Corsica national football team

Corsica
Association	Ligue corse de football
Head coach	Jean-Michel Cavalli; Charles Orlanducci
First colours	Second colours
First international
	France 0–2 Corsica ; (28 February 1967)
Biggest win
	Guadeloupe 0–3 Corsica ; (5 June 2018)
Biggest defeat
	Martinique 5–1 Corsica ; (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

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Nicolas Penneteau	(1981-02-20) 20 February 1981 (age 40)	6	0	Sporting Charleroi
1GK	Jean-Louis Leca	(1985-09-21) 21 September 1985 (age 36)	4	0	Lens
1GK	Francois-Joseph Sollacaro	(1994-03-21) 21 March 1994 (age 27)	2	0	AC Ajaccio

2DF	Gary Coulibaly	(1986-03-30) 30 March 1986 (age 35)	10	0	SC Bastia
2DF	Yohan Bocognano	(1990-06-16) 16 June 1990 (age 31)	9	1	SC Bastia
2DF	Anthony Lippini	(1988-11-07) 7 November 1988 (age 33)	9	0	Tubize
2DF	Gilles Cioni	(1984-06-14) 14 June 1984 (age 37)	6	1	SC Bastia
2DF	Louis Poggi	(1984-06-13) 13 June 1984 (age 37)	6	0	SC Bastia

3MF	Johan Cavalli	(1981-09-12) 12 September 1981 (age 40)	9	1	AC Ajaccio
3MF	Yannick Cahuzac	(1985-01-18) 18 January 1985 (age 37)	7	1	Toulouse
3MF	Jean-François Grimaldi	(1988-08-14) 14 August 1988 (age 33)	5	0	FC Bastia-Borgo
3MF	Baptiste Anziani	(1990-05-03) 3 May 1990 (age 31)	2	0	Cannes
3MF	Julien Benhaïm	(1996-10-25) 25 October 1996 (age 25)	2	0	Marignane Gignac
3MF	Vincent Marchetti	(1997-07-04) 4 July 1997 (age 24)	1	0	Nancy

4FW	Jean-Jacques Mandrichi	(1984-06-03) 3 June 1984 (age 37)	8	6	Istres
4FW	Benjamin Santelli	(1991-11-16) 16 November 1991 (age 30)	5	1	SC Bastia
4FW	Jean-Jacques Rocchi	(1989-06-01) 1 June 1989 (age 32)	5	0	Annecy
4FW	Francescu Massoni	(1996-01-07) 7 January 1996 (age 26)	3	0	FC Fleury 91
4FW	Rémy Cabella	(1990-03-08) 8 March 1990 (age 31)	2	0	Saint-Étienne
4FW	Maxime Penneteau	(1999-10-28) 28 October 1999 (age 22)	1	0	Reims B
4FW	Félix Tomi	(2000-08-31) 31 August 2000 (age 21)	0	0	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		(1996-10-01) 1 October 1996 (age 25)	0	0	Gazélec Ajaccio	2018 Tournoi des 4
GK	Thomas Vincensini	(1993-09-12) 12 September 1993 (age 28)	1	0	Valenciennes	2018 Tournoi des 4

DF	Dominique Guidi	(1996-02-06) 6 February 1996 (age 26)	2	0	Gazélec Ajaccio	2018 Tournoi des 4
DF	Hugo Aine	(1995-12-11) 11 December 1995 (age 26)	3	0	FC Chambly	v. Nigeria, 26 May 2017
DF	Thibault Campanini	(1998-07-27) 27 July 1998 (age 23)	1	0	Gazélec Ajaccio	v. Nigeria, 26 May 2017

MF	Christophe Vincent	(1992-11-08) 8 November 1992 (age 29)	3	0	SC Bastia	v. Nigeria, 26 May 2017
MF	Mattéo Tramoni	(2000-01-20) 20 January 2000 (age 22)	2	0	AC Ajaccio	2018 Tournoi des 4
MF	Julien Anziani	(1999-06-23) 23 June 1999 (age 22)	1	0	Gazélec Ajaccio	2018 Tournoi des 4
MF		(1992-08-05) 5 August 1992 (age 29)	1	0	Gallia-Lucciana	2018 Tournoi des 4
MF		(1986-10-09) 9 October 1986 (age 35)	1	0	Furiani-Agliani	2018 Tournoi des 4
MF		(1995-07-01) 1 July 1995 (age 26)	1	0	SC Bastia	v. Basque Country, 27 May 2016
MF	Michel Moretti	(1989-05-26) 26 May 1989 (age 32)	0	0	AS Furiani-Agliani	v. Nigeria, 26 May 2017
MF	Julian Palmieri	(1986-12-07) 7 December 1986 (age 35)	5	0	FC Metz	v. Nigeria, 26 May 2017
MF	Jean-Baptiste Pierazzi	(1985-06-17) 17 June 1985 (age 36)	5	0	Alki Oroklini	v. Basque Country, 27 May 2016
MF		(1996-06-18) 18 June 1996 (age 25)	0	0	FB Île-Rousse	v. Nigeria, 26 May 2017

FW		(1993-10-18) 18 October 1993 (age 28)	2	0	Borgo FC	v. Nigeria, 26 May 2017
FW	Julien Romain	(1996-02-23) 23 February 1996 (age 25)	1	0	SC Bastia	v. Nigeria, 26 May 2017

Results[]

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

14 May 1998 Friendly

Corsica

0–1

Cameroon

Stade Armand Cesari, Bastia

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)

27 May 2016 Friendly	Corsica	1–1 (8–9 p)	Basque Country	Ajaccio
	Santelli 20'	Report	Bergara 48'	Stadium: Stade Ange Casanova
	Penalties
	Modesto Cavalli Romain Hugo Aine Cabella Coulbaly Santelli Pierazzi Cioni Cahuzac		M.González Eraso Susaeta Zurutuza Dani García Berchiche Sabin M. Zaldua Ansotegi Bergara

26 May 2017 Friendly	Corsica	1–1	Nigeria	Ajaccio
	Mandrich 2'	Report	Iheanacho 83' (pen.)	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: 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
	8'		Cabella 10'	Stadium: Stadio Bruno Nespoli

Corsican footballers who represented FIFA national teams[]

Chahir Belghazouani
Chaouki Ben Saada
Rémy Cabella
Dominique Colonna
Mathieu Flamini
Ludovic Giuly
Wahbi Khazri
Charles Orlanducci
Claude Papi
Robert Péri
Adil Rami
Sébastien Squillaci
Albert Vanucci

References[]

^ "A Selezzione" [The selection] (in Corsican). 22 May 2019.

External links[]

Squad page at CorseFootball (in French)

[1] "A Selezzione" [The selection] (in Corsican). 22 May 2019.

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