Monsilva national football team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Monsilva women's national football team.

Monsilva

Nickname(s)	The Dragons / Dragon's Team (Monsilvan: 龙之队)
Association	Monsilva Football Association (MFA) (Monsilvan: 山国足球协会)
Confederation	OFL (Ostlandet)
Manager	Ming Shen
Captain	Hsin Mai
Most caps	Manchu Jen (129)
Top scorer	Hsin Mai (52)
Home stadium	Luhai National Football Stadium
TC code	MON
First colors Second colors
First international
Monsilva 2–0 Rakhman (Zhangye, Monsilva; 3 October 1942)
Biggest win
Monsilva #–# TBD Template:Country data TBD (TBD; TBD)
Biggest defeat
Monsilva #–# TBD Template:Country data TBD (TBD; TBD)
Terraconservan Cup
Appearances	19 (first in 1944)
OFL Continental Cup
Appearances	15 (first in 1967)
Best result	Champions (1979, 1983, 1987, 2003, 2015)
Medal record Men's soccer Terraconservan Cup 1944 Monsilva Team OFL Continental Cup 1979 TBD Team 1983 Paleocacher Team 1987 Monsilva Team 2003 Gjorka Team 2015 New Gandor Team 1991 Gjorka Team 1971 New Gandor Team 1995 New Gandor Team 2011 TBD Team 2023 Monsilva Team

The Monsilva national football team has represented Monsilva in international football since its founding in 1942, with its first international match being in *TBD*. It is controlled by the Monsilva Football Association (MFA), the governing body for football in Monsilva, which is affiliated with the Ostlandet Football League. Monsilva competes in two international football championships, the OFL Continental Cup and the Terraconservan Cup.

Monsilva's home ground is the Luhai National Football Stadium in Luhai City, Luhai. It is Monsilva's largest stadium by size and capacity with 83,000 seats. Monsilva's training headquarters is located in Neibu, Luhai. The team's manager is Ming Shen, whilst the captain is Hsin Mai.

The national team has consisted of many different players over the years, and the majority usually play for teams in the Monsilvan Super League or in other top divisions across Terraconserva. Over one third of players that have ever played for the national team have also played for Monsilva's most successful domestic team, Luhai City F.C..

History

Overview

The Monsilva national football team was founded in March 1942 by On Ho and Guang Tsou, two of Monsilva's first professional football players. Association football was introduced to Monsilva in 1921 by tourists and immigrants coming from countries where football was already a big thing. It soon caught on thanks to the existing popularity of cuju, a Monsilvan sport that was very similar to football. Football made cuju practically extinct by 1941, and one year later, the national football team was established to compete in international competitions. At first, the team found little success, but as football gained more and more popularity in Monsilva, more money was invested into the game and soon came better trained players and managers.

After a surge in popularity of football from the 1983 OFL Continental Cup, in which Monsilva won for the second time in a row, football became the most popular sport in Monsilva, surpassing Yuchio. This lead to extra funding and advertising being directed towards football teams in Monsilva, including the Monsilva national football team. Football has remained the most popular sport in Monsilva, and has a visible influence on Monsilvan sporting culture. In 2019, the Monsilvan national football team were the most watched sports team in Monsilva. In 2020, they were the second most watched, being barely surpassed by Luhai City F.C..

Ostlandet Football League

Monsilva joined the Ostlandet Football League as a founding member in 1961, and attended the league's inaugural continental cup in 1967. Initially, although the tournaments were gaining popularity in Monsilva, they did not gather the audience numbers they were originally hoping for. However, in the following cup in 1971, the Monsilvan team came third place. This position managed to begin Monsilva's fast transition into becoming a successful international team.

The final boost for the popularity of football in Monsilva, was with the unprecedented success of the Monsilvan team in the 1979, 1983 and 1987 OFL Continental Cups, in which Monsilva won all three. In 1983, Monsilva became the most successful OFL team, and has remained so since. The team won the OFL twice more in 2003 and 2015.

In 1987, Monsilva hosted the OFL Continental Cup for the first time in Luhai, Tsingyi and Menchi. It would then host the tournament again, 36 years later, in 2023 in Luhai and Amking.

Team image

Nickname(s)

In Monsilva, the national team is commonly referred to as Lóng Zhīduì or Dragon's Team. This name referenced the traditional dragon in Monsilvan culture, which are fierce and represent strength and good luck. The name was first used by Xiong Mao, a radio presenter on MBS, who was the first person to present football on radio in Monsilva. He used it whilst commenting on an ongoing match involving the national team. The term Dragons became widely used after that point by other presenters and the general public, and is still commonly used in Monsilva to refer to the team.

Kits and crest

Kit supplier

Kit supplier	Period	Ref
Yundong Brothers Clothing	1942–1961
YiZhou Sportswear	1961-present

Crest

The Monsilva national football team crest consists of a yellow Monsilvan dragon above an Association football ball, with a tricolor of the three colours of the Flag of Monsilva behind it. At the top of the crest is the acronym MFA, standing for the Monsilva Football Association. The dragon is the main symbol of the team, having represented them since it became a nickname for the team in the 1940s. The team's kit is emblazoned with a white version of the dragon on the first colors, and a blue version on the second colors.

Colors

Monsilva's first colors are red, blue and white. The colors are taken directly from the Flag of Monsilva. The first colors show red more prominently than white. The second colors are the same, but are displayed in a different order, with white being more prominent instead of red.

Current kits of the Monsilva national team (2007–present)

Home

Away

Home stadium

Main article: Luhai National Football Stadium

Until the Luhai National Football Stadium was built in 1975, the Monsilva national football team had played in different stadiums all across the country. For the first year after its establishment in 1942, the team only played on outdoor fields as there were not many good football stadiums that had been built in Monsilva yet. However, in 1943, the first proper football stadiums were built, with the largest being in Zhangye, Xiaogu known as the Zhangye Stadium. It was used by the team until August 1967, when they moved to the original Amking Arena which had a much larger capacity than the Zhangye Stadium and saw lots of popularity as the large Amking population were much more interested in the matches played than the citizens living in Zhangye. The Amking Arena was not far from where the current Amking City Stadium, the largest football stadium in Amking, is now located.

When the Amking Arena burnt down in October 1974, the national team had lost their stadium. However, the team had already reserved the Luhai National Football Stadium which was being built. As they had made that reservation, the team did not officially declare a new stadium until the LNFS was finished in January 1975. Since then, the national team have played all their home matches at the Luhai National Football Stadium and have since likely made Luhai one of the most football-oriented states in the country.

Media coverage

All Monsilva matches are broadcast with full Monsilvan commentary on MBS Sport and Shanguo Haiwai. They are also broadcast in Monsilva with Jackian commentary by MBS Jackian. Some foreign-owned broadcasters are also permitted to broadcast matches either with commentary in languages not provided by the MBS or with no commentary.

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Manager	Ming Shen
Assistant Manager	Hui Lung
Goalkeeping Coach	Li Liang
Coach	Tao Mai
Coach	Ming Wei
First-Team Doctor	Park Han
Fitness Coach	Hà Kiên Khôi (Kuei Ho-Chien)
Physiotherapist	Yul Cheng

Players

Current squad

The following 25 players have been called for the squad for the 2023 OFL Continental Cup.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Kang She	(2001-12-10) 10 December 2001	17	0	Xinbin
13	1GK	Long Tai	(2000-02-21) 21 February 2000	25	0	Zhangye Changda
23	1GK	Ning Sung	(1997-03-27) 27 March 1997	23	1	Shuhong Park
2	2DF	Chan Ma	(1996-04-07) 7 April 1996	67	0	Luhai City
3	2DF	Cong Hao	(1999-12-15) 15 December 1999	5	0	Luhai United
5	2DF	Sheng Shih	(1994-10-27) 27 October 1994	62	0	Luhai City
6	2DF	Yong She	(2002-12-12) 12 December 2002	99	0	Luhai United
12	2DF	Ning Lai	(1994-11-16) 16 November 1994	82	0	Zhangye Changda
15	2DF	Jin T'an	(1996-07-08) 8 July 1996	13	1	Real Parante
16	2DF	Guo Hsing	(2001-09-12) 12 September 2001	41	1	Xinbin
18	2DF	Dewei Ting	(1999-05-30) 30 May 1999	66	1	Maojie
4	3MF	You Yü	(2002-11-16) 16 November 2002	69	2	Dazhen Town
8	3MF	Kong Ko (vice-captain)	(1992-06-02) 2 June 1992	100	3	Maojie
14	3MF	You Yin	(2002-10-12) 12 October 2002	56	0	Luhai City
19	3MF	Ye Tsou	(2000-05-18) 18 May 2000	42	5	Yiling
22	3MF	Ye Chu	(2002-04-22) 22 April 2002	59	0	Tonlin Temple
26	3MF	Peng Yu	(1998-07-16) 16 July 1998	61	0	Yiling
7	4FW	Hsin Mai (captain)	(1993-05-29) 29 May 1993	93	52	Luhai City
9	4FW	De Lu	(2000-07-28) 28 July 2000	44	23	Tonlin Temple
10	4FW	Cai Hê	(1996-03-16) 16 March 1996	92	20	Yiling
11	4FW	Park Wu	(2001-06-13) 13 June 2001	59	15	Luhai United
17	4FW	Chi Ts'ui	(1996-03-16) 16 March 1996	40	7	Shuhong Park
20	4FW	Yul Yen	(1994-10-16) 16 October 1994	94	3	Luhai City
24	4FW	Guang Yuan	(1993-12-31) 31 December 1993	31	1	Zhangye Changda
25	4FW	Lok Tseng	(1995-09-25) 25 September 1995	43	0	Wodai City

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the Monsilva squad within the last twelve months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Long Chou	(1998-08-03) 3 August 1998	14	0	Jinqu Senlin	TBD
GK	Lei Niu	(2001-02-27) 27 February 2001	4	0	Real Parante	TBD
GK	Ho T'an	(1998-02-27) 27 February 1998	15	0	Quanfu	TBD
DF	Wang Tung	(2001-01-16) 16 January 2001	11	0	Shuhong Park	TBD
DF	Lok Su	(2002-11-14) 14 November 2002	17	1	Yiling	TBD
DF	Cheng Ni	(2000-05-30) 30 May 2000	3	0	Yiling	TBD
DF	Shen Shao	(1994-08-23) 23 August 1994	3	0	Haimao City	TBD
DF	Lok Ts'ao	(2000-09-18) 18 September 2000	11	0	Quanfu	TBD
DF	Jie T'ien	(1994-01-10) 10 January 1994	17	0	Wodai City	TBD
DF	Chan Hsüeh	(1995-01-11) 11 January 1995	0	2	Shangrao	TBD
DF	Cong Ch'en	(1992-10-12) 12 October 1992	16	0	Quanfu	TBD
DF	Chi She	(1997-11-23) 23 November 1997	13	0	Waiping	TBD
MF	Park Sun	(1992-12-09) 9 December 1992	2	2	Waiping	TBD
MF	Lee Tang	(2002-12-02) 2 December 2002	3	1	Shuhong Park	TBD
FW	An Tai	(1999-11-26) 26 November 1999	6	3	Tonlin Temple	TBD
FW	Hui Yeh	(1997-04-15) 15 April 1997	12	0	Dazhen Town	TBD
FW	Zou An	(2001-08-09) 9 August 2001	17	0	CF Masario	TBD
FW	Shen Kung	(1999-09-18) 18 September 1999	13	2	Shangrao	TBD
INJ Withdrew due to injury PRE Preliminary squad / standby RET Retired from the national team SUS Serving suspension WD Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue.

Competitive record

Terraconservan Cup

Main article: Terraconservan Cup

OFL Continental Cup

Main article: OFL Continental Cup

Honours

Major

• Terraconservan Cup
• OFL Continental Cup

Summary

Competition				Total
Terraconservan Cup	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
OFL Continental Cup	5	1	4	10
Total	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD

See also

• OFL
• OFL Continental Cup
• Terraconservan Cup
• Outline of Monsilva