Asturias autonomous football team
| Association | Royal Asturias Football Federation (RFFPA) | |
|---|---|---|
| Top scorer | José Luis Zabala (7) | |
| ||
| First international | ||
 Asturias 3–7 St Mirren F.C.  (Gijón, Spain; 4 June 1922) | ||
| Biggest win | ||
Asturias 6–1 Lithuania  (Gijón, Spain; 29 December 2001) | ||
| Biggest defeat | ||
| Asturias 3–7 St Mirren F.C. (Gijón, Spain; 4 June 1922) | ||
| Prince of Asturias Cup | ||
| Appearances | 3 (first in 1922-23 Prince of Asturias Cup) | |
| Best result | Champions, 1922-23 Prince of Asturias Cup | |
The Asturias autonomous football team is the regional football team for Asturias. They are not affiliated with FIFA or UEFA, because it is represented internationally by the Spain national football team. The team only plays friendlies.
History
Cantabric Federation
The Regional Cantabric Federation of Football Clubs was founded on 9 December 1915 with the aim to represent all the clubs in the Province of Oviedo. On 22 November 1916, the Spanish Football Federation allowed the clubs of Cantabria to leave the Northern Regional Championship and join the newly created Cantabrian Regional Federation, along with clubs from Oviedo, soon to be renamed Asturias.
In 1917, the Cantabrians joined forces with the Asturian clubs, and as the 'Cantabric Team', they played four official matches between 1917 and 1918, competing in the defunct Copa Príncipe de Asturias, an inter-regional competition organized by the Spanish Federation.[1] This Cantabric side had the likes of the Villaverde brothers (Fernando and Senén), Manuel Argüelles and Manuel Meana, with the latter two going on to represent the Asturias national team in the 1920s.[2]
Asturian Federation
On 28 May 1918, the Cantabrian clubs returned to the Northern Federation, so the Spanish Federation agreed to change the name of the Cantabric Federation to Regional Asturian Federation of Football Clubs. Their first game as the Asturias autonomous football team was a friendly against St Mirren F.C. which ended in a 3–7 loss, with the Asturian goalscorers being José Luis Zabala, Manuel Argüelles and Domingo.[3] The Regional Asturian team then played seven official games between 1922 and 1926 in the Prince of Asturias Cup, winning the 1922–23 edition, largely thanks to their main player Zabala, who scored twice in their thrilling 4-3 extra-time win over Biscay in the quarter-finals, followed by a last-minute winner against Catalonia in the semi-finals and to seal the title in style, a second-half brace in the final to give his side a 3-1 win over Galicia, with the Asturian equaliser coming from Manuel Meana.[1] The following edition wasn't so successful as they were knocked out by Biscay in the quarter-finals despite yet another Zabala goal. The last edition of the competition was a two-legged final between the winners of the previous two, Asturias and Catalonia, facing each other only for the right to keep the trophy, and Catalonia won both games (2–0 and 4–3), thus deeming Asturias to a silver medal, with the silver lining being a late brace in two minutes from Ramón Herrera.[4] The year before, in 1925, they had faced Cantabria in another two-legged affair, at El Sardinero in Santander and at the El Molinón in Gijón, and after a 3–3 draw away, they lost 0–1 at home thanks to an own goal from what had been a Cantabric international in 1918: Manuel Meana.[5] During the 1930s, the Asturian team continued playing several friendly games until the Spanish Civil War.
Revival in the 2000s
On 23 December 2000, the Royal Asturian Football Federation rescued the Regional team to play a friendly game at Estadio Carlos Tartiere against Macedonia. Juanele scored the only goal of the match, with 30,000 people filling the stadium in Oviedo. Asturias played two more games, against Lithuania in Gijón and Honduras in Avilés, ending its revival unbeaten.[6]
In December 2008, a friendly game against Sporting de Gijón legends was going to be organized, but in the end, it was canceled.
Competitive record
| Copa Príncipe de Asturias record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
| 1922–23 | Champion | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | |
| 1923–24 | Quarterfinalist | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1925–26 | Runners-up | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| Total | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 15 | ||
Results
Cantabric
| 10 May 1917 1917 Prince of Asturias Cup | [d]Cantabric   | 0–1 |  Catalonia | Madrid |
| Report | Gumbau  30' |
Stadium: Campo de O'Donnell Referee:  Menéndez |
| 11 May 1917 1917 Prince of Asturias Cup | [c]Castile  | 3–2 | Cantabric[d] | Madrid |
| Castell 20' (pen.) Agüero 30'Villaverde 45' |
Report | Felgueroso 50' Pascual 60' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Campo de O'Donnell Referee:  Pelayo Serrano |
| 20 January 1918 1918 Prince of Asturias Cup | [c]Castile | 3–2 | Cantabric[d] | Madrid |
| Sansinenea Gomar Rey |
Report | Villaverde III Villaverde I |
Stadium: Campo de O'Donnell Referee: Pelayo Serrano |
| 23 January 1918 1918 Prince of Asturias Cup | [c]Castile | 3–1 | Cantabric[d] | Madrid |
| Sansinenea Olalquiaga |
Report | Villaverde III |
Stadium: Campo de O'Donnell Referee: Carlos Dieste |
Notes
Asturias
| 4 June 1922 Friendly | Asturias | 3–7 | St Mirren F.C. | Gijón, Asturias |
| Zabala Argüelles pen.'Domingo |
Report | Walker Gillies |
Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Fernando Villaverde |
| 12 November 1922 1922–23 Prince of Asturias Cup quarter-finals | Asturias | 1–1 |  Biscay | Gijón, Asturias |
| Arcadio 38' |
Report | Larraza 25' |
Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Murguía |
| 13 November 1922 1922–23 Prince of Asturias Cup quarter-finals replay | Asturias | 4–3 (a.e.t.) | Biscay | Gijón, Asturias |
| Zabala 30', 95' Barril 125', 144' |
Report | Travieso 33' Acedo 111'Careaga 132' (pen.) |
Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Murguía | |
| Note: After the end of the match (1–1), an overtime of one hour was played. | ||||
| 14 January 1923 1922–23 Prince of Asturias Cup semi-finals | Asturias | 1–0 | Catalonia | Gijón, Asturias |
| Zabala 90' |
Report | Stadium: El Molinón Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Torra |
| 25 February 1923 1922–23 Prince of Asturias Cup Final | Galicia  | 1–3 | Asturias | Vigo, Galicia |
| Balbino 1–0' |
Report | Meana 1–1' Zabala 1–2', 1–3' |
Stadium: Coia Referee: Leclerc |
| 18 November 1923 1923–24 Prince of Asturias Cup quarter-finals | Biscay | 4–2 | Asturias | Bilbao, Basque Country |
| Carmelo 1–1' Laca 2–1'Travieso 3–2', 4–2' |
Report | Bolado 0–1' Zabala 2–2' |
Stadium: San Mamés Referee: Contreras |
| 3 May 1925 Friendly | Cantabria  | 3–3 | Asturias | Santander, Cantabria |
| Óscar 38' (pen.), 79' ? 2–2' |
Report | Abdón 28' Domingo 0–2'Trucha 2–3' |
Stadium: El Sardinero Referee: Blanco |
| 21 June 1925 Friendly | Asturias | 0–1 | Cantabria | Gijón, Asturias |
| Report | Meana ?' (o.g.) |
Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Alejandro Quintana |
| 5 September 1926 1926 Prince of Asturias Cup Final | Asturias | 0–2 | Catalonia | Gijón, Asturias |
| Report1 Report2 |
Broto 22', 80' |
Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Steimborn Ludeuvik |
| 19 September 1926 1926 Prince of Asturias Cup Final | Catalonia | 4–3 | Asturias | Barcelona, Catalonia |
| Forgas 10', 82' Pellicer 59'Alcántara 79' |
Report1 Report2 |
Avilesu 5' Herrera 85', 87' |
Stadium: Guinardó Referee: Steimborn Ludeuvik |
| 10 July 1932 Friendly | Asturias | 3–1 |  Lisbon | Gijón, Asturias |
| Lángara 12', 25' Gallart 83' |
Report | Héctor 28' |
Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Vieira |
| 30 October 1932 Friendly | Lisbon | 1–2 | Asturias | Lisbon, Portugal |
| Héctor 1–0' |
Report | Gallart 1–1' Inciarte 1–2' |
Stadium: Estádio do Lumiar Referee: Joaquín Menchaca |
| 6 November 1932 Friendly | Porto  | 2–1 | Asturias | Porto, Portugal |
| Valdemar 1–0' 2–1' |
Report | Herrera 1–1' |
Stadium: Campo do Ameal Referee: Figuereido |
| 16 June 1934 Friendly | Asturias | 5–2 |  Mexico | Gijón, Asturias |
| Emilín 10' Lángara 40'Gallart 75'Herrerita 88'Casuco 89' |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Alonso 5' Mejía 20' |
Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Amadeo Sánchez |
| 28 August 1936 Friendly | Asturias | 3–3 |  Brussels XI | Gijón, Asturias |
| Antón 1–1' Meana |
Report | 0–1' |
Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Merediz |
| 23 December 2000 Friendly | Asturias | 1–0 |  Macedonia | Oviedo, Asturias |
| Juanele 50' |
Summary | Stadium: Carlos Tartiere Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Mejuto González |
| 29 December 2001 Friendly | Asturias | 6–1 | Lithuania | Gijón, Asturias |
| Oli 3' Pablo Lago 20'Juanele 35', 51'José Manuel 58'César 81' |
Report | Dančenka 64' (pen.) |
Stadium: El Molinón Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Muñiz Fernández |
| 28 December 2002 Friendly | Asturias | 5–3 |  Honduras | Avilés, Asturias |
| Abelardo 6' Mario 13'Oli 16'Villa 30'Miguel 61' |
Report | Saúl Martínez 31', 37', 83' |
Stadium: Román Suárez Puerta Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Mejuto González |
Statistics since 2000
| Name | Pos | Years | Caps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esteban | GK | 2000–2002 | 3 | 0 |
| Juanjo | GK | 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| Julio Iglesias | GK | 2001–2002 | 2 | 0 |
| Abelardo | DF | 2002 | 1 | 1 |
| Dani Amieva | DF | 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| Boris | DF | 2000–2001 | 2 | 0 |
| César | DF | 2000–2002 | 3 | 1 |
| Isma | DF | 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| Jaime | DF | 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| Javi Venta | DF | 2001–2002 | 2 | 0 |
| José Manuel | DF | 2000–2002 | 3 | 1 |
| Manel | DF | 2000–2002 | 3 | 0 |
| Muñiz | DF | 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| Pablo | DF | 2002 | 1 | 0 |
| Sietes | DF | 2000–2002 | 3 | 0 |
| Urbano | DF | 2002 | 1 | 0 |
| Miguel Ángel Angulo | MF | 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| Caco Morán | MF | 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| Francisco Javier Castaño | MF | 2001–2002 | 2 | 0 |
| Miguel Cobas | MF | 2002 | 1 | 0 |
| Iván Ania | MF | 2000–2002 | 3 | 0 |
| Iván Iglesias | MF | 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| Manolo | MF | 2001–2002 | 2 | 0 |
| Mario Cotelo | MF | 2000–2002 | 3 | 1 |
| Pablo Lago | MF | 2000–2001 | 2 | 1 |
| Juanele | FW | 2000–2001 | 2 | 3 |
| Luis Enrique | FW | 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| Javier Manjarín | FW | 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| Miguel | FW | 2002 | 1 | 1 |
| Oli | FW | 2000–2002 | 3 | 2 |
| Pablo Álvarez | FW | 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| Quique Martín | FW | 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| David Villa | FW | 2001–2002 | 2 | 1 |
Selected former coaches
- José Manuel Díaz Novoa (2000–2002)
- Marcelino García Toral
Honours
- ^ As part of the Cantabria team.
Amateur team (UEFA Regions' Cup)
The Asturias amateur football team is mostly composed by players of the Group 2 of the Tercera Federación.
It plays biannually the Spanish stage of the UEFA Regions' Cup, competition that won in 2002, thus qualifying for the 2003 UEFA Regions' Cup, where it reached the final tournament.
Women's team
The women's team made its debut on 19 May 2019 in Santa Cruz de Bezana, Cantabria. They were defeated 2–3 by Cantabria.[7]
| 19 May 2019 | Cantabria | 3–2 | Asturias | Santa Cruz de Bezana |
| 12:00 | Alba 9' Jimena 10'Athenea 87' |
Report | María Méndez 50' Alejandra Moro 80' |
Stadium: Municipal Referee: Bolado Palencia |
See also
References
- ^ a b c Vicente Martínez Calatrava (17 August 2009). "La Copa Príncipe de Asturias" [The Prince of Asturias Cup] (in Spanish). CIHEFE. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
- ^ "Squad of Cantabria 1918 Copa del Príncipe de Asturias". www.bdfutbol.com. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ^ "El Comercio (Gijón) 06/06/1922" (in Spanish). El Comercio. 6 June 1922. Archived from the original on 2019-05-09. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
- ^ "Classification Copa del Príncipe de Asturias 1925-26". www.bdfutbol.com. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ^ "El Comercio (Gijón) 23/06/1925" (in Spanish). El Comercio. 23 June 1925. Archived from the original on 2019-05-08. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ "Asturias se recrea con el dúo Ania-Villa frente a Honduras" (in Spanish). La Voz de Asturias. 29 December 2002. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
- ^ "Debut con victoria de la selección femenina" (in Spanish). Cantabrian Football Federation. 19 May 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
External links
- List of matches in Roon Ba (archived 18 November 2007)
- Matches of Catalonia at Copa Príncipe de Asturias (archived 26 February 2008)