Daau national football team
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| Nickname(s) | Bintang Timur |
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| Association | Daau Football Association |
| FMF member | 2022– |
| Confederation | AEFA |
| Head coach |
 Markus Nielsen |
| Captain | Shahril Ishac |
| Home stadium | Daau National Stadium |
| FMF code | DAU |
| First FMF intermicronational | |
Daau  2–2  Krasnovlac | |
| Biggest win | |
Mataba  0–2 Daau | |
| Biggest defeat | |
Phinbella  2–0 Daau | |
The Daau national football team (Daau: Bola Pasukan Di Daau) is the football team which represents the micronation of Daau. The team is a member of the AEFA, and is run by the Daau Football Association.
History
The team was founded in mid-2022 after Daau's Micrasian claim was successful. Shortly afterwards, Daau organised the Daau Opening Tri-Nations Series, where they placed third of three after losing to Phinbella and drawing against Krasnovlac. Later in the year, Daau co-founded the Dauian-Mataba Cup and competed in the inaugural edition, where they beat Mataba 4–1 on aggregate.
Chronological competitive participation
Team image
Crest
The crest is a simplified version of the Daau Football Association logo, without the "DAFA" text.
Colours
Daau's main colours are red and white, represented in the home kit which is all red, along with its logo, the star. The away kit is a mix of Daau's alternate colours of white and light red along with a dark background. The team's kits are currently manufactured by Nike.
Past kits
Daau Opening Tri-Nations Series
Stadium
The national team plays their games in the Daau National Stadium, located in Daas-Bedok, since its establishment. Originally designed for both the national team and league teams, the Daau National Stadium is home to Daau Super League side Bintang Lukana and Daau League side Xiamen CFFC as well as the national team. The stadium features a 45,000 seating capacity with a rapid transit station and small shops for food and merchandise.
The Daas-Bedok Stadium and Hang Jurong Stadium may also be used for national team matches.
Fans
Fans of the national team are usually made up of casuals who watch the team for fun or with a group of friends as the pricing for home games are usually rather cheap and the stadium is close to Seragaan. Most of time however, travelling fans are a rare sight as most fans find it hard to pay for the costs of travel and hotel fees to watch the team.
River Boys (BOR)
The River Boys or Boys of River are the main and sole officially recognized fangroup of the national team, the group are the best representation of diehard-hardcore fans of the national team. They love to sing loudly and chant in unison during games in effort to lift the team's spirit and guide the players to a win. River Boys are best known for their enthuastic behavior and the immense use of flares during big games or derbies. Their chant "Hidup Mati Daau" was voted best chant of 2022 of Dauian football. Although the River Boys may look like a very violent fangroup, they're actually more friendly than many other fangroups in Daau.
Rivalries
Daau has a rather small number of rivalries as most are considered due to the proximity range between the two countries.
Krasnovlac
Daau and Krasnovlac have a traditional rivalry between the two of the nations due to them seeing each other as a "brother country". The derby is self-proclaimed as the "River Derby" as a river seperates the two countries in some parts. The derby is seen as an excuse to try to rival out each other in football as both sides have had a small history of trying to competing against each other in terms of other sports and sectors. The games are usually tightly packed and are full of energetic fans, football is usually free-flowing as both sides try their best to counter each other, truly one of the best rivalries in Micras. There also have been no fights between Daau and Krasnovlac due to their good relations with each other.
Players
Current squad
The following 23 players were called up for Daau national training in the Daau national football center.
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Latest call-ups
The following players have also been called up recently to the Daau training squad.
Team staff
| Position | Staff |
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| Head Coach | Markus Nielsen
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| Technical Director | Romo Savipen
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| Executive Manager | Ahmad Noor
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| Assistant Coach | Hallur Olsen
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| Goalkeeping Coach |  Justin Watson Erling Hansen
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Physical coach |
Frank Ussenhalt
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| Specialist Conditioning Coach | Christian Sean
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| Physiotherapist | George Yew Philip Adams
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Managerial history
| Duration | Manager |
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| 2022 | Simei Zuzu (interim)
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| 2022– | Markus Nielsen
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Honours
- Daau Opening Tri-Nations Series: 0
- 2022 – Third place
Flag
Daau has used the following flag during the entirety of its FMF affiliation:
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