The Andalusia autonomous football team is the regional football team for Andalusia

Andalusia

Andalusia is the most populous and the second largest in area of the autonomous communities of Spain. The Andalusian autonomous community is officially recognised as a nationality of Spain. The territory is divided into eight provinces: Huelva, Seville, Cádiz, Córdoba, Málaga, Jaén, Granada and...

, Spain

Spain

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. They are not affiliated with FIFA

FIFA

The Fédération Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by the acronym FIFA , is the international governing body of :association football, futsal and beach football. Its headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland, and its president is Sepp Blatter, who is in his fourth...

 or UEFA

UEFA

The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer....

, because it is represented internationally by the Spanish National Football Team

Spain national football team

The Spain national football team represents Spain in international association football and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Spain. The current head coach is Vicente del Bosque...

. It only plays friendly matches.

The project for a football selection-team of Andalusia born in 1928, and started officially during the celebration of the Iberoamerican Expo in Seville

Seville

Seville is the artistic, historic, cultural, and financial capital of southern Spain. It is the capital of the autonomous community of Andalusia and of the province of Seville. It is situated on the plain of the River Guadalquivir, with an average elevation of above sea level...

, 1929, when Andalucia played a friendly match against Club Atlético Boca Juniors in Estadio de Heliopolis, known today as Estadio Manuel Ruiz de Lopera

Estadio Manuel Ruiz de Lopera

The Estadio Benito Villamarín is a football stadium in Seville, Spain. It is the home stadium of Real Betis.- History :Sevilla Balompié, Real Betis Balompié precursor during the years 1907-1914, initially played in the Prado de San Sebastian. In 1920, they began to play in the field of Real...

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They did not play again until 1965, during the 50 years celebration of the Federación Andaluza de Fútbol, when they played against Paraguay national football team

Paraguay national football team

The Paraguay national football team is controlled by the Paraguayan Football Association and represents Paraguay in men's international football competitions. The team has reached the second round of the World Cup on four occasions . The 2010 trip also featured their first appearance in the...

 in Estadio Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville

Seville

Seville is the artistic, historic, cultural, and financial capital of southern Spain. It is the capital of the autonomous community of Andalusia and of the province of Seville. It is situated on the plain of the River Guadalquivir, with an average elevation of above sea level...

.

Selected Internationals

Date	Venue	Home Team	Opponent	Score
Dec 27 2008	La Victoria	Andalucia		Cancelled
Dec 27 2007	Chapín	Andalucia		4-1
Dec 27 2006	La Cartuja	Andalucia	Peace Team	3-1
Dec 28 2005	Ramón de Carranza	Andalucia		4-1
Jun 1 2005	Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán	Andalucia	Sevilla FC Sevilla FC Sevilla Fútbol Club S.A.D. is a Spanish professional football club based in Seville, Spain that plays in the Spanish La Liga championship.They are one of the most successful clubs in Spanish football having won a 1 La Liga title, 5 Spanish "Copa del Rey" Cups, 1 Spanish Super Cup and 2 UEFA...	4-2
Dec 2004	Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán	Andalucia		0-0
Dec 2003	Estadio Nuevo Colombino	Andalucia		1-0
Dec 2002	Malaga	Andalucia		3-2
Dec 27 2001	La Cortuja	Andalucia		3-3
May 17, 2001	Vélez Málaga	Andalucia 'B'		3-1
Dec 22 2000	Cordoba	Andalucia		2-0
Dec 1999	Granada	Andalucia		1-0
May 31, 1990	Cadiz	Andalucia		0-0
May 5, 1990	Sevilla	Andalucia		1-1
1965	|Sevilla	Andalucia		5-1
Jan 1 1936		|  Andalucia		5-1
Sep 24 1935		|  Andalucia		0-2
Jan 14 1923	Reina Victoria	|  Andalucia		1-4

Famous players

Antoñito

Antonio Ramiro Pérez

Antonio Ramiro Pérez, aka Antoñito , is a Spanish footballer who plays for CD Atlético Baleares as a striker.-Football career:...

 Fernando Hierro

Fernando Hierro

Fernando Ruiz Hierro is a retired Spanish footballer. He is mostly known for his spells with Real Madrid and Spain, appearing in more than 500 official games with the former and representing the latter on nearly 100 occasions, whilst appearing in four World Cups and two European...

 Antonio Puerta

Antonio Puerta

Antonio José Puerta Pérez was a Spanish footballer who played solely for Sevilla.Mainly a left midfielder who could also operate as an offensive left back, he died on 28 August 2007, affected with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy, three days after suffering a series of cardiac...

 Carlos Marchena

Carlos Marchena

Carlos Marchena López is a Spanish footballer who plays for Villarreal CF and the Spanish national team.Mainly a central defender with an aggressive approach, he can also pitch in as a defensive midfielder...

 Diego Tristan

Diego Tristán

Diego Tristán Herrera is a retired Spanish professional footballer.At his peak, he was considered amongst the best strikers in Europe, displaying a vast array of skills: dribble, shot accuracy, aerial ability and off-the-ball movements; he is best known for his Deportivo de La Coruña spell, where...

 Jesús Navas

Jesús Navas

Jesús Navas González is a Spanish footballer who plays for Sevilla FC in La Liga.A right winger who can play on the left flank on occasion, his main assets are his quick feet which also allow him to be very good at dribbling and an ability to run at opposing defenders.-Club career:Navas joined...

 Joaquín Sánchez José Antonio Reyes

José Antonio Reyes

José Antonio Reyes Calderón is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Atlético Madrid.Mainly a left winger but also a forward, he made his professional debuts for hometown's Sevilla at only 16, signing with England's Arsenal aged 20.After a relatively successful career abroad, Reyes...

 Sergio Ramos

Sérgio Ramos

Sérgio Bruno Antunes Selores Ramos is a Portuguese basketball player.He measures 2.00 metres and plays as a Forward . He announced the end of his international career, after Portugal's exit from the EuroBasket 2007...

 José Manuel Pinto

José Manuel Pinto

José Manuel Pinto Colorado is a Spanish footballer who plays for FC Barcelona as a goalkeeper.-Betis / Celta:Born in El Puerto de Santa María, Cádiz, Andalusia, Pinto, a product of Real Betis' youth system, moved up to the first team and made his La Liga debut for the club during the 1997–98...

Coaches

• Lucas Alcaraz
• Adolfo Aldana
  Adolfo Aldana
  Adolfo Aldana Torres is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a right midfielder.-Club career:...
  
  
• Jerónimo Barranca
• Joaquín Caparrós
  Joaquín Caparrós
  Joaquín de Jesús Caparrós Camino is a Spanish football coach, currently in charge of RCD Mallorca.-Football career:Caparrós was born in Utrera, Province of Seville, Andalusia. After an obscure career as a player, he started coaching in his mid-20's, his first club being amateurs San José Obrero CF...
  
  
• José Enríquez Díaz
• Manuel Ruiz Sosa
  Manuel Ruiz Sosa
  Manuel Ruiz Sosa was a Spanish footballer, who played as a midfielder.-Honours:Atlético Madrid*Spanish League: 1965–66*Spanish Cup: 1964–65-External links:***...
  
  

External links

• List of matches in Roon Ba