Navarre autonomous football team

The Navarre autonomous football team is the regional football team for Navarre, Spain. It is not affiliated with FIFA or UEFA because it is represented internationally by the Spain national team, and only plays in friendly matches.

Navarre
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Selección Navarra
AssociationFederación Navarra de Fútbol
Head coachPedro María Zabalza
First colours
First international
 Navarre 4 – 0 Burkina Faso 
(28 December 2003)
Biggest win
 Navarre 4 – 0 Burkina Faso 
(28 December 2003)

History

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The Navarre Football Federation created its selection in 2003. Until then, the Navarran players had been playing for the Basque national team. The Navarre national team played their first international game on 28 December 2003, debuting against Burkina Faso. The match ended in a 4-0 win, with the author of the team's first-ever goal being Txiki Acaz, while De Carlos scored a brace.[1] They followed it up with two more matches in the next two years, both also being held in December. In 2004 they beat Morocco 2-1 with another goal from De Carlos[2] and in their last match on 26 December 2005, they managed to keep their 100% winning status by defeating China PR 1-0, with the hero of the game being Iñaki Muñoz, who netted the lonely goal in the second-half.[3][4]

Selected internationals

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28 December 2003 Navarre   4–0   Burkina Faso Pamplona
Txiki Acaz   65'
De Carlos   41', 84'
Palacios   52'
Report Stadium: El Sadar Stadium
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Undiano Mallenco
29 December 2004 Navarre   2–1   Morocco Pamplona
De Carlos   35'
Nagore   ??' (pen.)
Report Houssine   Stadium: El Sadar Stadium
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Undiano Mallenco
26 December 2005 Navarre   1–0   China Pamplona
Muñoz   65' Report Stadium: El Sadar Stadium
Attendance: 6,000

List of players

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Also played for the unofficial Basque Country team.
  2. ^ a b c Also a full FIFA international with Spain.
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Results

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22 December 2017 Navarre   1–3   Catalonia Pamplona
18:30 Oroz   19' Report Bonmatí   21'
Férez   61', 63'
Stadium: El Sadar
Referee: David Recio

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Estreno plácidode la selección navarra" [Placid debut of the Navarrese national team] (PDF). Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 29 December 2003. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Euskadi y Navarra ganan" [Euskadi and Navarre win] (PDF). Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 30 December 2004. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Orbaiz y Gurpegi participan en la victoria de Navarra ante China" [Orbaiz and Gurpegi take part in Navarre win against China] (PDF). Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 27 December 2005. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Invictos a la Tercera" [Thrice Undefeated] (PDF) (in Spanish). Federación Navarra de Fútbol. 1 February 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2009. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  5. ^ Lusarreta: Pablo Lusarreta Zabalza, BDFutbol
  6. ^ Lezaun: Javier Lezaun Ezpeleta, BDFutbol
  7. ^ Aitor Santos: Aitor Santos Primo, BDFutbol
  8. ^ Iturralde: Raúl Iturralde Narváiz, BDFutbol
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