Two_Sicilies_national_football_team Knowpia

Two Sicilies
Association	Regno delle Due Sicilie FA
Confederation	ConIFA
Head coach	Gennaro Iezzo
First colours	Second colours
First international
	Padania 0–0 Two Sicilies ; (Darfo Boario Terme, Italy; April 30, 2009)
Biggest win
	Two Sicilies 3–0 Sardinia ; (Avellino, Italy; September 23, 2009)
Biggest defeat
	Székely Land 7-0 Two Sicilies ; (Csíkszereda, Romania; July 2, 2023)
VIVA World Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 2010)
Best result	Fourth 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 edit

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 23 September 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]

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 edit

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

Team image edit

Kit suppliers edit

Kit supplier	Period
?	2009–2021
Givova	2021–present

Competitive record edit

World Cup record edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

Date	Venue		Opponent	Score
27 November 2023	2023 Givova Trophy, Scafati, Italy	Two Sicilies	Canton Ticino	2-1
13 June 2012	2012 Mediterranean Trophy, Carrara, Italy	Two Sicilies	Sardinia	3–2
16 June 2011	2011 Mediterranean Trophy, Ponte, Italy	Two Sicilies	Casalduni Calcio	3–0
16 June 2011	2011 Mediterranean Trophy, Ponte, Italy	Two Sicilies	Atletico Pontelandolfo	6–0
23 September 2010	2010 Mediterranean Trophy, Mercogliano, Italy	S.C. Castellana	Two Sicilies	0–6
23 September 2010	2010 Mediterranean Trophy, Mercogliano, Italy	Two Sicilies	Gozo	2–1
5 June 2010	2010 VIVA World Cup, Gozo	Two Sicilies	Occitania	0–2
4 June 2010	2010 VIVA World Cup, Gozo	Two Sicilies	Padania	0–2
1 June 2010	2010 VIVA World Cup, Gozo	Two Sicilies	Provence	1–0
31 May 2010	2010 VIVA World Cup, Gozo	Two Sicilies	Kurdistan Region	1–4
23 September 2009	2009 Mediterranean Trophy, Mercogliano, Italy	Two Sicilies	Sardinia	3–0
23 September 2009	2009 Mediterranean Trophy, Mercogliano, Italy	Two Sicilies	U.S. Serino calcio	0–2
30 April 2009	Trofeo SMArathon, Darfo Boario Terme, Italy	U.S. Darfo Boario S.S.D.	Two Sicilies	2–0
30 April 2009	Trofeo SMArathon, Darfo Boario Terme, Italy	Two Sicilies	Padania	0–0

Managers edit

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

References edit

^ "Blog – Regno due Sicilie – Football Association".
^ NF Board – Press release n.27 Archived 2011-07-14 at the Wayback Machine
^ https://www.conifa.org/en/members/two-sicilies/
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ "Positivo esordio della Nazionale delle Due Sicilie" (in Italian). Associazione Culturale Due Sicilie - Duesicilie.org. May 3, 2009. Retrieved May 31, 2010.
^ Antoine Busuttil (June 1, 2010). "Narrow defeat for Gozo in first game". maltafootball.com. Retrieved June 4, 2010.
^ "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.
^ "Profile". altaterradilavoro.com.