Sel Appa national football team

Sel Appa
Nickname(s)	The Turtles
Association	Football Federation of Sel Appa
Head coach	Marek Löwy
Captain	Kal Muosa
Home stadium	Turtle Stadium
KPB ranking
Current	228
Highest	20
Lowest	228 (1.14) (Post WC98 Quals)
First international
	Sel Appa 1-3 Casari; (World Cup 30 Qualifiers, Matchday 1)
Biggest win
	Sel Appa 7-2 Algal States; Philodox Weltschmerz 0-5 Sel Appa
Biggest defeat
	Sel Appa 0-5 Rejistania; Sel Appa 0-5 Az-cz; Sel Appa 0-5 Schiavonia
Highest scoring match
	Sel Appa 7-2 Algal States
Entered	(First in World Cup 30)
Finals Apps	(First in World Cup 33)
Best result	3rd in World Cup 37

The Sel Appa national football team represents Sel Appa in international football competitions such as the World Cup and the Oxen CUP. It is controlled by the Football Federation of Sel Appa (FFSA), the governing body for football in the nation. Sel Appa ranked 21st in the world.

History

Sel Appa began their quest for international footballing dominance in World Cup 30 - without participating in a Baptism of Fire - and qualified for their first World Cup at World Cup 33. Since then, they have qualified for every World Cup, twice entering the Round of 16.

First Era

World Cups 30 to 32

Sel Appa's first three Cup runs were met with little success. The team lost more matches than it won. However, they were able to forge a record that put them on the rankings and slowly improved to enable a qualification. A very controversial match against Qutar led to Sel Appa's inability to qualify for World Cup 32, despite being very close. The opportunity came in the next Cup, when the Turtles qualified for the first time.

World Cup 33 to 36

Sel Appa first qualified for World Cup 33, placing second in the Group Stage group and losing to Demot in the Round of 16. Although the team qualified for Cups 34 and 35, it did not pass through the group stage again until World Cup 36. This Cup saw Sel Appa through second in their group, but lost again in the Round of 16 to Schiavonia.

World Cup 37

World Cup 37 marked a large change for the team with the retirement of FFSA President Henri LePoivre and 18 of the 20 players. Only Colin Patette, Miqeulinho, and Arthur Mercator V stayed on with Coach Charles DuPont to maintain a constant for the incoming players. The election of Sharon Eiboln as FFSA President opened the team up to female players; five signed on. The new team went all the way to the Semifinals and then defeated by Az-cz, but they were able to win over Zwangzug and take 3rd place, earning much prestige and honor in international football.

World Cups 38 to 42

Boycott

Return

World Cups 50 and 52

Second Era

Sel Appa returned to the World Cup for the 98th Edition.

Team image

Kits and crest

Rivalries

Media

Fanbase

Sel Appa fans are world famous for their extremely passionate support of the team. A sea of blue, yellow, and white is ever-present at stadiums. Many fans also wear turtle hats or dress up as turtles. Over the years, supporters have been known to protest and riot after matches that went against the team, as well as for. A handful have also been arrested domestically and abroad for attempted acts of terrorism, however as of yet, none have succeeded.

Home Stadium

Sel Appa's National Stadium is Turtle Stadium, also known as Grand Nemnenait Stadium. Turtle Stadium is the home of the Nemnen Turtles and is the largest stadium in Sel Appa. It's capacity is 128,000 for football matches and can be expanded for concerts or other events.

Coaches

World Cup 30 to 39: Charles DuPont
World Cup 40 to ?: Estevez
World Cup 50 & 52: Robert Paquette
World Cup 98 to present: Marek Löwy

Players

Current squad

As of World Cup 98

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Bobby Boyd
	1GK	Kenny Rounds
	1GK	Ian Rash

	2DF	Danny Lagrotte
	2DF	Johnny Montana
	2DF	Kal Muosa (Captain)
	2DF	Tobias Hart
	2DF	Sam Valencia
	2DF	Tyler White
	2DF	Tristan Wick

	3MF	Jesse David
	3MF	Finnley Bernard
	3MF	Myron Barnes
	3MF	Elmo Rivers
	3MF	Tino Rouleau
	3MF	Stéphane du Bois
	3MF	Andy Ayak

	4FW	Lucien Barthélemy
	4FW	Henni de la Rue
	4FW	Gary Tyson
	4FW	Dmitri Ram
	4FW	Kris Welck
	4FW	Allan Reddy

Former players

Captain Acting Captain Coach Female player

First era

Cup →				30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	50	52
Player	No.	Pos.	Apps.	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	50	52
Vasily Kashchenko	1	GK	7	30	31	32	33	34	35	36
Dominique Pidon	2	GK	7	30	31	32	33	34	35	36
Qa Qrif	3	DF	1	30
Richard Smythe	4	DF	2	30	31
Wilhelm Van der Spart	5	DF	2	30	31
Bernard Apple	6	DF	7	30	31	32	33	34	35	36
Jimmy Peech	7	DF	7	30	31	32	33	34	35	36
Fo Chang	8	DF	7	30	31	32	33	34	35	36
Pho Nguyen	9	MF	4	30	31	32	33
Jacques LaTortue	10	MF	7	30	31	32	33	34	35	36
Colin Patette	11	MF	10	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39
Chaim Steinberg	12	MF	7	30	31	32	33	34	35	36
Michael Gold	13	MF	7	30	31	32	33	34	35	36
Théo Matou	14	MF	2	30	31
Larry Emerson	15	MF	2	30	31
Alan Dubrov	16	FW	7	30	31	32	33	34	35	36
George Bedding	17	FW	7	30	31	32	33	34	35	36
Fuji Kawagaji	18	FW	7	30	31	32	33	34	35	36
Lee Rehsom	19	FW	3	30	31	32
Estevez	20	FW	10 (7)	30	31	32	33	34	35	36				40	41	42
Alex Nart	21	FW	7	30	31	32	33	34	35	36
Phil Lo	4	DF	5			32	33	34	35	36
Kash Vasou	5	DF	5			32	33	34	35	36
Zik Bam	14	MF	5			32	33	34	35	36
Arthur Mercator IV	15	MF	5			32	33	34	35	36
Miquelinho	22	FW	7				33	34	35	36	37	38	39
Arthur Mercator V	23	MF	6					34	35	36	37	38	39
Mongke Bokegalbaatar	24	GK	6								37	38	39	40	41	42
Anastasia Vadov	25	GK	6								37	38	39	40	41	42
Karli Rengel	26	DF	4								37	38	39	40
Mohammed al-Jafari	27	DF	3								37	38	39
Nikole Barr	28	DF	3								37	38	39
David Davidson Jr.	29	DF	3								37	38	39
Bum Dae Kim	30	DF	3								37	38	39
Natalie Dubrov	31	MF	6								37	38	39	40	41	42
Dzheighcymn Ghotiolo	32	MF	6								37	38	39	40	41	42
Miroc Szwtrz	33	MF	3								37	38	39
Mish Vasou	34	MF	6								37	38	39	40	41	42
Karl Gepardo	35	FW	6								37	38	39	40	41	42
Michael Ebe	36	FW	3								37	38	39
Samantha Sitran	37	FW	3								37	38	39
Klarence Morreau	38	FW	4								37	38	39	40
Angus Kahn	39	DF	3											40	41	42
Sid Plank	40	DF	1											40
Ashley Seal	41	DF	3											40	41	42
Nara Burton	42	DF	3											40	41	42
Nathan Kolts	43	MF	3											40	41	42
Hannah Bari	44	MF	3											40	41	42
Bill Schmidt	45	MF	3											40	41	42
Lenny Nkuma	46	FW	3											40	41	42
Flavio Tartaruga	47	FW	3											40	41	42
Karisi Kopel	48	FW	3											40	41	42
Elmo	49	DF	2												41	42
Simba	50	DF	2												41	42
Darius	51	FW	2												41	42
Hiro Mitsubishi	1	GK	2														50	52
Félix Ormont	2	DF	2														50	52
Chaim L'Chaim	3	DF	2														50	52
Roger Rodriguez	4	DF	2														50	52
Erin Eavonkrad	5	DF	1														50
Ali Zaliwa	6	MF	2														50	52
Larry LeMand	7	MF	2														50
Lee Haybloom	8	MF	1														50
Habari Gani	9	FW	2														50	52
Dmitrius	10	FW	1														50
Hujambo Sijambo	11	FW	2														50	52
Dénis Ici-lá	12	GK	2														50	52
Donny Gui	13	GK	2														50	52
Sal Kitomon	14	MF	2														50	52
Tsagaan Ulaan	15	DF	2														50	52
Benjamin Silver	16	DF	2														50	52
Anastasia Krasnayeva	17	MF	2														50	52
David Davidson	18	MF	2														50
Kevin Splos	18	MF	1															52
Marina Kasanova	19	FW	2														50	52
Viktoria Alamasi	20	FW	2														50	52
Robert Laphoque	21	FW	2														50	52
Bernardinho	22	FW	2														50	52
Ashley Sieg	23	DF	1															52
Otto Parek	24	MF	1															52
Farouk al-Wasy	25	MF	1															52
John Richards	26	DF	1															52

Second era

Cup →				98	99	100
Player	No.	Pos.	Apps.	98	99	100
Kenny Rounds	2	GK	1	98
Ian Rash	3	GK	3	98	99	100
Danny Lagrotte	4	DF	3	98	99	100
Johnny Montana	5	DF	3	98	99	100
Kal Muosa	6	DF	3	98	99	100
Sam Valencia	8	DF	3	98	99	100
Tyler White	9	DF	3	98	99	100
Tristan Wick	10	DF	3	98
Jesse David	11	MF	3	98	99	100
Finnley Bernard	12	MF	3	98	99	100
Myron Barnes	13	MF	3	98	99	100
Elmo Rivers	14	MF	3	98	99	100
Tino Rouleau	15	MF	1	98
Stéphane du Bois	16	MF	3	98	99	100
Andy Ayak	17	MF	3	98	99	100
Lucien Barthélemy	18	FW	3	98	99	100
Henni de la Rue	19	FW	3	98	99	100
Gary Tyson	20	FW	3	98	99	100
Dmitri Ram	21	FW	3	98	99	100
Kris Welck	22	FW	3	98	99	100
Allan Reddy	23	FW	3	98	99	100
Archie Lamb	25	MF	2		99	100

National Hall of Fame

Estevez (30-36) forward
Colin Patette (30-39) midfielder
Miquelinho (33-39) forward
Mongke Bokegalbaatar (37-42) goalkeeper
Dzheighcymn Ghotiolo (37-42) midfielder

Competitive record

World Cup

Sel Appa first entered the Qualifiers for World Cup 30 and made two more attempts before debuting at the 33rd edition and made it to the Round of 16. The Turtles qualified four more times, culminating in their World Cup 37 bronze. The next cup saw them knocked out in the Quarterfinals and they did not qualify for 39, but returned in World Cup 40 and 41. After not making the 42nd Finals, the team boycotted the next seven cups due to a controversial group stage disqualification in 41, before returning for the 50th and 52nd editions. Their next entry would come 46 cups later, starting a new era in Sel Appan football.

World Cup record								World Cup qualification record						Coach
Edition	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Coach
World Cup 1 to 29	Did not enter							Did not enter
World Cup 30	Did not qualify							14	4	2	8	16	23	Charles DuPont
World Cup 31								18	5	2	11	25	41	Charles DuPont
World Cup 32								16	7	5	4	36	31	Charles DuPont
World Cup 33	Round of 16	4	1	1	2	5	7	18	11	2	5	53	36	Charles DuPont
World Cup 34	Group stage	3	0	1	2	5	9	12	7	3	2	29	18	Charles DuPont
World Cup 35	Group stage	3	0	1	2	2	6	10	8	1	1	17	6	Charles DuPont
World Cup 36	Round of 16	4	1	1	2	6	8	14	11	2	1	34	14	Charles DuPont
World Cup 37	Third place	7	4	1	2	13	13	14	9	2	3	36	21	Charles DuPont
World Cup 38	Quarterfinals	5	4	0	1	13	10	14	13	1	0	46	9	Charles DuPont
World Cup 39	Did not qualify							14	8	4	2	36	13	Charles DuPont
World Cup 40	Quarterfinals	5	2	2	1	13	10	10	8	2	0	46	17	Estevez
World Cup 41	Group stage^[a]	3	2	0	1	5	4	10	8	0	2	24	6	Estevez
World Cup 42	Did not qualify							12	5	2	5	21	16	Estevez
World Cup 43 to 49	Did not enter							Did not enter
World Cup 50	Did not qualify							20	6	5	9	25	31	Robert Paquette
World Cup 51	Did not enter							Did not enter
World Cup 52	Did not qualify							22	10	2	10	31	32	Robert Paquette
World Cup 53 to 97	Did not enter							Did not enter
World Cup 98	Did not qualify							14	2	0	12	15	35	Marek Löwy
Total	Third place	34	14	7	13	62	67	232	122	35	75	490	349	Total

↑ Sel Appa won the group and would have faced Tynelia in the Round of 16, but was disqualified for controversial reasons, leading to a boycott from World Cup 43 to 49.

Tournaments Won

Oxen CUP 2 -- Sel Appa 1-0 (a.e.t.) Jeru FC