Occitania national football team

Occitania
Nickname(s)	La Seleccion
Association	Occitania Football Association
Confederation	ConIFA
Head coach	Didier Amiel
Most caps	(30)
Top scorer	(12); (11); (9)
First colours	Second colours
First international
	Occitania 0–0 Monaco ; (Béziers, France; 12 February 2005)
Biggest win
	Occitania 14–0 ; (Béziers, France; 3 September 2005)
Biggest defeat
	Occitania 0–7 Sápmi ; (Hyères, France; 15 April 2006)
VIVA World Cup/ConIFA Cup/Europeada
Appearances	8 (first in 2006)
Best result	Third place (2006, 2010, 2016)

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 Iraqi Kurdistan national football team in the group stages of the 2012 VIVA World Cup, before eventually finished 5th.

They also participated in the ConIFA World Football Cup 2014 in Östersund, city of Lapland in Sweden where they were unbeaten during the whole competition but losing in quarter finals on penalty against Arameans Suryoye football team. They finished at 7th place after beating Abkhazia national football team who won the ConIFA World Football Cup 2016 in Abkhazia.

Occitania also play in the Europeada, which is organised by the Federal Union of European Nationalities (FUEN).^[1] 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 and finished in 5th place. They finally reached the final, again against South Tyrol, in the 2016 tournament and lost after extra time, finishing 2nd out of 24 teams.

Tournament records[]

World Cup record[]

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
VIVA World Cup
2006	Third place	3rd	2	0	0	2	2	10
2008	Did not enter
2009	Quarterfinals	5th	3	1	0	2	2	6
2010	Third place	3rd	4	2	0	2	9	3
2012	Quarterfinals	5th	4	3	0	1	16	4
ConIFA World Football Cup
2014	Quarterfinals	7th	5	2	3	0	5	3
2016	Did not enter
2018	Did not enter
Total	Best: Third place		18	8	2	7	34	26

Europeada record[]

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	L	GS	GA
2008	Quarterfinal	5th	4	2	2	8	5
2012	Quarterfinal	5th	4	3	1	11	5
2016	Second place	2nd	6	5	1	13	5
Total	Best: Second place		14	10	4	32	15

Results and upcoming fixtures[]

Date	Venue			Score
25 Jun 2016	– South Tyrol	Occitania		1–2 a.e.t.
24 Jun 2016	– South Tyrol	Occitania	Croats of Serbia	3–0
23 Jun 2016	– South Tyrol	Occitania	Felvidék	1–1 (4–2)
21 Jun 2016	– South Tyrol	Occitania	Danes of Germany	1–1
20 Jun 2016	– South Tyrol	Occitania	Slovaks in Hungary	4–1
19 Jun 2016	– South Tyrol	Occitania	Aromanians of Romania	4–1
30 Dec 2014	Toulouse	Occitania	Ellan Vannin	5–1
7 Jun 2014	2014 ConIFA World Football Cup – Östersund	Abkhazia	Occitania	0–1
5 Jun 2014	2014 ConIFA World Football Cup – Östersund	Kurdistan Region	Occitania	2–2 (5–4)
4 Jun 2014	2014 ConIFA World Football Cup – Östersund	Arameans Suryoye	Occitania	0–0 (7–6)
3 Jun 2014	2014 ConIFA World Football Cup – Östersund	Sápmi	Occitania	0–1
1 Jun 2014	2014 ConIFA World Football Cup – Östersund	Abkhazia	Occitania	1–1
28 Dec 2013	Lugo	Galicia	Occitania	1–7
7 July 2013	– Isle of Man	St Johns United A.F.C.	Occitania	0–2
6 July 2013	– Isle of Man	Tamil Eelam	Occitania	0–5
5 July 2013	– Isle of Man	Occitania	Sealand	8–0
21 Jun 2012	– Lusatia	Occitania		0–3
19 Jun 2012	– Lusatia	Occitania	Danes of Germany	1–0
18 Jun 2012	– Lusatia	Occitania	Cimbrians	5–0
17 Jun 2012	– Lusatia	Occitania	Welsh	5–2
9 Jun 2012	2012 VIVA World Cup – Kurdistan	Occitania	Western Sahara	3–1
7 Jun 2012	2012 VIVA World Cup – Kurdistan	Occitania	Tamil Eelam	7–0
6 Jun 2012	2012 VIVA World Cup – Kurdistan	Kurdistan Region	Occitania	1–0
5 Jun 2012	2012 VIVA World Cup – Kurdistan	Occitania	Western Sahara	6–2
30 Mar 2012	Toulouse	Occitania	Sápmi	3–2
29 Dec 2011	Fontès	Occitania	Cilento	2–0
28 May 2011	Olargues	Occitania	Romani people	11–2
5 Jun 2010	2010 VIVA World Cup – Gozo	Occitania	Two Sicilies	2–0
4 Jun 2010	2010 VIVA World Cup – Gozo	Occitania	Kurdistan Region	1–2
2 Jun 2010	2010 VIVA World Cup – Gozo	Occitania	Gozo	5–0
1 Jun 2010	2010 VIVA World Cup – Gozo	Occitania	Padania	0–1
3 Apr 2010		Occitania	Monaco	5–1
26 Jun 2009	2009 VIVA World Cup – Padania	Occitania	Gozo	2–1
23 Jun 2009	2009 VIVA World Cup – Padania	Occitania	Kurdistan Region	0–4
22 Jun 2009	2009 VIVA World Cup – Padania	Occitania	Padania	0–1
8 Nov 2008	Caraglio	Occitania	Monaco	2–2
5 Jun 2008	– Rhaetia	Occitania		0–2
3 Jun 2008	– Rhaetia	Occitania	Croats of Romania	5–0
2 Jun 2008	– Rhaetia	Occitania	Lusatia Sorbs	1–2
1 Jun 2008	– Rhaetia	Occitania	Cimbrians	2–1
21 Nov 2006	2006 VIVA World Cup – Occitania	Occitania	Monaco	2–3
20 Nov 2006	2006 VIVA World Cup – Occitania	Occitania	Sápmi	0–7
17 Dec 2005	Monaco	Occitania	Monaco	1–2
3 Mar 2005	Occitania	Occitania		14–0
12 Feb 2005	Occitania	Occitania	Monaco	0–0

Current squad[]

Squad for the 2014 ConIFA World Football Cup: link here

Pos.	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	20 December 1984	6	0	Olympique Girou FC
1GK	22 April 1990	3	0	CA Béglais
2DF	27 April 1983	10	0	FC Pyramid Grande-Motte Littoral
2DF	10 April 1979	15	3	FC Portiragnes
2DF	15 April 1983	10	0	AS Fabrègues
2DF	09 October 1978	8	2	ES Paulhan-Pézenas
2DF	28 September 1987	6	0	Toulouse St Jo
2DF	6 January 1982	10	1	AS Bages Football
3MF	01 February 1980	15	2	US Le Pontet
3MF	31 March 1983	29	4	FC Portiragnes
3MF	04 March 1988	6	0	Toulouse AC
3MF	26 October 1976	10	2	Toulouse OAC
3MF	03 June 1989	10	5	AS Puissalicon Magalas
3MF	19 January 1988	10	2	AS Montarnaud
3MF	17 January 1994	3	0	A.C.D. Pro Dronero
3MF	26 June 1986	25	8	Brabrand IF
4FW	11 February 1983	20	9	AS Fabregues
4FW	21 February 1989	7	4	Auch Football
4FW	27 April 1984	10	4	AS Canet
4FW	28 October 1987	3	0	AS Montarnaud

References[]

^ We have the official dates for Europaeda 2020, Federal Union of European Nationalities, 1 November 2018

External links[]

[1] We have the official dates for Europaeda 2020, Federal Union of European Nationalities, 1 November 2018

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v t Confederation of Independent Football Associations members
Europe	Abkhazia Artsakh Chameria County of Nice Crimea Délvidék Donetsk PR Ellan Vannin Felvidék Franconia Kárpátalja Kernow Luhansk PR Monaco Northern Cyprus women Occitania women Padania Parishes of Jersey Raetia Romani people Sápmi women Sardinia Sicily South Ossetia Székely Land Transnistria Two Sicilies Western Armenia Yorkshire
Asia	Arameans Suryoye East Turkestan Iraqi Kurdistan Panjab Rohingya Ryūkyū Tamil Eelam Tibet United Koreans of Japan West Papua
Africa	Barawa Chagos Islands Darfur Kabylia Matabeleland Somaliland Western Sahara Zanzibar Yoruba
Americas	Cascadia Quebec Mapuche Rapa Nui
Oceania	Hawaiʻi Kiribati Mariya Tuvalu

v t Viva World Cup teams
Arameans Suryoye Darfur Gozo Iraqi Kurdistan Monaco* Northern Cyprus Occitania Padania Provence Raetia Western Sahara Sápmi Southern Cameroons Tamil Eelam Two Sicilies Zanzibar
* No longer N.F Board affiliated