San Marino national under-21 football team

San Marino U21
Association	Federazione Sammarinese Giuoco Calcio
Head coach	Matteo Cecchetti
Captain	Eugenio Colombini
Top scorer	Matteo Valli (4)
First colours	Second colours
First international
	San Marino 0–5 Switzerland ; (Serravalle, San Marino; 6 July 1989)
Biggest win
	San Marino 1–0 Wales ; (Serravalle, San Marino; 6 September 2013)
Biggest defeat
	Spain 14–0 San Marino ; (Almeria, Spain; 8 February 2005)
UEFA U-21 Championship
Appearances	None

Last updated October 18, 2023

The San Marino national under-21 football team represents the under-21s of San Marino in the UEFA U-21 Championship, and is controlled by the San Marino Football Federation (FSGC, Italian : Federazione Sammarinese Giuoco Calcio), the governing body of football of the state.

San Marino national under-21 football team competed for the first time in the qualifications for the 1990 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship. Since then they missed two qualifying tournaments (2000 and 2002). Until 2015 qualifying they won only two matches, both by forfeit. In the 2004 qualifying they lost 6–0 to Sweden but UEFA later awarded the match as a 3–0 forfeit win to San Marino due to Sweden including suspended players in their squad. In the preliminary round of the 2007 qualifying they lost 2–1 to Armenia but UEFA also awarded the match as a 3–0 forfeit win for San Marino. In June 2012, they held Greece to a goalless draw in the 2013 qualifying. On 6 September 2013, San Marino recorded their first competitive win 1–0 over Wales at Stadio Olimpico in the 2015 qualifying. This was also the first competitive victory of any San Marino national team since a 2–1 under-17 victory against Andorra in 2002.^[1]

Competitive record

UEFA European Under-21 Championship

UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship record									Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1990	Did not qualify								4	0	0	4	0	12
1992									6	0	0	6	0	21
1994									10	0	0	10	3	40
1996									8	0	0	8	1	29
1998									8	0	0	8	2	35
2000	Did not enter								Did not enter
2002	Did not enter								Did not enter
2004	Did not qualify								8	1	0	7	8	29
2006									10	0	0	10	4	60
2007									2	1	0	1	3	4
2009									8	0	0	8	1	31
2011									8	0	0	8	0	51
2013									10	0	1	9	2	34
2015									10	1	1	8	2	30
2017									10	0	1	9	1	30
2019									10	0	0	10	1	29
2021									10	0	0	10	0	50
2023									10	0	1	9	0	34
Total		0/18							132	3	4	125	28	519

UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship

2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Republic of Ireland	3	3	0	0	8	3	+5	9	Final tournament	—	21 Nov	10 Sep '24	11 Oct '24	3–2	3–0
2	Italy	3	2	1	0	4	0	+4	7	Play-offs	15 Oct '24	—	22 Mar '24	2–0	26 Mar '24	5 Sep '24
3	Latvia	5	2	1	2	5	10	−5	7		1–2	0–0	—	6 Sep '24	2–1	2–0
4	Norway	3	2	0	1	14	2	+12	6		17 Nov	10 Sep '24	7–0	—	15 Oct '24	26 Mar '24
5	Turkey	4	1	0	3	8	7	+1	3		6 Sep '24	0–2	11 Oct '24	21 Nov	—	5–0
6	San Marino	4	0	0	4	0	17	−17	0		22 Mar '24	16 Nov	15 Oct '24	0–7	10 Sep '24	—

Updated to match(es) played on 17 October 2023. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Results and fixtures

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches.^[2]
Match dates: 2 and 7 June 2022.
Opposition: Poland and Israel
Caps and goals correct as of: 29 March 2022, after the match against Latvia.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1 GK	Davide Colonna	(2000-11-10) 10 November 2000 (age 22)	0	0	Domagnano
1 GK	Mirco De Angelis	(2000-03-03) 3 March 2000 (age 23)	15	0	San Giovanni
1 GK	Thomas Paolini	(2002-06-21) 21 June 2002 (age 21)	1	0	Virtus

2 DF	Andrea Contadini	(2002-02-18) 18 February 2002 (age 21)	7	0	Pietracuta
2 DF	Alex De Biagi	(2000-01-02) 2 January 2000 (age 23)	0	0	San Giovanni
2 DF	Giacomo Francioni	(2000-10-25) 25 October 2000 (age 22)	0	0	Folgore
2 DF	Giacomo Matteoni	(2002-04-11) 11 April 2002 (age 21)	7	0	Tropical Coriano
2 DF	Diego Moretti	(2000-02-07) 7 February 2000 (age 23)	15	0	Libertas
2 DF	Simone Nanni	(2000-08-03) 3 August 2000 (age 23)	10	0	Domagnano
2 DF	Stefano Sartini	(2000-05-02) 2 May 2000 (age 23)	0	0	Cosmos

3 MF	Alberto Baldazzi	(2001-11-08) 8 November 2001 (age 21)	0	0	Juvenes/Dogana
3 MF	Lorenzo Capicchioni	(2002-01-19) 19 January 2002 (age 21)	1	0	FYA Riccione
3 MF	Luca Cecchetti	(2000-07-03) 3 July 2000 (age 23)	9	0	Cailungo
3 MF	Elia Ciacci	(2001-11-13) 13 November 2001 (age 21)	11	0	Virtus
3 MF	Lorenzo Lazzari	(2003-06-06) 6 June 2003 (age 20)	0	0	San Marino Academy
3 MF	Alex Toccaceli	(2002-01-16) 16 January 2002 (age 21)	5	0	Murata
3 MF	Giacomo Valentini	(2001-06-26) 26 June 2001 (age 22)	3	0	Cosmos
3 MF	Samuele Zannoni	(2002-04-29) 29 April 2002 (age 21)	1	0	Pietracuta

4 FW	Daniele Babboni	(2000-01-09) 9 January 2000 (age 23)	6	0	Murata
4 FW	Alessandro Morri	(2003-06-12) 12 June 2003 (age 20)	0	0	Cailungo
4 FW	Filippo Pasolini	(2003-02-22) 22 February 2003 (age 20)	3	0	San Marino Academy
4 FW	Lorenzo Pasquinelli	(2002-11-18) 18 November 2002 (age 20)	2	0	Juvenes/Dogana

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References

↑ "San Marino hails unprecedented win". UEFA. 6 September 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
↑ "Nazionali: Costantini e Cecchetti al Lavoro Per Gli Impegni di Giugno" (in Italian). Federazione Sammarinese Giuoco Calcio. 16 May 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2022.

External links

San Marino Under-21 at uefa.com

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[1] "San Marino hails unprecedented win". UEFA. 6 September 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2013.

[2] "Nazionali: Costantini e Cecchetti al Lavoro Per Gli Impegni di Giugno" (in Italian). Federazione Sammarinese Giuoco Calcio. 16 May 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2022.

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