The Valencian National football team is the national football team for the

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. They are not affiliated with FIFA or

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, because it is represented internationally by the

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. It only plays

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es, and has not organised a fixture since 2006.

History

Historically, the Valencian team has had two well-differentiated periods: the time of the regional team, during which it faced other regional teams (1918-1944) and the time of the regional team, during which it faced six national A teams. The Valencian football team made their debut against the South team on 19 November 1922 at the Campo de Algirós, in the quarter-finals of the 1922–23 Copa del Príncipe de Asturias, an official

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organised by RFEF, and they lost 1-2. Eduardo Cubells was the author of the first goal in the history of the team. In the following edition of the Prince of Asturias Cup, the Valencian team played their second ever game, again against the South team, and again losing, this time 3-2, and also again Cubells was the author of Valencia's consolation goals, although some sources list Arturo Montesinos as the goalscorer of Valencia's second goal. They had to wait 13 years for their first victory, when on 15 November 1936, they defied the expectations by defeating

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by the incredible score of 4-0 at the

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, thanks to braces from

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and Langarita.

Matches played

Historic fixtures

*The team also played matches against the leading club in the region,

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, five times in the 1930s and 40s and one in 1996.Ficha de rival: Selección Valenciana
CiberChe (in Spanish)

Recent fixtures

Notable players

* Eduardo Cubells * Arturo Montesinos *

Amateur team (UEFA Regions' Cup)

The Valencia amateur team is composed of Valencian players of

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and lower divisions is in charge of defending the Valencian Country in the

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. The team is made up of non-professional players, hence the team's name. With the new format disputed by regions, the Valencians have not classified to dispute the European fight in any occasion. Access to the Regions Cup is decided in the

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, where the Valencian team achieved its best result in 2008, when it was proclaimed the winner of Group F of the First Spanish Phase of the VI UEFA Regions' Cup. This preliminary phase of Group F was played between 7 and 9 December 2007 in the Valencian town of

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(Marina Baixa), but then, in the Spanish Intermediate Phase, they lost to the Catalonia amateur team. In December 2019, the Valencian amateur team played in the First Spanish Phase of the

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of the UEFA Regions' Cup in Vícar,

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. They drew 0-0 against Andalusia and lost 2-1 against Asturias.

References

External links

List of matches in Roon Ba
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