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Association: | Ligue Corse de Football (LCF) |
Coach: | Yannick Cahuzac |
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First Game: | 0–2 (Marseille, France; 28 February 1967) |
Largest Win: | 0–3 (Fort-de-France, Martinique; 5 June 2018) 3–0 (Corte, Corsica; 22 May 2024) |
Largest Loss: | 5–1 (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.
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).
The following players were called up for the 2024 Corsica Cup, a friendly tournament against Sardinia, Sicily and Saint Martin to be played on 22, 23 and 25 May 2024.[1]
Caps and goals as of 25 May 2024, after the game against Saint Martin
The following active players have been called up to the selection in the past and are still eligible to represent: