Vœyetska national football team
{{Infobox national football team
| Name = Vœyetska
| Badge = Vœyetska national football team badge.png
| Badge_size = 145px
| Nickname = Räven
(Foxes)
Snöflingor
(Snowflakes)
| Association = Vœyetska Fotbollförbundet (VFF)
| Sub-confederation = EEFA (East Euronia)
| Confederation = EFA (Euronia)
| website = vnft.vy
| Coach = Lars Olqvist
| Captain = Finnian Bjorkstrand
| Most caps = Andreas Hjortshøj (167)
| Top scorer = Fríðálvur Atli Sævarsson (75)
| Home Stadium = Friendship Arena
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| First game = Vœyetska 4–2 Drambenburg
(Veskallås, Vœyetska; 1914)
| Largest win = Vœyetska 10–0 Sateroc
(Sarding, Vœyetska; 29 May 1972)
| Largest loss = Zamastan 12–1 Vœyetska
(Allengin, Elbresia; 12 June 1990)
| Regional name = World Cup
| Regional cup apps = TBA
| Regional cup first =
| Regional cup best = Runner-ups (1991, [[2008 Autrataya World Cup|2008)
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The Vœyetska national football team (Swedish: Voeyetska fotbollslandslaget) represents Vœyetska in men's international football and it is controlled by the Vœyetska Fotbollförbundet, the governing body of football in Vœyetska. Vœyetska's home ground is Friendship Arena in Sjédal which is the largest stadium in Vœyetska. The team has been coached by former national team player Lars Olqvist since 2016. The current roster is believed by many to be part of the golden age of Vœyetskan football.
Vœyetska hosted the 1989 World Cup, with the main location being Ídolfsvinn. In the opening game of the group stage, Vœyetska defeated Andaluni 2-1. Following that game the national team faced Beleroskov and put up a 2-0 result earning a spot in the quarter finals. Vœyetska then faced Albarine and lost 3-1. Albarine would go on to place third.
Vœyetska has most recently taken part in the 2023 World Cup in Melmingen where they struggled to find their footing. Their first game against Constantio ended in a respectable 2-2 draw. One day later they faced Bruderschaft Des Deutsche Volkes and narrowly lost 0-1. Their final game against Albarine ended 2-1 and showcased the team's only win. It was easily Vœyetska's best performance in the tournament.
History
Team Image
Supporters
Rivalry
Kit sponsorship
Badge
The Vœyetska national football team has had seven different badges over the course of their 108 year history.
The first ever club badge was designed by the co-founder of the national team, Hallfred Lindstedt. The logo features the letters "VFF" in old english font on a light blue color circle, the traditional color of the team's home kits. The circle has a gray outline solely added for visual purposes. It also displays the borders of Vœyetska representing the country as none of the flag's colors are a part of the logo. The logo was used until 1937 when the Selection Committee decided to alter the logo to something considered more "modern".
In 1938 the design team decided on a black shield logo with a gray outline, five snowflakes representing the five provinces, the letters "VFF" for the Swedish spelling of "Vœyetska national football team", and the year 1914 acknowledging the founding of the team. Originally, the logo was not liked by most fans as they wanted something more "patriotic" especially after ditching their last logo. However, the Committee did not make any further actions regarding the badge and the logo slowly became accepted.
In 1961 the majority of the Selection Committee determined the badge needed to be redone after being international confused for other team's logos. For the first time in history, the Committee issued a design contest. The winning design was submitted by 22 year old Miranda Cederschiöld with about 2,139,000 votes. The logo showed the national animal, the melanistic Vœyetskan fox, also known as the silver fox. The logo's inner circle is white with a teal border. The outer circle utilizes the traditional light blue with a traditional teal outline.
The 1961 redesign was well-liked but still did not contain very much of Vœyetska's national identity. In 1981 another design contest was held. The winning logo consisted of a Vœyetskan fox with the letters "VFF" for the Voeyetska fotbollslandslaget. In the upper right hand section of the logo are three snowflakes representing Vœyetska's cold environment. The foundation of the crest is a green circle with white and teal outlines.
The national team's new head coach Elliot Lauridsson despised the old logo, saying, "The fox looks possessed and the snowflakes seem out of place." Elliot Lauridsson headed a new logo design project, and in the end the team, but mostly Elliot Lauridsson, concluded they had put together a very complete logo. That logo features a teal octagon base with a white decagon on top of that with the standard snowflake. However, this logo was hated by Vœyetskans as well as people around the world. Lauridsson posted on social media, "This is our best work yet, we have our national colors, a neat and clean design, and uniqueness." Even though the fans hated the logo, Lauridsson made sure it would stay in place. After a horrid World Cup in 1999, Elliot Lauridsson was sacked, and the team abandoned the badge.
As soon as Nicolai Østigård assumed the role of head coach, one of his major priorities was to select a logo that would be appreciated by the fans. His new logo was created with simplicity and patriotism in mind. The logo features a tilted green square with a gray border surrounded by teal. In the middle of the square are the words, "Voeyetska fotbollslandslaget". Below the text is a large white snowflake to represent the team.
2008 saw the final change to the Vœyetska national football team logo to date. With hopes of modernizing the old logo, the next logo displays a teal pentagon with two gray borders. In the middle is a snowflake larger than the previous one. Below that are the abbreviated letters "VFF" for "Voeyetska fotbollslandslaget". The logo was approved by the board on 6 March 2008 and revealed to the public exactly one month later. The logo has been well liked by fans. As such, it has lasted well over a decade.
Home stadium
The Vœyetska national football team has played their home games at Friendship Arena in Sjédal since 2007 replacing the old Idrotaasparken which was recently destroyed. The national team shares Friendship Arena with the Vœyetska league giants AIF Sjédal. Friendship Arena is the largest arena in all of Vœyetska with a capacity of 80,000. The Idrotaasparken was considered too small for the growing team and the stadium itself was showing signs of deterioration. It is rumored that Friendship Arena will be the main city in Vœyetska's bid to host the 2024 World Cup.
Construction for Friendship Arena began in 2001 and took until 2007 when the arena was finally suitable for the national team. AIF Sjédal moved into the building and have played their home games there since 2010 when the Idrotaasparken was destroyed.
Results and fixtures
2023
31 March 2023 World Cup | Vœyetska | 2–2 | Constantio | Helmfurt, Besmenia |
18:45 | Report |
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Stadium: Rainer-Spindler-Stadion Attendance: 40,886 Referee: Gonzalo Pérez |
1 April 2023 World Cup | Vœyetska | 0–1 | BDDV | Laitstadt, Besmenia |
18:45 | Report |
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Stadium: Laitstadt Olympic Stadium Attendance: 70,141 Referee: Heinz-Johann Schwartz |
4 April 2023 World Cup | Vœyetska | 2–1 | Albarine | Freiz, Besmenia |
20:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Sümmingenstadion Attendance: 40,938 Referee: Bennett Walker |
7 May 2023 Friendly | Greater Normark | 2–3 | Vœyetska | Oskarsviik, Greater Normark |
12:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Oskarsviik Stadion Attendance: 33,983 Referee: Thomas Atkinson |
10 May 2023 Friendly | Zamastan | 4–2 | Vœyetska | Arinals, Zamastan |
13:30 | Report | Stadium: Shore Crew Stadium Attendance: 49,298 Referee: Benevius Daneyko |
Coaching staff
As of 4 April 2023
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Manager history
- Head coaches
- 1914 Johnny Haaland
- 1915–1917 Henrik Poulsson
- 1918-1920 Jörgen Raanta
- 1921–1924 Sven Hedenskog
- 1925–1926 Erik von der Leyen
- 1927 Frank Malin
- 1928–1933 Gisle Härma
- 1934–1936 Norman Nilsson
- 1937 Rudolph Ask
- 1938–1942 Aulis Bauer
- 1943–1944 Snorre Xaviersson
- 1945–1949 Aldy Lindell
- 1950 Hektor Klingberg
- 1951–1961 Elvin Kolmar
- 1962–1965 Steffen Mark
- 1966–1969 Antonio Leitner
- 1970–1977 Eddie Forssell
- 1978 Bruno Sjökvist
- 1979–1991 Jouko Koivula
- 1992–1994 Linus Spelling
- 1995–1999 Elliot Lauridsson
- 1999–2006 Nicolai Østigård
- 2007–2016 Mattias Haula
- 2016–Lars Olqvist
Players
Current squad
Caps and goals are correct as of 10 May 2023, after the match against Zamastan.
Recent call-ups
The following 47 players have also been called up to the Vœyetska squad within the last twelve months.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | Kolskeggur Gylfisson | 8 February 1994 | 2 | 0 | Výkingur Osgørjaviek | 21 January 2023 |
GK | Karl Salo | 29 September 1990 | 1 | 0 | Free agent | 14 January 2023 |
GK | Ladislav Fischer | 10 February 2005 | 1 | 0 | Free agent | 6 August 2022 |
GK | Kaleb Näslund | 30 June 1999 | 7 | 0 | Lundgården IF | 13 March 2023 |
DF | Åke Sørensson | 16 December 1998 | 3 | 0 | FC Eikhaigen | 14 January 2023 |
DF | Endre Ljunggren | 27 July 1995 | 5 | 0 | FC Eikhaigen | 14 January 2023 |
DF | Erling Brøgger | 16 March 1998 | 2 | 0 | Klædt FK | 14 January 2023 |
DF | Benjamin Berenstain | 5 February 1990 | 1 | 0 | Free agent | 20 May 2022 |
DF | Kalev Rõuk | 16 March 1998 | 1 | 0 | Zlafas United | 2 March 2023 |
DF | Väinö Sýkora | 2 November 2003 | 4 | 0 | Vænhestrøm FK | 1 April 2023 |
DF | Ziad Khoury | 31 October 1993 | 5 | 1 | AIF Sjédal | 6 February 2023 |
DF | Jasu Miller | 14 May 2002 | 2 | 0 | BK Aalslund | 22 December 2022 |
DF | Rejko Kovačević | 9 January 2000 | 1 | 0 | Free agent | 24 January 2023 |
DF | Mats Vestergaard | 24 July 1993 | 4 | 0 | Výkingur Osgørjaviek | 22 December 2022 |
DF | Gætan Dalby | 12 June 1994 | 2 | 0 | Kreugersvinn IF | 13 March 2023 |
DF | Fergus Lynggaard | 21 March 1995 | 1 | 0 | Lundgården IF | 14 November 2022 |
DF | Aleksi Lappalainen | 5 September 1989 | 2 | 0 | Free agent | 2 February 2023 |
DF | Hrafn Þóreyjarsson | 31 August 1994 | 1 | 0 | Výkingur Osgørjaviek | 11 October 2022 |
MF | Elias Silferberg | 25 December 1995 | 18 | 0 | Free agent | 1 March 2023 |
MF | Kaspar Vilhjálmsson | 2 April 1992 | 26 | 2 | BK Aalslund | 1 April 2023 |
MF | Trevór Buckhøj | 16 June 1992 | 21 | 4 | FC Eikhaigen | 13 March 2023 |
MF | Edvard Kæsemexra | 31 August 1994 | 6 | 0 | Alikan SK | 13 March 2023 |
MF | Laurent Baakstrom | 17 October 1993 | 2 | 0 | AIF Sjédal | 7 September 2022 |
MF | Jakob Isomäki | 12 November 1991 | 13 | 3 | AIF Sjédal | 21 January 2023 |
MF | Zakarias Ekberg | 25 January 1996 | 1 | 0 | IFK Ídolfsvinn | 25 January 2023 |
MF | Juniór Filippo | 8 September 2001 | 2 | 0 | BK Aalslund | 6 February 2023 |
MF | Vladimir Samuelsson | 28 July 1998 | 2 | 0 | Free agent | 17 August 2022 |
MF | Yosef Grimsson | 3 July 1998 | 1 | 0 | Free agent | 22 December 2022 |
MF | Kwame Oko Boateng | 25 December 2003 | 2 | 1 | AIF Sjédal | 14 November 2022 |
MF | Pacifique Kambanda | 12 February 2005 | 1 | 0 | Selveslund 08 | 10 February 2023 |
MF | Sixten Østergaard | 13 January 2000 | 1 | 0 | Sjakven Joora Vyking | 10 February 2023 |
MF | Alois Flodkvist | 6 February 2006 | 1 | 0 | Viktorsvinn FF | 1 March 2023 |