Padania national football team
| Confederation | ConIFA | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Head coach | Arturo Merlo | ||
| Most caps |
Claudio Cecchini (4) Stefano Salandra (4) | ||
| |||
| First international | |||
  (Benevento, 1 March 1998) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 (Ostersund; 01 June 2014) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
|
(Benevento, 1 March 1998) | |||
| VIVA World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 3 (first in 2008) | ||
| Best result | Champion 2008, 2009, 2010 | ||
| Website | http://www.padaniasports.it | ||
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The Padania representative football team is an unofficial football team promoted by football operators which claim it represents eight northern regions of Italy called Padania. The team is not a member of UEFA, nor is it affiliated with the Italian Football Federation. They have established the Lega Federale Calcio Padania.[1]
Padania had gained provisional membership of the NF-Board in 2008 and was able to take part in the 2008 VIVA World Cup along with Assyrian people, Iraqi Kurdistan, Provence and Sápmi, which they won beating the Assyrian people in the final by 2–0. Padania retained their crown when they hosted the 2009 finals, beating Kurdistan in the final. They defeated the Kurds again in 2010 to lift their third VIVA World Cup. Their non-appearance at the 2012 finals meant they didn't make it four consecutive titles. Now is a member of ConIFA.
Tournament records
World Cup record
| Year | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VIVA World Cup | |||||||
.svg.png){kind=small} | Did not enter | – | – | – | – | – | – |
 | Champion | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 |
| Champion | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
 | Champion | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
 | Did not enter | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| ConIFA World Football Cup | |||||||
| Quarter-Finals | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 4 |
 | Fourth Place | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 |
.svg.png){kind=small} | 3rd | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 5 |
| Total | 3 titles | 28 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 86 | 21 |
European Cup record
| Year | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ConIFA European Football Cup | |||||||
 | Champion | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 |
 | Champion | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Total | 2 titles | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 5 |
Selected internationals
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Current squad
The following players were called up to the 2018 ConIFA World Football Cup
Head Coach:
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Marco Murriero | 20 January 1983 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2 | DF | Michele Bonfanti | 7 January 1992 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | DF | Nicolas Dossi | 26 June 1997 | 4 | 0 | |
| 4 | MF | Gianluca Rolandone | 19 January 1989 | 8 | 0 | |
| 5 | DF | Stefano Tignonsini | 25 November 1981 | 18 | 2 | |
| 6 | MF | Stefano Baldan | 29 May 1991 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | FW | Ersid Pllumbaj | 26 April 1989 | 4 | 1 | |
| 8 | MF | Andrea Rota | 10 October 1976 | 17 | 7 | |
| 9 | FW | Federico Corno | 6 April 1989 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | MF | Giacomo Innocenti | 1 August 1989 | 5 | 5 | |
| 11 | MF | Gabriele Piantoni | 11 September 1988 | 4 | 0 | |
| 12 | GK | Riccardo Zarri | 21 December 1997 | 1 | 0 |  |
| 13 | DF | Roberto Rudi | 13 April 1987 | 8 | 0 | |
| 14 | MF | Nicola Mazzotti | 6 February 1987 | 7 | 1 | |
| 15 | DF | Nicolò Pavan | 11 September 1993 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | FW | William Rosset | 13 February 1983 | 10 | 2 | |
| 17 | DF | Marius Stankevičius | 15 July 1981 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | FW | Giulio Valente | 24 June 1992 | 3 | 0 | |
| 19 | MF | Marco Garavelli | 4 March 1981 | 15 | 5 | |
| 20 | DF | Luca Ferri | 19 March 1980 | 11 | 1 | |
| 21 | FW | Riccardo Ravasi | 9 December 1994 | 0 | 0 | |
| 22 | DF | Danny Magnè | 21 May 1990 | 12 | 0 | |
| 23 | FW | Asante Gullit Okyere | 23 May 1988 | 0 | 0 | |
References
- ↑ "A luglio in Lapponia il Viva World Cup: partecipa la nostra rappresentativa. Siegel e Caldi alla guida della Lega Federale Calcio Padania" (in Italian). Padania Online. 2008-03-07. Archived from the original on 2009-05-19. Retrieved 2008-03-12.
