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]
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| Association | Regno delle Due Sicilie FA | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Confederation | ConIFA | ||
| Head coach | Gennaro Iezzo | ||
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| 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 | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2010) | ||
| Best result | Fourth place (2010) | ||
History
editIn 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]
President Massimo Amitrano has called up several players from 7 regions of the south, among the former professional footballers, also making their debut: Giuseppe Garziano, Mario Ferri, Maykol Setola.
Giuseppe Garziano (2001) is the first Sicilian footballer to make his debut in 2021 against the Isola D'Elba national team.
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
editThe Regno delle Due Sicilie FA is The Football Association of Two Sicilies.[9]
Team image
editKit suppliers
edit| Kit supplier | Period |
|---|---|
| ? | 2009–2021 |
| 2021–present |
Competitive record
editWorld Cup record
edit| Year | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VIVA World Cup | |||||||
| Fourth place | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | |
| Withdrew | |||||||
| ConIFA World Football Cup | |||||||
| Not a member of ConIFA | |||||||
| Qualified | |||||||
| Total | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | |
European Cup record
edit| Year | Position | P | W | D | L | F | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ConIFA European Football Cup | |||||||
| Not a member of ConIFA | |||||||
| Qualified | |||||||
| "TBA" | |||||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Mediterranean Trophy
edit| 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
edit| Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 November 2023 | 2023 Givova Trophy, Scafati, Italy | Canton Ticino | 2-1 | |
| 13 June 2012 | 2012 Mediterranean Trophy, Carrara, Italy | 3–2 | ||
| 16 June 2011 | 2011 Mediterranean Trophy, Ponte, Italy | Casalduni Calcio | 3–0 | |
| 16 June 2011 | 2011 Mediterranean Trophy, Ponte, Italy | Atletico Pontelandolfo | 6–0 | |
| 23 September 2010 | 2010 Mediterranean Trophy, Mercogliano, Italy | S.C. Castellana | 0–6 | |
| 23 September 2010 | 2010 Mediterranean Trophy, Mercogliano, Italy | 2–1 | ||
| 5 June 2010 | 2010 VIVA World Cup, Gozo | 0–2 | ||
| 4 June 2010 | 2010 VIVA World Cup, Gozo | 0–2 | ||
| 1 June 2010 | 2010 VIVA World Cup, Gozo | 1–0 | ||
| 31 May 2010 | 2010 VIVA World Cup, Gozo | 1–4 | ||
| 23 September 2009 | 2009 Mediterranean Trophy, Mercogliano, Italy | 3–0 | ||
| 23 September 2009 | 2009 Mediterranean Trophy, Mercogliano, Italy | U.S. Serino calcio | 0–2 | |
| 30 April 2009 | Trofeo SMArathon, Darfo Boario Terme, Italy | U.S. Darfo Boario S.S.D. | 2–0 | |
| 30 April 2009 | Trofeo SMArathon, Darfo Boario Terme, Italy | 0–0 |
Managers
edit| Manager | Period | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009–2011 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 58.3 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | |
| 2021– | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Totals | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 58.3 | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Blog – Regno due Sicilie – Football Association".
- ^ NF Board – Press release n.27 Archived 2011-07-14 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Two Sicilies".
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Positivo esordio della Nazionale delle Due Sicilie" (in Italian). Associazione Culturale Due Sicilie - Duesicilie.org. May 3, 2009. Retrieved May 31, 2010.
- ^ Antoine Busuttil (June 1, 2010). "Narrow defeat for Gozo in first game". maltafootball.com. Retrieved June 4, 2010.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Profile". altaterradilavoro.com.