Omerica national football team
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| Nickname(s) | Les Incorrigibles |
|---|---|
| Association | United Republican Soccer Federation |
| Confederation | IAC-OC |
| Head coach |  Anne-Sophie Groothuis |
| Captain | Red Bolton |
| Most caps | Red Bolton (64) |
| Top scorer | John Rosencrants (43) |
| 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 | |
five matches
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| World Cup | |
| Appearances | 1 (First in WC74) |
| Best result | Group stage (WC74) |
| Independents Cup | |
| Appearances | 4 (First in IAC-3) |
| Best result | Runners-up (IAC-6) |
| Cup of Harmony | |
| Appearances | 5 (First in CoH 62) |
| Best result | Round of 16 (CoH 65) |
The Omerica national football team (French: Équipe de l’Omérique de football) is the representative team of the United Republics of Omerica in international association football and is currently organised by the United Republican Soccer Federation, the governing body for football in Omerica. The team primarily contest the World Cup and Independents Cup, which alternate annually.
History
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 the Metropolitan Arrondissement 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 Independents Cup. 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 Independents Cup 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.
Team image
Kits
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 Chesterfield Borough Park have hosted more than three-quarters of Omerican internationals between them. Other notable venues to have hosted Omerican internationals include the Stade de la République in Romainbourg, Azure Stadium, Stadion van het Westen 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
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v San José Guayabal (2–5, friendly) | v Qusmo (0–1, WC80 qualification) | ||
| 27 | Arena la Rouge | 70,000 |  Port-Alexandre
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v Equestrian States (0–4, friendly) | v Santa Regada (3–1, WC81 qualification) | ||
| 10 | Chesterfield Borough Park | 40,000 |  Charlottesville
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v Pridnestrovia (6–4, WC71 qualification) | v Urain (3–0, WC75 qualification) | ||
| 3 | Stade de la République | 73,000 |  Romainbourg
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v Oaklands (4–2, WC70 qualification) | v Drawkland (2–5, WC81 qualification) | ||
| 3 | Azure Stadium | 59,000 |  Nassau
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v Pays d’en Haut (3–2, WC70 qualification) | v Kavagrad (0–1, WC81 qualification) | ||
| 3 | Seafoam Athletic Park | 66,000 |  St Anne
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v West Angola (3–1, WC73 qualification) | v Natanians and Nosts (0–0, WC81 qualification) | ||
| 3 | Stadion van het Westen | 72,000 |  Westhaven
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v Armeia (3–2, WC73 qualification) | v Barunia (2–2, WC81 qualification) | ||
| 1 | Stade du Nord | 30,000 |  Ville-de-la-Mer
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v Zackalantis (1–0, WC73 qualification) | |||
| 1 | Stade Olympique de Syracuse | 49,000 |  Syracuse
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v Egyptosian (6–2, WC81 qualification) | |||
| 1 | Revolution Field | 51,000 |  Falconbarrow
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v Shayla (1–0, WC81 qualification) | |||
| 1 | Londonderry Court | 52,000 |  Londonderry
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v Kedroiqua (3–1, WC81 qualification) | |||
| 1 | William of Orange Centre | 48,000 |  Williamsburg
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v Mariarty (5–1, WC81 qualification) | |||
Media coverage
All Omerica matches are broadcast with full commentary by the Federal Broadcasting System.
Records
World Cup
| World Cup record | World Cup qualification record[a] | Manager(s) | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edition | Round | Pld | W | D[b] | 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[c] | 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 | |||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||
| 81 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 34 | 23 | 4th of 10 | Groothuis | |||||||||
Independents Cup
| Independents Cup record | Manager(s) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edition | Round | Pld | W | D[b] | 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 | ||
Cup of Harmony
| Cup of Harmony record | Manager(s) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edition | Round | Pld | W | D[b] | 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[c] | 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 | |
| 71 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | ||
Other tournaments
Notable players
Appearances
Top scorers
Managers
| Manager | P | W | D[b] | L | Win % | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean-Manuel de Rosas | ||||||
| Jean-Baptiste Archambault | [c] | |||||
| James-Alexandre Christopherson | ||||||
| Ryan Pritchard | ||||||
| Christine Salmond | ||||||
| Anne-Sophie Groothuis |
Honours
Major honours
- Runners-up (1): Independents Cup 6