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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 |  Corsica | Stade Vélodrome, Marseille |
| Report | Sansonetti  2'Serra 58' |
Attendance: 12,000 |
| 14 May 1998 Friendly | Corsica | 0–1 |  Cameroon | Stade Armand Cesari, Bastia |
| 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) |
| 27 May 2016 Friendly | Corsica | 1–1 (8–9 p) |  Basque Country | Ajaccio |
| Santelli 20' |
Report | Bergara 48' |
Stadium: Stade Ange Casanova | |
| Penalties | ||||
Modesto  Cavalli  Romain Hugo Aine Cabella Coulbaly Santelli Pierazzi Cioni Cahuzac |
M.González Eraso Susaeta Zurutuza Dani García Berchiche Sabin M. Zaldua Ansotegi Bergara |
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| 26 May 2017 Friendly | Corsica | 1–1 |  Nigeria | Ajaccio |
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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:  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
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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