Sealand national football team
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| Nickname(s) | Seals |
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| Association | Sealand National Football Association (SNFA) |
| Confederation | N.F.-Board |
| Head coach | Ed Stubbs |
| Most caps |
Christian Gunn Jack Field Sam Churchman (8) |
| Top scorer | Dan Hughes (6) |
| First international | |
 Åland Islands 2–2 Sealand  (15 May, 2004) |
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| Biggest win | |
 Raetia 1–6 Sealand (9 August, 2014) |
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| Biggest defeat | |
 Occitania 8–0 Sealand (5 July, 2013) |
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The Sealand national football team is the team that represents the Principality of Sealand. It is not a member of FIFA or UEFA, but is an associate member of the N.F.-Board, an organisation for teams who are not members of FIFA. They were admitted to the N.F.-Board as a provisional member in 2005 and as an associate member in 2006.
The Sealand National Football Association (SNFA) was founded in 2003. In 2004, they played their first game against Åland drawing 2–2. All the players on the Sealand team were members of Vestbjerg Vintage Idrætsforening, a veterans side from Aalborg. However, the Danish-based SNFA ended their activities in 2006 and Sealand football took a break.
On 23 December 2009, Scottish author Neil Forsyth was appointed head of the revived SNFA. He stated a goal of participation in the 2010 VIVA World Cup, a dream ultimately ended by a lack of finance. On 5 May 2012, Sealand took to the field against fellow N.F.-Board members the Chagos Islands at Weycourt in Godalming, Surrey. The Chagossians won 3–1, with Ryan Moore scoring for Sealand. The team was captained by former Bolton Wanderers defender Simon Charlton and also included actor Ralf Little.
Sealand played an away game against Alderney on August 25, 2012. After drawing the match by a scoreline of 1–1, Sealand won 5–4 on penalties. On March 9, 2013 Sealand won their first ever international when they beat Alderney 2–1 in Godalming.
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