Torisakia national association football team
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| Nickname(s) | The Ice Birds |
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| Association | Torisakia Association Soccer & Football Alliance (TASFA) |
| Confederation | AOCAF |
| Head Coach | Andy Sanders |
| Captain | Aristide Wallace |
| Most Caps | Jeremy Andel (127) |
| Top Scorer | Fredric Rayner (58) |
| Home stadium | Tokai Memorial Stadium |
| UICA Code | TOR |
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| KPB ranking | |
| Current | 206 (Pre-WC89) |
| Highest | 95 (Post-WC85 Finals) |
| Lowest | 311 (Pre-WC88 Finals) |
| First international | |
 Torisakia 0-3  Teinohikira(Tegucigalpa, Teinohikira; 15 April 1826) | |
| Last international | |
 Drawkland 3-1 Torisakia(Drawk City, Drawkland; 15 July 2021) | |
| Biggest win | |
Torisakia 13-6  Gonzalez Isle(Tokai, Torisakia; 2 July, pre-WC69) Torisakia 7-0  Mavinet(Douglas-La Pryor, Torisakia; 4 May, pre-WC85) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
 The Holy Empire 6-0 Torisakia(Imperial City, The Holy Empire; World Cup 68, MD6) | |
| World Cup | |
| Appearances | 11 (first in World Cup 60) |
| Best result | Qualifying group stage, World Cup 89 |
| AOCAF Cup | |
| Appearances | 4 (First in AOCAF Cup 56) |
| Best result | Round of 16 (AOCAF Cup 60) |
| Baptism of Fire | |
| Appearances | 1 (First in Baptism of Fire 76) |
| Best Result | 4th Place (Baptism of Fire 76) |
| Cup of Harmony | |
| Best result | Group Stage (Cup of Harmony 77) |
The Torisakia national association football team represented Torisakia in international football competitions. The team participated in the World Cup since World Cup 60. They never qualify for the World Cup finals, never advancing past the qualifying group stage in each of their appearances. The team also participated in the Atlantian Oceania Confederation of Association Football (AOCAF) four times. The Torisakia Association Soccer & Football Alliance (TASFA) administrated the national team. The team's home stadium was the multi-purpose Tokai Memorial Stadium in Tokai, the nation's capital. Tokai Memorial Stadium has a capacity of 92,138 and is the largest sports stadium in Torisakia. The team also occasionally played matches at the Troutwood Bowl (capacity: 90,800) in Douglas-La Pryor, Stadium of Peace (capacity:86,450) in Yasui, and at Mustang Alley (capacity: 78,600) in Dorrsville.
Prior to World Cup 81, the team had not performed well internationally. They had only won 30 games in the World Cup alone over 7 appearances, and had almost double as many losses. Prior to World Cup 85, their best performance came in World Cup 69 where they went 6-4-4 (W-D-L), and had never placed any higher than fourth in a group. Many had speculated as to why this is, with reasons such as poor management, lack of skill compared to the rest of the world, and lack of popularity of the sport in Torisakia (as opposed to gridiron football and ice hockey) being the most widely accepted. As World Cup 81 approached, the team underwent a large revamp by completely clearing out its old staff and redoing the roster to better fit a competitive play style. This culminated in a much better performance, as in World Cup 81 the team went 3-4-11 but produced one of the best scoring offenses of the team in their international history as well as a more solid defense. Torisakia saw its best international performance in World Cup 85, where they went 12-7-5 and finished 4th in Group 2 on a 10 game unbeaten streak. The 12 wins and 51 goals are the most by Torisakia in international history. This was largely due to the 24 matchday qualifying tournament as opposed to the 12-18 matchday qualifiers as seen in previous editions.
Due to a ban on participating in international competitions as a result of the sanctions levied on Torisakia's national teams following Kiragate, Torisakia was not allowed to participate in future World Cups until the ban was up. As such, they did not return for World Cups 86, 87, or 88, as well as AOCAF 61, 62, or 63; however, Torisakia returned for AOCAF 64 for their first international competition in a long time.
Torisakia was typically low in the KPB rankings, usually sitting somewhere between 150th and 275th. They achieved their highest ranking after the World Cup 85 Finals when they reached 95th, one rank higher than their previous high of 97th. Because they had not participated in the last few editions of the competition, Torisakia had fallen completely out of the KPB rankings, last coming in at 311th in the Pre-World Cup 88 Finals. Following their appearence in the 76th Baptism of Fire, Torisakira sat at 206 in the KPB rankings.
Disbandment
On July 11, 2021, TASFA president Frank Crewe announced that the national team would be disbanded at the conclusion of World Cup 89, citing constant lack of performance, lack of fan interest, and heavy financial burdens. Crewe did not rule out the possibility of the team being revived in the future, but stated that it was "unlikely for the next three or so years".[1]
Competitive records
World Cup
| Qualification | Main tournament | Manager(s) | KPB rank (pre-WC) | |||||||||||||||
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| Cycle | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Result | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |||||
| 60 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 29 | did not qualify | Donnell Brooks | UR | |||||||||
| 63 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 28 | 39 | did not qualify | Mark Nelson | 248 | |||||||||
| 65 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 22 | 31 | did not qualify | Michael Tucker | 211 | |||||||||
| 68 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 27 | did not qualify | Michael Tucker | 258 | |||||||||
| 69 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 19 | did not qualify | Damion Segher | 145 | |||||||||
| 72 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 24 | did not qualify | Damion Segher | 197 | |||||||||
| 73 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | did not qualify | Filip MacCarrick | 147 | |||||||||
| 81 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 28 | 44 | did not qualify | Andy Sanders | UR | |||||||||
| 83 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 29 | did not qualify | Andy Sanders | 221 | |||||||||
| 85 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 51 | 38 | did not qualify | Andy Sanders | 193 | |||||||||
| 89 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 42 | 44 | did not qualify | Andy Sanders | 206 | |||||||||
AOCAF Cup
| AOCAF Cup record | Manager | ||||||||
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| Edition | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
| AOCAF Cup 56 | Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | Andy Sanders | |
| AOCAF Cup 59 | Group Stage | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 21 | Andy Sanders | |
| AOCAF Cup 60 | Round of 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | Andy Sanders | |
| AOCAF Cup 64 | Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | Andy Sanders | |
Baptism of Fire
| Baptism of Fire record | Manager | ||||||||
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| Edition | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
| Baptism of Fire 76 | 4th Place | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 3 | Andy Sanders | |
Cup of Harmony
| Cup of Harmony record | Manager | ||||||||
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| Edition | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
| Cup of Harmony 77 | Group Stage | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 8 | Andy Sanders | |
Players
Current squad
The following 18 players were named to the squad prior to the start of World Cup 89
| No. | Pos. | Player | Age | Caps | Goals | Club |
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| 0 | GK | Craig Novak | 25 | 26 | 0 | Laennalos United
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| 1 | GK | Dani Wortham | 27 | 5 | 0 | Fishmarket South FC
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| 5 | DF | Joey Hanson | 26 | 12 | 2 | Port Tudor FC
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| 8 | DF | Jason Cash | 25 | 8 | 1 | East Hook FC
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| 9 | DF | Torin Alden | 23 | 15 | 1 | Beachport FC
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| 11 | DF | Brent Narciso | 25 | 20 | 0 | Tokai City
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| 15 | DF | Ezekiel Van Aggelen | 25 | 26 | 2 | Nausoins A.C
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| 23 | DF | Jamal Landon | 22 | 10 | 1 | Kallanirr CF
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| 26 | DF | Blake Dragan | 22 | 23 | 1 | Presidents City FC
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| 3 | MF | Sam Lennox | 27 | 19 | 1 | Alderney FC
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| 6 | MF | Faron James | 25 | 66 | 18 | Schottler
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| 7 | MF | Oskar Carlson | 23 | 15 | 3 | Yasui FC
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| 8 | MF | Gregory Franklin | 23 | 61 | 15 | University of Yasui
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| 22 | MF | Drew Franke | 21 | 3 | 0 | SW Lake St University
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| 11 | FW | Aristide Wallace | 29 | 44 | 11 | Dorrsville
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| 12 | FW | Todd Rothe | 24 | 15 | 4 | Hatton Gardens FC
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| 19 | FW | Sergio Meyers | 23 | 14 | 2 | Berchem
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| 15 | FW | Troy Burrell | 24 | 4 | 1 | Lancet F.C
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