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Corsica national football team
Unofficial football team for the island of Corsica, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Corsica national football team (Corsican: Squadra Corsa di Balò) is the unofficial football team for the island of Corsica, France. It is not affiliated with FIFA or UEFA. The selection has played against national teams thirteen times.
In the past, the selection has also played against club teams, as in 1963 against Stade Reims, or Inter Milan in 2012.
The match against Congo was organized by the CFA (Corsica Football Association). In order to be called up for the team, a player had to fulfil two conditions: having at least one parent or grandparent from Corsica and being a professional player or being part of a professional club.
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Venue of the team
The venue of the selection is not fixed : Corsica has played in both of the major cities of the island, Bastia and Ajaccio. It has been said that from now on, the matches will be played alternatively in Bastia (Stade Armand Cesari) and in Ajaccio (either Stade Ange Casanova or Stade François Coty).
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Current squad
The following players were called up for the 2024 Corsica Cup, a friendly tournament against Sardinia, Sicily and Saint Martin to be played on 22, 23 and 25 May 2024.[1]
Caps and goals as of 25 May 2024, after the game against Saint Martin
Recent call-ups
The following active players have been called up to the selection in the past and are still eligible to represent:
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Results
28 February 1967 Friendly | France ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | Stade Vélodrome, Marseille |
Report | Sansonetti ![]() Serra ![]() |
Attendance: 12,000 |
14 May 1998 Friendly | Corsica ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Stade Armand Cesari, Bastia |
6 June 2009 Friendly | Corsica ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Stade Ange Casanova, Ajaccio |
Gaffory ![]() |
Report | Bakouboula ![]() |
Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Gerard Dany (France) |
19 May 2010 Corsica Football Cup | Corsica ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Stade François Coty, Ajaccio |
Tibéri ![]() Mandrichi ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Gerard Dany (France) |
21 May 2010 Corsica Football Cup | Corsica ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Stade Armand Cesari, Bastia |
Berenguer ![]() |
Report | Do Marcolino ![]() |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Gerard Dany (France) |
31 May 2011 Friendly | Corsica ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Stade François Coty, Ajaccio |
Cavalli ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Stéphane Bré (France) |
29 May 2015 Friendly | Corsica ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Stade Armand Cesari, Bastia |
Bocognano ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Benoît Millot (France) |
27 May 2016 Friendly | Corsica ![]() | 1–1 (8–9 p) | ![]() | Ajaccio |
Santelli ![]() |
Report | Bergara ![]() |
Stadium: Stade Ange Casanova | |
Penalties | ||||
Modesto ![]() Cavalli ![]() Romain ![]() Hugo Aine ![]() Cabella ![]() Coulbaly ![]() Santelli ![]() Pierazzi ![]() Cioni ![]() Cahuzac ![]() |
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26 May 2017 Friendly | Corsica ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Ajaccio |
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Report | Stadium: Stade François Coty Attendance: 2,000 |
5 June 2018 2018 Tournoi des 4 | Guadeloupe ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | Fort-de-France (Martinique) |
18:30 | Report | Mandrichi ![]() |
Stadium: Stade Pierre-Aliker Referee: ![]() |
7 June 2018 2018 Tournoi des 4 | Martinique ![]() | 5–1 | ![]() | Fort-de-France (Martinique) |
20:30 | Stéphane Abaul ![]() Wesley Jobello ![]() Yann Thimon ![]() Bruno Grougi ![]() Grégory Pastel ![]() |
Report | Jean-Jacques Mandrichi ![]() |
Stadium: Stade Pierre-Aliker Referee: François Merille (French Guiana) |
2 June 2019 Friendly | Sardinia ![]() | 1–1 (1–4 p) | ![]() | Olbia |
Cabeccia ![]() |
Cabella ![]() |
Stadium: Stadio Bruno Nespoli |
10 June 2023 Sikelia Cup | Sicily ![]() | 1-0 | ![]() | Caltanissetta |
18:00 | Davis Curiale ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Marco Tomaselli Referee: Antonio Gabriel Haba |
22 May 2024 2024 Corsica Cup SF | Corsica ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Corte |
Santelli ![]() |
Stadium: Stade Santos-Manfredi |
25 May 2024 2024 Corsica Cup Final | Corsica ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Ajaccio |
Tomi ![]() Santelli ![]() |
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Stadium: Stade Ange Casanova |
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Corsican footballers who represented FIFA national teams
Boumedienne Abderrhamane
Chahir Belghazouani
Chaouki Ben Saada
Charles-Andreas Brym
Rémy Cabella
Dominique Colonna
Edmond Delfour
Mathieu Flamini
Ludovic Giuly
Franck Jurietti
Wahbi Khazri
Charles Orlanducci
Claude Papi
Robert Péri
Adil Rami
Paul Sinibaldi
Pierre Sinibaldi
Sébastien Squillaci
Albert Vanucci
Teva Zaveroni
Honours
Friendly
- Corsica Football Cup
- Champions (2): 2010, 2024
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