San Marino national football team 654427 225202228 2008-07-12T12:55:09Z Leaveitoutlove 7343702 /* External links */ {{Infobox National football team | Name = San Marino | Badge = San_Marino_National_Football_Team_logo.jpg | FIFA Trigramme = SMR | FIFA Rank = 199 | 1st ranking date = August 1993 | FIFA max = 118 | FIFA max date = September 1993 | FIFA min = 200 | FIFA min date = May 2008| Elo Rank = 194 | Nickname = La Serenissima, The Big Club| Association = [[San Marino Football Federation]] | Confederation = [[UEFA]] ([[Europe]]) | Coach = {{flagicon|San Marino}}[[Giampaolo Mazza]] | Captain = [[Andy Selva]] | Most caps = [[Mirco Gennari]], [[Federico Gasperoni]] (48) | Top scorer = [[Andy Selva]] (7) | Home Stadium = [[Stadio Olimpico (San Marino)|Stadio Olimpico]] | pattern_la1=|pattern_b1=_whiteshoulders|pattern_ra1=| leftarm1=00BFFF|body1=00BFFF|rightarm1=00BFFF|shorts1=00BFFF|socks1=00BFFF| pattern_la2=|pattern_b2=_shouldersonwhite|pattern_ra2=| leftarm2=FFFFFF|body2=00BFFF|rightarm2=FFFFFF|shorts2=FFFFFF|socks2=FFFFFF| First game = {{Flagicon|San Marino}} San Marino 0 - 4 {{fb-rt|Switzerland}}<br/>([[Serravalle, San Marino|Serravalle]], [[San Marino]]; [[November 14]], [[1990]]) | Largest win = {{Flagicon|San Marino}} San Marino 1 - 0 {{fb-rt|Liechtenstein}}<br/>([[Serravalle, San Marino|Serravalle]], [[San Marino]]; [[April 28]], [[2004]]) | Largest loss = {{Flagicon|San Marino}} San Marino 0 - 13 {{fb-rt|Germany}}<br/>([[Serravalle, San Marino|Serravalle]], [[San Marino]]; [[September 6]], [[2006]]) | no World cup apps = none | Regional name = [[European Football Championship|European Championship]] | no Regional cup apps = none | }} :''"San Marino football team" redirects here. For the club that competes in [[Italy|Italy's]] [[Serie C2]], see [[San Marino Calcio]].'' The '''San Marino national football team''' is the national football team of [[San Marino]], controlled by the [[San Marino Football Federation]]. The team has enjoyed very little success, due to the republic's tiny population, the smallest of any UEFA country. The first official game played by a San Marino team was a 0–4 defeat in a [[European Football Championship|European Championships]] qualifier to [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]] in 1990. Previously, a San Marino side had lost 0–1 to a Canadian [[Summer Olympic Games|Olympic]] team in 1986, but this was not an official match. Since making their competitive bow San Marino have competed in qualifying for every European Championships and [[FIFA World Cup|World Cup]], but have never won a match in either competition. They have only ever won one game, beating [[Liechtenstein national football team|Liechtenstein]] 1–0 in a [[friendly match]] on [[28 April]], [[2004]]. ==History== Though the San Marino Football Federation formed in 1931, the federation did not establish a national team until 1986, when a team representing the Federation played [[Canada]]'s Olympic team in an unofficial international. San Marino gained affiliation to governing bodies [[FIFA]] and [[UEFA]] in 1988,<ref>{{cite web | title=Il Calcio Sammarinese Si Organizza | url= http://www.fsgc.sm/sources/template.asp?id=1487 | publisher=San Marino Football Federation | accessdate=2007-09-09}}{{it icon}}</ref> allowing the team to participate in major championships. Prior to this, Sammarinese players had been considered Italian in international football contexts.<ref name="Bonini">{{cite web | title=Just rewards for modest man | url= http://www.uefa.com/competitions/euro/teams/team=50168/kindstatic=2/index.html | publisher=UEFA | accessdate=2007-09-09}}</ref> San Marino's first match in a FIFA sanctioned competition was against [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]] on [[14 November]], [[1990]] in a qualifier for the [[1992 European Football Championship|1992 European Championships]]. San Marino lost 4–0, and went to lose all eight qualifiers. The team particularly struggled in away matches, losing every one by at least four goals. San Marino scored only one goal, a [[penalty kick|penalty]] in a 3–1 defeat at home to [[Romania national football team|Romania]],<ref>{{cite web | title=Romania National Team 1990-1999 | url= http://www.rsssf.com/tablesr/roem-intres90.html | publisher=RSSSF | accessdate=2007-09-09}}</ref> and conceded 33 goals in total. For their first World Cup qualifying campaign San Marino were drawn in a group with [[England national football team|England]], [[Netherlands national football team|the Netherlands]], [[Norway national football team|Norway]], [[Poland national football team|Poland]] and [[Turkey national football team|Turkey]]. The opening match resulted in a 10–0 hammering at the hands of Norway. The return match was less one-sided, finishing 2–0 to the Norwegians. A 4–1 defeat in Turkey saw San Marino score their first World Cup goal, and a 0–0 draw against the same opposition on [[10 March]], [[1993]] gave them their first ever point. In their final qualifier, against England, [[Davide Gualtieri]] scored the fastest goal in World Cup Qualifying history, after 8.3 seconds, though the team went on to lose 7–1.<ref>{{cite web | title=San Marino Hero Who Humiliated England | url= http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/sport/article-4050874-details/San+Marino+hero+who+humiliated+England/article.do | publisher=This Is London | accessdate=2007-09-09}}</ref> San Marino finished the campaign with one point and 44 goals conceded. Qualification for [[UEFA Euro 96|Euro 96]] followed a similar pattern to that of the previous European championships, losing every game. A match away to [[Finland national football team|Finland]] gave San Marino their first goal away from home in the European championships, but the team lost 4–1.<ref name="UEFA2008">{{cite web | title=San Marino seek small victory | url= http://www.uefa.com/competitions/euro/teams/team=50168/kindstatic=16/index.html | publisher=UEFA | accessdate=2007-09-23}}</ref> Their only other goal came in a 3–1 home defeat to fellow minnows [[Faroe Islands national football team|the Faroe Islands]]; the two wins over San Marino were the only points gained by the Faroe Islands and the return match, a 3–0 scoreline in [[Toftir]], is the Faroes' record competitive win.<ref>{{cite web | title=Faroes prove fearsome foes | url= http://www.uefa.com/competitions/euro/teams/team=51218/kindstatic=16/index.html | publisher=UEFA | accessdate=2007-09-23}}</ref> Even by Sammarinese standards, qualification for the [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998 World Cup]] was disappointing. Losing every game by three goals or more, San Marino failed to score a single goal. This is the only World Cup qualifying tournament in which they have failed to score. Qualification for [[UEFA Euro 2000|Euro 2000]] again resulted in defeats in every game. The closest game was against [[Cyprus national football team|Cyprus]], a 1–0 defeat on [[18 November]], [[1998]]. In April 2001 San Marino gained their first ever away point, drawing 1–1 with [[Latvia national football team|Latvia]] in [[Riga]]. The team ended the [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002 World Cup]] qualifying group with a new best of three goals, though one of these came in a 10–1 defeat to [[Belgium national football team|Belgium]]. In [[UEFA Euro 2004|Euro 2004]] qualifying San Marino lost all eight matches, failing to score. The closest result was a 1–0 home defeat to Latvia, with the winner scored in the last minute.<ref name="UEFA2008"/> In April 2004 San Marino gained their first and thus far only win at the 65th attempt, a 1–0 victory over [[Liechtenstein national football team|Liechtenstein]] in a friendly in [[2004]] courtesy of a fifth minute goal by [[Andy Selva]]. The match was Martin Andermatt's debut as Liechtenstein coach.<ref>{{cite web | title=Selva the saviour for San Marino | url= http://www.uefa.com/competitions/WorldCup/news/Kind=1/newsId=173384.html | publisher=UEFA | accessdate=2007-10-09}}</ref> Results during qualification for the [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006 World Cup]] followed a similar vein to previous qualifying groups. Matches were generally one-sided defeats, with the exception of single goal defeats at home to [[Lithuania national football team|Lithuania]] and Belgium. San Marino's opening [[ UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group D|Euro 2008 qualifying]] match resulted in a record 13–0 defeat at home to [[Germany national football team|Germany]] on [[September 6]], [[2006]]. They scored only twice and conceded fifty-seven goals in losing all twelve matches, although the home matches against [[Republic of Ireland national football team|Ireland]], {{nft|Cyprus}} and {{nft|Wales}} were each lost by a single goal. ==Stadium== San Marino play home matches at the [[Stadio Olimpico (San Marino)|Stadio Olimpico]], a municipally owned stadium in [[Serravalle, San Marino|Serravalle]] which also hosts the matches of club side [[San Marino Calcio]]. It has a capacity of 5,387.<ref name="FSF">{{cite web | title=Does Size Matter? | url= http://www.fsf.org.uk/freelions/media/pdfs/freelions/freelions_64.pdf | publisher=Football Supporters Federation | accessdate=2007-09-09}} (pdf)</ref> Crowds are low, and on occasion travelling supporters outnumber the Sammarinese support. For example, in the fixture against Ireland in February 2007, 2,500 of the 3,294 crowd were Irish supporters.<ref>{{cite web | title=Ireland stumble past San Marino | url= http://www.ireland.com/sports/soccer/2007/0207/1170363883739.html | publisher=Irish Times | accessdate=2007-10-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=San Marino 1-2 Rep of Ireland | url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/6340553.stm | publisher=BBC | accessdate=2007-10-14}}</ref> San Marino have played two "home" matches outside their borders. For World Cup qualifiers against England and the [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]] in 1993 the [[Stadio Renato Dall'Ara]] in [[Bologna]] was used. ==Minnow reputation== San Marino's dismal record gives them a lowly reputation in world football. The republic have never won a competitive fixture; a 1–0 friendly match win against Liechtenstein is their sole victory to date.<ref name="Goal">{{cite web | title=Euro Qualifying Preview: San Marino - Czech Republic | url= http://goal.com/en/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=405770 | publisher=Goal.com | accessdate=2007-09-09}}</ref> With the smallest population of any UEFA country,<ref name="FSF"/> the talent pool is small. Players are predominantly amateurs, only a small number of players such as [[Andy Selva]] and [[Aldo Simoncini]] are professionals.<ref name="Goal"/> Their 13–0 defeat at home to Germany is a European Championship record,<ref>{{cite web | title=San Marino 0-13 Germany: Record breakers | url= http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=197231& | publisher=ESPN | accessdate=2007-09-09}}</ref> and they have conceded ten goals on two other occasions. In the [[FIFA World Rankings]], San Marino usually have the lowest rank of any UEFA country. Since the creation of the FIFA rankings in 1992, San Marino's average position has been 159th.<ref>{{cite web | title=FIFA Rankings - San Marino | url= http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=smr/ranking/gender=m/index.html | publisher=FIFA | accessdate=2007-10-10}}</ref> Opponents anticipate easy wins in matches against San Marino, and failure to win comfortably can reflect poorly on a team. In 2001 Latvia manager [[Gary Johnson (footballer)|Gary Johnson]] was sacked after failing to beat San Marino in a World Cup qualifier;<ref name ="Latvia">{{cite book | author=Various | title=Power, Corruption and Pies Volume 2| publisher=WSC Books | year=2006 | id=ISBN 978-0954013486 }} p149</ref> Ireland's narrow 2–1 win in February 2007 resulted in scathing press criticism.<ref>{{cite web | title=Irish media heap scorn on meagre win in San Marino | url= http://uk.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idUKL0883917620070208 | publisher=Reuters | accessdate=2007-09-22}}</ref> Andy Selva, San Marino's all-time leading goalscorer with seven goals, is the only Sammarinese player to have scored more than one goal for the team. ==Draws and victory== * [[16 September]], [[1987]] – {{fb|LIB}} vs. {{fb|SMR}} 0–0 ([[Mediterranean Games]]) * [[10 March]], [[1993]] – {{fb|SMR}} vs. {{fb|TUR}} 0–0 ([[FIFA World Cup qualification|World Cup qualifier]]) * [[25 April]], [[2001]] – {{fb|LVA}} vs. {{fb|SMR}} 1–1 ([[FIFA World Cup qualification|World Cup qualifier]]) * [[20 August]], [[2003]] – {{fb|LIE}} vs. {{fb|SMR}} 2–2 ([[Exhibition game|friendly]]) * [[28 April]], [[2004]] – {{fb|SMR}} vs. {{fb|LIE}} 1–0 ([[Exhibition game|friendly]]) ==World Cup record== *[[Football World Cup 1930|1930]] to [[Football World Cup 1990|1990]] - ''Did not enter'' *[[Football World Cup 1994|1994]] to [[Football World Cup 2006|2006]] - ''Did not qualify'' ==European Championship record== *[[1960 European Football Championship|1960]] to [[1988 European Football Championship|1988]] - ''Did not enter'' *[[1992 European Football Championship|1992]] to [[2008 European Football Championship|2008]] - ''Did not qualify'' ==Players and managers== In January 2006 the Sammarinese Football Association named [[Massimo Bonini]] as their greatest ever player.<ref name="Bonini"/> The only Sammarinese player to have played in a [[UEFA Champions League|European Cup]] final, Bonini represented Italy at under-21 level in the early 1980s, and he played for [[Juventus FC]] from 1981 to 1988, but was prevented from gaining full honours due to a rule change.<ref name="Bonini"/> By the time San Marino became a full UEFA member, Bonini was in his thirties, but gained 19 caps between 1990 and 1995. After retiring from playing, Bonini became San Marino's coach,<ref name="Bonini"/> succeeding [[Giorgio Leoni]]. He held the position until 1998, when he was replaced by [[Giampaolo Mazza]]. As of 2007, Mazza is the longest-serving manager of any European national team.<ref>{{cite web | title=San Marino boss out to avoid Irish drubbing | url= http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/sport/football.html?in_article_id=416471&in_page_id=1779&ito=1490 | publisher=Daily Mail | accessdate=2007-10-07}}</ref> The appearance record for San Marino is held by [[Mirco Gennari]], who gained 48 caps between 1992 and 2003.<ref>{{cite web | title=Mirco Gennari - International Appearances | url= http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/gennari-intl.html | publisher=RSSSF | accessdate=2007-10-09}}</ref> Andy Selva is the record goalscorer with seven. ===Current squad=== ''As of 13 October 2007''<ref>{{cite web | title=Second chance for San Marino coach | url= http://www.uefa.com/competitions/euro/news/kind=1/newsid=600645.html | publisher=UEFA | accessdate=2007-10-14}}</ref> ;Goalkeepers {| class="wikitable" |- !width=15%|Name !width=10%|Date of birth !width=15%|Club |- || [[Aldo Simoncini]] |align=center| {{birth date|1986|08|30}} || {{flagicon|Italy}} [[San Marino Calcio]] |- || [[Federico Valentini]] |align=center| {{birth date|1982|01|22}} || {{flagicon|Italy}} Sporting NovaValmarecchia |- |} ;Defenders {| class="wikitable" |- !width=15%|Name !width=10%|Date of birth !width=15%|Club |- || [[Nicola Albani]] |align=center| {{birth date|1981|04|15}} || {{flagicon|Italy}} Saludecio Calcio |- || [[Matteo Andreini]] |align=center| {{birth date|1981|10|10}} || {{flagicon|San Marino}} [[S.P. Tre Fiori]] |- || [[Giacomo Benedettini]] |align=center| {{birth date|1981|10|10}} || {{flagicon|San Marino}} [[S.P. Tre Fiori]] |- || [[Gianluca Bollini]] |align=center| {{birth date|1980|03|24}} || {{flagicon|Italy}} Sporting NovaValmarecchia |- || [[Alessandro Della Valle]] |align=center| {{birth date|1982|06|8}} || {{flagicon|Italy}} Scot Due Emme |- || [[Carlo Valentini]] |align=center| {{birth date|1982|03|15}} || {{flagicon|Italy}} Sporting NovaValmarecchia |- || [[Fabio Vitaoli]] |align=center| {{birth date|1984|04|5}} || {{flagicon|Italy}} Olympia Secchiano |- |} ;Midfielders {| class="wikitable" |- !width=15%|Name !width=10%|Date of birth !width=15%|Club |- || [[Matteo Bugli]] |align=center| {{birth date|1983|10|03}} || {{flagicon|Italy}} Olympia Secchiano |- || [[Mattia Masi]] |align=center| {{birth date|1984|12|04}} || {{flagicon|Italy}} [[U.S. Poggibonsi]] |- || [[Paolo Mariotti]] |align=center| {{birth date|1979|05|11}} || {{flagicon|San Marino}} [[S.S. Pennarossa]] |- || [[Federico Nanni]] |align=center| {{birth date|1981|09|22}} || {{flagicon|Italy}} Sant Ermete Calcio |- || [[Davide Vagnetti]] |align=center| {{birth date|1983|07|19}} || {{flagicon|San Marino}} [[A.C. Juvenes/Dogana]] |- || [[Damiano Vannucci]] |align=center| {{birth date|1977|07|30}} || {{flagicon|San Marino}} [[A.C. Libertas]] |- |} ;Forwards {| class="wikitable" |- !width=15%|Name !width=10%|Date of birth !width=15%|Club |- || [[Giacomo Bologna]] |align=center| {{birth date|1982|03|08}} || {{flagicon|San Marino}} [[S.P. La Fiorita]] |- || [[Marco De Luigi]] |align=center| {{birth date|1978|03|21}} || {{flagicon|Italy}} Santa Giustina |- || [[Manuel Marani]] |align=center| {{birth date|1984|06|7}} || {{flagicon|Italy}} A.S.D. Del Conca |- || [[Andy Selva]] |align=center| {{birth date|1976|05|21}} || {{flagicon|Italy}} [[U.S. Sassuolo Calcio]] |- |} ==World Cup Qualifications 2010== ''Main Article: [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - UEFA Group 3]]'' {{2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - UEFA Group 3 | expanded = yes | fixtures = yes | tiebreakers = <!-- "yes", to display the tiebreaking notes --> }} ===Fixtures=== The match schedule was determined at a meeting in [[Bratislava]], [[Slovakia]] on [[16 January]] [[2008]].<ref>{{cite news |title=NI begin with a trip to Slovakia |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/7191696.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=[[2008-01-16]] |accessdate=2008-03-29 }}</ref> <div id="San Marino v Poland">{{footballbox |date = [[2008-09-10]] |time = |team1 = {{fb-rt|SMR}} |score = v |report = |team2 = {{fb|POL}} |goals1 = |goals2 = |stadium = |attendence = |referee = }} ---- <div id="San Marino v Slovakia">{{footballbox |date = [[2008-10-11]] |time = |team1 = {{fb-rt|SMR}} |score = v |report = |team2 = {{fb|SVK}} |goals1 = |goals2 = |stadium = |attendence = |referee = }} ---- <div id="Northern Ireland v San Marino">{{footballbox |date = [[2008-10-15]] |time = |team1 = {{fb-rt|NIR}} |score = v |report = |team2 = {{fb|SMR}} |goals1 = |goals2 = |stadium = [[Windsor Park]], [[Belfast]] |attendance = |referee = }} ---- <div id="San Marino v Czech Republic">{{footballbox |date = [[2008-11-19]] |time = |team1 = {{fb-rt|SMR}} |score = v |report = |team2 = {{fb|CZE}} |goals1 = |goals2 = |stadium = |attendance = |referee = }} ---- <div id="San Marino v Northern Ireland">{{footballbox |date = [[2009-02-11]] |time = |team1 = {{fb-rt|SMR}} |score = v |report = |team2 = {{fb|NIR}} |goals1 = |goals2 = |stadium = |attendance = |referee = }} ---- <div id="Poland v San Marino">{{footballbox |date = [[2009-04-01]] |time = |team1 = {{fb-rt|POL}} |score = v |report = |team2 = {{fb|SMR}} |goals1 = |goals2 = |stadium = |attendance = |referee = }} ---- <div id="Slovakia v San Marino">{{footballbox |date = [[2009-06-06]] |time = |team1 = {{fb-rt|SVK}} |score = v |report = |team2 = {{fb|SMR}} |goals1 = |goals2 = |stadium = |attendance = |referee = }} ---- <div id="Slovenia v San Marino">{{footballbox |date = [[2009-08-19]] |time = |team1 = {{fb-rt|SVN}} |score = v |report = |team2 = {{fb|SMR}} |goals1 = |goals2 = |stadium = |attendance = |referee = }} ---- <div id="Czech Republic v San Marino">{{footballbox |date = [[2009-09-09]] |time = |team1 = {{fb-rt|CZE}} |score = v |report = |team2 = {{fb|SMR}} |goals1 = |goals2 = |stadium = |attendance = |referee = }} ---- <div id="San Marino v Slovenia">{{footballbox |date = [[2009-10-14]] |time = |team1 = {{fb-rt|SMR}} |score = v |report = |team2 = {{fb|SVN}} |goals1 = |goals2 = |stadium = |attendance = |referee = }} ==References== {{reflist}} == See Also: == [[San Marino national under-21 football team]] ==External links== *[http://www.rsssf.com/tabless/sanm-intres.html RSSSF Archive of international results 1986- (list of results)] *[http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/sanm-recintlp.html RSSSF Archive of international Goals and Caps] *[http://www.fsgc.sm/sources/template.asp?id=1150 Archive of friendlies 1992-] (in Italian) *[http://www.uefa.com/competitions/WorldCup/news/Kind=1/newsId=173384.html UEFA match report on their only win] *[http://www.fsgc.sm/ National Governing Body] {{fb start}} {{UEFA teams}} {{International Football}} {{fb end}} [[Category:European national football teams]] [[Category:Football in San Marino]] [[ar:منتخب سان مارينو لكرة القدم]] [[ca:Selecció de futbol de San Marino]] [[da:San Marinos fodboldlandshold]] [[de:San-marinesische Fußballnationalmannschaft]] [[es:Selección de fútbol de San Marino]] [[fr:Équipe de Saint-Marin de football]] [[ko:산마리노 축구 국가대표팀]] [[it:Nazionale di calcio di San Marino]] [[he:נבחרת סן מרינו בכדורגל]] [[lv:Sanmarīno futbola izlase]] [[lt:San Marino vyrų futbolo rinktinė]] [[hu:San Marinó-i labdarúgó-válogatott]] [[mt:Tim Nazzjonali tal-Futbol ta' San Marino]] [[mr:सान मरीनो फुटबॉल संघ]] [[nl:San Marinees voetbalelftal]] [[ja:サッカーサンマリノ代表]] [[no:San Marinos herrelandslag i fotball]] [[pl:Reprezentacja San Marino w piłce nożnej]] [[pt:Seleção de San Marino de Futebol]] [[ro:Echipa naţională de fotbal din San Marino]] [[ru:Сборная Сан-Марино по футболу]] [[fi:San Marinon jalkapallomaajoukkue]] [[sv:San Marinos herrlandslag i fotboll]] [[vi:Đội tuyển bóng đá quốc gia San Marino]] [[tr:San Marino Millî Futbol Takımı]] [[uk:Збірна Сан-Марино з футболу]]