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{{Infobox national football team
|Name          = Saltstead
|Badge         = Royal Saltsteadish Football Association crest.svg
|Nickname      = ''De Hegsten'' (The Stallions)<br/>''De Näsjonal Elven'' (The National Eleven)
|Association   = [[Royal Saltsteadish Football Association]]
|Confederation = [[CAFA]] (Anaia)
|Coach         = ''vacant''
|Captain       = ''vacant''
|Most caps     = [[Clement Kolen]]
|Top scorer    = [[Carle de Marħt]]
|Home Stadium  = [[King William VII National Park]]
|Trigramme     = SAL
|KPB Rank      = ''unranked''
|KPB max       = 28th
|KPB max date  = Pre-[[World Cup 95|WC95]]
|KPB min       = 272nd
|KPB min date  = Pre-[[World Cup 86|WC86]]
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|First game         = {{fb|Saltstead}} 1–3 {{fb-rt|Qasden}}<br/>([[Ashwell]], Saltstead; friendly)
|Largest win        = {{ublist|{{fb|Makhnovia}} 0–6 {{fb-rt|Saltstead}}<br/>(Unknown City, Makhnovia; [[World Cup 80 qualification]])|{{fb|Belac}} 0–6 {{fb-rt|Saltstead}}<br/>(Unknown City, Belac; [[World Cup 87 qualification]])}}
|Largest loss       = {{fb|Saltstead}} 0–6 {{fb-rt|Banija}}<br/>(Ashwell, Saltstead; [[World Cup 87 qualification]])
|World Cup apps     = 1 
|World Cup first    = 81
|World Cup best     = Group stage ([[World Cup 81|WC81]])
|Regional name      = [[CAFA Cup]]
|Regional cup apps  = 3
|Regional cup first = [[CAFA 1]]
|Regional cup best  = Runners-up ([[CAFA 2]])
|2ndRegional name      = [[AOCAF Cup]]
|2ndRegional cup apps  = 7
|2ndRegional cup first = [[AOCAF LV]]
|2ndRegional cup best  = Round of 16 ([[AOCAF LVII]])
|Cup of Harmony apps = 9
|Cup of Harmony first = 70
|Cup of Harmony best = Runners-up ([[Cup of Harmony 71|CoH 71]])
|Baptism of Fire app = 65
|Baptism of Fire best = Winners
}}The '''Saltstead national football team''' ([[Saltsteadish language|Saltsteadish]]: ''Såutsteids näsjonal votballsplug'') is the representative team of [[Saltstead]] in international {{wp|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]] (KSVB), 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 [[Baptism of Fire 65|65th Baptism of Fire]], which the team won after defeating [[Aggrey-Fynn Land national football team|Aggrey-Fynn Land]] 3–2 in the final, and made their début appearance in the World Cup finals in the [[World Cup 81|81st edition]] after defeating [[Drawkland national soccer team|Drawkland]] in a qualifying playoff.

==Team image==
===Kits and crest===
When at home, Saltstead traditionally play in red-and-black hoops, a colour scheme modelled off the [[Coat of arms of Saltstead|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 [[Flag of Saltstead|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===
{{main|King William VII National Park}}
Saltstead play most home matches at [[King William VII National Park]] (Saltsteadish: ''Näsjonalpark König Wilheum VII'') in the capital [[Ashwell]], though matches were temporarily relocated to and [[Meerpark]] in [[Port Michael]] and the [[Park der Fründens]] in [[Cersehorst]] 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===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;"
!colspan="8"|Final tournament record
!style="width:1px;" rowspan="16"|
!colspan="8"|World Cup qualification record{{efn|Qualifying stage results include qualifying playoff games.}}
!style="width:1px;" rowspan="16"|
!rowspan="2"|Head coach(es)
|-
!Edition ||Round ||style="width:28px;"|Pld ||style="width:28px;"|W ||style="width:28px;"|D{{efn|name=penalties|Knockout matches decided on penalties are counted as draws.}} ||style="width:28px;"|L ||style="width:28px;"|GF ||style="width:28px;"|GA
!Edition ||style="width:28px;"|Pld ||style="width:28px;"|W ||style="width:28px;"|D ||style="width:28px;"|L ||style="width:28px;"|GF ||style="width:28px;"|GA ||Position
|-
|{{flagicon|Cosumar}}{{flagicon|Bonesea}} [[World Cup 78|78]]
|rowspan="3" colspan="7"|''Did not qualify''
|[[World Cup 78 qualification|78]]
|16 ||6 ||4 ||6 ||23 ||19 ||4th of 9
|rowspan="3"|[[Jan-Peter Wijtdal|Wijtdal]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Ceni}}{{flagicon|Drawkland}} [[World Cup 79|79]]
|[[World Cup 79 qualification|79]]
|18 ||11 ||1 ||6 ||31 ||21 ||4th of 10
|-
|{{flagicon|Starblaydia}}{{flagicon|Equestria}} [[World Cup 80|80]]
|[[World Cup 80 qualification|80]]
|20 ||9 ||7 ||4 ||31 ||13 ||3rd of 10
|-
|{{flagicon|Free Republics}}{{flagicon|Banija}} [[World Cup 81|81]]
|Group stage ||3 ||1 ||0 ||2 ||3 ||5
|[[World Cup 81 qualification|81]]
|20 ||12 ||5 ||3 ||31 ||11 ||3rd of 10{{efn|name=Garifunya|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.}}
|rowspan="2"|[[Gay Ware|Ware]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Valanora}}{{flagicon|Apox}} [[World Cup 82|82]]
|rowspan="2" colspan="7"|''Did not qualify''
|[[World Cup 82 qualification|82]]
|18 ||8 ||4 ||6 ||17 ||14 ||4th of 10
|-
|{{flagicon|Equestria}}{{flagicon|Banija}} [[World Cup 83|83]]
|[[World Cup 83 qualification|83]]
|15 ||8 ||6 ||1 ||36 ||21 ||2nd of 7
|[[Tlanx-Nulzk Hal|Tlanx-Nulzk]]
|- style="background-color:#bbbbbb;line-height:3pt;"
|colspan="8"|
|colspan="8"|
|
|-
|{{flagicon|Newmanistan}}{{flagicon|Drawkland}} [[World Cup 86|86]]
|rowspan="7" colspan="7"|''Did not qualify''
|[[World Cup 86 qualification|86]]
|18 ||7 ||4 ||7 ||23 ||17 ||6th of 10
|rowspan="3"|[[John Nicholas Rosencrants|Rosencrants]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Taeshan}}{{flagicon|Ethane}} [[World Cup 87|87]]
|[[World Cup 87 qualification|87]]
|18 ||12 ||1 ||5 ||26 ||17 ||3rd of 10
|-
|{{flagicon|Cassadaigua}}{{flagicon|Chromatika}} [[World Cup 88|88]]
|[[World Cup 88 qualification|88]]
|18 ||6 ||5 ||7 ||24 ||15 ||7th of 10
|-
|{{flagicon|South Newlandia}}{{flagicon|Tikariot}} [[World Cup 89|89]]
|[[World Cup 89 qualification|89]]
|18 ||12 ||1 ||5 ||24 ||15 ||3rd of 10
|rowspan="2"|[[Christiane van Åupħen|Van Åupħen]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Baker Park}}{{flagicon|Vilita}} [[World Cup 90|90]]
|[[World Cup 90 qualification|90]]
|14 ||7 ||4 ||3 ||4 ||3 ||3rd of 8
|-
|{{flagicon|Farfadillis}}{{flagicon|Graintfjall}} [[World Cup 91|91]]
|[[World Cup 91 qualification|91]]
|20 ||4 ||4 ||12 ||4 ||12 ||10th of 11
|Van Åupħen, ''[[Simon Låuress|Låuress]]''{{efn|Simon Låuress served as interim head coach from the sacking of Christiane van Åupħen to the signing of Zacharias Frijdrickssen.}}
|-
|{{flagicon|Electrum}}{{flagicon|Vilita}} [[World Cup 92|92]]
|[[World Cup 92 qualification|92]]
|20 ||2 ||1 ||17 ||1 ||17 ||11th of 11
|[[Zacharias Frijdrickssen|Frijdrickssen]], ''[[Celestijn Åudershof|Åudershof]]'', [[Katelijn Pascal|Pascal]]{{efn|Celestijn Åudershof served as interim head coach from the resignation of Zacharias Frijdrickssen to the signing of Katelijn Pascal.}}
|}

===Cup of Harmony===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;"
!colspan="8"|Cup of Harmony record
!style="width:1px;" rowspan="16"|
!rowspan="2"|Head coach(es)
|-
!Edition ||Round ||style="width:28px;"|Pld ||style="width:28px;"|W ||style="width:28px;"|D{{efn|name=penalties|Knockout matches decided on penalties are counted as draws.}} ||style="width:28px;"|L ||style="width:28px;"|GF ||style="width:28px;"|GA
|-
|{{flagicon|Eshan}}{{flagicon|Drawkland}} [[Cup of Harmony 70|70]]
|Quarterfinals ||5 ||4 ||1 ||0 ||5 ||1
|rowspan="3"|Wijtdal
|- style="background:silver;font-weight:bold"
||{{flagicon|Qasden}}{{flagicon|Ethane}} [[Cup of Harmony 71|71]]
||Runners-up |||8 |||5 |||3 |||0 |||14 |||2
|-
|{{flagicon|Vilita}}{{flagicon|Turori}} [[Cup of Harmony 72|72]]
|Quarterfinals ||5 ||1 ||2 ||2 ||7 ||9
|-
|{{flagicon|Cassadaigua}}{{flagicon|Equestria}} [[Cup of Harmony 73|73]]
|colspan="7"|''Qualified for the World Cup''
|Ware
|- style="background:silver;font-weight:bold"
|{{flagicon|Cosumar}}{{flagicon|Mriin}} [[Cup of Harmony 74|74]]
|Runners-up ||7 ||5 ||1 ||1 ||8 ||2
|style="background:#f9f9f9;font-weight:normal"|''Van Åupħen''{{efn|name=interim|Christiane van Åupħen served as interim head coach from the firing of Gay Ware to the signing of Tlanx-Nulzk Hal.}}
|-
|{{flagicon|Eastfield Lodge}}{{flagicon|Damukuni}} [[Cup of Harmony 75|75]]
|Quarterfinals ||6 ||5 ||0 ||1 ||16 ||7
|Tlanx-Nulzk
|- style="background-color:#bbbbbb;line-height:3pt;"
|colspan="8"|
|
|-
|{{flagicon|Sylestone}}{{flagicon|Ethane}} [[Cup of Harmony 78|78]]
|Group stage ||6 ||2 ||2 ||2 ||4 ||5
|rowspan="2"|Rosencrants
|-
|{{flagicon|Cassadaigua}}{{flagicon|Northwest Kalactin}} [[Cup of Harmony 79|79]]
|Group stage ||3 ||1 ||0 ||2 ||2 ||3
|-
|{{flagicon|Graintfjall}}{{flagicon|Krytenia}} [[Cup of Harmony 80|80]]
|Round of 16 ||5 ||2 ||2 ||1 ||12 ||8
|rowspan="3"|Van Åupħen
|-
|{{flagicon|Sylestone}}{{flagicon|Zwangzug}} [[Cup of Harmony 81|81]]
|Group stage ||4 ||1 ||1 ||2 ||1 ||2
|-
|{{flagicon|Montaña Verde}}{{flagicon|The Licentian Isles}} [[Cup of Harmony 82|82]]
|rowspan="3" colspan="7"|''Did not qualify''
|-
|{{flagicon|Mertagne}}{{flagicon|Tumbra}} [[Cup of Harmony 83|83]]
|Frijdrickssen
|-
|{{flagicon|Ceni}}{{flagicon|Delaclava}} [[Cup of Harmony 84|84]]
|Pascal
|}

===AOCAF Cup===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;"
!colspan="8"|AOCAF Cup record
!style="width:1px;" rowspan="10"|
!rowspan="2"|Head coach(es)
|-
!Edition ||Round ||style="width:28px;"|Pld ||style="width:28px;"|W ||style="width:28px;"|D{{efn|name=penalties}} ||style="width:28px;"|L ||style="width:28px;"|GF ||style="width:28px;"|GA
|-
|{{flagicon|Equestria}} [[AOCAF LV|LV]]
|Group stage ||3 ||0 ||0 ||3 ||1 ||5
|Wijtdal
|-
|{{flagicon|Equestria}} [[AOCAF LVI|LVI]]
|Group stage ||3 ||1 ||1 ||1 ||4 ||6
|rowspan="2"|Ware
|-
|{{flagicon|Mriin}} [[AOCAF LVII|LVII]]
|Round of 16 ||4 ||1 ||1 ||2 ||7 ||8
|-
|{{flagicon|Banija}}{{flagicon|Baker Park}} [[AOCAF LVIII|LVIII]]
|Round of 16 ||4 ||1 ||2 ||1 ||6 ||5
|rowspan="2"|Tlanx-Nulzk
|-
|{{flagicon|Freeport}}{{flagicon|Chromatika}} [[AOCAF LIX|LIX]]
|Round of 16 ||11 ||3 ||4 ||4 ||14 ||19
|- style="background-color:#bbbbbb;line-height:3pt;"
|colspan="8"|
|
|-
|{{flagicon|Equestria}} [[AOCAF LXI|LXI]]
|Playoffs ||6 ||2 ||1 ||3 ||10 ||9
|rowspan="2"|Rosencrants
|-
|{{flagicon|Banija}}{{flagicon|Busoga Islands}} [[AOCAF LXII|LXII]]
|Group stage ||6 ||2 ||1 ||3 ||5 ||6
|}

===CAFA Cup===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;"
!colspan="8"|CAFA Cup record
!style="width:1px;" rowspan="5"|
!rowspan="2"|Head coach(es)
|-
!Edition ||Round ||style="width:28px;"|Pld ||style="width:28px;"|W ||style="width:28px;"|D{{efn|name=penalties}} ||style="width:28px;"|L ||style="width:28px;"|GF ||style="width:28px;"|GA
|-
|{{flagicon|Legalese}} [[CAFA 1|1]]
|Semifinals ||8 ||5 ||0 ||3 ||14 ||9
|rowspan="3"|Van Åupħen
|- style="background:silver;font-weight:bold"
|{{flagicon|Krytenia}} [[CAFA 2|2]]
|Runners-up ||7 ||6 ||0 ||1 ||12 ||6
|-
|{{flagicon|Savigliane}} [[CAFA 3|3]]
|Group stage ||4 ||1 ||1 ||2 ||1 ||2
|}

===Other tournaments===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;"
!colspan="8"|Other tournaments record
!style="width:1px;" rowspan="5"|
!rowspan="2"|Head coach(es)
|-
!Tournament ||Round ||style="width:28px;"|Pld ||style="width:28px;"|W ||style="width:28px;"|D{{efn|name=penalties}} ||style="width:28px;"|L ||style="width:28px;"|GF ||style="width:28px;"|GA
|- style="background:gold;font-weight:bold"
|{{flagicon|Spaam}}{{flagicon|Drawkland}} [[Baptism of Fire 65]]
|Winners ||7 ||5 ||1 ||1 ||14 ||10
|style="background:#f9f9f9;font-weight:normal" rowspan="2"|Wijtdal
|-
|{{flagicon|Turori}} [[Eagle's Cup 7]]
|Group stage ||6 ||1 ||1 ||4 ||9 ||15
|- style="background:silver;font-weight:bold"
|{{flagicon|Callistea}} [[Rabastor Unity Trophy 54]]
|Runners-up ||8 ||4 ||1 ||3 ||8 ||8
|style="background:#f9f9f9;font-weight:normal"|Rosencrants
|}

==Head coaches==
{{updated|the end of [[World Cup 92 qualification]].}}
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
!No ||Manager
!P ||W ||D{{efn|name=penalties}} ||L ||Win %
|-
!1 ||scope=row style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="WIJTDAL JAN PETER"|[[Jan-Peter Wijtdal]]
{{WDL|decimals=1||42|20|26}}
|-
!2 ||scope=row style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="WARE GAY"|[[Gay Ware]]
{{WDL|decimals=1||23|11|14}}
|-
!3 ||scope=row style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="АUPÞEN VAN CHRISTIANE"|[[Christiane van Åupħen]]
{{WDL|decimals=1||43|10|24}}
|-
!4 ||scope=row style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="TLANX NULZK HAL"|[[Tlanx-Nulzk Hal]]
{{WDL|decimals=1||17|12|7}}
|-
!5 ||scope=row style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="ROSENCRANTS JOHN NICHOLAS"|[[John Nicholas Rosencrants]]
{{WDL|decimals=1||34|17|30}}
|-
!6 ||scope=row style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="LАURESS SIMON"|[[Simon Låuress]]
{{WDL|decimals=1||0|4|6}}
|-
!7 ||scope=row style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="FRIJDRICKSSEN ZACHARIAS"|[[Zacharias Frijdrickssen]]
{{WDL|decimals=1||0|0|4}}
|-
!8 ||scope=row style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="АUDERSHOF CELESTIJN"|[[Celestijn Åudershof]]
{{WDL|decimals=1||0|0|6}}
|-
!9 ||scope=row style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="PASCAL KATELIJN"|[[Katelijn Pascal]]
{{WDL|decimals=1||2|1|7}}
|}

==Honours==
===Major honours===
*'''[[Cup of Harmony]]'''
:Runners-up (2): [[Cup of Harmony 71|CoH 71]], [[Cup of Harmony 74|CoH 74]]
*'''[[Baptism of Fire]]'''
:'''Winners (1):''' [[Baptism of Fire 65]]

===Minor honours===
*'''[[Rabastor Unity Trophy]]'''
:Runners-up (1): [[Rabastor Unity Trophy 54|RUT 54]]

==Notes==
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