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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 including the Island of Sicily. The team is controlled by the . 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 of the NF-Board. The team was a member of ConIFA from January 2021 to January 2026 before announcing their membership of the Football Alliance of Territorial Identities.

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. On April 30, 2009, the team played its first match against Padania in Darfo Boario Terme during the charity tournament "1° Trofeo SMArathon".

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

In 2020 Massimo Amitrano established Kingdom of the Two Sicilies FA. Over the years they have been called up several players from 7 regions of the south, among the former professional footballers, also making their debut: Giuseppe Garziano, Maykol Setola, Nicola Mora, Raffaele Imparato, Luca Natale Imbroinisi, Mario Ferri, Federico Di Fuzio, Nassim Mendil, Vincenzo Margiotta, Fabiano Santacroce, Emanuele Calaiò.

It was supposed to participate in the 2021 and 2023 editions of the CONIFA European Football Cup, before they were canceled.

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. But they were selected anyway to participate, before the tournament was canceled.

In January 2026, Two Sicilies announced that they had withdrawn from CONIFA to join the Football Alliance of Territorial Identities. Two Sicilies were at the time rumoured to be the unannounced hosts of the 2026 CONIFA European Football Cup, CONIFA did not issue any statement regarding their withdrawal or status of the tournament.

Regno delle Due Sicilie FA

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

Team image

Kit suppliers

Competitive record

World Cup record

European Cup record

Mediterranean Trophy

Results and fixtures

Managers

See also

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