The national football team of the Two Sicilies is the football team of the Two Sicilies, which are a territory formed by the southern part of Italy including the Island of Sicily. The team is controlled by the . As the Two Sicilies are not a recognised state they are neither a member of FIFA nor UEFA, and the team therefore is not eligible to enter either the World Cup or European Championship. However, from January 2010, they became a provisional member of the NF-Board. The team was a member of ConIFA from January 2021 to January 2026 before announcing their membership of the Football Alliance of Territorial Identities.
History In December 2008, the national football team of the Two Sicilies was established on the initiative of Guglielmo Di Grezia and Antonio Pagano, with the purpose, then not achieved, to participate in the 2009 VIVA World Cup. On April 30, 2009, the team played its first match against Padania in Darfo Boario Terme during the charity tournament "1° Trofeo SMArathon".
They made their VIVA World Cup debut against Iraqi Kurdistan, of the fourth edition of the tournament. Two Sicilies took fourth place, losing the 3rd-place match against Occitania. On September 23, 2010, the team took part in the second edition of "Trofeo del Mediterraneo", against Gozo and ASD Castellana, which they went on to win. after which it disappeared.
In 2020 Massimo Amitrano established Kingdom of the Two Sicilies FA. Over the years they have been called up several players from 7 regions of the south, among the former professional footballers, also making their debut: Giuseppe Garziano, Maykol Setola, Nicola Mora, Raffaele Imparato, Luca Natale Imbroinisi, Mario Ferri, Federico Di Fuzio, Nassim Mendil, Vincenzo Margiotta, Fabiano Santacroce, Emanuele Calaiò, Sossio Aruta, Gennaro Scarlato.https://www.sportcasertano.it/2023/07/09/romania-qualificazioni-la-coppa-del-mondo-doppio-esordio-la-nazionale-calcio-del-regno-delle-due-sicilie/https://www.ildenaro.it/la-nazionale-regno-delle-due-sicilie-di-nicola-mora-e-fabiano-santacroce-si-prepara-alleuropeo-conifa/https://www.casanapoli.net/2024/01/08/esclusiva-regno-delle-due-sicilie/https://www.mezzostampa.it/cronaca/24399_scafati-giornata-indimenticabile-per-la-partita-del-sorriso.xhtml
It was supposed to participate in the 2021 and 2023 editions of the CONIFA European Football Cup, before they were canceled.
In 2023, Two Sicilies participated in the 2024 CONIFA World Cup Qualifiers. They were placed in Group C with Sekler Land and Chameria. Two Sicilies ended up losing both their games, 3–1 to Chameria and 7–0 to Sekler Land. But they were selected anyway to participate, before the tournament was canceled.
In January 2026, Two Sicilies announced that they had withdrawn from CONIFA to join the Football Alliance of Territorial Identities. Two Sicilies were at the time rumoured to be the unannounced hosts of the 2026 CONIFA European Football Cup, CONIFA did not issue any statement regarding their withdrawal or status of the tournament.https://lavocedelparlamento.it/nasce-fati-football-alliance-of-territorial-identities/
Regno delle Due Sicilie FA
The Regno delle Due Sicilie FA is The Football Association of Two Sicilies.
Team image Kit suppliers
Kit supplier Period ? 2009–2021 Givova 2021–present
Competitive record World Cup record YearPositionGPWDLGSGAVIVA World Cup 2010Fourth place410328 2012WithdrewConIFA World Football Cup 2014 Not a member of ConIFA 2016 2018 2020 2024Qualified, but cancelledTotal 4 1 0 3 2 8
European Cup record Year Position P W D L F AConIFA European Football Cup 2015 Not a member of ConIFA 2017 2019 2021 Qualified, but cancelled 2023Total 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mediterranean Trophy YearPositionGPWDLGSGAMediterranean Trophy2009Second place2101322010Champion2200812011Champion2200902012Champion110032Total3 titles 7 6 0 1 23 5
Results and fixtures DateVenueOpponentScoreNovember 27, 2023 2023 Givova Trophy, Scafati, Italy Canton Ticino 2–1June 13, 2012 2012 Mediterranean Trophy, Carrara, Italy 3–2June 16, 2011 2011 Mediterranean Trophy, Ponte, Italy Casalduni Calcio 3–0 June 16, 2011 2011 Mediterranean Trophy, Ponte, Italy Atletico Pontelandolfo 6–0 September 23, 2010 2010 Mediterranean Trophy, Mercogliano, Italy S.C. Castellana 0–6 September 23, 2010 2010 Mediterranean Trophy, Mercogliano, Italy 2–1 June 5, 2010 2010 VIVA World Cup, Gozo 0–2June 4, 2010 2010 VIVA World Cup, Gozo 0–2June 1, 2010 2010 VIVA World Cup, Gozo 1–0May 31, 2010 2010 VIVA World Cup, Gozo 1–4September 23, 2009 2009 Mediterranean Trophy, Mercogliano, Italy 3–0 September 23, 2009 2009 Mediterranean Trophy, Mercogliano, Italy U.S. Serino calcio 0–2 April 30, 2009 Trofeo SMArathon, Darfo Boario Terme, Italy U.S. Darfo Boario S.S.D. 2–0April 30, 2009 Trofeo SMArathon, Darfo Boario Terme, Italy 0–0
Managers ManagerPeriodPlayedWonDrawnLostWin % Michele Riviello2009–2011 Gianfranco Napolitano2012 Gennaro Iezzo2021 Ludovico Lanzilli2021–Totals 12 7 1 4 58.3
See also :Category:Footballers from Campania :Category:Footballers from Sicily
References
External links Official site Nazionale di Calcio del Regno delle Due Sicilie CONIFA page Viva World Cup