Corsica national football team

Unofficial football team for the island of Corsica, France

Corsica
AssociationLigue Corse de Football (LCF)
Head coachYannick Cahuzac
First colours
Second colours
First international
 France 0–2 Corsica 
(Marseille, France; 28 February 1967)
Biggest win
 Guadeloupe 0–3 Corsica 
(Fort-de-France, Martinique; 5 June 2018)
 Corsica 3–0 Sardinia 
(Corte, Corsica; 22 May 2024)
Biggest defeat
 Martinique 5–1 Corsica 
(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.

Venue of the team

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).

Team

Current squad

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

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Ghjuvanni Quilichini (2002-09-01) 1 September 2002 (age 21) 2 0 France Avranches
16 1GK Francois-Joseph Sollacaro (1994-03-21) 21 March 1994 (age 30) 3 0 Corsica Ajaccio
30 1GK Sacha Contena (2005-10-04) 4 October 2005 (age 18) 1 0 Corsica Ajaccio
2 2DF Adrien Pianelli (1995-02-28) 28 February 1995 (age 29) 3 0 Corsica Furiani-Agliani
3 2DF Thomas Berenguier (2002-06-13) 13 June 2002 (age 21) 3 0 Corsica Furiani-Agliani
5 2DF Julien Célestine (1997-07-24) 24 July 1997 (age 26) 0 0 France Concarneau
15 2DF Yohan Bocognano (1990-06-16) 16 June 1990 (age 33) 12 1 Corsica Bastelicaccia
19 2DF Thibault Valéry (1992-06-01) 1 June 1992 (age 32) 2 0 Corsica Furiani-Agliani
21 2DF Lucas Pellegrini (2000-04-17) 17 April 2000 (age 24) 2 0 France Nancy
23 2DF Tony Strata (2004-09-07) 7 September 2004 (age 19) 2 0 Corsica Ajaccio
4 3MF Anthony Roncaglia (2000-08-30) 30 August 2000 (age 23) 2 0 Corsica Bastia
6 3MF Jean-François Grimaldi (1988-08-14) 14 August 1988 (age 35) 9 0 Corsica Gallia Lucciana
10 3MF Rémy Cabella (1990-03-08) 8 March 1990 (age 34) 6 1 France Lille
20 3MF Christophe Vincent (1992-11-08) 8 November 1992 (age 31) 5 0 Corsica Bastia
22 3MF Paul-Antoine Finidori (1998-05-14) 14 May 1998 (age 26) 2 0 Corsica FC Balagne
25 3MF Julien Prenant-Caporossi (2006-02-23) 23 February 2006 (age 18) 2 0 Corsica Ajaccio
— 3MF Vincent Marchetti (1997-07-04) 4 July 1997 (age 26) 2 0 France Paris FC
7 4FW Félix Tomi (2000-08-31) 31 August 2000 (age 23) 3 1 Corsica Bastia
9 4FW Benjamin Santelli (1991-11-16) 16 November 1991 (age 32) 9 5 Corsica Bastia
11 4FW Enzo Célestine (1997-07-24) 24 July 1997 (age 26) 1 0 Indonesia Persipura Jayapura
12 4FW Laurent Pomponi (1996-06-18) 18 June 1996 (age 27) 2 0 Corsica Gazélec Ajaccio
14 4FW Ryan Contena (2004-06-03) 3 June 2004 (age 20) 0 0 Corsica Ajaccio
17 4FW Anthony Fosse (2005-01-23) 23 January 2005 (age 19) 2 0 Corsica Ajaccio
18 4FW Christopher Ibayi (1995-07-18) 18 July 1995 (age 28) 1 0 Corsica Ajaccio

Recent call-ups

The following active players have been called up to the selection in the past and are still eligible to represent:

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Cyril Fogacci (1996-10-01) 1 October 1996 (age 27) 0 0 Corsica Gazélec Ajaccio 2018 Tournoi des 4
GK Thomas Vincensini (1993-09-12) 12 September 1993 (age 30) 1 0 Canada York United 2018 Tournoi des 4
DF Thibault Campanini (1998-07-27) 27 July 1998 (age 25) 2 0 Corsica Ajaccio v.  Sicily, 10 June 2023
DF Dominique Guidi (1996-02-06) 6 February 1996 (age 28) 2 0 Corsica Bastia v.  Sicily, 10 June 2023 INJ
DF Jérémi Santini (1998-05-18) 18 May 1998 (age 26) 0 0 France Cholet v.  Sicily, 10 June 2023
DF Adrien Cinquini (1995-05-17) 17 May 1995 (age 29) 0 0 Corsica Gallia Lucciana v.  Sicily, 10 June 2023
MF Julien Benhaim (1996-10-25) 25 October 1996 (age 27) 3 0 Corsica Ajaccio v.  Sicily, 10 June 2023
MF Mattéo Tramoni (2000-01-20) 20 January 2000 (age 24) 2 0 Italy Pisa v.  Sicily, 10 June 2023 INJ
MF Julien Anziani (1999-06-23) 23 June 1999 (age 24) 1 0 France Dunkerque v.  Sicily, 10 June 2023 INJ
MF Julien Maggiotti (1995-09-29) 29 September 1995 (age 28) 1 0 Corsica Bastia v.  Sicily, 10 June 2023
MF Yanis Cimignani (2002-01-22) 22 January 2002 (age 22) 0 0 Switzerland Lugano v.  Sicily, 10 June 2023
MF Joseph Vittori (2002-10-08) 8 October 2002 (age 21) 0 0 Corsica Gallia Lucciana v.  Sicily, 10 June 2023
MF Baptiste Anziani (1990-05-03) 3 May 1990 (age 34) 3 0 Corsica Gazélec Ajaccio v.  Sardinia, 2 June 2019
MF Christophe Casabianca (1992-08-05) 5 August 1992 (age 31) 1 0 Corsica Bastia 2018 Tournoi des 4
FW Alexandre Cropanese (1993-10-18) 18 October 1993 (age 30) 3 0 Corsica FC Balagne v.  Sicily, 10 June 2023
FW Carlu-Antò Savelli (2006-01-01) 1 January 2006 (age 18) 0 0 Corsica Ajaccio v.  Sicily, 10 June 2023
FW Lisandru Tramoni (2003-03-18) 18 March 2003 (age 21) 0 0 Italy Pisa v.  Sicily, 10 June 2023 INJ
FW Jean-Jacques Rocchi (1989-06-01) 1 June 1989 (age 35) 5 0 France Annecy v.  Sardinia, 2 June 2019
FW Francescu Massoni (1996-01-07) 7 January 1996 (age 28) 4 0 Corsica Bocognano v.  Sardinia, 2 June 2019
FW Maxime Penneteau (1999-10-28) 28 October 1999 (age 24) 1 0 Free agent v.  Sardinia, 2 June 2019
FW Julien Romain (1996-02-23) 23 February 1996 (age 28) 1 0 Corsica Porto-Vecchio v.  Nigeria, 26 May 2017

Results

France  v  Corsica
28 February 1967 Friendly France  0–2  Corsica Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
Report Sansonetti 2'
Serra 58'		 Attendance: 12,000
Corsica  v  Cameroon
14 May 1998 Friendly Corsica  0–1  Cameroon Stade Armand Cesari, Bastia
Sardinia  v  Corsica
July 1998 Friendly Sardinia  1–0  Corsica Stadio Quadrivio, Nuoro
Zola 65' Report
Corsica  v  Congo
6 June 2009 Friendly Corsica  1–1  Congo Stade Ange Casanova, Ajaccio
Gaffory 11' Report Bakouboula 42' Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Gerard Dany (France)
Corsica  v  Brittany
19 May 2010 Corsica Football Cup Corsica  2–0  Brittany Stade François Coty, Ajaccio
Tibéri 45'
Mandrichi 60'		 Report Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Gerard Dany (France)
Corsica  v  Gabon
21 May 2010 Corsica Football Cup Corsica  1–1  Gabon Stade Armand Cesari, Bastia
Berenguer 51' Report Do Marcolino 82' Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Gerard Dany (France)
Corsica  v  Bulgaria
31 May 2011 Friendly Corsica  1–0  Bulgaria Stade François Coty, Ajaccio
Cavalli 62' Report Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Stéphane Bré (France)
Corsica  v  Burkina Faso
29 May 2015 Friendly Corsica  1–0  Burkina Faso Stade Armand Cesari, Bastia
Bocognano 34' Report Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Benoît Millot (France)
Corsica  v  Nigeria
26 May 2017 Friendly Corsica  1–1  Nigeria Ajaccio
Report
Stadium: Stade François Coty
Attendance: 2,000
Guadeloupe  v  Corsica
5 June 2018 2018 Tournoi des 4 Guadeloupe  0–3  Corsica Fort-de-France (Martinique)
18:30 Report Mandrichi 1', 55', 79' Stadium: Stade Pierre-Aliker
Referee: Martinique Hugues Nirennold
Martinique  v  Corsica
7 June 2018 2018 Tournoi des 4 Martinique  5–1  Corsica Fort-de-France (Martinique)
20:30 Stéphane Abaul 9'
Wesley Jobello 40'
Yann Thimon 45+1' (pen.)
Bruno Grougi 66'
Grégory Pastel 88'		 Report Jean-Jacques Mandrichi 74' Stadium: Stade Pierre-Aliker
Referee: François Merille (French Guiana)
Sardinia  v  Corsica
2 June 2019 Friendly Sardinia  1–1
(1–4 p)		  Corsica Olbia
Cabeccia 8' Cabella 10' Stadium: Stadio Bruno Nespoli
Sicily  v  Corsica
10 June 2023 Sikelia Cup Sicily  1-0  Corsica Caltanissetta
18:00 Davis Curiale 69' Report Stadium: Stadio Marco Tomaselli
Referee: Antonio Gabriel Haba

2024

Corsica  v  Sardinia
22 May 2024 2024 Corsica Cup SF Corsica  3–0  Sardinia Corte
Santelli 8', 32', 60' Stadium: Stade Santos-Manfredi
Corsica  v  Saint Martin
25 May 2024 2024 Corsica Cup Final Corsica  2–1  Saint Martin Ajaccio
Tomi 10'
Santelli 38'		 45' (og) Berenguier Stadium: Stade Ange Casanova

Corsican footballers who represented FIFA national teams

See also

Category:Footballers from Corsica

References

  1. ^ "Football : la liste de la Squadra Corsa dévoilée" (in French). 20 May 2024.

External links

  • Squad page at CorseFootball (in French)
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