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.
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| Nickname(s) | El Olivo Mecánico | ||
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| Association | Andalusia Football Federation | ||
| Head coach | Adolfo Aldana | ||
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| 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) | |||
History edit
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 edit
| 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: Enrique Peris |
| 14 January 1923 1922-23 Prince of Asturias Cup semi-finals | [b]Andalusia | 1–4 |  Galicia | Seville, Andalusia |
| Kinké |
Report | Ramón González Ramón Polo Chiarroni |
Stadium: Reina Victoria Referee:  Montero |
| 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: Luis Colina |
| 21 January 1924 1923-24 Prince of Asturias Cup semi-finals | [c]Central Spain  | 2–1 | Andalusia[b] | Madrid |
| Monjardín |
Herminio |
Stadium: Estadio Metropolitano Referee: Josep Llovera |
| 8 January 1928 Friendly | Andalusia | 4–1 | Valencian Community | Jaén, Andalusia |
| Report |
| 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  | 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  |
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) |
| 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 |
- ^ a b the Levante (Valencian Federation) team.
- ^ a b c d the Sur (South Federation) team.
- ^ the Centro (Central Federation) team.
- ^ After Extra Time. Corners were counted but also even at 9 each. Andalusia progressed on drawing of lots.
Coaches edit
Notable players edit
See also edit
References edit
- ^ 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.»
- ^ Vicente Martínez Calatrava (17 August 2009). "La Copa Príncipe de Asturias" [The Prince of Asturias Cup] (in Spanish). CIHEFE. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Selecciones sin autonomía" [Selections without autonomy]. Público (in Spanish). 22 December 2009. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
- ^ "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.