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 (Anaia) | ||
| Head coach | vacant | ||
| Captain | vacant | ||
| 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 | unranked | ||
| Highest | 28th (Pre-WC95) | ||
| Lowest | 272nd (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 | 3 (first in CAFA 1) | ||
| Best result | Runners-up (CAFA 2) | ||
| AOCAF Cup | |||
| Appearances | 7 (first in AOCAF LV) | ||
| Best result | Round of 16 (AOCAF LVII) | ||
| Cup of Harmony | |||
| Appearances | 9 (first in CoH 70) | ||
| Best result | Runners-up (CoH 71) | ||
| Baptism of Fire | |||
| Appearance | BoF 65 | ||
| Result | Winners | ||
The Saltstead national football team (Saltsteadish: Såutsteids näsjonal votballsplug) 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 (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 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.
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 (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
| 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 | |||
  78
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Did not qualify | 78 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 19 | 4th of 9 | Wijtdal | ||||||||
  79
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79 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 31 | 21 | 4th of 10 | ||||||||||
  80
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80 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 31 | 13 | 3rd of 10 | ||||||||||
 81
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Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 81 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 11 | 3rd of 10[c] | Ware | ||
  82
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Did not qualify | 82 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 14 | 4th of 10 | |||||||||
| 83
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83 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 36 | 21 | 2nd of 7 | Tlanx-Nulzk | |||||||||
 86
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Did not qualify | 86 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 17 | 6th of 10 | Rosencrants | ||||||||
  87
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87 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 17 | 3rd of 10 | ||||||||||
  88
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88 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 15 | 7th of 10 | ||||||||||
  89
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89 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 15 | 3rd of 10 | Van Åupħen | |||||||||
  90
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90 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3rd of 8 | ||||||||||
  91
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91 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 10th of 11 | Van Åupħen, Låuress[d] | |||||||||
 92
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92 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 17 | 11th of 11 | Frijdrickssen, Åudershof, Pascal[e] | |||||||||
Cup of Harmony
| Cup of Harmony record | Head coach(es) | ||||||||
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| Edition | Round | Pld | W | D[b] | L | GF | GA | ||
 70
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Quarterfinals | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | Wijtdal | |
| 71
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Runners-up | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 2 | ||
 72
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Quarterfinals | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | ||
| 73
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Qualified for the World Cup | Ware | |||||||
 74
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Runners-up | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | Van Åupħen[f] | |
  75
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Quarterfinals | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 7 | Tlanx-Nulzk | |
 78
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Group stage | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | Rosencrants | |
 79
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Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ||
 80
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Round of 16 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | Van Åupħen | |
 81
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Group stage | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||
  82
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Did not qualify | ||||||||
  83
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Frijdrickssen | ||||||||
 84
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Pascal | ||||||||
AOCAF Cup
| AOCAF Cup record | Head coach(es) | ||||||||
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| Edition | Round | Pld | W | D[b] | L | GF | GA | ||
| LV
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Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | Wijtdal | |
| LVI
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Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | Ware | |
| LVII
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Round of 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | ||
| LVIII
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Round of 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | Tlanx-Nulzk | |
 LIX
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Round of 16 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 19 | ||
| LXI
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Playoffs | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | Rosencrants | |
 LXII
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Group stage | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | ||
CAFA Cup
| CAFA Cup record | Head coach(es) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edition | Round | Pld | W | D[b] | L | GF | GA | ||
 1
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Semifinals | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 9 | Van Åupħen | |
| 2
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Runners-up | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | ||
 3
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Group stage | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||
Other tournaments
| Other tournaments record | Head coach(es) | ||||||||
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| Tournament | Round | Pld | W | D[b] | L | GF | GA | ||
 Baptism of Fire 65
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Winners | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 10 | Wijtdal | |
| Eagle's Cup 7
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Group stage | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 15 | ||
 Rabastor Unity Trophy 54
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Runners-up | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | Rosencrants | |
Head coaches
- As of the end of World Cup 92 qualification.
| No | Manager | P | W | D[b] | L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan-Peter Wijtdal | 88 | 42 | 20 | 26 | 47.7 |
| 2 | Gay Ware | 48 | 23 | 11 | 14 | 47.9 |
| 3 | Christiane van Åupħen | 77 | 43 | 10 | 24 | 55.8 |
| 4 | Tlanx-Nulzk Hal | 36 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 47.2 |
| 5 | John Nicholas Rosencrants | 81 | 34 | 17 | 30 | 42.0 |
| 6 | Simon Låuress | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Zacharias Frijdrickssen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Celestijn Åudershof | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Katelijn Pascal | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 20.0 |
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 2.4 2.5 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.
- ↑ Simon Låuress served as interim head coach from the sacking of Christiane van Åupħen to the signing of Zacharias Frijdrickssen.
- ↑ Celestijn Åudershof served as interim head coach from the resignation of Zacharias Frijdrickssen to the signing of Katelijn Pascal.
- ↑ Christiane van Åupħen served as interim head coach from the firing of Gay Ware to the signing of Tlanx-Nulzk Hal.