Asturias amateur football team

The Asturias amateur team is composed of Asturian players of Tercera División and lower divisions. This team plays in the UEFA Regions' Cup, and their most important achievement was to qualify to the Final tournament of the 2003 UEFA Regions' Cup, after winning the Spanish stage and winning all their previous matches in the European rounds.[2]

Asturias amateur football team
AssociationRoyal Asturias Football Federation (RFFPA)
Head coachClemente García
Most capsRubén Fernández (14)
Top scorerAlberto Morán (5)[1]
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Asturias 2–3 Andalusia 
(Burgos, Spain; 18 May 2000)
Biggest win
 Asturias 7–0 Andorra 
(Antwerp, Belgium; 15 November 2002)
 Asturias 7–0 Ceuta 
(El Berrón, Spain; 9 December 2007)
Biggest defeat
 Asturias 0–3 Galicia 
(El Berrón, Spain; 8 December 2017)
UEFA Regions' Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2003)
Best resultFinal tournament, 2003
Spanish stage of the UEFA Regions' Cup
Appearances12 (first in 2000)
Best resultChampions, 2002

History edit

The Asturias amateur team was created to defend the Asturian Country in the UEFA Regions' Cup. The team made its debut on 18 May 2000 in 3-2 loss to Andalusia.

Amateur team (UEFA Regions' Cup) edit

Results summary edit

Overall National games International games
Pld W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
51 26 11 14 84 43 +41 21 9 13 67 40 +27 5 2 1 17 3 +14
Updated to 31 January 2023.

Matches edit

URC edition Date Round Host Opponent Score
2001 18 May 2000 Spanish first round   Burgos   Andalusia 2–3
19 May 2000   Burgos   Castile and León 0–0
21 May 2000   Burgos   Basque Country 1–2
2003 7 Dec 2001 Spanish first round   Los Barrios   Aragon 2–1
8 Dec 2001   Los Barrios   Andalusia 1–0
29 Mar 2002 Spanish semifinal   Alcalá de Henares   Madrid 2–1
31 Mar 2002 Spanish final   Alcalá de Henares   Basque Country 0–0
15 Nov 2002 European preliminary round   Overpelt   Andorra 7–0
16 Nov 2002   Overpelt   Ligue Nord 1–0
18 Nov 2002   Bocholt   South-East Finland 5–0
16 Apr 2003 European Intermediate round   Central Bohemia   Central Bohemia 1–0
7 May 2003   Luanco   Central Bohemia 1–0
22 Jun 2003 European final round group stage   Heidenheim    PiedmontAosta Valley 1–1
24 Jun 2003   Schwäbisch Gmünd   Württemberg 1–1
26 Jun 2003   Schwäbisch Gmünd   Ticino 0–1
2005 6 Dec 2003 Spanish first round   Sotrondio   Castile and León 0–0
8 Dec 2003   Gijón   Cantabria 3–0
25 Feb 2004 Spanish Intermediate round   Picassent   Valencian Community 0–0
10 Mar 2004   Asturias   Valencian Community 3–0
8 Apr 2004 Spanish semifinal   Las Rozas   Galicia 1–1
10 Apr 2004 Spanish final   Las Rozas   Basque Country 1–3
2007 2 Dec 2005 Spanish first round   Luanco   Extremadura 2–0
4 Dec 2005   Villaviciosa   Melilla 4–0
15 Feb 2006 Spanish Intermediate round   Balearic Islands   Balearic Islands 1–1
22 Feb 2006   El Berrón   Balearic Islands 4–1
14 Apr 2006 Spanish semifinal   Portugalete   Catalonia 0–1
2009 7 Dec 2007 Spanish first round   Sotrondio   Balearic Islands 2–1
9 Dec 2007   El Berrón   Ceuta 7–0
30 Jan 2008 Spanish Intermediate round   Villaviciosa   Basque Country 1–1
13 Feb 2008   Muskiz   Basque Country 0–1
2011 6 Dec 2009 Spanish first round   Villaviciosa   Aragon 0–1
8 Dec 2009   Gijón   Canary Islands 1–2
2013 9 Dec 2011 Spanish first round   Aranjuez   Aragon 2–0
10 Dec 2011   Aranjuez   Galicia 3–1
6 Apr 2012 Spanish semifinal   Villaviciosa   Murcia 4–1
8 Apr 2012 Spanish final   Gijón   Catalonia 1–2
2015 6 Dec 2013 Spanish first round   Ceuta   Galicia 2–2
7 Dec 2013   Ceuta   Murcia 0–1
2017 4 Dec 2015 Spanish first round   El Berrón   Madrid 2–0
6 Dec 2015   Avilés   Melilla 1–0
10 Feb 2016 Spanish Intermediate round   Pola de Lena   Extremadura 1–0
24 Feb 2016   Calamonte   Extremadura 1–0
25 Mar 2016 Spanish semifinal   Puertollano   Ceuta 1–0
27 Mar 2016 Spanish final   Puertollano   Castile and León 0–2
2019 8 Dec 2017 Spanish first round   El Berrón   Galicia 0–3
10 Dec 2017   Pola de Siero   Cantabria 4–2
2021 7 Dec 2019 Spanish first round   Vícar   Valencian Community 2–1
8 Dec 2019   Vícar   Andalusia 2–3
2025 8 Dec 2023 Spanish first round   El Entrego   Murcia 1–1
10 Dec 2023   El Entrego   Basque Country 2–0
31 Jan 2024 Intermediate round   El Entrego   Galicia 0–1
Source:[3]

Head to head against other Autonomous Communities edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Andanzas de la Gualdiazul (2ª Parte)" (in Spanish). FutbolAsturiano.es. 10 March 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  2. ^ "La "manzana mecánica"" [The "Clockwork Apple"] (in Spanish). La Nueva España. 12 December 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  3. ^ "Andanzas de la Gualdiazul (1ª Parte)" (in Spanish). Fútbol Asturiano. 3 March 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2016.