Somaliland national football team

The Somaliland national team's first known match was on 6 November 2002 against Ethiopia, ending in a 1–2 loss;^[1] however, their first "proper" international match was a 2–2 draw against Sealand, played on 17 May 2014 in London, England.^[5]

The Somaliland Football Association runs a national league consisting of 12 semi-professional clubs, sponsored or backed by both public and private organisations. The Association also holds a biannual inter-regional football tournament, in which all 13 regions participate in group stages held across the country, with the final four group winners contesting the semi-finals in the capital, Hargeisa.

Following ConIFA's annual conference, the Somaliland national team was invited to compete at the 2016 ConIFA World Football Cup (hosted by Abkhazia), which became their first appearance at an international tournament.^[6][7]

Somaliland was drawn into Group D alongside Panjab and Sápmi. Somaliland lost their opening game against Sápmi with a score of 5–0,^[8] and lost again to Panjab 5–0, resulting in Somaliland finishing at the bottom of Group D.

In Placement Round 1, Somaliland won 3–2 against the Chagos Islands to advance to Placement Round 2. In their Placement Round 2 match against Székely Land, Somaliland lost 3–10, placing tenth out of twelve teams.^[9]

Somaliland FIFA application is currently pending recognition is gaining momentum If recognised as a separate country, Somaliland could join the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and CECAFA. FIFA membership in 2025 is pending international recognition, with plans to host Confederation of African Football matches at Hargeisa stadium capital of Somaliland republic stadiums need renovation with multiple redevelopments to meet CAF regulations and FIFA regulations, such as advertising barriers, back power generation, lighting intensity, and stadium safety with no stand on goal views at Hargeisa stadium, Somaliland would need to meet FIFA regulations on goal posts, power, lighting and advertising barriers Hargeisa stadium is the largest stadium in Hargeisa and would be their main stadium. Somaliland FIFA country code is SMD for score lines.

Hargeysa National Stadium is the home of the national team and has a capacity of 30,000.^[10]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Abdirisaq Mohamed Jama				Maroodi Jeeh
23	1GK	Abdiqani Saleban Aynan				Hawd
22	1GK	Mohamed Ahmed Hashi				Sanaag
2	2DF	Abdifatah Osman Hussein				Maroodi Jeeh
3	2DF	Abdisamad Ibrahim Miigane				Awdal
4	2DF	Ibrahim Said Dahir				Awdal
5	2DF	Abdirahman Mohamed Mohamoud				Saaxil
19	2DF	Abdirisaq Hassan Jama				Togdheer
18	2DF	Abdirahman Jama Musa				Gabiley
6	3MF	Abdikarin Mohamed Hersi				Maroodi Jeeh
8	3MF	Hamse Ahmed Abdillahi				Hawd
14	3MF	Muhiyadin Duale Diriye				Awdal
15	3MF	Jama Abdillahi Awad				Saaxil
16	3MF	Farhan Mohamed Ahmed				Togdheer
7	3MF	Abdirahman Ibrahim Alixayd				Sanaag
21	3MF	Omar Ali Osman				Gabiley
13	3MF	Sakariye Ali Egeh				Gabiley
24	4FW	Abdiriyad Bashir Abdi				Maroodi Jeeh
12	4FW	Mohamoud Abdi Hassan				Maroodi Jeeh
9	4FW	Sharma'arke Fu'ad Ali				Maroodi Jeeh
10	4FW	Haibe Good Hurre				Hawd
11	4FW	Awil Mohamed Elmi				Hawd
26	4FW	Liban Mohamed Ahmed				Awdal
17	4FW	Ahmed Abdi Osman				Sool
20	4FW	Ibrahim Abdirahman Salah				Sanaag
25	4FW	Guleid Hassan Muhumed				Gabiley

^[11]

2014 Home

2014 Away

2015 African Cup (UK)

2015 African Cup (UK)

2016 Home

2016 Away

Sources:^{[12][13][14][15][16]}