Padania national football team

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Padania
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s) I Verdi (All-Greens)
Association Lega Federale Calcio Padania [1]
Confederation NF Board
Head coach Leo Siegel
FIFA code
Team colours Team colours Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
 
First kit
Team colours Team colours Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
 
Second kit
First international
Ausonia 2 - 0 Flag of Padania Padania
(Benevento, 1 March 1998)
Biggest win
Flag of Padania Padania 12 - 0 Flag of South Tyrol South Tyrol
(Bassano d. G., 18 July 1998)
Biggest defeat
Ausonia 2 - 0 Flag of Padania Padania
(Benevento, 1 March 1998)

The Padania representative football team is an unofficial football team promoted by the Italian political party Lega Nord which claim it represents eight northern regions of Italy they call Padania. The team is not affiliated with FIFA or UEFA, nor with the Italian Football Federation. They have established the Lega Federale Calcio Padania.[1]

Padania has gained provisional membership of the NF-Board and is expected to take part in the 2008 VIVA World Cup.

[edit] Selected internationals

Date Venue Home Team Opponent Score
07-05-2008 Arena Civica (Milan) Flag of Padania Padania Flag of Tibet Tibet 14 - 2 [2] [3]
18-06-2000 Monza Flag of Padania Padania England All Stars 1 - 1 (2-4 pk) [4]
04-07-1999 St. Pierre (Aosta Valley) Arpitania Flag of Padania Padania 2 - 1
23-06-1999 Lecco Flag of Padania Padania Olimpia Ljubljana 0 - 0 (5-4 pk)
05-04-1999 Corte Franca Franciacorta Flag of Padania Padania 3 - 3 (7-8 pk)
18-07-1998 Bassano del Grappa Flag of Padania Padania Flag of South Tyrol South Tyrol 12 - 0
07-06-1998 Marnaz (Savoy) Flag of Savoy Savoy Flag of Padania Padania 3 - 3 (8-7 pk)
24-05-1998 Alassio Flag of Padania Padania Còsta Azzura/Côte d'Azur 4 - 1
13-04-1998 Broni Oltrepò Flag of Padania Padania 1 - 0
22-03-1998 Stadio F. Ossola (Varese) Flag of Padania Padania Ausonia 3 - 0
01-03-1998 Benevento Ausonia Flag of Padania Padania 2 - 0

[edit] Squad

No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club
1 GK Mattia Pedersoli 25 May 1987 1 Flag of Italy Rodengo Saiano
2 MF Federico Bigatti 22 October 1981 1 1 Flag of Italy Salò
3 DF Carmelo Dato 25 February 1974 1 1 Flag of Italy U.S. Sestese
4 MF Marco Capelli 19 May 1976 1
5 MF Gianpietro Piovani 12 June 1968 1 1 Flag of Italy Rodengo Saiano
6 DF Ermanno Leoni 29 May 1981 1 Flag of Italy Salò
7 MF Oreste Didonè 16 July 1967 1
8 MF Carlo Nervo 19 October 1971 1
9 DF Cristiano Pavone 28 June 1972 1
10 FW Maurizio Ganz 13 October 1968 1 3
11 FW Claudio Cecchini 8 February 1968 1 4
12 GK Lorenzo Colombo 26 April 1987 - Flag of Switzerland AC Bellinzona
13 MF Fabian Natale Valtolina 10 June 1971 1 1
14 DF Giuseppe Facchinetti 10 July 1978 - Flag of Italy Caratese
15 DF Andrea Quaglia 1971 -
16 FW Giovanni Ferrari 6 December 1967 1 1
17 FW Angelo Galbiati 1 1


[edit] References

  1. ^ a b "A luglio in Lapponia il Viva World Cup: partecipa la nostra rappresentativa. Siegel e Caldi alla guida della Lega Federale Calcio Padania", Padania Online, 2008-03-07. Retrieved on 2008-03-12. (Italian) 
  2. ^ "El universo más allá de FIFA", mediotiempo, 2008-05-07. Retrieved on 2008-03-08. (Spanish) 
  3. ^ "In a soccer match for non-nations, Padania tops Tibet", Reuters, 2008-05-08. Retrieved on 2008-03-08. (English) 
  4. ^ "FINO AL 2000", Padania Calcio (sito ufficiale), 2000. Retrieved on 2008-03-08. (Italian)