Corsica national football team

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. Until now, the selection has played against national teams six times.

Corsica
AssociationLigue corse de football
Head coach Jean-Michel Cavalli
Charles Orlanducci
First colours
Second colours
First international
 France 0–2 Corsica 
(28 February 1967)
Biggest win
 Guadeloupe 0–3 Corsica 
(5 June 2018)
Biggest defeat
 Martinique 5–1 Corsica 
(7 June 2018)

In the past, the selection has also played against club teams, as in 1962 against OGC Nice, or Stade Reims in 1963.

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.

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).

Team

Current squad

The following players were called up for the friendly game against Sardinia to be played on 2 June 2019.[1]

Caps and goals as of 8 June 2018

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Nicolas Penneteau (1981-02-20) 20 February 1981 6 0 Sporting Charleroi
1GK Jean-Louis Leca (1985-09-21) 21 September 1985 4 0 Lens
1GK Francois-Joseph Sollacaro (1994-03-21) 21 March 1994 2 0 AC Ajaccio
2DF Gary Coulibaly (1986-03-30) 30 March 1986 10 0 SC Bastia
2DF Yohan Bocognano (1990-06-16) 16 June 1990 9 1 SC Bastia
2DF Anthony Lippini (1988-11-07) 7 November 1988 9 0 Tubize
2DF Gilles Cioni (1984-06-14) 14 June 1984 6 1 SC Bastia
2DF Louis Poggi (1984-06-13) 13 June 1984 6 0 SC Bastia
3MF Johan Cavalli (1981-09-12) 12 September 1981 9 1 AC Ajaccio
3MF Yannick Cahuzac (1985-01-18) 18 January 1985 7 1 Toulouse
3MF Jean-François Grimaldi (1988-08-14) 14 August 1988 5 0 FC Bastia-Borgo
3MF Baptiste Anziani (1990-05-03) 3 May 1990 2 0 Cannes
3MF Julien Benhaïm (1996-10-25) 25 October 1996 2 0 Marignane Gignac
3MF Vincent Marchetti (1997-07-04) 4 July 1997 1 0 Nancy
4FW Jean-Jacques Mandrichi (1984-06-03) 3 June 1984 8 6 Istres
4FW Benjamin Santelli (1991-11-16) 16 November 1991 5 1 SC Bastia
4FW Jean-Jacques Rocchi (1989-06-01) 1 June 1989 5 0 Annecy
4FW Francescu Massoni (1996-01-07) 7 January 1996 3 0 FC Fleury 91
4FW Rémy Cabella (1990-03-08) 8 March 1990 2 0 Saint-Étienne
4FW Maxime Penneteau (1999-10-28) 28 October 1999 1 0 Reims B
4FW Félix Tomi (2000-08-31) 31 August 2000 0 0 AC Ajaccio

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up in the past three years:

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Cyril Fogacci (1996-10-01) 1 October 1996 0 0 Gazélec Ajaccio 2018 Tournoi des 4
GK Thomas Vincensini (1993-09-12) 12 September 1993 1 0 Valenciennes 2018 Tournoi des 4
DF Dominique Guidi (1996-02-06) 6 February 1996 2 0 Gazélec Ajaccio 2018 Tournoi des 4
DF Hugo Aine (1995-12-11) 11 December 1995 3 0 FC Chambly v.  Nigeria, 26 May 2017
DF Thibault Campanini (1998-07-27) 27 July 1998 1 0 Gazélec Ajaccio v.  Nigeria, 26 May 2017
DF Grégory Lorenzi (1983-12-17) 17 December 1983 3 0 retired v.  Basque Country, 27 May 2016
DF François Modesto (1979-08-19) 19 August 1979 8 0 retired v.  Nigeria, 26 May 2017
DF Sébastien Squillaci (1980-08-11) 11 August 1980 3 0 retired v.  Basque Country, 27 May 2016 INJ
MF Christophe Vincent (1992-11-08) 8 November 1992 3 0 SC Bastia 2018 Tournoi des 4
MF Mattéo Tramoni (2000-01-20) 20 January 2000 2 0 AC Ajaccio 2018 Tournoi des 4
MF Julien Anziani (1999-06-23) 23 June 1999 1 0 Gazélec Ajaccio 2018 Tournoi des 4
MF Christophe Casabianca (1992-08-05) 5 August 1992 1 0 Gallia-Lucciana 2018 Tournoi des 4
MF Jean-Louis Luccherini (1986-10-09) 9 October 1986 1 0 Furiani-Agliani 2018 Tournoi des 4
MF Vincent Leca (1995-07-01) 1 July 1995 1 0 SC Bastia v.  Basque Country, 27 May 2016
MF Michel Moretti (1989-05-26) 26 May 1989 0 0 AS Furiani-Agliani v.  Nigeria, 26 May 2017
MF Julian Palmieri (1986-12-07) 7 December 1986 5 0 FC Metz v.  Nigeria, 26 May 2017
MF Jean-Baptiste Pierazzi (1985-06-17) 17 June 1985 5 0 Alki Oroklini v.  Basque Country, 27 May 2016
MF Laurent Pomponi (1996-06-18) 18 June 1996 0 0 FB Île-Rousse v.  Nigeria, 26 May 2017
FW Alexandre Cropanese (1993-10-18) 18 October 1993 2 0 Borgo FC v.  Nigeria, 26 May 2017
FW Julien Romain (1996-02-23) 23 February 1996 1 0 SC Bastia v.  Nigeria, 26 May 2017

Results
28 February 1967 FriendlyFrance 0–2 CorsicaStade Vélodrome, Marseille
Report  2' Sansonetti
 58' Serra		 Attendance: 12,000
14 May 1998 FriendlyCorsica 0–1 CameroonStade Armand Cesari, Bastia
July 1998 FriendlySardinia 1–0 CorsicaStadio Quadrivio, Nuoro
 65' Zola Report
6 June 2009 FriendlyCorsica 1–1 CongoStade Ange Casanova, Ajaccio
Gaffory  11' Report  42' Bakouboula Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Gerard Dany (France)
19 May 2010 Corsica Football CupCorsica 2–0 BrittanyStade François Coty, Ajaccio
Tibéri  45'
Mandrichi  60'		 Report Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Gerard Dany (France)
21 May 2010 Corsica Football CupCorsica 1–1 GabonStade Armand Cesari, Bastia
Berenguer  51' Report  82' Do Marcolino Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Gerard Dany (France)
31 May 2011 FriendlyCorsica 1–0 BulgariaStade François Coty, Ajaccio
Cavalli  62' Report Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Stéphane Bré (France)
24 May 2012 FriendlyCorsica 2–2A Squadra InternaziunaleStade François Coty, Ajaccio
Cahuzac  14'
Cioni  89'		 Report  13', 90' Gignac Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Philippe Malige (France)
29 May 2015 FriendlyCorsica 1–0 Burkina FasoStade Armand Cesari, Bastia
Bocognano  34' Report Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Benoît Millot (France)
27 May 2016 FriendlyCorsica 1–1
(8–9 p)		 Basque CountryAjaccio
Santelli  20' Report  48' Bergara 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
26 May 2017 FriendlyCorsica 1–1 NigeriaAjaccio
 Report
Stadium: Stade François Coty
Attendance: 2,000
5 June 2018 2018 Tournoi des 4Guadeloupe 0–3 CorsicaFort-de-France (Martinique)
18:30 Report Mandrichi  1', 55', 79' Stadium: Stade Pierre-Aliker
Referee: Hugues Nirennold
7 June 2018 2018 Tournoi des 4Martinique 5–1 CorsicaFort-de-France (Martinique)
20:30 Stéphane Abaul  9'
Wesley Jobello  40'
Yann Thimon  45+1' (p)
Bruno Grougi  66'
Grégory Pastel  88'		 Report Jean-Jacques Mandrichi  74' Stadium: Stade Pierre-Aliker
Referee: François Merille (French Guiana)
2 June 2019 FriendlySardinia 1–1
(1–4 p)		 CorsicaOlbia
Cabeccia  8' Cabella  10' Stadium: Stadio Bruno Nespoli

Corsican footballers who represented FIFA national teams

See also

Category:Footballers from Corsica

References
  1. "A Selezzione" [The selection] (in Corsican). 22 May 2019.
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