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San Marino city overview

San Marino is a city in San Marino shaped by its region, population, local economy, landmarks, climate and civic history. This overview summarizes the city itself: where it sits, what defines it, which places anchor its identity and why it matters within the wider country.

City facts

Known forSan Marino, Capital city of San Marino, San Marino planning base 3, San Marino planning base 4
RegionSan MarinoSan Marino
Time zoneEurope/San_Marinolocal time
Founded1931historical origin

City history

Though the San Marino Football Federation was formed in 1931, the Federation did not establish a national team until 1986, when a team representing the Federation played against the Canada U-23 team in an.
San Marino gained affiliation to FIFA and UEFA in 1988, allowing the team to participate in major championships.
San Marino's first match in a FIFA-sanctioned competition was against Switzerland on 14 November 1990 in a qualifier for the 1992 European Championships.
Even by Sammarinese standards, the qualification campaign for the 1998 FIFA World Cup was disappointing.
Qualification for Euro 2000 again resulted in defeats in every match.
In April 2001, San Marino gained their first-ever away point, drawing 1–1 with Latvia in Riga.
The team ended the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifying group with a new best of three goals, though one of these came in a 10–1 defeat by Belgium.
A 2–2 draw against Liechtenstein in a friendly in August 2003 saw the team set a new national record for most goals scored in a match; only twice since, in a 2–3 loss to.
In the UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying, San Marino lost all eight matches, failing to score.
Results during qualification for the 2006 World Cup followed a similar vein to previous qualifying groups.
For example, in the fixture against the Republic of Ireland in February 2007, 2,500 of the 3,294 crowd were Irish supporters.
San Marino's opening UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying match resulted in a record 13–0 defeat at home by Germany on 6 September 2006.
In the qualification campaign for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, they lost all ten matches and failed to qualify.
The UEFA Euro 2012 qualifiers started in a similar way, the first nine matches all being defeats with an aggregate of 49 goals conceded and none scored, their best result being a one-goal loss.

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San Marino, San Marino

San Marino

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Capital city of San Marino, San Marino

Capital city of San Marino

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San Marino planning base 3, San Marino

San Marino planning base 3

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San Marino planning base 4, San Marino

San Marino planning base 4

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San Marino planning base 5, San Marino

San Marino planning base 5

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San Marino planning base 6, San Marino

San Marino planning base 6

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Stay overview

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Hotels & areas

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Flights & airports

Main airport TBC arrival plan

  • San Marino airport accessMain gateway TBC.

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Rental cars

San Marino day-trip car use

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Travel tips

Best time to visit

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Transport notes

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Crowds

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