Indusse national football team

Indusse

Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)	The Flocking Blues
Association	Indussean Football Association
Confederation	IAC-OC
Head coach	Pierre Camanin
Captain	Mersiás
Most caps	Baskar H Kumar
Top scorer	Baskar H Kumar
Code	INS
First colours Second colours
KPB ranking
Current	56th
Highest	26th (Post-96)
Lowest	253rd (Post-79)
First international
Indusse 2–2 West Violence ( Baptism of Fire 66)
Biggest win
Indusse 6–1 Sekela (World Cup 98 qualification)
Biggest defeat
Indusse 0–6 Gnejs (World Cup 94 qualification)
World Cup
Appearances	1 (first in WC 96)
Best result	Round of Sixteen (WC 96)
Independent Associations Championship
Appearances	15 (first in 7)
Best result	Champions ( IAC 13)
Cup of Harmony
Appearances	9 (first in CoH 78)
Best result	Third Place Playoff ( CoH 89)
Baptism of Fire
Appearance	BoF 56
Result	Round of 32

The Indussean national football team is the representative football team of Indusse in international association football. It is currently controlled by the Indussean Football Association (IFA, also known as the Federation), the governing body for football in the nation of Indusse.

Indusse has been an active participant in multiple football tournaments for decades starting their journey during the World Cup 79 Cycle. The national team has participated in multiple regional and international tournaments including the World Cup, Cup of Harmony, Independent Associations Championship etc. The Team was able to showcase its strength and rise as a major team in the IAC tournaments where they were crowned champions in the 13th Edition of the tournament. Indusse has also been able to reach the round of sixteen of World Cup 96, which has been their most celebrated perfomances yet.

History

The Era of Genesis (WC 79 to IAC 24)

The Indussean National Football Team was established in 1921 according to the Indussean calendar. The team was established by the emperor of Indusse Adityavarma Kulashekara III. The emperor established Royal Soccer Administrative Board, which later was renamed into Indussean Football Association or IFA. Adityavarma Kulashekara III who was a soccer player himself played and managed the first-ever Indussean national team. After his death, the royal control over the federation was removed and the federation was named into the Indussean Football Association. General Chitrakar Das became the first captain after the king and he was removed after the season due to certain internal issues. David E Beckham became the next captain and continued till Baskar H Kumar was made the captain. While Adityavarma Kulashekara III made himself the first captain and manager, the federation later decided not to recognise him other than being the Founder of the federation. After this resolution was adopted, it was decided that De Consrantin Wan would be recognised as the first manager of the national team. The Team although they started contesting from World Cup 79, was never able to qualify for the World Cup proper. De Consrantin Wan continued to be the team manager until the end of World Cup 84.

Joseph Moteudi succeeded Wan as the new manager of the national team. Moteudi had to take up this responsibility after the federation was in search of a young manager with a lot of plans. Moteudi played a major role in reforming the national camp by presenting the "Moteudi Plan" which emphasized on developing the national football infrastructure, setting up provincial camps, nation wide selection for youth talent and more. When Moteudi was leaving Indusse during the end of World Cup 88, the team and the national federation had been changed from what it was in the beginning. Moteudi also saw the peak form of Baskar H Kumar, who is considered to be a legend of Indussean Football. Moteudi is also vital for the development of players like Bechun Butea and Mersiás.

Moteudi was succeeded by Baker Park manager Shane Newman during the commencement of Cup of Harmony 80. Shane Newman is considered to be the greatest manager the team has ever got. Newman took over what Moteudi had left behind and carved the team to be one of the strongest it ever was. After the 80th edition of CoH, Newman and his team took part in the Independent Associations Championship 13 at Poafmersia. This tournament saw Newman showcasing their best, winning the 13th edition of IAC. After that IAC has been one of the tournaments where Indusse has been able to show their best performances. Indusse then reached the third place playoffs in IAC 14, IAC 15, IAC 24 and the finals in IAC 18. Under Newman, Indusse was able to reach their all time best performance in the World Cup in its 96th Edition, where they reached the round of sixteen but lost against Brookstation who eventually won the championship that edition. Newman also got Indusse into the third place playoff of Cup of Harmony 89 but lost against Audioslavia.

Newman eventually grew into a very famed individual in the nation and when he decided to retire after the World Cup 99 cycle, the government of Indusse and IAF jointly announced that they are offering him dual citizenship and was selected to be the successor of Baskar H Kumar as the new chairman of IFA from World Cup 100 cycle. Newman was also given a deserving farewell by the association with a bunch of retiring players during the final match of The Unity Series's inaugural edition.

Team Culture

Kits

Indusse has always worn kits that were themed on the colours, Blue and Orange. Indusse had signed its first contract for uniforms with Filindostan based No Nonsense Sportswear (NNS) during its first world cup campaign. The Indussean Football Association (IFA) was later sued by NNS for breaching their contracting and trying to purchase new kits before the contract period ended. As part of this, NNS stripped off their logo from the Indussean Kits. IFA decided to keep the kits until the end of World Cup 82. IFA later approached Starblaydi kit makers, Ediraf for their new kits. The Kits provided by Ediraf introduced the red coloured away jersey which was nicknamed as the "Red Devil". This was the only time, Indusse wore a jersey without the blue and orange colour palette. Ediraf is also credited to be the jersey worn by the Indussean legend, Baskar H Kumar in the majority of his career.

When Shane Newman was appointed as the new head coach of the national team during the beginning of World Cup 89 cycle, Indusse dropped their Ediraf kits and signed contract with Kirola, an Audioslavia based sportswear brand. The Kirola kits were worn by both veteran players like Baskar H Kumar, Bechun Butea, Steve Longhorn, Alexis Budjetson as well as the younger generation players like Goblin Grundjee, Rahul B Kumar and Mersiás. The team had transitioned to a more systematic and stronger team during the transfer from Ediraf to Kirola kits. Kirola continued to provide uniforms to Indusse until the end of World Cup 96 when IFA signed a contract with Dantopian Kitmakers, Nerio.

Kits	Kitmaker	Based on	Cycle
	No Nonsense Sportswear	Filindostan	WC 79 to WC 82
	Ediraf	Starblaydia	WC 83 to WC 88
	Kirola	Audioslavia	WC 89 to WC 96
	Nerio	Dantopia	WC 97 to Present

Crest

The Indussean National Team during its inception used the national flag as the crest of the team, this continued until Ediraf took over the manufacturing of kits. During the Ediraf contract, the IFA used a blue roundel with the name in it and ribbons with orange, white and green sticking out of the roundel. This crest was later abandoned and the IFA decided to adopt a tricolour roundel with a olive leaf wreath in the centre. This crest was used in the away kits developed by Kirola. The Wreath made out of olive leaves eventually turned out to be a national symbol and has been then simultaneously been used by the IFA with the new federation logo as the Crest of Indussean National Team. The new crest that is simultaneously used consist of a blue shield with the tricolour and the olive wreath.

Fanbase

At the time of the inception of the national team, there existed no formal fan associations in the nation. Pre-dating the formation of the national team, the federation had begun various activities to built interest in the game and this led to scattered fan following all over the nation. During the World Cup 81 campaign, a group of like minded individuals created a fan association for football in Indusse naming it "The Blue Hurricanes". The Blue Hurricanes is said to be the first organised fanbase for football in the country. Eventually over the years, multiple fanbases were formed like the "National Football Fans Forum", "Footballing Indusse" etc, but The Blue Hurricanes remained the larger group. During the Post-WC 82 Friendly that happened between New Doltania and Indusse, the home team was behind the opponents for two goals at half time. Enraged by the deteriorating performance of the home team, multiple fan factions including "The Blue Hurricanes" attacked a small group of Doltanian fans in the stadium. This led to a mass stampede resulting in the death of two fans from Indusse, and the friendly was called off.

In light of the stampede, Human Rights Commission sued the federation for mismanagement of the match, not ensuring security of the fans and indirectly killing two supporters present in the stadium. The case went up the Imperial Court and the court decided to suspend the federation for a term of one world cup cycle. The court also ordered the cancellation of license of all fan associations in the country and asked the government and federation to create a framework for new fan associations to be formed. This court case led to Indusse not sending a team for the World Cup 83 qualifications.

After the suspension of the federation was lifted, the government passed the "National Sports Management Bill" which created a well detailed framework for the formation of fans associations. During the World Cup 85 qualification campaign, the federation announced that the suspension of The Blue Hurricanes has been lifted and all other former fanbases are subjected to merge into the Blue Hurricanes. This led to multiple internal issues in the association and led to many fans leaving the association. The Blue Hurricanes slowly started to lose its fan strength and soon went into a dormant stage. A group of young fans that had left the association earlier, approached the federation with a formal request which highlighted the issues within the Blue Hurricanes, the change in international fanbases and more reforms asking for the creation of a federation backed and officially recognised fanbase.

The Federation after careful study of the request, decided to abandon the Blue Hurricanes and created the official fanbase of football in Indusse named as "The Flocking Blues". The Flocking Blues was formally established during the commencement of Independent Associations Championship 10 and focused on the development of football fans and infrastructure in the nation. The Flocking Blues (TFBs) set up a formal board that decided on its functioning with representation from the government and the federation functioning within the National Sports Management Bill and TFBs Charter.

Today, TFBs conducts fan camps, multiple fan events, fan tours all over the nation. It also sends a selected group of fans to every tournament the team takes part representing the nation. The TFBs fans are found in the galleries with enormous tifos and banners, wearing team merchandises, chanting the team name and the slogans like "Força Indusse, Força Football", "The Flocking Blues never give up!" and more.

Rivalries

Rivalries with multiple other national teams have been a major part of Indusse's football culture. From the start of Indusse participating in International football events, it has been competing with multiple nations and has also given them the rival tag eventually. Some of the notable rivals of Indussean national team and its fans are:

• Pratapgadh, with who the team plays the "Indian Derby". This rivalry has passed on from regional tournaments to the World Cup. The Indian Derby also recorded the highest attendance in Indusse's Home Ground. This Rivalry originated from Cricket and later spread to football.
• Juvencus, is that one team that has overpowered Indusse in multiple occasions (1-1-5 H2H). This includes the finals of IAC 18, where Indusse lost the championship for a score of one against two.
• Kelssek, holds the record for facing Indusse in most number of International matches. Until the end of The Era of Genesis, Kelssek has played a total of ten matches with Indusse where the record is very disheartening. (1-2-7 H2H)
• HUElavia, is the team that Indusse defeated in the finals to win IAC 13 at Poafmersia. The Rivalry has always been close that out of five international matches, Indusse won three and lost two.

Home Ground

The federation has designated the Aditya Varma Kulashekara International Stadium, New Hind City as the home ground for all matches played by the national team. With a capacity of 131,561, it is the largest stadium in the country. This Stadium was built first by Aditya Varma Kulashekara III, the emperor of Indusse at his reign. The stadium was built as part of giving the Indussean Football Association, a home ground. The Stadium at its beginning had a capacity of 62,122 spectators and later was increased multiple times via renovations. It was earlier known as the Sree Kulashekara Stadium. When the home ground is not available, Indusse plays its home matches at the IFA National Academy Stadium located less than a kilometre away from the home ground. IFA National Academy Stadium is owned and operated by the federation and is used for practice and grassroot camps by the IFA. This stadium has a capacity of 45,000 spectators.

Players and Management

Players

See also: List of Indussean International Footballers

Current Squad

Squad for World Cup 100

No.	Pos.	Player	Club
1	GK	Jahangir Shehzad	Syneca AC
33	GK	Preetham Singh	Niradove
13	DF	Mathias Paulson	Napoleon St. Bernadine
14	MD	Djetson Hasle	Standard Lily
12	FD	Rahul B Kumar	Tsear AC
11	FD	Antonio Mersiás	Herzegovina City FC
55	FD	Juan Jane	Urrhed FC
100	MD	Goblin Grundjee	Sindvpore FC
16	CF	Michael Djenkzo	Coquitlam United
45	CM	Dhananjay Bhattacharya	Sindvpore FC
32	CB	Akshay Adhaan	Capitolians
55	ST	Vineeth K K	Rockies International FC
19	LB	Cyrus Yazdhani	Southbay Riveria FC
29	CM	Leonard Buschelus	Dhalopura FC
41	RB	Lhazang Tsang Po	Ngwazi Strikers
20	RW	Raphael O'Shaughnessy	FC Städeli

Coaching Staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Pierre Camanin
Assistant coach	Matthew Sconfield
Goalkeeping coach	Steve Longhorn
Fitness coach	Alexander D'Mous
Academy manager	Agni Putra Dewa

Individual Records and Achievements

As of World Cup 99

Players in bold are still active with Indusse.

Most-capped players

Rank	Pos	Player	Caps	Career
1	ST	Baskar H Kumar	163	WC 79 - WC 90
2	FD	Antonio Mersiás	132	WC 85 - Present
3	ST	Bechun Butea	68	WC 82 - WC 99
4	ST	David E Beckham	36	WC 79 - WC 84
5	MD	Alexis Budtedjson	31	WC 85 - WC 93

Top goalscorers

Rank	Pos	Player	Goals	Career
1	ST	Bechun Butea	78	WC 82 - WC 99
2	FD	Antonio Mersiás	71	WC 85 - Present
3	ST	Goblin Grundjee	66	WC 87 - Present
4	ST	Baskar H Kumar	53	WC 79 - WC 90
5	MD	Djetson Hasle	38	WC 87 - Present
		Xing-Hong-Taw		WC 85 - WC 93

Most Appearances

Rank	Pos	Player	Apps	Career
1	ST	Bechun Butea	400	WC 82 - WC 99
2	DF	Mathias Paulson	368	WC 85 - Present
3	ST	Antonio Mersiás	349	WC 85 - Present
4	MD	Djetson Hasle	306	WC 87 - Present
5	ST	Goblin Grundjee	302	WC 87 - Present

List of Managers

No.	Tenure	Manager	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Win %	Titles
1	79 to 84	De Consrantin Wan	94	30	21	46	141	188	31.91%	Nil
2	85 to 88	Joseph Moteudi	104	29	30	45	160	200	27.88%	All India Football Cup II
3	89 to 99	Shane Newman	305	146	60	99	624	498	47.87%	IAC 13
4	100 to Present	Pierre Camanin	20	14	4	2	52	19	70.00%	Nil

Competitive Record

WC statistics updated to the end of World Cup 100 Hexadecifinals

Overall

Total record - all matches
Competition	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
World Cup Finals	8	2	3	3	10	8
World Cup Playoffs	2	0	1	1	4	6
World Cup Qualifying	374	154	86	134	693	648
Cup of Harmony	45	12	9	24	68	100
Baptism of Fire	3	1	1	1	5	5
Independent Associations Championship	94	50	15	29	197	136
Total	526	219	115	192	977	903

World Cup

World Cup Finals record										World Cup Qualification record							Manager
Edition		Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
World Cup 1 to World Cup 78		Did not enter								Did not enter							No Manager
World Cup 79		Did not qualify								18	11	3	4	42	26		De Consrantin Wan
World Cup 80										18	3	8	7	29	39
World Cup 81		Playoffs	2	0	1	1	4	6		18	12	2	4	36	34
World Cup 82		Did not qualify								18	5	3	10	19	31
World Cup 83		Did not enter								Did not enter
World Cup 84		Did not qualify								20	5	2	13	23	42
World Cup 85										24	8	1	15	28	51		Joseph Moteudi
World Cup 86										18	4	10	4	33	32
World Cup 87										18	8	7	3	39	28
World Cup 88										18	4	8	6	31	31
World Cup 89										18	9	2	7	43	35		Shane Newman
World Cup 90										14	6	1	7	30	40
World Cup 91										20	9	4	7	47	33
World Cup 92										20	9	4	7	41	30
World Cup 93										22	11	7	4	36	23
World Cup 94										20	8	3	9	29	35
World Cup 95										14	6	5	3	28	24
World Cup 96		Round of 16	4	1	2	1	6	3		12	8	2	2	24	18
World Cup 97		Did not qualify								16	6	2	8	28	29
World Cup 98										14	6	3	5	25	16
World Cup 99										18	10	5	3	51	32
World Cup 100		Hexadecifinals	4	1	1	2	4	5		16	13	3	0	48	14		Pierre Camanin
Total		-	10	2	4	4	14	14		374	154	86	134	693	648		4

Cup of Harmony

Cup of Harmony Finals record										CoH Qualification record							Manager
Edition		Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
Cup of Harmony 1 to Cup of Harmony 77		Did not qualify								Did not get Invited							No Manager
Cup of Harmony 78										6	2	0	4	8	13		Joseph Moteudi
Cup of Harmony 79										3	0	0	3	4	12
Cup of Harmony 80										3	0	0	3	0	10
Cup of Harmony 81										4	0	1	3	5	10
Cup of Harmony 82										3	0	1	2	4	7		Shane Newman
Cup of Harmony 83										6	2	2	2	13	13
Cup of Harmony 84 to Cup of Harmony 88										Did not get Invited
Cup of Harmony 89		Third Place Playoff	4	2	0	2	6	6		5	2	2	1	6	7
Cup of Harmony 90		Did not qualify								4	1	1	2	7	12
Cup of Harmony 91		Eliminators	1	0	0	1	0	1		6	3	2	1	15	9
Total		-	5	2	0	3	6	7		40	10	9	21	62	93		2

Independent Associations Championship

Independent Associations Championship Finals record										IAC Qualification record							Manager
Edition		Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
IAC 1 to IAC 6		Did not enter								Did not enter							No Manager
IAC 7		Did not qualify								3	1	0	2	3	3		De Consrantin Wan
IAC 8 to IAC 9		Did not enter								Did not enter
IAC 10		Octofinals	1	0	0	1	0	1		4	1	2	1	4	8		Joseph Moteudi
IAC 11		Did not qualify								4	1	1	2	5	7
IAC 12		Did not qualify								5	0	1	4	5	12
IAC 13		Champions	7	6	0	1	20	11		4	2	1	1	7	7		Shane Newman
IAC 14		Third Place	4	3	0	1	16	6		5	5	0	0	18	5		Shane Newman
IAC 15		Third Place Playoff	4	2	0	2	19	15		5	5	0	0	17	5		Shane Newman
IAC 16		Round of Sixteen	1	0	0	1	0	2		4	3	0	1	7	5
IAC 17		Quarter Finals	2	1	0	1	11	9		4	3	1	0	15	6
IAC 18		Runners Up	5	4	0	1	15	7		4	2	2	0	9	7		Shane Newman
IAC 19		Round of Sixteen	1	0	0	1	0	1		5	3	1	1	15	8		Shane Newman
IAC 20		Did not qualify								4	1	1	2	5	6
IAC 21		Did not qualify								3	1	1	1	1	2
IAC 22		Round of Sixteen	1	0	0	1	0	1		5	2	3	0	7	3
IAC 23		Did not qualify								4	2	1	1	6	3
IAC 24		Third Place Playoff	4	2	0	2	3	3		4	2	1	1	5	3
Total		-	30	18	0	12	84	56		67	34	16	17	129	90		3

Honours

Major Tournaments

• Independent Associations Championship
  • Champions (1): 13^th
  • Runners-up (1): 18^th
  • Third place (1): 14^th

Other Tournaments

• Under-15 World Cup
  • Third place (1): 8^th (Sporting WC)
• All India Football Cup
  • Champions (1): 2^nd
• Wonder Cup
  • Runners-up (1): 2020 (Back From The Stars!)
• RSFF Centennial Cup
  • Champions (1): 1^st

See Also

• Indussean Football Association
• Indusse
• World Cup
• Cup of Harmony
• Independent Associations Championship