Alderney national football team
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The Alderney official football team is the official football team for Alderney
, the third largest of the Channel Islands
. They are not affiliated with FIFA
or UEFA
.
The team plays in the Muratti Vase Cup
, a cup competition started in 1905, in which the Channel Islands
of Alderney, Guernsey
and Jersey
play against each other. Alderney have only won the competition once, in 1920. The Muratti format requires Alderney to play a semi-final match against the other islands on a rota basis but always with Alderney being the home side. The winner of the match goes on to play the remaining island in the final. Alderney also play the occasional game outside the Muratti competition including taking part in the Island Games football tournament in 2003 in which they finished a creditable 12th out of a pool of 15.
(Last update: April 2010)
Alderney
Alderney is the most northerly of the Channel Islands. It is part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, a British Crown dependency. It is long and wide. The area is , making it the third-largest island of the Channel Islands, and the second largest in the Bailiwick...
, the third largest of the Channel Islands
Channel Islands
The Channel Islands are an archipelago of British Crown Dependencies in the English Channel, off the French coast of Normandy. They include two separate bailiwicks: the Bailiwick of Guernsey and the Bailiwick of Jersey...
. They are not affiliated with FIFA
FIFA
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by the acronym FIFA , is the international governing body of :association football, futsal and beach football. Its headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland, and its president is Sepp Blatter, who is in his fourth...
or UEFA
UEFA
The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer....
.
The team plays in the Muratti Vase Cup
Muratti
The Muratti is the only annual men's football competition, inaugurated in 1905, between the Channel Islands of Guernsey, Jersey and Alderney, the prize for winning being a trophy called the Muratti Vase which is only relevant within the Islands. Both Matthew Le Tissier and Graeme Le Saux played in...
, a cup competition started in 1905, in which the Channel Islands
Channel Islands
The Channel Islands are an archipelago of British Crown Dependencies in the English Channel, off the French coast of Normandy. They include two separate bailiwicks: the Bailiwick of Guernsey and the Bailiwick of Jersey...
of Alderney, Guernsey
Guernsey
Guernsey, officially the Bailiwick of Guernsey is a British Crown dependency in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy.The Bailiwick, as a governing entity, embraces not only all 10 parishes on the Island of Guernsey, but also the islands of Herm, Jethou, Burhou, and Lihou and their islet...
and Jersey
Jersey
Jersey, officially the Bailiwick of Jersey is a British Crown Dependency off the coast of Normandy, France. As well as the island of Jersey itself, the bailiwick includes two groups of small islands that are no longer permanently inhabited, the Minquiers and Écréhous, and the Pierres de Lecq and...
play against each other. Alderney have only won the competition once, in 1920. The Muratti format requires Alderney to play a semi-final match against the other islands on a rota basis but always with Alderney being the home side. The winner of the match goes on to play the remaining island in the final. Alderney also play the occasional game outside the Muratti competition including taking part in the Island Games football tournament in 2003 in which they finished a creditable 12th out of a pool of 15.
Selected Internationals opponents
- Last game: 0-3 - AlderneyAlderneyAlderney is the most northerly of the Channel Islands. It is part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, a British Crown dependency. It is long and wide. The area is , making it the third-largest island of the Channel Islands, and the second largest in the Bailiwick...
- 20 March 2010. (Muratti Cup)
(Last update: April 2010)
| Opponents | Matches | Win | Draw | Loss | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 52 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 22 | 239 | |
| 42 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 20 | 232 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Squad
- ADAMSON Alan
- ALDCROFT Matthew
- ATKINS Jason
- AULT Mark
- BENFIELD Simon
- BENFIELD William
- BOHAN Michael
- BOHAN Robert
- BRACE Mark
- CARRÉ Nick
- CONCANEN Steven
- COSHERIL Emile
- DAVEY Liam
- DIAMOND Matthew
- GENTLE Kevin
- LAWRENCE Andy
- MAXWELL James
- MCFARLANE James
- MOORE Richard (GK)
- PARMENTIER Jonathan
- PHELAN Emile
- SEBIRE Martin
- STONE Andrew
- VIZARD James
- WALKER James
- WILLIAMS Paul (GK)