Catalonia national amateur football team

Amateur football team of Catalonia, Spain

Catalonia
AssociationCatalan Football Federation (Federació Catalana de Futbol)
ConfederationNone
First colours
First international
 Catalonia 2–4 Castile-La Mancha Castilla–La Mancha
(Valencian Community, Spain)
Biggest win
Moldova Telenești 0–10 Catalonia 
(Vadul lui Vodă, Moldova; 25 September 2014)
Biggest defeat
 Catalonia 2–4 Castile-La Mancha Castilla–La Mancha
(Valencian Community, Spain)
UEFA Regions' Cup
Appearances2 (first in 2013)
Best resultRunners-up (2013)
Spanish stage of the UEFA Regions' Cup
Appearances10 (first in 1999–2000)
Best resultWinners (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

Composition

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

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

Catalonia score listed first in all matches.

URC
edition 		Round Opponent Score
2001 1999–00 Spanish first round[a] Castilla–La Mancha Castile-La Mancha 2–4
 Balearic Islands 1–1
 Valencian Community 1–0
2003 2001–02 Spanish first round[b]  Balearic Islands 0–1
 Basque Country 1–4
2005 2003–04 Spanish first round[c]  Murcia 2–3
 Madrid 2–4
2007 2005–06 Spanish first round [b]  Ceuta 3–0
 Galicia 4–3
Spanish quarter-final Castilla–La Mancha Castile-La Mancha 1–1
Castilla–La Mancha Castile-La Mancha a0–0
Spanish semi-final[d]  Asturias 1–0
Spanish final[d]  Basque Country 1–1p[e]
2009 2007–08 Spanish first round[f]  Canary Islands 5–1
 Galicia 2–0
Spanish quarter-final  Valencian Community 0–0
 Valencian Community 3–1
Spanish semi-final[g]  Andalusia 0–1
2011 2009–10 Spanish first round[h]  Andalusia 0–1
 Cantabria 3–1
2013[8][4] 2011–12 Spanish first round[a]  Extremadura 2–1
 Basque Country 4–0
Spanish semi-final[i]  Castile and León 3–2
Spanish final[5][i]  Asturias 2–1
European Intermediate round[j] Belgium Ardennes 2–1
Slovenia Ljubljana 2–0
Ukraine Nove Zhytya 4–1
European Final group[k] Belarus Isloch 2–0
Bulgaria Yugoiztochen 2–2
Russia Olimp Moscow 1–0
European final[k] Italy Veneto 0–0p[l]
2015[7] 2013–14 Spanish first round[b]  Aragon 2–1
 Balearic Islands 1–1
Spanish semi-final[m]  Murcia 2–2[n]
Spanish final[6][m]  Andalusia 0–0[o]
European Intermediate round[p] Ukraine AF Pyatykhatska 4–0
Moldova Telenești District 10–0
Northern Ireland Eastern NI Region 0–1
2017 2015–16 Spanish first round[q]  Murcia 1–2
Castilla–La Mancha Castile-La Mancha 1–2
2019 2017–18 Spanish first round[b]  Navarre 1–1
 Extremadura 9–0
Spanish quarter-final  Castile and León 3–1
 Castile and León a0–2
  1. ^ a b Held in Valencian Community Valencian Community.
  2. ^ a b c d Held in Catalonia Catalonia.
  3. ^ Held in Region of Murcia Murcia.
  4. ^ a b Held in Basque Country (autonomous community) Left Bank (Biscay).
  5. ^ Basque Country won a penalty shootout 3–0.
  6. ^ Held in Navarre Navarre.
  7. ^ Held in Catalonia El Vendrell.
  8. ^ Held in Andalusia Andalusia.
  9. ^ a b Held in Asturias Asturias.
  10. ^ Held in Ukraine Kyiv Oblast.
  11. ^ a b Held in Italy Veneto.
  12. ^ Veneto won a penalty shootout 5–4.
  13. ^ a b Held in Castile and León Segovia.
  14. ^ Catalonia won a penalty shootout 5–4.
  15. ^ Catalonia won a penalty shootout 5–4.
  16. ^ Held in Moldova Moldova.
  17. ^ Held in Region of Murcia Murcia.

Results summary

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

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
Castilla–La Mancha 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 La Rioja Never played
 Madrid 1 0 0 1 2 4 -2
Melilla 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

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "2013: Double first for Veneto". UEFA. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  4. ^ a b "UEFA Regions Cup 2012/13". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Final de la Copa de las Regiones UEFA" [UEFA Regions Cup Final]. yuniversitis' laif (in Spanish). 8 April 2012.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ a b "UEFA Regions Cup 2014/15". RSSSF. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  8. ^ "2013: Double first for Veneto". UEFA. Retrieved 22 May 2019.

External links

  • Catalonia Football Federation