Catalonia national football team
| Catalonia | |
| Nickname(s) |
La Selecció (The Selection) La Segadora (The Reaper) |
| Association | Catalan Football Federation |
| Head coach | Gerard López |
| Captain | Sergio García |
| Most caps | Sergio González (15) |
| Top scorer | Sergio García (9) |
| Home stadium | Camp Nou |
| First international | |
| France 7–0 Catalonia (Paris, France; February 21, 1912) | |
| Biggest win | |
| Catalonia 5–0 Lithuania (Barcelona, Spain; December 22, 2000) Catalonia 5–0 Nigeria (Barcelona, Spain; December 22, 1998) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
| France 7–0 Catalonia (Paris, France; February 21, 1912) Spain 7–0 Catalonia (Barcelona, Spain; March 13, 1924) | |
The Catalonia national football team (Spanish: Selección de fútbol de Cataluña,[1] Catalan: Selecció de futbol de Catalunya[2]) is the national football team for the autonomous community of Catalonia. As of 15 November 2013, the head coach is Gerard López.[3] The team is often called La Selecció ("The Selection") or just La Segadora ("The Reaper"). The team is not a member of UEFA or FIFA, so they can't be in the FIFA World Cup or the UEFA European Football Championship.
Catalonia had their first match on 21 February 1912 against France. Their most recent game was on December 30, 2013 against Cape Verde, in which they won 4–1.
Players of the team are full Spanish citizens who are able to play for Spain if they want to. People who have played on the team include Cesc Fàbregas, Pep Guardiola, Carles Puyol, Gerard Piqué, Xavi, Víctor Valdés, Sergio Busquets and Sergio González.
Recent games
All time record
| Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 |
| Basque Country | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 25 | -14 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | -4 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 |
| Chile | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
| Czechoslovakia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 |
| France | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | -6 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| China PR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
| Provence | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 |
| Soviet Union | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Spain | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | -13 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yugoslavia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
References
- ↑ "Google Translate". translate.google.com.
- ↑ "Google Translate". translate.google.com.
- ↑ "Catalunya jugará contra Cabo Verde el 30 de diciembre" (in Spanish). 15 November 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2014.