Mataba national football team
- Not to be confused with the Matbaa national football team.
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| Nickname(s) | Citah |
|---|---|
| Association | Mataba Football Federation |
| FMF member | 2022– |
| Confederation | AEFA |
| Head coach |
 Peter De Roo |
| Captain | Sahad Sabdul |
| Home stadium | Pahmer City Stadium |
| FMF code | MTB |
| First FMF intermicronational | |
Mataba  0–2  Daau | |
| Biggest win | |
Mataba 4–1  Davinson Islands | |
| Biggest defeat | |
Vegno  5–2 Mataba | |
The Mataba national football team is the football team which represents the Dauian autonomous region of Mataba. It is a member of the AEFA and is run by the Mataba Football Federation.
History
The team was founded in late 2022 after Mataba, which had existed on Micras since earlier in the year, applied successfully for FMF membership. Later in the year, Mataba co-founded the Dauian-Mataba Cup and competed in the inaugural edition, where they lost to Daau 4–1 on aggregate.
The 2023 FMF World Cup qualification rounds, Mataba's first competitive foray, saw the team finish fifth in their six-team group with eight points. Shortly afterwards, they competed in the inaugural SEEFF Championship, placing third in the four-team knock-out tournament.
The team competed in the Copa Apollonia qualifiers the following year, where they placed fourth in their five-team group with seven points. Soon afterwards, Mataba competed in the 2024 Dauian-Mataba Cup, losing 2–1 on aggregate to Daau.
Chronological competitive participation
- 2022 Dauian-Mataba Cup
- 2023 FMF World Cup qualification
- 2023 SEEFF Championship
- 2024 Copa Apollonia qualification
- 2024 Dauian-Mataba Cup
Team image
Kit
The team's colors are all-green for home matches and all-white for away games, representing the region's flag. The kits are manufactured by the local brand Al-Elkhson Sports.
Kit suppliers
| Kit supplier | Period | Contract
announcement |
Contract
duration |
Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Elkhson Sports | 2022–2024 | 2022-08-27 | Summer 2022–Spring 2024 | Total Cr 0.5m |
| TJ | 2024–present | 2024-03-12 | Spring 2024–Summer 2027 | Total Cr 1.9m |
Past kits
2022 Dauian-Mataba Cup
Crest
The team's crest is a crescent moon with a star, representing Mataba and Islam together.
Stadiums
Pahmer City Stadium
The Pahmer City Stadium in Pulau Pahmer has been the national team's home since its establishment due to its proximity to the city's business center. The stadium boasts a capacity of 20,000 and has a number of fast food shops and different merchandise stalls around, and it also has a built-in rapid transit station for commuting purposes. The stadium is part of the Pahmer Sports Hub and it hosts the local club Pahmer FC's games regularly.
Shahkok Stadium
The national team also uses Shahkok Stadium for games when the Pahmer City Stadium is used or just for rotation purposes. The stadium is home to Mataba DPMM and is situated close to designated away team hotels which grant it accessibility when used as the national team's second stadium. Shahkok Stadium features one fast food kiosk, one VIP lounge, two media rooms, four broadcasting boxes, one press conference room, and a number of toilets.
Fans
The national team's fans are primarily made up of casuals and matches usually have very high attendance for home fixtures.
Sepako
The group Sepako is the sole recognized ultras group that supports the national team. They are known to be aggressive and loud in their support as a means to provoke opponents.
Rivalries
The traditional rivals of the team are Daau and Krasnovlac.
Krasnovlac
As the region is connected to Krasnovlac by the river border, the two nations see each other as a competitive rival in terms of football having joined the FMF at a similar time. The two teams have met twice as of April 2023, with Mataba losing by two or more goals on both occasions. The loss at home led to an outrage within local fan groups, with some newspapers quoting the commentator's line of "The Krasnos came to our backyard and completely outclassed us" as their headlines.
The Matabese ultras usually chant provocatively towards the Krasno fans as a form of "welcoming".
Daau
Coaching staff
Krasno assistant manager Peter De Roo was promoted to manager following the retirement of Jhayson Khan from management. Rasmee Faizal was also hired as assistant manager for the national team.
Senior squad
As of 15th January 2023
| Position | Staff |
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| Manager | Peter De Roo
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| Technical Director | Mohammad Saroj
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| Executive Manager | Burpreet Rahad
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| Assistant Managers | Gurpreet Khan
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 Kyle Walker
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| Goalkeeping Coach | Yang Zhen Qiu
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| Physical coach |  Jason Tucker-Philips
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| Specialist Conditioning Coach | Herman Chan
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| Physiotherapist | Shoban Singh
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| Performance analysist | Peter Owrusu
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Players
Current squad
The following 23 players were called up for the 2024 Dauian Mataba Cup.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Year of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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| 1 | GK | Zack Ortega | 1985 (age 40) | 2 | 0 | Daas City FC
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| 21 | GK | Jayson Wan Muhammad | 2001 (age 24) | 0 | 0 | Sultan FC
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| 20 | GK | Gopalnathan | 1999 (age 26) | 2 | 0 | Pahmer FC
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| 2 | DF | Dominic Cheng | 1999 (age 26) | 0 | 0 | Sultan FC
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| 3 | DF | Fazly Mazlan | 1993 (age 32) | 0 | 0 | Cheetahs XII FC
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| 4 | DF | Edu Bendini | 1993 (age 32) | 0 | 0 | Sultan FC
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| 5 | DF | Jerson Ortega | 1992 (age 33) | 0 | 0 | Seragaan FC
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| 17 | DF | Pete Forrosuelo | 1999 (age 26) | 0 | 0 | Sembalang Knights FC
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| 18 | DF | Nazzirudin Samad | 2003 (age 22) | 0 | 0 | Army FC
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| 22 | DF | Fajeed Huzaifakumalala | 2000 (age 25) | 0 | 0 | Pretaling Daya City
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| 6 | MF | Gan Hewei | 1995 (age 30) | 0 | 0 | Pretaling Daya City
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| 8 | MF | Nazrul Afiq | 2005 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Cheetahs XII FC
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| 9 | MF | Che Hassan Che Halid | 2002 (age 23) | 0 | 0 | Cheetahs XII FC
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| 15 | MF | Johnny Colaco | 1998 (age 27) | 0 | 0 | Mataba Defence Forces FC
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| 16 | MF | Carles Pinto | 2006 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | Bintang Cricket Club
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| 23 | MF | Brandon Tan | 1989 (age 36) | 0 | 0 | Kuala Payah City FC
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| 10 | FW | Francis Woodland | 1999 (age 26) | 0 | 0 | Valestir Bahlsa
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| 11 | FW | Caspar Nilsson | 1992 (age 33) | 0 | 0 | F.C. Cossa Perfection
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| 12 | FW | Jordan Das-Wit | 2004 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Mataba Sailors FC
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| 13 | FW | Milto Yusafahizadamazamjure | 1998 (age 27) | 0 | 0 | Pretaling Daya City
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| 14 | FW | Kenchiro Davies | 1995 (age 30) | 1 | 1 | Sembalang Knights FC
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| 19 | FW | Surachat Nhongtranh | 2001 (age 24) | 0 | 0 | Seragaan FC II
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Honours
- SEEFF Championship: 0
- 2023 – Third place
Flag
Mataba has used the following flag during the entirety of its FMF affiliation:
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