The Raetia football team (German: Fussballauswahl Raetia) represents Grisons, formerly known as R(h)aetia, (/ˈriːʃ(i)ə/ REE-sh(ee-)ə) in ConIFA association football.[1] The current head coach is Simone Fontana. The team is commonly referred to as The Grisons.[2]
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| Nickname(s) | The Grisons | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Raetia Football Association (Fussballauswahl Raetia) | ||
| Confederation | ConIFA | ||
| Head coach | Simone Fontana | ||
| Captain | Mirco Oswald | ||
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| First international | |||
 Chagos Islands 6–1 Raetia  (Crawley, England; 4 December 2011) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 Ticino 1–8 Raetia (Tenero-Contra, Switzerland; 17 June 2023) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Gozo 17–1 Raetia (Xewkija, Malta; 14 January 2012) | |||
History
Raetia's first game was played in December 2011 against the Chagos Islands national football team.[3][4] The second game took place in January 2012 on the island of Gozo against Gozo.[5][6]
The first home game was on 26 May 2012 against the fifth Team of FC St. Pauli in Domat/Ems and Raetia won 6–0.
Raetia was qualified to play the 2012 VIVA World Cup in the northern Iraqi region of Kurdistan. In the group matches they gained a victory against Tamil Eelam and a loss to Zanzibar the 2nd rank and missed the semi-finals only because of goal difference.[7][8]
On 6 September 2015 Raetia beat Franconia 6–0 and qualified for the 2016 ConIFA World Football Cup in Abkhazia.
In 2023, Raetia entered the 2024 CONIFA World Cup Qualifiers, where they beat Ticino 8-1, thus qualifying them for the competition. A few months later, they participated in their second Benedikt Fontana Cup, where they beat Ticino again, 5-1.
Players and managers
Notable players
Mirco Oswald - captain[9]
Managers
| Name | Nationality | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Rudolf Schmid |  | 2011 |
| Gian-Marco Schmid | | 2011–2012 |
| Ursin Caviezel | | 2012 |
| Costantino Demenga | | 2012–2014 |
| Arsim Ramizi |  | 2014–2015 |
| Alen Bratelj |  | 2015–2016 |
| Pascal Amrein | | 2016–2017 |
| Aziz Agirman | | 2017–2020 |
| Simone Fontana | | 2020–present |
Competitive record
VIVA World Cup
| VIVA World Cup Record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
 2006 | did not qualify | |||||||
 2008 | ||||||||
 2009 | ||||||||
| 2010 | ||||||||
 2012 | Round of 8 | 8th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13 |
ConIFA World Football Cup
| ConIFA World Football Cup Record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
| 2014 | did not qualify | |||||||
 2016 | Round of 12 | 11th | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 23 |
 2018 | did not qualify | |||||||
| 2024 | Qualified | |||||||
EUROPEADA European Championship
In 2008, 2010 and 2012 the Raetian national team was not at the tournament but a selection of the Rhaeto-Romance speaking part of the canton of Grisons.[clarification needed][10]
Schedule
All time results and upcoming fixtures
Home stadium
Raetia does not have a national stadium as such, though major matches are usually played in Chur, Ems or Trin. Other large grounds which could be used include Vaduz and Bellinzona.
Colours
Raetia's traditional kit is a white jersey with black, accompanied by black shorts and socks while their current away kit is a royal blue shirt. As a reference to the 60th jubilee of Queen Elizabeth, Raetia has worn the blue shirts on 9 June 2012 against Tamil Eelam.
The colours blue-white-grey/black are the national colours of Raetia.
Raetias's historical kits
Collections of kits used by The Grisons
      Home 2011 | Away 2011 |    Home 2012 | Away 2012– | Home 2012–2014 | Home 2014– |
Songs for competitions
Rapper Gimma made an unreleased song to encourage the national football team for the 2012 VIVA World Cup:
| Series | Anthem / Song | Performer(s) | Writer(s) / Producer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 VIVA World Cup | "FA RAETIA" | Gimma | Gimma |