Seborga national football team
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| Nickname(s) |
I Biancoazzurri (The Whiteblues) | |
|---|---|---|
| Association | Federazione di Calcio del Principato di Seborga (FCPS) | |
| Confederation | N.F.-Board | |
| Head coach |
 Fabrizio Gatti | |
| Top scorer |
Siberie Cutellè (2) | |
| Home stadium | Stadio Comunale, Ospedaletti | |
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| First international | ||
 Seborga 2–3 Sealand  (10 August, 2014) | ||
| Biggest win | ||
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Seborga 2–0 SSD Bergamo Longuelo (9 May, 2015) | ||
| Biggest defeat | ||
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Seborga 2–3 Sealand (10 August, 2014) | ||
The Seborga national football team (officially Football Association Seborga) is the team that represents the Principality of Seborga. It is not a member of FIFA or UEFA, but is an associate member of the N.F.-Board, an organisation for teams who are not members of FIFA. They were admitted to the N.F.-Board as a provisional member in 2014.[1]
History
Foundation
The Football Federation of the Principality of Seborga (FCPS), which depends on the Olimpic National Committee of the Principality of Seborga (CONS-P), was founded in June 6th, 2014 in conjunction with the national football team. The team was then admitted to the N.F.-Board and the signing of the registration act to the federation took place in Seborga at the presence of the President of CONS-P Marcello Paris, the Minister of Sports Giuseppe Bernardi, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Princess Consort Nina Menegatto and the Seborgan Consul for Alsace Marcel Mentil.[2] The board of directors of the FCPS is composed by Claudio Gazzano, Matteo Bianchini, Marcel Mentil and Linda Chittolini.
The first international game of the Seborgan team was disputed on August 10, 2014 in Ospedaletti against Sealand. For the occasion most of the Seborga players were lent by the local team ASD Ospedaletti.[3] The game ended 2-3 and Seborga lost.[4]
Overall record
| Opponent | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sealand | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| SSD Bergamo Longuelo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Template:LABAJ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| Total | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 12 |
- *Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
International results and upcoming fixtures
| 10-08-2014 | Ospedaletti, Italy | Seborga | Sealand | 2–3 |
| 09-05-2015 | Ospedaletti, Italy | Seborga | SSD Bergamo Longuelo | 2–0 |
Kit
Seborga's kit has the same colors as the flag of Seborga. The main uniform of Seborga has a blue shirt with a white cross, blue shorts and white socks. The technical sponsor is FOOTEX.
References
- ↑ List Federations Affiliated to N.F.-Board, www.nfboard.org
- ↑ Communication on the official site of the Principality of Seborga
- ↑ Riviera24, July 15, 2014
- ↑ Calcio: fantastico esordio per la nazionale di Seborga che sfiora un’epica rimonta contro Sealand, Sanremonews.it, August 11th, 2014