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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.

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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

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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  Corsica Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
Report Sansonetti 2'
Serra 58'
Attendance: 12,000
July 1998 Friendly Sardinia  1–0  Corsica Stadio Quadrivio, Nuoro
Zola 65' Report
6 June 2009 Friendly Corsica  1–1  Congo Stade Ange Casanova, Ajaccio
Gaffory 11' Report Bakouboula 42' Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Gerard Dany (France)
19 May 2010 Corsica Football Cup Corsica  2–0  Brittany Stade François Coty, Ajaccio
Tibéri 45'
Mandrichi 60'
Report Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Gerard Dany (France)
21 May 2010 Corsica Football Cup Corsica  1–1  Gabon Stade Armand Cesari, Bastia
Berenguer 51' Report Do Marcolino 82' Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Gerard Dany (France)
31 May 2011 Friendly Corsica  1–0  Bulgaria Stade François Coty, Ajaccio
Cavalli 62' Report Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Stéphane Bré (France)
29 May 2015 Friendly Corsica  1–0  Burkina Faso Stade Armand Cesari, Bastia
Bocognano 34' Report Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Benoît Millot (France)
26 May 2017 Friendly Corsica  1–1  Nigeria Ajaccio
Report
Stadium: Stade François Coty
Attendance: 2,000
5 June 2018 2018 Tournoi des 4 Guadeloupe  0–3  Corsica Fort-de-France (Martinique)
18:30 Report Mandrichi 1', 55', 79' Stadium: Stade Pierre-Aliker
Referee: Martinique Hugues Nirennold
7 June 2018 2018 Tournoi des 4 Martinique  5–1  Corsica Fort-de-France (Martinique)
20:30 Stéphane Abaul 9'
Wesley Jobello 40'
Yann Thimon 45+1' (pen.)
Bruno Grougi 66'
Grégory Pastel 88'
Report Jean-Jacques Mandrichi 74' Stadium: Stade Pierre-Aliker
Referee: François Merille (French Guiana)
2 June 2019 Friendly Sardinia  1–1
(1–4 p)
 Corsica Olbia
Cabeccia 8' Cabella 10' Stadium: Stadio Bruno Nespoli
10 June 2023 Sikelia Cup Sicily  1-0  Corsica Caltanissetta
18:00 Davis Curiale 69' Report Stadium: Stadio Marco Tomaselli
Referee: Antonio Gabriel Haba
22 May 2024 2024 Corsica Cup SF Corsica  3–0  Sardinia Corte
Santelli 8', 32', 60' Stadium: Stade Santos-Manfredi
25 May 2024 2024 Corsica Cup Final Corsica  2–1  Saint Martin Ajaccio
Tomi 10'
Santelli 38'
45' (o.g.) Berenguier Stadium: Stade Ange Casanova
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Corsican footballers who represented FIFA national teams

Honours

Friendly

See also

Category:Footballers from Corsica

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