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San Marino’s best results in international
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where the team drew 0-0 at home against Turkey in
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campaign and eight years later in April 2001 when
they drew 1-1 away against Latvia. The scorer
of that historic goal was defender Nicola Albani,
who had celebrated his 18th birthday just 10 days
earlier.
Their biggest defeats were 13-0 at home to
Germany in September 2006, 10-0 away to
Poland in April 2009, 10-1 away to Belgium in
February 2001, 9-0 away to Ukraine in September
2013 and 8-0 away to Belgium in September
2005, while they held Lithuania to 1-0 at home in
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March 2005.
In their World Cup qualifying campaigns, up to last
month's 1-0 defeat at home to Azerbaijan, San
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There is one record the San Marino team can
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in Bologna they scored the fastest goal ever in a
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against England after just eight seconds!
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the least - disappointing. They have played a
total of 46 games, losing every one, with a goals
record of six goals for and 200 conceded. In the
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heaviest ever margin of defeat, 13-0 at home to
Germany in the Stadio Olimpico di Seraville in
September 2006. It is also the largest margin of
defeat in any match in the history of the European
Championships.
Former national team coach Giampaolo Mazza
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longest serving national coach in Europe. He
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victory and Republic of Ireland fans will recall
with a shudder how one of those rare successes
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hills above Rimini against Steve Staunton's side
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scored on 86 minutes to equalise Kevin Kilbane's
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those dreams with a goal four minutes into added
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seconds after the re-start.
All-time top goalscorer for San Marino is 40-year-
old Andrea ‘Andy’ Selva, who stepped down as
captain of the national team in October 2015. He
has scored eight goals in 73 appearances.
San Marino's record in competitive games since
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The San Marino national stadium is the Stadio
Olimpico with a capacity of 6664 (all seated)
- around 24% of the population of San Marino.
The stadium was opened in 1969. Spectators are
accommodated in two stands at either side of
the pitch. There is an athletics track around the
perimeter of the pitch. As well as the national
team, the stadium is used by SC Faetano, AC
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