Two Sicilies national football team

Unofficial Italian football team
Two Sicilies
Shirt badge/Association crest
AssociationRegno delle Due Sicilie FA
ConfederationConIFA
Head coachGennaro Iezzo
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Padania 0–0 Two Sicilies 
(Darfo Boario Terme, Italy; April 30, 2009)
Biggest win
 Two Sicilies 3–0 Sardinia 
(Avellino, Italy; September 23, 2009)
Biggest defeat
 Székely Land 7-0 Two Sicilies 
(Csíkszereda, Romania; July 2, 2023)
VIVA World Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2010)
Best resultFourth place (2010)

The national football team of the Two Sicilies is the football team of the Two Sicilies, which are a territory formed by the southern part of Italy without the Island of Sicily although the name suggests otherwise. The team is controlled by the Regno delle Due Sicilie FA.[1] As the Two Sicilies are not a recognised state they are neither a member of FIFA nor UEFA, and the team therefore is not eligible to enter either the World Cup or European Championship. However, from January 2010, they became a provisional member[2] of the NF-Board. Now the team is a member of ConIFA.[3]

History

In December 2008, the national football team of the Two Sicilies was established on the initiative of Guglielmo Di Grezia and Antonio Pagano, with the purpose, then not achieved, to participate in the 2009 VIVA World Cup.[4][5] On April 30, 2009, the team played its first match against Padania in Darfo Boario Terme[6] during the charity tournament "1° Trofeo SMArathon".

They made their VIVA World Cup debut against Iraqi Kurdistan, of the fourth edition of the tournament.[7] Two Sicilies took fourth place, losing the 3rd-place match against Occitania. On 23 September 2010 the team took part in the second edition of "Trofeo del Mediterraneo", against Gozo and ASD Castellana, which they went on to win.[8]

In 2023, Two Sicilies participated in the 2024 CONIFA World Cup Qualifiers. They were placed in Group C with Sekler Land and Chameria. Two Sicilies ended up losing both their games, 3-1 to Chameria and 7-0 to Sekler Land. They were the only side not to qualify to the tournament.

Regno delle Due Sicilie FA

The Regno delle Due Sicilie FA is The Football Association of Two Sicilies.[9]

Team image

Kit suppliers

Kit supplier Period
? 2009–2021
Italy Givova 2021–present

Competitive record

World Cup record

Year Position GP W D L GS GA
VIVA World Cup
Gozo 2010 Fourth place 4 1 0 3 2 8
Kurdistan Region 2012 Withdrew
ConIFA World Football Cup
Sápmi 2014 Not a member of ConIFA
Abkhazia 2016
Ogaden 2018
Kurdistan Region 2024 Qualified
Total 4 1 0 3 2 8

European Cup record

Year Position P W D L F A
ConIFA European Football Cup
Hungary 2015 Not a member of ConIFA
Northern Cyprus 2017
Republic of Artsakh 2019
County of Nice 2021 Qualified
Northern Cyprus 2023 "TBA"
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0

Mediterranean Trophy

Year Position GP W D L GS GA
Mediterranean Trophy
2009 Second place 2 1 0 1 3 2
2010 Champion 2 2 0 0 8 1
2011 Champion 2 2 0 0 9 0
2012 Champion 1 1 0 0 3 2
Total 3 titles 7 6 0 1 23 5

Results and fixtures

Date Venue Opponent Score
27 November 2023 2023 Givova Trophy, Scafati, Italy  Two Sicilies Canton Ticino 2-1
13 June 2012 2012 Mediterranean Trophy, Carrara, Italy  Two Sicilies  Sardinia 3–2
16 June 2011 2011 Mediterranean Trophy, Ponte, Italy  Two Sicilies Casalduni Calcio 3–0
16 June 2011 2011 Mediterranean Trophy, Ponte, Italy  Two Sicilies Atletico Pontelandolfo 6–0
23 September 2010 2010 Mediterranean Trophy, Mercogliano, Italy S.C. Castellana  Two Sicilies 0–6
23 September 2010 2010 Mediterranean Trophy, Mercogliano, Italy  Two Sicilies  Gozo 2–1
5 June 2010 2010 VIVA World Cup, Gozo  Two Sicilies  Occitania 0–2
4 June 2010 2010 VIVA World Cup, Gozo  Two Sicilies  Padania 0–2
1 June 2010 2010 VIVA World Cup, Gozo  Two Sicilies  Provence 1–0
31 May 2010 2010 VIVA World Cup, Gozo  Two Sicilies  Kurdistan Region 1–4
23 September 2009 2009 Mediterranean Trophy, Mercogliano, Italy  Two Sicilies  Sardinia 3–0
23 September 2009 2009 Mediterranean Trophy, Mercogliano, Italy  Two Sicilies U.S. Serino calcio 0–2
30 April 2009 Trofeo SMArathon, Darfo Boario Terme, Italy U.S. Darfo Boario S.S.D.  Two Sicilies 2–0
30 April 2009 Trofeo SMArathon, Darfo Boario Terme, Italy  Two Sicilies  Padania 0–0

Managers

Manager Period Played Won Drawn Lost Win %
Italy Michele Riviello 2009–2011 12 7 1 4 058.3
Italy Gianfranco Napolitano 2012 1 1 0 0 100.0
Italy Gennaro Iezzo 2021– 0 0 0 0 !—
Totals 12 7 1 4 58.3

See also

  • Category:Footballers from Campania
  • Category:Footballers from Sicily

References

  1. ^ "Blog – Regno due Sicilie – Football Association".
  2. ^ NF Board – Press release n.27 Archived 2011-07-14 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ https://www.conifa.org/en/members/two-sicilies/
  4. ^ Marseglia, Cosimo Enrico (January 28, 2009). "È nata la Nazionale di Calcio del Regno delle Due Sicilie" (in Italian). Corrieresalentino.it. Retrieved June 4, 2010.
  5. ^ Marro, Fiore (December 16, 2008). "Presentazione della Nazionale di Calcio del Regno delle Due Sicilie" (in Italian). Comitati Due Sicilie. Archived from the original on July 25, 2011. Retrieved June 4, 2010.
  6. ^ "Positivo esordio della Nazionale delle Due Sicilie" (in Italian). Associazione Culturale Due Sicilie - Duesicilie.org. May 3, 2009. Retrieved May 31, 2010.
  7. ^ Antoine Busuttil (June 1, 2010). "Narrow defeat for Gozo in first game". maltafootball.com. Retrieved June 4, 2010.
  8. ^ "La squadra delle Due Sicilie si aggiudica il II Trofeo del Mediterraneo" (in Italian). Associazione Culturale Due Sicilie - Duesicilie.org. September 24, 2010. Retrieved September 25, 2010.
  9. ^ "Profile". altaterradilavoro.com.

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