French
DeutschEast Turkestan national football team
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| Association | East Turkistan Football Association |
|---|---|
| Confederation | ConIFA |
| Head coach | Elshat Eslam |
| Top scorer | Ihtiyar Yusupov (2) |
| First international | |
 East Turkestan 8–2 West Papua  (The Hague, Netherlands; 19 October 2019) | |
| Biggest win | |
| East Turkestan 8–2 West Papua (The Hague, Netherlands; 19 October 2019) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
 Tamil Eelam 3–0 East Turkestan (Cergy, France; 14 December 2019) | |
| CONIFA World Football Cup | |
| Appearances | None |
The East Turkestan football team is a team from the Uyghur region of East Turkestan.[citation needed][clarification needed] Previously registered as Uyghur, it is a member of ConIFA.
History
[edit]On 19 October 2019, it played its first international game ever, that ended with a 8–2 against West Papua in The Hague.[1]
On 14 December 2019, East Turkestan played a qualification match for the 2020 CONIFA World Cup against Tamil Eelam in Cergy, France, that ended with a 0–3 loss.
East Turkestan Football Association
[edit]The idea to create an East Turkestan Football Association began in 2014 before it was eventually established.[2][3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ East Turkistan, West Papua and an Extraordinary Game of Football The Diplomat. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- ^ "Where football meets international politics: the remarkable story of the East Turkistan Football Association". calciosovietico.it. Archived from the original on 2021-01-15. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
- ^ "Uyghur American Cup".
- ^ "Oost-Turkistan wint eerste interland met grote cijfers".
External links
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