Provence football team
National association football team
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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 was an affiliate member of the NF-Board from 2008–2017. It occasionally participates in international competitions, such as the Viva World Cup, finished fourth in 2009 and 2012.[1]
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| Association | Association Provençale de Football | ||
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| Confederation | NF-Board (former) | ||
| Head coach | Philippe Burgio | ||
| 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) | ||
| Website | prouvenco-football.org (defunct) | ||
History
The 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, Assyrians (under the Aramean label), 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 that he had trained when he was Olympique de Marseille's youth coach, who in 2012, were playing in the fourth to seventh French divisions.[4][9] On 12 April 2012, the Provençal team played against EUGA Ardziv, intended to develop cohesion and create a team spirit around the project of Thierry Marcadé, President of the APF, which consists in making a good performance in the upcoming VIVA World Cup.[10] 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,[11] and then lost the third-place match to Zanzibar (2–7).[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] In order to prepare itself for the tournament, Provence played a warm-up match against FC Sète 34 on 31 May, which presented themselves with a large group of 20 players including 7 on trial; trailing 2–1 at half-time, Provence was able to develop its collective game in the second half to win the game 3–2.[15] In the tournament, Provence faced several teams, including Quebec, led by former Montreal Impact player Patrick Leduc,[16][17] and reached the final, where they faced the reigning champions of the Viva World Cup, but ultimately losing 0–1.
Notable players
- Samir Abbès - played professionally in Algeria
Selected internationals
| 3 April 1921 Friendly | Catalonia | 4–0 | Provence | Barcelona, Catalonia |
| Report | Stadium: Camp de la Indústria Referee: Massana |
| 4 April 1921 Friendly | Catalonia | 1–0 | Provence | Barcelona, Catalonia |
| Stadium: Camp de la Indústria Referee: Timer |
| 8 July 2008 2008 VIVA World Cup | Provence | 1–6 |  Padania | Gällivare Stadium, Gällivare |
| 17:00 | Giordano  23' |
Report | Cossato 7' Salandra 34', 45' (pen.)Ligarotti 36', 80'Ferrari 90' |
Attendance: 600 Referee:  Ragnar Dahl |
| 9 July 2008 2008 VIVA World Cup | Provence | 0–3 | Kurdistan Region | Malmberget Stadium, Malmberget |
| 13:00 | Report | Rahman 55' Halgurd 90+1', 90+3' |
Attendance: 600 Referee: Mikkel Sara |
| 10 July 2008 2008 VIVA World Cup | Arameans Suryoye  | 5–0 | Provence | Malmberget Stadium, Malmberget |
| 12:00 | Muqdisi 2', 32' Alan 5'Kaplan 65', 81' |
Report | Attendance: 30 Referee:  Jorgen Klippmark |
| 12 July 2008 2008 VIVA World Cup | Sápmi  | 4–2 | Provence | Gällivare Stadium, Gällivare |
| 16:00 | Eira 3' Eira 7'Logje 28'Dreyer 83' |
Report | Giordano 5', 14' |
Attendance: 800 Referee: Johnny Nielsen |
| 22 June 2009 2009 VIVA World Cup group stage | Provence | 3–1 |  Gozo | Stadio Silvio Piola, Novara |
| 17:00 CET | Hammoud 36', 77' Hammami 90+1' |
Report | Camilleri 73' |
Attendance: 100 Referee: Buonanno |
| 23 June 2009 2009 VIVA World Cup group stage | Sápmi | 1–2 | Provence | Stadio Franco Ossola, Varese |
| 17:00 CET | Bertelsen 5' |
Report | Hammoud 37' Hammami 64' (pen.) |
Attendance: 50 Referee: Iodice |
| 25 June 2009 2009 VIVA World Cup semifinals | Provence | 0–6 | Kurdistan Region | Stadio Franco Ossola, Varese |
| 17:00 CET | Report | Aziz 6' Sediq 16'Qadir 25'Abdullah 56', 80'Abdulrida 71' |
Attendance: 250 Referee: Modesti |
| 26 June 2009 2009 VIVA World Cup 3rd-place match | Provence | 4–4 (4–5 p) | Sápmi | Stadio Mario Rigamonti, Brescia |
| 21:00 CET | Hammoud 14', 88' Matel 16'Bennattar 21' |
Report | Thomassen 13', 53' (pen.) Bruer 18'Reginiussen 82' |
| 1 June 2010 2010 VIVA World Cup group stage | Provence | 0–1 |  Two Sicilies | Sannat Ground, Sannat |
| 17:30 CET | Report | Cappuccilli 5' (pen.) |
Referee: Luciano Casnati (Italy) |
| 2 June 2010 2010 VIVA World Cup group stage | Kurdistan Region | 3–2 | Provence | Sannat Ground, Sannat |
| 17:30 CET | Qaraman 31', 90+5' Rahman 35' |
Report1 Report2 |
Borghesi 19', 39' (pen.) |
Referee: Antonio Guida (Italy) |
| 4 June 2010 2010 VIVA World Cup 5th-place match | Gozo | 2–1 | Provence | Gozo Stadium, Xewkija |
| 15:30 CET | Buttigieg 59' Camilleri 89' |
Report1 Report2 |
Juan 19' (pen.) |
Referee: Aaron Fenech (Malta) |
| 5 June 2012 2012 VIVA World Cup group stage | Darfur  | 0–18 | Provence | Franso Hariri Stadium, Arbil |
| 22:30 AST | Report | Mdahoma 4' Zenafi 5', 40', 59'Copel 19', 32', 59', 68', 75'S.Abbes 23', 49', 50', 77', 83'Y.Abbes 41', 54'Taba 47'Lescoualch 66' |
| 6 June 2012 2012 VIVA World Cup group stage | Provence | 2–1 |  Northern Cyprus | Franso Hariri Stadium, Arbil |
| 23:30 AST | Zenafi 28' Lescoualch 35' |
Report | Tağman 26' |
| 8 June 2012 2012 VIVA World Cup semifinals | Kurdistan Region | 2–1 | Provence | Duhok Stadium, Duhok |
| 18:30 AST | Ismael 2', 59' |
Report | Zenafi 36' |
Attendance: 12,500 |
| 9 June 2012 2012 VIVA World Cup 3rd Place Match | Provence | 2–7 |  Zanzibar | Franso Hariri Stadium, Arbil |
| 16:30 AST | Taba 44' Copel 57' |
Report | Suleiman 22', 23', 71' Mcha 35', 68', 90'Kassim 58' |
| 13 February 2013 Friendly | Provence | 6–1 |  Monaco | Saint-Zacharie, France |
| Report |
| 31 May 2013 Friendly | FC Sète 34 | 2–3 | Provence | Marseille, France |
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Report | Zénafi (3–2) Crus (2–2) |
| 22 June 2013 International Tournament of Peoples, Cultures and Tribes | Provence | 3–2 |  EUGA Ardziv | Marseille, France |
| [ Report] | Stadium: Stade Senafrica |
| 23 June 2013 International Tournament of Peoples, Cultures and Tribes | Provence | 22–0 | Tibet | Marseille, France |
| [ Report] |
| 27 June 2013 International Tournament of Peoples, Cultures and Tribes semifinals | Provence | 1–3 |  Quebec | Marseille, France |
| De Santi 4' |
[ Report] | Aoun 28' Agourram 48'Carrie 80' |
| 28 June 2013 International Tournament of Peoples, Cultures and Tribes third-place play-off | Provence | 0–1 | Kurdistan Region | Marseille, France |
| [ Report] |
