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Football is the most popular sport in Spain, with 61% of the population interested in it. [1] Spain has some of the most influential teams in Europe (Real Madrid, Barcelona, Atlético de Madrid, Sevilla, Valencia, and others) as well as many players (mostly unprofessional) and teams registered in all categories (1,063,090 players in 21,148 clubs). [2]
The first Spain national football team was constituted in 1920, with the main objective of finding a team that would represent Spain at the 1920 Summer Olympics held in Belgium in that same year. Spain made their debut at the tournament on 28 August 1920 against Denmark , silver medalists at the last two Olympic tournaments.
Spain, however, held on, which required the match to go into extra time. [28] Spain showed signs of improvement, but nevertheless, failed to score over both halves. [28] A penalty shoot-out was then ensued. [28] Spain emerged victorious, and were in a UEFA European Football Championship final for the fourth time, since 1964, 1984 and 2008. [28]
Spain had the problem of isolation under General Franco's dictatorship. “Europe ends at the Pyrenees” was the saying in those days. Sweden, England, Brazil, Argentina, Italy, France and Germany had all played more than 700 internationals matches by 2001.
This page details football records in Spain. Unless otherwise stated, records are taken from Primera División or La Liga . This page also includes records from the Spanish domestic cup competition or Copa del Rey .
Football is the sport with the most registered players (a total of 1,063,090 of which 997,106 are men and 77,461 women, a 55% rise in women since 2014 [7]), and highest number of registered clubs (a total of 29,205) among all Spanish sport federations according to data issued by the sports administration of Spain's government in 2020.
The Spain women's national football team, officially known as the Spain national football team (Spanish: Selección Española de Fútbol), [3] has represented Spain in international women's football competitions since 1980. It is governed by the Royal Spanish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Spain.
Best results by Spain Date Opponent Round Result Difference 1: 21 May 1933 Bulgaria: Friendly: 13–0 +13 2: 21 December 1983 Malta: Euro 1984 qualification: 12–1 +11: 3: 20 June 2013 Tahiti: 2013 Confederations Cup: 10–0 +10: 4: 11 March 1934 Portugal: 1934 World Cup qualification: 9–0 +9 19 December 1990 Albania: Euro 1992 qualification ...