Tiana national football team

Tiana

Nickname(s)	The Ducks I Verdeneri (The Green and Blacks)
Association	TFSF
FMF member	2011, 2012–
Confederation	EMUFA (2011, 2012–13) AEFA (2013–)
Head coach	Draco Sanchez
Captain	Michael Roger
Home stadium	Estadio del Pato
FMF code	TIA
First FMF intermicronational
Nova England 4–1 Tiana
Biggest win
Lolland 0–4 Tiana River Warriors 0–4 Tiana Fort Kolgrad 0–4 Tiana
Biggest defeat
Tiana 1–5 Nova England
EMU Championships
Appearances	1 (first in 2013)
Best result	Group stage

The Tiana national football team, known domestically as the Tiana national soccer team, is the football team which represents the micronation of Tiana. It is a member of the AEFA, after originally being affiliated to the EMUFA, and is run by the TFSF.

The team has existed twice in the FMF's history; firstly between early and late 2011, and secondly since early 2012.

History

The team was founded in early 2011 after Tiana's Micrasian claim was successful. The team was entered into the qualifiers for the 2011 FMF World Cup, where they finished bottom of their group after losing all six games.

Tiana was removed from Micras in late 2011 but reclaimed its land at the beginning of 2012, with the Tianan national team gaining FMF membership for the second time in doing so. The team competed in the year's World Cup qualifying, finishing fourth in their five-team group with eight points, below Juclandia on goal difference.

In the following year's qualifiers, the team managed to finish second in their four-team group with eleven points and qualified for EMU 2013. Following qualifying, the team competed in the second Senyan School International Tournament, where, after advancing from their group, behind Amokolia on goal difference, and losing their semi-final, they won the third-place play-off against Afrikaana. In EMU 2013, the team finished bottom of their three-team group after losing both of their matches. Soon afterwards, the team resigned their EMUFA membership in favour of that of the AEFA. In late 2013, the team also hosted and competed in the inaugural Tianan Challenge Cup, where they topped the five-team group with nine points before beating Senya 1–0 in the final.

Chronological competitive participation

• 2011 FMF World Cup qualification
• 2012 FMF World Cup qualification
• 2013 FMF World Cup qualification
• 2013 Senyan School International Tournament
• 2013 EMU Championships
• 2013 Tianan Challenge Cup (hosts)
• 2014 FMF World Cup qualification

FMF World Cup record

Year	Round	Opponents	Score
2011	Did not qualify
2012
2013

EMU Championships record

Year	Round	Opponents	Score
2011	Did not qualify
2012
2013	Group stage (Group C)	Nova England	0 – 1
		Mercury	1 – 4

Players

Current squad

Below is the squad that represented Tiana at the 2013 EMU Championships

No. Pos. Player Age Club 1 1GK Michael Roger 27 Lokomotiv Capital NAPI 2 3DF Paul Smith 20 Tkir Rapids 3 3DF Fabio Mazzoni 22 Vancona Royale FC 4 3DF Marco De Olivera 24 Vancona Industrial SC 5 3DF Enrique Lopez Torres 25 Vancona Industrial SC 6 5MF Hen Matt Sjöberg 19 Lenin's Old Boys 7 5MF Fabio Alegri 20 Vancona Royale FC 8 5MF Felipe Modena 23 Vancona Royale FC 9 7FW Marco Tardelli 22 Al-Alhi FC 10 7FW Kalvin Ozzie 18 Brabant Rovers 11 5MF Vincenzo D'Aquila 23 FK Tiga 12 1GK Gianfranco Zílna 24 Dyas Rangers FC 13 3DF Mark Gomez 18 Vancona Royale FC 14 3DF Jewswag Rimmer 16 FC Kirut Apalqalanin 15 5MF Marco Fratelli 15 Real Carmosa CD 16 5MF David Lembo 25 AC Nuova Napoli 17 7FW Danny Worsnop 22 Devil's Horns FC 18 7FW Estéban Ferrari 21 Vancona Royale FC 19 7FW Ian Fratelli 16 Real Carmosa CD 20 5MF Bryan Ruíz 16 Vihran Phūtabōla Klaba

Kit

Honours

• Senyan School International Tournament: 0
  • 2013 – Third place
• Tianan Challenge Cup: 1
  • 2013

Flag

Tiana has used the following flags during both of its FMF affiliations:

2011	2011	2011 2012	2012	2012	2012–