Occitania national football team explained

Occitania
Nickname:La Seleccion
Badge Size:165px
Association:Occitania Football Association
Confederation:ConIFA
Coach:Didier Amiel
Most Caps:Boris Massaré (30)
Top Scorer:Mickael Bertini (12)
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First Game: 0–0
(Béziers, France; 12 February 2005)
Largest Win: 14–0
(Béziers, France; 3 September 2005)
Largest Loss: 0–7
(Hyères, France; 15 April 2006)
Regional Name:VIVA World Cup/ConIFA Cup/Europeada
Regional Cup Apps:8
Regional Cup First:2006
Regional Cup Best:Third place (2006, 2010, 2016)

The Occitania 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, 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

YearRoundPositionGPWDLGSGA
VIVA World Cup
2006Third place3rd2002210
2008did not enter
2009Quarterfinals5th310226
2010Third place3rd420293
2012Quarterfinals5th4301164
ConIFA World Football Cup
2014Quarterfinals7th523053
2016did not enter
2018
TotalBest: Third place188273426

Europeada record

YearRoundPositionGPWDLGSGA
2008Quarterfinal5th420285
2012Quarterfinal5th4301115
2016Second place2nd6501135
TotalBest: Second place 1410043215

Results and upcoming fixtures

DateVenueScore
25 Jun 2016Europeada 2016 – South Tyrol1–2 a.e.t.
24 Jun 2016Europeada 2016 – South Tyrol3–0
23 Jun 2016Europeada 2016 – South Tyrol1–1 (4–2)
21 Jun 2016Europeada 2016 – South Tyrol Danes of Germany 1–1
20 Jun 2016Europeada 2016 – South Tyrol Slovaks in Hungary 4–1
19 Jun 2016Europeada 2016 – South Tyrol Aromanians of Romania 4–1
30 Dec 2014Toulouse5–1
7 Jun 20142014 ConIFA World Football Cup – Östersund0–1
5 Jun 20142014 ConIFA World Football Cup – Östersund2–2 (5–4)
4 Jun 20142014 ConIFA World Football Cup – Östersund0–0 (7–6)
3 Jun 20142014 ConIFA World Football Cup – Östersund0–1
1 Jun 20142014 ConIFA World Football Cup – Östersund1–1
28 Dec 2013Lugo1–7
7 July 2013Tynwald Hill Tournament – Isle of Man0–2
6 July 2013Tynwald Hill Tournament – Isle of Man0–5
5 July 2013Tynwald Hill Tournament – Isle of Man8–0
21 Jun 2012Europeada 2012 – Lusatia0–3
19 Jun 2012Europeada 2012 – Lusatia Danes of Germany 1–0
18 Jun 2012Europeada 2012 – Lusatia5–0
17 Jun 2012Europeada 2012 – Lusatia5–2
9 Jun 20122012 VIVA World Cup – Kurdistan3–1
7 Jun 20122012 VIVA World Cup – Kurdistan7–0
6 Jun 20122012 VIVA World Cup – Kurdistan1–0
5 Jun 20122012 VIVA World Cup – Kurdistan6–2
30 Mar 2012Toulouse3–2
29 Dec 2011Fontès2–0
28 May 2011Olargues11–2
5 Jun 20102010 VIVA World Cup – Gozo2–0
4 Jun 20102010 VIVA World Cup – Gozo1–2
2 Jun 20102010 VIVA World Cup – Gozo5–0
1 Jun 20102010 VIVA World Cup – Gozo0–1
3 Apr 2010Saint-Dalmas-De-Tende5–1
26 Jun 20092009 VIVA World Cup – Padania2–1
23 Jun 20092009 VIVA World Cup – Padania0–4
22 Jun 20092009 VIVA World Cup – Padania0–1
8 Nov 2008Caraglio2–2
5 Jun 2008Europeada 2008 – Rhaetia0–2
3 Jun 2008Europeada 2008 – Rhaetia Croats of Romania 5–0
2 Jun 2008Europeada 2008 – Rhaetia1–2
1 Jun 2008Europeada 2008 – Rhaetia2–1
21 Nov 20062006 VIVA World Cup – Occitania2–3
20 Nov 20062006 VIVA World Cup – Occitania0–7
17 Dec 2005Monaco1–2
3 Mar 2005Occitania14–0
12 Feb 2005Occitania0–0

Current squad

Squad for the 2014 ConIFA World Football Cup:link here

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.fuen.org/dk/nyheder/single/article/we-have-the-official-dates-for-europeada-2020/ We have the official dates for Europaeda 2020

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