Ahead of the 2021 World Cup qualifiers, in late 2020, the team entered the inaugural edition of the Raspur Pact Nations League and competed in its second tier, finishing top of their four-team group after winning every match to be promoted. In the qualifiers, the team placed second in their five-team group with 19 points.

In the following year's Copa Apollonia qualifiers, the team topped their four-team group unbeaten with 14 points and secured their place in the finals. In the Copa Apollonia, they advanced from their group as unexpected winners with six points to reach the semi-finals where they bettered Tiana 2–1 before losing to hosts Senya 2–1 in the final to place an impressive second overall.

The 2023 FMF World Cup qualification rounds saw the team top their six-team group with 25 points and qualify for the finals, where they were eliminated at the first hurdle after placing fourth in Group B with six points, missing-out on advancing on goal difference.

Chronological competitive participation

Honours

Flag

Raspur has used the following flag during the entirety of its FMF affiliation:

2017–
Raspur