Cantabria autonomous football team

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.

Cantabria
AssociationFederación Cántabra de Fútbol
Head coachPaco Gento (1997–)
Most capsIván Helguera (2)
Top scorerIñaki (2)
First colours
Second colours
First international
Cantabria 3–0 Aragon
(March 9, 1924)
Biggest win
Cantabria 3–0 Latvia
(December 23, 1997)
Biggest defeat
Cantabria 0–1 Estonia 
(December 22, 2000)
Appearances(first in -)
Best result-

History

The beginning, the Northern Federation

In the early 20th century, the Cantabrian players fought encounters between the Spanish regions in a combined team created in 1915 under the name "Team North", which was dominated by players from the Basque Country. In the first Prince of Asturias Cup 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, "Team North" faced Catalonia twice, winning by 1–3 away and 5–0 at home.

In 1917, the Cantabrians joined forces with the Province of Oviedo - soon to be renamed Asturias - and competed in two more editions of the Prince's Cup as the 'Cantabric Team', before returning to the North Federation while Asturias went it alone. In 1922, separate teams were created for Cantabria and Biscay (the other Basque province of Gipuzkoa had formed its own federation four years earlier) because the former 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 Cantabria.

Selected internationals

North
See also: Basque Country national football team
DateVenueHome teamAway teamScore
May 13, 1915 Madrid North  Catalonia 1–0[2]
May 14, 1915 Madrid Center North 1–1[2]
May 21, 1916 Barcelona  Catalonia North 1–3
May 22, 1916 Barcelona  Catalonia North 0–0
June 4, 1916 Bilbao North  Catalonia 5–0

Cantabric
See also: Asturias autonomous football team
DateVenueHome teamAway teamScore
May 10, 1917 Madrid Cantabric  Catalonia 1–1
May 11, 1917 Madrid Center Cantabric 3–2
January 20, 1918 Madrid Center Cantabric 3–2
January 23, 1918 Madrid Center Cantabric 3–1

Cantabria
Date Venue Home Team Opponent Score
March 9, 1924Santander Cantabria Aragon3–0
April 20, 1924Zaragoza Aragon Cantabria2–0
April 21, 1924Zaragoza Aragon Cantabria2–1
May 3, 1925Santander Cantabria Asturias3–3
June 21, 1925Gijón Asturias Cantabria0–1
September 5, 1936Santander Cantabria Tolosa0–3[3][4]
November 29, 1936Santander Cantabria Basque Country3–2[5][6][7]
December 22, 1997Santander Cantabria Latvia3–0[8]
22 December 2000[8] Cantabria  0–1  Estonia Santander
Marko Kristal  16' Stadium: Campos de Sport de El Sardinero
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Alfonso Pérez Burrull

Honours
  • Philippines Championship: 1
1924[9]

Women's team

The women's team made its debut on 19 May 2019 in Santa Cruz de Bezana. They defeated Asturias by 3–2.[10]

19 May 2019 Cantabria  3–2  Asturias Santa Cruz de Bezana
12:00 Alba  9'
Jimena  10'
Athenea  90'		 Report María Méndez  50'
Alejandra  80'		 Stadium: Municipal
Referee: Bolado Palencia

See also
  • Category:Cantabrian footballers

References
  1. El Mundo Deportivo (1922-10-30). "Los conflictos del fútbol español" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2012-06-16.
  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. 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.
  10. "Debut con victoria de la selección femenina" (in Spanish). Cantabrian Football Federation. 19 May 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
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