Region of Murcia autonomous football team

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Region of Murcia
Association Region of Murcia Football Federation
Head coach José Antonio Camacho
Most caps Mariano Sánchez (5)
Top scorer Toché (2)
Home stadium Estadio Nueva Condomina
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First colours
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Second colours
First international
Flag of the Region of Murcia.svg  Murcia 1–1 Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania.svg
(28 December 2005)
Biggest win
Flag of the Region of Murcia.svg  Murcia 3–0 Ecuador  Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg
(30 December 2006)

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

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History

Before the creation of the Football Federation of the Region of Murcia in 1924, the Valencian Football Federation (at the time known as the Levante Football Federation) absorbed the clubs from the provinces of Murcia and Albacete. Thus, the teams from the regions of Valencia and Murcia had the same federation and it was in charge of organizing the Levante Championship and summoning the national team from Levante, which competed twice in the Prince of Asturias Cup, an inter-regional competition organized by the RFEF. [1] The Valencian team participated in the 1922–23 and 1923–24 editions of the tournament and was eliminated in the quarter-finals by Andalusia on both occasions. [1] On 27 July 1924, the Murcian and Albacete clubs left the Levante Football Federation to create their own on 7 September 1924, then named the Murcian Regional Federation of Football Clubs, only adopting the current name in 1990.

The Murcia national team only played their first international game on 28 December 2005, debuting against Lithuania. The match ended in a 1–1 draw, with the author of the team's first-ever goal being Javi García. [2] They followed it up with three more matches in three years, winning the first two and drawing the third. Their most recent match was held on 18 May 2011 at the Nueva Condomina against Real Madrid, and Murcia managed to keep their undefeated status by holding the club to a 2–2 draw. The goalscorers of that match include three legends, Pepe via an own goal, Karim Benzema and Cristiano Ronaldo. [3]

Coaches

Selected internationals

28 December 2005 Murcia  Flag of the Region of Murcia.svg1–1Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania Murcia
21:00 CET Javi García Soccerball shade.svg51' Lukšys Soccerball shade.svg85'Stadium: La Condomina
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Pedro Javier Martínez Franco
30 December 2006 Murcia  Flag of the Region of Murcia.svg3–0Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg  Ecuador Murcia
18:00 CET Kike Mateo Soccerball shade.svg18'
Zamora Soccerball shade.svg31'
Pedro León Soccerball shade.svg47'
Stadium: Nueva Condomina
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Bernabé García
26 December 2007 Murcia  Flag of the Region of Murcia.svg1–0Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea Cartagena
18:30 CET Toché Soccerball shade.svg1'Stadium: Cartagonova
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Martínez Franco
23 December 2008 Murcia  Flag of the Region of Murcia.svg1–1Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Lorca
18:30 CET Toché Soccerball shade.svg44' (pen.) Kink Soccerball shade.svg15'Stadium: Francisco Artés
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Martínez Franco
18 May 2011 Murcia  Flag of the Region of Murcia.svg2–2 Real Madrid Murcia
19:00 CET Pepe Soccerball shade.svg53' (o.g.)
Meca Soccerball shade.svg66'
Benzema Soccerball shade.svg48'
Cristiano Ronaldo Soccerball shade.svg68'
Stadium: Nueva Condomina
Attendance: 31,000
Referee: Gregorio Bernabé García

Notable players

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Vicente Martínez Calatrava (17 August 2009). "La Copa Príncipe de Asturias" [The Prince of Asturias Cup] (in Spanish). CIHEFE. Archived from the original on 14 April 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  2. "Murcia mereció más en su debut ante Lituania" [Murcia deserved more in his debut against Lithuania]. as.com (in Spanish). 29 December 2005. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  3. "Seleccion de Murcia 2-2 Real Madrid: Ronaldo & Benzema score in charity match" [Selection of Murcia 2-2 Real Madrid: Ronaldo & Benzema score in charity match]. www.goal.com (in Spanish). 18 May 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2022.