The Occitania football team () is the football team of Occitania, which is the name given to areas of southern France, westernmost Italy and a small valley in northern Spain where the Occitan language is spoken. It is controlled by the Associacion Occitania de Fotbol. As Occitania is not a recognised state it is neither a member of FIFA nor UEFA, and the team therefore is not eligible to enter either the World Cup or European Championship. They are members of the New Federations Board, and hosted the inaugural VIVA World Cup in November 2006 where they finished 3rd.
Since the Occitania team was established in 2004 they have played numerous friendly matches against sides such as Chechnya and Monaco as well as competing in 4 VIVA World Cup tournaments. In 2009 they finished 6th after their 5th-place match victory over Gozo was annulled, and a year later they completed their best-ever VIVA World Cup performance when they defeated Two Sicilies 2–0 to take 3rd-place. The Occitans were narrowly knocked out by hosts Iraqi Kurdistan national football team in the group stages of the 2012 VIVA World Cup, before eventually finished 5th.
They also participated in the ConIFA World Football Cup 2014 in Östersund, Sweden where they were unbeaten during the whole competition but losing in quarter finals on penalty against Arameans Suryoye football team. They finished at 7th place after beating Abkhazia national football team who won the ConIFA World Football Cup 2016 in Abkhazia.
Occitania also play in the Europeada, which is organised by the Federal Union of European Nationalities (FUEN).We have the official dates for Europaeda 2020, Federal Union of European Nationalities, 1 November 2018 In the Europeada 2008 Occitania reached the quarter-finals, being eliminated by eventual tournament winner South Tyrol. The Occitans again reached the quarter-finals in the 2012 tournament and finished in 5th place. They finally reached the final, again against South Tyrol, in the 2016 tournament and lost after extra time, finishing 2nd out of 24 teams.
Tournament records World Cup record YearRoundPositionGPWDLGSGAVIVA World Cup 2006Third place3rd2002210 2008did not enter 2009Quarterfinals5th310226 2010Third place3rd420293 2012Quarterfinals5th4301164ConIFA World Football Cup 2014Quarterfinals7th523053 2016 did not enter 2018 2020 cancelled 2024TotalBest: Third place188273426
Europeada record YearRoundPositionGPWDLGSGA 2008Quarterfinal5th420285 2012Quarterfinal5th4301115 2016Second place2nd6501135 2024Second place2nd5401176 TotalBest: Second place 1914054921
Results and upcoming fixtures DateVenueScore6 Jul 2024Europeada 2024 – Schleswig-Holstein Friuli 0-25 Jul 2024Europeada 2024 – Region of Southern Denmark Koroška 4-04 Jul 2024Europeada 2024 – Schleswig-Holstein Slovaks in Hungary 5-42 Jul 2024Europeada 2024 – Schleswig-Holstein North Frisia 1-01 Jul 2024Europeada 2024 – Schleswig-Holstein Cimbrians 7-025 Jun 2016Europeada 2016 – South Tyrol 1–2 a.e.t.24 Jun 2016Europeada 2016 – South Tyrol Croats of Serbia 3–023 Jun 2016Europeada 2016 – South Tyrol 1–1 (4–2)21 Jun 2016Europeada 2016 – South Tyrol Danes of Germany 1–120 Jun 2016Europeada 2016 – South Tyrol Slovaks in Hungary 4–119 Jun 2016Europeada 2016 – South Tyrol Aromanians of Romania 4–130 Dec 2014Toulouse 5–17 Jun 20142014 ConIFA World Football Cup – Östersund 0–15 Jun 20142014 ConIFA World Football Cup – Östersund 2–2 (5–4)4 Jun 20142014 ConIFA World Football Cup – Östersund 0–0 (7–6)3 Jun 20142014 ConIFA World Football Cup – Östersund 0–11 Jun 20142014 ConIFA World Football Cup – Östersund 1–128 Dec 2013Lugo 1–77 July 2013Tynwald Hill Tournament – Isle of Man St Johns United A.F.C. 0–26 July 2013Tynwald Hill Tournament – Isle of Man 0–55 July 2013Tynwald Hill Tournament – Isle of Man 8–021 Jun 2012Europeada 2012 – Lusatia 0–319 Jun 2012Europeada 2012 – Lusatia Danes of Germany 1–018 Jun 2012Europeada 2012 – Lusatia Cimbrians 5–017 Jun 2012Europeada 2012 – Lusatia Welsh 5–29 Jun 20122012 VIVA World Cup – Kurdistan 3–17 Jun 20122012 VIVA World Cup – Kurdistan 7–06 Jun 20122012 VIVA World Cup – Kurdistan 1–05 Jun 20122012 VIVA World Cup – Kurdistan 6–230 Mar 2012Toulouse 3–229 Dec 2011Fontès Cilento 2–028 May 2011Olargues 11–25 Jun 20102010 VIVA World Cup – Gozo 2–04 Jun 20102010 VIVA World Cup – Gozo 1–22 Jun 20102010 VIVA World Cup – Gozo 5–01 Jun 20102010 VIVA World Cup – Gozo 0–13 Apr 2010Saint-Dalmas-De-Tende 5–126 Jun 20092009 VIVA World Cup – Padania 2–123 Jun 20092009 VIVA World Cup – Padania 0–422 Jun 20092009 VIVA World Cup – Padania 0–18 Nov 2008Caraglio 2–25 Jun 2008Europeada 2008 – Rhaetia 0–23 Jun 2008Europeada 2008 – Rhaetia Croats of Romania 5–02 Jun 2008Europeada 2008 – Rhaetia Lusatia Sorbs 1–21 Jun 2008Europeada 2008 – Rhaetia Cimbrians 2–121 Nov 20062006 VIVA World Cup – Occitania 2–320 Nov 20062006 VIVA World Cup – Occitania 0–717 Dec 2005Monaco 1–23 Mar 2005Occitania 14–012 Feb 2005Occitania 0–0
Current squad Squad for the 2014 ConIFA World Football Cup: link here
Honours Non-FIFA competitions Viva World Cup Third place (2): 2006, 2010 Europeada Runners-up (2): 2016, 2024
References
External links Current official website
Facebook Page Youtube Channel ConIFA member FUEN member ConIFA presenting Occitania