Hamland national football team
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| Association | HFA |
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| FMF member | 2007– |
| Confederation | EMUFA |
| Head coach | Ed Connery |
| Captain | Rodney MacLeod |
| Home stadium | Avidion Stadium |
| FMF code | HAM |
| FMF ranking | 2 |
| First FMF intermicronational | |
New Brittania  2–1  Hamland | |
| Biggest win | |
Hamland 7–0  UantirIncontinentia  0–7  Hamland | |
| Biggest defeat | |
Bobalania  4–1 Hamland | |
| FMF World Cup | |
| Appearances | 4 (first in 2008) |
| Best result | Runners-up |
| EMU Championships | |
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2007) |
| Best result | Runners-up |
The Hamland national football team is the football team which represents the micronation of Hamland. It is a member of the EMUFA and is run by the HFA.
The team is seen as one of the strongest national sides on Micras, having qualified for every FMF World Cup it has entered, reaching the final in 2010.
History
The team was founded in mid-2007 after Hamland's Micrasian claim was successful. Later in the year, Hamland competed in the first EMU Championships, where they finished fourth in their seven-team group with nine points.
The team competed in its first World Cup qualifiers the following year, where they convincingly topped their six-team group after winning all ten of their matches. In the finals, the team advanced from their group despite losing their opening game 4–1 to Bobalania before losing to eventual winners Craitland 3–0 in the quarter-finals.
In 2009's qualifiers, the team finished second in their group to Interland by a point after losing only one game. In doing so, the team advanced to the play-offs, where they met Hammish territory Ségon, who they beat 2–0 on aggregate to secure qualification. The team were less successful in the 2009 FMF World Cup, however, as they finished third in their group with three draws to their name.
Hamland successfully bid to host the 2010 FMF World Cup, meaning that the team was exempt from competing in the tournament's qualifying rounds. The team advanced from their finals group with four points, before beating Batavia 5–3 in the quarter-finals. After a convincing win over Monovia in the semis, the team lost to Craitland in a tightly-contested final in New Kirriemuir.
The 2011 World Cup qualifiers saw the team win their group with relative ease, losing only one match after qualification had already been secured. The team also advanced to compete in the year's EMU Championships, where they won their group but were comfortably beaten by Craitland in the finals. The team's World Cup finals campaign was less successful. Despite advancing from a tough group with five points and beating neighbours Passas 4–2 in the quarter-finals, they were again beaten narrowly by eventual winners Craitland before sealing third place against Interland with a 2–1 victory.
The team is currently competing in the 2012 FMF World Cup qualification rounds.
Chronological competitive participation
- 2007 EMU Championships
- 2008 FMF World Cup qualification
- 2008 FMF World Cup
- 2009 FMF World Cup qualification
- 2009 FMF World Cup
- 2010 FMF World Cup (hosts)
- 2011 FMF World Cup qualification
- 2011 EMU Championships
- 2011 FMF World Cup
- 2012 FMF World Cup qualification
Honours
- EMU Championships: 0
- 2011 – Runners-up
Flag
Hamland has used the following flags during its FMF affiliation:
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