| Association | Royal Asturias Football Federation (RFFPA) | |
|---|---|---|
| Top scorer | José Luis Zabala (7) | |
| ||
| First international | ||
 Asturias 3–7St Mirren F.C. (Gijón, Spain; 4 June 1922) | ||
| Biggest win | ||
Asturias 6–1Lithuania  (Gijón, Spain; 29 December 2001) | ||
| Biggest defeat | ||
| Asturias 3–7St Mirren F.C. (Gijón, Spain; 4 June 1922) | ||
| Prince of Asturias Cup | ||
| Appearances | 3 (first in1922-23 Prince of Asturias Cup) | |
| Best result | Champions,1922-23 Prince of Asturias Cup | |
TheAsturias autonomous football team is the regional football team forAsturias. They are not affiliated withFIFA orUEFA, because it is represented internationally by theSpain national football team. The team only playsfriendlies.
The Regional Cantabric Federation of Football Clubs was founded on 9 December 1915 with the aim to represent all the clubs in theProvince of Oviedo. On 22 November 1916, theSpanish Football Federation allowed the clubs ofCantabria to leave theNorthern Regional Championship and join the newly created Cantabrian Regional Federation, along with clubs fromOviedo, soon to be renamedAsturias.
In 1999, the Cantabrians joined forces with the Asturian clubs, and as the 'Cantabric Team', they played four official matches between 1917 and 1918, competing in the defunctCopa Príncipe de Asturias, an inter-regional competition organized by theSpanish Federation.[1] This Cantabric side had the likes of the Villaverde brothers (Fernando andSenén),Manuel Argüelles andManuel Meana, with the latter two going on to represent the Asturias national team in the 1920s.[2]
On 28 May 1918, the Cantabrian clubs returned to the Northern Federation, so the Spanish Federation agreed to change the name of the Cantabric Federation toRegional Asturian Federation of Football Clubs. Their first game as the Asturias autonomous football team was afriendly againstSt Mirren F.C. which ended in a 3–7 loss, with the Asturian goalscorers beingJosé Luis Zabala,Manuel Argüelles and Domingo.[3] The Regional Asturian team then played seven official games between 1922 and 1926 in thePrince of Asturias Cup, winning the1922–23 edition, largely thanks to their main player Zabala, who scored twice in their thrilling 4-3extra-time win overBiscay in the quarter-finals, followed by a last-minute winner againstCatalonia in the semi-finals and to seal the title in style, a second-half brace in thefinal to give his side a 3-1 win overGalicia, with the Asturian equaliser coming fromManuel Meana.[1] Thefollowing edition wasn't so successful as they were knocked out by Biscay in the quarter-finals despite yet another Zabala goal. Thelast edition of the competition was a two-legged final between the winners of the previous two, Asturias and Catalonia, facing each other only for the right to keep the trophy, and Catalonia won both games (2–0 and 4–3), thus deeming Asturias to a silver medal, with the silver lining being a late brace in two minutes fromRamón Herrera.[4] The year before, in 1925, they had facedCantabria in another two-legged affair, atEl Sardinero inSantander and at theEl Molinón inGijón, and after a 3–3 draw away, they lost 0–1 at home thanks to anown goal from what had been a Cantabric international in 1918:Manuel Meana.[5] During the 1930s, the Asturian team continued playing several friendly games until theSpanish Civil War.
On 23 December 2000, the Royal Asturian Football Federation rescued the Regional team to play a friendly game atEstadio Carlos Tartiere againstMacedonia.Juanele scored the only goal of the match, with 30,000 people filling the stadium inOviedo. Asturias played two more games, againstLithuania inGijón andHonduras inAvilés, ending its revival unbeaten.[6]
In December 2008, a friendly game againstSporting de Gijón legends was going to be organized, but in the end, it was canceled.
| Copa Príncipe de Asturias record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
| 1922–23 | Champion | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | |
| 1923–24 | Quarterfinalist | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1925–26 | Runners-up | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| Total | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 15 | ||
v
Catalonia| 10 May 19171917 Prince of Asturias Cup | [d]Cantabric | 0–1 | Catalonia | Madrid |
| Report | Gumbau 30' | Stadium:Campo de O'Donnell Referee:  Menéndez |
v Cantabric[d]| 11 May 19171917 Prince of Asturias Cup | [c]Castile | 3–2 | Cantabric[d] | Madrid |
| Castell 20' (pen.) Agüero 30'Villaverde 45' | Report | Felgueroso 50' Pascual 60' (o.g.) | Stadium:Campo de O'Donnell Referee:  Pelayo Serrano |
v Cantabric[d]| 20 January 19181918 Prince of Asturias Cup | [c]Castile | 3–2 | Cantabric[d] | Madrid |
| Sansinenea Gomar Rey | Report | Villaverde III Villaverde I | Stadium:Campo de O'Donnell Referee: Pelayo Serrano |
v Cantabric[d]| 23 January 19181918 Prince of Asturias Cup | [c]Castile | 3–1 | Cantabric[d] | Madrid |
| Sansinenea Olalquiaga | Report | Villaverde III | Stadium:Campo de O'Donnell Referee: Carlos Dieste |
vSt Mirren F.C.| 4 June 1922Friendly | Asturias | 3–7 | St Mirren F.C. | Gijón, Asturias |
| Zabala Argüelles pen.'Domingo | Report | Walker Gillies | Stadium:El Molinón Referee: Fernando Villaverde |
v
Biscay| 12 November 19221922–23 Prince of Asturias Cup quarter-finals | Asturias | 1–1 | Biscay | Gijón, Asturias |
| Arcadio 38' | Report | Larraza 25' | Stadium:El Molinón Referee: Murguía |
vBiscay| 13 November 19221922–23 Prince of Asturias Cup quarter-finals replay | Asturias | 4–3 (a.e.t.) | Biscay | Gijón, Asturias |
| Zabala 30',95' Barril 125',144' | Report | Travieso 33' Acedo 111'Careaga 132' (pen.) | Stadium:El Molinón Referee: Murguía | |
| Note: After the end of the match (1–1), an overtime of one hour was played. | ||||
v Catalonia| 14 January 19231922–23 Prince of Asturias Cup semi-finals | Asturias | 1–0 | Catalonia | Gijón, Asturias |
| Zabala 90' | Report | Stadium:El Molinón Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Torra |
v Asturias| 25 February 19231922–23 Prince of Asturias Cup Final | Galicia | 1–3 | Asturias | Vigo, Galicia |
| Balbino 1–0' | Report | Meana 1–1' Zabala 1–2',1–3' | Stadium:Coia Referee: Leclerc |
v Asturias| 18 November 19231923–24 Prince of Asturias Cup quarter-finals | Biscay | 4–2 | Asturias | Bilbao, Basque Country |
| Carmelo 1–1' Laca 2–1'Travieso 3–2',4–2' | Report | Bolado 0–1' Zabala 2–2' | Stadium:San Mamés Referee: Contreras |
v Asturias| 3 May 1925Friendly | Cantabria | 3–3 | Asturias | Santander, Cantabria |
| Óscar 38' (pen.),79' ? 2–2' | Report | Abdón 28' Domingo 0–2'Trucha 2–3' | Stadium:El Sardinero Referee: Blanco |
vCantabria| 21 June 1925Friendly | Asturias | 0–1 | Cantabria | Gijón, Asturias |
| Report | Meana ?' (o.g.) | Stadium:El Molinón Referee: Alejandro Quintana |
v Catalonia| 5 September 19261926 Prince of Asturias Cup Final | Asturias | 0–2 | Catalonia | Gijón, Asturias |
| Report1 Report2 | Broto 22',80' | Stadium:El Molinón Referee: Steimborn Ludeuvik |
v Asturias| 19 September 19261926 Prince of Asturias Cup Final | Catalonia | 4–3 | Asturias | Barcelona, Catalonia |
| Forgas 10',82' Pellicer 59'Alcántara 79' | Report1 Report2 | Avilesu 5' Herrera 85',87' | Stadium:Guinardó Referee: Steimborn Ludeuvik |
v
Lisbon| 10 July 1932Friendly | Asturias | 3–1 | Lisbon | Gijón, Asturias |
| Lángara 12',25' Gallart 83' | Report | Héctor 28' | Stadium:El Molinón Referee: Vieira |
v Asturias| 30 October 1932Friendly | Lisbon | 1–2 | Asturias | Lisbon, Portugal |
| Héctor 1–0' | Report | Gallart 1–1' Inciarte 1–2' | Stadium:Estádio do Lumiar Referee: Joaquín Menchaca |
v Asturias| 6 November 1932Friendly | Porto | 2–1 | Asturias | Porto, Portugal |
| Valdemar 1–0' 2–1' | Report | Herrera 1–1' | Stadium:Campo do Ameal Referee: Figuereido |
v
Mexico| 16 June 1934Friendly | Asturias | 5–2 | Mexico | Gijón, Asturias |
| Emilín 10' Lángara 40'Gallart 75'Herrerita 88'Casuco 89' | Report 1 Report 2 | Alonso 5' Mejía 20' | Stadium:El Molinón Referee: Amadeo Sánchez |
v
Brussels XI| 28 August 1936Friendly | Asturias | 3–3 | Brussels XI | Gijón, Asturias |
| Antón 1–1' Meana | Report | 0–1' | Stadium:El Molinón Referee: Merediz |
v
Macedonia| 23 December 2000Friendly | Asturias | 1–0 | Macedonia | Oviedo, Asturias |
| Juanele 50' | Report Summary | Stadium:Carlos Tartiere Attendance: 25,000 Referee:Mejuto González |
v Lithuania| 29 December 2001Friendly | Asturias | 6–1 | Lithuania | Gijón, Asturias |
| Oli 3' Pablo Lago 20'Juanele 35',51'José Manuel 58'César 81' | Report | Dančenka 64' (pen.) | Stadium:El Molinón Attendance: 13,000 Referee:Muñiz Fernández |
v
Honduras| 28 December 2002Friendly | Asturias | 5–3 | Honduras | Avilés, Asturias |
| Abelardo 6' Mario 13'Oli 16'Villa 30'Miguel 61' | Report | Saúl Martínez 31',37',83' | Stadium:Román Suárez Puerta Attendance: 7,000 Referee:Mejuto González |
| Name | Pos | Years | Caps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esteban | GK | 2000–2002 | 3 | 0 |
| Juanjo | GK | 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| Julio Iglesias | GK | 2001–2002 | 2 | 0 |
| Abelardo | DF | 2002 | 1 | 1 |
| Dani Amieva | DF | 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| Boris | DF | 2000–2001 | 2 | 0 |
| César | DF | 2000–2002 | 3 | 1 |
| Isma | DF | 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| Jaime | DF | 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| Javi Venta | DF | 2001–2002 | 2 | 0 |
| José Manuel | DF | 2000–2002 | 3 | 1 |
| Manel | DF | 2000–2002 | 3 | 0 |
| Muñiz | DF | 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| Pablo | DF | 2002 | 1 | 0 |
| Sietes | DF | 2000–2002 | 3 | 0 |
| Urbano | DF | 2002 | 1 | 0 |
| Miguel Ángel Angulo | MF | 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| Caco Morán | MF | 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| Francisco Javier Castaño | MF | 2001–2002 | 2 | 0 |
| Miguel Cobas | MF | 2002 | 1 | 0 |
| Iván Ania | MF | 2000–2002 | 3 | 0 |
| Iván Iglesias | MF | 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| Manolo | MF | 2001–2002 | 2 | 0 |
| Mario Cotelo | MF | 2000–2002 | 3 | 1 |
| Pablo Lago | MF | 2000–2001 | 2 | 1 |
| Juanele | FW | 2000–2001 | 2 | 3 |
| Luis Enrique | FW | 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| Javier Manjarín | FW | 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| Miguel | FW | 2002 | 1 | 1 |
| Oli | FW | 2000–2002 | 3 | 2 |
| Pablo Álvarez | FW | 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| Quique Martín | FW | 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| David Villa | FW | 2001–2002 | 2 | 1 |
The Asturias amateur football team is mostly composed by players of the Group 2 of theTercera Federación.
It plays biannually theSpanish stage of the UEFA Regions' Cup, competition that won in 2002, thus qualifying for the2003 UEFA Regions' Cup, where it reached the final tournament.
The women's team made its debut on 19 May 2019 inSanta Cruz de Bezana,Cantabria. They were defeated 2–3 byCantabria.[7]
v Asturias| 19 May 2019 | Cantabria | 3–2 | Asturias | Santa Cruz de Bezana |
| 12:00 | Alba 9' Jimena 10'Athenea 87' | Report | María Méndez 50' Alejandra Moro 80' | Stadium:Municipal Referee: Bolado Palencia |
