Galicia autonomous football team

Infobox National football team
Name = Galicia
Badge = Galician Footbal Federation.gif
FIFA Trigramme = N/A
Elo Rank = N/A
Nickname = "A Irmandiña" (The Brotherhood)
"Tropas de Breogán" (Breoghan's troops)
Tropa da tralla
Association = [http://www.futgal.es/?idIdioma=1 Galician Football Federation]
Coach = Fernando Vázquez & Arsenio Iglesias
Captain = Míchel Salgado
Most caps =
Top scorer =
First game = flagicon|Galicia Galicia 4-1 Castille (Coia, Galicia; November 19 1922)
Largest win = flagicon|Galicia Galicia 7-1 Ferrol/A Coruña XI (Coia, Galicia; February 18 1923)
Largest loss = flagicon|Galicia Galicia 1-3 fb-rt|Asturias (1923)
Regional name = Selección Galega
Regional cup apps =
Regional cup first =
Regional cup best =
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The Galicia national football team is the unofficial football team for the autonomous region of Galicia in Spain. They are not affiliated with FIFA or UEFA, because the region is represented internationally by the Spanish national team. The Galicia team only plays friendly matches.

The first game of the Galician autonomous football team was on November 19, 1922 in Coia, Vigo. However, later political developments in Spain made it impossible for Galicia to take part at official competitions. Hence, all games were merely friendlies. The Galician autonomous football team as such ceased all activity during the time of the Spanish Civil War and dictatorship (1936-1975).The project was retaken in the early 1980s, although Galicia's first recent game only happened on December 29, 2005. It was a 3-2 win over Uruguay, and it was played at the packed stadium of San Lazaro, Santiago de Compostela. In December 2006, another game was contested against Ecuador, played in Riazor, A Coruña. The teams tied, 1-1.

Since the 1980s, there has been an intense public debate on whether or not Galicia should gain full official status, that is, the right to take part in official international competitions, apart from Spain. This includes the football team and any other sport. Quite often, the cases of Northern Ireland, England, Scotland, Wales and the Faroe Islands are quoted as examples of non-sovereign territories taking part in official international competitions.

Matches

Galician squad

Most recent squad

Players in the 24-man squad for the most recent match against Cameroon

External links

* [http://www.futgal.es/?idIdioma=1 Federación Galega de Fútbol (Galician Football Federation)]
* [http://www.siareirasgalegas.org Siareiros Galegos (Fans of the Galician Team)]
* [http://www.vieiros.com/nova/63118/a-irmandina-xa-agarda-polos-leons-indomabeis A Irmandinha (nickname of the team)]
* [http://roonba.50webs.com/galicia.htm List of matches in Roon Ba]