The Castile and León autonomous football team is the national football team for Castile and León,

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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 friendly matches.

Selected internationals

Coaches

* Chus Pereda (1998) * Juan Carlos Rodríguez (2002)

Amateur team (UEFA Regions' Cup)

The amateur team of Castilla y León formed by players from the

Tercera División Tercera División ( en, Third Division) was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the ''Segunda División'', and the semi-professional ''Segunda Di ...

and Preferente under 35 years, managed by Javier Yepes, have as biggest achievement the Spanish stage of the UEFA Regions' Cup in 2008. They qualified to and won the

2009 UEFA Regions' Cup The 2009 UEFA Regions' Cup was the sixth UEFA Regions' Cup. It was held in Croatia and won by the '' Castile and León'' team from Spain, which beat Romania's ''Oltenia'' 2–1 in the final. Preliminary round The eleven teams in the prelimin ...

, played in

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. Castile and León would repeat its title in the Spanish stage of the UEFA Regions' Cup in 2016, achieving the qualification to the 2017 edition of the European tournament.

UEFA Regions' Cup

Notable players

References