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) | ||
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| 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 | www | ||
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.
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.