Kelssek national football team
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| Association | Football Kelssek |
| Manager | Andrea Crowe 
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| Captain | Ruslan Demetriev |
| KPB ranking | |
| Current | 35 (post-WC84) |
| Highest | 10 (WC50) |
| World Cup | |
| Appearances | 15 (first in WC41) |
| Best result | Quarter-finals (WC49, WC50) |
| Cup of Harmony | |
| Appearances | 3 (first in CoH43) |
| Best result | Winners (CoH43) |
First international Kelssek 0-0 Starblaydia  (1-1 aet, 5-4 pens) (Kaze Progressa, Kaza 2008 first round) | |
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 Ariddian 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. The furthest Kelssek have advanced in the World Cup is to the quarter-finals.
Kelssek achieved its highest KPB world ranking when they were ranked 10th. 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
| Qualification | Main tournament | Manager(s) | Rank (pre-WC) | |||||||||||||||
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| Cycle | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Comp | Result | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||||
| 33 | BoF 20 | R16 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 10 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 48 | did not qualify | Mathieu de Jenken | UR | ||||||||||
| 37 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 28 | did not qualify | Gregory Babcock | UR | |||||||||
| 38 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 35 | did not qualify | Gregory Babcock | ||||||||||
| 39 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 19 | did not qualify | Jeffrey Pruitt† | 58 | |||||||||
| 40 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 20 | did not qualify | Nicolas Manchet† | 48 | |||||||||
| 41 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 10 | WC 41 | Group | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | Mark Tupper | 48 | ||
| 42 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 10 | WC 42 | 4th in group | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | Mark Tupper | 36 | ||
| 43 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 19 | did not qualify | Mark Tupper | 33 | |||||||||
| 44 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 19 | WC 44 | 3rd in group | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | Mark Tupper | 35 | ||
| 45 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 18 | WC 45 | 4th in group | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | Mark Tupper | 30 | ||
| 46 | qualified as hosts | WC 46 | R16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | Mark Tupper | 30 | |||||||
| 47 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 17 | WC 47 | R16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | Mark Tupper | 15 | ||
| 48 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 13 | WC 48 | R16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | Mark Tupper | 14 | ||
| 49 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 36 | 14 | WC 49 | QF | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | Mark Tupper | 13 | ||
| 50 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 18 | WC 50 | QF | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | G. Mark Tupper | 10 | ||
| 51 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 47 | 31 | CoH 43 | Champions | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 6 | G. Mark Tupper | 11 | ||
| 52 | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 59 | 17 | WC 52 | 4th in group | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | G. Mark Tupper | 18 | ||
| 53 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 14 | WC 53 | R16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | G. Mark Tupper | 21 | ||
| 54 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 9 | WC 54 | R16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | G. Mark Tupper | 11 | ||
| 55 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 46 | 15 | WC 55 | R16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | G. Mark Tupper | 14 | ||
| 57 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 18 | did not qualify | G. Mark Tupper | ||||||||||
| 81 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 34 | 34 | CoH 73 | QF | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | Kirk McDonagh | UR | ||
| 82 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 43 | 40 | did not qualify | Kirk McDonagh | 86 | |||||||||
| 83 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 24 | WC 83 | 4th in group | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | Kirk McDonagh | 65 | ||
| 84 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 55 | 38 | CoH 76 | QF | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 22 | Andrea Crowe | 47 | ||
| 85 | 24 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 63 | 24 | WC 85 | R16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | Andrea Crowe | 35 | ||
| 86 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 45 | 22 | WC 86 | Andrea Crowe | 22 | |||||||||
- † Interim manager
- Hosted
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.
| Women's | Men's | ||||||||||||||
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| Games | Result | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Result | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
| II | Group stage | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 14 | Group stage | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | |
| III | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | |
| IV | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | R16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | |
| VIII | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | did not enter | |||||||
| IX | R16 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | did not enter | |||||||
| X | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | did not enter | |||||||
| XI | QF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | did not qualify | |||||||
| XII | QF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | Group stage | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | |
| XIII | R16 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | R32 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 16 | |
| XIV | R16 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | Group stage | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
- Hosted
Other competitions
| Competition | Result | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | WC cycle |
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| 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
This list includes players who appeared in at least one match during qualification or finals of World Cup 83, World Cup 84, or Cup of Harmony 76
| Pos. | Player | Age | Caps | Goals | Club | |
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| GK | Kai Poirier | 33 | 55 | 0 |  Treftadeth Alliance
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| GK | Marc-Henri Normand | 30 | 15 | 0 | Langlois Océanic
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| GK | Cathal Gallagher | 23 | 26 | 0 |  FK Vlaikograd 1896
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| DF | Thamior Liadon | 119 | 63 | 8 | Burnaby SC
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| DF | Damien Halliger | 22 | 56 | 3 |  Holdenburg City
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| DF | Kassel Pokorný | 28 | 49 | 4 | Coquitlam United
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| DF | Tim Bowler | 23 | 59 | 3 |  Bayern Phoenix
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| DF | Christian Arbour | 30 | 32 | 1 | Latrobe AFC
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| DF | Gabriel Farahani | 26 | 31 | 1 | ASC Arvika
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| DF | Mason Curtin | 30 | 25 | 0 | Kirkenes FC
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| DF | Ryan Dumont | 29 | 12 | 0 | Strathcona Internationals
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| DF | Ashley Douglass | 27 | 21 | 4 | CF Outineau
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| MF | Ruslan Demetriev | 30 | 78 | 8 | Workers Union
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| MF | Adrian Tremblay-Fillon | 25 | 55 | 4 | 1912 Stellburg
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| MF | Blake McDonagh | 32 | 58 | 17 |  Everfree Forest
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| MF | Rémy Dionne | 26 | 44 | 3 | South Laithland
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| MF | Victor Clinton | 34 | 35 | 3 |  FK Novograd
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| MF | Rory Canning-Meagher | 32 | 44 | 4 | NGSA Ulyanof
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| MF | Gabriel Lapierre | 23 | 67 | 12 | 1093 Club de Atlantea
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| MF | Patrice Champetier | 24 | 33 | 9 |  MTK Kingsville
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| MF | Matts Bogdanor | 22 | 24 | 2 | Marketville
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| MF | Colm Ó Tuathail | 23 | 41 | 9 |  Shamrock Cathair
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| MF | Cory Greenwood | 28 | 14 | 1 | Ulsa Rovers
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| MF | Adam Corvin | 30 | 10 | 2 | CF Outineau
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| FW | Brayden Custworth | 27 | 72 | 39 |  Oldem Mechanical
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| FW | Patrice Langelier | 31 | 45 | 15 | Latrobe AFC
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| FW | Matthew Lister | 28 | 54 | 21 | Template:Country data Mercedini Blue Strike Zoloroni | |
| FW | Shaheen Taleb | 22 | 46 | 24 | Sleepy Hollow
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| FW | Louis Kuelvic | 25 | 19 | 6 | Template:Country data Ethane Birdingstone United | |
| FW | Arjan Singh | 24 | 7 | 0 | Coquitlam United
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Honours
- Cup of Harmony (1): 43
- Ad'ihan Challenge Trophy (2): 15, 16