Founded in 2017, the Yorkshire International Football Association (YIFA) joined the Confederation of Independent Football Associations (CONIFA) at the beginning of the year.
CONIFA was founded in 2013 to oversee international competition among the non-FIFA affiliated associations in the world.
To qualify as a CONIFA team your region/nation must provide evidence that it has it's own identity and independence, and additionally not be recognised by FIFA or UEFA.
Yorkshire is not affiliated with FIFA or UEFA and is therefore unable to participate in their competitions.
Who is Yorkshire's manager?
Ryan Farrell was appointed in November 2017, assisted by Micky Long as the first manager of the club.
Farrell studied sports coaching at the University of Huddersfield and has coached in Mexico, alongside the West Ham United international academy.
He also played for Huddersfield and Halifax Town at youth level, and had a spell at Bradford Park Avenue as a senior player.
What colours do Yorkshire play in?
Yorkshire’s traditional kit colour is dark blue.
The current kit is provided by Yorkshire-based sportswear company Godzown Sports, and has multiple shades over blue from a light blue at the top of the shirt, to the navy socks.
What is their badge?
Inspired by the Yorkshire flag, the motif of the Yorkshire international football team features a stylised White Rose of York on a blue shield, as shown below.
Can you play for Yorkshire?
There are only two requirements for you to be eligible for a call up to the squad.
First of all, you have to have been born in Yorkshire, and secondly you have to be playing in non-league (the National League or lower).
Otherwise Manchester City full-back Kyle Walker and Leicester striker Jamie Vardy, both born in Sheffield, would've been theoretical contenders.
YIFA Chairman Phil Hegarty joked: "The sort of football they will be playing will be proper Yorkshire football, not Premier League football, we don't want people diving on the floor and shouting at the referee."
What are their aims?
As stated on their official website, the YIFA are hoping to empower the region giving the people an association they can be proud of.
They are also looking to raise the profile of Yorkshire, and by doing this improving the economy with tourism.
In addition, the YIFA want to bring cultures together and are hoping by part of CONIFA they can achieve this easier.
Finally, they want to be competitive on the world stage, knowing that improving results on the pitch, will help with results off it.
Who did they play in their first game?
On the 28th January 2018, Yorkshire played its first ever game against against 2014 CONIFA World Cup runners up, Ellan Vannin at the Yorkshire NuBuilds Stadium in front over over 600 hundred people.
They came from behind to grab a draw, setting a high standard for the Vikings.
How have Yorkshire been performing so far?
So far Yorkshire have played five games, winning three, losing one and drawing the other.
After the draw against Ellan Vannin, Yorkshire won its next two fixtures against Chagos Islands (6-0) at home, and Barawa (2-7) at a neutral venue in London.
They did lose their first official away game 2-1 against the Parishes of Jersey (not to be mistaken for Jersey FC, who play in the English non-league as they are recognised by the FA).
In there final match of the year they played at the Ingfield Stadium in Ossett against Panjab and won 5-4.
What's next for the YIFA?
Yorkshire will be hoping to be invited to the 2019 CONIFA European Football Cup.
Artsakh will host the 2019 edition of the tournament so they automatically qualify as one of the 12 teams.
Previous edition winners and runners-up Padania and Northern Cyprus also have qualified alongside 2018 CONIFA World Football Cup winners Karpatalja, with the remaining participants to be decided upon by CONIFA in January 2019.