| Canton Ticino | |
| Badge: | File:Flag of Canton of Ticino.svg |
| Association: | Canton Ticino Football Association |
| Top Scorer: | Viola Sánchez (1) |
| Confederation: | ConIFA |
| First Game: | Ticino 1–8 (Tenero-Contra, Switzerland; 17 June 2023) |
| Largest Win: | None |
| Largest Loss: | Ticino 1–8 (Tenero-Contra, Switzerland; 17 June 2023) |
| Regional Name: | ConIFA European Football Cup |
The Canton Ticino football team is a team representing the Swiss canton of Ticino in association football.[1] It is a member of ConIFA, an umbrella association for states, minorities, stateless peoples and regions unaffiliated with FIFA.[2] [3]
Canton Ticino joined ConIFA in 2022. The ConIFA site describes Ticino as "a Canton and a Republic", noting that Ticinese are a cultural and ethnic minority in Switzerland as the only Italian-speaking canton.[4]
It was named as one of the reserve sides for the 2023 CONIFA European Football Cup; Ticino may take the place of a team if they withdraw from the competition.[5] [6]
Canton Ticino participated in the 2024 CONIFA World Cup Qualification, drawn in Group B against Raetia. Their only match in the tournament would be a 8–1 defeat, knocking Canton Ticino out. Their only goalscorer in the competition was Viola Sanchez. A few months later, they played Raetia again, this time in the Benedikt Fontana Cup. They lost again, this time 5-1. In November 2023 Ticino were selected for the 2024 CONIFA World Football Cup, which will take place in Iraqi Kurdistan in June/July 2024.[7]
| ConIFA World Football Cup Record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
| 2014 | Not a CONIFA member | |||||||
| 2016 | Not a CONIFA member | |||||||
| 2018 | Not a CONIFA member | |||||||
| 2024 | Qualified | |||||||