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  0–3  Antica | |
| Biggest defeat | |
Antica 1–6  Craitland | |
| FMF World Cup | |
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2011) |
| Best result | Fourth place |
| Copa Apollonia | |
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2012) |
| 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 finished fourth 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.
Antica won the bid to host the 2012 FMF World Cup, meaning that the team was not involved in the tournament's qualification stages. In the finals, the team managed to top their group with five points and even beat Natopia 1–0 in the quarter-finals. After losing to eventual runners-up Alexandria in the semi-finals, the team were well beaten by Hamland 5–0 in the third-place play-off. The team competed in the inaugural Copa Apollonia later in the year, but could only finish second in their group with three points.
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)
- 2012 Copa Apollonia
Honours
- FMF World Cup: 0
- 2012 – Fourth place
Flag
Antica has used the following flags during its FMF affiliation:
| 2008 | 2008–09 | 2009– |
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