Catalonia national amateur football team

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.

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)

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.

  1. Held in Valencian Community Valencian Community.
  2. Held in Catalonia Catalonia.
  3. Held in Region of Murcia Murcia.
  4. 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. Held in Asturias Asturias.
  10. Held in Ukraine Kyiv Oblast.
  11. Held in Italy Veneto.
  12. Veneto won a penalty shootout 5–4.
  13. 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

OverallSpanish phaseInternational phase
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Head-to-head against other Autonomous Communities

As of December 2017

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