Valencian Community autonomous football team

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Valencian Community
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Nickname(s) Selecció Valenciana
Association Valencian Football Federation
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First colours
First international
Flag of the Valencian Community (2x3).svg  Valencian Community 5–0 Aragon  Flag of Aragon.svg
(Valencian Community; 12 June 1918)
Biggest win
Flag of the Valencian Community (2x3).svg  Valencian Community 5–0 Aragon  Flag of Aragon.svg
(Valencian Community; 12 June 1918)
Biggest defeat
Flag of Andalucia.svg  Andalusia 4–1 Valencian Community  Flag of the Valencian Community (2x3).svg
(Jaén, Andalusia; 8 January 1928)

The Valencian National football team is the national football team for the Valencian Community, 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, and has not organised a fixture since 2006. [1] [2]

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History

Historically, the Valencian team has had two well-differentiated periods: the time of the regional team, during which it faced other regional teams (1918-1944) and the time of the regional team, during which it faced six national A teams.

The Valencian football team made their debut against the South team on 19 November 1922 at the Campo de Algirós, in the quarter-finals of the 1922–23 Copa del Príncipe de Asturias, an official tournament organised by RFEF, and they lost 1-2. Eduardo Cubells was the author of the first goal in the history of the team. [3] In the following edition of the Prince of Asturias Cup, the Valencian team played their second ever game, again against the South team, and again losing, this time 3-2, and also again Cubells was the author of Valencia's consolation goals, although some sources list Arturo Montesinos as the goalscorer of Valencia's second goal. [4]

They had to wait 13 years for their first victory, when on 15 November 1936, they defied the expectations by defeating Catalonia by the incredible score of 4-0 at the Mestalla Stadium, thanks to braces from Severiano Goiburu and Langarita.

Matches played

Historic fixtures

DateHome TeamOpponentScore
12 June 1918 Flag of the Valencian Community (2x3).svg Land of Valencia Flag of Aragon.svg  Aragon 5–0
13 June 1918 Flag of the Valencian Community (2x3).svg Land of Valencia Flag of Aragon.svg  Aragon 3–0
19 November 1922 1922–23 Prince of Asturias Cup
quarter-finals
[lower-alpha 1] Valencian Community  Flag of the Valencian Community (2x3).svg1–2Flag of Andalucia.svg  Andalusia [lower-alpha 2] Valencia, Valencian Community
Cubells Soccerball shade.svg60' (pen.) Report Kinké Soccerball shade.svg30'
León Soccerball shade.svg32'
Stadium: Campo de Algirós
Referee: Flag of Catalonia.svg Enrique Peris
11 November 1923 1923–24 Prince of Asturias Cup
quarter-finals
[lower-alpha 1] Valencian Community  Flag of the Valencian Community (2x3).svg2–3Flag of Andalucia.svg  Andalusia [lower-alpha 2] Valencia, Valencian Community
Cubells Soccerball shade.svg38', 60' Report
Report
Brand Soccerball shade.svg10'
Kinké Soccerball shade.svg15'
Spencer Soccerball shade.svg80'
Stadium: Mestalla Stadium
Referee: Flag of the Community of Madrid.svg Luis Colina
Note: In some sources Arturo Montesinos is listed as the goalscorer of Valencia's second goal. [4]
8 January 1928 Friendly Andalusia  Flag of Andalucia.svg4–1Flag of the Valencian Community (2x3).svg  Valencian Community Jaén, Andalusia
Report
15 November 1936 Friendly Valencian Community  Flag of the Valencian Community (2x3).svg4–0Flag of Catalonia.svg  Catalonia Valencia, Valencian Community
Goiburu Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg
Langarita Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg
Stadium: Mestalla Stadium
Referee: Tamarit
27 March 1944 Friendly Valencian Community  Flag of the Valencian Community (2x3).svg3–4Flag of Catalonia.svg  Catalonia Valencia, Valencian Community
Epi Soccerball shade.svg
Igoa Soccerball shade.svg
Gorostiza Soccerball shade.svg
Valle Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg
Martín Soccerball shade.svg
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Stadium: Mestalla Stadium
Referee: Tamarit
  1. 1 2 3 4 the Levante (Valencian Federation) team.
  2. 1 2 3 4 the Sur (South Federation) team.

Recent fixtures

27 December 2002 Friendly Valencian Community  Flag of the Valencian Community (2x3).svg1–2Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg  FR Yugoslavia Valencia, Valencian Community
V. Moreno Soccerball shade.svg11' Report Mijatovic Soccerball shade.svg5'
Ljuboja Soccerball shade.svg62'
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: M. A. Ayza Gámez
27 December 2003 Friendly Valencian Community  Flag of the Valencian Community (2x3).svg1–0Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon Castellón de la Plana
J. Moreno Soccerball shade.svg11' Report Stadium: Nou Estadi Castàlia
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: V. Lizondo Cortés
28 December 2004 Friendly Valencian Community  Flag of the Valencian Community (2x3).svg1–2Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Valencia, Valencian Community
Javi Moreno Soccerball shade.svg90' Soccerball shade cross.svg Report Berbatov Soccerball shade.svg18'
Manchev Soccerball shade.svg54'
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: V. Lizondo Cortés
28 December 2005 Friendly Valencian Community  Flag of the Valencian Community (2x3).svg2–1Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Valencia, Valencian Community
David Navarro Soccerball shade.svg9'
Juanfran Soccerball shade.svg84'
Report Castrillón Soccerball shade.svg10'Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Ayza Gámez
27 December 2006 Friendly Valencian Community  Flag of the Valencian Community (2x3).svg3–1Flag of Peru (state).svg  Peru Elche, Valencian Community
Natalio Soccerball shade.svg52'
Parri Soccerball shade.svg53'
Redondo Soccerball shade.svg77'
Report Vassallo Soccerball shade.svg11'Stadium: Martínez Valero
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: V. Lizondo Cortés

Notable players

Amateur team (UEFA Regions' Cup)

The Valencia amateur team is composed of Valencian players of Tercera División and lower divisions is in charge of defending the Valencian Country in the UEFA Regions' Cup. The team is made up of non-professional players, hence the team's name. With the new format disputed by regions, the Valencians have not classified to dispute the European fight in any occasion.

Access to the Regions Cup is decided in the Spanish stage of the UEFA Regions' Cup, where the Valencian team achieved its best result in 2008, when it was proclaimed the winner of Group F of the First Spanish Phase of the VI UEFA Regions' Cup. This preliminary phase of Group F was played between 7 and 9 December 2007 in the Valencian town of La Nucia (Marina Baixa), but then, in the Spanish Intermediate Phase, they lost to the Catalonia amateur team.

In December 2019, the Valencian amateur team played in the First Spanish Phase of the 12th edition of the UEFA Regions' Cup in Vícar, Almería. They drew 0-0 against Andalusia and lost 2-1 against Asturias.

See also

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References

  1. "Selecciones sin autonomía" [Selections without autonomy]. Público (in Spanish). 22 December 2009. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  2. Auge y caída de la selección autonómica Valenciana [Rise and fall of the Valencian national team], Super Deporte (in Spanish), 3 January 2014
  3. Vicente Martínez Calatrava (17 August 2009). "La Copa Príncipe de Asturias" [The Prince of Asturias Cup] (in Spanish). CIHEFE . Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  4. 1 2 "Sur - Levante (3 - 2) 11/11/1923". www.bdfutbol.com. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  5. Ficha de rival: Selección Valenciana, CiberChe (in Spanish)
  6. La neu frustra el debut de la selecció valenciana de futbol [Snow breaks the debut of the Valencian football team] (in Catalan), Racó Català, 26 December 2001