Catalonia national amateur football team

Catalonia

Association	Catalan Football Federation (Federació Catalana de Futbol)
Confederation	None
First colours
First international
Catalonia 2–4 Castile-La Mancha (Valencian Community, Spain)
Biggest win
Telenești 0–10 Catalonia  (Vadul lui Vodă, Moldova; 25 September 2014)
Biggest defeat
Catalonia 2–4 Castile-La Mancha (Valencian Community, Spain)
UEFA Regions' Cup
Appearances	2 (first in 2013)
Best result	Runners-up (2013)
Spanish stage of the UEFA Regions' Cup
Appearances	10 (first in 1999–2000)
Best result	Winners (2011–12, 2013–14)

The Catalonia national amateur football team (Catalan: 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][4] having won the preceding Spanish qualifying tournament in 2011–12.[5] The Catalans retained the national stage title (where they compete against equivalent teams from each of the autonomous communities of Spain) in 2013–14,[6] but did not progress from their intermediate group in the subsequent 2015 UEFA Regions' Cup.[7]

Matches

Catalonia score listed first in all matches.

URC edition	Round	Opponent	Score
2001	1999–00 Spanish first round[a]	Castile-La Mancha	2–4
		Balearic Islands	1–1
		Valencian Community	1–0
2003	2001–02 Spanish first round[b]	Balearic Islands	0–1
		Basque Country	1–4
2005	2003–04 Spanish first round[c]	Murcia	2–3
		Madrid	2–4
2007	2005–06 Spanish first round [b]	Ceuta	3–0
		Galicia	4–3
	Spanish quarter-final	Castile-La Mancha	1–1
		Castile-La Mancha	a0–0
	Spanish semi-final[d]	Asturias	1–0
	Spanish final[d]	Basque Country	1–1p[e]
2009	2007–08 Spanish first round[f]	Canary Islands	5–1
		Galicia	2–0
	Spanish quarter-final	Valencian Community	0–0
		Valencian Community	3–1
	Spanish semi-final[g]	Andalusia	0–1
2011	2009–10 Spanish first round[h]	Andalusia	0–1
		Cantabria	3–1
2013[8][4]	2011–12 Spanish first round[a]	Extremadura	2–1
		Basque Country	4–0
	Spanish semi-final[i]	Castile and León	3–2
	Spanish final[5][i]	Asturias	2–1
	European Intermediate round[j]	Ardennes	2–1
		Ljubljana	2–0
		Nove Zhytya	4–1
	European Final group[k]	Isloch	2–0
		Yugoiztochen	2–2
		Olimp Moscow	1–0
	European final[k]	Veneto	0–0p[l]
2015[7]	2013–14 Spanish first round[b]	Aragon	2–1
		Balearic Islands	1–1
	Spanish semi-final[m]	Murcia	2–2[n]
	Spanish final[6][m]	Andalusia	0–0[o]
	European Intermediate round[p]	AF Pyatykhatska	4–0
		Telenești District	10–0
		Eastern NI Region	0–1
2017	2015–16 Spanish first round[q]	Murcia	1–2
		Castile-La Mancha	1–2
2019	2017–18 Spanish first round[b]	Navarre	1–1
		Extremadura	9–0
	Spanish quarter-final	Castile and León	3–1
		Castile and León	a0–2

1. Held in Valencian Community.
2. Held in Catalonia.
3. Held in Murcia.
4. Held in Left Bank (Biscay).
5. Basque Country won a penalty shootout 3–0.
6. Held in Navarre.
7. Held in El Vendrell.
8. Held in Andalusia.
9. Held in Asturias.
10. Held in Kyiv Oblast.
11. Held in Veneto.
12. Veneto won a penalty shootout 5–4.
13. Held in Segovia.
14. Catalonia won a penalty shootout 5–4.
15. Catalonia won a penalty shootout 5–4.
16. Held in Moldova.
17. Held in Murcia.

Results summary

As of December 2017^[update]

Overall				Spanish phase				International phase
Pld	W	D	L	Pld	W	D	L	Pld	W	D	L
44	22	11	11	34	15	9	10	10	7	2	1

Head-to-head against other Autonomous Communities

As of December 2017^[update]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Andalusia	3	0	1	2	0	2	-2
Aragon	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1
Asturias	2	2	0	0	3	1	+2
Balearic Islands	3	0	2	1	2	3	+1
Basque Country	3	1	1	1	6	5	+1
Canary Islands	1	1	0	0	5	1	+4
Cantabria	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2
Castile and León	3	2	0	1	6	5	+1
Castile-La Mancha	4	0	2	2	4	7	-3
Ceuta	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3
Extremadura	2	2	0	0	11	1	+10
Galicia	2	2	0	0	6	3	+3
La Rioja	Never played
Madrid	1	0	0	1	2	4	-2
Melilla	Never played
Murcia	3	0	1	2	5	7	-2
Navarre	1	0	1	0	1	1	0
Valencian Community	3	2	1	0	4	1	+3
Total	34	15	9	10	62	43	+19

See also

• Catalonia national football team (professional)

References

1. "IX Copa de las Regiones de la UEFA" [9th UEFA Regions' Cup]. Contrameta (in Spanish). 2 December 2013. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
2. "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] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. 28 November 2015.
3. "2013: Double first for Veneto". UEFA. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
4. "UEFA Regions Cup 2012/13". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
5. "Final de la Copa de las Regiones UEFA" [UEFA Regions Cup Final]. yuniversitis' laif (in Spanish). 8 April 2012.
6. "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]. FútbolBalear (in Spanish). 21 April 2014.
7. "UEFA Regions Cup 2014/15". RSSSF. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
8. "2013: Double first for Veneto". UEFA. Retrieved 22 May 2019.

External links

• Catalonia Football Federation