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{{Infobox National football team
{{Infobox National football team
| Name = Brittany
| Name = Brittany
| Badge = Brittany FA.png
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| Nickname = The Black Devils
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| Nickname = The Black Devils<br>Les Diables Noirs<br>An Du Diaouloù
| Association = Bretagne Football Association (BFA)
| Coach = Michel Audrain
| Association = Breton Football Association (BFA)
| Coach = [[Raymond Domenech]]
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{{flagicon|Brittany}} Brittany 2 – 0 {{fb-rt|Corsica}}<br/>[[Ajaccio]], 19 May 2010
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| Largest win = {{fb|Brittany}} 4-1 {{fb-rt|Luxembourg}}<br/>([[Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg|Esch-sur-Alzette]], [[Luxembourg]]; 11 February 1923)
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The '''Brittany football select''' is the professional football team of [[Brittany]], [[France]]. It is administered by ''Bretagne Football Association'' (BFA). It is neither affiliated to [[FIFA]] nor [[UEFA]] but is characterised as one of the six Celtic nations and has also been referred to as Little Britain, as opposed to Great Britain. Its games are held under the care of the [[French Football Federation]] and FIFA Regulations (III.8.3, p.59). Amateur football in Brittany is administered by both the ''Ligue de Bretagne'' and ''Ligue Atlantique'', which are regional FAs within the French FA.
The '''Brittany national football team''' ({{Langx|fr|Équipe de Bretagne de football}}, {{Langx|br|Skipailh Breizh}}) is the representative [[Association football|football]] team of [[Brittany]], [[France]]. It is administered by the Breton Football Association (BFA). Brittany is neither affiliated to [[FIFA]] nor [[UEFA]] but is characterised as one of the six [[Celtic nations]]. Its games are held under the auspices of the [[French Football Federation]] and FIFA Regulations<ref>III.8.3, p.&nbsp;59).</ref> Amateur football in Brittany is administered by both the ''Ligue de Bretagne'' and the ''Ligue des Pays de Loire'', which are regional associations within the French FA.


==Squad selection==
== A strong professional squad ==


Brittany plays unofficial internationals. BFA has a pool of around 100 players in the first three professional divisions to choose from, some of them with proven international football experience. Brittany's [[Stéphane Guivarc'h]] won the 1998 World Cup with France.
Brittany plays unofficial internationals. Eligibility to play for the Breton team is strict, as the players (or their parents or grandparents) must have been born within the Breton territory. The BFA has a pool of around 100 players in the first three professional divisions to choose from, some of them with proven international football experience. Those who have played for the Betron side include the likes of [[Christian Gourcuff]], [[Paul Le Guen]], [[Yann Kermorgant]]. Brittany's [[Stéphane Guivarc'h]] won the 1998 World Cup with France.


==History==
Brittany notably held Cameroon to a 1–1 draw before the 1998 World Cup finals, featuring [[Paul Le Guen]]. Six games had to be called off between 1999 and 2005 because of the then French FA administration, which contradicted its own rules. Fortunately, the head of the French FA administration changed and BFA finally recovered in order to fully resume its activities in 2008. Its latest games were played versus Togo (2–1) on 21st May 2010 and Equatorial Guinea (0–1) on 2nd June 2011.
Given their strong sense of cultural separatism from the rest of France, Brittany formed a Breton XI football team, that competed at various points throughout the 20th century, playing against the likes of [[Luxembourg national football team|Luxembourg]] and [[Norway national football team|Norway]]. The Breton team made their debut at the [[Roazhon Park]] in [[Rennes]] in 1922, defeating Luxembourg 1-0.


The Breton Football Association (BFA) was formalized on 18 July 1997, and shortly after they brought together Breton professional footballers to form a representative football team of Brittany. Following the support from [[Fernand Sastre]] and [[Michel Platini]] (co-presidents of the French Organizing Committee for the [[1998 World Cup]]), the Brittany team was set up with the aim to offer a warm-up game to the 1998 WC qualified national teams, and therefore, they played their first official game against [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]] on 21 May 1998 (two weeks before the start of the tournament) at [[Roazhon Park]] in [[Rennes]], and a Breton side featuring [[Paul Le Guen]] surprised, as they notably hold the Cameroonian to a 1-1 draw, thanks to an equalizing goal from [[Guingampais Rouxel]] just before the break. Six games had to be called off between 1999 and 2005 because of the then French FA administration, which contradicted its own rules. The head of the French FA administration changed and BFA finally recovered in order to fully resume its activities in 2008. Two years later, in 2010, Brittany participated in the [[2010 Corsica Football Cup]], where they were knocked out in the semi-finals by the hosts and eventual champions, [[Corsica national football team|Corsica]], however, they managed to salvage same pride by defeating [[Togo national football team|Togo]] in the third place match.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/corsfc2010.html |title=Corsica Football Cup 2010 |website=RSSSF |date=6 Apr 2011 }}</ref> Its latest game was played versus Mali (1–0) on 28 May 2013.
== Celtic Cup Ambitions ==


==Celtic Cup Ambitions==
BFA offered other Celtic nations to join in a Celtic Nations Championship between 1985 and 1987. On 9th September 1985, BFA Secretary Fañch Gaume, visiting Cardiff on the eve of a World Cup qualifier between Wales and Scotland, sounded both the [[Football Association of Wales|FA of Wales]] and the [[Scottish Football Association|Scottish FA]] about participation to a [[Nations Cup (football)|Celtic Nations Cup]]. Informal conversations were followed up by correspondence and further personal exchanges, whenever the opportunity presented itself before international games.


BFA offered other Celtic nations to join in a Celtic Nations Championship between 1985 and 1987. On 9 September 1985, BFA Secretary Fañch Gaume, visiting Cardiff on the eve of a World Cup qualifier between Wales and Scotland, sounded both the [[Football Association of Wales|FA of Wales]] and the [[Scottish Football Association|Scottish FA]] about participation to a Celtic Nations Cup. Informal conversations were followed up by correspondence and further personal exchanges, whenever the opportunity presented itself before international games.
While Wales showed a genuine interest, the offer finally fell on barren ground with Scotland. Rejection letters from the [[Scottish Football Association|SFA]] for non-entry stated the difficulties to find suitable dates but, as the Sports Editor of "The Glasgow Herald" Jim Reynolds presented it: "It is just two years since England and Scotland broke up the British International Championship by calling a halt to regular games featuring Northern Ireland and Wales. So, the chances of a Celtic Championship involving Scotland must be remote." <ref>{{cite news |title=The Celtic Nations' Union|work=[[The Herald (Glasgow)]] |publisher=[[George Outram & Co]] |date=7 November 1986}}</ref>


While Wales showed a genuine interest, the offer finally fell on barren ground with Scotland. Rejection letters from the [[Scottish Football Association|SFA]] for non-entry stated the difficulties to find suitable dates but, as the sports editor of "The Glasgow Herald" Jim Reynolds presented it: "It is just two years since England and Scotland broke up the British International Championship by calling a halt to regular games featuring Northern Ireland and Wales. So, the chances of a Celtic Championship involving Scotland must be remote."<ref>{{cite news |title=The Celtic Nations' Union|work=[[The Herald (Glasgow)|The Herald]] |publisher=[[George Outram & Co]] |date=7 November 1986}}</ref>
Brittany recently renewed its claims to organise and take part in the new [[Nations Cup (football)|Celtic Nations Cup]] <ref>{{cite news |title=Scotland could compete in new Celtic Nations Cup in Brittany|work=[[The Herald (Glasgow)]] |publisher=[[Herald & Times Group]] |date=22 October 2011}}</ref> with the Republic of Ireland, Scotland and Wales by 2015 at the earliest or 2017.


Brittany recently renewed its claims to organise and take part in the new [[Celtic Nations Cup]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Scotland could compete in new Celtic Nations Cup in Brittany|work=[[The Herald (Glasgow)|The Herald]] |publisher=[[Herald & Times Group]] |date=22 October 2011}}</ref> with the Republic of Ireland, Scotland and Wales by 2015 at the earliest or 2017.
Brittany's next game will be played on 28th May 2013 at home in Nantes.


==Internationals==
==Internationals==
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|22 February 1925||[[Luxembourg]]|| {{fb|Luxembourg}}|| {{fb|Brittany}}||1–1
|22 February 1925||[[Luxembourg]]|| {{fb|Luxembourg}}|| {{fb|Brittany}}||1–1
|-
|-
|10 April 1938||[[Brest, France|Brest]]|| {{fb|Brittany}}|| {{fb|Germany}} XI||''called-off''
|10 April 1938||[[Brest, France|Brest]]|| {{fb|Brittany}}|| {{fb|Germany|1935}} XI||''called off''
|-
|-
|23 April 1939||[[Brest, France|Brest]]|| {{fb|Brittany}}|| {{fb|Luxembourg}}||3–1
|23 April 1939||[[Brest, France|Brest]]|| {{fb|Brittany}}|| {{fb|Luxembourg}}||3–1
|-
|-
|30 December 1988||[[Brest, France|Brest]]|| {{fb|Brittany}} || {{fb|USA}}||6 – 2 ''(indoor)''
|30 December 1988||[[Brest, France|Brest]]|| {{fb|Brittany}} || {{fb|USA}}||6–2 ''(indoor)''
|-
|-
|21 May 1998||[[Rennes]]|| {{fb|Brittany}} || {{fb|Cameroon}}||1–1
|21 May 1998||[[Rennes]]|| {{fb|Brittany}} || {{fb|Cameroon}}||1–1
|-
|-
|25 May 1999||[[Nantes]]|| {{fb|Brittany}} || {{fb|Republic of Ireland}}||''called-off'' °
|25 May 1999||[[Nantes]]|| {{fb|Brittany}} || {{fb|Republic of Ireland}}||''called off'' °
|-
|-
|30 May 2000||[[Nantes]]|| {{fb|Brittany}} || {{fb|Romania}}||''called-off'' °
|30 May 2000||[[Nantes]]|| {{fb|Brittany}} || {{fb|Romania}}||''called off'' °
|-
|-
|20 March 2001||[[Angers]]|| {{fb|Brittany}} || {{fb|Cuba}}||''called-off'' °
|20 March 2001||[[Angers]]|| {{fb|Brittany}} || {{fb|Cuba}}||''called off'' °
|-
|-
|22 May 2001||[[Lorient]]|| {{fb|Brittany}} || {{fb|Morocco}}||''called-off'' °
|22 May 2001||[[Lorient]]|| {{fb|Brittany}} || {{fb|Morocco}}||''called off'' °
|-
|-
|31 August 2001||[[Lorient]]|| {{fb|Brittany}} || {{fb|Latvia}}||''called-off'' °
|31 August 2001||[[Lorient]]|| {{fb|Brittany}} || {{fb|Latvia}}||''called off'' °
|-
|-
|June 2003||-|| {{fb|Brittany}} || {{fb|New Zealand}}||''called-off'' °
|June 2003||-|| {{fb|Brittany}} || {{fb|New Zealand}}||''called off'' °
|-
|-
|20 May 2008||[[Saint-Brieuc]]|| {{fb|Brittany}} || {{fb|Congo}}||3–1
|20 May 2008||[[Saint-Brieuc]]|| {{fb|Brittany}} || {{fb|Congo}}||3–1
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|-
|-
|2 June 2011||[[Saint-Nazaire]]|| {{fb|Brittany}} || {{fb|Equatorial Guinea}}||0–1
|2 June 2011||[[Saint-Nazaire]]|| {{fb|Brittany}} || {{fb|Equatorial Guinea}}||0–1
|-
|28 May 2013||[[Nantes]]|| {{fb|Brittany}} || {{fb|Mali}}||1–0
|-
|20 May 2014||[[Vannes]]|| {{fb|Brittany}} || {{fb|Central African Republic}}||''called off''
|-
|22 May 2016||[[Lomé]]|| {{fb|Togo}} || {{fb|Brittany}}||''cancelled''
|-
|}
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° ''game agreed but not played because of then French FA administration (1999–2005)''.
° ''game agreed but not played because of then French FA administration (1999–2005)''.

==Managers==
* 1988: [[Jean-Louis Lamour]] and [[Marc Rastoll]]
* 1998: [[Georges Eo]] and [[René Le Lamer]]
* 2000/2008: [[Serge Le Dizet]]
* 2010: [[Philippe Bergeroo]]
* 2011: [[Michel Audrain]]
* 2014: [[Jacques Santini]]
* 2016: [[Raymond Domenech]] and [[Michel Audrain]]


==Capped Players==
==Capped Players==
{{See also|:Category:Footballers from Brittany}}

To be included in the Breton squad, according to FIFA national teams rules, it is eligible a player:
- born into one of five historical Breton departments.
- with parents from Brittany.
- with grandparents from Brittany
- grown up in Brittany since the age of seven.

''Opponents: Cm (Cameroon), Cg (Republic of Congo), Cs (Corsica), Gq (Equatorial Guinea), Oi (Nantes 'Ouest Indoor' Tournament), Tg (Togo), Us (USA).''
''Opponents: Cm (Cameroon), Cg (Republic of Congo), Cs (Corsica), Gq (Equatorial Guinea), Oi (Nantes 'Ouest Indoor' Tournament), Tg (Togo), Us (USA).''
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* [[Pierre-Yves André]] (1998 Cam)
* [[Pierre-Yves André]] (1998 Cam)
* [[Olivier Baudry]] (1998 Cam)
* [[Olivier Baudry]] (1998 Cam)
* [[Pierre-Yves Begot]] (2011 Gq)
* Pierre-Yves Bégot (2011 Gq)
* [[Ronan Biger]] (2011 Gq)
* [[Ronan Biger]] (2011 Gq)
* [[Philippe Billy]] (2008 Cg)
* [[Philippe Billy]] (2008 Cg)
* [[Jean-Pierre Bosser]] (1988 Us)
* [[Jean-Pierre Bosser (footballer)|Jean-Pierre Bosser]] (1988 Us)
* [[David Bouard]] (2011 Gq)
* [[David Bouard]] (2011 Gq)
* [[Bernard Bouger]] (1998 Cm)
* [[Bernard Bouger]] (1998 Cm)
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* [[Philippe Brinquin]] (1998 Cm)
* [[Philippe Brinquin]] (1998 Cm)
* [[Mickaël Buzaré]] (2008 Cg, 2010 Cs, Tg)
* [[Mickaël Buzaré]] (2008 Cg, 2010 Cs, Tg)
* [[Mikaël Caradec]] (2011 Gq)
* [[Mickaël Caradec]] (2011 Gq)
* [[Jean-Christophe Cesto]] (2010 Cs, Tg, 2011 Gq)
* [[Jean-Christophe Cesto]] (2010 Cs, Tg, 2011 Gq)
* [[Joël Cloarec]] (1988 Us)
* [[Joël Cloarec]] (1988 Us)
* [[Patrick Colleter]] (1988 Us)
* [[Patrick Colleter]] (1988 Us)
* [[Pierre-Yves David]] (1998 Cm, 2000 Oi)
* [[Pierre-Yves David]] (1998 Cm, 2000 Oi)
* [[Fabien Debray]] (2011 Gq)
* Fabien Debray (2011 Gq)
* [[Thomas Deniaud]] (2000 Oi)
* [[Thomas Deniaud]] (2000 Oi)
* [[Loïc Druon]] (1998 Cm)
* [[Loïc Druon]] (1998 Cm)
* [[Julien Féret]] (2010 Cs)
* [[Julien Féret]] (2010 Cs)
* [[David Garcion]] (1998 Cm)
* [[David Garcion]] (1998 Cm)
* [[Fabrice Garin]] (2000 Oi, 2008 Cg)
* Fabrice Garin (2000 Oi, 2008 Cg)
* [[Pierre Goaziou]] (2010 Cs, Tg)
* Pierre Goaziou (2010 Cs, Tg)
* [[Christian Gourcuff]] (1988 Us)
* [[Christian Gourcuff]] (1988 Us)
* [[Olivier Guegan]] (2008 Cg, 2010 Cs, Tg)
* [[Olivier Guegan]] (2008 Cg, 2010 Cs, Tg)
* [[Frédéric Gueguen]] (1998 Cm)
* [[Frédéric Gueguen]] (1998 Cm)
* [[Ollivier Gueguen]] (2011 Gq)
* [[Olivier Guéguen]] (2011 Gq)
* [[Laurent Guyot]] (2000 Oi)
* [[Laurent Guyot]] (2000 Oi)
* [[Nicolas Haquin]] (2008 Cg)
* [[Nicolas Haquin]] (2008 Cg)
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* [[Tony Heurtebis]] (1998 Cm)
* [[Tony Heurtebis]] (1998 Cm)
* [[Laurent Huard]] (1998 Cm)
* [[Laurent Huard]] (1998 Cm)
* [[Maël Illien]] (2011 Gq)
* Maël Illien (2011 Gq)
* [[Gilles Kerhuiel]] (2000 Oi)
* [[Gilles Kerhuiel]] (2000 Oi)
* [[Jean-Yves Kerjean]] (1988 Us)
* [[Jean-Yves Kerjean]] (1988 Us)
* [[Julien Lachuer]] (2008 Cg)
* [[Julien Lachuer]] (2008 Cg)
* [[Yann Lachuer]] (2008 Cg)
* [[Yann Lachuer]] (2008 Cg)
* [[Pascal Laguillier]] (1988 Us)
* Pascal Laguillier (1988 Us)
* [[Nicolas Laspalles]] (1998 Cm, 2000 Oi)
* [[Nicolas Laspalles]] (1998 Cm, 2000 Oi)
| style="width:40%;"|
| style="width:40%;"|
* [[Vincent le Baron]] (2011 Gq)
* [[Vincent Le Baron]] (2011 Gq)
* [[Serge Le Dizet]] (1998 Cm)
* [[Serge Le Dizet]] (1998 Cm)
* [[Anthony Le Gall]] (2010 Cs, Tg)
* [[Anthony Le Gall]] (2010 Cs, Tg)
* [[Stéphane Le Garrec]] (1988 Us)
* [[Stéphane Le Garrec]] (1988 Us)
* [[Paul Le Guen]] (1998 Cm)
* [[Paul Le Guen]] (1998 Cm)
* [[Philippe Le Guern]] (1988 Us)
* Philippe Le Guern (1988 Us)
* [[Cédric Le Henaff]] (2010 Cs, Tg)
* [[Cédric Le Hénaff|Cédric Le Henaff]] (2010 Cs, Tg)
* [[Arnaud Le Lan]] (2011 Gq)
* [[Arnaud Le Lan]] (2011 Gq)
* [[Vincent Le Mat]] (2011 Gq)
* [[Vincent Le Mat]] (2011 Gq)
* [[Christophe Le Roux]] (1998 Cm)
* [[Christophe Le Roux]] (1998 Cm)
* [[Jeremy Le Sourne]] (2011 Gq)
* Jérémy Le Sourne (2011 Gq)
* [[Jérôme Lebouc]] (2008 Cg)
* [[Jérôme Lebouc]] (2008 Cg)
* [[Eric Loussouarn]] (2000 Oi)
* [[Eric Loussouarn]] (2000 Oi)
* [[Corentin Martins]] (1988 Us)
* [[Corentin Martins]] (1988 Us)
* [[Pascal Mellaza]] (1988 Us)
* Pascal Mellaza (1988 Us)
* [[Claude Michel (footballeur)|Claude Michel]] (1998 Cm)
* [[Claude Michel (footballeur)|Claude Michel]] (1998 Cm)
* [[Guillaume Moullec]] (2008 Cg, 2010 Cs, Tg, 2011 Gq)
* [[Guillaume Moullec]] (2008 Cg, 2010 Cs, Tg, 2011 Gq)
* [[Stéphane Pédron]] (1998 Cm)
* [[Stéphane Pédron]] (1998 Cm)
* [[Romain Poletti]] (2008 Cg, 2010 Cs, Tg, 2011 Gq)
* Romain Poletti (2008 Cg, 2010 Cs, Tg, 2011 Gq)
* [[Yvon Pouliquen]] (1988 Us)
* [[Yvon Pouliquen]] (1988 Us)
* [[Sylvain Prat]] (2000 Oi)
* [[Sylvain Prat]] (2000 Oi)
* [[Erwan Quintin]] (2008 Cg)
* [[Erwan Quintin]] (2008 Cg)
* [[Farid Raïs]] (2011 Gq)
* Farid Raïs (2011 Gq)
* [[Christophe Revel]] (2008 Cg)
* [[Christophe Revel]] (2008 Cg)
* [[Vincent Richetin]] (2008 Cg)
* [[Vincent Richetin]] (2008 Cg)
* [[Fabien Robert]] (2008 Cg)
* [[Fabien Robert]] (2008 Cg)
* [[Anthony Robic]] (2010 Cs, Tg)
* [[Antony Robic]] (2010 Cs, Tg)
* [[Lionel Rouxel]] (1998 Cm, 2000 Oi)
* [[Lionel Rouxel]] (1998 Cm, 2000 Oi)
* [[Ronan Salaün]] (1988 Cm)
* [[Ronan Salaün]] (1988 Cm)
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Last-minute defections through injury or illness:
Last-minute defections through injury or illness:
*1998: [[Sylvain Ripoll]], [[Ronan Salaün]]
*1998: [[Sylvain Ripoll]], [[Ronan Salaün]]
*2000: Claude Michel
*2000: [[Claude Michel (footballer)|Claude Michel]]
*2008: Mathieu Bouyer, [[Romain Danzé]], [[Yoann Gourcuff]], [[Fabien Lemoine]]
*2008: Mathieu Bouyer, [[Romain Danzé]], [[Yoann Gourcuff]], [[Fabien Lemoine]]
*2010: [[Hassan Ahamada]], [[Étienne Didot]], [[Jérémy Menez]], Fabien Robert
*2010: [[Hassan Ahamada]], [[Étienne Didot]], [[Jérémy Menez]], [[Fabien Robert]]
*2011: [[Florent Besnard]], Mathieu Bouyer
*2011: [[Florent Besnard]], [[Mathieu Bouyer]]


== Managers ==
== Notable players ==
{{unreferenced section|date=October 2021}}
Breton footballers who represented FIFA national teams
===Men's internationals===
* Players in '''bold''' have won the [[FIFA World Cup]]
* Players in <U>underlined</U> have won a [[Football continental championships|continental championships]]


{{fb|ANG}}
* 1988: [[Jean-Louis Lamour]] and [[Marc Rastoll]]
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* 1998: [[Georges Eo]] and [[René Le Lamer]]
* 2000/2008: [[Serge Le Dizet]]
* [[Julien Ponceau]]
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* 2010: [[Pierre-Yves David]]
{{fb|ARG}}
* 2011: [[Michel Audrain]]
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* [[Gonzalo Higuain]]
}}
{{fb|Cambodia}}
{{columns-list|colwidth=13em|
* [[Dani Kouch]]
}}
{{fb|CMR}}
{{columns-list|colwidth=13em|
* [[Guy N'dy Assembé]]
* [[Georges-Kévin Nkoudou]]
}}
{{fb|Comoros}}
{{columns-list|colwidth=13em|
* [[Chaker Alhadhur]]
}}
{{fb|DRC}}
{{columns-list|colwidth=13em|
* [[Pépé Bonet]]
}}
{{fb|EQG}}
{{columns-list|colwidth=13em|
* [[Santiago Eneme]]
}}
{{fb|FRA}}
{{columns-list|colwidth=13em|
* [[Loïc Amisse]]
* [[Tiémoué Bakayoko]]
* [[Bruno Baronchelli]]
* [[Jean Batmale]]
* [[:fr:Charles Berthelot|Charles Berthelot]]
* [[Bernard Blanchet]]
* [[Louis Cardiet]]
* [[Eduardo Camavinga]]
* [[Antoine Cuissard]]
* [[Patrick Delamontagne]]
* [[Jean-Paul Bertrand-Demanes]]
* [[Ousmane Dembélé]]
* <U>'''[[Marcel Desailly]]'''</U>
* [[Léo Dubois]]
* [[Daniel Eon]]
* [[Jean-Michel Ferri]]
* [[Pierre Flamion]]
* [[Louis Floch]]
* [[Kevin Gameiro]]
* [[Nicolas Gillet]]
* [[Philippe Gondet]]
* [[Yoann Gourcuff]]
* [[Jocelyn Gourvennec]]
* [[Matteo Guendouzi]]
* [[Jean-Marc Guillou]]
* '''[[Stéphane Guivarc'h]]'''
* [[Pierrick Hiard]]
* [[Raymond Keruzoré]]
* [[Randal Kolo Muani]]
* [[Mickaël Landreau]]
* [[Gilbert Le Chenadec]]
* [[Paul Le Guen]]
* <U>[[Yvon Le Roux]]</U>
* [[Robert Lemaître]]
* [[Marcel Loncle]]
* [[Corentin Martins]]
* [[Jérémy Ménez]]
* [[Yann M'Vila]]
* [[Nicolas Ouédec]]
* [[Armand Penverne]]
* [[Jean Prouff]]
* <U>[[Ulrich Ramé]]</U>
* [[Robert Rico]]
* [[Steve Savidan]]
* [[Yannick Stopyra]]
* [[Alex Thépot]]
* [[Philippe Tibeuf]]
* [[Jérémy Toulalan]]
* [[Adrien Truffert]]
* [[Jordan Veretout]]
* [[Jean Vincent]]
* <U>[[Sylvain Wiltord]]</U>
* [[Stéphane Ziani]]
}}
{{fb|GAB}}
{{columns-list|colwidth=13em|
* [[Alan Do Marcolino]]
}}
{{fb|GLP}}
{{columns-list|colwidth=13em|
* [[Claudio Beauvue]]
* [[Dimitri Foulquier]]
}}
{{fb|Guinea}}
{{columns-list|colwidth=13em|
* [[Mouctar Diakhaby]]
* [[Larsen Touré]]
}}
{{fb|HAI}}
{{columns-list|colwidth=13em|
* [[Mikaël Cantave]]
}}
{{fb|HUN}}
{{columns-list|colwidth=13em|
* [[Loïc Négo]]
}}
{{fb|CIV}}
{{columns-list|colwidth=13em|
* [[Emerse Faé]]
* [[Giovanni Sio]]
}}
{{fb|MAD}}
{{columns-list|colwidth=13em|
* [[Jérôme Mombris]]
* [[Jérémy Morel]]
}}
{{fb|Mali}}
{{columns-list|colwidth=13em|
* [[Abdoulaye Doucouré]]
}}
{{fb|MTQ}}
{{columns-list|colwidth=13em|
* [[Joris Marveaux]]
* [[Kévin Théophile-Catherine]]
}}
{{fb|MRI}}
{{columns-list|colwidth=13em|
* [[Lindsay Rose]]
}}
{{fb|Morocco}}
{{columns-list|colwidth=13em|
* [[Amine Harit]]
* [[Imran Louza]]
}}
{{fb|Niger}}
{{columns-list|colwidth=13em|
* [[Délis Ahou]]
}}
{{fb|NOR}}
{{columns-list|colwidth=13em|
* [[Yann-Erik de Lanlay]]
}}
{{fb|SEN}}
{{columns-list|colwidth=13em|
* [[Abdoulaye Diallo]]
}}
{{fb|ESP}}
{{columns-list|colwidth=13em|
* [[Robin Le Normand]]
}}
{{fb|TOG}}
{{columns-list|colwidth=13em|
* [[Josué Homawoo]]
}}
{{fb|TUN}}
{{columns-list|colwidth=13em|
* [[Mohamed Larbi]]
}}


===Women's internationals===
==Current squad==
{{columns-list|colwidth=13em|
The following players were called for a match against {{Nft|Equatorial Guinea}} in [[Saint-Nazaire]], [[Brittany]], [[France]] on June 2, 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bretagne-football.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=84:lalistedes23joueursbretons&catid=44:actualites-equipe-de-bretagne |title=La liste des 23 joueurs bretons |publisher=Bretagne-football.org |date= |language=French |accessdate=2012-08-21}}</ref>
* [[Léa Abadou]]

* [[Camille Abily]]
{{Nat fs g start}}
* [[Salma Amani]]
{{Nat fs g player|no=|pos=GK|name=[[Vincent Briant]]|age={{Birth date and age|1986|1|9|df=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[CS Sedan Ardennes|Sedan]]|clubnat=France}}
* [[Ghislaine Baron]]
{{Nat fs g player|no=|pos=GK|name=[[Mikaël Caradec]]|age={{Birth date and age|1982|4|29|df=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[LB Châteauroux|Châteauroux]]|clubnat=France}}
* [[Gaëlle Blouin]]
|-
* [[Hillary Diaz]]
! colspan="9" style="background:#b0d3fb; text-align:left;"|
* [[Samia Fikri]]
|- style="background:#dfedfd;"
* [[Anne Gouëzel]]
{{Nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Florent Besnard]]|age={{birth date and age|1984|4|30|df=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[Paris FC|Paris]]|clubnat=France}}
* [[Sonia Haziraj]]
{{Nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Jean-Christophe Cesto]]|age={{Birth date and age|1987|1|24|df=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[US Le Pontet|Le Pontet]]|clubnat=France}}
* [[Hélène Hillion-Guillemin]]
{{Nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Nicolas Gillet]]|age={{birth date and age|1976|8|11|df=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[Angers SCO|Angers]]|clubnat=France}}
* [[Françoise Jézéquel]]
{{Nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Arnaud Le Lan]]|age={{birth date and age|1978|3|22|df=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[FC Lorient|Lorient]]|clubnat=Brittany}}
* [[Sylvie Josset]]
{{Nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Jérémy Le Sourne]]|age={{Birth date and age|1988|1|25|df=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[FC Lorient|Lorient]]|clubnat=Brittany}}
* [[Corinne Kerouredan]]
{{Nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Romain Poletti]]|age={{Birth date and age|1988|9|3|df=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[Gazélec Ajaccio]]|clubnat=Corsica}}
* [[Clarisse Le Bihan]]
{{Nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Pierre Talmont]]|age={{birth date and age|1977|4|2|df=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[Stade Lavallois|Laval]]|clubnat=France}}
* [[Isabelle Le Boulch]]
{{Nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Romain Thomas]]|age={{Birth date and age|1988|6|12|df=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[USJA Carquefou|Carquefou]]|clubnat=Brittany}}
* Isabelle Le Denmat
|-
* Marine Le Diodic
! colspan="9" style="background:#b0d3fb; text-align:left;"|
* [[Margaux Le Mouël]]
|- style="background:#dfedfd;"
* [[Eugénie Le Sommer]]
{{Nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Pierre-Yves Begot]]|age={{Birth date and age|1986|10|3|df=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[Stade Plabennecois|Plabennec]]|clubnat=Brittany}}
* [[Charlotte Lorgeré]]
{{Nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Ronan Biger]]|age={{Birth date and age|1985|10|8|df=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[Les Herbiers VF|Les Herbiers]]|clubnat=France}}
* [[Clara Matéo]]
{{Nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[David Bouard]]|age={{Birth date and age|1977|3|12|df=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[Vannes OC|Vannes]]|clubnat=Brittany}}
* [[Griedge Mbock Bathy]]
{{Nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Mathieu Bouyer]]|age={{birth date and age|1987|1|17|df=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[Trélissac FC|Trélissac]]|clubnat=France}}
* [[Jade Nassi]]
{{Nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Fabien Debray]]|age={{Birth date and age|1981|10|5|df=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[UJA Alfortville|Alfortville]]|clubnat=France}}
* Françoise Paulhac
{{Nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Julien Féret]]|age={{Birth date and age|1982|7|5|df=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[AS Nancy|Nancy]]|clubnat=France}}
* Lydie Perraudeau
{{Nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Ollivier Gueguen]]|age={{Birth date and age|1990|6|27|df=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[Stade Plabennecois|Plabennec]]|clubnat=Brittany}}
* Véronique Sourdin
{{Nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Maël Illien]]|age={{Birth date and age|1990|8|30|df=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[En Avant de Guingamp|Guingamp]]|clubnat=Brittany}}
* Corinne Suchodolski
{{Nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Jérôme Lebouc]]|age={{Birth date and age|1979|12|26|df=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[Stade Lavallois|Laval]]|clubnat=France}}
}}
{{Nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Guillaume Moullec]]|age={{Birth date and age|1980|3|7|df=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[Clermont Foot|Clermont]]|clubnat=France}}
{{Nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Farid Raïs]]|age={{Birth date and age|1990|2|7|df=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[Stade Plabennecois|Plabennec]]|clubnat=Brittany}}
|-
! colspan="9" style="background:#b0d3fb; text-align:left;"|
|- style="background:#dfedfd;"
{{Nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Vincent Le Baron]]|age={{Birth date and age|1989|6|10|df=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[Vannes OC|Vannes]]|clubnat=Brittany}}
{{Nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Vincent Le Mat]]|age={{Birth date and age|1986|4|22|df=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[US Orléans|Orléans]]|clubnat=France}}
{{Nat fs g end}}


==Image gallery==
==Image gallery==
<center><gallery>
<gallery class="center">
File:Brittany team v Cameroon (21 May 1998).jpg|Brittany, captained by [[Paul Le Guen]], in a match against [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]] in 1998
File:Brittany team v Cameroon (21 May 1998).jpg|Brittany, captained by [[Paul Le Guen]], in a match against [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]] in 1998
File:Brittany vs Congo 2008.JPG|Brittany in a match against [[Republic of the Congo|Congo]] at Stade Fred Aubert, [[Saint-Brieuc]], in 2008
File:Brittany vs Congo 2008.JPG|Brittany in a match against [[Republic of the Congo|Congo]] at Stade Fred Aubert, [[Saint-Brieuc]], in 2008


</gallery></center>
</gallery>


==Notes and references==
==Notes and references==
{{Reflist|width=30em}}
{{Reflist}}


==Links==
==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20181122213027/http://www.bretagne-football.org/ Official website of Football Association of Brittany]
{{Portal|Brittany}}
*[http://www.bretagne-football.org Official website of Bretagne Football Association]


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Brittany
Nickname(s)The Black Devils
Les Diables Noirs
An Du Diaouloù
AssociationBreton Football Association (BFA)
Head coachRaymond Domenech
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Brittany 1–0 Luxembourg 
(Rennes, France; 12 March 1922)
Biggest win
 Brittany 4-1 Luxembourg 
(Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg; 11 February 1923)
Biggest defeat
 Brittany 1–5 Norway 
(Rennes, France; 1 November 1923)

The Brittany national football team (French: Équipe de Bretagne de football, Breton: Skipailh Breizh) is the representative football team of Brittany, France. It is administered by the Breton Football Association (BFA). Brittany is neither affiliated to FIFA nor UEFA but is characterised as one of the six Celtic nations. Its games are held under the auspices of the French Football Federation and FIFA Regulations[1] Amateur football in Brittany is administered by both the Ligue de Bretagne and the Ligue des Pays de Loire, which are regional associations within the French FA.

Squad selection

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Brittany plays unofficial internationals. Eligibility to play for the Breton team is strict, as the players (or their parents or grandparents) must have been born within the Breton territory. The BFA has a pool of around 100 players in the first three professional divisions to choose from, some of them with proven international football experience. Those who have played for the Betron side include the likes of Christian Gourcuff, Paul Le Guen, Yann Kermorgant. Brittany's Stéphane Guivarc'h won the 1998 World Cup with France.

History

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Given their strong sense of cultural separatism from the rest of France, Brittany formed a Breton XI football team, that competed at various points throughout the 20th century, playing against the likes of Luxembourg and Norway. The Breton team made their debut at the Roazhon Park in Rennes in 1922, defeating Luxembourg 1-0.

The Breton Football Association (BFA) was formalized on 18 July 1997, and shortly after they brought together Breton professional footballers to form a representative football team of Brittany. Following the support from Fernand Sastre and Michel Platini (co-presidents of the French Organizing Committee for the 1998 World Cup), the Brittany team was set up with the aim to offer a warm-up game to the 1998 WC qualified national teams, and therefore, they played their first official game against Cameroon on 21 May 1998 (two weeks before the start of the tournament) at Roazhon Park in Rennes, and a Breton side featuring Paul Le Guen surprised, as they notably hold the Cameroonian to a 1-1 draw, thanks to an equalizing goal from Guingampais Rouxel just before the break. Six games had to be called off between 1999 and 2005 because of the then French FA administration, which contradicted its own rules. The head of the French FA administration changed and BFA finally recovered in order to fully resume its activities in 2008. Two years later, in 2010, Brittany participated in the 2010 Corsica Football Cup, where they were knocked out in the semi-finals by the hosts and eventual champions, Corsica, however, they managed to salvage same pride by defeating Togo in the third place match.[2] Its latest game was played versus Mali (1–0) on 28 May 2013.

Celtic Cup Ambitions

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BFA offered other Celtic nations to join in a Celtic Nations Championship between 1985 and 1987. On 9 September 1985, BFA Secretary Fañch Gaume, visiting Cardiff on the eve of a World Cup qualifier between Wales and Scotland, sounded both the FA of Wales and the Scottish FA about participation to a Celtic Nations Cup. Informal conversations were followed up by correspondence and further personal exchanges, whenever the opportunity presented itself before international games.

While Wales showed a genuine interest, the offer finally fell on barren ground with Scotland. Rejection letters from the SFA for non-entry stated the difficulties to find suitable dates but, as the sports editor of "The Glasgow Herald" Jim Reynolds presented it: "It is just two years since England and Scotland broke up the British International Championship by calling a halt to regular games featuring Northern Ireland and Wales. So, the chances of a Celtic Championship involving Scotland must be remote."[3]

Brittany recently renewed its claims to organise and take part in the new Celtic Nations Cup[4] with the Republic of Ireland, Scotland and Wales by 2015 at the earliest or 2017.

Internationals

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Date Venue Home Team Away Team Score
12 March 1922 Rennes  Brittany  Luxembourg 1–0
11 February 1923 Esch-sur-Alzette  Luxembourg  Brittany 1–4
1 November 1923 Rennes  Brittany  Norway 1–5
23 March 1924 Rennes  Brittany  Luxembourg 1–1
22 February 1925 Luxembourg  Luxembourg  Brittany 1–1
10 April 1938 Brest  Brittany  Germany XI called off
23 April 1939 Brest  Brittany  Luxembourg 3–1
30 December 1988 Brest  Brittany  United States 6–2 (indoor)
21 May 1998 Rennes  Brittany  Cameroon 1–1
25 May 1999 Nantes  Brittany  Republic of Ireland called off °
30 May 2000 Nantes  Brittany  Romania called off °
20 March 2001 Angers  Brittany  Cuba called off °
22 May 2001 Lorient  Brittany  Morocco called off °
31 August 2001 Lorient  Brittany  Latvia called off °
June 2003 -  Brittany  New Zealand called off °
20 May 2008 Saint-Brieuc  Brittany  Congo 3–1
19 May 2010 Ajaccio  Corsica  Brittany 2–0
21 May 2010 Bastia  Brittany  Togo 2–1
2 June 2011 Saint-Nazaire  Brittany  Equatorial Guinea 0–1
28 May 2013 Nantes  Brittany  Mali 1–0
20 May 2014 Vannes  Brittany  Central African Republic called off
22 May 2016 Lomé  Togo  Brittany cancelled

° game agreed but not played because of then French FA administration (1999–2005).

Managers

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Capped Players

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See also: Category:Footballers from Brittany

To be included in the Breton squad, according to FIFA national teams rules, it is eligible a player: - born into one of five historical Breton departments. - with parents from Brittany. - with grandparents from Brittany - grown up in Brittany since the age of seven.

Opponents: Cm (Cameroon), Cg (Republic of Congo), Cs (Corsica), Gq (Equatorial Guinea), Oi (Nantes 'Ouest Indoor' Tournament), Tg (Togo), Us (USA).

Last-minute defections through injury or illness:

Notable players

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Breton footballers who represented FIFA national teams

Men's internationals

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 Angola

 Argentina

 Cambodia

 Cameroon

 Comoros

 DR Congo

 Equatorial Guinea

 France

 Gabon

 Guadeloupe

 Guinea

 Haiti

 Hungary

 Ivory Coast

 Madagascar

 Mali

 Martinique

 Mauritius

 Morocco

 Niger

 Norway

 Senegal

 Spain

 Togo

 Tunisia

Women's internationals

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Notes and references

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  1. ^ III.8.3, p. 59).
  2. ^ "Corsica Football Cup 2010". RSSSF. 6 Apr 2011.
  3. ^ "The Celtic Nations' Union". The Herald. George Outram & Co. 7 November 1986.
  4. ^ "Scotland could compete in new Celtic Nations Cup in Brittany". The Herald. Herald & Times Group. 22 October 2011.
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