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Tellia national football team

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Tellia Tellia
Logo of the Tellia national football team
Nickname(s) Les Verts
Gli Verdi
The Greens
Association FGGC
FMF member 2007–13, 2013–
Confederation WMFA (2007–08, 2008–13, 2013–)
AEFA (2008)
Most caps Pasquale di Montezemolo
Top scorer Andrea Luca Peruzzi
Home stadium Stadio di Romero
FMF code TEL
First FMF intermicronational
Gaia Gaia 0–0 Tokidoki Tokidoki
Biggest win
Incontinentia Incontinentia 1–7 Tellia Tellia
Biggest defeat
Greenuk Greenuk 9–1 Tellia Tellia
FMF World Cup
Appearances 7 (first in 2006)
Best result Winners
Benacia Cup
Appearances 3 (first in 2012)
Best result Winners
Website FGGC

The Tellia national football team is the football team which represents the micronation of Tellia, and previously represented the Ashkenatzi autonomous region of the same name. The team is the official successor of Gaia, which was a founding member of the FMF, and as such retains its records. It is a member of the WMFA, after previously being affiliated to the AEFA, and is run by the FGGC.

The team is seen as one of the strongest national sides on Micras, having appeared in six FMF World Cups, winning the 2012 edition and reaching the final in the inaugural tournament as Gaia, and also winning the 2012, 2013 and 2014 Benacia Cups. It has existed twice in the FMF's history; firstly between late 2007 and 2013 as an independent nation and autonomous region of Ashkenatza, and secondly since late 2013, again independently.

History

The Tellian national team was created upon the foundation of Tellia in late 2007 as the successor state to the CIS constituent nation of Gaia. Under the name of Gaia, the team was one of the founding members of the FMF when the organisation was created in October 2006 prior to the first FMF World Cup. The national team competed in the tournament, reaching the final before being beaten by Beaugium 1–0 to finish second.

Due to Beaugium's revocation of its Micrasian land claims, Gaia were granted the automatic holders' place in the 2007 FMF World Cup as 2006 runners-up. After advancing from their group, and beating Riponia on penalties in the quarter-finals, the team was well-beaten by co-hosts Tokidoki in the semi-finals and then lost the third-place play-off to Passas.

Prior to the 2008 FMF World Cup qualification tournaments, Gaia was succeeded by Tellia. After resigning their WMFA membership in favour of that of the AEFA, forfeiting their games 5–0 in the process, Tellia were beaten 9–1 by Greenuk in their first AEFA match. Due to the controversial nature of this match, the Tellians withdrew from qualifying and the result was downgraded to a friendly match.

The following year, Tellia returned to the WMFA, and competed in a qualifying group alongside their now-ruling nation, Ashkenatza. The team topped the qualifying group with relative ease, advanced from their finals group in second place, but were beaten 3–2 by Beaugium in the quarter-finals.

In 2010, Tellia qualified unbeaten from a tough group including Beaugium, before finishing rock bottom of their group in the tournament finals with only one win.

The team yet again qualified comfortably from the WMFA confederation in 2011. In the finals, Tellia topped their group, beating holders Craitland in the process, but crashed-out to hosts, and underdogs, Shireroth in the quarter-finals.

The Tellians once again won their qualification group in 2012, ahead of Batavia by a point, to reach the 2012 FMF World Cup and also the first Benacia Cup. In the World Cup, the team dominated their group, winning all three matches 2–0, before beating Shireroth in the quarter-finals and Hamland in the semi-finals. After drawing the final 0–0 against Alexandria, Tellia eventually won 5–4 on penalties to seal their first ever title. The Tellians' success continued later in the year as the team topped their Benacia Cup group before beating Batavia 1–0 in the final.

Following their tournament triumphs in 2012, the Tellians received automatic berths in both the 2013 World Cup and Benacia Cup. In the Benacia Cup, the team topped the five-team group unbeaten with eight points, advancing them to the final, where they beat Sanilla 2–1 after extra time for their second title. Following their Benacia Cup victory, the team were less successful in the year's World Cup, where, after advancing from their group with four points, by virtue of goal difference, they were beaten by Alexandria in the quarter-finals. Tellia left Micras later in the year as part of Ashkenatza's death, but returned once again as an independent nation in late 2013.

In 2014's qualifiers, their first since regaining independence, the team topped their four-team group unbeaten with 16 points to reach the 2014 FMF World Cup. Tellia also successfully bid to host the 2014 Benacia Cup, where they topped the group with three wins before beating Elwynn 2–1 in the final for a third successive title.

Chronological competitive participation

Players

Tellian hall of fame

GK: Fabrizio Daniello (2006–2010)
DF: Roberto Vincenzo (2006 – also Manager 2008–2010)
DF: Giorgio Rosso (2006–2010)
FW: Giorgio Menti (2006–2009)
MF: Franz Menzola (2006–2010)
MF: François Germaine (2006–2009)

Previous captains

Name Captaincies Caps Active Years
Roberto Vincenzo 7 7 2006
Giorgio Rosso 22 29 2007–2010
Frederico Diamo 3 26 2010
Sezer Özker 13 17 2010–2013

Honours

Flag

Tellia has used the following flags during both of its FMF affiliation:

2007–13 2013–
Tellia Tellia

See also