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{{Infobox national football team
| Name               = Talamia
| Badge              = Image:Talamia_National_Football_Team's_new_logo.png
| Badge_size         = 200px
| Trigramme          = TAL
| Nickname           = The Hoopoes
| Association        = [[Talamia Sports Summaka]]
| Confederation      = [[DSAFF]]
| Coach              = Polemiste Ek-Psello
| Captain            = Neaniaõ
| Most caps          = Four players (11)
| Top scorer         = Neaniaõ (12)
| Home Stadium       = Ebdemar Au'tokra Stadium
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| First game         = {{fb|Talamia}} 1-1 {{fb-rt|Itini}}<br /><small>Epopsoli, Talamia; 18 September 2021<br />[[2021-22 Blossom League]]</small>
| Largest win        = {{fb|Talamia}} 4-0 {{fb-rt|New Ordiel Kalibleland}}<br /><small>KarpìStomà, Talamia; 16 October 2021<br />[[2021-22 Blossom League]]</small>
| Largest loss       = {{fb|Hortizo}} 3-2 {{fb-rt|Talamia}}<br /><small>Otrium, Osreton; 15 August 2022<br />[[2022 DSA Olimpia Games]]</small>
| Highest scoring    = {{fb|Lannistter}} 3-3 {{fb-rt|Talamia}}<br /><small>Mérida, Yucatan; 25 February 2022<br />[[2021-22 Blossom League]]</small>
| World cup entries        = -
| World cup first entry    = -
| World cup apps           = -
| World cup first          = -
| World cup best           = -
| Regional name            = DSAFF Blossom League
| Regional cup apps        = 1
| Regional cup first       = [[2021-22 Blossom League|2021-22]]
| Regional cup best        = Runners-up
| 2ndRegional name         = DSA Olimpia Games
| 2ndRegional cup apps     = 1
| 2ndRegional cup first    = [[2022 DSA Olimpia Games|Otrium 2022]]
| 2ndRegional cup best     = Silver medal
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}}

The '''Talamia national under-21 football team''' represents the Socialist Republic of [[Talamia]] in international football competitions. It is controlled  by TLS (Talamia Laktis Summaka), under the aegis of TSS (Talamia Sports Summaka), the governing body for sports in Talamia, which is a member of [[DSAFF]] (Democratic Socialist Assembly Football Federation).

The team was born in the early months of 2021, after the announcement of the future organization of the first ever DSAFF Blossom League.

Just like the senior team, Talamia under-21 national football team's home ground is the Ebdemar Au'tokra Stadium, in Clinepalas.

The team is known as the ''Hoopoes'', from the national animal. Black and red are the common colours, as it is in the national flag.

==History==
On 25th June 2021, DSAFF president Oiktirmon-Nicao Paidarion officially announced the future organization of the first DSAFF tournament dedicated to national under-21 selections: the DSAFF Blossom League. Despite the great passion for football, Talamia until that moment did not have a youth team. The TSS, in agreement with the TLS, thus decided to create it.

On 29th June 2021 Polemiste Ek Psello, former assistant of Sanisla Pedalisismi between 2020 and 2021 in the senior team, was appointed coach.

The first tournament the team took part in was the 2021-2022 DSAFF Blossom League. Thanks to the placement of the senior team in the [[2021 DSAFF Comrades Cup]], the young Hoopoes were drawn into League B, together with Itini, Bunkaiia and Syndic Australia. Thanks to an excellent roadmap, with four wins and two draws (both against Itini), Talamia managed to win the group, qualifying fifth overall and thus reaching the Final Four together with the winners of League A, League B and League D play-off. In the semifinals the team managed to beat Yucatan, hosts of the tournament. After an incredible final match against Lannistter, League A winners, which ended 3-3 after regular time, the penalty shootout lottery awarded the tournament to the Silver Foxes, still giving the Talamian football federation the first second place in history.

==Team image==

The under-21 team takes the same image and the same colors as the senior team. The first kit, whose technical sponsor is Tahuatxi, is red and black, while the away kit is mainly white. The goalkeeper wears a green jersey, while the third one - orange and black - reflects the colors of the national animal: the hoopoe.

==Home stadium==
Unlike the senior team, the Talamia U-21 national team plays its home games in different stadiums around Talamia. The debut match in Blossom League, and therefore in official competitions, was played in the Retroikia Stadium in Epopsoli, on the island of Pralladoke. In that occasion, Talamia drew 1-1 against Itini, with Purgos Dromos becoming the first Talamian player to score a goal for the U21 selection. The second match, won 4-0 against New Ordiel Kalibleland, was played at Potam Park, in KarpìStomà.

==Players==
===Current squad===
The following players were named to the squad for the football tournament at the [[2022 DSA Olimpia Games]].
{{nat fs g start}}
{{nat fs g player|no=1|pos=GK|name=Polemiste Oida|age={{birth date and age|2001|5|8|df=y}}|caps=4|goals=-6|club=[[Image:FK_Katacra.png|20px]] FK Katacra|clubnat=Talamia}}
{{nat fs g player|no=12|pos=GK|name=Pagos Ge|age={{birth date and age|2004|3|8|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=FC Rosá|clubnat=Hortizo}}
{{nat fs g player|no=17|pos=GK|name=Brabeo Teganon|age={{birth date and age|2001|9|25|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[Image:Clinepalas_United.png|20px]] Clinepalas United|clubnat=Talamia}}
{{nat fs break}}
{{nat fs g player|no=2|pos=DF|name=Brabeo Chrestelikia|age={{birth date and age|2001|5|31|df=y}}|caps=11|goals=0|club=InterMonterrey|clubnat=UFS Mexico}}
{{nat fs g player|no=3|pos=DF|name=Stemma Desmeuo|age={{birth date and age|2000|10|2|df=y}}|caps=10|goals=0|club=[[Image:Ighli.png|20px]] Ighli|clubnat=Talamia}}
{{nat fs g player|no=4|pos=DF|name=Laosnike Pas-Poxis|age={{birth date and age|2002|2|24|df=y}}|caps=4|goals=0|club=[[Image:KarpìStomà.png|20px]] [[KarpìStomà]]|clubnat=Talamia}}
{{nat fs g player|no=5|pos=DF|name=Terpsi Amandus|age={{birth date and age|2004|6|28|df=y}}|caps=6|goals=0|club=Mineros|clubnat=Yucatan}}
{{nat fs g player|no=6|pos=DF|name=Leon Sumboule|age={{birth date and age|2003|5|9|df=y}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[Image:Saniis_1900.png|20px]] Saniis 1900|clubnat=Talamia}}
{{nat fs g player|no=13|pos=DF|name=Basi Bous|age={{birth date and age|2003|1|14|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[Image:Liptelj_Union.png|20px]] Liptelj Union|clubnat=Talamia}}
{{nat fs g player|no=18|pos=DF|name=Brabeo Pilos|age={{birth date and age|2000|10|9|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[Image:Aspan.png|20px]] Aspan|clubnat=Talamia}}
{{nat fs break}}
{{nat fs g player|no=7|pos=MF|name=Terpsi Apopsiloo|age={{birth date and age|2002|3|24|df=y}}|caps=4|goals=0|club=[[Image:SF_Lampride.png|20px]] SF Lampride|clubnat=Talamia}}
{{nat fs g player|no=8|pos=MF|name=Dunasterene Eko|age={{birth date and age|2001|8|6|df=y}}|caps=10|goals=0|club=[[Image:PAS_Geitorisma.png|20px]] PAS Geitorisma|clubnat=Talamia}}
{{nat fs g player|no=11|pos=MF|name=Eudoxora Diabolos|age={{birth date and age|2001|7|19|df=y}}|caps=6|goals=0|club=[[Image:KarpìStomà.png|20px]] [[KarpìStomà]]|clubnat=Talamia}}
{{nat fs g player|no=15|pos=MF|name=Dorea Duskereia|age={{birth date and age|2001|2|14|df=y}}|caps=3|goals=0|club=[[Image:PAS_Geitorisma.png|20px]] PAS Geitorisma|clubnat=Talamia}}
{{nat fs g player|no=16|pos=MF|name=Pagos Pensa|age={{birth date and age|2001|3|11|df=y}}|caps=11|goals=2|club=[[Image:Saniis_1900.png|20px]] Saniis 1900|clubnat=Talamia}}
{{nat fs g player|no=20|pos=MF|name=Páskha Orugma|age={{birth date and age|2003|6|3|df=y}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=[[Image:Ighli.png|20px]] Ighli|clubnat=Talamia}}
{{nat fs g player|no=21|pos=MF|name=Aneer Bembix|age={{birth date and age|2004|5|19|df=y}}|caps=9|goals=1|club=Esmeraldas|clubnat=Yucatan}}
{{nat fs g player|no=22|pos=MF|name=Thraskema Apopatos|age={{birth date and age|2002|4|22|df=y}}|caps=9|goals=2|club=[[Image:Alla_Fofokoy.png|20px]] [[Alla Fofokoy]]|clubnat=Talamia}}
{{nat fs g player|no=23|pos=MF|name=Afobos Atuphos|age={{birth date and age|2002|2|16|df=y}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=[[Image:Liptelj_Union.png|20px]] Liptelj Union|clubnat=Talamia}}
{{nat fs break}}
{{nat fs g player|no=9|pos=FW|name=Neaniaõ|age={{birth date and age|2002|4|19|df=y}}|caps=11|goals=12|club=ICBL Playa del Carmen|clubnat=Yucatan}}
{{nat fs g player|no=10|pos=FW|name=Doxaglaos Agglikà|age={{birth date and age|2001|11|12|df=y}}|caps=11|goals=2|club=Venados|clubnat=Yucatan}}
{{nat fs g player|no=14|pos=FW|name=Purgos Dromos|age={{birth date and age|2001|8|25|df=y}}|caps=8|goals=3|club=Artin FC|clubnat=Itini}}
{{nat fs g player|no=19|pos=FW|name=Brabeo Iereu|age={{birth date and age|2003|4|16|df=y}}|caps=3|goals=3|club=[[Image:FK_Katacra.png|20px]] FK Katacra|clubnat=Talamia}}
{{nat fs end}}

===Recent call-ups===
The following players were named to the squad during the [[2021-22 DSAFF Blossom League]].
{{nat fs g start}}
{{nat fs g player|no=1 |pos=GK|name=Emnos Eleutherios|age={{birth date and age|2000|03|18|df=y}}|caps=8|goals=-5|club=Estudiantes|clubnat=UFS Mexico}}
{{nat fs g player|no=12|pos=GK|name=Psal Arpaz|age={{birth date and age|2001|9|16|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=NSÍ Rúnavík|clubnat=Torshavnese Empire}}
{{nat fs break}}
{{nat fs g player|no=6|pos=DF|name=Akontio Barys|age={{birth date and age|2000|5|8|df=y}}|caps=8|goals=1|club=[[Image:Alla_Fofokoy.png|20px]] [[Alla Fofokoy]]|clubnat=Talamia}}
{{nat fs g player|no=15|pos=DF|name=Anthonos Stoimon|age={{birth date and age|2000|6|11|df=y}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=[[Image:ICBL_Epacra_Delphis.png|20px]] ICBL Epacra Delphis|clubnat=Talamia}}
{{nat fs break}}
{{nat fs g player|no=7|pos=MF|name=Akontio Spermauthoi|age={{birth date and age|2000|6|20|df=y}}|caps=8|goals=1|club=[[Image:PAS_Geitorisma.png|20px]] PAS Geitorisma|clubnat=Talamia}}
{{nat fs g player|no=20|pos=MF|name=Lignus Kapnos|age={{birth date and age|2003|6|20|df=y}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[Image:Aspan.png|20px]] Aspan|clubnat=Talamia}}
{{nat fs g player|no=20|pos=MF|name=Lignus Lukometeia|age={{birth date and age|2001|10|2|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[Image:Fortis_Epops.png|20px]] Fortis Epops|clubnat=Talamia}}
{{nat fs g player|no=23|pos=MF|name=Arees Parerregmenon|age={{birth date and age|2000|2|11|df=y}}|caps=6|goals=1|club=[[Image:Fortis_Epops.png|20px]] Fortis Epops|clubnat=Talamia}}
{{nat fs break}}
{{nat fs g player|no=11|pos=FW|name=Filtheo Filthei|age={{birth date and age|2001|7|26|df=y}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[Image:Ptoco.png|20px]] [[Ptoco]]|clubnat=Talamia}}
{{nat fs g player|no=17|pos=FW|name=Makrostokha Akinetos|age={{birth date and age|2000|2|20|df=y}}|caps=2|goals=1|club=[[Image:ICBL_Epacra_Delphis.png|20px]] ICBL Epacra Delphis|clubnat=Talamia}}
{{nat fs end}}

==Individual records==
===Player records===
====Most capped players====
As of ''13 August 2022'', the players with the most appearances for Talamia U21 are:
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!width=20px|Rank
! style="width:150px;"|Player
!width=50px|Caps
!width=50px|Goals
! style="width:100px;"|Period
|-
| rowspan=4|1
| style="text-align: left;"|'''Doxaglaos Agglikà'''
| '''11'''
| 2
| 2021-today
|-
| style="text-align: left;"|'''Brabeo Chrestelikia'''
| '''11'''
| 0
| 2021-today
|-
| style="text-align: left;"|'''Neaniaõ'''
| '''11'''
| 12
| 2021-today
|-
| style="text-align: left;"|'''Pagos Pensa'''
| '''11'''
| 2
| 2021-today
|}

Players in '''bold''' are still eligible to be called-up for the U21 national football team.

====Top goalscorers====

As of ''13 August 2022'', the players with the most goals for Talamia U21 are:
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!width=15px|Rank
! style="width:125px;"|Player
!width=25px|Goals
!width=25px|Caps
!width=25px|Ratio
!width=80px|Period
|-
| 1
| style="text-align:left;"|'''Neaniaõ'''
| '''12'''
| 11
|{{#expr: 12/11 round 2}}
| 2021-today
|-
| rowspan=2|2
| style="text-align:left;"|'''Brabeo Iereu'''
| '''3'''
| 3
| {{#expr: 3/3 round 2}}
| 2022-today
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|'''Purgos Dromos'''
| '''3'''
| 8
| {{#expr: 3/8 round 2}}
| 2021-today
|}

Players in '''bold''' are still eligible to be called-up for the U21 national football team.

====Captains====
List of captaincy periods of the various captains throughout the years.
* 2021-today [[Neaniaõ]]

==Competitive record==
===DSAFF Blossom League===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! colspan="12" |[[DSAFF Blossom League]] record
|-
!Year
!League
!{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}
!{{Tooltip|W|Won}}
!{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}
!{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}
!{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
!{{Tooltip|P/R|Promotion or relegation at the end of a season}}
!GS Rank
!Final Four
|-
|{{flagicon|Yucatan}} [[2021-22 DSAFF Blossom League|2021-22]]
|B
|8||5||2||1||17||5||Promoted||5th||2nd
|- style="color:black"
!style="background:#CA1023" colspan="2"|Total
!style="background:#CA1023"|8
!style="background:#CA1023"|5
!style="background:#CA1023"|2
!style="background:#CA1023"|1
!style="background:#CA1023"|17
!style="background:#CA1023"|5
!style="background:#CA1023" colspan="2"|5th
!style="background:#CA1023"|2nd
|}

{| class="wikitable collapsible" style="width:35%;font-size:80%"
|- style="color:black"
!style="background:#CA1023;width:20%" colspan="6"|<big>Talamia U21's DSAFF Blossom League record</big>
|-
!width=10%|First match
|width=23%|<div style="text-align:center">{{fb|Talamia}} 1–1 {{fb-rt|Itini}}<br> (18 September 2021; Epopsoli, Talamia)</div>
|-
!width=10%|Biggest win
|width=23%|<div style="text-align:center">{{fb|Talamia}} 4–0 {{fb-rt|New Ordiel Kalibleland}}<br>(16 October 2021; KarpìStomà, Talamia)</div>
|-
!width=10%|Biggest defeat
|width=23%|<div style="text-align:center">{{fb|Lannistter}} 3-3 (7-6) {{fb-rt|Talamia}}<br>(25 Februay 2022; Mérida, Yucatan)</div>
|-
!width=10%|Best result
|width=23% |<div style="text-align:center">2nd place in [[2021–22 DSAFF Blossom League|2021-22]]'s Final Four</div>
|-
!width=10%|Worst result
|width=23% |<div style="text-align:center">TBD</div>
|}

==Head-to-head record==

;Key
{{legend|#CCFFCC|Positive balance (more wins than losses)|border=1px solid #AAA}}
{{legend|#FFFFCC|Neutral balance (as many wins as losses)|border=1px solid #AAA}}
{{legend|#FFDACC|Negative balance (more losses than wins)|border=1px solid #AAA}}

:''Last match updated was against Itini on 30 November 2021.
* Draws include Penalty shoot-outs
* Countries that are in italics are now defunct
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
!width=180|Opponent
!width=70|{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}
!width=70|{{Tooltip|W|Wins}}
!width=70|{{Tooltip|D|Draws}}
!width=70|{{Tooltip|L|Losses}}
!width=70|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!width=70|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
!width=70|{{Tooltip|GD|Goal difference}}
!width=70|{{Tooltip|% W|Win percentage}}
!width=130|Confederation
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|Bunkaiia}}    || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 5 || 0 || +5 || 100.00 || [[DSAFF]]
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|Cirogos}}    || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 0 || +3 || 100.00 || [[DSAFF]]
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|COTEFU}}    || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 6 || 3 || +3 || 100.00 || [[DSAFF]]
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
| style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|Hortizo}}    || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 3 || –1 || 0.00 || [[DSAFF]]
|- bgcolor=#FFFFCC
| style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|Itini}}    || 2 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0.00 || [[DSAFF]]
|- bgcolor=#FFFFCC
| style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|Lannistter}}    || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 3 || 3 || 0 || 0.00 || [[DSAFF]]
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|New Ordiel Kalibleland}} || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 6 || 0 || +6 || 100.00 || [[DSAFF]]
|- bgcolor=#FFFFCC
| style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|Nordustra}}    || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0.00 || [[DSAFF]]
|- class="sortbottom"
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|Syndic Australia}}    || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || +1 || 100.00 || [[DSAFF]]
|- bgcolor=#FFFFCC
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|Yucatan}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 1 || +1 || 100.00 || [[DSAFF]]
|- class="sortbottom"
!Total||13||8||4||1||30||12||+18||||
|}

==External links==
* [https://www.nationstates.net/nation=talamia/detail=factbook/id=1130692/ Official overview]
* [https://www.nationstates.net/nation=talamia/detail=factbook/id=1352858/ Official National football team page]
* [https://www.nationstates.net/nation=talamia/detail=factbook/id=1250234/ Official Talamian Alfa League page]
* [https://www.nationstates.net/nation=talamia/detail=factbook/id=1502366/ Official DSAFF page]

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