Two Sicilies national football team

Two Sicilies
AssociationRegno delle Due Sicilie FA
ConfederationConIFA
Head coachGennaro Iezzo
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Padania 0–0  
(Darfo Boario Terme, Italy; April 30, 2009)
Biggest win
  3–0 Sardinia 
(Avellino, Italy; September 23, 2009)
Biggest defeat
 Székely Land 7–0  
(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 September 23, 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

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

Team image

Kit suppliers

Kit supplier Period
? 2009–2021
Givova 2021–present

Competitive record

World Cup record

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

European Cup record

Year Position P W D L F A
ConIFA European Football Cup
2015 Not a member of ConIFA
2017
2019
2021 Qualified
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
November 27, 2023 2023 Givova Trophy, Scafati, Italy   Canton Ticino 2–1
June 13, 2012 2012 Mediterranean Trophy, Carrara, Italy    Sardinia 3–2
June 16, 2011 2011 Mediterranean Trophy, Ponte, Italy   Casalduni Calcio 3–0
June 16, 2011 2011 Mediterranean Trophy, Ponte, Italy   Atletico Pontelandolfo 6–0
September 23, 2010 2010 Mediterranean Trophy, Mercogliano, Italy S.C. Castellana   0–6
September 23, 2010 2010 Mediterranean Trophy, Mercogliano, Italy    Gozo 2–1
June 5, 2010 2010 VIVA World Cup, Gozo    Occitania 0–2
June 4, 2010 2010 VIVA World Cup, Gozo    Padania 0–2
June 1, 2010 2010 VIVA World Cup, Gozo    Provence 1–0
May 31, 2010 2010 VIVA World Cup, Gozo    Kurdistan Region 1–4
September 23, 2009 2009 Mediterranean Trophy, Mercogliano, Italy    Sardinia 3–0
September 23, 2009 2009 Mediterranean Trophy, Mercogliano, Italy   U.S. Serino calcio 0–2
April 30, 2009 Trofeo SMArathon, Darfo Boario Terme, Italy U.S. Darfo Boario S.S.D.   2–0
April 30, 2009 Trofeo SMArathon, Darfo Boario Terme, Italy    Padania 0–0

Managers

Manager Period Played Won Drawn Lost Win %
Michele Riviello 2009–2011 12 7 1 4 058.3
Gianfranco Napolitano 2012 1 1 0 0 100.0
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
  3. ^ "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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