This is a list of the Italy national football team's unofficial results from their inception to the present day that are not accorded the status of official internationals, not being recognized by FIFA. Player appearances and goals in these matches are also not counted in their totals.[1] [2]
An early attempt to create an Italy national team occurred on 30 April 1899, when an Italian selection played a Swiss eleven, losing 0–2 in Torino.[1] [3]
In June 1917, Italy faced the Belgian Front Wanderers.[4]
In the summer of 1919, Italy participated in the Inter-Allied Games in Paris, on the occasion of the celebration of the Allied victory in World War I. This Italian team included five participants of the 1920 Summer Games in the following year and the rest played for the main team at one point. They comfortably beat Canada and the United States, which was the first time, official or otherwise, that Belgium faced a non-European team. However, a 1–4 loss to eventual champions Czechoslovakia on the opening day cost them a place in the final, although Belgium got their revenge by beating them in the final of the 1920 Olympics.[5]
On the occasion of the, an North Italy selection played against a Switzerland XI.[3]