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Padania national football team
Association	Padania Football Association A.S.D.
Confederation	CONIFA
Head coach	Arturo Merlo
Most caps	Andrea Rota (24)
Top scorer	Matteo Prandelli (14)
First colours	Second colours
First international
	Ausonia 2–0 Padania ; (Benevento, 1 March 1998)
Biggest win
	Padania 20–0 Darfur ; (Östersund; 1 June 2014)
Biggest defeat
	Ausonia 2–0 Padania ; (Benevento, 1 March 1998)
VIVA World Cup
Appearances	3 (first in 2008)
Best result	Champions 2008, 2009, 2010
Website	http://www.padaniasports.it

The Padania representative football team is an unofficial football team that represents Padania, a geographical region composed by the eight regions of Northern Italy. The team is not a member of UEFA, nor is it affiliated with the Italian Football Federation. They have established the Lega Federale Calcio Padania.^[1]

Padania had gained provisional membership of the NF-Board in 2008 and was able to take part in the 2008 VIVA World Cup along with Arameans Suryoye, Iraqi Kurdistan, Provence and Sápmi, which they won beating the Arameans Suryoye football team in the final by 2–0. Padania retained their crown when they hosted the 2009 finals, beating Kurdistan in the final. They defeated the Kurds again in 2010 to lift their third VIVA World Cup. Their non-appearance at the 2012 finals meant they did not make it to four consecutive titles. The team is currently a member of ConIFA.

Tournament records

World Cup record

Year	Position	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA
VIVA World Cup
2006	did not enter
2008	Champion	5	5	0	0	16	3
2009	Champion	4	4	0	0	9	1
2010	Champion	4	4	0	0	6	1
2012	did not enter
ConIFA World Football Cup
2014	Quarter-Finals	4	2	1	1	25	4
2016	Fourth place	5	1	1	3	9	7
2018	Third place	6	4	1	1	21	5
2020	did not enter
2024	withdraw
Total	3 titles	28	20	3	5	86	21

European Cup record

Year	Position	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA
ConIFA European Football Cup
2015	Champion	4	4	0	0	13	3
2017	Champion	5	4	1	0	5	2
2019	Quarterfinals	5	2	1	2	10	5
2021	Group Stage	3	1	1	1	6	3
2023	N/A
Total	2 titles	14	10	2	2	28	10

Selected internationals

Date	Venue		Opponent	Score
4 June 2022	2022 CONIFA European Football Cup – Nice	Padania	Kárpátalja
3 June 2022	2022 CONIFA European Football Cup – Nice	Padania	Western Armenia
5 June 2010	2010 VIVA World Cup – Gozo	Padania	Kurdistan Region	1–0
4 June 2010	2010 VIVA World Cup – Gozo	Padania	Two Sicilies	2–0
1 June 2010	2010 VIVA World Cup – Gozo	Padania	Occitania	1–0
31 May, 2010	2010 VIVA World Cup – Gozo	Gozo	Padania	1–2
11 March 2010	Rodengo Saiano	Padania	Provence	1–3
27 June 2009	2009 VIVA World Cup – Padania	Padania	Kurdistan Region	2–0
25 June 2009	2009 VIVA World Cup – Padania	Padania	Sápmi	4–0
24 June 2009	2009 VIVA World Cup – Padania	Padania	Kurdistan Region	2–1
22 June 2009	2009 VIVA World Cup – Padania	Padania	Occitania	1–0
30 April 2009	Darfo Boario Terme, Brescia	Padania	Two Sicilies	0–0 (3–1 pk)
13 July 2008		Padania	Arameans Suryoye	2–0
12 July 2008	2008 VIVA World Cup – Sápmi	Padania	Arameans Suryoye	4–1
11 July 2008	2008 VIVA World Cup – Sápmi	Sápmi	Padania	0–2
9 July 2008	2008 VIVA World Cup – Sápmi	Padania	Kurdistan Region	2–1
10 July 2008	2008 VIVA World Cup – Sápmi	Padania	Provence	6–1
4 July 1999	St. Pierre (Aosta Valley)	Arpitania	Padania	2–1
5 April 1999	Corte Franca	Franciacorta	Padania	3–3 (7–8 pk)
18 July 1998	Bassano del Grappa	Padania	South Tyrol	12–0
7 June 1998	Marnaz (Savoy)	Savoy	Padania	3–3 (8–7 pk)
24 May, 1998	Alassio	Padania	Còsta Azzura/Côte d'Azur	4–1
13 April 1998	Broni	Oltrepò	Padania	1–0
22 March 1998	Stadio F. Ossola (Varese)	Padania	Ausonia	3–0
1 March 1998	Benevento	Ausonia	Padania	2–0

Current squad

The following players were called up to the 2018 ConIFA World Football Cup

Head Coach: Arturo Merlo

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Marco Murriero	(1983-01-20) 20 January 1983 (age 41)	5	0	Derthona
2	2DF	Michele Bonfanti	(1992-01-07) 7 January 1992 (age 32)	0	0	Arconatese
3	2DF	Nicolas Dossi	(1997-06-26) 26 June 1997 (age 27)	4	0	Grumellese
4	3MF	Gianluca Rolandone	(1989-01-19) 19 January 1989 (age 35)	8	0	Castellazzo
5	2DF	Stefano Tignonsini	(1981-11-25) 25 November 1981 (age 43)	18	2	Valcalepio
6	3MF	Stefano Baldan	(1991-05-29) 29 May 1991 (age 33)	0	0	ASD NibionnOggiono
7	4FW	Ersid Pllumbaj	(1989-04-26) 26 April 1989 (age 35)	4	1	Virtus Bergamo
8	3MF	Andrea Rota	(1976-10-10) 10 October 1976 (age 48)	17	7	Castellanzese
9	4FW	Federico Corno	(1989-04-06) 6 April 1989 (age 35)	0	0	Caronnese
10	3MF	Giacomo Innocenti	(1989-08-01) 1 August 1989 (age 35)	5	5	Castellazzo
11	3MF	Gabriele Piantoni	(1988-09-11) 11 September 1988 (age 36)	4	0	Grumellese
12	1GK	Riccardo Zarri	(1997-12-21) 21 December 1997 (age 27)	1	0	Greensboro Spartans
13	2DF	Roberto Rudi	(1987-04-13) 13 April 1987 (age 37)	8	0	Varese Calcio
14	3MF	Nicola Mazzotti	(1987-02-06) 6 February 1987 (age 37)	7	1	Fiorenzuola
15	2DF	Nicolò Pavan	(1993-09-11) 11 September 1993 (age 31)	0	0	Chieri
16	4FW	William Rosset	(1983-02-13) 13 February 1983 (age 41)	10	2	Castellazzo
17	2DF	Marius Stankevičius	(1981-07-15) 15 July 1981 (age 43)	0	0	Crema
18	4FW	Giulio Valente	(1992-06-24) 24 June 1992 (age 32)	3	0	Inveruno
19	3MF	Marco Garavelli	(1981-03-04) 4 March 1981 (age 43)	15	5	Casale
20	2DF	Luca Ferri	(1980-03-19) 19 March 1980 (age 44)	11	1	Caravaggio
21	4FW	Riccardo Ravasi	(1994-12-09) 9 December 1994 (age 30)	0	0	Grumellese
22	2DF	Danny Magnè	(1990-05-21) 21 May 1990 (age 34)	12	0	Arquatese
23	4FW	Asante Gullit Okyere	(1988-05-23) 23 May 1988 (age 36)	0	0	Giana Erminio

Important personalities

Managers

Manager	Period	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Win %
Leopold Siegel	1998–2000	10	3	4	3	030.0
Renzo Bossi	2007–2012	19	17	2	0	089.5
John Motta	2014	5	2	2	1	040.0
Arturo Merlo	2015–present	27	15	6	6	055.6
Totals		61	37	14	10	60.65

Presidents of the Padania FA

Name	Périod
Marco Camerotto	1998–2000
Vacant position from 2000 to 2007
Renzo Bossi	2007–2012
Ivan Orsi	2013–2015
Fabio Cerini	2015–2024
Alberto Rischio	2024–20..