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{{Infobox national football team
|Name          = {{flag|Kelssek}}
|Badge         = Football Kelssek logo.png
|Nickname      = 
|Association   = [[Football Kelssek]]
|Confederation = 
|Coach         = Calen Reamsey
|Captain       = [[Ingrid Lambert]]
|Most caps     = 
|Top scorer    = 
|Home Stadium  = 
|FIFA Rank      = 4
|FIFA max       = 4
|FIFA date  = post-WC96
|Rank min       = 
|Rank min date  = 
|First game         = {{flagicon|Kelssek}} Kelssek 0-0 Starblaydia {{flagicon|Starblaydia}} <br><small>(1-1 aet, 5-4 pens)</small><br/>(Kaze Progressa, Kaza 2008 first round)
| World cup apps      = 18
| World cup first     = 41
| World cup best      = Runner-up ([[World Cup 96|WC96]])
|Cup of Harmony apps = 3
|Cup of Harmony first = 43
|Cup of Harmony best = Winners ([[Cup of Harmony 43|CoH43]])
|Baptism of Fire app = 
|Baptism of Fire best = 
}}
The '''Kelssek national football team''' represents [[Kelssek]] in international football competitions. The national football association, Football Kelssek, is responsible for the administration of the national team.

The team has participated in the [[World Cup]] since [[World Cup 33]]. It first qualified for the finals at [[World Cup 41]], where the team were eliminated in the group stage. The team has also participated in the [[Coupe de la Francophonie]]; in a match at the Haven-Port-Nouveau Stadium widely viewed as a defining point in Kelssekian football, Kelssek drew 2-2 against an [[Ariddia]]n team playing at home who at the time were defending World Cup champions. 

Kelssek recorded its first [[World Cup]] finals win at [[World Cup 44]] in a 3-1 group stage win against Jaseuyeon. Its biggest defeat was a 5-0 group stage loss to [[Septentrionia]] in World Cup 45. Kelssek advanced to the knockout stage for the first time on home ground at World Cup 46, when they were defeated in the second round by Dancougar. Kelssek's best performance was reaching the [[World Cup 96 final]], which they lost 2-1 against [[Brookstation]]. Before this breakthrough Kelssek had lost four times in the quarterfinals and never advanced beyond that stage.

Kelssek's current and highest world ranking is fourth. In its historical era it peaked at 10th in the WC50 cycle. The team's biggest achievement, and only major international title, came <!--in June 2010--> when they won the 43rd [[Cup of Harmony]] while winning every match in the tournament, after being the highest-ranked team to fail to qualify for the finals of [[World Cup 51]].

==Stadiums==
Around one-third of home matches are played at [[Exhibition Place]] in [[Kirkenes]], with other matches rotated around the country. Currently, Football Kelssek's policy is to select two venues outside Kirkenes each cycle that will also host World Cup qualifying matches and friendlies.
==Tournament records==
===World Cup===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!colspan=7|Qualification
! style="width:1px" rowspan="40"|
!colspan=8|Main tournament
! style="width:1px" rowspan="40"|
!rowspan=2|Manager(s)
!rowspan=2|[[KPB ranking system|Rank]]<br>(pre-WCQ)
|-
! Cycle
!{{abbr|Pld|Games played}}
!{{abbr|W|Won}}
!{{abbr|D|Drawn}}
!{{abbr|L|Lost}}
!{{abbr|GF|Goals for}}
!{{abbr|GA|Goals against}}
!{{abbr|Comp|Competition}}
!Result
!{{abbr|Pld|Games played}}
!{{abbr|W|Won}}
!{{abbr|D|Drawn}}
!{{abbr|L|Lost}}
!{{abbr|GF|Goals for}}
!{{abbr|GA|Goals against}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | 33
| colspan="6" | || [[Baptism of Fire 20|BoF 20]]
| R16 || 6 || 5 || 1 || 0 || 20 || 3 
|-
| 10 || 8 || 5 || 5 || 29|| 48
| colspan=8 | ''did not qualify'' || Mathieu de Jenken || {{abbr|UR|unranked}}
|-
| 37 || 14 || 2 || 4 || 8 || 8 || 28 || colspan=8 | ''did not qualify'' || Gregory Babcock || UR
|-
| 38 || 14 || 2 || 5 || 7 || 14 || 35 || colspan=8 | ''did not qualify'' || Gregory Babcock || 
|-
| 39 || 14 || 6 || 1 || 7 || 20 || 19 || colspan=8 | ''did not qualify'' || Jeffrey Pruitt<sup>†</sup> || 58
|-
| 40 || 10 || 3 || 0 || 7 || 13 || 20 || colspan=8 | ''did not qualify'' || Nicolas Manchet<sup>†</sup> || 48
|-
| 41 || 10|| 4 || 4 || 2 || 15 || 10
| [[World Cup 41|WC 41]] || Group ||3||0||2||1||1||3 || Mark Tupper || 48
|-
| 42 || 12 || 7 || 4 || 1 || 22 || 10 || [[World Cup 42|WC 42]] || 4th in group || 3 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 3 || 8 || Mark Tupper || 36
|-
| 43 || 14 || 6 || 4 || 4 || 25 || 19 || colspan=8 | ''did not qualify'' || Mark Tupper || 33
|-
| 44 || 14 || 6 || 3 || 5 || 20 || 19 || [[World Cup 44|WC 44]] || 3rd in group || 3 || 1 || 0 || 2 || 3 || 5 || Mark Tupper || 35
|-
| 45 || 14 || 9 || 3 || 2 || 26 || 18 || [[World Cup 45|WC 45]] || 4th in group || 3 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 1 || 12 || Mark Tupper || 30
|-
| 46 || colspan=6 | ''qualified as hosts'' || [[World Cup 46|WC 46]] || R16 || 4 || 2 || 1 || 1 || 4 || 3 || Mark Tupper || 30 
|-
| 47 || 14 || 9 || 2 || 2 || 39 || 17 || [[World Cup 47|WC 47]] || R16 || 4 || 2 || 0 || 2 || 6 || 2 || Mark Tupper || 15
|- 
| 48 || 14 || 9 || 3 || 2 || 27 || 13 || [[World Cup 48|WC 48]] || R16 || 4 || 2 || 0 || 2 || 4 || 5 || Mark Tupper || 14
|-
| 49 || 16 || 10 || 4 || 2 || 36 || 14 || [[World Cup 49|WC 49]] || QF || 5 || 2 || 1 || 2 || 8 || 9 || Mark Tupper || 13
|-
| 50 || 18 || 12 || 3 || 3 || 37 || 18 || [[World Cup 50|WC 50]] || QF || 5 || 2 || 1 || 2 || 8 || 9 || G. Mark Tupper || 10
|-
| 51 || 18 || 10 || 5 || 3 || 47 || 31 || [[Cup of Harmony 43|CoH 43]] || style="background:gold" | Champions || 8 || 8 || 0 || 0 || 26 || 6 || G. Mark Tupper || 11
|-
| 52 || 22 || 16 || 3 || 3 || 59 || 17 || [[World Cup 52|WC 52]] || 4th in group || 3 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 3 || 8 || G. Mark Tupper || 18
|-
| 53 || 18 || 3 || 2 || 3 || 35 || 14 || [[World Cup 53|WC 53]] || R16 || 4 || 3 || 0 || 1 || 8 || 2 || G. Mark Tupper || 21
|-
| 54 || 14 || 10 || 2 || 2 || 26 || 9 || [[World Cup 54|WC 54]] || R16 || 4 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 4 || 5 || G. Mark Tupper || 11
|-
| 55 || 20 || 16 || 3 || 1 || 46 || 15 || [[World Cup 55|WC 55]] || R16 || 4 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 2 || 6 || G. Mark Tupper || 14
|-
| 57 || 16 || 4 || 6 || 6 || 21 || 18 || colspan=8 |'' did not qualify'' || G. Mark Tupper || 
|-
| 81 || 18 || 8 || 3 || 7 || 34 || 34 || [[Cup of Harmony 73|CoH 73]] || QF || 5 || 3 || 0 || 2 || 8 || 6 || Kirk McDonagh || UR
|-
| 82 || 18 || 7 || 6 || 5 || 43 || 40 || colspan=8 | ''did not qualify'' || Kirk McDonagh || 86
|-
| 83 || 15 || 9 || 3 || 3 || 31 || 24 || [[World Cup 83|WC 83]] || 4th in group || 3 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 3 || 10 || Kirk McDonagh || 65
|-
| 84 || 20 || 13 || 1 || 6 || 55 || 38 || [[Cup of Harmony 76|CoH 76]] || QF || 7 || 4 || 1 || 2 || 25 || 22 || Andrea Crowe || 47
|-
| 85 || 24 || 19 || 3 || 2 || 63 || 24 || [[World Cup 85|WC 85]] || R16 || 4 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 5 || 6 || Andrea Crowe || 35
|-
| 86 || 18 || 13 || 2 || 3 || 45 || 22 || [[World Cup 86|WC 86]] || 3rd in group || 3 || 1 || 0 || 2 || 6 || 7 || Andrea Crowe || 22
|-
| 87 || 18 || 14 || 1 || 3 || 44 || 24 || [[World Cup 87|WC 87]] || QF || 5 || 3 || 0 || 2 || 13 || 12 || Andrea Crowe || 21
|-
| 88 || 18 || 13 || 2 || 3 || 44 || 18 || [[World Cup 88|WC 88]] || 3rd in group || 3 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 3 || 3 || Andrea Crowe || 10
|-
| 89 || 18 || 12 || 3 || 3 || 38 || 23 || [[World Cup 89|WC 89]] || 4th in group || 3 || 0 || 2 || 1 || 3 || 4 || Andrea Crowe || 14
|-
| 90 || 14 || 7 || 5 || 2 || 35 || 20 || [[World Cup 90|WC 90]] || 3rd in group || 3 || 0 || 2 || 1 || 4 || 5 || Andrea Crowe || 15
|-
| 91 || 20 || 11 || 3 || 6 ||42 || 33 || [[Cup of Harmony 83|CoH 83]] || R32 || 7 || 3 || 0 || 4 || 9 || 9 || Jorge Guardia || 27
|-
| 92 || 20 || 14|| 4 || 2 || 47 || 19 || [[World Cup 92|WC 92]] || 3rd in group || 3 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 3 || 3 || Jorge Guardia || 37
|-
| 93 || 22 || 14|| 5 || 3 || 47 || 22 || [[World Cup 93|WC 93]] || QF || 5 || 4 || 0 || 1 || 14 || 9 || François St-Louis || 31
|-
| 94 || colspan=6 | ''qualified as hosts'' || [[World Cup 94|WC 94]] || R16 || 4 || 2 || 0 || 2 || 10 || 7 || François St-Louis || 8
|-
| 95 || 16 || 14|| 2 || 0 || 31 || 13 || [[World Cup 95|WC 95]] || R16 || 4 || 2 || 2 || 0 || 5 || 3 || Calen Reamsey || 7
|-
| 96 || 12 || 7 || 3 || 2 || 28 || 15 || [[World Cup 96|WC 96]] || F || 5 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 9 || 3 || Calen Reamsey || 7
|}
:<sup>†</sup> Interim manager
===Olympic Games===
Kelssek first competed in the [[2nd Summer Olympics]], but did not compete in the Olympic tournament from the 5th to 7th Olympics. A senior women's team competes in the Olympics, while under-23 age group teams with a maximum of three over-age players are sent to the men's competition.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
! &nbsp;
!colspan=7|Women's
! style="width:1px" rowspan="12"|
!colspan=7|Men's
|-
! Games
! Result
!{{abbr|Pld|Games played}}
!{{abbr|W|Won}}
!{{abbr|D|Drawn}}
!{{abbr|L|Lost}}
!{{abbr|GF|Goals for}}
!{{abbr|GA|Goals against}}
!Result
!{{abbr|Pld|Games played}}
!{{abbr|W|Won}}
!{{abbr|D|Drawn}}
!{{abbr|L|Lost}}
!{{abbr|GF|Goals for}}
!{{abbr|GA|Goals against}}
|-
| [[2nd Summer Olympics|II]] || Group stage || 5 || 0 || 0 || 5 || 2 || 14 || Group stage || 5 || 1 || 0 || 4 || 4 || 9
|-
| [[3rd Summer Olympics|III]] || Group stage || 3 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 3 || 5 || Group stage || 3 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 2 || 10
|-
| [[4th Summer Olympics|IV]] || Group stage || 3 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 5 || 7 || R16 || 3 || 2 || 0 || 1 || 6 || 5
|-
| [[8th Summer Olympics|VIII]] || Group stage || 3 || 0 || 2 || 1 || 3 || 4 || colspan=7 | ''did not enter''
|-
| [[9th Summer Olympics|IX]] || R16 || 5 || 3 || 1 || 1 || 7 || 3 || colspan=7 | ''did not enter''
|-
| [[10th Summer Olympics|X]] || Group stage || 3 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 3 || colspan=7 | ''did not enter'' 
|-
| [[11th Summer Olympics|XI]] || QF || 4 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 5 || 5 || colspan=7 | ''did not qualify'' 
|-
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | [[12th Summer Olympics|XII]] || QF || 4 || 0 || 1 || 3 || 5 || 9 || Group stage || 4 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 5 || 10 
|-
| [[13th Summer Olympics|XIII]] || R16 || 7 || 4 || 2 || 2 || 10 || 7 || R32 || 6 || 3 || 1 || 2 || 17 || 16 
|-
| [[14th Summer Olympics|XIV]] || R16 || 6 || 4 || 1 || 1 || 9 || 2 || Group stage || 5|| 1 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 6
|}
:{{Color box|#ccffcc}} Hosted
===Other competitions===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
! Competition
! Result
!{{abbr|Pld|Games played}}
!{{abbr|W|Won}}
!{{abbr|D|Drawn}}
!{{abbr|L|Lost}}
!{{abbr|GF|Goals for}}
!{{abbr|GA|Goals against}}
! WC cycle
|-
| [[Coupe de la Francophonie]] || 6th of 8 ||9||3||3||3||12||18
|-
| 3rd [[Valhala Invitational]] || 5th of 8 ||7||2||1||4||9||11
|-
| [[Independents Cup]] 8 || QF || 7 || 4 || 1 || 2 || 12 || 9 || pre-84
|-
| [[Independents Cup]] 9 || QF || 5 || 3 || 1 || 1 || 13 || 8 || pre-85
|}
==Players==
===Current squad===
:''Squad for [[World Cup 96]]''
{| style="background-color:#f9f9f9; border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center; padding:0.3em 0.3em 0.3em"
|- style="border:1px #aaa solid; background-color:#f2f2f2"
!scope="col" style="width:4%"|{{abbr|Pos.|position}}
!scope="col" style="width:20em"|Player
!scope="col" style="width:5em" |Age
!scope="col" style="width:7%"|Caps
!scope="col" style="width:7%"|Goals
! style="width:15em" | Club
|- border=0
| GK
| Jenas Maraipu
| 28
| 25
| 0
| {{flagicon|Kelssek}} [[Kirkenes FC]]
|- border=0
| GK
| Alison Troczynski
| 26
| 2
| 0
| {{flagicon|Kelssek}} [[Latrobe Athletic]]
|- border=0
| GK
| Ryan Terlock
| 32
| 29
| 0
| {{flagicon|Eura}} [[Holdenburg City]]
|-
|colspan="7" style="border:0;opacity:.75"|<hr>
|- border=0
| DF
| Ingrid Lambert
| 32
| 47
| 2
| {{flagicon|Kelssek}} [[Burnaby SC]]
|- border=0
| DF
| Timo Thomsen
| 29
| 4
| 0
| {{flagicon|Kelssek}} [[Langlois Océanic]]
|- border=0
| DF
| Alain-Elric Sauvé
| 26
| 4
| 0
| {{flagicon|Kelssek}} [[CF Outineau]]
|- border=0
| DF
| Loisé Camserhe
| 31
| 29
| 0
| {{flagicon|Nephara}} [[Stahlberg City]]
|- border=0
| DF
| Nacuémiró Buené
| 32
| 72
| 3
| {{flagicon|Farfadillis}} [[Mâ Âlâmëómë]]
|- border=0
| DF
| Bleke Durocher
| 25
| 2
| 0
| {{flagicon|Kelssek}} [[Kirkenes FC]]
|- border=0
| DF
| Eoin Bream
| 31
| 23
| 0
| {{flagicon|Eura}} [[Revolutionaries]]
|- border=0
| DF
| Eilwen Loew
| 25
| 13
| 0
| {{flagicon|Darmen}} [[Guard FC]]
|- border=0
| DF
| Tobert Usher
| 27
| 17
| 2
| {{flagicon|Kelssek}} [[CF Outineau]]
|-
|colspan="7" style="border:0;opacity:.75"|<hr>
|- border=0
| MF
| Êsêkïl dí Völará
| 33
| 65
| 5
| {{flagicon|Farfadillis}} [[Mâ Âlâmëómë]]
|- border=0
| MF
| Terence de Landa
| 26
| 18
| 1
| {{flagicon|Eura}} [[Directus]]
|- border=0
| MF
| Julius Heer
| 29
| 25
| 0
| {{flagicon|Ko-oren}} [[Schemerdrecht SVV]]
|- border=0
| MF
| Titan Pogbacar
| 20
| 3
| 1
| {{flagicon|Kelssek}} [[Burnaby SC]]
|- border=0
| MF
| Kaiden Pépin
| 25
| 11
| 0
| {{flagicon|Kelssek}} [[CF Saint-Richard]]
|- border=0
| MF
| Agapeto Licea
| 21
| 3
| 0
| {{flagicon|Kelssek}} [[Burnaby SC]]
|- border=0
| MF
| Rory Joseph
| 27
| 12
| 2
| {{flagicon|Kelssek}} [[Burnaby SC]]
|- border=0
| MF
| Eamon Breault
| 26
| 33
| 3
| {{flagicon|Darmen}} [[Olympique Chuckio]]
|- border=0
| MF
| Miles Mann
| 32
| 35
| 4
| {{flagicon|Eura}} [[Falourr]]
|- border=0
| MF
| Chike Obident
| 23
| 0
| 0
| {{flagicon|Kelssek}} [[Latrobe Athletic]]
|-
|colspan="7" style="border:0;opacity:.75"|<hr>
|- border=0
| FW
| Zoé Goh-Lemaire
| 27
| 21
| 3
| {{flagicon|Mytanija}} [[1923 Esca]]
|- border=0
| FW
| Danielle Maradrogba
| 33
| 73
| 19
| {{flagicon|Nephara}} [[Coret Hawks]]
|- border=0
| FW
| Thor Ibrahim Ahmad
| 31
| 84
| 27
| {{flagicon|Eura}} [[Directus]]
|- border=0
| FW
| Lionel an Deòir
| 24
| 21
| 11
| {{flagicon|Eura}} [[Spartangrad]]
|}
===Individual records===
:''Modern era only''
;Most appearances
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col" style="width:10em" | Player
! Caps
! Goals
! Position
! Cycles
|-
| style="text-align:left" | [[Gabriel Lapierre]] || 193 || 34 || MF || 81–93
|-
|style="text-align:left" | [[Colm Ó Tuathail]] || 185 || 32 || MF|| 82–94
|-
|style="text-align:left" | [[Shaheen Taleb]] || 156 || 51 || FW || 81–93
|-
|style="text-align:left" | Thamior Liadon || 142 || 18 || DF ||
|-
| style="text-align:left" | Damien Halliger || 139 || 4 || DF ||
|}
==Honours==
*'''[[Cup of Harmony]]''' (1): 43
*'''Ad'ihan Challenge Trophy''' (2): 15, 16

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