Kabylia
Shirt badge/Association crest
ConfederationConIFA
Head coachAksel Bellabbaci, Lyes Immemai
Most caps10 players (2)
Top scorerNadjim Bouabbas (2)
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Panjab 8–0 Kabylia 
(Slough, United Kingdom; 31 May 2018)
Biggest win
 Tibet 1–8 Kabylia 
(Enfield, United Kingdom; 7 June 2018)
Biggest defeat
 Panjab 8–0 Kabylia 
(Slough, United Kingdom; 31 May 2018)
ConIFA World Football Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2018)
Best resultTenth place (2018)

The Kabylia football team is the team representing the Kabyle people, who live in Kabylia. They are not affiliated with FIFA or CAF, and therefore cannot compete for the FIFA World Cup or the Africa Cup of Nations.[1][2][3][4]

Kabylia have played in the 2018 ConIFA World Football Cup qualification.[5][6]

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2018 ConIFA World Football Cup.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Murad Koulougli (1987-09-10) 10 September 1987 (age 36) 0 0 France JS Imazighen
24 1GK Rahim Belaid (1990-05-31) 31 May 1990 (age 33) 0 0 Canada CS Mont-Royal Outremont
4 2DF Idir Belasla (1999-11-20) 20 November 1999 (age 24) 2 0 France ASSM Savigneux
8 2DF Khelifa Drider (1993-06-25) 25 June 1993 (age 30) 2 0 France Petit Bard Montpellier
9 2DF Elhadi Boukir (1987-09-09) 9 September 1987 (age 36) 2 0 Spain CD Barrio Obrero
10 2DF Ahmed Simoud (1993-12-16) 16 December 1993 (age 30) 1 0 France Université Lille 1
14 2DF Yacine Irnatene (1987-01-01) 1 January 1987 (age 37) 0 0 England Dagenham & Redbridge
18 2DF Idir Bouali (1987-12-13) 13 December 1987 (age 36) 0 0 Algeria UM Bejaia
19 2DF Lyes Mihoubi (1995-10-04) 4 October 1995 (age 28) 0 0 Algeria ORB Akbou
7 3MF Ilyas Hadid (2000-01-01) 1 January 2000 (age 24) 2 1 France US Créteil II
6 3MF Yanis Kemache (1995-06-07) 7 June 1995 (age 28) 2 0 France USM Malakoff
11 3MF Amara Hamadache (1991-04-02) 2 April 1991 (age 33) 2 0 France Villeneuve St. Georges
12 3MF Idir Lamhene (1997-12-29) 29 December 1997 (age 26) 0 0 Algeria US Sidi Belloua
13 3MF Hocine Mohammedi (1988-05-03) 3 May 1988 (age 36) 0 0 England AC Finchley
17 3MF Walid Daira (1998-05-10) 10 May 1998 (age 25) 0 0 Algeria ES Tigzirt
20 3MF Malik Amerkane (1988-02-13) 13 February 1988 (age 36) 0 0 Algeria ES Azzefoun
22 4FW Nadjim Bouabbas (1999-03-01) 1 March 1999 (age 25) 2 2 France US Rungis
3 4FW Enzo Mezaib (1998-01-05) 5 January 1998 (age 26) 2 0 France Conflans
16 4FW Bachir Ghuersa (2000-10-01) 1 October 2000 (age 23) 2 0 France Villeneuve St. Georges
2 4FW Abderrezak Chennit (1998-01-15) 15 January 1998 (age 26) 0 0 Algeria JS Akbou
5 4FW Karim Ouarab (1999-07-21) 21 July 1999 (age 24) 0 0 Algeria JS Kabylie
21 4FW Nafa Belmellat (1987-01-26) 26 January 1987 (age 37) 0 0 England AC Finchley

Notable players

References

  1. ^ "Kabylie, football (in)dépendance". lequipe.fr.
  2. ^ "Kabylia, Algeria and Taking Huge Risks to Play Football for Your Homeland". bleacherreport.com.
  3. ^ "Kabylie Football Club : « Gagner l'indépendance avec nos pieds »". vice.com.
  4. ^ "Kabylia". CONIFA. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
  5. ^ Arrami, Stéphane (4 September 2017). "La Kabylie participera à la Coupe du monde de football ConIFA 2018".[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "La Kabylie qualifiée pour la Coupe du monde ConIFA 2018 — Siwel". 2 September 2017.
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