04-05-2026, 06:55 AM
Country Name (short form): Commonwealth of Haesan (Haesan)
Puppet (Y/N): N
Country Trigram (3-letter abbreviation for your country): HAE
Uniform (Optional description of uniform, +1 points for completing): Home - Seaside with Silver/Gold accents; Away - Navy with Silver/Gold accents (shown in Discord)
Team Roster (Optional list of team members, +2 points for a list of names, another +2 for listing their home clubs):
Starting XI
LW: Assane Soumare | Age 19 | AFC Seorin
Soumare, the son of a Koldan-Haesanite longshoreman, is a pacy, flair winger who has proven his first team capacity at a young age through his poise and football IQ. Already starting for his club on weeknights in Hesperida, Soumare hopes to impress for his country as well.
ST: Seo Eui-kwon | Age 22 | AFC Seorin
AFC Seorin's nearly £100 million man, talismanic Seo is a rising star in Hesperida and is the face of the national team. An undersized forward, Seo surprises opposing defences with his pace and clinical finishing off the break - a pure goal scorer.
RW: Kim Dong-baek | Age 26 | Hanshui FC
Kim is a chance creating winger, regarded for his crossing ability and ball control on the dribble. Along with Seo and Soumare, Kim's pace completes one of the fastest front threes in the IDU (albeit one of its least physical).
CM: Mahdi Kamoun (Captain) | Age 31 | AFC Seorin
Kamoun is a trailblazer for immigrant representation in the national team, being the first player of a non-traditionally Haesanite ethnicity when he was capped in 2013. Now, Kamoun is team captain where he leads as a strong passer and midfield facilitator.
CM: Yves Moulin | Age 24 | Althea CF
Moulin went to Althea in 2021 on what was then a record transfer for a Haesanite player, and in Laeral he has developed into a world-class combative, ball-winning midfielder. Moulin's specialty is taking on midfield challenges, pressing the play, and creating counter-attacking opportunities on the break.
CDM: Lee Jae-won | Age 21 | Lumeniola AC
Lee is still developing, but has already shown he is capable of being an effective anchor of the midfield. Lee is fast and known for his marking ability, which has lead to a high work-rate in stopping opposing counter-attacks against the Haesanite press.
LB: Seok Hyeon-woo | Age 22 | Ashford FC
Seok is the best young fullback in the IDU, and arguably the best fullback altogether. He is a complete package, with the vision to lead attacking plays down the left, a high defensive work-rate and accurate tackling, and the technical ability to stop the IDU's deadliest and most creative wingers in their tracks. Undoubtedly this team's best player, although as a fullback he is usually underappreciated by the media.
CB: Pan Chi-won (Vice Captain) | Age 28 | Litudinem FC
Pan is a tough and disciplined defender, with years of club experience at the highest level of Hesperidan competition. He is the leader of this team's back line, and as such often sets the standard and direction of the attacking buildup when in possession.
CB: Francois Leroux | Age 25 | Club Cité d'Anfe
Leroux is a homegrown talent for Club Cité. He is pacier than Pan, and thus often is more involved with high-pressing and possession winning, while Pan is more of a true centre back.
RB: Hwang Jin-su | Age 24 | New Liverpool FC
Hwang is a tricky fullback who likes possession of the ball and is adept at long dribbles down the wing. He tends to be a facilitator, but has been criticized as overeager and impatient for his occasional dereliction of his defensive duties when chasing the attack.
GK: Charles Cross | Age 20 | Suyang City FC
The young Cross takes over from the aging Herve Coste in a changing of the guard at keeper. Cross has impressed in his two first-team seasons with Suyang City, with his numerous clean sheets being instrumental to returning the club to the Elite Championship after years of malaise.
Reserves
FW: Jeon Ji-wan | Age 31 | Hansaeng Jeonyu FC
FW: Lee Seung-hyeon | Age 23 | Levesque CF
FW: Fawaz Al-Qattan | Age 21 | Southland Athletics
MF: Tristan Kwon | Age 22 | Club Cité d'Anfe
MF: Mekonnen Birhanu | Age 22 | Suyang City FC
MF: Bae Yu-jun | Age 27 | Hyangsan Athletic FC
MF: Yeon Ho-yeon | Age 26 | AFC Seorin
DF: Shin Jae-yong | Age 25 | Litudinem FC
DF: Min Seon-min | Age 29 | AFC Seorin
DF: Kang Gi-beom | Age 25 | AFC Seorin
DF: Armand Payet | Age 30 | Club Cité d'Anfe
DF: Park Ji-ho | Age 27 | Atlético Ciudad Victoria
GK: Herve Coste | Age 38 | Club Cité d'Anfe
GK: Yoon Jun-su | Age 23 | Anmi FC
Your offence score and defence score are each numbers from 1-9. You can allocate your total points as you wish to each stat. Total points are the number of points you may have received from the optional parts above, plus 10 points for main nations or 6 points for puppets.
Offense Score (1-9): 7
Defense Score (1-9): 8
Additional Notes (Optional, no points):
History
Professional football was largely banned in Haesan from 1942 to 1971, which coupled with the infrastructure damage from the Great War made the team a late developer relative to its regional counterparts. In the 2000s, the Choi administration invested in football training and youth development facilities, and the number of licensed coaches quadrupled from 2000 to 2015. This led to a new wave of youth players with significantly better training than those in earlier generations, which is why the Haesanite national team remains one of the youngest by average age.
Recent qualifying campaigns have been disastrous for Haesan. In 2018 a 2-1 loss in Jaken City to Gonhog in the UHFA playoff semifinals eliminated the Comets earlier than many expected. 2020 was worse - a 4-0 group stage drubbing by LOM at home in Suyang's Marsh Ground meant that the qualifying playoffs were missed all together. 2022 saw another 2nd place group stage finish and a return to the qualifying playoffs, and a playoff finals berth after a clean win against Misumi. However, one game away from their first ever IDUFC berth, Haesan lost to tiny Grundhaven 2-0 on the road, in the worst loss in the nation's football history.
This year, afforded a top seed in the group stage due to some good friendly and continental results, Haesan swept through their group with a record of 5-0-1 to become one of the first teams in the IDU to qualify. The strong results under Maximusian coach Jordan Avery have given the nation hope that Haesanite football, once played in the shadows, may finally have its moment in the light.
Tactics
Haesan uses high pressing, inverted fullbacks, and precise passing to break down opposing defences, and uses the team's strong conditioning and relentless pace to score goals on the counter attack. Haesan usually does not require a lot of possession to win games, and is as comfortable off the ball waiting for mistakes as building up an attack. Haesanite footballers are stereotypically well conditioned with high football IQ but are generally weaker and undersized, and this team proves there is some truth to that stereotype. As such, the team prefers keeping the ball on the ground and moving quickly down the pitch with passing attacks rather than relying on winning set pieces or aerial challenges.
Rivalries
Haesan's primary rivalries are with Laeral, Opthelia, and Darya - in that order. Other often-contested or notable matches include those against LOM, Slokais, High Fells, and Lao Sansong. If any of these matches occur, the domestic media intensity will be higher around the match.
Fans
While hooliganism and football related violence is tragically common in other nations, Haesan has a much lower incidence of these events. This phenomenon is due to the restrictions that remained around association football when it was re-legalized, along with general social standards during the dictatorship and early democratic period. As a result, football (as with other sports like baseball) tends to be perceived as family-friendly and has a notably more gender-balanced fan base compared to other nations - hooliganism is exceedingly rare amongst Haesanite fans, even in rivalry matchups.
Haesanite football fans, as in other sports, both travel well and make their presence felt. Tam-tam drums, whistles, and excessive fan chant coordination will be coming to Lauchenoiria as well to form "seaside waves" of supporters (and noise).
Puppet (Y/N): N
Country Trigram (3-letter abbreviation for your country): HAE
Uniform (Optional description of uniform, +1 points for completing): Home - Seaside with Silver/Gold accents; Away - Navy with Silver/Gold accents (shown in Discord)
Team Roster (Optional list of team members, +2 points for a list of names, another +2 for listing their home clubs):
Starting XI
LW: Assane Soumare | Age 19 | AFC Seorin
Soumare, the son of a Koldan-Haesanite longshoreman, is a pacy, flair winger who has proven his first team capacity at a young age through his poise and football IQ. Already starting for his club on weeknights in Hesperida, Soumare hopes to impress for his country as well.
ST: Seo Eui-kwon | Age 22 | AFC Seorin
AFC Seorin's nearly £100 million man, talismanic Seo is a rising star in Hesperida and is the face of the national team. An undersized forward, Seo surprises opposing defences with his pace and clinical finishing off the break - a pure goal scorer.
RW: Kim Dong-baek | Age 26 | Hanshui FC
Kim is a chance creating winger, regarded for his crossing ability and ball control on the dribble. Along with Seo and Soumare, Kim's pace completes one of the fastest front threes in the IDU (albeit one of its least physical).
CM: Mahdi Kamoun (Captain) | Age 31 | AFC Seorin
Kamoun is a trailblazer for immigrant representation in the national team, being the first player of a non-traditionally Haesanite ethnicity when he was capped in 2013. Now, Kamoun is team captain where he leads as a strong passer and midfield facilitator.
CM: Yves Moulin | Age 24 | Althea CF
Moulin went to Althea in 2021 on what was then a record transfer for a Haesanite player, and in Laeral he has developed into a world-class combative, ball-winning midfielder. Moulin's specialty is taking on midfield challenges, pressing the play, and creating counter-attacking opportunities on the break.
CDM: Lee Jae-won | Age 21 | Lumeniola AC
Lee is still developing, but has already shown he is capable of being an effective anchor of the midfield. Lee is fast and known for his marking ability, which has lead to a high work-rate in stopping opposing counter-attacks against the Haesanite press.
LB: Seok Hyeon-woo | Age 22 | Ashford FC
Seok is the best young fullback in the IDU, and arguably the best fullback altogether. He is a complete package, with the vision to lead attacking plays down the left, a high defensive work-rate and accurate tackling, and the technical ability to stop the IDU's deadliest and most creative wingers in their tracks. Undoubtedly this team's best player, although as a fullback he is usually underappreciated by the media.
CB: Pan Chi-won (Vice Captain) | Age 28 | Litudinem FC
Pan is a tough and disciplined defender, with years of club experience at the highest level of Hesperidan competition. He is the leader of this team's back line, and as such often sets the standard and direction of the attacking buildup when in possession.
CB: Francois Leroux | Age 25 | Club Cité d'Anfe
Leroux is a homegrown talent for Club Cité. He is pacier than Pan, and thus often is more involved with high-pressing and possession winning, while Pan is more of a true centre back.
RB: Hwang Jin-su | Age 24 | New Liverpool FC
Hwang is a tricky fullback who likes possession of the ball and is adept at long dribbles down the wing. He tends to be a facilitator, but has been criticized as overeager and impatient for his occasional dereliction of his defensive duties when chasing the attack.
GK: Charles Cross | Age 20 | Suyang City FC
The young Cross takes over from the aging Herve Coste in a changing of the guard at keeper. Cross has impressed in his two first-team seasons with Suyang City, with his numerous clean sheets being instrumental to returning the club to the Elite Championship after years of malaise.
Reserves
FW: Jeon Ji-wan | Age 31 | Hansaeng Jeonyu FC
FW: Lee Seung-hyeon | Age 23 | Levesque CF
FW: Fawaz Al-Qattan | Age 21 | Southland Athletics
MF: Tristan Kwon | Age 22 | Club Cité d'Anfe
MF: Mekonnen Birhanu | Age 22 | Suyang City FC
MF: Bae Yu-jun | Age 27 | Hyangsan Athletic FC
MF: Yeon Ho-yeon | Age 26 | AFC Seorin
DF: Shin Jae-yong | Age 25 | Litudinem FC
DF: Min Seon-min | Age 29 | AFC Seorin
DF: Kang Gi-beom | Age 25 | AFC Seorin
DF: Armand Payet | Age 30 | Club Cité d'Anfe
DF: Park Ji-ho | Age 27 | Atlético Ciudad Victoria
GK: Herve Coste | Age 38 | Club Cité d'Anfe
GK: Yoon Jun-su | Age 23 | Anmi FC
Your offence score and defence score are each numbers from 1-9. You can allocate your total points as you wish to each stat. Total points are the number of points you may have received from the optional parts above, plus 10 points for main nations or 6 points for puppets.
Offense Score (1-9): 7
Defense Score (1-9): 8
Additional Notes (Optional, no points):
History
Professional football was largely banned in Haesan from 1942 to 1971, which coupled with the infrastructure damage from the Great War made the team a late developer relative to its regional counterparts. In the 2000s, the Choi administration invested in football training and youth development facilities, and the number of licensed coaches quadrupled from 2000 to 2015. This led to a new wave of youth players with significantly better training than those in earlier generations, which is why the Haesanite national team remains one of the youngest by average age.
Recent qualifying campaigns have been disastrous for Haesan. In 2018 a 2-1 loss in Jaken City to Gonhog in the UHFA playoff semifinals eliminated the Comets earlier than many expected. 2020 was worse - a 4-0 group stage drubbing by LOM at home in Suyang's Marsh Ground meant that the qualifying playoffs were missed all together. 2022 saw another 2nd place group stage finish and a return to the qualifying playoffs, and a playoff finals berth after a clean win against Misumi. However, one game away from their first ever IDUFC berth, Haesan lost to tiny Grundhaven 2-0 on the road, in the worst loss in the nation's football history.
This year, afforded a top seed in the group stage due to some good friendly and continental results, Haesan swept through their group with a record of 5-0-1 to become one of the first teams in the IDU to qualify. The strong results under Maximusian coach Jordan Avery have given the nation hope that Haesanite football, once played in the shadows, may finally have its moment in the light.
Tactics
Haesan uses high pressing, inverted fullbacks, and precise passing to break down opposing defences, and uses the team's strong conditioning and relentless pace to score goals on the counter attack. Haesan usually does not require a lot of possession to win games, and is as comfortable off the ball waiting for mistakes as building up an attack. Haesanite footballers are stereotypically well conditioned with high football IQ but are generally weaker and undersized, and this team proves there is some truth to that stereotype. As such, the team prefers keeping the ball on the ground and moving quickly down the pitch with passing attacks rather than relying on winning set pieces or aerial challenges.
Rivalries
Haesan's primary rivalries are with Laeral, Opthelia, and Darya - in that order. Other often-contested or notable matches include those against LOM, Slokais, High Fells, and Lao Sansong. If any of these matches occur, the domestic media intensity will be higher around the match.
Fans
While hooliganism and football related violence is tragically common in other nations, Haesan has a much lower incidence of these events. This phenomenon is due to the restrictions that remained around association football when it was re-legalized, along with general social standards during the dictatorship and early democratic period. As a result, football (as with other sports like baseball) tends to be perceived as family-friendly and has a notably more gender-balanced fan base compared to other nations - hooliganism is exceedingly rare amongst Haesanite fans, even in rivalry matchups.
Haesanite football fans, as in other sports, both travel well and make their presence felt. Tam-tam drums, whistles, and excessive fan chant coordination will be coming to Lauchenoiria as well to form "seaside waves" of supporters (and noise).