Asturias autonomous football team

Asturias
Association Real Federación de Fútbol del Principado de Asturias (RFFPA)
Head coach José Manuel Díaz Novoa
Marcelino García Toral
Captain Mario Cotelo
Home colours
First international
Asturias 1 - 1 Catalonia 
(9 April 1922)
Biggest win
Asturias 6 - 1 Lithuania 
(29 December 2001)
Biggest defeat
Asturias 0 - 2 Catalonia 
(5 September 1926)

The Asturias national football team is the national 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 only plays friendly matches.

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Matches played

Date Venue Home team Away team Score
10 May 1917 Madrid Asturias Catalonia
1–1
20 Jan 1918 Madrid Asturias
3–2
23 Jan 1918 Madrid Asturias
3–1
1922 Gijón Asturias Saint Mirren
0–0
12 Nov 1922 Gijón Asturias Euskadi
1–1
13 Nov 1922 Gijón Asturias Euskadi
4–3
14 Jan 1923 Gijón Asturias Catalonia
1–0
25-2-1923 Vigo Galicia Asturias
1–3
18 Oct 1923 Bilbao Euskadi Asturias
4–2
3 May 1925 Santander Cantabria Asturias
1–3
21 Jun 1925 Gijón Asturias Cantabria
0–1
5 Sep 1926 Gijón Asturias Catalonia
0–2
19 Sep 1926 Barcelona Catalonia Asturias
4–3
10 Jul 1932 Gijón Asturias Benfica
3–1
30 Oct 1932 Lisboa Benfica Asturias
1–2
30 Oct 1932 Oporto Porto Asturias
6–3
16 Jun 1934 Gijón Asturias Mexico
5–2
28 Aug 1936 Gijón Asturias Brussels
3–3
23 Dec 2000 Oviedo Asturias Republic of Macedonia
1–0
29 Dec 2001 Gijón Asturias Lithuania
6–1
28 Dec 2002 Avilés Asturias Honduras
5–3
Dec 2008 Gijón Asturias Sporting de Gijón Legends
(*)

(*) Game was cancelled

Latest games

Current squad

Squad for game vs. Sporting de Gijón Legends in December 2008, which was eventually cancelled.

0#0 Pos. Player Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals Club
GK Sergio Sánchez 21 April 1977 0 0 Sporting de Gijón
GK Esteban Andrés Suárez 27 June 1975 2 0 UD Almería
DF Roberto Canella 7 February 1988 0 0 Sporting de Gijón
DF Jorge 13 January 1984 0 0 Sporting de Gijón
DF Javi Venta 13 December 1975 1 0 Villarreal CF
DF Sergio Fernández 23 May 1977 0 0 CA Osasuna
DF Joni López 17 April 1987 0 0 FC Barcelona Atlètic
DF Yago Yao 19 August 1979 0 0 UD Levante
MF Míchel 9 November 1985 0 0 Sporting de Gijón
MF Juan Mata 28 April 1988 0 0 Valencia CF
MF Miguel Ángel Angulo 23 June 1977 1 0 Valencia CF
MF Santi Cazorla 13 December 1984 0 0 Villarreal CF
MF Jairo 0 0 Lorca Deportiva CF
MF Marcos Landeira 2 May 1987 0 0 UD Melilla
MF Gerardo Noriega 0 0 Hércules CF
MF Mario Cotelo 10 February 1975 2 0 Getafe CF
FW Luis Morán 5 January 1983 0 0 Sporting de Gijón
FW Omar 5 June 1985 0 0 CD Castellón
FW David Villa 3 December 1981 1 0 FC Barcelona
FW Luis García 6 February 1981 0 0 RCD Espanyol
FW Adrián 8 January 1988 0 0 Málaga CF
FW Rubén 19 February 1979 0 0 UD Levante
FW Miguel 5 January 1983 0 0 Elche CF
FW Adrián Colunga 17 November 1984 0 0 Recreativo de Huelva

Selected famous players

Selected former coaches

Amateur team

The Asturias amateur team is composed by asturian players of Tercera División and lower divisions. This team plays 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 phase and winning all their previous matches in the european rounds.

Competition Round Host Opponent Score
2001 UEFA Regions' Cup Spanish first round Burgos  Andalusia
2–3
2001 UEFA Regions' Cup Spanish first round Burgos  Castile and León
0–0
2001 UEFA Regions' Cup Spanish first round Burgos  Basque Country
1–2
2003 UEFA Regions' Cup Spanish first round Andalusia  Aragon
2–1
2003 UEFA Regions' Cup Spanish first round Andalusia  Andalusia
0–1
2003 UEFA Regions' Cup Spanish semifinal Alcalá de Henares Madrid
1–2
2003 UEFA Regions' Cup Spanish final Alcalá de Henares  Basque Country
0–0
2003 UEFA Regions' Cup European preliminary round Belgium Andorra
7–0
2003 UEFA Regions' Cup European preliminary round Belgium Antwerp
0–1
2003 UEFA Regions' Cup European preliminary round Belgium South Karelia
5–0
2003 UEFA Regions' Cup European intermediary round Central Bohemia Central Bohemia
0–1
2003 UEFA Regions' Cup European intermediary round Luanco Central Bohemia
1–0
2003 UEFA Regions' Cup European final rond group stage Württemberg Piedmont
1–1
2003 UEFA Regions' Cup European final rond group stage Württemberg Württemberg
1–1
2003 UEFA Regions' Cup European final rond group stage Württemberg Ticino
0–1
2005 UEFA Regions' Cup Spanish first round Gijón  Castile and León
0–0
2005 UEFA Regions' Cup Spanish first round Gijón  Cantabria
3–0
2005 UEFA Regions' Cup Spanish intermediary round Asturias  Valencian Community
0–0
2005 UEFA Regions' Cup Spanish intermediary round Asturias  Valencian Community
3–0
2005 UEFA Regions' Cup Spanish semifinal Las Rozas  Galicia
1–1
2005 UEFA Regions' Cup Spanish final Las Rozas  Basque Country
1–3
2007 UEFA Regions' Cup Spanish first round Asturias  Extremadura
2–0
2007 UEFA Regions' Cup Spanish first round Asturias Melilla
4–0
2007 UEFA Regions' Cup Spanish intermediary round Balearic Islands  Balearic Islands
1–1
2007 UEFA Regions' Cup Spanish intermediary round Asturias  Balearic Islands
4–1
2007 UEFA Regions' Cup Spanish semifinal Portugalete  Catalonia
0–1
2009 UEFA Regions' Cup Spanish first round Asturias  Balearic Islands
2–1
2009 UEFA Regions' Cup Spanish first round Asturias Ceuta
7–0
2009 UEFA Regions' Cup Spanish intermediary round Asturias  Basque Country
1–1
2009 UEFA Regions' Cup Spanish intermediary round Basque Country  Basque Country
1–0
2011 UEFA Regions' Cup Spanish first round Asturias  Aragon
0–1
2011 UEFA Regions' Cup Spanish first round Asturias  Canary Islands
1–2
2013 UEFA Regions' Cup Spanish first round Aranjuez  Aragon
2–0
2013 UEFA Regions' Cup Spanish first round Aranjuez  Galicia
3–1

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