Chagos Islands national football team
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The Chagos Islands national football team is a football team representing the territory of the Chagos Archipelago in the Indian Ocean. However, this area, which falls under the administration of the British Indian Ocean Territory, is uninhabited save for the presence of a US military base on the island of Diego Garcia, after the United Kingdom evicted the local population between 1967 and 1973. As a consequence, the team in fact represents the Chagossian diaspora around the world. They are led by Sussex-based manager Jimmy Ferrar, who has previously managed at Oakwood, Crawley Down and Alfold where he won the Southern Combination Div 1 for season 2018/19.
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Association | Chagos Football Association | ||
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Confederation | World Unity Football Alliance | ||
Head coach | Jimmy Ferrar | ||
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First international | |||
Chagos Islands 6–1 Raetia (Crawley, England; 4 December 2011) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Chagos Islands 6–1 Raetia (Crawley, England; 4 December 2011) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Ellan Vannin 14–0 Chagos Islands (London, England; 13 August 2017) | |||
ConIFA World Football Cup | |||
Appearances | 1 (first in 2016) | ||
Best result | 12th, 2016 |
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