Occitania national football team
| Nickname(s) | La Seleccion | ||
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| Confederation | ConIFA | ||
| Head coach | Didier Amiel | ||
| Most caps | Jordan Amiel (29), Boris Massaré (25), Christophe Mouysset (22) | ||
| Top scorer | Mickael Bertini (10). Guillaume Lafuente (9), Boris Massaré (8) | ||
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| First international | |||
 Occitania 0 – 0 Monaco  ;(Béziers, France; 12 February 2005) |
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| VIVA World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 4 (First in 2006) | ||
| Best result | 3rd in 2006, 3rd in 2010 | ||
The Occitania national football team is the football team of Occitania, which is the name given to areas of southern France, westernmost Italy and a small valley in northern Spain where the Occitan language is spoken. It is controlled by the Associacion Occitania de Fotbol. As Occitania is not a recognised state it is neither a member of FIFA nor UEFA, and the team therefore is not eligible to enter either the World Cup or European Championship. They are members of the New Federations Board, and hosted the inaugural VIVA World Cup in November 2006 where they finished 3rd.
Since the Occitania team was established in 2004 they have played numerous friendly matches against sides such as Chechnya and Monaco as well as competing in 4 VIVA World Cup tournaments. In 2009 they finished 6th after their 5th-place match victory over Gozo was annulled, and a year later they completed their best-ever VIVA World Cup performance when they defeated Two Sicilies 2-0 to take 3rd-place. The Occitans were narrowly knocked out by hosts Kurdistan in the group stages of the 2012 VIVA World Cup, before eventually finished 5th.
Occitania also play in the Europeada, which is organised by the Federal Union of European Nationalities (FUEN). In the Europeada 2008 Occitania reached the quarter finals, being eliminated by eventual tournament winner South Tyrol. The Occitans again reached the quarter finals in the 2012 tournament.
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Tournament records
World Cup record
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
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| 2006 |
3rd place match | 3rd | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
 2008 |
Did not enter | |||||||
 2009 |
5th place match | 5th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
 2010 |
3rd place match | 3rd | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 3 |
 2012 |
5th place match | 5th | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 4 |
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| 2014 |
7th Place match | 7th | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| Total | 18 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 34 | 26 | ||
Europeada record
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
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 Europeada 2008 |
Quarter Final | 5th | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 |
 Europeada 2012 |
Quarter Final | 5th | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 |
| Total | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 10 |
Results and upcoming fixtures
Current squad
Squad for the 2014 ConIFA World Football Cup: link here
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References
External links
- Official Website - includes game summaries and rosters (in Occitan)
- Facebook Page
- Youtube Channel
- ConIFA member
- FUEN member
- ConIFA presenting Occitania
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International association football
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