On 17 September 2012, they became a provisional member of the N.F.-Board and a week later played their first competitive match away against Abkhazia.

The Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan failed to stop their participating in the competition after contacting ConIFA.

ConIFA refused to revoke their invitation and Artsakh finished 9th overall after losses to Ellan Vannin, Nice and wins against Darfur and Sapmi.

In 2023, Artsakh will compete in the 2024 CONIFA World Cup Qualification.

[4] The following 23 players were called up to the squad for the 2019 CONIFA European Football Cup.