Catalonia national amateur football team explained

Catalonia
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Association:Catalan Football Federation (Catalan; Valencian: Federació Catalana de Futbol)
Confederation:None
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First Game: 2–4 Castile-La Mancha
(Valencian Community, Spain)
Largest Win: Telenești 0–10
(Vadul lui Vodă, Moldova; 25 September 2014)
Largest Loss: 2–4 Castile-La Mancha
(Valencian Community, Spain)
Regional Name:UEFA Regions' Cup
Regional Cup Apps:2
Regional Cup First:2013
Regional Cup Best:Runners-up (2013)
2Ndregional Name:Spanish stage of the UEFA Regions' Cup
2Ndregional Cup Apps:10
2Ndregional Cup First:1999–2000
2Ndregional Cup Best:Winners (2011–12, 2013–14)

The Catalonia national amateur football team (Catalan; Valencian: 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] having won the preceding Spanish qualifying tournament in 2011–12.[4] The Catalans retained the national stage title (where they compete against equivalent teams from each of the autonomous communities of Spain) in 2013–14,[5] but did not progress from their intermediate group in the subsequent 2015 UEFA Regions' Cup.

Matches

Catalonia score listed first in all matches.

Results summary

Overall Spanish phase International phase
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44 22 11 11 34 15 9 10 10 7 2 1

Head-to-head against other Autonomous Communities

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: IX Copa de las Regiones de la UEFA. 9th UEFA Regions' Cup. Spanish. Contrameta. 2 December 2013. 1 December 2019. 5 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305103504/http://contrameta.com/ix-copa-de-las-regiones-de-la-uefa/. dead.
  2. News: 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. Spanish. Royal Spanish Football Federation. 28 November 2015.
  3. News: 2013: Double first for Veneto. UEFA. 22 May 2019.
  4. News: Final de la Copa de las Regiones UEFA. UEFA Regions Cup Final. Spanish. yuniversitis' laif. 8 April 2012.
  5. News: 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. Spanish. FútbolBalear. 21 April 2014.
  6. Web site: 2013: Double first for Veneto . UEFA. 22 May 2019.
  7. Web site: UEFA Regions Cup 2012/13. RSSSF. 22 May 2019.
  8. Web site: UEFA Regions Cup 2014/15. RSSSF. 21 May 2019.