Provence football team

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Provence
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Association Fédération Provençale de Football
Confederation NF Board
Top scorer Ennys Hammoud (5)
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First colours
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Second colours
First international
Flag of Provence (alternate).svg  Provence 0–4 Catalonia  Flag of Catalonia.svg
(3 April 1921)
Biggest win
Flag of Provence (alternate).svg  Provence 22–0 Tibet  Flag of Tibet.svg
(Arbil, Iraq; 5 June 2012)
Biggest defeat
Flag of Provence (alternate).svg  Provence 0–6 Kurdistan Region  Flag of Kurdistan.svg
(Varese, Padania; 25 June 2009)
VIVA World Cup
Appearances4 (first in 2008 )
Best result4th place (2009, 2012)

The Provence football team is the football team for the French territory of Provence. The team does not have affiliation with UEFA or FIFA, but is an affiliate member of the NF-Board since December 2008. It occasionally participates in international competitions, such as the Viva World Cup, finished fourth in 2009 and 2012. [1]

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History

The Provence football team played its first matches against Catalonia on 3 and 4 April 1921, which ended in losses. [2] [3] [4]

After years of uncertainty and rumours of a reformation in the 1960s, the team was relaunched in 2006, and it played its first matches since 1921 at the 2008 Viva World Cup, in Gällivare, Sweden, [5] [6] where they finished in the last place after losing all of their matches against Padania, Kurdistan, Assyrians (under the Aramean label), and Sápmi. [4] [5] After a losing streak of six games, the team finally claimed their first-ever win in a friendly match against Monaco (3–2). [4] Three further participations followed in 2009, 2010, [1] and 2012. [1] [7] Provence finished fourth in 2009, following a defeat in penalty shootouts to Sápmi in the match for third place. [8]

Since then, the national team has been taken over by Philippe Burgio, and the former Valencia player revamped the team by calling up several players that he had trained when he was Olympique de Marseille's youth coach, who in 2012, were playing in the fourth to seventh French divisions. [4] [9] On 12 April 2012, the Provençal team played against EUGA Ardziv  [ oc ], intended to develop cohesion and create a team spirit around the project of Thierry Marcadé, President of the APF, which consists in making a good performance in the upcoming VIVA World Cup. [10] With Burgio at the helm, they surprised many by finishing above Northern Cyprus in the group-stages, eventually losing to hosts Kurdistan in the semi-finals. lost in the semifinals of the 2012 edition to Kurdistan, [11] and then lost the third-place match to Zanzibar (2–7). [12]

In June 2013, the Provençale Association, in partnership with the Partners Sports International (PSI), organized the first edition of the International Tournament of Peoples, Cultures and Tribes, which took place between 22 June and 29 June 2013 in Marseille. [13] [14] In order to prepare itself for the tournament, Provence played a warm-up match against FC Sète 34 on 31 May, which presented themselves with a large group of 20 players including 7 on trial; trailing 2–1 at half-time, Provence was able to develop its collective game in the second half to win the game 3–2. [15] In the tournament, Provence faced several teams, including Quebec, led by former Montreal Impact player Patrick Leduc, [16] [17] and reached the final, where they faced the reigning champions of the Viva World Cup, but ultimately losing 0–1.

Notable players

Selected internationals

3 April 1921 Friendly Catalonia  Flag of Catalonia.svg4–0Flag of Provence (alternate).svg  Provence Barcelona, Catalonia
Report Stadium: Camp de la Indústria
Referee: Massana
4 April 1921 Friendly Catalonia  Flag of Catalonia.svg1–0Flag of Provence (alternate).svg  Provence Barcelona, Catalonia
Stadium: Camp de la Indústria
Referee: Timer

8 July 2008 2008 VIVA World Cup Provence  Flag of Provence (alternate).svg1–6Flag of Padania.svg  Padania Gällivare Stadium, Gällivare
17:00 Giordano Soccerball shade.svg23' Report Cossato Soccerball shade.svg7'
Salandra Soccerball shade.svg34', 45' (pen.)
Ligarotti Soccerball shade.svg36', 80'
Ferrari Soccerball shade.svg90'
Attendance: 600
Referee: Flag of Norway.svg Ragnar Dahl
9 July 2008 2008 VIVA World Cup Provence  Flag of Provence (alternate).svg0–3Flag of Kurdistan.svg  Kurdistan Region Malmberget Stadium, Malmberget
13:00 Report Rahman Soccerball shade.svg55'
Halgurd Soccerball shade.svg90+1', 90+3'
Attendance: 600
Referee: Flag of Norway.svg Mikkel Sara
10 July 2008 2008 VIVA World Cup Arameans Suryoye  Flag of the Syriac-Aramaic People.svg5–0Flag of Provence (alternate).svg  Provence Malmberget Stadium, Malmberget
12:00 Muqdisi Soccerball shade.svg2', 32'
Alan Soccerball shade.svg5'
Kaplan Soccerball shade.svg65', 81'
Report Attendance: 30
Referee: Flag of Sweden.svg Jorgen Klippmark
12 July 2008 2008 VIVA World Cup Sápmi  Sami flag.svg4–2Flag of Provence (alternate).svg  Provence Gällivare Stadium, Gällivare
16:00 Eira Soccerball shade.svg3'
Eira Soccerball shade.svg7'
Logje Soccerball shade.svg28'
Dreyer Soccerball shade.svg83'
Report Giordano Soccerball shade.svg5', 14'Attendance: 800
Referee: Flag of Norway.svg Johnny Nielsen
20 December 2008 Friendly Monaco  Flag of Monaco.svg2–3Flag of Provence (alternate).svg  Provence Cap-d'Ail, Monaco
Report
22 June 2009 2009 VIVA World Cup group stage Provence  Flag of Provence (alternate).svg3–1Flag of Gozo.svg  Gozo Stadio Silvio Piola, Novara
17:00 CET Hammoud Soccerball shade.svg36', 77'
Hammami Soccerball shade.svg90+1'
Report Camilleri Soccerball shade.svg73'Attendance: 100
Referee: Buonanno
23 June 2009 2009 VIVA World Cup group stage Sápmi  Sami flag.svg1–2Flag of Provence (alternate).svg  Provence Stadio Franco Ossola, Varese
17:00 CET Bertelsen Soccerball shade.svg5' Report Hammoud Soccerball shade.svg37'
Hammami Soccerball shade.svg64' (pen.)
Attendance: 50
Referee: Iodice
25 June 2009 2009 VIVA World Cup semifinals Provence  Flag of Provence (alternate).svg0–6Flag of Kurdistan.svg  Kurdistan Region Stadio Franco Ossola, Varese
17:00 CET Report Aziz Soccerball shade.svg6'
Sediq Soccerball shade.svg16'
Qadir Soccerball shade.svg25'
Abdullah Soccerball shade.svg56', 80'
Abdulrida Soccerball shade.svg71'
Attendance: 250
Referee: Modesti
26 June 2009 2009 VIVA World Cup 3rd-place match Provence  Flag of Provence (alternate).svg4–4
(4–5 p)
Sami flag.svg  Sápmi Stadio Mario Rigamonti, Brescia
21:00 CET Hammoud Soccerball shade.svg14', 88'
Matel Soccerball shade.svg16'
Bennattar Soccerball shade.svg21'
Report Thomassen Soccerball shade.svg13', 53' (pen.)
Bruer Soccerball shade.svg18'
Reginiussen Soccerball shade.svg82'
11 March 2010 Friendly Padania  Flag of Padania.svg1–3Flag of Provence (alternate).svg  Provence Italy
[Report]
1 June 2010 2010 VIVA World Cup group stage Provence  Flag of Provence (alternate).svg0–1Flag of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (1816).svg  Two Sicilies Sannat Ground, Sannat
17:30 CET Report Cappuccilli Soccerball shade.svg5' (pen.)Referee: Luciano Casnati (Italy)
2 June 2010 2010 VIVA World Cup group stage Kurdistan Region  Flag of Kurdistan.svg3–2Flag of Provence (alternate).svg  Provence Sannat Ground, Sannat
17:30 CET Qaraman Soccerball shade.svg31', 90+5'
Rahman Soccerball shade.svg35'
Report1
Report2
Borghesi Soccerball shade.svg19', 39' (pen.)Referee: Antonio Guida (Italy)
4 June 2010 2010 VIVA World Cup 5th-place match Gozo  Flag of Gozo.svg2–1Flag of Provence (alternate).svg  Provence Gozo Stadium, Xewkija
15:30 CET Buttigieg Soccerball shade.svg59'
Camilleri Soccerball shade.svg89'
Report1
Report2
Juan Soccerball shade.svg19' (pen.)Referee: Aaron Fenech (Malta)
12 April 2012 Friendly Provence  Flag of Provence (alternate).svg3–2 Flag of Marseille.svg EUGA Ardziv  [ oc ] Marseille, France
Report Stadium: Stade Senafrica
5 June 2012 2012 VIVA World Cup group stage Darfur  Flag of Darfur.svg0–18Flag of Provence (alternate).svg  Provence Franso Hariri Stadium, Arbil
22:30 AST Report Mdahoma Soccerball shade.svg4'
Zenafi Soccerball shade.svg5', 40', 59'
Copel Soccerball shade.svg19', 32', 59', 68', 75'
S.Abbes Soccerball shade.svg23', 49', 50', 77', 83'
Y.Abbes Soccerball shade.svg41', 54'
Taba Soccerball shade.svg47'
Lescoualch Soccerball shade.svg66'
6 June 2012 2012 VIVA World Cup group stage Provence  Flag of Provence (alternate).svg2–1Flag of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.svg  Northern Cyprus Franso Hariri Stadium, Arbil
23:30 AST Zenafi Soccerball shade.svg28'
Lescoualch Soccerball shade.svg35'
Report Tağman Soccerball shade.svg26'
8 June 2012 2012 VIVA World Cup semifinals Kurdistan Region  Flag of Kurdistan.svg2–1Flag of Provence (alternate).svg  Provence Duhok Stadium, Duhok
18:30 AST Ismael Soccerball shade.svg2', 59' Report Zenafi Soccerball shade.svg36'Attendance: 12,500
9 June 2012 2012 VIVA World Cup 3rd Place Match Provence  Flag of Provence (alternate).svg2–7Flag of Zanzibar.svg  Zanzibar Franso Hariri Stadium, Arbil
16:30 AST Taba Soccerball shade.svg44'
Copel Soccerball shade.svg57'
Report Suleiman Soccerball shade.svg22', 23', 71'
Mcha Soccerball shade.svg35', 68', 90'
Kassim Soccerball shade.svg58'
13 February 2013 Friendly Provence  Flag of Provence (alternate).svg6–1Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco Saint-Zacharie, France
Report
31 May 2013 Friendly FC Sète 34 2–3Flag of Provence (alternate).svg  Provence Marseille, France
Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg Report Zénafi Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg3–2'
Crus Soccerball shade.svg2–2'
22 June 2013 International Tournament of Peoples, Cultures and Tribes Provence  Flag of Provence (alternate).svg3–2 Flag of Marseille.svg EUGA Ardziv  [ oc ] Marseille, France
[ Report]Stadium: Stade Senafrica
23 June 2013 International Tournament of Peoples, Cultures and Tribes Provence  Flag of Provence (alternate).svg22–0Flag of Tibet.svg  Tibet Marseille, France
[ Report]
27 June 2013 International Tournament of Peoples, Cultures and Tribes semifinals Provence  Flag of Provence (alternate).svg1–3Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec Marseille, France
De Santi Soccerball shade.svg4'[ Report] Aoun Soccerball shade.svg28'
Agourram Soccerball shade.svg48'
Carrie Soccerball shade.svg80'
28 June 2013 International Tournament of Peoples, Cultures and Tribes third-place play-off Provence  Flag of Provence (alternate).svg0–1Flag of Kurdistan.svg  Kurdistan Region Marseille, France
[ Report]

Tournament records

VIVA World Cup record

VIVA World Cup
YearPosGPWDLGSGA
Flag of Occitania (with star).svg 2006 did not enter
Sami flag.svg 2008 5th40043–18
Flag of Padania.svg 2009 4th42029–12
Flag of Gozo.svg 2010 6th30033–6
Flag of Kurdistan.svg 2012 4th420223–10
Total4th place5401138–46

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