Occitania women's national football team
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| Nickname(s) | La Seleccion | ||
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| Association | Occitania Football Association | ||
| Head coach |  Sylvain Blaise | ||
| Most caps | Rose Lavaud (5) | ||
| Top scorer | Laurie Saulnier (6) Rose Lavaud (6) | ||
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| First international | |||
 Occitania 12–1 Lusatian Serbian  (Italy; 19 June 2016) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| Occitania 12–1 Lusatian Serbian (Italy; 19 June 2016) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
Occitania 2–3 South Tyrol  (Italy; 24 June 2016) | |||
| Europeada | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2016) | ||
| Best result | Second place (2016) | ||
The Occitania women's national football team is the football team of Occitania, which is the name given to areas of southern France, westernmost Italy and a small valley in northern Spain where the Occitan language is spoken. It is controlled by the Associacion Occitania de Fotbol.
Occitania also play in the Europeada, which is organised by the Federal Union of European Nationalities (FUEN).[1] In the Europeada 2016 Occitania reached the final, being eliminated by eventual tournament winner South Tyrol. In the 2016 tournament and lost after extra time, finishing 2nd out of 6 teams.
Tournament records
[edit]Europeada record
[edit]| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Europeada 2016 |
Runners-up | 2nd | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 22 | –5 |
 Europeada 2022 |
Did not participate | |||||||
  Europeada 2024
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| Total | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 22 | –5 | ||
Results and upcoming fixtures
[edit]| Date | Venue | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 June 2016 | Europeada 2016 – Italy | Lusatian Serbian |
12–1 report |
| 21 June 2016 | South Tyrol |
2–1 report | |
| 23 June 2016 |  Ladin |
6–0 report | |
| 24 June 2016 | South Tyrol |
2–3 report | |
| 6 June 2017 | Friendly – France |  Rodez AF (women) |
3–1 report |
| 2018 | Friendly – Sweden |  Sápmi (Women) |
Canceled |
Personalities of the team
[edit]Current squad
[edit]Squad for the Europeada 2016
[edit]| Club | Name |
|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | |
| FF Nîmes Métropole Gard | Noémie Cuberes |
| AS Monaco FF | Charlotte Ridoux |
| Defensive | |
| Toulouse FC (women) | Morgane Ritter |
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Pauline Exposito |
| Rodez AF (women) |
Manon Alard[2] |
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Isabelle Dedieu[3] |
| Montpellier HSC (women) |
Laura Prouzet Garcia |
| Midfielder | |
| Montpellier HSC (women) |
Manon Bruno |
| Montpellier HSC (women) |
Manon Agullo |
| Rodez AF (women) |
Solène Barbance |
| Toulouse FC (women) | Laura Asensio |
 FC St Estève |
Farah Lagra |
| Forward | |
| AS Saint-Étienne (women) | Rose Lavaud |
| FF Nîmes Métropole Gard | Laurie Saulnier |
| FC St Estève |
Sarah Dernis |
| Staff | Name |
| Head coach | Sylvain Blaise |
| President | Nicolas Desachy |
| Physical therapy | Paul Walcker |
| Team coach | José Olacia |
| Occitan commentator | Maurizio Giraudo |
Squad for the Europeada 2020
[edit]Managers
[edit]| Manager | Period | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sylvain Blaise
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2016 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 80.0 |
| Totals | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 80 | |
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Official Website - includes game summaries and rosters (in Occitan)
- Facebook Page
- Youtube Channel
- ConIFA member
- FUEN member
- ConIFA presenting Occitania
French Football Federation (President: Philippe Diallo (interim)) Ligue féminine de football professionnel (President: Jean-Michel Aulas) | |||||||
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