| Nickname(s) | A Irmandiña (The Brotherhood) | |
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| Association | Galician Football Federation | |
| Head coach | Fernando Vázquez & Arsenio Iglesias | |
| Captain | Míchel Salgado | |
| FIFA code | N/A | |
| Elo ranking | N/A | |
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| First international | ||
| Galicia 4-1 Castille (Vigo, Galicia; 19 November 1922) |
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| Biggest win | ||
| Galicia 9-0 CD Paraguayo (Santiago, Galicia; 18 February 1923) |
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| Biggest defeat | ||
| Galicia 1-3 Asturias (Vigo, Galicia; 25 February 1923) |
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The Galicia official football team is the official football team of Galicia, Spain. It is organized by the Galician Football Federation. They are not affiliated with FIFA or UEFA, because the nationality is represented internationally by the Spanish national team. The Galicia team only plays friendly matches, usually during the winter-break. Galicia's biggest supporters are known as Siareiros Galegos. They should not be confused with the term Siareiros, used to refer to all Galicia's supporters, no matter if they are or not part of that group. The team has been referred to by various names including A irmandiña, As tropas de Breogán or the Tropa da Tralla.
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The first game of the Galician national football team was on November 19, 1922 in Coia, Vigo - This was at a time when there was no national championship per se, Galician teams would play each other in the Galician Championship and the winner would then go on to face the other regional champions in the Spanish Championship. However, later political developments in Spain made it impossible for Galicia to take part at official competitions. Hence, all games were merely friendlies. The Galician national football team as such ceased all activity during the time of the Spanish Civil War and the subsequent dictatorship (1936-1975).
The project was retaken in the early 1980s, although Galicia's first recent game only happened on 29 December 2005. It was a 3-2 win over Uruguay, and it was played at the packed stadium of San Lazaro, Santiago de Compostela. In December 2006, another game was contested against Ecuador, played in Riazor, A Coruña. The teams tied 1-1. Against Cameroon, on the next year, the result was the same, 1-1. Once again, in 2008, the Irmandinha played again, this time against Iran. The result was 3-2.
| 19 November 1922 | Galicia | 4 – 1 | Castille | Campo de Coia, Vigo, Spain | ||
| Ramón Polo Pinilla (p) Ramón González |
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| 7 January 1923 | Galicia | 3 – 1 | Lisbon XI | Campo de Coia | ||
| Ramón Polo Reigosa |
Referee: Ventura Lago |
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| 14 January 1923 | Andalusia | 1 – 4 | Galicia | Sevilla, Spain | ||
| Ramón González Ramón Polo Chiarroni |
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| 21 January 1923 | Galicia | 7 – 2 | Royal Navy XI | |||
| 28 January 1923 | Pontevedra XI | 1 – 4 | Galicia | Campo de Bouzas, Vigo, Spain | ||
| Correa Ramón Polo Chiarroni |
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| 4 February 1923 | Pontevedra XI | 0 – 3 | Galicia | A Xunqueira, Pontevedra, Spain | ||
| 18 February 1923 | Galicia | 7 – 1 | Ferrol/A Coruña XI | Campo de Coia, Vigo, Spain | ||
| 25 February 1923 | Galicia | 1 – 3 | Asturias | |||
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| 27 May 1923 | Lisbon XI | 2 – 1 | Galicia | |||
| João Francisco Jaime Gonçalves |
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| 8 June 1930 | Central Spain XI | 1 – 4 | Galicia | Chamartín, Madrid, Spain | ||
| 25 December 2005 | Galicia | 3 – 2 | Uruguay | San Lázaro, Compostela, Spain | ||
| Nano 9' Deus 48' 79' |
Maxi Pereira 83' Juan Albín 91' |
Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Bernardino González Vázquez (Galicia) |
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| 28 December 2006 | Galicia | 1 – 1 | Ecuador | Riazor, A Coruña, Spain | ||
| Jonathan Pereira 68' | Report | Renán Calle 63' | Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Bernardino González Vázquez (Galicia) |
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| 27 December 2007 | Galicia | 1 – 1 | Cameroon | Balaídos, Vigo, Spain | ||
| Julio Álvarez 73' | Rigobert Song 90' (pen.) | Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Ignacio Iglesias Villanueva (Galicia) |
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| 27 December 2008 | Galicia | 3 – 2 | Iran | Riazor, A Coruña, Spain | ||
| 20:45 | Nacho Novo 23', 59' Roberto Losada 66' |
Report | Arash Borhani 32' Mohammad Reza Khalatbari 82' |
Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Ignacio Iglesias Villanueva (Galicia) |
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| 26 December 2009 | Galicia | 9 – 0 | CD Paraguayo | Santa Isabel, Santiago, Spain | ||
| Álex Colón Rubén Mariño ??? |
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| 23 December 2010 | Galicia | 6 – 3 | Palestine | Santa Isabel, Santiago, Spain | ||
| Report | Attendance: 1,300 |
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| 23 December 2011 | Galicia | 2 – 1 | Western Sahara | Cacheiras, Teo, Spain | ||
Players in the squad for the friendly against Iran on 27 December, 2008.
| Name | D.O.B | Club | Caps (goals) | Debut |
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| Diego López | 3 November 1981 (age 28) | Villarreal CF | 3 (0) | v Uruguay, 27 December, 2005 |
| Roberto | 25 January 1979 (age 31) | CA Osasuna | ||
| Defenders | ||||
| Rubén | 29 January 1982 (age 28) | Celta de Vigo | v Uruguay, 27 December, 2005 | |
| Noguerol | 9 June 1976 (age 32) | Celta de Vigo | ||
| Piscu | 25 February 1987 (age 23) | Deportivo | ||
| Capi | 2 April 1981 (age 29) | SD Ciudad de Santiago | v Uruguay, 27 December, 2005 | |
| J. Aspas | 28 February 1982 (age 28) | Piacenza | ||
| R. Lago | 30 August 1985 (age 24) | Celta de Vigo | ||
| Sito Castro | 21 May 1980 (age 30) | UD Salamanca | ||
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| Álex B. | 7 June 1985 (age 25) | Xerez CD | ||
| Cabanas | 17 January 1979 (age 31) | Grasshoppers | v Uruguay, 27 December, 2005 | |
| Borja | 14 January 1981 (age 29) | Real Valladolid | v Uruguay, 27 December, 2005 | |
| Julio Álvarez | 1 May 1981 (age 29) | UD Almería | v Uruguay, 27 December, 2005 | |
| Pablo Álvarez | 14 May 1980 (age 30) | Deportivo | v Uruguay, 27 December, 2005 | |
| Trashorras | 28 February 1981 (age 29) | Celta de Vigo | ||
| J. Vila | 6 March 1986 (age 24) | Celta de Vigo | ||
| Nano | 20 April 1982 (age 28) | Racing Ferrol | v Uruguay, 27 December, 2005 | |
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| Losada | 25 October 1976 (age 34) | Kitchee SC | v Uruguay, 27 December, 2005 | |
| Novo | 26 March 1979 (age 31) | Sporting Gijon | 2 (2) | v Cameroon, 27 December, 2007 |
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