Spain national football team results (1920–1939)

The Spain national football team represents Spain in international association football and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation. The Spanish team played their first match during the 1920 Summer Olympics on the 28 August 1920, a 1–0 win over Denmark. During that tournament they also defeated Sweden, Italy and the Netherlands to claim the silver medal after they lost to Belgium in the quarter-finals.[1]

The following year, Spain hosted their first match with a 2–0 win over Belgium at the San Mamés Stadium. They played in the 1924 Olympics losing to Italy in the first round.[2] At the 1928 Olympics, they played their first team from outside of Europe, defeating Mexico 7–1 before losing to Italy in the quarter-finals.[3]

From the nation's first fixture to the end of the decade, Spain played in 32 fixtures, winning 23, drawing four and losing the remaining five.[4] Of the side victories, five were over Iberian neighbors Portugal and four were against France.[5][6] Against Italy though, they only won once from seven attempts during this period.[7]

Results edit

Spain's score is shown first in each case.

Key
Colour (with score) Meaning
Defeat
Draw
Win

1920s edit

28 August 1920   1920 Summer Olympics Round 1 Spain   1–0   Denmark   Brussels
15:30 Patricio   54' Report Stadium: La Butte
Attendance: 3,000
Referee:   Willem Eymers
29 August 1920   1920 Summer Olympics Quarter finals Belgium   3–1   Spain   Antwerp
17:00 Coppée   37', 52', 55' Report   80' (pen.) Arrate Stadium: Olympisch Stadion
Attendance: 18,000
Referee:   Johannes Mutters
1 September 1920   1920 Summer Olympics Repechage first round Spain   2–1   Sweden   Antwerp
15:30 (UTC+1:00) Belauste   50'
Acedo   80'
Report   25' Dahl Stadium: Broodstraat
Attendance: 1,500
Referee:   Giovanni Mauro
2 September 1920   1920 Summer Olympics Repechage second round Spain   2–0   Italy   Antwerp
14:30 (UTC+1:00) Sesúmaga   43', 72' Report Stadium: Olympisch Stadion
Attendance: 10,000
Referee:   Paul Putz
Note: Félix Sesúmaga set the goal scoring record for Spain (2 goals)
5 September 1920   1920 Summer Olympics 3rd-4th[8] Spain   3–1   Netherlands   Antwerp
15:00 Sesúmaga   7', 35'
Pichichi   72'
Report   68' Groosjohan Stadium: Olympisch Stadion
Attendance: 14,000
Referee:   Paul Putz
Note: Félix Sesúmaga set the goal scoring record for Spain (4 goals)
9 October 1921 Friendly Spain   2–0   Belgium   Bilbao
16:00 (UTC+0:00) Alcántara   55', 80' Report Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 20,000
Referee:   Jorge Vieira
18 December 1921 Friendly Spain   3–1   Portugal   Madrid
Meana   20'
Alcántara   23', 50'
Report   75' (pen.) Augusto Stadium: Campo de O'Donnell
Attendance: 14,000
Referee:   Charles Barette
30 April 1922 Friendly France   0–4   Spain   Bordeaux
Report   20', 33' Travieso
  27', 35' Alcántara
Stadium: Le Bouscat
Attendance: 10,000
Referee:   Raphaël Van Praag
Note: Paulino Alcántara set the goal scoring record for Spain (2 goals)
17 December 1922 Friendly Portugal   1–2   Spain   Lisbon
14:30 (UTC+0:00) Gonçalves   23' Report   60' Piera
  80' Monjardín
Stadium: Lumiar
Attendance: 25,000
Referee:   Georges Balvay
28 January 1923 Friendly Spain   3–0   France   San Sebastián
15:30 (UTC+0:00) Monjardín   11', 83'
Zabala   42'
Report Stadium: Atotxa
Attendance: 15,000
Referee:   Charles Barette
4 February 1923 Friendly Belgium   1–0   Spain   Antwerp
14:30 (UTC+0:00) Coppée   75' (pen.) Report Stadium: Olympisch Stadion
Attendance: 30,000
Referee:   Job Mutters
16 December 1923 Friendly Spain   3–0   Portugal   Sevilla
15:00 (UTC+0:00) Zabala   14', 57', 70' Report Stadium: Estadio Reina Victoria
Attendance: 10,000
Referee:   Paul Putz
9 March 1924 Friendly Italy   0–0   Spain   Milan
15:00 (UTC+1:00) Report Attendance: 20,000
Referee:   Henri Christophe
25 May 1924   1924 Summer Olympics First round Italy   1–0   Spain   Colombes
15:30 Vallana   84' (o.g.) Report Stadium: Stade Olympique
Attendance: 20,000
Referee:   Marcel Slawik
21 December 1924 Friendly Spain   2–1   Austria   Barcelona
14:30 (UTC+0:00) Juantegui   3'
Samitier   87'
Report   35' Horvath Stadium: Les Corts
Attendance: 25,000
Referee:   Charles Barette
17 May 1925 Friendly Portugal   0–2   Spain   Lisbon
16:30 (UTC+0:00) Report   8' Carmelo
  17' Piera
Stadium: Lumiar
Attendance: 17,000
Referee:   Gaston Vallat
1 June 1925 Friendly Switzerland   0–3   Spain   Bern
16:00 (UTC+1:00) Report   55', 60', 70' Errazquin Stadium: Neufeld
Attendance: 20,000
Referee:   John Fowler
14 June 1925 Friendly Spain   1–0   Italy   Valencia
17:30 (UTC+0:00) Errazquin   25' Report Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 20,000
Referee:   Harry Kingscott
27 September 1925 Friendly Austria   0–1   Spain   Vienna
15:00 (+1:00) Report   15' Cubells Stadium: Hohe Warte
Attendance: 55,000
Referee:   František Cejna
4 October 1925 Friendly Hungary   0–1   Spain   Budapest
15:30 (+1:00) Report   52' Carmelo Stadium: Ferencváros
Attendance: 34,830
Referee:   Eugen Braun
19 December 1926 Friendly Spain   4–2   Hungary   Vigo
15:00 (UTC+0:00) Errazquin   12', 87'
Goiburu   17'
Carmelo   66'
Report   36' Opata
  84' Braun
Stadium: Campo de Coia
Attendance: 15,000
Referee:   Albert Prince-Cox
17 April 1927 Friendly Spain   1–0    Switzerland   Santander
17:00 (UTC+1:00) Óscar   34' Report Stadium: El Sardinero
Attendance: 10,000
Referee:   Albert Fogg
22 May 1927 Friendly France   1–4   Spain   Colombes
15:00 (UTC+1:00) Boyer   22' Report   24' (pen.), 75' (pen.) Zaldúa
  27' Yermo
  68' Olaso
Stadium: Stade Olympique
Attendance: 25,000
Referee:   Harry Kingscott
29 May 1927 Friendly Italy   2–0   Spain   Bologna
16:15 (UTC+1:00) Baloncieri   31'
Zaldúa   52' (o.g.)
Report Stadium: Stadio Littoriale
Attendance: 60,000
Referee:   Stanley Rous
8 January 1928 Friendly Portugal   2–2   Spain   Lisbon
14:30 (UTC+0:00) Martins   25' (pen.)
Santos   84'
Report   30' (pen.) Zaldúa
  58' Goiburu
Stadium: Estádio do Lumiar
Attendance: 30,000
Referee:   Albert Prince-Cox
22 April 1928 Friendly Spain   1–1   Italy   Gijón
16:30 (UTC+1:00) Quesada   15' (pen.) Report   66' Libonatti Stadium: El Molinón
Attendance: 20,000
Referee:   René Mercet
30 May 1928   1928 Summer Olympics Round of 16 Spain   7–1   Mexico   Amsterdam
14:00 Regueiro   13', 27'
Yermo   43', 63', 85'
Marculeta   66'
Mariscal   70'
Report   76' Carreño Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 2,344
Referee:   Gabor Boronkay
1 June 1928   1928 Summer Olympics Quarter-finals Italy   1–1   Spain   Amsterdam
19:00 Baloncieri   63' Report   11' Zaldúa Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 3,388
Referee:   Domingo Lombardi
4 June 1928   1928 Summer Olympics Quarter-finals replay Italy   7–1   Spain   Amsterdam
14:00 Magnozzi   14'
Schiavo   15'
Baloncieri   18'
Bernardini   40'
Rivolta   72'
Levratto   76', 77'
Report   47' Yermo Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 4,770
Referee:   Hans Boekman
17 March 1929 Friendly Spain   5–0   Portugal   Sevilla
16:00 (UTC+0:00) Rubio   2', 9', 20'
Padrón   30', 45'
Report Stadium: Heliópolis
Attendance: 14,000
Referee:   John Langenus
14 April 1929 Friendly Spain   8–1   France   Zaragoza
16:30 (UTC+0:00) Bienzobas   6', 60' (pen.)
Rubio   40', 56', 77', 81'
Goiburu   73', 80'
Report   87' Veinante Stadium: Estadio Torrero
Attendance: 15,000
Referee:   Albert Prince-Cox
Note: Gaspar Rubio set the goal scoring record for Spain (7 goals)
15 May 1929 Friendly Spain   4–3   England   Madrid
17:00 (UTC+1:00) Rubio   40', 80'
Lazcano   42'
Goiburu   82'
Report   15', 73' (pen.) Carter
  20' Bradford
Stadium: Metropolitano
Attendance: 45,000
Referee:   John Langenus
Note: 1929 Spain v England football match

1930s edit

1 January 1930 Friendly Spain   1–0   Czechoslovakia   Montjuïc, Barcelona
15:00 (UTC) Sastre   75' Report Attendance: 40,000
Referee:   Henri Christophe
14 June 1930 Friendly Czechoslovakia   2–0   Spain   Letná Stadium, Prague
18:00 (UTC+1:00) Hojer   62' (pen.)
Svoboda   83'
Report Attendance: 22,000
Referee:   John Langenus
22 June 1930 Friendly Italy   2–3   Spain   Stadio Littoriale, Bologna
17:00 (UTC+1:00) Costantino   3', 40' Report   30', 72' Regueiro
  87' Ventolrà
Attendance: 46,000
Referee:   Raphaël Van Praag
30 November 1930 Friendly Portugal   0–1   Spain   Campo do Ameal, Porto
15:00 (UTC) Report   16' Peña Attendance: 20,000
Referee:   Louis Baert
19 April 1931 Friendly Spain   0–0   Italy   San Mamés, Bilbao
16:30 (UTC) Report Attendance: 22,000
Referee:   Louis Baert
26 April 1931 Friendly Spain   1–1   Republic of Ireland   Montjuïc, Barcelona
17:00 (UTC) Arocha   38' Report   35' Moore Attendance: 50,000
Referee:   Silvestre Rosmaninho
9 December 1931 Friendly England   7–1   Spain   Highbury, London
Smith   2', 44'
Johnson   3', 76'
Crooks   50', 85'
Dean   68'
Report   87' Gorostiza Attendance: 55,000
Referee:   Peco Bauwens
13 December 1931 Friendly Republic of Ireland   0–5   Spain   Dalymount Park, Dublin
14:30 (UTC) Report   6', 34' Regueiro
  40' Arocha
  80' Samitier
  88' Ventolrà
Attendance: 35,000
Referee:   John Langenus
24 April 1932 Friendly Spain   2–1   Yugoslavia   Buenavista, Oviedo
16:30 (UTC) Lángara   25'
Regueiro   27'
Report   30' Vujadinović Attendance: 25,000
Referee:   João Tavares da Silva
2 April 1933 Friendly Spain   3–0   Portugal   Balaídos, Vigo
16:30 (UTC) Larrinaga   22'
Elícegui   59', 65'
Report Attendance: 20,000
Referee:   John Langenus
23 April 1933 Friendly France   1–0   Spain   Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes
15:00 (UTC+1:00) Nicolas   32' Report Attendance: 45,010
Referee:   William Bangerter
30 April 1933 Friendly Yugoslavia   1–1   Spain   Stadion S.K. Jugoslavija, Belgrade
16:15 (UTC+1:00)   65' Marjanović Report Elícegui   36' Attendance: 17,000
Referee:   Mihály Iváncsics
21 May 1933 Friendly Spain   13–0   Bulgaria   Chamartín, Madrid
17:00 (UTC) Chacho   6', 9', 21', 68', 77', 87'
Regueiro   29', 76'
Elícegui   40', 42', 59'
Mishtalov   46' (o.g.)
Bosch   85'
Report Attendance: 60,000
Referee:   António Palhinhas
Note: Biggest victory of the Spain football team and heaviest defeat of the Bulgaria football team
11 March 1934   1934 World Cup Qualification Spain   9–0   Portugal   Chamartín, Madrid
16:00 (UTC) Chacho   3'
Lángara   10', 12' (pen.), 46', 77', 86'
Regueiro   68', 75'
Ventolrà   76'
Report Attendance: 50,000
Referee:   Raphaël van Praag
18 March 1934   1934 World Cup Qualification Portugal   1–2   Spain   Lumiar, Lisbon
16:00 (UTC) Silva   11' Report   13', 25' Lángara Attendance: 35,000
Referee:   Raphaël van Praag
27 May 1934   1934 World Cup First round Spain   3–1   Brazil   Luigi Ferraris, Genoa
16:00 (UTC+1:00) Iraragorri   17' (pen.)
Lángara   25', 28'
Report   55' Leônidas Attendance: 21,000
Referee:   Alfred Birlem
31 May 1934   1934 World Cup Quarter-finals Italy   1 – 1 (a.e.t.)   Spain   Giovanni Berta, Florence
Ferrari   44' Report   31' Regueiro Attendance: 35,000
Referee:   Louis Baert
1 June 1934   1934 World Cup Quarter-finals replay Italy   1–0   Spain   Giovanni Berta, Florence
16:30 (UTC+1:00) Meazza   12' Report Attendance: 34,000
Referee:   Rene Mercet
Note: 50th international match of the Spain football team
24 January 1935 Friendly Spain   2–0   France   Chamartín, Madrid
15:00 (UTC) Regueiro   13'
Hilario   78'
Report Attendance: 22,000
Referee:   Walter Lewington
5 May 1935 Friendly Portugal   3–3   Spain   Lumiar, Lisbon
16:45 (UTC+1:00) Soeiro   61'
Pinga   70', 77' (pen.)
Report   23', 38' Lángara
  58' Gorostiza
Attendance: 50,000
Referee:   Roger Conrié
12 May 1935 Friendly Germany   1–2   Spain   Müngersdorfer, Köln
15:00 (UTC+1:00) Conen   11' Report   29', 45' Lángara Attendance: 74,000
Referee:   John Langenus
19 January 1936 Friendly Spain   4–5   Austria   Metropolitano, Madrid
15:00 (UTC) Lángara   26', 48'
Regueiro   28', 61'
Report   4' Zischek
  31' Binder
  58' Bican
  69', 73' Hanreiter
Attendance: 40,000
Referee:   John Langenus
23 February 1936 Friendly Spain   1–2   Germany   Montjuïc, Barcelona
16:00 Regueiro   34' Report   15', 68' Fath Attendance: 44,000
Referee:   John Langenus
26 April 1936 Friendly Czechoslovakia   1–0   Spain   Letná Stadium, Prague
16:00 (+1:00) Zajíček   12' (pen.) Report Attendance: 30,000
Referee:   Peco Bauwens
3 May 1936 Friendly Switzerland   0–2   Spain   Neufeld, Bern
16:30 (UTC+1:00) Report   62' Lángara
  64' Lecue
Attendance: 15,000
Referee:   Karl Weingärtner

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Stokkermans, Karel (5 November 2015). "VII. Olympiad Antwerp 1920 Football Tournament". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  2. ^ Stokkermans, Karel (23 November 2017). "VIII. Olympiad Paris 1924 Football Tournament". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  3. ^ Stokkermans, Karel (23 November 2017). "IX. Olympiad Amsterdam 1928 Football Tournament". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  4. ^ Tejedor Carnicero, José Vicente (28 November 2019). "Spain – List of Results National Team". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  5. ^ "Spain national football team: record v Portugal". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Spain national football team: record v France". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Spain national football team: record v Italy". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  8. ^ The final's losers, Czechoslovakia, were disqualifyied after their defeat against Belgium because of political motives, so the third qualified in the Summer Olympics became the second one, and the fourth qualified became third.

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