Padania national football team explained

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Association:Padania Football Association A.S.D.
Coach: Arturo Merlo
Confederation:CONIFA
Most Caps:Andrea Rota (24)
Top Scorer:Matteo Prandelli (14)
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First Game: Ausonia 2–0
(Benevento, 1 March 1998)
Largest Win: 20–0
(Östersund; 1 June 2014)
Largest Loss: Ausonia 2–0
(Benevento, 1 March 1998)
Regional Name:VIVA World Cup
Regional Cup Apps:3
Regional Cup First:2008
Regional Cup Best:Champions 2008, 2009, 2010
Website:http://www.padaniasports.it

The Padania representative football team is an unofficial football team that represents Padania, a geographical region composed by the eight regions of Northern Italy. The team is not a member of UEFA, nor is it affiliated with the Italian Football Federation. They have established the Lega Federale Calcio Padania.[1]

Padania had gained provisional membership of the NF-Board in 2008 and was able to take part in the 2008 VIVA World Cup along with Arameans Suryoye, Iraqi Kurdistan, Provence and Sápmi, which they won beating the Arameans Suryoye football team in the final by 2–0. Padania retained their crown when they hosted the 2009 finals, beating Kurdistan in the final. They defeated the Kurds again in 2010 to lift their third VIVA World Cup. Their non-appearance at the 2012 finals meant they did not make it to four consecutive titles. The team is currently a member of ConIFA.

Tournament records

World Cup record

YearPositionGPWDLGFGA
VIVA World Cup
2006did not enter
2008Champion5500163
2009Champion440091
2010Champion440061
2012did not enter
ConIFA World Football Cup
2014Quarter-Finals4211254
2016Fourth place511397
2018Third place6411215
2020did not enter
2024withdraw
Total3 titles 28 20 3 5 86 21

European Cup record

YearPositionGPWDLGFGA
ConIFA European Football Cup
2015Champion4400133
2017Champion541052
2019Quarterfinals5212105
2021Group Stage311163
2023N/A
Total2 titles 14 10 2 2 28 10

Selected internationals

DateVenueOpponentScore
4 June 2022
3 June 2022
5 June 2010 1–0
4 June 2010 2–0
1 June 2010 1–0
31 May, 2010 1–2
11 March 2010 1–3
27 June 2009 2–0
25 June 2009 4–0
24 June 2009 2–1
22 June 2009 1–0
30 April 2009 0–0 (3–1 pk)
13 July 2008 2–0
12 July 2008 4–1
11 July 2008 0–2
9 July 2008 2–1
10 July 2008 6–1
4 July 1999 St. Pierre (Aosta Valley) 2–1
5 April 1999 3–3 (7–8 pk)
18 July 1998 12–0
7 June 1998 Marnaz (Savoy) 3–3 (8–7 pk)
24 May, 1998 4–1
13 April 1998 1–0
22 March 1998 Stadio F. Ossola (Varese) 3–0
1 March 1998 2–0

Current squad

The following players were called up to the 2018 ConIFA World Football Cup

Head Coach: Arturo Merlo

Important personalities

Managers

ManagerPeriodPlayedWonDrawnLostWin %
Leopold Siegel1998–2000
Renzo Bossi2007–2012
John Motta2014
Arturo Merlo2015–present
Totals 61 37 14 10 60.65

Presidents of the Padania FA

NamePériod
Marco Camerotto1998–2000
Vacant position from 2000 to 2007
Renzo Bossi2007–2012
Ivan Orsi2013–2015
Fabio Cerini2015–20..

Notes and References

  1. News: A luglio in Lapponia il Viva World Cup: partecipa la nostra rappresentativa. Siegel e Caldi alla guida della Lega Federale Calcio Padania . it . Padania Online . 7 March 2008 . https://archive.today/20090519011403/http://www.lapadania.com/PadaniaOnLine/Articolo.aspx?pDesc=86764,1,1 . dead . 19 May 2009 . 12 March 2008 .