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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| Association | Fédération Provençale de Football | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Confederation | NF Board | ||
| Top scorer | Ennys Hammoud (5) | ||
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| First international | |||
 Provence 0–4 Catalonia  (3 April 1921) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Provence 22–0 Tibet  (Arbil, Iraq; 5 June 2012) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
Provence 0–6 Kurdistan Region  (Varese, Padania; 25 June 2009) | |||
| VIVA World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 4 (first in 2008) | ||
| Best result | 4th place (2009, 2012) | ||
History
editThe 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, Syrian Arameans, 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 he trained when he was Olympique de Marseille's youth coach, who in 2012, were playing in the fourth to seventh French divisions.[4][9] 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,[10] and then lost the third-place match to Zanzibar (2–7).[11]
At the beginning of 2012, the Provençal team played against EUGA Ardziv.[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] Provence faced several teams, including Quebec, led by former Montreal Impact player Patrick Leduc,[15] and reached the final, where they faced the reigning champions of the Viva World Cup, but ultimately losing 0–1.
Notable players
edit- Samir Abbès - played professionally in Algeria
Selected internationals
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Tournament records
editVIVA World Cup record
edit| VIVA World Cup | ||||||||
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| Year | Pos | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | |
 2006 |
did not enter | |||||||
 2008 |
5th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | –18 | |
 2009 |
4th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | –12 | |
 2010 |
6th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | –6 | |
| 2012 |
4th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 23 | –10 | |
| Total | 4th place | 5 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 38 | –46 | |
External links
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- ^ a b c "Non-FIFA World Cups". RSSSF. 20 September 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ "Catalonia Autonomous Team Matches 1912-2004". RSSSF. 2 August 2006. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ "El match Cataluña-Provence". hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com. Mundo Deportivo. 7 April 1921. p. 2. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Calcio d'inizio per la Viva World Cup 2012" [Kick-off for the 2012 Viva World Cup]. dinamobabel.wordpress.com (in Italian). Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ a b "2008 VIVA World Cups". RSSSF. 20 September 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ "VIVA World Cup 2008 Sápmi - Results, fixtures, tables and stats". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ "Schweizer Kicker kämpften im Irak" [Swiss footballers fought in Iraq]. www.20min.ch (in German). 10 June 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ "2009 VIVA World Cups". RSSSF. 20 September 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ "2012 VIVA WORLD CUP PREVIEW". inbedwithmaradona.com. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ "Loin de l'Euro 2012, le Kurdistan bat la Provence" [Far from Euro 2012, Kurdistan beats Provence]. www.lemonde.fr (in French). 9 June 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ "2012 VIVA World Cups". RSSSF. 20 September 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ "1er match de la sélection Provençale 2012" [1st match of the 2012 Provençal selection]. archive.is (in Spanish). 12 April 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ "Tournoi international des peuples, cultures et tribus 2013" [International Tournament of Peoples, Cultures and Tribes in Marseille]. worldfootball.xooit.fr (in French). 7 May 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ "Nicolas Lesage invité à un tournoi à Marseille" [Nicolas Lesage invited to a tournament in Marseille]. www.lenouvelliste.ca (in French). 13 June 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ "Premier gain écrasant pour le Québec" [First landslide win for Quebec]. www.journaldemontreal.com (in French). 24 June 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2024.