Shireroth national football team

Shireroth

Association	SAFL
FMF member	2007–
Confederation	WMFA
Home stadium	National Stadium
FMF code	IRS
First FMF intermicronational
Craitland 3–3 Shireroth
Biggest win
Shireroth 8–0 Zemlya Moroz
Biggest defeat
Shireroth 0–4 Tellia
FMF World Cup
Appearances	3 (first in 2008)
Best result	Runners-up
Benacia Cup
Appearances	2 (first in 2012)
Best result	Third place

The Shireroth national football team is the football team which represents the micronation of Shireroth. It is a member of the WMFA and is run by the SAFL.

History

The team was founded in 2007 after Shireroth was granted FMF membership after existing on Micras since before the organisation's founding. Later on the year, the team competed in their first qualifiers for the FMF World Cup, being eliminated from the WMFA first round on the away goals rule after drawing 3–3 with Greenuk on aggregate.

The following year, the team improved, successfully qualifying for the 2008 FMF World Cup with aggregate wins over Istvanistan and Mania in the first and second rounds, respectively. In the finals, held in neighbouring Amokolia, the team won both of their opening two matches 1–0 to advance to the quarter-finals, where they lost 6–4 to Bobalania in extra time.

In the 2009 qualifiers, the team finished third in their five-team group, behind Batavia, and missed-out on a play-off place by virtue of goals scored.

The team finished second in their group in the 2010 World Cup qualifiers with nine points and advanced to the play-offs, where they were beaten 3–2 by 2006 World Cup winners Beaugium on aggregate.

Shireroth successfully bid to host the 2011 FMF World Cup and so the team did not have to qualify. In their finals group, the team were fortunate to advance in second place with four points. In the knock-out rounds, however, the team were more impressive, beating Tellia 3–1 and Interland 4–2 to set-up a meeting with holders Craitland in the final, where they lost 1–0 to a last-minute goal to finish as runners-up.

The team's successes continued into the following year's World Cup qualifying, where they topped their five-team group with 21 points to ease into the finals and also seal a place in the inaugural Benacia Cup. In the World Cup, the team advanced from their group on goal difference with three points, but were beaten by eventual champions Tellia in the quarter-finals. In the Benacia Cup, the team finished second in their group before beating neighbours Sanilla 2–1 in the third-place play-off.

In the 2013 qualifiers, Shireroth topped their four-team group with 13 points to seal qualification to both the year's World Cup and Benacia Cup. In the Benacia Cup, the team finished in third place with seven points, missing-out on a place in the final on goal difference to Sanilla in the process.

Chronological competitive participation

• 2007 FMF World Cup qualification
• 2008 FMF World Cup qualification
• 2008 FMF World Cup
• 2009 FMF World Cup qualification
• 2010 FMF World Cup qualification
• 2011 FMF World Cup (hosts)
• 2012 FMF World Cup qualification
• 2012 FMF World Cup
• 2012 Benacia Cup
• 2013 FMF World Cup qualification
• 2013 Benacia Cup
• 2013 FMF World Cup

Honours

• FMF World Cup: 0
  • 2011 – Runners-up
• Benacia Cup: 0
  • 2012, 2013 – Third place

Flag

Shireroth has used the following flags during its FMF affiliation:

2007–10	2010	2010–