| Association | Tamileelam Football Association | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Confederation | ConIFA World Unity Football Alliance | ||
| Head coach | Ragesh Nambiar | ||
| Captain | Prashanth Ragavan | ||
| Most caps | Gvinthan Navaneethakrishnan Prashanth Ragavan (15) | ||
| Top scorer | Prashanth Ragavan (12) | ||
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| First international | |||
| Template:Country data Raetia 1–0 Template:Country data Tamil Eelam (Erbil, Iraq; 5 June 2012) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| Template:Country data Tamil Eelam 10–0 Template:Country data Darfur (Östersund, Sweden; 7 June 2014) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| Template:Country data Tamil Eelam 0–9 Template:Country data Iraqi Kurdistan (Östersund, Sweden; 3 June 2014) | |||
| ConIFA World Football Cup | |||
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2014) | ||
| Best result | 11th (2014) | ||
| CONIFA Asian Football Cup | |||
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2023) | ||
| Best result | Champions (2023, 2025) | ||
| Website | Tamileelam Football Association | ||
The Tamil Eelam National Football Team (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.) is a representative football team for Tamil Eelam, a proposed state in Sri Lanka. The team, which consists of professional and semi-professional drawn from the Sri Lankan Tamil diaspora community in Canada and Europe, was established in 2012 by the Tamileelam Football Association (TEFA).[1] TEFA is affiliated to the Confederation of Independent Football Associations, an umbrella association for entities unaffiliated with FIFA, and therefore cannot compete in the FIFA World Cup and the AFC Asian Cup since they are not affiliated with the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). As of March 2020, the team was ranked 16th in the CONIFA World ranking.[2]
History[edit | edit source]
The Tamil Eelam Football Association was established by the Global Tamil Youth League on 8 April 2012.[3] The Tamil Eelam national football team made its international debut at the 2012 VIVA World Cup held in Iraqi Kurdistan, finishing in 7th place.[4][5] The team took part in the Tynwald Hill International Football Tournament History held on the Isle of Man in July 2013, finishing in 3rd place.[6][7][8] The team took part in the 2014 ConIFA World Football Cup held in the Sápmi region.[9][10]
Tournament record[edit | edit source]
World Cup record[edit | edit source]
| Year | Position | P | W | D | L | F | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VIVA World Cup | |||||||
| Template:Country data OccitaniaTemplate:Preview warning 2006 | did not enter | ||||||
| Template:Country data SápmiTemplate:Preview warning 2008 | |||||||
| Template:Country data PadaniaTemplate:Preview warning 2009 | |||||||
| Template:Country data GozoTemplate:Preview warning 2010 | |||||||
| Template:Country data Iraqi KurdistanTemplate:Preview warning 2012 | 7th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| ConIFA World Football Cup | |||||||
| Template:Country data SapmiTemplate:Preview warning 2014 | 11th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 15 |
| Template:Country data AbkhaziaTemplate:Preview warning 2016 | did not qualify | ||||||
| Template:Country data BarawaTemplate:Preview warning 2018 | 14th | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 22 |
 2020 |
Cancelled
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| Template:Country data KurdistanTemplate:Preview warning 2024 | |||||||
| Total | Best: 7th | 14 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 20 | 48 |
Asia Cup Record[edit | edit source]
| CONIFA Asia Cup | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Position | P | W | D | L | F | A |
 2023 |
1st | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
 2025 |
1st | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| Total | Best: 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 |
| ConIFA Asia Cup | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Date | Stadium | Score | Result | ||
| 2023 | Group Stage | 5 August 2023 | Clube Olimpico Montijo | Tamil Eelam 
|
3-0 |  Hmong FF
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Win |
| Group Stage | 7 August 2023 | Clube Olimpico Montijo | Tibet 
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1-3 | Tamil Eelam
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Win | |
| Final | 9 August 2023 | Clube Olimpico Montijo | Tamil Eelam
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3-1 | Hmong FF
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Win | |
| 2025 | Group Stage | 1 July 2025 | Elmbridge Sports Hub | Tamil Eelam
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4-0 | Tibet
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Win |
| Group Stage | 2 July 2025 | Elmbridge Sports Hub | Tamil Eelam
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2-1 | Template:Country data East Turkestan | Win | |
| Final | 4 July 2025 | Elmbridge Sports Hub | Tamil Eelam
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5-0 | Template:Country data East Turkestan | Win | |
Tynwald Hill International Football Tournament[edit | edit source]
| Tynwald Hill International Football Tournament | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Position | P | W | D | L | F | A |
| Template:Country data Isle of ManTemplate:Preview warning 2013 | 3rd | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 |
| Total | Best: 3rd | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 |
| Tynwald Hill International Football Tournament History | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Date | Stadium | Score | Result | ||
| 2013[14][15][16] | |||||||
| Round 1 (Group 1) | 4 July 2013 | Mullen e Cloie, St John's | Template:Country data Sealand | 3 – 5 | Template:Country data Tamil Eelam | Win | |
| Round 1 (Group 1) | 6 July 2013 | Mullen e Cloie, St John's | Template:Country data Occitania | 5 – 0 | Template:Country data Tamil Eelam | Lose | |
| 3rd/4th Place Match | 7 July 2013 | Mullen e Cloie, St John's | Template:Country data Raetia | 0 – 5 | Template:Country data Tamil Eelam | Win | |
Recent results[edit | edit source]
2019[edit | edit source]
| 10 October 2019 WC Qualification Match | Template:Country data Yorkshire | 1–2 | Template:Country data Tamil Eelam | Yorkshire, England |
| Stadium: Meadow Lane |
Current squad[edit | edit source]
The following players are members of the current squad. They have played in the recent CONIFA 2020 WFC qualification matches. The CONIFA 2020 World Football Cup has been cancelled due to the unprecedented disruption of the coronavirus pandemic.[17]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Praveen Ahilan | 20 September 1992 (aged 27) | 2 | 0 |  Canada
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| 12 | GK | Jerome Marusilin | 14 December 1994 (aged 24) | 1 | 0 |  NUSC
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| 13 | DF | Ninon Paskarajesudasan | 15 September 1993 (aged 26) | 3 | 0 | France
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| 2 | DF | Keerthihan Kalaialagan | 13 October 1995 (aged 23) | 3 | 0 | France
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| 25 | DF | Thomas Thevasahayam | 9 June 1995 (aged 24) | 2 | 0 | France
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| 5 | DF | Sujeen Ravinchandran | 20 August 1993 (aged 26) | 2 | 1 | FC Bourget
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| 23 | DF | Jey Siva | 23 March 1988 (aged 31) | 3 | 0 | Harlow Town
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| 22 | DF | Majuran Panchalingam | 27 January 1987 (aged 32) | 1 | 0 | Template:Country data SWI Switzerland |
| 16 | MF | Steven Sacayaradjy | 2 February 1995 (aged 24) | 3 | 1 | France
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| 8 | MF | Panushanth Kulenthiran | 26 July 1990 (aged 29) | 11 | 8 |  AC Senna Gloria
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| 6 | MF | Mayooran Chelliah | 8 April 1991 (aged 28) | 9 | 1 | CS Eelavar
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| 17 | MF | Senthuran Uthayasuthan | 30 September 1992 (aged 27) | 3 | 6 | France
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| 15 | MF | Janothan Perananthan | 20 July 1994 (aged 25) | 6 | 1 | Surbiton Sports
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| 21 | MF | Shara Sivananthan | 17 January 1996 (aged 23) | 1 | 0 | UK
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| 19 | MF | Kisanthan Nagarasa | 28 December 1998 (aged 20) | 1 | 0 |  Germany
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| 10 | FW | Gvinthan Navaneethakrishnan | 28 March 1990 (aged 29) | 15 | 8 | SV Kickers Büchig
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| 7 | FW | Prashanth Ragavan | 21 August 1991 (aged 28) | 15 | 12 | Drancy United
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| 9 | FW | Kasthuran Chelliah | 9 August 1990 (aged 29) | 6 | 2 |  WDS'19
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| 14 | FW | Kirushan Confucious | 16 June 1995 (aged 24) | 2 | 0 | France
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| 20 | FW | Agash Pathi | 25 January 1997 (aged 22) | 1 | 2 |  Stovner
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See also[edit | edit source]
- Transnational Government of Tamil Eelam
- Tamil Eelam national cricket team
- World Tamil Conference
- World Classical Tamil Conference 2010
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Eezham Tamil football players take part in Viva World Cup for first time". TamilNet. 15 June 2012.
- ↑ "CONIFA World Rankings". Archived from the original on 11 May 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- ↑ "Tamil Eelam gets ready for VIVA World Cup". Tamil Guardian. 31 May 2012.
- ↑ "Tamil Eelam makes international football debut". Tamil Guardian. 6 June 2012.
- ↑ "Tamil Eelam at World Football Cup 2014". Tamil Guardian. 2 June 2014.
- ↑ "Tournament attracts global media". Isle of Man Today. 26 June 2013. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
- ↑ "Tamil Eelam gets set for Tynwald Hill International Football Tournament". Tamil Guardian. 3 July 2013.
- ↑ "Tamil Eelam celebrate 3rd place finish after stunning 5-0 victory". Tamil Guardian. 7 July 2013.
- ↑ "Genocide survivors, stateless compete in non-FIFA World Cup". Gulf Times. Agence France-Presse. 7 June 2014.
- ↑ "Tamil Eelam football team gets ready for ConIFA World Championship". Tamil Guardian. 27 April 2014. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
- ↑ "Calendar Results". 2012 VIVA World Cup. Archived from the original on 7 June 2012.
- ↑ "Match Schedule". 2014 ConIFA World Football Cup.
- ↑ "Stadium and ticketing information for CONIFA's 2018 Paddy Power World Football Cup". Confederation of Independent Football Associations. Archived from the original on 11 May 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
- ↑ "Tamil Eelam edge eight-goal Tynwald Tournament thriller with Sealand". Isle of Man Today. 5 July 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
- ↑ "Tamil Eelam through to 3rd/4th place play-offs after losing to Occitania". Tamil Guardian. 6 July 2013.
- ↑ "Occitania win Tynwald Hill International Football Tournament". Isle of Man Today. 8 July 2013. Archived from the original on 18 November 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
- ↑ "Announcement: CONIFA Sportsbet.io World Football Cup 2020 – CONIFA". www.conifa.org. Archived from the original on 23 March 2020.
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