Cambodia national football team
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| Nickname(s) | The Royal Khmer Angkor Warriors |
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| Association | Football Federation of Cambodia | ||
| Sub-confederation | AFF (Southeast Asia) | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Head coach | Lee Tae-Hoon | ||
| Captain | Ouk Mic | ||
| Home stadium | Olympic Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | CAM | ||
| FIFA ranking | 172 | ||
| Highest FIFA ranking | 154 (March 2011) | ||
| Lowest FIFA ranking | 188 (December 2005) | ||
| Elo ranking | 210 | ||
| Highest Elo ranking | 109 (16 December 1974) | ||
| Lowest Elo ranking | 211 (October 2008, April 2009) | ||
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| First international | |||
 Malaya 9–2 Cambodia  (Kuala Lumpur, Malaya; March 17, 1956) |
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| Biggest win | |||
Cambodia 8–0 North Yemen  (Phnom Penh, Cambodia; Date Unknown, 1966) |
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| Biggest defeat | |||
 Indonesia 10–0 Cambodia (Chiangmai, Thailand; December 12,1995) |
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| Asian Cup | |||
| Appearances | 1 (First in 1972) | ||
| Best result | Fourth place; 1972 | ||
The Cambodia national football team is the national team of Cambodia and is controlled by the Football Federation of Cambodia (FFC). It was known as the Khmer Republic national football team from 1970 to 1975. It finished fourth in the 1972 Asian Cup, but is currently one of the weakest teams in the world and did not even attempt qualifying for the 2006 World Cup. The team was founded in 1933 and joined FIFA's ranks in 1953. One of Cambodia's best players was Hok "Jet" Sochetra. Earlier in the decade he was considered one of the top 2 strikers in South East Asia along with Kiatisuk Senamuang from Thailand.[1] In 1997, Hok Sochetra won the best player award in Southeast Asia in 1997 – the Golden Ball from Sanyo.[2]
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[edit] Fixtures and Results
| Date | Competition | Location | Opponent | Result | Scorers for Cambodia |
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| March 21, 2011 | AFC Challenge qualifiers |  Male |
Maldives |
0–4 | N/A |
| March 23, 2011 | AFC Challenge qualifiers | Male |
 Tajikistan |
0–3 | N/A |
| March 25, 2011 | AFC Challenge qualifiers | Male |
 Kyrgyzstan |
3–4 | Kouch Sokumpheak 38', 49, Sok Rithy 89' |
| June 29, 2011 | 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers (AFC) | Olympic Stadium (Phnom Penh), Phnom Penh |
 Laos |
4–2 | Khoun Laboravy 51', Sam El Nasa 57', 88', Kouch Sokumpheak 67' |
| July 3, 2011 | 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers (AFC) | New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane |
Laos |
2–6 | Chhin Chhoeun 45' Kouch Sokumpheak 75' |
[edit] Competition history
[edit] World Cup record
| Asian Qualification Records | |||||||
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| Year | Round | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
| 1930 to 1994 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1998 | Did not qualify | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 27 |
| 2002 | Did not qualify | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 22 |
| 2006 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 2014 | Did not qualify | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| Total | 16 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 62 | |
[edit] AFC Challenge Cup record
| AFC Challenge Cup | |||||||
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| Year | Round | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 2006 | Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2008 to 2010 to 2012 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | Best:Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
[edit] ASEAN Competitions History
- Finals Records Only
This competition was formerly known as the Tiger Cup
[edit] Kits.png)
Cambodia's home kit is a red jersey with white shoulders, blue-red-blue V-neck (represent Cambodia's flag) and white small sides, with white shorts and red socks. Their away kit is all light blue jersey (represent the color of the monarchy of Cambodia) with yellow shoulders, blue-red-blue V-neck (represent Cambodia's flag) and yellow small sides. The kits are currently manufactured by Erke. [edit] Recent developmentsIn October 2007, Cambodia was eliminated from the 2010 World Cup qualifiers, at the first hurdle, losing 1–0 to Turkmenistan at home in Phnom Penh and 4–1 away in Ashgabat. On 21 December 2007 it was announced that Yoo Kee-Heung, a South Korean coach, had been hired as the Cambodia national team coach. This appointment was reported to be part of a sponsorship deal with a Korean technology company worth $205 000 a year, half of which will be Yoo's salary.[3] On July, 2008 the Cambodian Football Federation fired South Korean coach Yoo Kee-Heung from the national team after poor results and the lack of a coaching license and he has been replaced by local coach Prak Sovannara.[4] [edit] Places for improvementThere is good physical conditioning of the young players but they lack football IQ. Former Cambodian football star, Hok Socheatra said "They can pass, they can shoot, but they don't know how to [lose] the defender to create space to have a chance at goal. They don't know how to [outsmart] the goalkeeper."[5] [edit] Coaches
[edit] Current squadThe following 25-man squad was selected for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification games against Laos on the 29 June and 3 July 2011. [edit] See also[edit] References
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