Stormark national football team

Stormark

Nickname(s)	Storish Dynamite The Ballbusting Beserkers The Ravishing Rude Runners
Association	SBU
FMF member	2007–
Confederation	AEFA
Home stadium	Haraldsborgs Idrætsvøllur
FMF code	STO
First FMF intermicronational
Leon and Venezia 4–0 Stormark
Biggest win
Stormark 10–0 Lucerne
Biggest defeat
Leon and Venezia 4–0 Stormark
FMF World Cup
Appearances	3 (first in 2008)
Best result	Quarter-finals
Copa Apollonia
Appearances	2 (first in 2012)
Best result	Group stage

The Stormark national football team is the football team which represents the micronation of Stormark. It is a member of the AEFA and is run by the SBU.

History

The team was founded in 2007 after Stormark 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, losing 6–0 to Leon and Venezia on aggregate in the first AEFA round.

Stormark's fortunes improved the following year, with the team successfully qualifying from their group without losing a match. In the finals, however, the team finished bottom of their group without gaining a point.

In 2009's qualifiers, the team finished third in their five-team group, finishing behind Novatainia and missing-out on a place in the play-offs by one point.

The following year, the team gained the eligibility of a number of Hurmudanic players after Hurmu left Micras. With the addition of these players in the team, Stormark successfully topped their five-team qualifying group with an unbeaten record. In the World Cup, the team managed to advance from a tough group, beating holders Alexandria 2–0 in the process, before being beaten by Toketi in the quarter-finals.

In 2011, the team had a relatively successful qualifying campaign, finishing second in their group and missing-out on qualification on goal difference to Antica, who advanced to their first World Cup finals appearance by topping the group.

The team improved in 2012's qualifiers, topping their group with twelve points, ahead of Safiria, to qualify for the finals and the first Copa Apollonia. In the World Cup, the team finished bottom of their group after losing all three of their matches, before finishing second in their Copa Apollonia group with three points later in the year.

In the 2013 qualifiers, Stormark guaranteed their appearance in the second Copa Apollonia by finishing second in their five-team group with 21 points, but missed-out on the World Cup on goal difference to Novatainia. In the Copa Apollonia, the team could only draw two of their matches as they finished bottom of their group with two points.

In early 2014, Stormark became a founding association of the Triple Crown Championship and will compete in the inaugural tournament later in the year.

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
• 2010 FMF World Cup
• 2011 FMF World Cup qualification
• 2012 FMF World Cup qualification
• 2012 FMF World Cup
• 2012 Copa Apollonia
• 2013 FMF World Cup qualification
• 2013 Copa Apollonia
• 2014 Triple Crown Championship

FMF World Cup record

Year	Round	Opponents	Score
2007	Did not qualify
2008	Group stage (Group A)	Passas	1 – 3
		Amokolia	1 – 2
		Interland	2 – 3
2009	Did not qualify
2010	Group stage (Group B)	Interland	0 – 2
		Alexandria	2 – 0
		Batavia	2 – 2
	Quarter-final	Toketi	1 – 3
2011	Did not qualify
2012	Group stage (Group D)	Craitland	0 – 2
		Mercury	2 – 3
		Tellia	0 – 2
2013	Did not qualify

Copa Apollonia record

Year	Round	Opponents	Score
2012	Group stage (Group B)	Safiria	2 – 0
		Mahoz HaSephardim	1 – 2 (a.e.t.)
2013	Group stage (Group B)	Gerenia	1 – 1
		Novatainia	1 – 3
		Mahoz HaSephardim	1 – 1

Flag

Stormark has used the following flags during its FMF affiliation:

2007–11	2011	2011–