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San Marino national football team

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"San Marino football team" redirects here. For the club that competed in the Italian league system, see San Marino Calcio.

San Marino
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)La Serenissima
AssociationFederazione Sammarinese Giuoco Calcio
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachFranco Varrella
CaptainDavide Simoncini
Most capsAndy Selva (73)
Top scorerAndy Selva (8)
Home stadiumSan Marino Stadium
FIFA codeSMR
First colours
Second colours
Third colours
FIFA ranking
Current 210 Steady (19 November 2021)[1]
Highest1 (September 2021)
Lowest211 (November 2018 – July 2019)
First international
Unofficial
 San Marino 0–1 Canada U23 
(Serravalle, San Marino; 28 March 1986)
Official
 San Marino 0–4 Switzerland  
(Serravalle, San Marino; 14 November 1990)
Biggest win
 San Marino 1–0 Liechtenstein 
(Serravalle, San Marino; 28 April 2004)
Biggest defeat
 San Marino 0–13 Germany 
(Serravalle, San Marino; 6 September 2006)

The San Marino national football team (Italian: Nazionale di calcio di San Marino) represents San Marino in men's international football competitions and it is controlled by the San Marino Football Federation (FSGC). The team represents the smallest population of any UEFA member.

The first official game played by a San Marino team was a 4–0 defeat in a European Championships qualifier by Switzerland in 1990. Previously, a San Marino side played an unofficial match against a Canadian Olympic team in 1986, losing 1–0. Since making their competitive debut, San Marino have competed in the qualifiers of every European Championship and World Cup, but have never won a match in either competition. They have only ever won one game, beating Liechtenstein 1–0 in a friendly match on 28 April 2004.

Until November 2014, San Marino were tied in last place in the FIFA World Rankings, a run that lasted since the rankings were given a new calculation methodology. They were tied for last with Bhutan (208th) in the October 2014 rankings,[3] but a 0–0 draw with Estonia during the Euro 2016 qualifying rounds ended their tenure at the bottom of the rankings. The national side scored their first away goal in fourteen years against another Baltic side, Lithuania, during the same qualifying rounds. When the ranking methodology got revised again, the team fell back to the bottom, following a 1–0 loss to Moldova in the Nations League.

San Marino's national team is sometimes considered the worst national side in the history of the sport, as they have only ever won a single match and conceded an average of 4.2 goals per game, although as a member of UEFA they face stronger competition than many other low-ranked sides.[4]

History[]

Though the San Marino Football Federation formed in 1931, the federation did not establish a national team until 1986, when a team representing the Federation played Canada's Olympic team in an unofficial international. San Marino gained affiliation to bodies FIFA and UEFA in 1988,[5] allowing the team to participate in major championships. Prior to this, Sammarinese players had been considered Italian in international football contexts.[6]

San Marino's first match in a FIFA sanctioned competition was against Switzerland on 14 November 1990 in a qualifier for the 1992 European Championships. San Marino lost 4–0, and would go on to lose all eight of their tournament qualifiers. The team particularly struggled in away matches, losing every one by at least four goals. San Marino scored only one goal, which was a penalty in a 3–1 defeat at home by Romania,[7] and conceded 33 goals in total.[8]

For their first World Cup qualifying campaign, San Marino were drawn in a group with England, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland and Turkey. The opening match resulted in a 10–0 hammering at the hands of Norway. The return match was less one-sided, finishing 2–0 to the Norwegians. A 4–1 defeat in Turkey saw San Marino score their first World Cup goal, and a 0–0 draw against the same opposition on 10 March 1993 gave them their first ever point. In their final qualifier, against England, Davide Gualtieri scored the then-fastest goal in World Cup Qualifying history—after 8.3 seconds—though the team went on to lose 7–1.[9] San Marino finished the campaign with one point, and conceded 46 goals in 10 matches.[10]

The team's qualification campaign for Euro 1996 followed a similar pattern to that of the previous European championships, as they lost every game. A match away to Finland gave San Marino their first goal away from home in the European championships, but the team lost 4–1.[11] Their only other goal came in a 3–1 home defeat by the Faroe Islands; the two wins over San Marino were the only points gained by the Faroe Islands in the group. In the first match, a 3–0 scoreline in Toftir, is the Faroe Islands record competitive win.[12]

Even by Sammarinese standards, qualification for the 1998 World Cup was disappointing. Losing every game by three goals or more, San Marino failed to score a single goal.[13] This is the only World Cup qualifying tournament in which they have failed to score. Qualification for Euro 2000 again resulted in defeats in every game. The closest game was against Cyprus, a 1–0 defeat on 18 November 1998.[14]

In April 2001, San Marino gained their first ever away point, drawing 1–1 with Latvia in Riga.[15] The team ended the 2002 World Cup qualifying group with a new best of three goals, though one of these came in a 10–1 defeat by Belgium. In Euro 2004 qualifying San Marino lost all eight matches, failing to score. The closest result was a 1–0 home defeat by Latvia, with the winner scored in the last minute.[16]

In April 2004, San Marino gained their first win after more than 70 attempts, a 1–0 victory over Liechtenstein in a friendly on 28 April 2004 courtesy of a fifth-minute goal by Andy Selva. The match was Martin Andermatt's debut as Liechtenstein manager.[17] Results during qualification for the 2006 World Cup followed a similar vein to previous qualifying groups. Matches were generally one-sided defeats, with the exception of single goal defeats at home by Lithuania and Belgium.[18]

San Marino's opening Euro 2008 qualifying match resulted in a record 13–0 defeat at home by Germany on 6 September 2006.[19] They scored only twice and conceded fifty-seven goals in losing all twelve matches, although the home matches against Ireland, Cyprus and Wales were each lost by a single goal.[20]

In the qualification campaign for the 2010 World Cup, they lost all ten matches played and failed to qualify. They conceded 47 goals in those fixtures, including 10 in a defeat by Poland, which became Poland's highest scoring victory of all time,[21] and scored just once, in a 3–1 defeat by Slovakia.[22] The Qualifiers for UEFA Euro 2012 started in a similar way, the first nine matches all being defeats with an aggregate of 49 goals conceded and none scored, their best result being a one-goal loss to Finland at home, with the worst being a heavy 11–0 loss to the Netherlands, which became the Netherlands' highest scoring victory of all time and San Marino's worst-ever away defeat.[23] This was then followed up by two lighter defeats, a 5–0 home loss against Sweden, before completing the campaign with a 4–0 away loss to Moldova.

On 10 September 2013, Alessandro Della Valle scored San Marino's first competitive goal in five years. With the score 1–0 to Poland in the Serravalle stadium, he headed in a free-kick in the 22nd minute, beating AFC Bournemouth goalkeeper Artur Boruc at his front post. Poland then regained the lead a minute later, eventually winning 5–1. It was the first international goal of any kind scored by San Marino since the national team lost 3–2 at home to Malta, the second time (after a 2–2 friendly draw against Liechtenstein away in 2003) the national team has scored more than once in any given international at senior level.

On 15 November 2014, San Marino drew 0–0 at home against Estonia.[24] It was the first time in ten years that the team had not lost a game, ending a 61–match losing streak,[24] and securing the country's first ever point in a European Championship qualifier.[24]

In October 2016, Mattia Stefanelli scored for San Marino in their 4–1 loss to Norway.[25]

On 16 November 2019, Filippo Berardi scored a goal in a 3–1 loss to Kazakhstan in a Euro 2020 qualifying match, which was the first goal for San Marino in two years (5–1 vs. Azerbaijan on 4 September 2017), and their first home goal in six years (5–1 vs. Poland on 10 September 2013).[26]

On 13 October 2020, San Marino recorded their 4th competitive draw and their first since 2014, after their Nations League match with Liechtenstein ended 0–0.[27] A month later they made history by holding Gibraltar to a goalless draw, surviving with 10 men after Davide Simoncini was sent off. This heralded several firsts for them: the first major tournament in which they had gained more than one point, the first time they had gained more than one point in a calendar year, and the first time they had gone unbeaten in two consecutive competitive games.

Team image[]

Kit suppliers[]

Period Kit manufacturer
1990–1994 United Kingdom Admiral
1994–2010 Italy
2011–2017 Germany Adidas
2018– Italy Macron

Home stadium[]

San Marino play home matches at the San Marino Stadium, a municipally owned stadium in Serravalle which also hosts the matches of club side San Marino Calcio.[28] It has a capacity of 7,000.[29] Crowds are low but there is always a fan group called "Brigata Mai 1 Gioia", mainly composed by Italians (in particular from the near region Emilia Romagna). On occasion travelling supporters outnumber the Sammarinese support. For example, in the fixture against the Republic of Ireland in February 2007, 2,500 of the 3,294 crowd were Irish supporters.[30][31]

San Marino have played three "home" matches outside their borders. For World Cup qualifiers against England and the Netherlands in 1993 the Stadio Renato Dall'Ara in Bologna was used, and for UEFA Nations League match against Liechetenstein in 2020 at the Stadio Romeo Neri in Rimini.

Reputation[]

San Marino once had the smallest population of any UEFA country,[29] until the May 2013 election of Gibraltar.[32] The republic has never won a competitive fixture. A 2004 1–0 friendly win against Liechtenstein remains their sole victory to date.

The national side is mainly composed of amateur players. Only a small number of players are professionals, with many holding second jobs outside of the sport. Their 13–0 defeat at home by Germany is a European Championship record,[19] and they have conceded ten goals on four other separate occasions.

In the FIFA World Rankings, San Marino traditionally have the lowest rank of any UEFA country. Since the creation of FIFA rankings in 1992, San Marino's average position has been 176th.[33]

In 2001, Latvia manager Gary Johnson resigned after failing to beat San Marino in a World Cup qualifier.[34] The Republic of Ireland's 2–1 win over San Marino in February 2007 (due to a last-second goal) resulted in scathing press criticism for the Irish team.[35]

San Marino held the record for the fastest goal in FIFA World Cup qualifying history for 22 years when they stunned England with a goal after only 8.3 seconds in 1993. England went on to win the match 7-1.

San Marino set a European record when they went over 20 games without scoring between October 2008 and August 2012.[36] On 8 September 2015, San Marino scored its first away goal in 14 years when Matteo Vitaioli scored against Lithuania in Euro 2016 qualification.[37][38]

Results and fixtures[]

Main article: San Marino national football team results
Legend

  Win   Draw   Lose

2021[]

25 March 2021 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification England  5–0  San Marino London, England
20:45
Report Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Referee: Kirill Levnikov (Russia)
28 March 2021 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification San Marino  0–3  Hungary Serravalle, San Marino
20:45 Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico de Serravalle
Referee: Nicholas Walsh (Scotland)
31 March 2021 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification San Marino  0–2  Albania Serravalle, San Marino
20:45 Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico de Serravalle
Referee: Kai Erik Steen (Norway)
28 May 2021 Friendly Italy  7–0  San Marino Cagliari, Italy
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Report Stadium: Sardegna Arena
Referee: (Malta)
1 June 2021 Friendly Kosovo  4–1  San Marino Pristina, Kosovo
18:00 Muriqi Goal 28', 45+1', 46', 76' (pen.) Report D. Tomassini Goal 85' Stadium: Fadil Vokrri Stadium
Referee: (Turkey)
2 September 2021 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Andorra  2–0  San Marino Andorra la Vella, Andorra
 Report Stadium: Estadi Nacional
Referee: Jakob Kehlet (Denmark)
5 September 2021 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification San Marino  1–7  Poland Serravalle, San Marino
20:45
Report
  • Lewandowski Goal 5', 21'
  • Świderski Goal 16'
  • Linetty Goal 44'
  • Buksa Goal 67', 90+2', 90+4'
 Stadium: Stadio Olimpico de Serravalle
Referee: Mattias Gestranius (Finland)
8 September 2021 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Albania  5–0  San Marino Elbasan, Albania
20:45
Report Stadium: Elbasan Arena
Referee: Lukas Fähndrich (Switzerland)
9 October 2021 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Poland  5–0  San Marino Warsaw, Poland
20:45
Report Stadium: PGE Narodowy
Referee: (Croatia)
12 October 2021 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification San Marino  0–3  Andorra Serravalle, San Marino
20:45 Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico de Serravalle
Referee: (Turkey)
12 November 2021 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Hungary  4–0  San Marino Budapest , Hungary
20:45
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)		 Stadium: Puskás Aréna
Referee: (Slovakia)
15 November 2021 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification San Marino  0–10  England Serravalle, San Marino
Rossi Yellow card 26' Yellow-red card 67' Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico de Serravalle
Referee: Rade Obrenovič (Slovenia)

Coaching staff[]

Current technical staff:[39]

Head coach Franco Varrella
Technical assistant
Fitness coach
Goalkeeping coach
Team doctor
Physiotherapist
Masseur
Official accompanying
Match analyst
Warehouseman

Manager history[]

As of 17 November 2021[40]
Manager Nat. Start End Games Won Drawn Lost
Giulio Casali San Marino 28 March 1986 20 September 1987 6 0 2 4
Giorgio Leoni San Marino 14 November 1990 15 November 1995 29 0 1 28
Massimo Bonini San Marino 2 June 1996 10 September 1997 8 0 0 8
Giampaolo Mazza Italy 10 October 1998 15 October 2013 85 1 2 82
Pierangelo Manzaroli San Marino 8 June 2014 8 October 2017 28 0 1 27
Franco Varrella Italy 8 September 2018 present 34 0 2 32

Players[]

Main article: List of San Marino international footballers

Current squad[]

The following players were called up for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers matches against Hungary and England on 12 and 15 November 2021 respectively.[41]

Caps and goals correct as of: 15 November 2021, after the match against England.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Elia Benedettini (1995-06-22) 22 June 1995 (age 26) 31 0 Italy Cesena
1GK Simone Benedettini (1997-01-21) 21 January 1997 (age 24) 8 0 San Marino Murata
1GK (1998-10-22) 22 October 1998 (age 23) 0 0 San Marino Pennarossa
2DF Manuel Battistini (1994-07-11) 11 July 1994 (age 27) 40 0 San Marino Virtus
2DF Andrea Grandoni (1997-03-23) 23 March 1997 (age 24) 28 0 San Marino La Fiorita
2DF Dante Rossi (1987-07-12) 12 July 1987 (age 34) 15 0 Italy Foligno
2DF Alessandro D'Addario (1997-09-09) 9 September 1997 (age 24) 14 0 San Marino Tre Fiori
2DF Filippo Fabbri (2002-01-07) 7 January 2002 (age 19) 11 0 Italy Forlì
2DF Giacomo Conti (1998-07-22) 22 July 1998 (age 23) 5 0 San Marino San Giovanni
3MF Enrico Golinucci (1991-07-16) 16 July 1991 (age 30) 35 0 San Marino Libertas
3MF Alessandro Golinucci (1994-10-10) 10 October 1994 (age 27) 29 0 San Marino Virtus
3MF Fabio Tomassini (1996-02-05) 5 February 1996 (age 25) 27 0 San Marino Pennarossa
3MF Lorenzo Lunadei (1997-07-11) 11 July 1997 (age 24) 26 0 San Marino San Giovanni
3MF Marcello Mularoni (1998-09-08) 8 September 1998 (age 23) 26 0 San Marino La Fiorita
3MF Michael Battistini (1996-10-08) 8 October 1996 (age 25) 11 0 San Marino Tre Penne
3MF Tommaso Zafferani (1996-02-19) 19 February 1996 (age 25) 11 0 San Marino La Fiorita
3MF Luca Censoni (1996-07-18) 18 July 1996 (age 25) 7 0 San Marino Tre Fiori
3MF Kevin Zonzini (1997-08-01) 1 August 1997 (age 24) 6 0 San Marino Cosmos
3MF (1999-02-03) 3 February 1999 (age 22) 0 0 San Marino Domagnano
4FW Matteo Vitaioli (1989-10-27) 27 October 1989 (age 32) 71 1 San Marino Pennarossa
4FW Adolfo Hirsch (1986-01-31) 31 January 1986 (age 35) 50 0 San Marino Pennarossa
4FW Nicola Nanni (2000-05-02) 2 May 2000 (age 21) 24 1 Italy Lucchese
4FW David Tomassini (2000-03-14) 14 March 2000 (age 21) 8 1 San Marino Murata

Recent call-ups[]

The following players have been called up within the last 12 months and are still eligible to represent.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK (1996-07-06) 6 July 1996 (age 25) 0 0 San Marino Libertas v.  Hungary, 12 November 2021 PRE
GK (2000-11-10) 10 November 2000 (age 21) 0 0 San Marino Domagnano v.  Andorra, 2 September 2021
GK (1996-06-22) 22 June 1996 (age 25) 0 0 San Marino Virtus Training Camp, 20 August 2021
DF (1998-09-11) 11 September 1998 (age 23) 0 0 San Marino Juvenes-Dogana v.  Hungary, 12 November 2021
DF Davide Simoncini (captain) (1986-08-30) 30 August 1986 (age 35) 69 0 San Marino Tre Fiori v.  Andorra, 12 October 2021
DF Mirko Palazzi (1987-03-21) 21 March 1987 (age 34) 62 1 Italy v.  Andorra, 12 October 2021
DF Cristian Brolli (1992-02-28) 28 February 1992 (age 29) 41 0 San Marino Folgore v.  Andorra, 12 October 2021
DF Michele Cevoli (1999-07-21) 21 July 1999 (age 22) 10 0 San Marino Juvenes-Dogana v.  Albania, 8 September 2021
DF (1995-01-30) 30 January 1995 (age 26) 0 0 San Marino Folgore v.  Albania, 31 March 2021
MF Luca Ceccaroli (1995-07-05) 5 July 1995 (age 26) 10 0 San Marino Tre Penne v.  Hungary, 12 November 2021
MF Mattia Giardi (1991-12-15) 15 December 1991 (age 29) 13 0 San Marino Folgore v.  Albania, 31 March 2021
FW Marco Bernardi (1994-01-02) 2 January 1994 (age 27) 9 0 San Marino Folgore v.  Andorra, 12 October 2021
FW (1998-04-28) 28 April 1998 (age 23) 0 0 San Marino Juvenes-Dogana v.  Andorra, 12 October 2021
FW (2000-10-31) 31 October 2000 (age 21) 0 0 San Marino La Fiorita v.  Poland, 9 October 2021 PRE
FW (1998-01-29) 29 January 1998 (age 23) 0 0 San Marino Libertas v.  Albania, 8 September 2021
FW Filippo Berardi (1997-05-18) 18 May 1997 (age 24) 21 1 Italy Ancona-Matelica v.  Kosovo, 1 June 2021

INJ Withdrew due to injury
PRE Preliminary squad / standby
RET Retired from the national team
SUS Serving suspension
WD Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue.

Records[]

Main article: List of San Marino international footballers
As of 17 November 2021[42]
Players in bold are still active with San Marino.

Most capped players[]

Andy Selva, San Marino's most capped player, as well as all-time top scorer.
Rank Player Caps Goals Years
1 Andy Selva 73 8 1998–2016
2 Matteo Vitaioli 71 1 2007–present
3 Damiano Vannucci 69 0 1996–2012
Davide Simoncini 69 0 2006–present
5 Alessandro Della Valle 65 1 2002–2017
6 Mirko Palazzi 62 1 2005–present
7 Aldo Junior Simoncini 61 0 2006–present
8 Simone Bacciocchi 60 0 1998–2013
9 Fabio Vitaioli 55 0 2005–present
10 Adolfo Hirsch 50 0 2011–present

Top goalscorers[]

Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Years
1 Andy Selva 8 73 0.11 1998–2016
2 Manuel Marani 2 32 0.06 2003–2012

Competitive record[]

FIFA World Cup[]

FIFA World Cup record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 to Italy 1990 Did not enter Declined participation
United States 1994 Did not qualify 10 0 1 9 2 46
France 1998 8 0 0 8 0 42
South KoreaJapan 2002 8 0 1 7 3 30
Germany 2006 10 0 0 10 2 40
South Africa 2010 10 0 0 10 1 47
Brazil 2014 10 0 0 10 1 54
Russia 2018 10 0 0 10 2 51
Qatar 2022 10 0 0 10 1 45
CanadaMexicoUnited States 2026 To be determined To be determined
Total 0/22 66 0 2 64 11 310

UEFA European Championship[]

UEFA European Championship record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
France 1960 to West Germany 1988 Did not enter Declined participation
Sweden 1992 Did not qualify 8 0 0 8 1 33
England 1996 10 0 0 10 2 36
BelgiumNetherlands 2000 8 0 0 8 1 44
Portugal 2004 8 0 0 8 0 30
AustriaSwitzerland 2008 12 0 0 12 2 57
PolandUkraine 2012 10 0 0 10 0 53
France 2016 10 0 1 9 1 36
Europe 2020 10 0 0 10 1 51
Germany 2024 To be determined To be determined
Total 0/16 76 0 1 75 8 340

UEFA Nations League[]

UEFA Nations League record
Year Division Group Pos Pld W D L GF GA P/R RK
2018–19 D 2 4th 6 0 0 6 0 16 Same position 55th
2020–21 D 2 3rd 4 0 2 2 0 3 Same position 54th
2022–23 D TBA To be determined
Total 2/2 10 0 2 8 0 19 54th

Mediterranean Games[]

Mediterranean Games record
Year Round Pld W D L GF GA
1951–1983 Did not enter
Syria 1987 Group stage 0 0 1 2 0 7
1991–present See
Total 1/1 0 0 1 2 0 7

San Marino's all-time record[]

Further information: San Marino national football team results

Official matches

As of 17 November 2021

Unofficial matches

As of 15 October 2013
Opponent P W D L GF GA GD Win %
 Lebanon 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0%
 Syria 1 0 0 1 0 3 −3 0%
 Turkey 1 0 0 1 0 4 −4 0%
  Vatican City[43] 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0%
Total 4 0 2 2 0 7 −7 0%

List of matches not lost by San Marino[]

Further information: San Marino national football team results
World Cup qualification
San Marino 0–0 Turkey
Report
(Scoreshelf)
Stadio Olimpico, San Marino
Attendance: 957
Referee: Michel Piraux (Belgium)
World Cup qualification
Latvia 1–1 San Marino
Pahars Goal 1' Report
(FIFA)		 Albani Goal 59'
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Karen Nalbandyan (Armenia)
Friendly
Liechtenstein 2–2 San Marino
Frick Goal 16'
Burgmeier Goal 23'		 Report
(Footballdatabase)		 B. Gasperoni Goal 39'
Ciacci Goal 45'
Rheinpark Stadion, Liechtenstein
Attendance: 850
Referee: Guido Wildhaber (Switzerland)
Friendly
San Marino 1–0 Liechtenstein
Selva Goal 5' Report
(Footballdatabase)
Stadio Olimpico, San Marino
Attendance: 700
Referee: Ruaidhri Laird (Scotland)
Euro 2016 qualification
San Marino 0–0 Estonia
Report
(UEFA)
Stadio Olimpico, San Marino
Attendance: 759
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
2020–21 UEFA Nations League D
Liechtenstein 0–0 San Marino
Report
(UEFA)
Referee: (Denmark)
2020–21 UEFA Nations League D
San Marino 0–0 Gibraltar
Report
(UEFA)
Stadio Olimpico, San Marino

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