Cantabria autonomous football team

Cantabria
Association Federación Cántabra de Fútbol
Head coach Paco Gento (1997–)
Most caps Iván Helguera (2)
Top scorer Iñaki (2)
First colours
Second colours
First international
Cantabria Cantabria 3 – 0 Aragon Aragon
(March 9, 1924)
Biggest win
Cantabria Cantabria 3 – 0 Latvia Latvia
(December 23, 1997)
Biggest defeat
Cantabria Cantabria 0 – 1 Estonia 
(December 22, 2000)
Appearances (first in -)
Best result -

The Cantabria autonomous football team is the regional football team for Cantabria, Spain. They are not affiliated with FIFA or UEFA and therefore are only allowed to play friendly matches.

History

The beginning, the Northern Federation

In the early twentieth century, the Cantabrian players fought encounters between the Spanish regions in a combined team created in 1915 under the name "Team North", which also included players from Basque Country. In the first tournament in Madrid they beat the Catalan team 1-0 and drew with Centro (a team formed by players from the centre of Spain). In May 1916, the "Team North" faced Barcelona twice, winning by 1-3 away and 5-0 at home. In 1922 separate teams were created for Cantabrian and Basques because the first would not accept the renaming of the Northern Federation as the Biscay Federation.[1]

The Cantabrian Federation

The Federación Cántabra de Fútbol was officially established in 1922. The first match of the Cantabria team as the official team of the Cantabrian Federation happened two years later, on March 9, 1924 against the team of the Aragonese federation, the result was 3-0 for the Cantabria team.

Selected internationals

North

DateVenueHome teamAway teamScore
May 13, 1915 Madrid Basque Country (autonomous community)Cantabria North Catalonia Catalonia 1–0[2]
May 14, 1915 Madrid Crown of Castile Center Basque Country (autonomous community)Cantabria North 1–1[2]
May 21, 1916 Barcelona Catalonia Catalonia Basque Country (autonomous community)Cantabria North 1–3
May 22, 1916 Barcelona Catalonia Catalonia Basque Country (autonomous community)Cantabria North 0–0
June 4, 1916 Bilbao Basque Country (autonomous community)Cantabria North Catalonia Catalonia 5–0

Cantabric

DateVenueHome teamAway teamScore
May 10, 1917 Madrid AsturiasCantabria Cantabric Catalonia Catalonia 1–1
May 11, 1917 Madrid Crown of Castile Center AsturiasCantabria Cantabric 3–2
January 20, 1918 Madrid Crown of Castile Center AsturiasCantabria Cantabric 3–2
January 23, 1918 Madrid Crown of Castile Center AsturiasCantabria Cantabric 3–1

Cantabria

Date Venue Home Team Opponent Score
March 9, 1924SantanderCantabria Cantabria Aragon3–0
April 20, 1924Zaragoza AragonCantabria Cantabria2–0
April 21, 1924Zaragoza AragonCantabria Cantabria2–1
May 3, 1925SantanderCantabria Cantabria Asturias3–3
June 21, 1925Gijón AsturiasCantabria Cantabria0–1
September 5, 1936SantanderCantabria Cantabria Tolosa0–3[3][4]
November 29, 1936SantanderCantabria Cantabria Basque Country3–2[5][6][7]
December 22, 1997SantanderCantabria Cantabria Latvia3–0[8]
December 22, 2000SantanderCantabria Cantabria Estonia0–1[8]

Cantabria international footballers

Honours

  • Philippines Championship: 1
1924[9]

References

  1. ↑ El Mundo Deportivo (1922-10-30). "Los conflictos del fútbol español" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2012-06-16.
  2. 1 2 "Copa del Príncipe de Asturias". El Mundo Deportivo. 1915-05-17. Retrieved 2012-06-16.
  3. ↑ "El Athletic de Bilbao y el Racing..." El Nervion, 31/8/1936. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  4. ↑ Diario ABC (September 15, 1936). "En Santander se han jugado unos partidos de fútbol a beneficio de Socorro Rojo Internacional" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2012-06-16.
  5. ↑ "Vascos y Montañeses". La Gaceta del Norte, 1/12/1936. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  6. ↑ "Selección Cántabra-Selección Vasca". La Gaceta del Norte, 28/11/1936. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  7. ↑ "La orgullosa génesis de la Selección Vasca de Fútbol". Deia. 12/02/201. Archived from the original on 2012-07-31. Retrieved 2012-06-16. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  8. 1 2 El Diario Montañés (2011). "El breve sueño del fútbol cántabro" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2012-06-16.
  9. ↑ Schöggl, Hans. "Philippines - List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 May 2010.
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