# Corsica national football team

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.
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 (age 22) | 2 | 0 | Ajaccio |
| 16 | 1GK | Francois-Joseph Sollacaro | (1994-03-21) 21 March 1994 (age 30) | 3 | 0 | Ajaccio |
| 30 | 1GK | Sacha Contena | (2005-10-04) 4 October 2005 (age 19) | 1 | 0 | Ajaccio |
| 2 | 2DF | Adrien Pianelli | (1995-02-28) 28 February 1995 (age 29) | 3 | 0 | C'Chartres |
| 3 | 2DF | Thomas Berenguier | (2002-06-13) 13 June 2002 (age 22) | 3 | 0 | Furiani-Agliani |
| 5 | 2DF | Julien Célestine | (1997-07-24) 24 July 1997 (age 27) | 0 | 0 | Apollon Limassol |
| 15 | 2DF | Yohan Bocognano | (1990-06-16) 16 June 1990 (age 34) | 12 | 1 | Retired |
| 19 | 2DF | Thibault Valéry | (1992-06-01) 1 June 1992 (age 32) | 2 | 0 | Furiani-Agliani |
| 21 | 2DF | Lucas Pellegrini | (2000-04-17) 17 April 2000 (age 24) | 2 | 0 | Nancy |
| 23 | 2DF | Tony Strata | (2004-09-07) 7 September 2004 (age 20) | 2 | 0 | Ajaccio |
| 4 | 3MF | Anthony Roncaglia | (2000-08-30) 30 August 2000 (age 24) | 2 | 0 | Bastia |
| 6 | 3MF | Jean-François Grimaldi | (1988-08-14) 14 August 1988 (age 36) | 9 | 0 | Gallia Lucciana |
| 10 | 3MF | Rémy Cabella | (1990-03-08) 8 March 1990 (age 34) | 6 | 1 | Lille |
| 20 | 3MF | Christophe Vincent | (1992-11-08) 8 November 1992 (age 32) | 5 | 0 | Bastia |
| 22 | 3MF | Paul-Antoine Finidori | (1998-05-14) 14 May 1998 (age 26) | 2 | 0 | Gazélec Ajaccio |
| 25 | 3MF | Julien Prenant-Caporossi | (2006-02-23) 23 February 2006 (age 18) | 2 | 0 | Ajaccio |
| — | 3MF | Vincent Marchetti | (1997-07-04) 4 July 1997 (age 27) | 2 | 0 | Paris FC |
| 7 | 4FW | Félix Tomi | (2000-08-31) 31 August 2000 (age 24) | 3 | 1 | Bastia |
| 9 | 4FW | Benjamin Santelli | (1991-11-16) 16 November 1991 (age 33) | 9 | 5 | Ajaccio |
| 11 | 4FW | Enzo Célestine | (1997-07-24) 24 July 1997 (age 27) | 1 | 0 | Persibo Bojonegoro |
| 12 | 4FW | Laurent Pomponi | (1996-06-18) 18 June 1996 (age 28) | 2 | 0 | Gazélec Ajaccio |
| 14 | 4FW | Ryan Contena | (2004-06-03) 3 June 2004 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Ajaccio |
| 17 | 4FW | Anthony Fosse | (2005-01-23) 23 January 2005 (age 19) | 2 | 0 | Ajaccio |
| 18 | 4FW | Christopher Ibayi | (1995-07-18) 18 July 1995 (age 29) | 1 | 0 | Ajaccio |

### 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 (age 28) | 0 | 0 | Gazélec Ajaccio | 2018 Tournoi des 4 |
| GK | Thomas Vincensini | (1993-09-12) 12 September 1993 (age 31) | 1 | 0 | York United | 2018 Tournoi des 4 |
| DF | Thibault Campanini | (1998-07-27) 27 July 1998 (age 26) | 2 | 0 | Ajaccio | v. Sicily, 10 June 2023 |
| DF | Dominique Guidi | (1996-02-06) 6 February 1996 (age 28) | 2 | 0 | Bastia | v. Sicily, 10 June 2023 $^{INJ}$ |
| DF | Jérémi Santini | (1998-05-18) 18 May 1998 (age 26) | 0 | 0 | Versailles | v. Sicily, 10 June 2023 |
| DF | Adrien Cinquini | (1995-05-17) 17 May 1995 (age 29) | 0 | 0 | Gallia Lucciana | v. Sicily, 10 June 2023 |
| MF | Julien Benhaim | (1996-10-25) 25 October 1996 (age 28) | 3 | 0 | Free agent | v. Sicily, 10 June 2023 |
| MF | Mattéo Tramoni | (2000-01-20) 20 January 2000 (age 24) | 2 | 0 | Pisa | v. Sicily, 10 June 2023 $^{INJ}$ |
| MF | Julien Anziani | (1999-06-23) 23 June 1999 (age 25) | 1 | 0 | Ajaccio | v. Sicily, 10 June 2023 $^{INJ}$ |
| MF | Julien Maggiotti | (1995-09-29) 29 September 1995 (age 29) | 1 | 0 | Bastia | v. Sicily, 10 June 2023 |
| MF | Yanis Cimignani | (2002-01-22) 22 January 2002 (age 22) | 0 | 0 | Lugano | v. Sicily, 10 June 2023 |
| MF | Joseph Vittori | (2002-10-08) 8 October 2002 (age 22) | 0 | 0 | Gallia Lucciana | v. Sicily, 10 June 2023 |
| MF | Baptiste Anziani | (1990-05-03) 3 May 1990 (age 34) | 3 | 0 | ASE Ocana | v. Sardinia, 2 June 2019 |
| MF | Christophe Casabianca | (1992-08-05) 5 August 1992 (age 32) | 1 | 0 | Bastia | 2018 Tournoi des 4 |
| FW | Alexandre Cropanese | (1993-10-18) 18 October 1993 (age 31) | 3 | 0 | FC Balagne | v. Sicily, 10 June 2023 |
| FW | Carlu-Antò Savelli | (2006-01-01) 1 January 2006 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | Ajaccio | v. Sicily, 10 June 2023 |
| FW | Lisandru Tramoni | (2003-03-18) 18 March 2003 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Bastia | v. Sicily, 10 June 2023 $^{INJ}$ |
| FW | Jean-Jacques Rocchi | (1989-06-01) 1 June 1989 (age 35) | 5 | 0 | Borgo | v. Sardinia, 2 June 2019 |
| FW | Francescu Massoni | (1996-01-07) 7 January 1996 (age 29) | 4 | 0 | Bocognano | v. Sardinia, 2 June 2019 |
| FW | Maxime Penneteau | (1999-10-28) 28 October 1999 (age 25) | 1 | 0 | Granville | v. Sardinia, 2 June 2019 |
| FW | Julien Romain | (1996-02-23) 23 February 1996 (age 28) | 1 | 0 | Porto-Vecchio | v. Nigeria, 26 May 2017 |

## Corsican footballers who represented FIFA national teams

* Boumedienne Abderrhamane
* Chahir Belghazouani
* Chaouki Ben Saada
* Charles-Andreas Brym
* Rémy Cabella
* Dominique Colonna
* Edmond Delfour
* Mathieu Flamini
* Ludovic Giuly
* Franck Jurietti
* Wahbi Khazri
* Charles Orlanducci
* Claude Papi
* Robert Péri
* Adil Rami
* Paul Sinibaldi
* Pierre Sinibaldi
* Sébastien Squillaci
* Albert Vanucci
* Teva Zaveroni

## Honours
### Friendly

* Corsica Football Cup
** Champions (2): 2010, 2024