The Franconia football team, also called Franken 11,[1] is a team representing the people of Franconia, located in south-central Germany.[2][3][4]

Franconia
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Franken-Elf (Franken 11)
ConfederationConIFA
Head coachRudi Schiebel
Home stadiumLohr am Main
First colours
First international
 Franconia 4–2 Raetia 
(Lohr am Main; 29 May 2014)
Biggest win
 Franconia 4–2 Raetia 
(Lohr am Main; 29 May 2014)
Biggest defeat
 Raetia 6–0 Franconia 
(Chur; 6 September 2015)
CONIFA European Football Cup
Appearances0

History

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The team was founded in 2014 by Rudi Schiebel. They played their first game against Raetia on 29 May 2014; this game was opposed by the Bavarian Football Association as it claimed to be exclusively responsible for organizing any "selected teams."[5]

They entered the 2015 ConIFA European Football Cup but later withdrew. Franconia also took part in the 2016 ConIFA World Football Cup qualification but failed to make it through to the finals.

References

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  1. ^ "FA Raetia". www.facebook.com.
  2. ^ Hendicott, James. CONIFA: Football for the Forgotten. Lulu.com. ISBN 9780244173630 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "Franconia".
  4. ^ Hofmann, Benjamin (12 March 2014). "Separatismus im Fußball: Elf Franken sollt ihr sein". Die Tageszeitung: Taz.
  5. ^ "FRANCONIA". 9 July 2014.