Saltstead national football team
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| Nickname(s) | De Hegsten (The Stallions) De Näsjonal Elven (The National Eleven) | ||
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| Association | Royal Saltsteadish Football Association | ||
| Confederation | CAFA | ||
| Head coach | Christiane van Åupħen | ||
| Captain | Robert-Jan van Daal | ||
| Most caps | Clement Kolen | ||
| Top scorer | Carle de Marħt | ||
| Home stadium | King William VII National Park | ||
| Code | SAL | ||
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| KPB ranking | |||
| Current | 53rd ( 4) | ||
| Highest | 28th (Post-WC81) | ||
| Lowest | 192nd (Pre-WC86) | ||
| First international | |||
 Saltstead 1–3 Qasden  (Ashwell, Saltstead; friendly) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
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| Biggest defeat | |||
Saltstead 0–6 Banija  (Ashwell, Saltstead; World Cup 87 qualification) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in WC 81) | ||
| Best result | Group stage (WC81) | ||
| CAFA Cup | |||
| Appearances | 2 (first in CAFA 1) | ||
| Best result | Finalists (CAFA 2) | ||
| AOCAF Cup | |||
| Appearances | 7 (first in AOCAF LV) | ||
| Best result | Round of 16 (AOCAF LVII) | ||
| Cup of Harmony | |||
| Appearances | 6 (first in CoH 70) | ||
| Best result | Runners-up (CoH 71) | ||
| Baptism of Fire | |||
| Appearance | BoF 65 | ||
| Result | Winners | ||
The Saltstead national football team (Saltsteadish: Såutsteides näsjonal footballsplug) is the representative team of Saltstead in international association football. Known domestically as De Näsjonal Elven ("The National Eleven") and internationally as De Hegsten ("The Stallions"), the team falls under the jurisdiction of the Royal Saltsteadish Football Association (KSFB), the governing body for Saltsteadish football.
The team primarily contest the World Cup and CAFA Cup, which alternate annually. Saltstead first played a World Cup Committee-sanctioned international in the 65th Baptism of Fire, which the team won after defeating Aggrey-Fynn Land 3–2 in the final, and made their début appearance in the World Cup finals in the 81st edition after defeating Drawkland in a qualifying playoff.
History
Team image
Kits and crest
When at home, Saltstead traditionally play in red-and-black hoops, a colour scheme modelled off the royal colours of Saltstead, with black shorts and red socks. The colour scheme of away kits have been less consistent, though they have always included white; currently, Saltstead use white shirts with blue shorts and white socks away from home, a scheme modelled on the Saltsteadish Tricolour.
As of AOCAF Cup LXI, Saltstead use a crest based on the shield of the Saltsteadish royal coat of arms, a reference to the national association's royal patronage. Above the crest is a single red star, representing Saltstead's Baptism of Fire victory. Before AOCAF LXI, the KSFB and national team used a more complex crest more closely based on the royal coat of arms.
Home stadium
Saltstead play most home matches at King William VII National Park in the capital Ashwell, though matches were temporarily relocated to Meerpark in Port Michael while the national stadium underwent renovations.
Media coverage
All Saltstead matches are broadcast with full commentary on the national Saltsteadish Television Network.
Records
World Cup and Cup of Harmony
Qualification key: Qualified directly to finals; Qualified via playoffs; Eliminated via playoffs
| Final tournament record | World Cup qualification record[a] | Head coach(es) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Edition | Round | Pld | W | D[b] | L | GF | GA | Edition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Position | |||
| CoH 70 | Quarterfinals | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | WCQ 78 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 19 | 4th of 9 | Wijtdal | ||
| CoH 71 | Runners-up | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 2 | WCQ 79 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 31 | 21 | 4th of 10 | |||
| CoH 72 | Quarterfinals | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | WCQ 80 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 31 | 13 | 3rd of 10 | |||
| WC 81 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | WCQ 81 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 11 | 3rd[c] of 10 | Ware | ||
| CoH 74 | Runners-up | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | WCQ 82 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 14 | 4th of 10 | Ware, Van Åupħen[d] | ||
| CoH 75 | Quarterfinals | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 7 | WCQ 83 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 36 | 21 | 2nd of 7 | Tlanx-Nulzk | ||
| CoH 78 | Group stage | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | WCQ 86 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 17 | 6th of 10 | Rosencrants | ||
| CoH 79 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | WCQ 87 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 17 | 3rd of 10 | |||
| CoH 80 | Round of 16 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | WCQ 88 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 15 | 7th of 10 | Rosencrants, Van Åupħen | ||
| CoH 81 | To be determined | WCQ 89 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 15 | 3rd of 10 | Van Åupħen | ||||||||
AOCAF Cup
| AOCAF record | Head coach(es) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edition | Round | Pld | W | D[b] | L | GF | GA | ||
| LV | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | Wijtdal | |
| LVI | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | Ware | |
| LVII | Round of 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | ||
| LVIII | Round of 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | Tlanx-Nulzk | |
| LIX | Round of 16 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 19 | ||
| LXI | Playoffs | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | Rosencrants | |
| LXII | Group stage | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | ||
CAFA Cup
| CAFA record | Head coach(es) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edition | Round | Pld | W | D[b] | L | GF | GA | ||
| 1 | Semifinals | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 9 | Van Åupħen | |
Other tournaments
| Other tournaments record | Head coach(es) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tournament | Round | Pld | W | D[b] | L | GF | GA | ||
| Baptism of Fire 65 | Winners | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 10 | Wijtdal | |
| Eagle's Cup 7 | Group stage | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 15 | ||
| Rabastor Unity Trophy 54 | Runners-up | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | Rosencrants | |
Notable players
Appearances
Top scorers
Head coaches
Honours
Major honours
- Winners (1): Baptism of Fire 65
Minor honours
- Runners-up (1): RUT 54
Notes
- ↑ Qualifying stage results include qualifying playoff games.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Knockout matches decided on penalties are counted as draws.
- ↑ Group runners-up Garifunya were disqualified for ceasing to exist during the qualifying group stage. As the next-best team in the group, Saltstead took their spot in the playoffs instead.
- ↑ Christiane van Åupħen served as interim head coach from the firing of Gay Ware to the signing of Tlanx-Nulzk Hal.