Sicily national football team

In the past, the idea of creating a Sicilian national team has been already proposed by some journalists and Sicilianist circles.{{cite web | url=https://www.laltrasicilia.org/122/nazionale-di-calcio-siciliana/ | title=Nazionale di calcio siciliana | date=12 August 2003 | publisher=L'Altra Sicilia | language=it | accessdate=9 July 2021 }}{{cite web | url=http://archivio.blogsicilia.it/una-nazionale-di-calcio-siciliana-che-ne-pensate/ | title=Una nazionale di calcio siciliana. Che ne pensate? | date=21 June 2010 | publisher=BlogSicilia | language=it | accessdate=9 July 2021 }}{{cite web | url=https://www.goal.com/it/notizie/una-nazionale-di-calcio-della-sicilia-ce-la-proposta-degli/dgkc9gilowjn16m0i1l5otsve | title=Una nazionale di calcio della Sicilia? C'è la proposta degli indipendentisti | date=12 October 2017 | publisher=goal.com | language=it | accessdate=9 July 2021 }}

The current project started in 2019 following the first contacts with CONIFA.{{cite web | url=https://sicilia.gazzettadelsud.it/articoli/sport/2021/05/04/nazionale-siciliana-di-calcio-lidea-parte-da-messina-ecco-i-primi-nomi-df9c0212-b966-412a-a3ed-373eb08f69cc/ | title=Nazionale siciliana di calcio, l'idea parte da Messina. Ecco i primi nomi | date=4 May 2021 | publisher=Gazzetta del Sud | language=it | accessdate=9 July 2021 }} 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.{{cite web | url=https://www.calciopolis.it/2021/05/11/nazionale-calcio-sicilia/ | title=Nasce la Nazionale di calcio della Sicilia: i giocatori che potrebbero farne parte | date=11 May 2021 | publisher=calciopolis.it | language=it | accessdate=9 July 2021 }} 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.{{cite web | url=https://www.palermotoday.it/sport/nazionale-calcio-sicilia-logo.html | title=Nazionale di calcio della Sicilia, l'idea tenta il decollo: contest per il logo ufficiale | date=11 May 2021 | publisher=Palermo Today | language=it | accessdate=9 July 2021}}

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.{{cite web | url=http://www.conifa.org/en/2021/07/09/conifa-welcomes-the-sicilia-football-association/ | title=CONIFA welcomes the Sicilia Football Association | date=9 July 2021 | publisher=CONIFA official website | language=en | accessdate=9 July 2021 }}

The Sicilia F.A., with a futsal selection, is one of the six participants to the 2021 CONIFA No Limits Mediterranean Futsal Cup.{{cite web | url=http://www.conifa.org/en/conifa-makes-history-with-no-limits-mediterranean-futsal-cup/ | title=CONIFA makes history with No Limits Mediterranean Futsal Cup | date=27 August 2021 | publisher= CONIFA official website | language=en | accessdate=2 September 2021}} 18 October, 2023, Sicily announced it had withdrawn from CONIFA after not featuring in any CONIFA tournament.{{cite web | url=https://www.siciliafootball.com/la-nazionale-siciliana-dice-addio-a-conifa-sciolta-ladesione-allorganizzazione/ | title=LA NAZIONALE SICILIANA DICE ADDIO A CONIFA: SCIOLTA L’ADESIONE ALL’ORGANIZZAZIONE | date=18 October 2023}}

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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.

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.{{cite web | url=https://www.eyesportwear.com/news/eye-sport-partner-tecnico-della-nazionale-siciliana/164?fbclid=IwAR1ypdWQzyLuA51LqOe-sQ5nORw2Y6fWmoLguLa85vpNdh_2Bp4aZqBFWA0 | title=EYE Sport partner tecnico della Nazionale Siciliana | date=20 August 2021 | publisher=EYE Sport official website | language=it | accessdate=21 August 2021}}

In April 2025 the Sicilia FA presents its new official jerseys, produced by the new official supplier Insula Sportiva. {{cite web | url=https://www.siciliafootball.com/presentate-a-modica-le-nuove-maglie-della-nazionale-siciliana-un-omaggio-alle-donne-di-sicilia/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR5HJhfuIKvpImBlkGiTppW1blPZi8jXzPAbV3Pb3oeDe48rAd56fFDjC6glKQ_aem_zEsjD7E-63nGaosqtP5StQ | title=Presentate le nuove maglie della Nazionale Siciliana | date=16 April 2025 | publisher= SICILIA FA official website | language=it}}

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.

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|round = Antudo Cup

|date = 10 June 2022

|time = 18:45

|score = 4 – 1

|report = https://fins-sardigna.net/it/natzionale-sarda-sconfitta-a-mazara-del-vallo/

|team1 = {{fb-rt|Sicily}}

|goals1 = Ortisi {{goal|31}}
Savanarola {{goal|54}}
Bulevardi {{goal|57}}
Curiale {{goal|83}}

|team2 = {{fb|Sardinia}}

|goals2 = {{goal|89}} Bianco

|stadium = Stadio Nino Vaccara

|location = Mazara del Vallo, Italy

|attendance =2,000

|referee = Alessandro Angelo

|result = W

}}

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|round = Sikelia Cup

|date = 10 June 2023

|time = 18:00

|score = 1 - 0

|report = https://www.palermotoday.it/sport/calcio/sikelia-cup-nazionale-siciliana-corsica-risultato.html

|team1 = {{fb-rt|Sicily}}

|goals1 = Curiale {{goal|69}}

|team2 = {{fb|Corsica}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Stadio Marco Tomaselli

|location = Caltanissetta, Italy

|attendance =

|referee = Antonio Gabriel Haba

|result = w

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|date = 23 May 2024

|time = 19:00

|round = Corsica Cup

|score = 1 - 1

|penaltyscore = 3 - 4

|report = https://www.siciliafootball.com/semifinale-corsica-cup-sicilia-saint-martin-1-1-4-5-d-c-r/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR008HHB2oOkUXUvPj-Hq3UugafYQUxFNcCisjcmSgsTpYyUhxKf7k47OtA_aem_AchFdwYzhDv9NAr88BoX_BRfxV3pZnLFSdHg-H3di3k_QpoLVWyhzlsqyEgMvu2HqNyrqmeqebYCVz4j1hMQJGAz

|team1 = {{fb-rt|Sicily}}

|goals1 = Saraniti {{goal|92}}

|team2 = {{fb|Saint-Martin}}

|goals2 = {{goal|13}} Segarel

|stadium = Stade Santos Manfredi

|location = Corte, France

|attendance =

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|result = d

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|date = 25 May 2024

|time = 14:30

|round = Corsica Cup 3rd place final

|score = 1 — 0

|report = https://www.centotrentuno.com/news/corsica-cup-sardegna-sicilia-0-1-la-natzionale-chiude-al-quarto-posto/

|team1 = {{fb-rt|Sicily}}

|goals1 = Alma

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|team2 = {{fb|Sardinia}}

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|stadium = Afa Stadium

|location = Afa, France

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|result = W

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• 2022– : Giovanni Marchese

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.{{cite web | url=https://www.siciliafootball.com/corsica-cup-2024-le-convocazioni-ufficiali-della-sicilia/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR0zux2YZnpcdidlXtv3ZPbE22ArOOZzCV6ZqDwiaz0vj2cGpK3X8Gl3EUg_aem_AfTo9-sz9k_jd2iSeqVsoL04sAKjW9bV9CjFKXbLx7IZGhv2bPia7uJX2AqFlnoIKd2Iu62_1UH87PLxljJ8bR19/ | title=Elenco dei convocati [...] della Nazionale Siciliana | date=18 May 2024}}

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{{nat fs g player|no=1|pos=GK|name=Gaetano Dolenti|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1991|05|16}}|caps=3|goals=0|club=Sancataldese|clubnat=Sicily}}

{{nat fs g player|no=12|pos=GK|name=Giuseppe Polizzi|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1991|12|20}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=San Giorgio Piana|clubnat=Sicily}}

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{{nat fs g player|no=2|pos=DF|name=Damiano Lia|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1997|11|25}}|caps=3|goals=0|club=Messina|clubnat=Sicily}}

{{nat fs g player|no=3|pos=DF|name=Andrea Ferrigno|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1989|10|12}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=Igea Virtus|clubnat=Sicily}}

{{nat fs g player|no=4|pos=DF|name=Salvatore Tosto|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1997|02|11}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=Enna|clubnat=Sicily}}

{{nat fs g player|no=5|pos=DF|name=Giuseppe Zappalà|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1990|05|28}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=Enna|clubnat=Sicily}}

{{nat fs g player|no=6|pos=DF|name=Simone Brugaletta|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1994|01|19}}|caps=4|goals=0|club=Santa Maria Cilento|clubnat=ITA}}

{{nat fs g player|no=17|pos=DF|name=Alessio Asero|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|2000|11|10}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=Paternò|clubnat=Sicily}}

{{nat fs g player|no=18|pos=DF|name=Salvatore Mollica|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|2000|09|29}}|caps=3|goals=0|club=Paternò|clubnat=Sicily}}

{{nat fs g player|no=22|pos=DF|name=Giuseppe Filì|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|2002|11|04}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=Vastogirardi|clubnat=Italy}}

{{nat fs g player|no=23|pos=DF|name=Rosario Licata|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1989|01|16}}|caps=3|goals=0|club=Mazara 46|clubnat=Sicily}}

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{{nat fs g player|no=8|pos=MF|name=Giorgio Tumbarello|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1996|04|20}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=Lucchese|clubnat=Italy}}

{{nat fs g player|no=13|pos=MF|name=Riccardo Correnti|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|2001|02|24}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=Sancataldese|clubnat=Sicily}}

{{nat fs g player|no=15|pos=MF|name=Nino Garofalo|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|2001|12|06}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=Milazzo|clubnat=Sicily}}

{{nat fs g player|no=19|pos=MF|name=Francesco Giunta|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1999|03|19}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=Messina|clubnat=Sicily}}

{{nat fs g player|no=20|pos=MF|name=Salvatore Cocimano|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1990|09|27}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=Enna|clubnat=Sicily}}

{{nat fs g player|no=24|pos=MF|name=Enrico Giannone|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|2004|06|23}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=Licata|clubnat=Sicily}}

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{{nat fs g player|no=7|pos=FW|name=Antonino Musso|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1999|09|14}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=Bra|clubnat=Italy}}

{{nat fs g player|no=9|pos=FW|name=Andrea Saraniti|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1988|07|23}}|caps=2|goals=1|club=Altamura|clubnat=Italy}}

{{nat fs g player|no=11|pos=FW|name=Davis Curiale|age={{Birth date and age|df=y|1987|12|30}}|caps=4|goals=2|club=Terracina|clubnat=Italy}}

{{nat fs g player|no=14|pos=FW|name=Tommaso Bonanno|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1995|08|03}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=Martina|clubnat=Italy}}

{{nat fs g player|no=16|pos=FW|name=Vincenzo Vitale|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|2000|11|26}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=Varesina|clubnat=Italy}}

{{nat fs g player|no=21|pos=FW|name=Giuliano Alma|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1993|07|27}}|caps=2|goals=1|club=Siracusa|clubnat=Sicily}}

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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.

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{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=GK|name=Federico Valenti|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1993|06|06}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=Sancataldese|clubnat=Sicily|latest= vs. {{fb|Sardinia}}, 10 June 2022}}

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{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=Valerio Genesio|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1987|04|28}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=Mazarese|clubnat=Sicily|latest= vs. {{fb|Sardinia}}, 10 June 2022}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=Salvatore Mollica|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|2000|01|01}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=Acireale|clubnat=Sicily|latest= vs. {{fb|Sardinia}}, 10 June 2022}}

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{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=Danilo Bulevardi|age={{Birth date and age|df=y|1995|01|31}}|caps=1|goals=1|club=Gubbio|clubnat=ITA|latest= vs. {{fb|Sardinia}}, 10 June 2022}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=Salvatore Cocimano|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1990|07|27}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=Giarre|clubnat=Sicily|latest= vs. {{fb|Sardinia}}, 10 June 2022}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=Francesco Corso|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1997|11|27}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=Mazarese|clubnat=Sicily|latest= vs. {{fb|Sardinia}}, 10 June 2022}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=Mattia Tumminelli|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1997|08|12}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=Acireale|clubnat=Sicily|latest= vs. {{fb|Sardinia}}, 10 June 2022}}

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{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=Pasqualino Ortisi|age={{Birth date and age|df=y|2002|04|24}}|caps=1|goals=1|club=Fidelis Andria|clubnat=ITA|latest= vs. {{fb|Sardinia}}, 10 June 2022}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=Giuseppe Savonarola|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1986|03|10}}|caps=1|goals=1|club=Acireale|clubnat=Sicily|latest= vs. {{fb|Sardinia}}, 10 June 2022}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=Alessio Rizzo|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1998|10|03}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=Paternò|clubnat=Sicily|latest= vs. {{fb|Sardinia}}, 10 June 2022}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=Mattia Retucci|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|2000|12|06}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=Nissa|clubnat=Sicily|latest= vs. {{fb|Sardinia}}, 10 June 2022}}

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As per 25 May 2024

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The Sicilia F.A. ha chosen as official anthem the cabaletta Suoni la tromba from I puritani (1835) by Vincenzo Bellini.{{cite web | url=https://www.wesport.it/nazionale-siciliana-suoni-la-tromba-di-bellini-e-linno-ufficiale/?fbclid=IwAR1u4qk3ZA-IEBGImWsYeCo7_GZlEmB3gW6JKH2SVktNM5yQ6keum_ua_ZQ | title=Nazionale Siciliana: "Suoni la tromba" di Bellini é l’inno ufficiale | date=3 September 2021 | publisher=WeSport official website | language=it | accessdate=4 September 2021}}

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

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*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

• Antudo Cup
• Winners (1): 2022
• Sikelia Cup
• Winners (1): 2023
• Corsica Cup
• Third place (1): 2024

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{{reflist}}

• {{in lang|it}} [https://www.siciliafootball.com/ Sicilia FA official website]
• {{in lang|it}} [https://www.facebook.com/SiciliaFootbal/ Sicilia FA Facebook Pagel]
• {{in lang|it}} [https://www.instagram.com/sicilia_football/ Sicilia FA Instagram Page]
• {{in lang|it}} [https://www.twitter.com/SiciliaFootball/ Sicilia FA Twitter Page]
• {{in lang|it}} [https://www.youtube.com/@siciliafootball/ Sicilia FA Youtube Page]

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