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Yap football team

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Yap
Shirt badge/Association crest
AssociationYap Football Association
First international
 Palau 7–1 Yap 
(Koror City, Palau; 27 July 1998)
Biggest win
 Yap 5–0 Chuuk 
(Tomil, Yap; 23 July 2001)
Biggest defeat
 Guam 15–0 Yap 
(Koror City, Palau; 31 July 1998)
Football at the Micronesian Games
Appearances3 (first in 1998)
Best resultRunners-up (2018)

The Yap Football team represents Yap at international competitions. It is controlled by the Yap Football Association.[1]

History[edit]

The Yap team made their competitive debut at the Micronesian Games in 1998, but they finished 5th, only beating Pohnpei 4-3, who lost all their other games. They participated in their 2nd Micronesian Games in 2014. Same as last time, they only won one game, finishing 3rd of 4 teams, before losing the bronze medal match to Chuuk. However, in their 3rd tournament, and the latest edition, they finished 2nd.[2] Despite winning the group stages, they lost in the final to Pohnpei 3-2. As of 2024, Yap is not part of FIFA, therefore ineligible to participate in the World Cup Qualification.

Micronesian Games[edit]

Micronesian Games record
Year Result Position Pld W D* L GS GA
Palau 1998 Fifth place 5th 6 1 1 4 8 39
Pohnpei State 2014 Fourth place 4th 4 1 1 2 6 11
Yap State 2018 Runners-up 2nd 4 2 1 1 10 8
Nauru 2026 To be determined
Total Runners-up 3/3 14 4 3 7 20 58

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Fixtures and Results[edit]

2018[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Yap Football Association - Soccer". Facebook. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Micronesia Games 2018". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Micronesian Games". Micronesian Games. Retrieved 14 August 2023.