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==Quirks and traditions== | |||
*When playing for the national football team Storish players always wear light blue wear shoestrings, as light blue is one of the Storish national colours; | |||
*During international matches the players of the Storish national football team wear the favour of the Lady they share their lives with, usually a ribbon, around their right wrist. The aformentioned Ladies tie the said ribbons around the players' right wrists just before kick-off; | |||
*In the event that Stormark would win the Triple Crown Tournament the players of the Storish national football team may select one random woman from the audience to crown her the Queen of Love and Beauty with a wreath of flowers made of the national flowers of Stormark; | |||
*Stormark still adheres to the practice of awarding a cap (an item of headgear) to every player in an international match of association football. The item of headgear which is given, usually is a horned or winged helmet. | |||
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| Nickname(s) |
Storish Dynamite The Ballbusting Beserkers The Ravishing Rude Runners |
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| 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 | |
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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
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Copa Apollonia record
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Honours
Flag
Stormark has used the following flags during its FMF affiliation:
| 2007–11 | 2011 | 2011– |
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Quirks and traditions
- When playing for the national football team Storish players always wear light blue wear shoestrings, as light blue is one of the Storish national colours;
- During international matches the players of the Storish national football team wear the favour of the Lady they share their lives with, usually a ribbon, around their right wrist. The aformentioned Ladies tie the said ribbons around the players' right wrists just before kick-off;
- In the event that Stormark would win the Triple Crown Tournament the players of the Storish national football team may select one random woman from the audience to crown her the Queen of Love and Beauty with a wreath of flowers made of the national flowers of Stormark;
- Stormark still adheres to the practice of awarding a cap (an item of headgear) to every player in an international match of association football. The item of headgear which is given, usually is a horned or winged helmet.
