Besmenian national football team
Nickname(s) | The Lions The Besmenian Lions Football Lions | ||
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Association | Besmenian Football Association | ||
Head coach | Johannes Remens | ||
Captain | Stefan Untermann | ||
Most caps | Klaus Hahnknecht (132) | ||
Top scorer | Tom Liebmann (68) | ||
Home stadium | Olympic Stadium of Laitstadt, Laitstadt, Besmenia | ||
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First international | |||
East Besmenia 3-1 Zamastan (Laitstadt, East Besmenia; 31 August 1923) | |||
Biggest win | |||
East Besmenia 11-2 West Besmenia (Tofino, Zamastan; 1 August 1958) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Besmenia 0-6 Vitosium (Melmingen, Besmenia; 6 May 1997) | |||
World Cup | |||
Appearances | 42 (first in 1975) | ||
Best result | Runner-up (1996, 2009) | ||
The Besmenian national football team represents Besmenia in men's international football and played its first match in 1923. The team is subordinate to the Besmenian Football Association. Besmenia hosted the World Cup three times, 1986 in Laitstadt, 1999 in Melmingen and 2013 in Helmfurt.
History
1920-1967
The (East) Besmenian Football Association was founded on August 18, 1920. About 3 years later, on August 31, 1923, the first official match of the naional team took place between East Besmenia and Zamastan. The East Besmenian national team received special international attention at the 1958 Summer Olympic Games. in Tofino, Zamastan, when they defeated the West Besmenian national football team with a score of 11:2. To date, this is the largest win of the Besmenian national football team.
Since 1967
After the reunification and the dissolution of the West Besmenian Football Association and the West Besmenian national football team in November 1967, players from the West Besmenian league were integrated into the team.
Kits
Home kit
1920-1926
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1926-1934
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1935-1942
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1943-1950
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1951-1958
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1959-1968
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1969-1973
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1974-1980
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1980-1988
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1989-1996
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