Cantabria autonomous football team
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| Association | Federación Cántabra de Fútbol | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Head coach | Paco Gento (1997–) | ||
| Most caps | Iván Helguera (2) | ||
| Top scorer | Iñaki (2) | ||
| |||
| First international | |||
 Cantabria 3 - 0 Aragon  (March 9, 1924) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Cantabria 3 - 0 Latvia  (December 23, 1997) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
Cantabria 1 - 3 Asturias  (May 3, 1925) | |||
| Appearances | (first in -) | ||
| Best result | - | ||
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.
History
The beginning, the Northern Federation
In the early twentieth century, the Cantabrian players fought encounters between the Spanish regions in a combined team created in 1915 under the name "Team North", which also included players from Basque Country. In the first tournament in Madrid they beat the Catalonian team 1-0 and drew with Centro (a team formed by players from the centre of Spain). In May 1916, the "Team North" faced Barcelona twice, winning by 1-3 away and 5-0 at home. In 1922 separate teams were created for Cantabrian and Basques because the first 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 the Cantabria team.
Selected internationals
North
| Date | Venue | Home team | Away team | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Date | Venue | Home team | Away team | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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, 1924 | Santander | Cantabria | Aragon | 3-0 |
| April 20, 1924 | Zaragoza | Aragon | Cantabria | 2-0 |
| April 21, 1924 | Zaragoza | Aragon | Cantabria | 2-1 |
| May 3, 1925 | Santander | Cantabria | Asturias | 1-3 |
| June 21, 1925 | Gijón | Asturias | Cantabria | 0-1 |
| September 5, 1936 | Santander | Cantabria |  Tolosa | 0-3[3][4] |
| November 29, 1936 | Santander | Cantabria | Basque Country | 3:2[5][6][7] |
| December 22, 1997 | Santander | Cantabria | Latvia | 3-0[8] |
| December 22, 2000 | Santander | Cantabria |  Estonia | 0-1[8] |
Cantabria international footballers
Honours
- Philippines Championship: 1
- 1924[9]
References
- ↑ El Mundo Deportivo (1922-10-30). "Los conflictos del fútbol español" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2012-06-16.
- 1 2 "Copa del Príncipe de Asturias". El Mundo Deportivo. 1915-05-17. Retrieved 2012-06-16.
- ↑ "El Athletic de Bilbao y el Racing.....". El Nervion, 31/8/1936. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Vascos y Montañeses". La Gaceta del Norte, 1/12/1936. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
- ↑ "Selección Cántabra-Selección Vasca". La Gaceta del Norte, 28/11/1936. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
- ↑ "La orgullosa génesis de la Selección Vasca de Fútbol". Deia. 12/02/201. Retrieved 2012-06-16. Check date values in:
|date=(help) - 1 2 El Diario Montañés (2011). "El breve sueño del fútbol cántabro" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2012-06-16.
- ↑ Schöggl, Hans. "Philippines - List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 May 2010.
