Corsica national football team

Corsica

Association	Ligue Corse de Football
Head coach	Jean-Michel Cavalli
First colours Second colours
First international
France 0 - 2 Corsica (28 February 1967)

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 only three times : in 1967 against France, in 1998, just before the 1998 FIFA World Cup against Cameroon (as a preparation game for the Lions Indomptables), and more recently in 2009 against Congo.
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).

Current squad

The following players were called up to the squad by coaches Paul Marchioni and Charles Orlanducci for a friendly game against Burkina Faso on 29 May 2015.
Caps and goals as of 29 May 2015, after the match against Burkina Faso.

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club 1GK Jean-Louis Leca (1985-09-21) 21 September 1985 3 0 SC Bastia 1GK Dumè Agostini (1989-09-28) 28 September 1989 1 0 CA Bastia 1GK Thomas Vincensini (1993-09-12) 12 September 1993 0 0 SC Bastia 2DF François Modesto (1979-08-19) 19 August 1979 7 0 SC Bastia 2DF Yohan Bocognano (1990-06-16) 16 June 1990 5 1 Inter Baku 2DF Gilles Cioni (1984-06-14) 14 June 1984 5 1 SC Bastia 2DF Anthony Lippini (1988-11-07) 7 November 1988 5 0 Clermont 2DF Julian Palmieri (1986-12-07) 7 December 1986 4 0 SC Bastia 2DF Grégory Lorenzi (1983-12-17) 17 December 1983 3 0 Jahn Regensburg 2DF Romain Achilli (1993-02-15) 15 February 1993 1 0 SC Bastia 2DF Hugo Aine (1995-12-11) 11 December 1995 1 0 AC Ajaccio 2DF Mickael Leca (1994-07-04) 4 July 1994 1 0 AC Ajaccio 3MF Johan Cavalli (1981-09-12) 12 September 1981 6 1 AC Ajaccio 3MF Gary Coulibaly (1986-03-30) 30 March 1986 6 0 AC Ajaccio 3MF Yannick Cahuzac (1985-01-18) 18 January 1985 5 1 SC Bastia 3MF Damien Tibéri (1985-08-23) 23 August 1985 5 1 CA Bastia 3MF Jean-François Grimaldi (1988-08-14) 14 August 1988 2 0 CA Bastia 3MF Louis Poggi (1984-06-13) 13 June 1984 2 0 Gazélec Ajaccio 3MF Pierre-François Sinapi (1990-05-24) 24 May 1990 1 0 Gazélec Ajaccio 3MF Christophe Vincent (1982-11-08) 8 November 1982 1 0 SC Bastia 4FW Jean-Jacques Mandrichi (1984-06-03) 3 June 1984 5 1 Borgo 4FW Alexandre Cropanese (1993-10-18) 18 October 1993 1 0 Beauvais 4FW Vincent Leca (1995-07-01) 1 July 1995 1 0 AC Ajaccio 4FW Benjamin Santelli (1991-11-16) 16 November 1991 1 0 CA Bastia

Recent call-ups

Since the reinstatement of the Corsica team in 2009, the following players have also been called-up :

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Nicolas Penneteau	(1981-02-20) 20 February 1981	5	0	Charleroi	v. A Squadra Internazionale, 24 May 2012
GK	Florent Menozzi	(1979-07-17) 17 July 1979	1	0	Île-Rousse	v. A Squadra Internazionale, 24 May 2012
DF	Sébastien Squillaci	(1980-08-11) 11 August 1980	3	0	SC Bastia	v. A Squadra Internazionale, 24 May 2012
DF	Pierre-François Sodini	(1989-06-22) 22 June 1989	1	0	Borgo	v. A Squadra Internazionale, 24 May 2012
DF	Olivier Vannucci	(1991-05-24) 24 May 1991	0	0	Borgo	v. A Squadra Internazionale, 24 May 2012
DF	Alexandre Franceschi	(1975-08-31) 31 August 1975	1	0	Retired	v. Congo, 6 June 2009
DF	Grégory Leca	(1980-08-22) 22 August 1980	1	0	Retired	v. Congo, 6 June 2009
DF	Nicolas Martinetti	(1989-01-01) 1 January 1989	1	0	SC Bocognano	v. Congo, 6 June 2009
MF	Jean-Baptiste Pierazzi	(1985-06-17) 17 June 1985	4	0	San Jose Earthquakes	v. A Squadra Internazionale, 24 May 2012
MF	Jean-Jacques Rocchi	(1989-06-01) 1 June 1989	4	0	Sedan	v. A Squadra Internazionale, 24 May 2012
MF	Pascal Berenguer	(1981-05-20) 20 May 1981	3	1	Tours	v. Bulgaria, 31 May 2011
MF	Rémy Cabella	(1990-03-08) 8 March 1990	1	0	Newcastle United	v. Bulgaria, 31 May 2011
FW	Joseph Barbato	(1994-08-11) 11 August 1994	0	0	Free agent	v. A Squadra Internazionale, 24 May 2012
FW	Ludovic Giuly	(1976-07-10) 10 July 1976	1	0	Monts d'Or Azergues	v. Bulgaria, 31 May 2011
FW	Christophe Gaffory	(1988-05-10) 10 May 1988	2	1	Stade Bordelais	2010 Corsica Football Cup

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Results

France v Corsica

28 February 1967 Friendly	France	0 – 2	Corsica	Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
			2' Sansonetti  58' Serra	Attendance: 12,000

Corsica v Cameroon

14 May 1998 Friendly	Corsica	0 – 1	Cameroon	Stade Armand Cesari, Bastia

Corsica v Congo

6 June 2009 Friendly	Corsica	1 – 1	Congo	Stade Ange Casanova, Ajaccio
	Gaffory  11'	Report	42' Bakouboula	Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Gerard Dany (France)

Corsica v Brittany

19 May 2010 Corsica Football Cup	Corsica	2 – 0	Brittany	Stade François Coty, Ajaccio
	Tibéri  45' Mandrichi  60'	Report		Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Gerard Dany (France)

Corsica v Gabon

21 May 2010 Corsica Football Cup	Corsica	1 – 1	Gabon	Stade Armand Cesari, Bastia
	Berenguer  51'	Report	82' Do Marcolino	Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Gerard Dany (France)

Corsica v Bulgaria

31 May 2011 Friendly	Corsica	1 – 0	Bulgaria	Stade François Coty, Ajaccio
	Cavalli  62'	Report		Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Stéphane Bré (France)

Corsica v A Squadra Internaziunale

24 May 2012 Friendly	Corsica	2 – 2	A Squadra Internaziunale	Stade François Coty, Ajaccio
	Cahuzac  14' Cioni  89'	Report	13', 90' Gignac	Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Philippe Malige (France)

Corsica v Burkina Faso

29 May 2015 Friendly	Corsica	1 – 0	Burkina Faso	Stade Armand Cesari, Bastia
	Bocognano  34'	Report		Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Benoît Millot (France)