Galicia national football team

Galicia

Nickname(s)

A Irmandiña^[1]^[2] (The Fellowship)

Association

Galician Football Federation

Head coach

Fran González &

Míchel Salgado

Captain

Álex Bergantiños

First colours

Second colours

First international

Galicia 4–1 Central Spain

(Vigo, Galicia; 19 November 1922)

Biggest win

Galicia 8–2 Royal Navy XI

(Vigo, Galicia; 21 January 1923)

Biggest defeat

Galicia 1–3 Asturias

(Vigo, Galicia; 25 February 1923)

The Galicia national football team is the official football team of Galicia. It is organised by the Galician Football Federation. The team is not affiliated with FIFA or UEFA and is, therefore, only allowed to play friendly matches.

History

Early years

The first game of the Galician national football team took place on November 19, 1922 in Coia, Vigo as part of official tournament Copa del Príncipe de Asturias organised by RFEF – This was at a time when there was no national club 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 national football team to take part at official competitions. Hence, after Copa del Príncipe de Asturias was discontinued 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).

Revival in 2000s

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 Lázaro, 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 Irmandiña played another friendly game, this time against Iran. The result was 3–2.

Amateur era

Changes in the composition of the Galician Government after the 2009 elections resulted in a lack of official support for the national team. However, the supporters' group Siareiros Galegos managed to organise a number of non-official international games involving Galician players from lower categories as a sign of protest, giving continuation to the project. These efforts were supported by a number of local governments, which would allow the use of their facilities. Galicia played teams representing Palestine, Western Sahara, Iraqi Kurdistan and Occitania in 2013. Siareiros Galegos announced at that time that it would be the last match until further notice due to the financial situation.^[3] On December 26, 2015, however, Siareiros Galegos did set up yet another game, where Galicia faced players representing Senegal.^[4]

Second revival

Galicia vs. Venezuela.

The current president of the FGF, Mr Louzán, days after the Senegal game, announced that the Federation would organise a first-level game again in 2016. It was mentioned that players from the top professional Galician teams, Deportivo and Celta, had lobbied in favour.^[5]^[6] A game was eventually held on May 20 in Riazor, where Galicia met Venezuela to a 1-1 draw. After the game, the Galician coaches mentioned the keen interest expressed by players to continue with the project and play more games on a regular basis.^[7]

Official matches

19 November 1922	Galicia	4–1	Central Spain	Vigo
	Ramón Polo Pinilla (p) Ramón González		Monjardín	Stadium: Coia

14 January 1923	Andalusia	1–4	Galicia	Seville
			Ramón González Ramón Polo Chiarroni	Stadium: Reina Victoria

25 February 1923	Galicia	1–3	Asturias	Vigo
	Ramón Polo			Stadium: Coia

25 November 1923	Central Spain	1–0	Galicia	Madrid
				Stadium: Ciudad Lineal

Friendly matches

7 January 1923	Galicia	3–1	Lisbon XI	Vigo
	Ramón Polo Reigosa			Stadium: Coia Referee: Ventura Lago

21 January 1923	Galicia	8–2	Royal Navy XI	Vigo
				Stadium: Coia

28 January 1923	Galicia	4–1	Pontevedra XI	Vigo
	Correa Ramón Polo Chiarroni			Stadium: Campo de Bouzas

4 February 1923	Pontevedra XI	1–3	Galicia	Pontevedra
				Stadium: Pasarón

18 February 1923	Galicia	7–1	Ferrol/A Coruña XI	Vigo
				Stadium: Coia

27 May 1923	Lisbon XI	2–1	Galicia	Lisbon
	João Francisco Jaime Gonçalves		Pinilla	Stadium: Campo Grande

1 June 1930	Galicia	4–2	Sporting CP	Vigo
				Stadium: Balaídos

8 June 1930	Central Spain	1–4	Galicia	Madrid
				Stadium: Chamartín

25 December 2005	Galicia	3–2	Uruguay	Santiago de Compostela
	Nano 9' Deus 48' 79'		Pereira 83' Albín 91'	Stadium: San Lázaro Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Bernardino González Vázquez (Galicia)

28 December 2006	Galicia	1–1	Ecuador	A Coruña
	Jonathan Pereira 68'	Report	Calle 63'	Stadium: Riazor Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Bernardino González Vázquez (Galicia)

27 December 2007	Galicia	1–1	Cameroon	Vigo
	Julio Álvarez 73'		Song 90' (pen.)	Stadium: Balaídos Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Ignacio Iglesias Villanueva (Galicia)

27 December 2008	Galicia	3–2	Iran	A Coruña
20:45	Nacho Novo 23', 59' Losada 66'	Report	Borhani 32' Khalatbari 82'	Stadium: Riazor Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Ignacio Iglesias Villanueva (Galicia)

20 May 2016	Galicia	1–1	Venezuela	A Coruña
20:00	Aspas 36'	Report	Martínez 92'	Stadium: Riazor Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Ignacio Iglesias Villanueva (Galicia)

Current squad

The following players were called up for the friendly against Venezuela on 20 May 2016.^[8]
Age, caps and goals updated as of 21 May 2016 after the match against Venezuela.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Sergio Álvarez	(1986-08-03)3 August 1986 (aged 29)	1	0	Celta Vigo
1GK	Diego Mariño	(1990-05-09)9 May 1990 (aged 26)	1	0	Levante

2DF	Hugo Mallo	(1991-06-22)22 June 1991 (aged 24)	1	0	Celta Vigo
2DF	Jonny	(1994-03-03)3 March 1994 (aged 22)	1	0	Celta Vigo
2DF	Álex Bergantiños	(1985-06-07)7 June 1985 (aged 30)	2	0	Deportivo La Coruña
2DF	Angeliño	(1997-01-04)4 January 1997 (aged 19)	1	0	Manchester CIty
2DF	Diego Alende	(1997-08-25)25 August 1997 (aged 18)	1	0	Celta Vigo

3MF	Fran Rico	(1987-08-03)3 August 1987 (aged 28)	1	0	Granada
3MF	Juan Domínguez	(1990-01-08)8 January 1990 (aged 26)	1	0	Deportivo La Coruña
3MF	Pedro Mosquera	(1988-04-21)21 April 1988 (aged 28)	1	0	Deportivo La Coruña
3MF	Pape Cheikh	(1997-08-08)8 August 1997 (aged 18)	1	0	Celta Vigo

4FW	Denis Suárez	(1994-01-06)6 January 1994 (aged 22)	1	0	Barcelona
4FW	Iago Falque	(1990-04-04)4 April 1990 (aged 26)	0	0	Roma
4FW	Iago Aspas	(1987-08-01)1 August 1987 (aged 28)	1	1	Celta Vigo
4FW	Jota	(1991-06-06)6 June 1991 (aged 24)	1	0	SD Eibar
4FW	Lucas Pérez	(1988-09-10)10 September 1988 (aged 27)	1	0	Arsenal
4FW	Joselu	(1990-03-27)27 March 1990 (aged 26)	1	0	Deportivo La Coruña

Recent call-ups

The following players were named to a squad in the last friendly against Iran on 27 December 2008

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Diego López	(1981-11-03)3 November 1981 (aged 27)	3	0	Villarreal	v. Iran; December 28, 2008
GK	Roberto Fernández	(1979-01-25)25 January 1979 (aged 29)	1	0	Osasuna	v. Iran; December 28, 2008
DF	Rubén González	(1982-01-29)29 January 1982 (aged 26)			Celta Vigo	v. Iran; December 28, 2008
DF	Francisco Noguerol	(1976-06-09)9 June 1976 (aged 32)			Celta Vigo	v. Iran; December 28, 2008
DF	Piscu	(1987-02-25)25 February 1987 (aged 21)			Deportivo La Coruña	v. Iran; December 28, 2008
DF	Capi	(1981-04-02)2 April 1981 (aged 27)			Murcia	v. Iran; December 28, 2008
DF	Jonathan Aspas	(1982-02-28)28 February 1982 (aged 26)			Piacenza	v. Iran; December 28, 2008
DF	Roberto Lago	(1985-08-30)30 August 1985 (aged 23)			Celta Vigo	v. Iran; December 28, 2008
DF	Sito	(1980-05-21)21 May 1980 (aged 28)			Salamanca	v. Iran; December 28, 2008
MF	Álex Bergantiños	(1985-06-07)7 June 1985 (aged 23)	1	0	Xerez	v. Iran; December 28, 2008
MF	Ricardo Cabanas	(1979-01-17)17 January 1979 (aged 29)			Grasshopper	v. Iran; December 28, 2008
MF	Borja Fernández	(1981-01-14)14 January 1981 (aged 27)			Valladolid	v. Iran; December 28, 2008
MF	Julio Álvarez	(1981-05-01)1 May 1981 (aged 27)			Almería	v. Iran; December 28, 2008
MF	Roberto Trashorras	(1981-02-28)28 February 1981 (aged 27)	4	0	Celta Vigo	v. Iran; December 28, 2008
MF	Pablo Álvarez	(1980-05-14)14 May 1980 (aged 28)			Deportivo La Coruña	v. Iran; December 28, 2008
MF	Jonathan Vila	(1986-03-06)6 March 1986 (aged 22)			Celta Vigo	v. Iran; December 28, 2008
MF	Nano	(1979-03-26)26 March 1979 (aged 29)			Racing Ferrol	v. Iran; December 28, 2008
FW	Roberto Losada	(1976-10-25)25 October 1976 (aged 32)			Lugo	v. Iran; December 28, 2008
FW	Nacho Novo	(1979-03-26)26 March 1979 (aged 29)	2	2	Rangers	v. Iran; December 28, 2008

References

↑ O camiño que trae de volta a selección
↑ A Irmandiña (nickname of the team)
↑ "2015 Nin amigábel nin partido pola oficialidade" (in Galician). Praza.gal. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
↑ "Siareir*s Galeg*s recupera jogo da nossa selecçom nacional de futebol: Galiza-Senegal" (in Galician). diarioliberdade.org. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
↑ "Louzán anuncia un partido de la selección gallega en el 2016" (in Spanish). lavozdegalicia.es. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
↑ "Louzán anuncia que tamén haberá partido da selección galega feminina en 2016" (in Galician). crtvg.gal. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
↑ "Os dous seleccionadores destacan a calidade do combinado galego" (in Galician). FGF. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
↑ A Selección Galega xa está concentrada na Coruña con 17 xogadores

External links

Galician Football Federation

International association football

FIFA Federations Teams Competitions World Cup U-17 U-20 Confederations Cup Olympics Youth Olympics Universiade World Rankings Player of the Year Ballon d'Or Timeline of association football

Asia	AFC – Asian Cup U-23 U-19 U-16 U-14 Regional (ASEAN, EAFF, SAFF, WAFF)

Africa	CAF – Africa Cup of Nations U-23 U-20 U-17 Regional (CECAFA, CEMAC, COSAFA, WAFU)

North America, Central America and the Caribbean	CONCACAF – Gold Cup U-20 U-17 U-15

South America	CONMEBOL – Copa América U-20 U-17 U-15

Oceania	OFC – Nations Cup U-20 U-17

Europe	UEFA – European Championship U-21 U-19 U-17

Non-FIFA	NF-Board – Viva World Cup CONIFA - ConIFA World Football Cup ConIFA European Football Cup IGA - Island Games

Games	African Games Asian Games Central America Central America and Caribbean East Asian Games Francophonie Games Indian Ocean Island Lusophony Games Mediterranean Games Pan American Games Pan Arab Games Pacific Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games

See also Geography Debuts Codes Player of the Century Women's football

Spanish autonomous community football teams

Men's	Andalusia Aragon Asturias Balearic Islands (Minorca) Basque Country Canary Islands Cantabria Castile-La Mancha Castile and León Catalonia Ceuta Extremadura Galicia Madrid Melilla Murcia Navarre Valencian Community

Women's	Balearic Islands Basque Country Catalonia Galicia

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