The Cambodia national football team is the national team of Cambodia and is controlled by the Cambodian Football Federation. It was known as the Khmer Republic national football team from 1970 to 1975. It finished fourth in the 1972 Asian Cup, but is currently one of the weakest teams in the world and did not even attempt qualifying for the 2006 World Cup. The team was founded in 1933 and joined FIFA's ranks in 1953. One of Cambodia's best players was Hok "Jet" Sochetra. Earlier in the decade he was considered one of the top 2 strikers in South East Asia along with Kiatisuk Senamuang from Thailand[1] In 1997, Hok Sochetra won the best player award in Southeast Asia in 1997 - the Golden Ball from Sanyo. [2] He has scored 42 goals in 64 international matches. [3]
[edit] World Cup record
[edit] World Cup Qualification Records
| Asian Qualification Records |
| Year | Round | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
| 1930 to1994 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1998 | Did not qualify | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 27 |
| 2002 | Did not qualify | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 22 |
| 2006 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Total | | 14 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 54 |
[edit] Asian Cup record
[edit] Asian Cup Records
| Asian Cup |
| Year | Round | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1956 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1960 to 1964 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1968 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1972 | 4th Place | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 1976 to 1996 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2000 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2004 to 2007 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2011 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | Best: 4th Place | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
[edit] AFC Challenge Cup record
[edit] AFC Challenge Cup Records
| AFC Challenge Cup |
| Year | Round | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 2006 | Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2008 to 2010 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | Best:Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
[edit] ASEAN Competitions History
This competition was formerly known as the Tiger Cup
| ASEAN Football Championship | | Year | Round | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | | 1996 | Group Stage | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | | 1998 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | | 2000 | Group Stage | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | | 2002 | Group Stage | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 18 | | 2004 | Group Stage | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 22 | | 2007 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | | 2008 | Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | | Total | Best: Group Stage | 19 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 74 |
[edit] Cambodian all time record against all nations Cambodia's kit is a red jersey with blue-S slash, white border and black v-neck with red shorts and black socks. Their away kit is with a blue jersey with red line-S with white shorts and blue socks with gold top . The kits are currently manufactured by Nike . This information is found at *The official 2009-2014 Cambodia football kit website [edit] Recent developments In October 2007, Cambodia was eliminated from the 2010 World Cup qualifiers, at the first hurdle, losing 1-0 to Turkmenistan at home in Phnom Penh and 4-1 away in Ashgabat. On 21 December 2007 it was announced that Yoo Kee-Heung, a South Korean coach, had been hired as the Cambodia national team coach. This appointment was reported to be part of a sponsorship deal with a Korean technology company worth $205 000 a year, half of which will be Yoo's salary.[4] On July, 2008 the Cambodian Football Federation fired South Korean coach Yoo Kee-Heung from the national team after poor results and the lack of a coaching license and he has been replaced by local coach Prak Sovannara.[5] [edit] Places for improvement There is good physical conditioning of the young players but they lack football IQ. Former Cambodian football star, Hok Socheatra said "They can pass, they can shoot, but they don't know how to [lose] the defender to create space to have a chance at goal. They don't know how to [outsmart] the goalkeeper." [6] [edit] National Coaches -
[edit] Current squad The following players were called up for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification. [edit] Recent Call Ups in 2007 [edit] Current squad The following players were called up for the 2008 AFF Suzuki Cup qualification. [edit] Name of Players during AFF Suzuki Cup 2008 qualifiers [7] [edit] U-23 SEA Games 2009 |
