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The '''Castilona national football team''' is the | The '''Castilona national football team''' is the [[wikipedia:Association football|football]] team which represents the [[Mercury|Mercurian]] autonomous region of [[Castilona]]. It is a member of the [[EMUFA]]. The team is the official successor of [[North Antarctica national football team|North Antarctica]], and as such retains its records. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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After being annexed by [[Free State of Haifa|Haifa]] in early 2014, North Antarctica repeated their group-topping performance in [[2014 FMF World Cup qualification|the year's qualifiers]] to advance to the [[2014 Copa Apollonia|Copa Apollonia]], in which their only defeat all tournament came in the final as they placed second, and their [[2014 FMF World Cup|second World Cup]], where they failed to advance past the group stages. The team switched allegiance to the [[CTFA]] and was annexed by [[Mercury]] ahead of the [[2015 FMF World Cup qualification|following year's qualifiers]], which saw them labour to the top of the group and reach the [[2015 FMF World Cup]], where they advanced from their group in third before being knocked-out in the play-off round. The team failed to qualify for any finals in 2016, however, as they were beaten in a [[2016 CiboTap Championships qualification|qualifying play-off]] for [[2016 CiboTap Championships|CiboTap 2016]]. | After being annexed by [[Free State of Haifa|Haifa]] in early 2014, North Antarctica repeated their group-topping performance in [[2014 FMF World Cup qualification|the year's qualifiers]] to advance to the [[2014 Copa Apollonia|Copa Apollonia]], in which their only defeat all tournament came in the final as they placed second, and their [[2014 FMF World Cup|second World Cup]], where they failed to advance past the group stages. The team switched allegiance to the [[CTFA]] and was annexed by [[Mercury]] ahead of the [[2015 FMF World Cup qualification|following year's qualifiers]], which saw them labour to the top of the group and reach the [[2015 FMF World Cup]], where they advanced from their group in third before being knocked-out in the play-off round. The team failed to qualify for any finals in 2016, however, as they were beaten in a [[2016 CiboTap Championships qualification|qualifying play-off]] for [[2016 CiboTap Championships|CiboTap 2016]]. | ||
Another year of disappointment followed as the team placed lowly in their [[2017 FMF World Cup qualification|2017 World Cup qualifying]] group, but a successful bid to host the [[2018 CiboTap Championships]] led to a better subsequent year. As a tournament host, the team forewent the qualifiers and played in the [[2018 FMF Confederations Cup]], finishing bottom of a tough group, before a run to the CiboTap semi-finals on home soil ultimately ended with bronze medals for the squad. The team's momentum continued into the [[2019 FMF World Cup qualification|2019 qualifying]] stages, advancing to [[2019 FMF World Cup|the World Cup]] for the first time in four years, but ended with them crashing-out at the first hurdle in the finals after finishing bottom of their group. | Another year of disappointment followed as the team placed lowly in their [[2017 FMF World Cup qualification|2017 World Cup qualifying]] group, but a successful bid to host the [[2018 CiboTap Championships]] led to a better subsequent year. As a tournament host, the team forewent the qualifiers and played in the [[2018 FMF Confederations Cup]], finishing bottom of a tough group, before a run to the CiboTap semi-finals on home soil ultimately ended with bronze medals for the squad. The team's momentum continued into the [[2019 FMF World Cup qualification|2019 qualifying]] stages, advancing to [[2019 FMF World Cup|the World Cup]] for the first time in four years, but ended with them crashing-out at the first hurdle in the finals after finishing bottom of their group. After qualifying comfortably for [[2020 CiboTap Championships|CiboTap 2020]], the team ultimately finished in fourth place before being succeeded by Castilona soon afterwards. | ||
==Chronological competitive participation== | ==Chronological competitive participation== | ||
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*[[2020 CiboTap Championships qualification]] (as North Antarctica) | *[[2020 CiboTap Championships qualification]] (as North Antarctica) | ||
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**[[2018 CiboTap Championships|2018]] – Third place | **[[2018 CiboTap Championships|2018]] – Third place | ||
**[[2020 CiboTap Championships|2020]] – Fourth place | |||
*'''[[Copa Apollonia]]: 0''' | *'''[[Copa Apollonia]]: 0''' | ||
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==Flag== | ==Flag== | ||
Castilona has used the following flag during the entirety of its | Castilona has used the following flag during the entirety of its FMF affiliation: | ||
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Revision as of 13:51, 25 July 2020
| FMF member | 2020– |
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| Confederation | EMUFA |
| FMF code | CAS |
| First FMF intermicronational | |
North Antarctica  2–4  Mercury | |
| Biggest win | |
North Antarctica 7–0  Lucerne | |
| Biggest defeat | |
Passas  6–1  North Antarctica | |
| FMF World Cup | |
| Appearances | 4 (first in 2013) |
| Best result | Quarter-finals |
| CiboTap Championships | |
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2018) |
| Best result | Third place |
| Copa Apollonia | |
| Appearances | 3 (first in 2012) |
| Best result | Runners-up |
The Castilona national football team is the football team which represents the Mercurian autonomous region of Castilona. It is a member of the EMUFA. The team is the official successor of North Antarctica, and as such retains its records.
History
The team was founded in mid-2020 after the foundation of Castilona as the successor state to the Mercurian autonomous territory of North Antarctica. Under the North Antarctica name, the team's competitive début came in 2012 as an independent nation, where they finished as runners-up in the inaugural Four Nations Internationals ahead of the 2012 FMF World Cup qualification rounds in which they placed second in their group. Although missing-out on a World Cup finals place, North Antarctica won the right to host the year's Copa Apollonia, where they finished fourth following a semi-final defeat shortly after performing poorly at the first Zeeburg Tournaments. The following year was more successful as the team topped their 2013 qualifying group to advance to a first World Cup finals, where they were eliminated in the quarter-finals after a solid performance, and a second Copa Apollonia, which saw them knocked-out at the group stage by the narrow margin of goals scored.
After being annexed by Haifa in early 2014, North Antarctica repeated their group-topping performance in the year's qualifiers to advance to the Copa Apollonia, in which their only defeat all tournament came in the final as they placed second, and their second World Cup, where they failed to advance past the group stages. The team switched allegiance to the CTFA and was annexed by Mercury ahead of the following year's qualifiers, which saw them labour to the top of the group and reach the 2015 FMF World Cup, where they advanced from their group in third before being knocked-out in the play-off round. The team failed to qualify for any finals in 2016, however, as they were beaten in a qualifying play-off for CiboTap 2016.
Another year of disappointment followed as the team placed lowly in their 2017 World Cup qualifying group, but a successful bid to host the 2018 CiboTap Championships led to a better subsequent year. As a tournament host, the team forewent the qualifiers and played in the 2018 FMF Confederations Cup, finishing bottom of a tough group, before a run to the CiboTap semi-finals on home soil ultimately ended with bronze medals for the squad. The team's momentum continued into the 2019 qualifying stages, advancing to the World Cup for the first time in four years, but ended with them crashing-out at the first hurdle in the finals after finishing bottom of their group. After qualifying comfortably for CiboTap 2020, the team ultimately finished in fourth place before being succeeded by Castilona soon afterwards.
Chronological competitive participation
- 2012 Four Nations Internationals (as North Antarctica)
- 2012 FMF World Cup qualification (as North Antarctica)
- 2012 Zeeburg Tournaments (as North Antarctica)
- 2012 Copa Apollonia (hosts, as North Antarctica)
- 2013 FMF World Cup qualification (as North Antarctica)
- 2013 Copa Apollonia (as North Antarctica)
- 2013 FMF World Cup (as North Antarctica)
- 2014 FMF World Cup qualification (as North Antarctica)
- 2014 Copa Apollonia (as North Antarctica)
- 2014 FMF World Cup (as North Antarctica)
- 2015 FMF World Cup qualification (as North Antarctica)
- 2015 FMF World Cup (as North Antarctica)
- 2016 CiboTap Championships qualification (as North Antarctica)
- 2017 FMF World Cup qualification (as North Antarctica)
- 2018 FMF Confederations Cup (as North Antarctica)
- 2018 CiboTap Championships (hosts, as North Antarctica)
- 2019 FMF World Cup qualification (as North Antarctica)
- 2019 FMF World Cup (as North Antarctica)
- 2020 CiboTap Championships qualification (as North Antarctica)
- 2020 CiboTap Championships (as North Antarctica)
Honours
- Four Nations Internationals: 0
- 2012 – Runners-up
Flag
Castilona has used the following flag during the entirety of its FMF affiliation:
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