Lusa national football team
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| Association | FLV |
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| FMF member | 2017– |
| Confederation |
CTFA (2017–20) WMFA (2020–) |
| Head coach | Sulifou Penitusi |
| Captain | Savea Atualevao |
| Home stadium | National Stadium |
| FMF code | LUS |
| First FMF intermicronational | |
Nova England  9–0  Lucerne | |
| Biggest win | |
Lucerne 7–0  Franklin Islands | |
| Biggest defeat | |
Novatainia  16–0 Lucerne | |
The Lusa national football team is the football team which represents the Mercurian autonomous territory of Lusa. It is a member of the WMFA, after originally being affiliated to the CTFA, and is run by the FLV. The team is the official successor of Lucerne, and as such retains its records.
History
The team was founded in mid-2017 after the foundation of Lusa as the successor state to the Mercurian autonomous territory of Lucerne. Under the name of Lucerne, the team competed from mid-2012, finishing fourth in the Territories Cup, bottom of their 2013 qualifying group and third in the inaugural Antarctic Shield. After again finishing bottom of their qualifying group in 2014, they finished second in the first edition of the Emerging Nations Cup, securing a first win in the process.
Lucerne continued to finish bottom of their qualifying groups for both 2015's World Cup and 2016's CiboTap, but finished fourth in the 2016 Emerging Nations Cup on their second appearance. Following yet another bottom-placed finish in their 2017 qualifying group, and a quarter-final defeat in the Emerging Nations Cup, Lucerne was succeeded by Lusa later in the year.
The team competed in the 2018 CiboTap Championships qualification rounds, where they finished bottom of their four-team group after losing all six matches. The team then participated in their fourth Emerging Nations Cup, winning their quarter-final over Saint Andre before losing to hosts Xang Muang and beating Hondon to place third.
In the 2019 World Cup qualifiers, the team finished fourth in their five-team group with ten points. Lusa next competed in the first Noka Cup in late 2019, finishing bottom of their group with one point from two matches.
In the following year's CiboTap qualifiers, the team finished bottom of their four-team group with a sole point. Soon afterwards, Lusa switched its confederational affiliation to the WMFA.
In the 2021 FMF World Cup qualification rounds, the team finished fourth in their five-team group with nine points, behind Kalgachia on goal difference.
In the following year's Benacia Cup qualifiers, the team finished fourth in their five-team group with seven points.
The 2023 FMF World Cup qualification rounds saw the team finish fourth in their five-team group with three points, ahead of Northbloom on goal difference.
The team competed in the Benacia Cup qualifiers the following year, where they placed bottom of their four-team group after losing all of their matches. This form led to a place at the 2024 Emerging Nations Cup, where the team overcame Eternia in the quarter-finals before losing 2–1 to Port Balaine, but beat the South Sea Islands to finish third overall.
Chronological competitive participation
- As Lucerne
- As Lusa
- 2018 CiboTap Championships qualification
- 2018 Emerging Nations Cup
- 2019 FMF World Cup qualification
- 2019 Noka Cup
- 2020 CiboTap Championships qualification
- 2021 FMF World Cup qualification
- 2022 Benacia Cup qualification
- 2023 FMF World Cup qualification
- 2024 Benacia Cup qualification
- 2024 Emerging Nations Cup
Kit
Honours
- Antarctic Shield: 0
- 2013 – Third place
- Territories Cup: 0
- 2012 – Fourth place
Flag
Lusa has used the following flag during the entirety of its FMF affiliation:
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