Asturias autonomous football team

Asturias
Association Royal Asturias Football Federation (RFFPA)
Top scorer José Luis Zabala (8)
First colours
Second colours
First international
Asturias Asturias 3–7 St Mirren F.C.
(Gijón; 4 June 1922)
Biggest win
Asturias Asturias 6–1 Lithuania 
(Gijón; 29 December 2001)
Biggest defeat
Asturias Asturias 3–7 St Mirren F.C.
(Gijón; 4 June 1922)
Copa Príncipe de Asturias
Appearances 3 (first in 1922–23)
Best result Champions, 1922–23

The Asturias autonomous football team is the regional football team for Asturias. They are not affiliated with FIFA or UEFA, because it is represented internationally by the Spanish national football team. The team plays only friendly matches.

History

Cantabric Federation

The Regional Cantabric Federation of Football Clubs was founded on 9 December 1915 with the aim to represent all the clubs in the Province of Oviedo. On 22 November 1916, the Spanish Football Federation proposed that the clubs from Cantabria moved from the Northern Federation, where the Basque teams were integrated, to the Regional Cantabric one, with the Asturian clubs.

With the name of Cantabric team, it played four official matches between 1917 and 1918 in the defunct Copa Príncipe de Asturias, organised by the Spanish Federation and played by all the Spanish Regional teams.

Asturian Federation

On 28 May 1918 the Cantabrian clubs moved back to the Northern Federation, so the Spanish Federation agreed to change the name of the Cantabric Federation to Regional Asturian Federation of Football Clubs. After a first friendly game against St Mirren F.C. that finished with a 3–7 loss,[1] the Regional Asturian team played seven more official games between 1922 and 1926, becoming also champion of the Copa Príncipe de Asturias in the 1922–23 season and runner-up in the 1925–26 edition. During the 1930s, the Asturian team continued playing several friendly games until the Spanish Civil War.

Revival in the 2000s

On 23 December 2000, the Royal Asturian Football Federation rescued the Regional team for playing a friendly game at Estadio Carlos Tartiere against Macedonia. Juanele scored the only goal of the match, with 30,000 people filling the stadium in Oviedo. Asturias played two more games, against Lithuania in Gijón and Honduras in Avilés, ending unbeaten its revival.[2]

In December 2008, a friendly game against Sporting de Gijón legends was going to be organised, but it finally was cancelled.

Competitive record

Copa Príncipe de Asturias record
Year Position Pld W D L GF GA
1922–23Champion431095
1923–24Quarterfinalist100124
1925–26Runner-up200236
Total73131415

Results

Asturias

Statistics since 2000

Last call up

Squad for game vs. Sporting Gijón Legends in December 2008, which was eventually cancelled. Players are with the team in the date of the match.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Sergio Sánchez 21 April 1977 0 0 Spain Sporting Gijón
1GK Esteban 27 June 1975 3 0 Spain Almería
2DF Roberto Canella 7 February 1988 0 0 Spain Sporting Gijón
2DF Jorge 13 January 1984 0 0 Spain Sporting Gijón
2DF Javi Venta 13 December 1975 2 0 Spain Villarreal
2DF Sergio Fernández 23 May 1977 0 0 Spain Osasuna
2DF Jony López 17 April 1987 0 0 Spain Barcelona B
2DF Yago 19 August 1979 0 0 Spain Levante
3MF Míchel 9 November 1985 0 0 Spain Sporting Gijón
3MF Juan Mata 28 April 1988 0 0 Spain Valencia
3MF Miguel Ángel Angulo 23 June 1977 1 0 Spain Valencia
3MF Santi Cazorla 13 December 1984 0 0 Spain Villarreal
3MF Jairo 21 March 1986 0 0 Spain Lorca Deportiva
3MF Marcos Landeira 2 May 1987 0 0 Spain Melilla
3MF Gerardo Noriega 10 March 1982 0 0 Spain Hércules
3MF Mario Cotelo 10 February 1975 3 1 Spain Getafe
4FW Luis Morán 5 January 1983 0 0 Spain Sporting Gijón
4FW Omar 5 June 1985 0 0 Spain Castellón
4FW David Villa 3 December 1981 2 1 Spain Valencia
4FW Luis García 6 February 1981 0 0 Spain Espanyol
4FW Adrián 8 January 1988 0 0 Spain Málaga
4FW Rubén 19 February 1979 0 0 Spain Levante
4FW Miguel 5 January 1983 1 1 Spain Elche
4FW Adrián Colunga 17 November 1984 0 0 Spain Recreativo

Selected famous players

Selected former coaches

Amateur team

Asturias amateur team
Association Royal Asturias Football Federation (RFFPA)
Head coach Xiel
Most caps Rubén Fernández (14)
Top scorer Alberto Morán (5)[3]
First colours
Second colours
First international
Asturias Asturias 2–3 Andalusia 
(Burgos, Spain; 18 May 2000)
Biggest win
Asturias Asturias 7–0 Andorra Andorra
(Antwerp, Belgium; 15 November 2002)
Asturias Asturias 7–0 Ceuta 
(El Berrón, Spain; 9 December 2007)
Biggest defeat
Asturias Asturias 0–3 Galicia 
(El Berrón, Spain; 8 December 2017)
UEFA Regions' Cup
Appearances 1 (first in 2003)
Best result Final tournament, 2003
Spanish stage of the UEFA Regions' Cup
Appearances 9 (first in 2000)
Best result Champions, 2002

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.[4]

Results summary

OverallNational gamesInternational games
PldWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
462410127737+40198116034+27521173+14

Updated to 8 December 2017.

Matches

URC edition DateRoundHostOpponentScore
2001 18 May 2000Spanish first roundCastile and León Burgos Andalusia2–3
19 May 2000Castile and León Burgos Castile and León0–0
21 May 2000Castile and León Burgos Basque Country1–2
2003 7 Dec 2001Spanish first roundAndalusia Andalusia Aragon2–1
8 Dec 2001Andalusia Andalusia Andalusia1–0
29 Mar 2002 Spanish semifinalCommunity of Madrid Alcalá de HenaresCommunity of Madrid Madrid2–1
31 Mar 2002 Spanish finalCommunity of Madrid Alcalá de Henares Basque Country0–0
15 Nov 2002 European preliminary roundBelgium OverpeltAndorra Andorra7–0
16 Nov 2002Belgium OverpeltAntwerp (province) Antwerp1–0
18 Nov 2002Belgium BocholtFinland South Karelia5–0
16 Apr 2003 European Intermediate roundCentral Bohemian Region Central BohemiaCentral Bohemian Region Central Bohemia1–0
7 May 2003Asturias LuancoCentral Bohemian Region Central Bohemia1–0
22 Jun 2003 European final rond group stageBaden-Württemberg WürttembergPiedmont Piedmont1–1
24 Jun 2003Baden-Württemberg WürttembergBaden-Württemberg Württemberg1–1
26 Jun 2003Baden-Württemberg WürttembergTicino Ticino0–1
2005 6 Dec 2003Spanish first roundAsturias Sotrondio Castile and León0–0
8 Dec 2003Asturias Gijón Cantabria3–0
25 Feb 2004 Spanish Intermediate roundValencian Community Picassent Valencian Community0–0
10 Mar 2004Asturias Asturias Valencian Community3–0
8 Apr 2004 Spanish semifinalCommunity of Madrid Las Rozas Galicia1–1
10 Apr 2004 Spanish finalCommunity of Madrid Las Rozas Basque Country1–3
2007 2 Dec 2005Spanish first roundAsturias Luanco Extremadura2–0
4 Dec 2005Asturias VillaviciosaMelilla Melilla4–0
15 Feb 2006 Spanish Intermediate roundBalearic Islands Balearic Islands Balearic Islands1–1
22 Feb 2006Asturias El Berrón Balearic Islands4–1
14 Apr 2006 Spanish semifinalBasque Country (autonomous community) Portugalete Catalonia0–1
2009 7 Dec 2007Spanish first roundAsturias Sotrondio Balearic Islands2–1
9 Dec 2007Asturias El Berrón Ceuta7–0
30 Jan 2008 Spanish Intermediate roundAsturias Villaviciosa Basque Country1–1
13 Feb 2008Basque Country (autonomous community) Muskiz Basque Country0–1
2011 6 Dec 2009Spanish first roundAsturias Villaviciosa Aragon0–1
8 Dec 2009Asturias Gijón Canary Islands1–2
2013 9 Dec 2011Spanish first roundCommunity of Madrid Aranjuez Aragon2–0
10 Dec 2011Community of Madrid Aranjuez Galicia3–1
6 Apr 2012 Spanish semifinalAsturias Villaviciosa Murcia4–1
8 Apr 2012 Spanish finalAsturias Gijón Catalonia1–2
2015 6 Dec 2013Spanish first roundCeuta Ceuta Galicia2–2
7 Dec 2013Ceuta Ceuta Murcia0–1
2017 4 Dec 2015Spanish first roundAsturias El BerrónCommunity of Madrid Madrid2–0
6 Dec 2015Asturias AvilésMelilla Melilla1–0
10 Feb 2016 Spanish Intermediate roundAsturias Pola de Lena Extremadura1–0
24 Feb 2016Extremadura Calamonte Extremadura1–0
25 Mar 2016Spanish semifinalCastilla–La Mancha Puertollano Ceuta1–0
27 Mar 2016Spanish finalCastilla–La Mancha Puertollano Castile and León0–2
2019 8 Dec 2017Spanish first roundAsturias El Berrón Galicia0–3
10 Dec 2017Asturias Pola de Siero Cantabria4–2

Source:[5]

Head to head against other Autonomous Communities

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Andalusia2101330
 Aragon320142+2
 Balearic Islands321073+4
 Basque Country502337–4
 Canary Islands100112–1
 Cantabria220072+5
 Castile and León302102–2
Castilla–La Mancha Castile-La ManchaDid not play
 Catalonia200213–2
 Ceuta220080+8
 Extremadura330040+4
 Galicia412167–1
La Rioja (Spain) La RiojaDid not play
Community of Madrid Madrid220041+3
Melilla Melilla220050+5
 Murcia210142+2
 NavarreDid not play
 Valencian Community211030+3

References

  1. ↑ "El Comercio 06/06/1922" (in Spanish). El Comercio. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  2. ↑ "Asturias se recrea con el dúo Ania-Villa frente a Honduras" (in Spanish). La Voz de Asturias. 29 December 2002. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  3. ↑ "Andanzas de la Gualdiazul (2ª Parte)" (in Spanish). FutbolAsturiano.es. 10 March 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  4. ↑ "La "manzana mecánica"" [The "Clockwork Apple"] (in Spanish). La Nueva España. 12 December 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  5. ↑ "Andanzas de la Gualdiazul (1ª Parte)" (in Spanish). Fútbol Asturiano. 3 March 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
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