Northern Ireland v San Marino Official Match Programme

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Juvenes/Dogana and also San Marino Calcio, who play in the Italian league system in Serie D. There has been a league championship MR 7ER 1EVMRS WMRGI 8LI championship in its present form began MR 8LIVI EVI GPYFW EPP EQEXIYV divided into two sections of seven and eight clubs, and the champions are decided by a series of play-off matches involving the top three in each section. Winners last season were Tre Penne (Three Feathers) under coach Marco Protti. The national cup, known as the Coppa Titano, after the largest mountain in the country, was won last season by La Fiorita [LS HIJIEXIH 4IRREVSWWE MR XLI ƤREP 7GSVIV SJ XLI ƤVWX KSEP [EW ZIXIVER WXVMOIV Andy Selva. As well as the 15 league clubs, San Marino 'EPGMS JSYRHIH MR F] XLI 7ER 1EVMRS Football Federation, play in Serie D, the fourth level of Italian league football. -R XLMW WIEWSR W 'LEQTMSRW 0IEKYIɄƤVWX qualifying round Tre Penne were defeated 2-1 away and 3-0 at home by Welsh side 8LI 2I[ 7EMRXW -R XLI ƤVWX UYEPMJ]MRK round of the Europa League cup winners La Fiorita were defeated 5-0 at home by Debrecen (Hungary) and 2-0 away. Third placed league team Folgore lost 3-0 away and 3-1 at home to AEK Larnaca (Cyprus).

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