Craitland national football team
Nickname(s) | The Unconquered |
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Association | CrFA |
FMF member | 2006– |
Confederation | EMUFA |
Head coach | Zyx Dermäna |
Captain | Manta Pellegrino |
Most caps | Yaqin Senovichi |
Top scorer | Freddie Gaärsen |
Home stadium | Oesst Whiteside |
FMF code | CRA |
First FMF intermicronational | |
Craitland 2–1 New-Empire | |
Biggest win | |
Incontinentia 0–11 Craitland | |
Biggest defeat | |
Craitland 0–4 New Brittania | |
FMF World Cup | |
Appearances | 7 (first in 2006) |
Best result | Winners |
EMU Championships | |
Appearances | 4 (first in 2007) |
Best result | Winners |
Website | CrFA |
The Craitland national football team is the football team which represents the micronation of Craitland. The team is a founding member of both the FMF and the EMUFA, and is run by the CrFA.
The team is the most successful national side on Micras, having won the FMF World Cup on four occasions (2007, 2008, 2010 and 2011), and also the EMU Championships in 2011. Alongside Alexandria and Toketi, the Craitish national side is one of only three nations' teams to have appeared in every edition of the FMF World Cup finals to date.
History
Craitland was one of the founding members of the FMF when the organisation was created in October 2006 prior to the first FMF World Cup. The national team competed in the tournament, reaching the quarter-finals before being knocked-out by Nova England on penalties.
After a successful qualifying campaign in 2007, Craitland advanced from their finals group on goal difference. After beating Alexandria and Passas, a 1–0 win in the final against co-hosts Tokidoki brought the team its first ever title. Later in the year, Craitland competed in the first EMU Championships, where they finished third.
After gaining automatic qualification to the 2008 FMF World Cup, Craitland topped their group before continuing with a successful knock-out stage culminating in a 4–1 win over Passas in the final. Prior to the World Cup, Craitland also competed in the first ever MicrOlympics, where the team won the football tournament by beating hosts [[Vanderve