Two Sicilies national football team

The national football team of the Two Sicilies is the football team of the Two Sicilies, which are a territory formed by the southern part of Italy without the Island of Sicily although the name suggests otherwise. The team is controlled by the Regno delle Due Sicilie FA.[1] As the Two Sicilies are not a recognised state they are neither a member of FIFA nor UEFA, and the team therefore is not eligible to enter either the World Cup or European Championship. However, from January 2010, they became a provisional member[2] of the NF-Board. Now the team is a member of ConIFA.[3]

Two Sicilies
Shirt badge/Association crest
AssociationRegno delle Due Sicilie FA
ConfederationConIFA
Head coachGennaro Iezzo
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Padania 0–0 Two Sicilies 
(Darfo Boario Terme, Italy; April 30, 2009)
Biggest win
 Two Sicilies 3–0 Sardinia 
(Avellino, Italy; September 23, 2009)
Biggest defeat
 Székely Land 7-0 Two Sicilies 
(Csíkszereda, Romania; July 2, 2023)
VIVA World Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2010)
Best resultFourth place (2010)

History

In December 2008, the national football team of the Two Sicilies was established on the initiative of Guglielmo Di Grezia and Antonio Pagano, with the purpose, then not achieved, to participate in the 2009 VIVA World Cup.[4][5] On April 30, 2009, the team played its first match against Padania in Darfo Boario Terme[6] during the charity tournament "1° Trofeo SMArathon".

They made their VIVA World Cup debut against Iraqi Kurdistan, of the fourth edition of the tournament.[7] Two Sicilies took fourth place, losing the 3rd-place match against Occitania. On 23 September 2010 the team took part in the second edition of "Trofeo del Mediterraneo", against Gozo and ASD Castellana, which they went on to win.[8]

In 2023, Two Sicilies participated in the 2024 CONIFA World Cup Qualifiers. They were placed in Group C with Sekler Land and Chameria. Two Sicilies ended up losing both their games, 3-1 to Chameria and 7-0 to Sekler Land. They were the only side not to qualify to the tournament.

Regno delle Due Sicilie FA

The Regno delle Due Sicilie FA is The Football Association of Two Sicilies.[9]

Team image

Kit suppliers
Kit supplier Period
 ? 2009–2021
Italy Givova 2021–present

Competitive record

World Cup record
Year Position GP W D L GS GA
VIVA World Cup
Gozo 2010Fourth place410328
Kurdistan Region 2012Withdrew
ConIFA World Football Cup
Sápmi 2014Not a member of ConIFA
Abkhazia 2016
Ogaden 2018
Kurdistan Region 2024Did not Qualify
Total410328

European Cup record
YearPositionPWDLFA
ConIFA European Football Cup
Hungary 2015Not a member of ConIFA
Northern Cyprus 2017
Republic of Artsakh 2019
County of Nice 2021Qualified
Total000000

Mediterranean Trophy
Year Position GP W D L GS GA
Mediterranean Trophy
2009Second place210132
2010Champion220081
2011Champion220090
2012Champion110032
Total3 titles7601235

Results and fixtures
Date Venue Opponent Score
13 June 20122012 Mediterranean Trophy, Carrara, Italy Two Sicilies Sardinia3–2
16 June 20112011 Mediterranean Trophy, Ponte, Italy Two SiciliesCasalduni Calcio3–0
16 June 20112011 Mediterranean Trophy, Ponte, Italy Two SiciliesAtletico Pontelandolfo6–0
23 September 20102010 Mediterranean Trophy, Mercogliano, ItalyS.C. Castellana Two Sicilies0–6
23 September 20102010 Mediterranean Trophy, Mercogliano, Italy Two Sicilies Gozo2–1
5 June 20102010 VIVA World Cup, Gozo Two Sicilies Occitania0–2
4 June 20102010 VIVA World Cup, Gozo Two Sicilies Padania0–2
1 June 20102010 VIVA World Cup, Gozo Two Sicilies Provence1–0
31 May 20102010 VIVA World Cup, Gozo Two Sicilies Kurdistan Region1–4
23 September 20092009 Mediterranean Trophy, Mercogliano, Italy Two Sicilies Sardinia3–0
23 September 20092009 Mediterranean Trophy, Mercogliano, Italy Two SiciliesU.S. Serino calcio0–2
30 April 2009Trofeo SMArathon, Darfo Boario Terme, ItalyU.S. Darfo Boario S.S.D. Two Sicilies2–0
30 April 2009Trofeo SMArathon, Darfo Boario Terme, Italy Two Sicilies Padania0–0

Managers
Manager Period Played Won Drawn Lost Win %
Italy Michele Riviello 2009–2011 12 7 1 4 058.3
Italy Gianfranco Napolitano 2012 1 1 0 0 100.0
Italy Gennaro Iezzo 2021– 0 0 0 0 !—
Totals1271458.3

See also
  • Category:Footballers from Campania
  • Category:Footballers from Sicily

References
  1. "Blog – Regno due Sicilie – Football Association".
  2. NF Board – Press release n.27 Archived 2011-07-14 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Two Sicilies – CONIFA". www.conifa.org. Archived from the original on 2021-05-11.
  4. Marseglia, Cosimo Enrico (January 28, 2009). "È nata la Nazionale di Calcio del Regno delle Due Sicilie" (in Italian). Corrieresalentino.it. Retrieved June 4, 2010.
  5. Marro, Fiore (December 16, 2008). "Presentazione della Nazionale di Calcio del Regno delle Due Sicilie" (in Italian). Comitati Due Sicilie. Archived from the original on July 25, 2011. Retrieved June 4, 2010.
  6. "Positivo esordio della Nazionale delle Due Sicilie" (in Italian). Associazione Culturale Due Sicilie - Duesicilie.org. May 3, 2009. Retrieved May 31, 2010.
  7. Antoine Busuttil (June 1, 2010). "Narrow defeat for Gozo in first game". maltafootball.com. Retrieved June 4, 2010.
  8. "La squadra delle Due Sicilie si aggiudica il II Trofeo del Mediterraneo" (in Italian). Associazione Culturale Due Sicilie - Duesicilie.org. September 24, 2010. Retrieved September 25, 2010.
  9. "Profile". altaterradilavoro.com.
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