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Corsica
Shirt badge/Association crest
AssociationLigue Corse de Football (LCF)
Head coachJean-Michel Cavalli
Charles Orlanducci
First colours
Second colours
First international
 France 0–2 Corsica 
(Marseille, France; 28 February 1967)
Biggest win
 Guadeloupe 0–3 Corsica 
(Fort-de-France, Martinique; 5 June 2018)
Biggest defeat
 Martinique 5–1 Corsica 
(Fort-de-France, Martinique; 7 June 2018)

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. The selection has played against national teams thirteen times.

In the past, the selection has also played against club teams, as in 1963 against Stade Reims, or Inter Milan in 2012.

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 (age 43) 6 0 Belgium Sporting Charleroi
1GK Jean-Louis Leca (1985-09-21) 21 September 1985 (age 39) 4 0 France Lens
1GK Francois-Joseph Sollacaro (1994-03-21) 21 March 1994 (age 30) 2 0 Corsica AC Ajaccio

2DF Gary Coulibaly (1986-03-30) 30 March 1986 (age 38) 10 0 Corsica SC Bastia
2DF Yohan Bocognano (1990-06-16) 16 June 1990 (age 34) 9 1 Corsica SC Bastia
2DF Anthony Lippini (1988-11-07) 7 November 1988 (age 35) 9 0 Belgium Tubize
2DF Gilles Cioni (1984-06-14) 14 June 1984 (age 40) 6 1 Corsica SC Bastia
2DF Louis Poggi (1984-06-13) 13 June 1984 (age 40) 6 0 Corsica SC Bastia

3MF Johan Cavalli (1981-09-12) 12 September 1981 (age 43) 9 1 Corsica AC Ajaccio
3MF Yannick Cahuzac (1985-01-18) 18 January 1985 (age 39) 7 1 France Toulouse
3MF Jean-François Grimaldi (1988-08-14) 14 August 1988 (age 36) 5 0 Corsica FC Bastia-Borgo
3MF Baptiste Anziani (1990-05-03) 3 May 1990 (age 34) 2 0 France Cannes
3MF Julien Benhaïm (1996-10-25) 25 October 1996 (age 28) 2 0 France Marignane Gignac
3MF Vincent Marchetti (1997-07-04) 4 July 1997 (age 27) 1 0 France Nancy

4FW Jean-Jacques Mandrichi (1984-06-03) 3 June 1984 (age 40) 8 6 France Istres
4FW Benjamin Santelli (1991-11-16) 16 November 1991 (age 32) 5 1 Corsica SC Bastia
4FW Jean-Jacques Rocchi (1989-06-01) 1 June 1989 (age 35) 5 0 France Annecy
4FW Francescu Massoni (1996-01-07) 7 January 1996 (age 28) 3 0 France FC Fleury 91
4FW Rémy Cabella (1990-03-08) 8 March 1990 (age 34) 2 0 France Saint-Étienne
4FW Maxime Penneteau (1999-10-28) 28 October 1999 (age 25) 1 0 France Reims B
4FW Félix Tomi (2000-08-31) 31 August 2000 (age 24) 0 0 Corsica AC Ajaccio

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up recently and are still eligible to represent:

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Cyril Fogacci (1996-10-01) 1 October 1996 (age 28) 0 0 Corsica Gazélec Ajaccio 2018 Tournoi des 4
GK Thomas Vincensini (1993-09-12) 12 September 1993 (age 31) 1 0 France Valenciennes 2018 Tournoi des 4

DF Dominique Guidi (1996-02-06) 6 February 1996 (age 28) 2 0 Corsica Gazélec Ajaccio 2018 Tournoi des 4
DF Hugo Aine (1995-12-11) 11 December 1995 (age 28) 3 0 France FC Chambly v.  Nigeria, 26 May 2017
DF Thibault Campanini (1998-07-27) 27 July 1998 (age 26) 1 0 Corsica Gazélec Ajaccio v.  Nigeria, 26 May 2017

MF Christophe Vincent (1992-11-08) 8 November 1992 (age 31) 3 0 Corsica SC Bastia v.  Nigeria, 26 May 2017
MF Mattéo Tramoni (2000-01-20) 20 January 2000 (age 24) 2 0 Italy Brescia 2018 Tournoi des 4
MF Julien Anziani (1999-06-23) 23 June 1999 (age 25) 1 0 Corsica Gazélec Ajaccio 2018 Tournoi des 4
MF Christophe Casabianca (1992-08-05) 5 August 1992 (age 32) 1 0 Corsica Gallia-Lucciana 2018 Tournoi des 4
MF Jean-Louis Luccherini (1986-10-09) 9 October 1986 (age 38) 1 0 Corsica Furiani-Agliani 2018 Tournoi des 4
MF Michel Moretti (1989-05-26) 26 May 1989 (age 35) 0 0 Corsica AS Furiani-Agliani v.  Nigeria, 26 May 2017
MF Julian Palmieri (1986-12-07) 7 December 1986 (age 37) 5 0 France FC Metz v.  Nigeria, 26 May 2017
MF Laurent Pomponi (1996-06-18) 18 June 1996 (age 28) 0 0 Corsica FB Île-Rousse v.  Nigeria, 26 May 2017

FW Alexandre Cropanese (1993-10-18) 18 October 1993 (age 31) 2 0 Corsica Borgo FC v.  Nigeria, 26 May 2017
FW Julien Romain (1996-02-23) 23 February 1996 (age 28) 1 0 Corsica SC Bastia v.  Nigeria, 26 May 2017

Results

28 February 1967 Friendly France  0–2  Corsica Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
Report Sansonetti 2'
Serra 58'
Attendance: 12,000
July 1998 Friendly Sardinia  1–0  Corsica Stadio Quadrivio, Nuoro
Zola 65' Report
6 June 2009 Friendly Corsica  1–1  Congo Stade Ange Casanova, Ajaccio
Gaffory 11' Report Bakouboula 42' Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Gerard Dany (France)
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)
21 May 2010 Corsica Football Cup Corsica  1–1  Gabon Stade Armand Cesari, Bastia
Berenguer 51' Report Do Marcolino 82' Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Gerard Dany (France)
31 May 2011 Friendly Corsica  1–0  Bulgaria Stade François Coty, Ajaccio
Cavalli 62' Report Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Stéphane Bré (France)
29 May 2015 Friendly Corsica  1–0  Burkina Faso Stade Armand Cesari, Bastia
Bocognano 34' Report Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Benoît Millot (France)
26 May 2017 Friendly Corsica  1–1  Nigeria Ajaccio
Report
Stadium: Stade François Coty
Attendance: 2,000
5 June 2018 2018 Tournoi des 4 Guadeloupe  0–3  Corsica Fort-de-France (Martinique)
18:30 Report Mandrichi 1', 55', 79' Stadium: Stade Pierre-Aliker
Referee: Martinique Hugues Nirennold
7 June 2018 2018 Tournoi des 4 Martinique  5–1  Corsica Fort-de-France (Martinique)
20:30 Stéphane Abaul 9'
Wesley Jobello 40'
Yann Thimon 45+1' (pen.)
Bruno Grougi 66'
Grégory Pastel 88'
Report Jean-Jacques Mandrichi 74' Stadium: Stade Pierre-Aliker
Referee: François Merille (French Guiana)
2 June 2019 Friendly Sardinia  1–1
(1–4 p)
 Corsica Olbia
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.