Andalusia national football team

Andalusia
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)El Olivo Mecánico
AssociationAndalusia Football Federation
Head coachAdolfo Aldana
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Valencian Community 1–2 Andalusia 
(Valencia, Valencian Community; 19 November 1922)
Biggest win
 Andalusia 5–1 Catalonia 
(Seville, Andalusia; 1 January 1936)
Biggest defeat
Castile 4–0 Andalusia 
(Madrid, Madrid; 28 October 1963)

The Andalusia national football team is the national[1] football team of Andalusia. They are not affiliated with FIFA or UEFA, because Andalusia is represented internationally by the Spain national football team. It mostly plays only friendly matches.

History

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In the first half of the 1920s, the Sur regional federation, which encompassed the Andalusia region and organised the Campeonato Regional Sur for the local clubs (dominated by Sevilla FC), decided to follow the examples of the Catalan and Centro regional federations and selected a representative team for occasional friendly matches, however, they instead made their official debut in a competitive match, in the 1922–23 Prince of Asturias Cup, an official inter-regional tournament organized by RFEF. They participated in two editions, being knocked-out in the semi-finals by the eventual Runner-up on both occasions.[2]

During the Iberoamerican Expo in Seville, 1929, Andalusia played a friendly match against Club Atlético Boca Juniors in Estadio de Heliopolis, known today as Estadio Benito Villamarín.

They rarely played again until 1963, when they were invited by the Castilian Federation to its 50-year celebrations, playing against Biscay and then Castile.[3] Two years later, during the Andalusia Football Federation's own 'golden jubilee', the regional select played against Paraguay in Estadio Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville.

In the early years of the 21st century, Andalusia played an annual fixture, usually each winter, facing the likes of Estonia, Morocco, Latvia, Chile and Malta. However, other than the regions such as Catalonia and the Basque Country with leanings towards independence whose matches draw larger crowds, matches were rarely played by the Spanish regions in the subsequent years as they did not prove cost-effective to arrange.[4] The main exception to this situation was when Andalucia faced Madrid for the latter's federation centenary in 2013, a repeat of their 1963 encounter.[5]

Selected Internationals

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19 November 1922 1922-23 Prince of Asturias Cup quarter-finals [a]Valencian Community  1–2  Andalusia[b] Valencia, Valencian Community
Cubells Report Kinké
León
Stadium: Campo de Algirós
Referee: Catalonia Enrique Peris
11 November 1923 1923-24 Prince of Asturias Cup quarter-finals [a]Valencian Community  2–3  Andalusia[b] Valencia, Valencian Community
Cubells 1–2', 2–2' Report Brand 0–1'
Kinké 0–2'
Spencer 2–3'
Stadium: Mestalla Stadium
Referee: Community of Madrid Luis Colina
24 September 1935 Friendly Catalonia  2–0  Andalusia Barcelona, Catalonia
Bosch 38'
Raich 77'
Stadium: Estadi d'Montjuïc
Referee: Arribas
1 January 1936 Friendly Andalusia  5–1  Catalonia Seville, Andalusia
Report Raich Stadium: Estadio de Nervión
Referee: Ocaña
26 October 1963 FFM Trofeo Bodas de Oro Biscay Biscay 2–2[d]  Andalusia Madrid
Mauri 11'
Aguirre 89'
Report Diéguez 10'
Ansola 44'
Stadium: Estadio Metropolitano
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Plaza
28 October 1963 FFM Trofeo Bodas de Oro Castile 4–0  Andalusia Madrid
Mendonça 3'
Puskás 77' (pen.), 87'
Yanko 86'
Report Donato Red card Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Barrenechea
18 December 1974 Friendly Andalusia  4–3  Romania Huelva, Andalusia
Porta 22' 33'
Acosta (pen)
López 80'
Report Atodiresei 3'
Roznai 10'
24'
Stadium: Estadio Colombino
8 May 1990 Friendly Andalusia  1–1  Uruguay Seville, Andalusia
22:00 CET Aldana 17' Correa 75' Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Referee: Navarrete (Spain)
31 May 1990 Friendly Andalusia  0–0  Yugoslavia Cadiz, Andalusia
22:00 CET Stadium: Carranza
22 December 1998 Friendly Andalusia  2–0 LFP combined team Seville, Andalusia
22:00 CET Merino 36'
Raúl Molina 59'
Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
28 December 1999 Friendly Andalusia  1–0  Estonia Granada, Andalusia
22:00 CET Carlitos 15' Stadium: Los Cármenes
22 December 2000 Friendly Andalusia  2–0  Morocco Córdoba, Andalusia
22:00 CET Carlitos 23'
Óscar 32'
Stadium: Nuevo Arcángel
17 May 2001 Friendly Andalusia  3–1  Iraq Vélez-Málaga, Andalusia
22:00 CET Stadium: Vivar Téllez
27 December 2001 Friendly Andalusia  3–3  Tunisia Seville, Andalusia
22:00 CET Jesuli 33'
Tristán 65' (pen.), 70'
Boukadida 56'
Badra 75' (pen.)
Baya 85'
Stadium: La Cartuja
Attendance: 20,000
27 December 2002 Friendly Andalusia  3–2  Chile Málaga, Andalusia
22:00 CET Josemi 62'
Raúl Molina 76'
Manu 81'
Cristián Álvarez 67'
Quinteros 81'
Stadium: La Rosaleda
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Antonio Jesús López Nieto
27 December 2003 Friendly Andalusia  1–0  Latvia Huelva, Andalusia
22:00 CET Tristán 21' Stadium: Colombino
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Rafael Ramírez Domínguez
29 December 2004 Friendly Andalusia  0–0  Malta Seville, Andalusia
22:00 CET Stadium: Carranza
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: David Fernández Borbalán
1 June 2005 Friendly Sevilla FC 2–4  Andalusia Seville, Andalusia
22:00 CET Antoñito 63'
Jesuli 85'
Tevenet 20'
Marcos Márquez 51'
Juanlu 81'
Francisco 88' (pen.)
Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo
28 December 2005 Friendly Andalusia  4–1  China Cadiz, Andalusia
22:00 CET Tristán 2'
Navas 4'
Antoñito 57' (pen.)
Marchena 76'
Yi 52' Stadium: Carranza
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Rafael Ramírez Domínguez
27 December 2006 Friendly Andalusia  3–1  Israel/ Palestine Seville, Andalusia
22:00 CET Güiza 5', 22'
Alfaro 69'
Saban 43' Stadium: La Cartuja
Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo
27 December 2007 Friendly Andalusia  4–1  Zambia Jerez, Andalusia
22:00 CET Arzu 26'
Barral 39' (pen.)
Manu 49'
Gallardo 90+2' (pen.)
Katongo 9' Stadium: Chapín
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: José Luis Paradas Romero
7 June 2013 Friendly Madrid  1–2  Andalusia Madrid
20:00 CET Riki 13' (pen.) Barral 8', 17' Stadium: Vallecas
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo
29 December 2016 Friendly Andalusia  3–1 LaLiga combined team Seville, Andalusia
19:00 CET Marchena 37'
Sergio León 68', 88'
Report Burgui 13' Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero
  1. ^ a b the Levante (Valencian Federation) team.
  2. ^ a b c d the Sur (South Federation) team.
  3. ^ the Centro (Central Federation) team.
  4. ^ After Extra Time. Corners were counted but also even at 9 each. Andalusia progressed on drawing of lots.

Coaches

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Notable players

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Boletín Oficial del Estado of Spain, n. 68 of 2007/03/20, p. 11872. Estatuto de Autonomía de Andalucía. Artículo 1: «Andalucía, como nacionalidad histórica y en el ejercicio del derecho de autogobierno que reconoce la Constitución, se constituye en Comunidad Autónoma en el marco de la unidad de la nación española y conforme al artículo 2 de la Constitución.»
  2. ^ Vicente Martínez Calatrava (17 August 2009). "La Copa Príncipe de Asturias" [The Prince of Asturias Cup] (in Spanish). CIHEFE. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Por cuatro goles a cero, la Seleccion de Castilla vencio a la de Andalucia" [By four goals to nil, the Castille selection wins over that of Andalusia]. ABC (in Spanish). 29 October 1963. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Selecciones sin autonomía" [Selections without autonomy]. Público (in Spanish). 22 December 2009. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  5. ^ "Andalucía festeja con victoria el Centenario de la federación madrileña" [Andalusia celebrates with victory in the Centenary of the Madrid federation]. Marca (in Spanish). 7 June 2013. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
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