San Adriano national football team

The football team of the tiny village-nation of San Adriano competed for the first (and so far only) time on the international stage in World Cup 27. The players were, for the most part, non-professionals.

After over four decades of absence, San Adriano announced it would prepare a team for World Cup 38.

Participation in World Cup 38

The Sanadrianese Olympic Committee brought together sixteen players, most of them non-professionals, to form a national team. The few professionals play for SA Village United or for small town and village clubs in Uhuh-Topia. The team also includes Arianna Ceccoli, who took part in World Cup 37 as a referee, and Femke van der Vaart, a Sanadrianese marathonian. The coach, Speranza Marani, was formerly a non-professional football player who took part in the national team in its World Cup 27 appearance.

Upon signing up for the 38th World Cup, San Adriano expressed some concern regarding its ability to fund its players' trips abroad for away matches. In response, Starblaydi company ediraf offered to provide transport for the team and all Sanadrianese supporters, as well as provide the team's kits.

All home matches will be played at the Sanadrianese National Stadium, located in Uhuh-Topia.

Roster

GK: Federico Pacchiano (1)
DEF: Maria Perinelli (7); Arianna Ceccoli (4); Salu Lao (11); Sa Iwe (8); Marco Ticconi (3); Fabio Au (10)
MID: Carlo de Rossi (9); Eloisa de Rossi (6); Suil Eu (5)
FWD: Ase Shau (2)

Substitutes:
GK: Damiano Albani (12)
DEF: Aldo de Rossi (15); Pierangelo Ticconi (14)
MID: Femke van der Vaart (16)
FWD: Letizia Ele (13)

Note: Perinelli, Ceccoli, Iwe, E. de Rossi, van der Vaart and Ele are female.

Roster during World Cup 27

GK: Vincenzo Adani (2)
DEF: Al Delvecchio (18); Carla Wo (4); Au She'a (3); Te Osh (7); Wio Iaquinta (10); Alessandro De Rossi (14)
MID: Lai Sha'we (15); Cassandra A (19); Stefano Mathijsen (8)
ATT: Et Wih (cpt,11)

Substitutes:
GK: Mirco Valentini (1); Teresa Iwe (23)
DEF: Washil Le (6); Mil Lao (13); Damiano Ceccoli (21); Ji Tae'u (16)
MID: Speranza Marani (20); Esh Albani (12); Gianluca Oul (5)
ATT: Sha Iw (9); Tatiana Van Den Bergh(17)

Note: Wo, Osh, Iaquinta, A, Iwe, Tae'u, Marani and Van Den Bergh are female.

Clubs:
Carlo Wo: SA Village United (San Adriano)
Wio Iaquinta: SA Village United (San Adriano)
Alessandro De Rossi: SA Village United (San Adriano)
Lai Sha'we: Arcadia Sport Vereniging '06 (Uhuh-Topia)
Stefano Mathisjen: SA Village United (San Adriano)
Mil Lao: SA Village United (San Adriano)
Damiano Ceccoli: Arcadia Sport Vereniging '06 (Uhuh-Topia)
Gianluca Oul: SA Village United (San Adriano)

Colours

Kits are provided by ediraf.

Home

The right half of the top is red, and the left is green; the sleeves, socks and shoes are dark brown. The right half of the shorts is green, and the left half red.

Away

The top is pale yellow, the shorts are red, the sleeves, socks and shoes are green.

Goalkeeper

Completely in white.

Matches

counting only World Cup matches

Played: 16
Won/Drawn/Lost: 2 3 11
Current World ranking: unranked
Goals scored: 8
Goals conceded: 29

Head-to-head statistics

Caps

not available

Italics denote a player who has now retired from the national team.

Goal ranking by player

Not counting penalty shoot-outs

not available

Italics denote a player who has now retired from the national team.