Corsica national football team

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

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	2	0	Ajaccio
16	1GK	Francois-Joseph Sollacaro	(1994-03-21) 21 March 1994	3	0	Ajaccio
30	1GK	Sacha Contena	(2005-10-04) 4 October 2005	1	0	Bastia

2	2DF	Adrien Pianelli	(1995-02-28) 28 February 1995	3	0	F91 Dudelange
3	2DF	Thomas Berenguier	(2002-06-13) 13 June 2002	3	0	Épinal
5	2DF	Julien Célestine	(1997-07-24) 24 July 1997	0	0	Arka Gdynia
15	2DF	Yohan Bocognano	(1990-06-16) 16 June 1990	12	1	Retired
19	2DF	Thibault Valéry	(1992-06-01) 1 June 1992	2	0	Furiani-Agliani
21	2DF	Lucas Pellegrini	(2000-04-17) 17 April 2000	2	0	Farul Constanța
23	2DF	Tony Strata	(2004-09-07) 7 September 2004	2	0	Ajaccio

4	3MF	Anthony Roncaglia	(2000-08-30) 30 August 2000	2	0	Bastia
6	3MF	Jean-François Grimaldi	(1988-08-14) 14 August 1988	9	0	Retired
10	3MF	Rémy Cabella	(1990-03-08) 8 March 1990	6	1	Olympiacos
20	3MF	Christophe Vincent	(1992-11-08) 8 November 1992	5	0	Bastia
22	3MF	Paul-Antoine Finidori	(1998-05-14) 14 May 1998	2	0	Gazélec Ajaccio
25	3MF	Julien Prenant-Caporossi	(2006-02-23) 23 February 2006	2	0	Ajaccio
—	3MF	Vincent Marchetti	(1997-07-04) 4 July 1997	2	0	Paris FC

7	4FW	Félix Tomi	(2000-08-31) 31 August 2000	3	1	Bastia
9	4FW	Benjamin Santelli	(1991-11-16) 16 November 1991	9	5	Ajaccio
11	4FW	Enzo Célestine	(1997-07-24) 24 July 1997	1	0	Persibo Bojonegoro
12	4FW	Laurent Pomponi	(1996-06-18) 18 June 1996	2	0	Gazélec Ajaccio
14	4FW	Ryan Contena	(2004-06-03) 3 June 2004	0	0	Ajaccio
17	4FW	Anthony Fosse	(2005-01-23) 23 January 2005	2	0	Free agent
18	4FW	Christopher Ibayi	(1995-07-18) 18 July 1995	1	0	Thun

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	0	0	Gazélec Ajaccio	2018 Tournoi des 4
GK	Thomas Vincensini	(1993-09-12) 12 September 1993	1	0	Free agent	2018 Tournoi des 4

DF	Thibault Campanini	(1998-07-27) 27 July 1998	2	0	Ajaccio	v. Sicily, 10 June 2023
DF	Dominique Guidi	(1996-02-06) 6 February 1996	2	0	Bastia	v. Sicily, 10 June 2023 ^INJ
DF	Jérémi Santini	(1998-05-18) 18 May 1998	0	0	Versailles	v. Sicily, 10 June 2023
DF	Adrien Cinquini	(1995-05-17) 17 May 1995	0	0	Free agent	v. Sicily, 10 June 2023

MF	Julien Benhaim	(1996-10-25) 25 October 1996	3	0	Stade Briochin	v. Sicily, 10 June 2023
MF	Mattéo Tramoni	(2000-01-20) 20 January 2000	2	0	Pisa	v. Sicily, 10 June 2023 ^INJ
MF	Julien Anziani	(1999-06-23) 23 June 1999	1	0	Sarıyer	v. Sicily, 10 June 2023 ^INJ
MF	Julien Maggiotti	(1995-09-29) 29 September 1995	1	0	Laval	v. Sicily, 10 June 2023
MF	Yanis Cimignani	(2002-01-22) 22 January 2002	0	0	Lugano	v. Sicily, 10 June 2023
MF	Joseph Vittori	(2002-10-08) 8 October 2002	0	0	Free agent	v. Sicily, 10 June 2023
MF	Baptiste Anziani	(1990-05-03) 3 May 1990	3	0	ASE Ocana	v. Sardinia, 2 June 2019
MF	Christophe Casabianca	(1992-08-05) 5 August 1992	1	0	Free agent	2018 Tournoi des 4

FW	Alexandre Cropanese	(1993-10-18) 18 October 1993	3	0	Balagne	v. Sicily, 10 June 2023
FW	Carlu-Antò Savelli	(2006-01-01) 1 January 2006	0	0	Borgo	v. Sicily, 10 June 2023
FW	Lisandru Tramoni	(2003-03-18) 18 March 2003	0	0	Zürich	v. Sicily, 10 June 2023 ^INJ
FW	Jean-Jacques Rocchi	(1989-06-01) 1 June 1989	5	0	Borgo	v. Sardinia, 2 June 2019
FW	Francescu Massoni	(1996-01-07) 7 January 1996	4	0	Bocognano	v. Sardinia, 2 June 2019
FW	Maxime Penneteau	(1999-10-28) 28 October 1999	1	0	Free agent	v. Sardinia, 2 June 2019
FW	Julien Romain	(1996-02-23) 23 February 1996	1	0	Porto-Vecchio	v. Nigeria, 26 May 2017

Results

28 February 1967 Friendly	France	0–2		Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
		Report	Sansonetti 2' Serra 58'	Attendance: 12,000

14 May 1998 Friendly

0–1

Cameroon

Stade Armand Cesari, Bastia

July 1998 Friendly	Sardinia	1–0		Stadio Quadrivio, Nuoro
	Zola 65'	Report

6 June 2009 Friendly		1–1	Congo	Stade Ange Casanova, Ajaccio
	Gaffory 11'	Report	Bakouboula 42'	Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Gerard Dany (France)

19 May 2010 Corsica Football Cup		2–0	Brittany	Stade François Coty, Ajaccio
	Tibéri 45' Mandrichi 60'	Report		Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Gerard Dany (France)

21 May 2010 Corsica Football Cup		1–1	Gabon	Stade Armand Cesari, Bastia
	Berenguer 51'	Report	Do Marcolino 82'	Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Gerard Dany (France)

31 May 2011 Friendly		1–0	Bulgaria	Stade François Coty, Ajaccio
	Cavalli 62'	Report		Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Stéphane Bré (France)

29 May 2015 Friendly		1–0	Burkina Faso	Stade Armand Cesari, Bastia
	Bocognano 34'	Report		Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Benoît Millot (France)

27 May 2016 Friendly		1–1 (8–9 p)	Basque Country	Ajaccio
	Santelli 20'	Report	Bergara 48'	Stadium: Stade Ange Casanova
	Penalties
	Modesto Cavalli Romain Hugo Aine Cabella Coulbaly Santelli Pierazzi Cioni Cahuzac		M.González Eraso Susaeta Zurutuza Dani García Berchiche Sabin M. Zaldua Ansotegi Bergara

26 May 2017 Friendly		1–1	Nigeria	Ajaccio
	Mandrich 2'	Report	Iheanacho 83' (pen.)	Stadium: Stade François Coty Attendance: 2,000

5 June 2018 2018 Tournoi des 4	Guadeloupe	0–3		Fort-de-France (Martinique)
18:30		Report	Mandrichi 1', 55', 79'	Stadium: Stade Pierre-Aliker Referee: Hugues Nirennold

7 June 2018 2018 Tournoi des 4	Martinique	5–1		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)