Barcia national football team

Barcia

Nickname(s)	I Verdi (The Greens)
Association	Federcalcio Barciana
Confederation	Auressian Football Federation
Head coach	Claudio Peloso
Captain	Celso Rulli
Most caps	Giraldo De Rossi (168)
Top scorer	Savio Venturi (47)
Home stadium	Stadio Osiride
Code	BAR
First colours Second colours
First international
Barcia 1–3 Rythene (Tradare, Barcia; 4 June 1898)
Biggest win
Barcia 6–0 Sabaria (Tradare, Barcia; 11 September 1983)
Biggest defeat
Tyrnica 5-0 Barcia (Stierstandt, Tyrnica; 12 March 1964)
International Cup
Appearances	32 (first in 1952)
Best result	Champions (1984, 1988, 2004)

The Barcia national football team (Idrean: Nazionale di calcio del Barcia) is the football team that represents Barcia in international association football competitions. It is currently governed by the Regia Federcalcio Barciana (Royal Barcian Football Federation). The team currently plays its home games the Stadio Osiride which was purpose built for 2024 International Cup.

The team's nickname is I Verte (The Greens), taken from the team's main home colour. The team tends to play in a home strip of a green shirt, white shorts and purple socks; with an away strip which tends to alternate between all white, gold, blue or black.

Barcia is one of the most successful teams in international football, having won the International Cup three times in 1984, 1988 and 2004, as well as the Sabarine cup on four occasions. Barcia are known for their possession based style of play which has become a staple in Barcian football since the management of Bardo Menza back in the 1980s. Menzismo as it is known today continues to influence the philosophies and styles of play of many of the most prominent teams on both the international and domestic scene.

History

• Formation
• Early years
• 1960s-70s
• Menzismo
• Modern period

Competitive record

International Cup record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
2024	Runners-up	2nd	6	4	1	1	12	7	+5
Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place * Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Fixtures and results

  Win   Draw   Loss

2024

Barcia v Shang Fa

22 June IC Group A	Barcia	3–0	Shang Fa	Tradare, Barcia
20:00 WAT				Referee: TBA

Barcia v Kaona

26 June IC Group A	Barcia	2–0	Kaona	Porto, Barcia
15:00 WAT				Referee: TBA

Nova Kovaria v Barcia

29 June IC Group A	Nova Kovaria	2–0	Barcia	Persepoli, Barcia
20:00 WAT				Referee: TBA

Barcia v Surrow

29 June IC Quarter-Finals	Barcia	2–1	Surrow	Persepoli, Barcia
18:00 WAT				Referee: TBA

Barcia v Amarata

29 June IC Semi-Finals	Barcia	4–3 (a.e.t)	Amarata	Porto, Barcia
20:00 WAT				Referee: TBA

Audonia v Barcia

21 July IC Final	Audonia	1–1 (a.e.t) (5–4 p)	Barcia	Tradare, Barcia
20:00 WAT				Referee: TBA

Players

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Macario Perin	(1997-04-13) 13 April 1997	52	0	Imperiale
13	1GK	Sabato Ursillo	(1995-02-04) 4 February 1995	14	0
23	1GK	Emmerico Ricciardelli	(2000-07-01) 1 July 2000	3	0	Reale Levasco
2	2DF	Sicuro Puzio	(1994-06-08) 8 June 1994	74	3
3	2DF	Bernardo Gambale	(1993-12-12) 12 December 1993	89	6	Imperiale
4	2DF	Atanasio Mattia	(1995-06-06) 6 June 1995	52	0	Porto
5	2DF	Roberto Novelli	(1998-04-30) 30 April 1998	37	2
12	2DF	Gaio Cerbone	(1997-04-27) 27 April 1997	44	1
14	2DF	Floriano Lentini	(2002-03-04) 4 March 2002	6	0	Reale Belvidere
15	2DF	Aniello Benanti	(1991-11-16) 16 November 1991	92	4	Antosa
20	2DF	Callisto Farro	(1996-04-07) 7 April 1996	12	0
6	3MF	Fausto Brusco	(1994-08-05) 5 August 1994	76	11	Reale Belvidere
7	3MF	Celso Rulli (captain)	(1994-04-03) 3 April 1994	87	5	Porto
8	3MF	Serafino Rosato	(2000-06-14) 14 June 2000	27	4	Antosa
16	3MF	Saffo Mongillo	(1992-09-10) 10 September 1992	45	2	Imperiale
17	3MF	Albino Perotti	(1995-08-13) 13 August 1995	38	1
18	3MF	Dione Di Cenzo	(2003-02-16) 16 February 2003	6	0	Salona
9	4FW	Laurentino Rigo (vice-captain)	(1995-04-15) 15 April 1995	89	54	Zela
10	4FW	Attilio Novelli	(1999-08-28) 28 August 1999	52	24	Reale Belvidere
11	4FW	Salvatore Rizzi	(1998-04-13) 13 April 1998	68	22
19	4FW	Bastiano Desio	(1992-09-01) 1 September 1992	32	12
21	4FW	Sabele Papandrea	(1997-11-04) 4 November 1997	12	2	San Filano
22	4FW	Milo Michele	(2002-08-03) 3 August 2002	4	0

Coaching staff

As of May 1, 2024:

Coaching staff	Name
Manager	Claudio Peloso
Assistant Manager	Rodolfo Cione
Goalkeeping Coach	Pedro Suárez
Striker Coach	Savino Perini
First-Team Doctor	Menardo Pinta
Fitness Coach	Jordan Piaget
Masseur	Ugo Francone
Physiotherapist	Richard Barreau

Honours

• International Cup
  • Winners: (3) 1984, 1988, 2004
  • Runners-Up: 1998, 2024
  • Third Place: 1972, 1982