Padania

Nickname(s)	I Verdi (All-Greens)
Association	Lega Federale Calcio Padania [1]
Confederation	NF Board
Head coach	Leo Siegel
Top scorer	Claudio Cecchini (4) Stefano Salandra (4)
Home colours Away colours
First international
Ausonia 2 - 0 Padania (Benevento, 1 March 1998)
Biggest win
Padania 12 - 0 South Tyrol (Bassano d. G., 18 July 1998)
Biggest defeat
Ausonia 2 - 0 Padania (Benevento, 1 March 1998)
VIVA World Cup
Appearances	2 (First in 2008)
Best result	Champion 2008, 2009

The Padania representative football team is an unofficial football team promoted by the Italian political party Lega Nord which claim it represents eight northern regions of Italy they call Padania. The team is not affiliated with FIFA or UEFA, nor with the Italian Football Federation. They have established the Lega Federale Calcio Padania.^[1]

Padania has gained provisional membership of the NF-Board in 2008 and was able to take part in the 2008 VIVA World Cup along with Aramean-Syriac people, Iraqi Kurdistan, Provence and Sápmi, which they won beating the Aramean-Syriac people in the final by 2-0.

[edit] Tournament records

[edit] VIVA World Cup record

Year	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
2006	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
2008	Champion	5	5	0	0	16	3
2009	Champion	4	4	0	0	9	1
Total	2 titles	9	9	0	0	25	4

[edit] Selected internationals

Date	Venue		Opponent	Score
27-06-2009	2009 VIVA World Cup - Padania	Padania	Iraqi Kurdistan	2 - 0
25-06-2009	2009 VIVA World Cup - Padania	Padania	Sápmi	4 - 0
24-06-2009	2009 VIVA World Cup - Padania	Padania	Iraqi Kurdistan	2 - 1
22-06-2009	2009 VIVA World Cup - Padania	Padania	Occitania	1 - 0
30-04-2009	Darfo Boario Terme, Brescia	Padania	Two Sicilies	0 - 0 (3-1 pk)
30-04-2009	Darfo Boario Terme, Brescia	US Darfo Boario SSD	Padania	0 - 0
19-11-2008	Treviso	Padania	NK Zagreb	2 - 1
13-07-2008		Padania	Arameans Suryoye	2 - 0
12-07-2008	2008 VIVA World Cup - Sápmi	Padania	Arameans Suryoye	4 - 1
11-07-2008	2008 VIVA World Cup - Sápmi	Sápmi	Padania	0 - 2
09-07-2008	2008 VIVA World Cup - Sápmi	Padania	Iraqi Kurdistan	2 - 1
10-07-2008	2008 VIVA World Cup - Sápmi	Padania	Provence	6 - 1
07-05-2008	Arena Civica (Milan)	Padania	Tibet	13 - 2
18-06-2000	Monza	Padania	England All Stars	1 - 1 (2-4 pk)
04-07-1999	St. Pierre (Aosta Valley)	Arpitania	Padania	2 - 1
23-06-1999	Lecco	Padania	Olimpija Ljubljana	0 - 0 (5-4 pk)
05-04-1999	Corte Franca	Franciacorta	Padania	3 - 3 (7-8 pk)
18-07-1998	Bassano del Grappa	Padania	Province of Bolzano-Bozen	12 - 0
07-06-1998	Marnaz (Savoy)	Savoy	Padania	3 - 3 (8-7 pk)
24-05-1998	Alassio	Padania	Còsta Azzura/Côte d'Azur	4 - 1
13-04-1998	Broni	Oltrepò	Padania	1 - 0
22-03-1998	Stadio F. Ossola (Varese)	Padania	Ausonia	3 - 0
01-03-1998	Benevento	Ausonia	Padania	2 - 0

[edit] Squad

Team for VIVA World Cup 2008.

No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club 1 GK Lorenzo Carlo Colombo 26 April 1987 - U.S. Inveruno 12 GK Mattia Pedersoli 25 May 1987 1 A.C. Rodengo Saiano 2 DF Edoardo Brivio 6 February 1971 U.S. Calcio Caravaggese 3 DF Pietro Bulleri 14 September 1989 Vicenza Calcio 6 DF Luca Cataldo 27 July 1979 Vigevano Calcio 9 DF Lorenzo Paolo Cresta 19 March 1980 Pol. Val di Sangro 10 DF Alessandro dal Canto 10 March 1975 Treviso F.B.C. 1993 19 DF Stefano Tignonsini 25 November 1981 A.C. Rodengo Saiano 20 DF Silvio Toniolo 10 February 1974 Villorba Calcio 4 MF Massimiliano Caldi 17 October 1980 Ortonovo Calcio 22 MF Marco Capelli 19 May 1976 1 U.S. Caratese 5 MF Davide Casati 8 June 1973 Rhodense 7 MF Alberto Colombo 24 February 1974 1 A.S.D. Sottomarina 14 MF Giuliano Gentilini 4 September 1970 1 Bra Calcio 15 MF Giordan Ligarotti 13 February 1983 4 A.C. Este 16 MF Damiano Micheli 11 April 1987 Verbano Calcio 18 MF Massimiliano Scaglia 21 May 1977 Treviso F.B.C. 1993 8 FW Michele Cossato 28 April 1970 3 S.S.D. Domegliara 11 FW Andrea D'Alessandro 22 August 1985 2 A.C.D. Rivoli 13 FW Giacomo Ferrari 6 December 1967 1 2 U.S. Calcio Caravaggese 17 FW Stefano Salandra 28 June 1980 4 U.S.C. Colognese 21 FW Federico Cossato 7 August 1972 A.C. ChievoVerona

[edit] Recent call-ups

No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club 2 MF Federico Bigatti 22 October 1981 1 1 A.C. Salò Valsabbia 3 DF Carmelo Dato 25 February 1974 1 1 U.S. Sestese Calcio 4 MF Marco Capelli 19 May 1976 1 5 MF Giampietro Piovani 12 June 1968 1 1 A.C. Rodengo Saiano 6 DF Ermanno Leoni 29 May 1981 1 A.C. Salò Valsabbia 7 MF Oreste Didonè 16 July 1967 1 8 MF Carlo Nervo 19 October 1971 1 9 DF Cristiano Pavone 28 June 1972 1 10 FW Maurizio Ganz 13 October 1968 1 3 11 FW Claudio Cecchini 8 February 1968 1 4 13 MF Fabian Natale Valtolina 10 June 1971 1 1 16 FW Giovanni Ferrari 6 December 1967 1 1 17 FW Angelo Galbiati 1 1

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