The national football team of the Two Sicilies is the

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team of the

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, which are a territory formed by the

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part of

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without the Island of

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although the name suggests otherwise . The team is controlled by the . As the Two Sicilies are not a recognised state they are neither a member of

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nor

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, and the team therefore is not eligible to enter either the

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or European Championship. However, from January 2010, they became a provisional member of the

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. Now the team is a member of

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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 The 2009 VIVA World Cup was the third VIVA World Cup, an international tournament for football open to non-FIFA-affiliated teams, played in Padania. Three venues were bidding to host the tournament in 2010 : * Padania ( Italy) * Iraqi Kurdista ...

. On April 30, 2009, the team played its first match against

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Darfo Boario Terme Darfo Boario Terme ( Camunian: ) is a '' comune'' in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy, northern Italy. The name combines Darfo, the ''capoluogo'', with Boario Terme, the largest '' frazione''. It is bounded by the communes of Angolo Terme, ...

during the charity tournament "''1° Trofeo SMArathon''". They made their VIVA World Cup debut against

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, of the fourth edition of the tournament. Two Sicilies took fourth place, losing the 3rd-place match against

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. On 23 September 2010 the team took part in the second edition of "''Trofeo del Mediterraneo''", against

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and ASD Castellana, which they went on to win.

Regno delle Due Sicilie FA

The Regno delle Due Sicilie FA is The Football Association of Two Sicilies.

Team image

Kit suppliers

Competitive record

World Cup record

European Cup record

Mediterranean Trophy

Results and fixtures

Managers

References

External links

Official site
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Nazionale di Calcio del Regno delle Due Sicilie

CONIFA page

Viva World Cup
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