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
Kits and crest
Kit suppliers
| Kit supplier | Period | Contract announcement |
Contract duration |
Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tundra | 2022–present | 2022-08-27 | Summer 2022–Spring 2024 | Total Cr 1m |
Crest
The national team's crest is based off the "One-Star" motif originally made for the then-Daau Football Federation representative team with a slight modern twist. The stylised rounded star was replaced by the original star as seen on Daau's flag and other propaganda material. It is considered a symbol of power and glory. The crest also originally had a small crown at the top but it was quickly removed due to an uproar of anti-Kozzakan sentiment at the time.
Colours
2022
The 2022 Daau home kit main colours were red and white, represented in the 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.
2023
The 2023 kit saw a major revamp to to the kits as the home kit was in full red with a white sash to better represent the nation's colors. The away kit turned into a white based background with a navy sash. On the kit was the sponsor DaauElectric, being the first Daau kit to have a sponsor.
Past kits
2023 January friendlies
Stadiums
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 recognised, supporters' group of the national team. The group are the best representation of hardcore fans of the national team. They regularly sing loudly and chant in unison during games in effort to lift the team's spirit and guide the players to a win. The River Boys are best known for their enthusiastic behaviour and use of flares during big games and derbies. Their chant "Hidup Mati Daau" was voted the best chant in Dauian football in a 2022 poll. Despite appearances, the River Boys are traditionally less violent and more welcoming than many other supporter groups in Daau.
Rivalries
Daau has a rather small number of rivalries, and most are considered as such due to the proximity between Daau and the other country.
Krasnovlac
Daau and Krasnovlac have a traditional rivalry between the two nations due to their citizens seeing each other as a "brother country" due to shared cultural ties. The derby is known as the "River Derby" after the river that separates the two countries in some parts. Games between the pair are usually well attended and are regularly full of energetic fans. There have been no instances of fighting recorded between the fans of Daau and Krasnovlac due to their good relations with each other.
Media coverage
All Daau national team matches are streamed domestically by CloviSports and are usually broadcasted for free on live television across Daau.
Coaching staff
Current coaching 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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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.
Individual records
Most caps
- As of 29 December 2022.
Han Kwang Song, Amy Recha, Clover bin Clover are all tied as the most caps for Daau.
| Rank | Player | Caps | Goals | Position | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Han Kwang Song | 4 | 1 | FW | 2022– |
| Amy Recha | 4 | 0 | DF | 2022– | |
| Clover bin Clover | 4 | 2 | FW | 2022– | |
| 2 | Adam Yee | 3 | 0 | DF | 2022– |
| 3 | Jensen Roland | 2 | 0 | GK | 2022– |
| Shahril Ishac | 2 | 0 | DF | 2022– | |
| Umar Ramle | 2 | 0 | MF | 2022– | |
| Luka Verbic | 2 | 1 | FW | 2022– | |
| Tomoyuki Doi | 2 | 2 | FW | 2022– | |
| Fernandinho | 2 | 0 | MF | 2022– |
Most goals
- As of 29 December 2022.
Tomoyuki Doi and Clover bin Clover are Daau's joint all-time top scorers with 2 goals each.
| Rank | Player | Goals | Caps | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tomoyuki Doi | 2 | 2 | 2022– |
| Clover bin Clover | 2 | 4 | 2022– | |
| 2 | Han Kwang Song | 1 | 4 | 2022– |
| 3 | Luka Verbic | 1 | 2 | 2022– |
Honours
- Daau Opening Tri-Nations Series: 0
- 2022 – Third place
- Dauian-Mataba Cup: 1
- 2022 – Champions
Flag
Daau has used the following flag during the entirety of its FMF affiliation:
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