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Ryūkyū national football team

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Ryūkyū
AssociationRyūkyū Football Association
ConfederationConIFA
Home stadiumGosamaru Field, Nakagusuku
First colours
First international
  Ryūkyū 0–9 United Koreans in Japan 
(Nakagusuku; 26 November 2016)
Biggest defeat
  Ryūkyū 0–9 United Koreans in Japan 
(Nakagusuku; 26 November 2016)
Websitehttps://rfa.ryukyu/ https://plusninetask.wixsite.com/ryukyu

The Ryūkyū national football team is a team representing the Ryukyuan people of the Ryukyu Islands, an archipelago under Japanese rule. It is not affiliated with FIFA or the AFC, and therefore cannot compete for the FIFA World Cup or the AFC Asian Cup.[1][2]

Ryūkyū Football Association

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The Ryūkyū Football Association is the football association of Ryukyu.[3] It was founded in Okinawa City in 2014.[4]

History

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They competed in the 2018 CONIFA World Football Cup qualification, losing 9–0 to the United Koreans in Japan.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Football Federation Republic of Chameria – Chameria football".
  2. ^ "ryukyu". ryukyu.
  3. ^ "あなたの世界観が崩れる!「ConiFA」の存在~琉球フットボール協会が加盟する「ConiFA」ってなに??~".
  4. ^ "Ryukyu".
  5. ^ Ball, Jak (9 November 2018). "Cornwall eligible to play at the next World Cup". cornwalllive.