Omerica national football team

Omerica

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Nickname(s)	The Incorrigibles
Association	United Republican Soccer Federation
Confederation	IAC-OC
Head coach	Alexis Stephanidis
Captain	Red Bolton
Most caps	Red Bolton
Top scorer	John Rosencrants
Trigram	OME
KPB ranking	78th (3)
Highest KPB ranking	23rd (Mid-75)
Lowest KPB ranking	160th (Pre-78)
Home Away
First international
Omerica 1–1 Red Blackiland (Salisbury, Kalumba; Baptism of Fire 56)
Biggest win
Omerica 8–2 Wolfbenz (Port-des-Saints, Omerica; World Cup 71 qualification)
Biggest defeat
six matches Omerica 0–4 Equestria (Port Alexandre, Omerica; friendly) Sandwich Territories 6–2 Omerica (Port Trádáil, Sandwich Territories; World Cup 69 qualification) Yttribia 4–0 Omerica (Dahlen, Yttribia; World Cup 70 qualification) Holy Empire 4–0 Omerica (Sampleville, Holy Empire; World Cup 72 qualification) Omerica 1–5 Ceni (Port-des-Saints, Omerica; World Cup 80 qualification) Omerica 1–5 Qasden (Brétolles, Omerica; World Cup 85 qualification)
World Cup
Appearances	1 (First in WC74)
Best result	Group stage (WC74)
Independent Associations Championship
Appearances	8 (First in IAC-3)
Best result	Champions (IAC-7)
Cup of Harmony
Appearances	9 (First in CoH 62)
Best result	Semifinals (CoH 75)
Baptism of Fire
Appearance	Baptism of Fire 56
Result	Round of 32

The Omerica national football team (French: Équipe d’Omerique de football) is the representative team of the United Republics of Omerica in international association football. It is currently organised by the United Republican Soccer Federation, the current governing body for football in Omerica, and formerly organised by the Omerican Football Federation from the team’s establishment until the OFF’s judicially-ordered dissolution.

The team primarily contest the World Cup (plus the associated Cup of Harmony) and Independent Associations Championship, which alternate annually. Omerica are former winners of the IAC, having defeated Drawkland in the IAC 7 final, while their best performance at a World Cup Committee-sanctioned tournament was a semifinal finish at Cup of Harmony 75.

History

See also: History of the Omerica national football team

The Omerica national team was one of fifty-six to début in the 56th Baptism of Fire in Schiavonia and San José Guayabal, with Omerica advancing to the knockout stage undefeated before bowing out to Lons after extra time in the last 32. The national team subsequently floundered for several cycles, finishing below expectations in tournament after tournament until Campionato Esportiva XIV in the Sarian, where Omerica unexpectedly won their group and made the quarterfinals after defeating Yttribia. Despite falling to eventual runners-up Nephara in a close match, the tournament marked a significant turn in fortunes for the national team; following the team’s Campionato exit, Omerica would finish in a bitter third-place in World Cup 73 qualification before achieving two consecutive knockout stage qualifications and an upset qualification for World Cup 74, narrowly beating out eventual world champions Nephara in their qualifying group.

At the finals, Omerica scalped Flardania and nearly advanced to the knockout phase, only being eliminated on the final day of the group stage by Barunia. After boycotting Campionato Esportiva XVI in Falatulu, the Omerican Football Federation found itself mired in a corruption and betting scandal. Combined with a riotous fanbase which had caused numerous bouts of destruction, the scandal dogged the team’s World Cup 75 qualifying campaign and ultimately brought the OFF to an untimely end, with the Sessions Court of Mespalia ordering the federation’s dissolution under federal anti-corruption legislation and its liquidation to cover the fines issued to OFF executives. In the aftermath of the scandal, the republican football associations, which had predated and existed parallel to the OFF, formed the United Republican Soccer Federation to take over the OFF’s functions and opted to indefinitely pull Omerica from international competition.

Omerica would return to international football after a seven-year hiatus with its entry into the third Independent Associations Championship. With the team unable to escape their group in either of their first two IAC appearances, the national team would record its two worst World Cup qualification campaigns in its history—finishing seventh and ninth out of ten in World Cup 79 and 80 qualification respectively—leading to the retirement of Ryan Pritchard and sacking of Christine Salmond. Former Club de 28 Mars manager Anne-Sophie Groothuis took over for Cup of Harmony 72; despite failing to get Omerica out of the group stage at that tournament, Groothuis’s Omerica would record its first knockout stage appearance at the Independent Associations Championship in the fifth edition and would have its best qualification campaign in twelve years during the World Cup 81 cycle, finish fourth in the group and securing a winning record for the first time since the Omerican Football Federation’s dissolution. Nonetheless, this luck would not carry over to the subsequent Cup of Harmony, where Omerica were draw into a “group of death” against Abanhfleft, Geisenfried and Darkmania, bowing out in the final matchday of the group stage.

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Kits

Though taking many different forms over the years, the home kit of the senior side has always been based on royal blue, customarily considered the national colour of Omerica, which has been used in conjunction with red, white and gold. The away kit has traditionally alternated between green and white, with a brief interlude using a grey “trash can” kit, while the goalkeeper has traditionally worn sky blue. Invariably, the Omerica shirt is embroidered with a crest based upon the nation’s original coat of arms, featuring the design of the Sublime Union surrounded by oak and laurel branches and a naval crown, distinct from the official seal of the United Republican Soccer Federation.

Currently, Omerica kits are supplied by Starblaydian sportswear company ediraf; from the World Cup 80 to World Cup 82 qualifiers, kits were supplied by Filindostani company No Nonsense Sportswear, while prior to that, kits were supplied by various domestic manufacturers.

Home stadium

In keeping with national tradition as a federal state, Omerica have traditionally rotated venues throughout the country, though RS Amphitheatre, the Arena la Rouge and Stade Just-Cartier have hosted two-thirds of Omerican home internationals between them. Other notable venues to have hosted Omerican internationals include the Stade de la République, Azure Stadium, Stadium of the Occident and Seafoam Athletic Park.

Omerica national football team home stadiums
№ of matches	Stadium	Capacity	Location	First match	Last match
28	RS Amphitheatre	54,000	Port-des-Saints	v San José Guayabal (2–5, friendly)	v Qusmo (0–1, WC80 qualification)
28	Arena la Rouge	70,000	Port Alexandre	v Equestrian States (0–4, friendly)	v Cassadaigua (2–2, WC82 qualification)
10	Stade Just-Cartier	40,000	Charlescourt	v Pridnestrovia (6–4, WC71 qualification)	v Urain (3–0, WC75 qualification)
6	Stade de la République	73,000	Romainbourg	v Oaklands (4–2, WC70 qualification)	v South Covello (0–0, WC83 qualification)
4	Seafoam Athletic Park	66,000	Saint Anne	v West Angola (3–1, WC73 qualification)	v Britaen (1–1, WC82 qualification)
4	Stadium of the Occident	72,000	Westhaven	v Armeia (3–2, WC73 qualification)	v Sherpa Empire (1–3, WC82 qualification)
4	Azure Stadium	59,000	Nassau	v Pays d’en Haut (3–2, WC70 qualification)	v Polkopia (3–2, WC82 qualification)
3	Londonderry Court	52,000	Londonderry	v Kedroiqua (3–1, WC81 qualification)	v Tiiwark (3–2, WC82 qualification)
3	Stade Olympique de Syracuse	49,000	Syracuse	v Egyptosian (6–2, WC81 qualification)	v Szcerkina Federacy (2–0, WC83 qualification)
2	Revolution Field	51,000	Falconbarrow	v Shayla (1–0, WC81 qualification)	v Abristan (3–2, WC82 qualification)
2	Stade de l’Indépendance	72,000	Saint-Christophe	v Filindostan (1–2, WC82 qualification)	v Sherpa Empire (4–4, WC83 qualification)
1	Stade du Nord	30,000	Ville de la Mer	v Zackalantis (1–0, WC73 qualification)
1	William of Orange Centre	48,000	Williamsburg	v Mariarty (5–1, WC81 qualification)
1	Stade des Marins	68,000	Romainbourg	v Brigantii (2–0, WC83 qualification)
1	Trailblazer Park	60,000	Sassari	v Eraman (0–0, WC83 qualification)
1	Rue de la Victoire	55,000	Éternare	v Anthor (1–3, WC83 qualification)

Media coverage

Omerican international matches are one of the events on the Main List of Designated Television Events, a list maintained by the Federal Secretariat for Communications and Postal Services which requires live coverage on free-to-air television in Omerica. Since the World Cup 81 qualifiers, all Omerica matches—with the exception of World Cup finals matches, which are exclusively televised in Omerica by Television Seven—are broadcast on television and radio with full commentary by the Système fédérale de radiodiffusion; prior to that, matches outside the World Cup finals were broadcast by Radiotélévision nationale. Network Nine are the only other broadcaster certified as eligible to broadcast Omerican fixtures by the Communications Secretariat, but have yet to do so.

Records

World Cup

Main article: Omerica at the World Cup

World Cup record									World Cup qualification record								Manager(s)
Edition	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Position
1 to 68	Did not enter								—								—
69	Did not qualify								14	4	2	8	22	31	5th of 8		de Rosas
70									16	8	3	5	32	28	4th of 9		Archambault
71									14	5	5	4	39	29	4th of 8		Christopherson
72									14	6	2	6	28	29	4th of 8
73									12	7	3	2	24	15	3rd of 7		Archambault
74	Group stage	3	1	0	2	3	5		12	10	0	2	22	9	1st of 7		Pritchard
75	Did not qualify								14	8	1	5	22	15	2nd of 7 (lost playoff)
76 to 78	Did not enter								—								—
79	Did not qualify								18	5	1	12	7	22	7th of 10		Pritchard
80									18	4	3	11	22	38	9th of 10		Salmond, Kostas
81									18	10	3	5	34	23	4th of 10		Groothuis
82									18	7	6	5	43	43	5th of 10
83									15	5	5	5	27	24	2nd of 7 (lost playoff)
84	Did not enter								—								—
85	Did not qualify								24	7	9	8	46	46	7th of 13		Kostas
86									To be determined						3rd of 10		Stephanidis

Independent Associations Championship

Independent Associations Championship record									Manager(s)
Edition	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1 to 2	Did not enter								—
3	Group stage	3	1	0	2	1	2		Pritchard
4	Group stage	3	0	2	1	0	2		Salmond
5	Round of 16	5	2	1	2	7	10		Groothuis
6	Runners-up	7	4	2	1	10	9
7	Champions	6	5	1	0	14	5
8	Round of 16	6	4	1	1	17	8		Kostas
9	Group stage	3	1	0	2	5	7
X	Group stage	4	2	1	1	5	3

Cup of Harmony

Cup of Harmony record									Manager(s)
Edition	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1 to 60	Did not enter World Cup								—
61	Did not qualify								de Rosas
62	Group stage	3	0	1	1	3	6		Archambault
63	Group stage	3	1	0	2	2	4		Christopherson
64	Group stage	3	0	2	1	6	7
65	Round of 16	4	3	0	1	6	3		Archambault
66	Qualified for World Cup								Pritchard
67	Withdrew
68 to 70	Did not enter World Cup								—
71	Group stage	4	1	1	2	7	7		Salmond
72	Group stage	3	1	0	2	4	6		Groothuis
73	Group stage	3	1	1	1	6	7
74	Quarterfinals	5	3	0	2	9	7
75	Semifinals	7	4	0	3	12	9
76	Did not enter World Cup								—
77	Round of 16	6	3	1	2	8	8		Kostas
78	To be determined								Stephanidis

Other tournaments

Other tournaments record									Manager(s)
Tournament	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
Baptism of Fire 56	Round of 32	7	4	2	1	12	6		de Rosas
Runner Cup 3	Group stage	3	0	1	2	1	6		Archambault
True Church Open	Semifinals	2	1	0	1	3	1		Christopherson
Emperor’s Cup 1	Quarterfinals	4	1	2	1	7	8		Archambault
Cup of Champions 7	Runners-up	5	2	2	1	7	6		Groothuis

Managers

Manager	P	W	D	L	Win %	Notes
Jean-Manuel de Rosas
Jean-Baptiste Archambault
James-Alexandre Christopherson
Ryan Pritchard
Christine Salmond
George Kostas
Anne-Sophie Groothuis

Honours

Major honours

• Independent Associations Championship

Champions (1): Independent Associations Championship 7

Runners-up (1): Independent Associations Championship 6

Minor honours

• Cup of Champions

Runners-up (1): Cup of Champions 7