# Sicily national football team

The Sicily national football team (Sicilian: Naziunali Siciliana di Palluni) is the representative football team of the island of Sicily. It is controlled by the Sicilia Football Association and is also colloquially referred to with the name Naziunali Siciliana. The Sicilia F.A. was founded in 2020.
It is not affiliated with either FIFA or UEFA and is therefore not allowed to participate in either the FIFA World Cup or the UEFA European Championship. However, since June 2021 the Sicilia F.A. has been associated with the CONIFA, from which in October 2023, just two years later, he announced his exit with regret and disappointment, after having denounced in an unequivocal press release his lack of seriousness and not having taken part in any official competition, and that he wanted to travel paths for international recognition, and the desire to compete in serious and challenging competitions.

## History

In the past, the idea of creating a Sicilian national team has been already proposed by some journalists and Sicilianist circles.
The current project started in 2019 following the first contacts with CONIFA. The project was born thanks to the synergy of a Founding Committee from the three metropolitan cities of Sicily: Palermo, Catania and Messina. The official foundation of the Sicilia F.A. dates back to 15 May 2020, while the public activities were launched in 2021.
At the foundation Salvatore Mangano from Messina was chosen as President, Angelo Priolo and Fabio Petrucci from Palermo as Vice-president and General Secretary, while Alberto L'Episcopo from Catania – a former Manager of the Serie A team Chievo Verona – is the General Manager. Mario Bonsignore – former President of A.C. Ancona, Manager of F.C. Messina and Marketing Manager of the Malta Football Association – is the General Consultant of the Sicilia F.A. Pietro Cannistrà and Benedetto Bottari – protagonists of the S.S. Milazzo’s promotion to the Lega Pro – are respectively Head of the Sporting Area and Team Manager.
One of the main goals of the Sicilia F.A. is the promotion of the Sicilian national identity through football. Indeed, the initiative of the Sicilian national football team is based on the idea that Sicily represents a stateless nation with its own geographical peculiarities, history, language and culture. The Sicilia F.A. has already signed partnerships with the "Accademia della Lingua Siciliana" ("Academy of the Sicilian Language") and the Cultural Association "Lu Statutu" in order to realize its goal.
Very soon, the birth of the Sicilia F.A. inspired the fantasies of the media about the international players that theoretically could wear the jersey of the team, from Mario Balotelli to Vincenzo Grifo.
The first two football associations that acknowledged the Sicilia F.A. were the national football teams of Sardinia and Corsica.
The Global Executive Committee of the CONIFA accepted Sicily as a member association on 27 June 2021.
The Sicilia F.A., with a futsal selection, is one of the six participants to the 2021 CONIFA No Limits Mediterranean Futsal Cup. 18 October, 2023, Sicily announced it had withdrawn from CONIFA after not featuring in any CONIFA tournament.

## Colours and logo

The official colours of the Sicilian national football team are red and yellow, like the flag of Sicily.
The logo of the Sicilia F.A. is based on the flag of the Sicilian Vespers and contains the motto “Animus Tuus Dominus”, used by the Sicilian rebels during the anti-Angevin revolution.

## Kits

The Sicilia F.A. announced three football jerseys, all dedicated to the history of Sicily.
* 1st: "Vèspiru": red and yellow with the emblem of the Sicilian Triskelion, in honour of the Sicilian Vespers (1282);
* 2nd: "Fidiricu": white with 4 red and yellow stripes and a Swabian eagle, in honour of the royal flag established by King Frederick III of Sicily in 1296;
* 3rd: "Ruggeru": blue with a red and white checkered stripe, in honour of the foundation of the Kingdom of Sicily by Roger II in 1130.
EYE Sport is the official kit supplier of the Sicily national football team.

## Fixtures and results

This is a list of results for the matches played since 2022, including friendly matches against full FIFA international teams and others against fellow representative teams which are not aligned to FIFA and against professional or amateur clubs.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixture

## Managers

* 2022– : Giovanni Marchese

## Players
### Current squad

Below is the list of players called by coach Giovanni Marchese for the Corsica Cup (22-25 May 2024). Caps, goals and numbers as per 25 May 2024.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Gaetano Dolenti | (1991-05-16) 16 May 1991 (age 33) | 3 | 0 | Sancataldese |
| 12 | 1GK | Giuseppe Polizzi | (1991-12-20) 20 December 1991 (age 33) | 1 | 0 | San Giorgio Piana |
| 2 | 2DF | Damiano Lia | (1997-11-25) 25 November 1997 (age 27) | 3 | 0 | Messina |
| 3 | 2DF | Andrea Ferrigno | (1989-10-12) 12 October 1989 (age 35) | 1 | 0 | Igea Virtus |
| 4 | 2DF | Salvatore Tosto | (1997-02-11) 11 February 1997 (age 27) | 2 | 0 | Enna |
| 5 | 2DF | Giuseppe Zappalà | (1990-05-28) 28 May 1990 (age 34) | 1 | 0 | Enna |
| 6 | 2DF | Simone Brugaletta | (1994-01-19) 19 January 1994 (age 30) | 4 | 0 | Santa Maria Cilento |
| 17 | 2DF | Alessio Asero | (2000-11-10) 10 November 2000 (age 24) | 2 | 0 | Paternò |
| 18 | 2DF | Salvatore Mollica | (2000-09-29) 29 September 2000 (age 24) | 3 | 0 | Paternò |
| 22 | 2DF | Giuseppe Filì | (2002-11-04) 4 November 2002 (age 22) | 0 | 0 | Vastogirardi |
| 23 | 2DF | Rosario Licata | (1989-01-16) 16 January 1989 (age 35) | 3 | 0 | Mazara 46 |
| 8 | 3MF | Giorgio Tumbarello | (1996-04-20) 20 April 1996 (age 28) | 2 | 0 | Lucchese |
| 13 | 3MF | Riccardo Correnti | (2001-02-24) 24 February 2001 (age 23) | 0 | 0 | Sancataldese |
| 15 | 3MF | Nino Garofalo | (2001-12-06) 6 December 2001 (age 23) | 1 | 0 | Milazzo |
| 19 | 3MF | Francesco Giunta | (1999-03-19) 19 March 1999 (age 25) | 2 | 0 | Messina |
| 20 | 3MF | Salvatore Cocimano | (1990-09-27) 27 September 1990 (age 34) | 2 | 0 | Enna |
| 24 | 3MF | Enrico Giannone | (2004-06-23) 23 June 2004 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Licata |
| 7 | 4FW | Antonino Musso | (1999-09-14) 14 September 1999 (age 25) | 2 | 0 | Bra |
| 9 | 4FW | Andrea Saraniti | (1988-07-23) 23 July 1988 (age 36) | 2 | 1 | Altamura |
| 11 | 4FW | Davis Curiale | (1987-12-30) 30 December 1987 (age 37) | 4 | 2 | Terracina |
| 14 | 4FW | Tommaso Bonanno | (1995-08-03) 3 August 1995 (age 29) | 2 | 0 | Martina |
| 16 | 4FW | Vincenzo Vitale | (2000-11-26) 26 November 2000 (age 24) | 1 | 0 | Varesina |
| 21 | 4FW | Giuliano Alma | (1993-07-27) 27 July 1993 (age 31) | 2 | 1 | Siracusa |

### Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up for the team recently and are still available for selection, this section is updated in June 2023.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
| GK | Federico Valenti | (1993-06-06) 6 June 1993 (age 31) | 1 | 0 | Sancataldese | vs. Sardinia, 10 June 2022 |
| DF | Valerio Genesio | (1987-04-28) 28 April 1987 (age 37) | 1 | 0 | Mazarese | vs. Sardinia, 10 June 2022 |
| DF | Salvatore Mollica | (2000-01-01) 1 January 2000 (age 25) | 1 | 0 | Acireale | vs. Sardinia, 10 June 2022 |
| MF | Danilo Bulevardi | (1995-01-31) 31 January 1995 (age 29) | 1 | 1 | Gubbio | vs. Sardinia, 10 June 2022 |
| MF | Salvatore Cocimano | (1990-07-27) 27 July 1990 (age 34) | 1 | 0 | Giarre | vs. Sardinia, 10 June 2022 |
| MF | Francesco Corso | (1997-11-27) 27 November 1997 (age 27) | 1 | 0 | Mazarese | vs. Sardinia, 10 June 2022 |
| MF | Mattia Tumminelli | (1997-08-12) 12 August 1997 (age 27) | 1 | 0 | Acireale | vs. Sardinia, 10 June 2022 |
| FW | Pasqualino Ortisi | (2002-04-24) 24 April 2002 (age 22) | 1 | 1 | Fidelis Andria | vs. Sardinia, 10 June 2022 |
| FW | Giuseppe Savonarola | (1986-03-10) 10 March 1986 (age 38) | 1 | 1 | Acireale | vs. Sardinia, 10 June 2022 |
| FW | Alessio Rizzo | (1998-10-03) 3 October 1998 (age 26) | 1 | 0 | Paternò | vs. Sardinia, 10 June 2022 |
| FW | Mattia Retucci | (2000-12-06) 6 December 2000 (age 24) | 1 | 0 | Nissa | vs. Sardinia, 10 June 2022 |

## Individual records

As per 25 May 2024

## Anthem

The Sicilia F.A. ha chosen as official anthem the cabaletta Suoni la tromba from I puritani (1835) by Vincenzo Bellini.

## Media partners

A partnership between the Sicilia F.A. and the football TV WeSport.it was announced through the social media on 2 June 2021.

## Management and Staff

| Position | Staff |
| President | Salvatore Mangano |
| Honorary President | Pietro Cannistrà |
| Vice-president | Angelo Priolo |
| General Manager | Alberto L'Episcopo |
| General Secretary | Fabio Petrucci |
| Treasurer | Giuseppe D'Andrea |
| General Consultant | Mario Bonsignore |
| Head of the Sporting Area | Antonio Emma |
| Team Manager | Ivano Vetere |
| Head of Communication | Antonio Caroè |
| Publicist | Tiziana Albanese |
| Head of International Relations | Mario Trabucco della Torretta |
| Ambassadors | Giovanni Privitera (France) Mario Trabucco della Torretta (Great Britain) |

## Competitive record

Champions Runners-up Third place Hosts

### CONIFA No Limits Mediterranean Futsal Cup

| Year | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
| CONIFA No Limits Mediterranean Futsal Cup ||||||||
| 2021 | 4th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| Total | 0 Titles | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 |

### CONIFA European Football Cup

| Year | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
| ConIFA European Football Cup ||||||||
| 2022 | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| 2023 | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| Total | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Antudo Cup

| Year | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
| Antudo Cup ||||||||
| 2022 | 1st | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Total | 1 Titles | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |

### Sikelia Cup

| Year | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
| Sikelia Cup ||||||||
| 2023 | 1st | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 Titles | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

### Corsica Cup

| Year | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
| Corsica Cup ||||||||
| 2024 | 3rd | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Total | 0 Titles | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

## Honours

* Antudo Cup
** Winners (1): 2022
* Sikelia Cup
** Winners (1): 2023
* Corsica Cup
** Third place (1): 2024
| Competition | | | | Total |
| Antudo Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sikelia Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Corsica Cup | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |