Antica national football team
| Association | AntiSoc |
|---|---|
| FMF member | 2008– |
| Confederation | AEFA |
| Head coach | Jason Biggles |
| Captain | Roman Abrahmov |
| Home stadium | Delphi Memorial Stadium |
| FMF code | ANT |
| First FMF intermicronational | |
Stormark  2–0  Antica | |
| Biggest win | |
Réunion Réunion 0–3  Antica | |
| Biggest defeat | |
Antica 1–6  Craitland | |
| FMF World Cup | |
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2011) |
| Best result | Group stage |
The Antica national football team is the football team which represents the micronation of Antica. The team is a member of the AEFA, and is run by AntiSoc.
The team is traditionally one of the weaker national sides on Micras, but it qualified for its first FMF World Cup in 2011 and has an automatic place in the 2012 tournament as hosts.
History
Antica joined the FMF in early 2008 after originally not being involved with Micrasian football for the first year of the organisation's existence. The team first competed in that year's World Cup qualifiers, finishing second in their group behind Stormark.
In 2009's qualifying, Antica were less successful, only managing to finish fourth in a five-team group on goal difference.
The team's results in the 2010 qualifiers worsened still, with only one draw from eight games leaving the side bottom of their group by seven points.
However, the following year saw a complete turnaround, with the team surprisingly winning their group on goal difference over Stormark without losing a match. In the finals, the team was drawn into a tough group against three previous finalists, and lost its first two matches, eliminating it. As a consolation, Antica won their final match against Nova England to finish third in the group.
As Antica won the bid to host the 2012 FMF World Cup, the national side has been granted an automatic place in the finals, meaning that it is not involved in the tournament's qualification stages.
Chronological competitive participation
- 2008 FMF World Cup qualification
- 2009 FMF World Cup qualification
- 2010 FMF World Cup qualification
- 2011 FMF World Cup qualification
- 2011 FMF World Cup
- 2012 FMF World Cup (hosts)
Honours
Flag
Antica has used the following flags during its FMF affiliation:
| 2008 | 2008–09 | 2009– |
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