Catalonia national amateur football team
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| Association | Catalan Football Federation (Federació Catalana de Futbol) | |
|---|---|---|
| Confederation | None | |
| ||
| First international | ||
 Catalonia 2–4 Castile-La Mancha  (Valencian Community, Spain) | ||
| Biggest win | ||
 Telenești 0–10 Catalonia (Vadul lui Vodă, Moldova; 25 September 2014) | ||
| Biggest defeat | ||
| Catalonia 2–4 Castile-La Mancha (Valencian Community, Spain) | ||
| UEFA Regions' Cup | ||
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2013) | |
| Best result | Runners-up (2013) | |
| Spanish stage of the UEFA Regions' Cup | ||
| Appearances | 10 (first in 1999–2000) | |
| Best result | Winners (2011–12, 2013–14) | |
The Catalonia national amateur football team (Catalan: Selecció de futbol amateur de Catalunya) is the official amateur football team of Catalonia. It is controlled by the Catalan Football Federation.
History[edit]
Composition[edit]
The team is composed of players who play in the Tercera División Group 5 and regional lower divisions - all operated autonomously within Catalonia but under the pyramid of the Spanish football league system - with eligibility criteria being club (must play for a club in the territory), age (must be between 18 and 35) and amateur status (must never have signed a contract as a professional).[1][2]
Participation in competitions[edit]
The team plays in the biennial UEFA Regions' Cup and they were runners-up in the overall pan-European tournament in 2013,[3][4] having won the preceding Spanish qualifying tournament in 2011–12.[5] The Catalans retained the national stage title (where they compete against equivalent teams from each of the autonomous communities of Spain) in 2013–14,[6] but did not progress from their intermediate group in the subsequent 2015 UEFA Regions' Cup.[7]
Matches[edit]
Catalonia score listed first in all matches.
- ^ a b Held in
Valencian Community. - ^ a b c d Held in
Catalonia. - ^ Held in
Murcia. - ^ a b Held in
Left Bank (Biscay). - ^ Basque Country won a penalty shootout 3–0.
- ^ Held in
Navarre. - ^ Held in El Vendrell.
- ^ Held in
Andalusia. - ^ a b Held in
Asturias. - ^ Held in
Kyiv Oblast. - ^ a b Held in
Veneto. - ^ Veneto won a penalty shootout 5–4.
- ^ a b Held in
Segovia. - ^ Catalonia won a penalty shootout 5–4.
- ^ Catalonia won a penalty shootout 5–4.
- ^ Held in
Moldova. - ^ Held in Murcia.
Results summary[edit]
As of December 2017[update]
| Overall | Spanish phase | International phase | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | Pld | W | D | L | Pld | W | D | L |
| 44 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
Head-to-head against other Autonomous Communities[edit]
As of December 2017[update]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Andalusia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 |
 Aragon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
 Asturias | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 |
 Balearic Islands | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +1 |
 Basque Country | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 |
 Canary Islands | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 |
 Cantabria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 |
 Castile and León | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 |
| Castile-La Mancha | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -3 |
 Ceuta | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 |
 Extremadura | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 |
 Galicia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 |
 La Rioja | Never played | ||||||
 Madrid | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 |
 Melilla | Never played | ||||||
 Murcia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -2 |
 Navarre | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Valencian Community | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 |
| Total | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 62 | 43 | +19 |
See also[edit]
- Catalonia national football team (professional)
References[edit]
- ^ "IX Copa de las Regiones de la UEFA" [9th UEFA Regions' Cup]. Contrameta (in Spanish). 2 December 2013. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- ^ "Te recordamos quiénes han sido los campeones históricos de la fase nacional de la Copa de las Regiones" [We remind you who the historical champions of the national phase of the Cup of the Regions have been] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. 28 November 2015.
- ^ "2013: Double first for Veneto". UEFA. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- ^ a b "UEFA Regions Cup 2012/13". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- ^ a b "Final de la Copa de las Regiones UEFA" [UEFA Regions Cup Final]. yuniversitis' laif (in Spanish). 8 April 2012.
- ^ a b "Cataluña se impone a Andalucía en los penaltis y se lleva la fase nacional de la Copa de las Regiones UEFA" [Catalonia beats Andalusia on penalties and takes home the national phase of the UEFA Regions' Cup]. FútbolBalear (in Spanish). 21 April 2014.
- ^ a b "UEFA Regions Cup 2014/15". RSSSF. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
- ^ "2013: Double first for Veneto". UEFA. Retrieved 22 May 2019.