Lovian Football Association | ||
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Date | 2010-present | |
Nicknames | Jackpines | |
Club colors | blue, red | |
Sports | soccer (football) | |
Chairman | Elliott Nielsen (head of the LFA) | |
Head coach | Yevgeni Andarev | |
Headquarters | The Soccerfield, NC and Newhaven Stadium, KI |
The Lovia national football team is the official national association football team of Lovia, representing it in all international soccer matches, controlled by the Lovian Football Association. Nicknamed The Jackpines, they are currently ranked fourth in the WNFA's tell.me world rankings, ahead of such nations like Mäöres.
History[]
The team was founded in 2010. There had been no national team previously, so a team was established in 2010 by Justin Abrahams. It was not officially recognized, however, until February 2012. The Jackpines' first official tournament wass the 2012 World Football Championship, where they were in a group with Mauritius, Cook Islands and highly-ranked Singapore. Lovia made it to a fourth-place finish.
Lovia is presently in the qualifiers for WFC 2014, with Strasland, Maldives and Andorra in the group. Lovia won their first group match against Strasland at home, and with just one loss (3 wins and 2 draws) qualified first in their group to advance to the finals in Qatar. At WFC 2014 Lovia played Jamaica, Cettatie and Saint Kitts-Nevis in their group. They did make it past, but fell in the quarter-finals to Brunant 3-1.
Manager history[]
- Ygo August Donia (2010)
- Eric Verkamp (2012-2013)
- Yevgeni Andarev (2015 - present)
Official venues[]
The LFA currently uses two large arenas as the principal venues, the Newhaven Stadium in Newhaven, KI and The Soccerfield in Noble City. Newhaven Stadium is the principal venue, since it is the largest one in the country. The Soccerfield is also used since it is quite new and modern, and is the second largest lovian venue.
Newhaven Stadium[]
The Newhaven Stadium located in Newhaven, Kings is one of the official venues. It is the largest staduim in Lovia, with a capacity of 30,154 people. It is the home to the Newhaven Rockets.
The Soccerfield[]
The Soccerfield, in Downtown, NC, Sylvania is the other official venue. It is the second largest, at a capacity of 10,000 people. It is the home to the very popular FC Caltrava football club.
The team[]
Uniform[]
The team's home uniform is a blue and red one, representing the colors of Lovia. The away uniform has blue and red, but is mostly white. A new team jersey was designed in anticipation of WFC 2014, with a more modern design.
Players[]
Current squad[]
The following players were called up for the friendlies against Montserrat on 5 July 2015 and Southern Arc Islands on 8 July 2015.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth | Club |
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1 | GK | Timothy Mika (C) | 15 May 1986 | Dortmund SFC |
2 | DF | Keith Morry | 8 August 1988 | FC Wikistad |
3 | DF | Henry Steinberg | 2 August 1985 | Cape Cross FC |
4 | DF | Mathias Kingsley | 9 October 1984 | FC Caltrava |
7 | MF | Isaac Uetersen | 12 February 1994 | FC Warmhoven |
8 | MF | Ivan Matteoni | 20 June 1991 | Azzuri FC |
9 | MF | Pavel Kovalev | 21 July 1991 | Vnuki |
10 | FW | Dimitri O. Edwards | 20 May 1987 | Bay Hawks |
11 | MF | Wencelas Kucharski | 29 March 1990 | FC Caltrava |
12 | MF | Mario Torres | 11 February 1990 | Azzuri FC |
13 | DF | Peter O'Connell | 4 December 1979 | Vnuki |
14 | GK | Adrian Ivanov | 14 January 1991 | Vnuki |
15 | DF | Al Pennington | 16 March 1980 | Bay Hawks |
16 | GK | Ellis Carmona | 3 June 1988 | FC Caltrava |
17 | FW | Adam Michálek | 7 October 1994 | FC Caltrava |
18 | MF | Leo Fuster | 30 March 1993 | Aurora F.C. |
19 | MF | Charles Vrecka | 15 April 1986 | Newhaven Rockets |
22 | FW | Walter Mohring | 16 December 1992 | Arc City University FC |
Recent call-ups[]
The following players have also been called up to the Lovia squad within the last twelve months.
Pos. | Player | Birth | Club | Latest call-up |
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FW | Ross Allen | 28 August 1992 | Kinley Town | v. Guyana; 23 March 2015 |
MF | Richard Wenger | 15 July 1981 | Oaks of Kinley | v. Guyana; 23 March 2015 |
DF | Admir Rakić | 2 March 1995 | Carrington FC | v. Guyana; 23 March 2015 |
DF | Daniel Arbena | 6 July 1984 | Charlestown FC | v. Libertas; 8 June 2015 |
FW | Henri Barras | 8 October 1987 | FC Skeend | v. Libertas; 8 June 2015 |
DF | Nick Davis | 28 August 1991 | Newhaven Impact | v. Libertas; 8 June 2015 |
FW | John Hustróva | 10 March 1977 | FK Swat Lews | v. Libertas; 8 June 2015 |
MF | Baptiste Niyonzima | 24 January 1981 | Sporting Markstad | v. Libertas; 8 June 2015 |
FW | Thomas Relove | 22 April 1984 | FC Olympia | v. Libertas; 8 June 2015 |
MF | Jack Summerburn | 22 July 1989 | North Beach Kemburg | v. Libertas; 8 June 2015 |
Assistance personnel[]
Assistant coach - James Masters
Assistant coach - Marcus Villanova
Fitness trainer- Taisho Kumato
Team doctor - vacant
Assistant Chairman - Otto Eichel
Recent and upcoming matches[]
See also: Lovia national football team results
- 23 March 2015: Guyana 0-2 Lovia (Barras, Relove) (friendly)
- 8 June 2015: Lovia (Relove) 1-3 Libertas (Maat (2x), Van Marwijk) (friendly)
- 5 July 2015: Lovia (Edwards (2x), Uetersen, Morry, Mohring, Newby-Harris [OG], Matteoni) 7-1 Montserrat (Taylor) (friendly)
- 8 July 2015: Lovia (Steinberg, Edwards) 2-3 Southern Arc Islands (Gotze, Osgas, Bishop)
Lovia U20 team[]
Lovia's U20 side was organized in 2012 and played its first match in October that year, a 1-3 loss to Brunant U20 in Newhaven.
Squad[]
David Cates - Newhaven Rockets - GK
Admir Rakić Carrington FC - DF
Adam Michálek - FC Caltrava - FW
Ross Allen - Kinley Town - FW