Galician football selection
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| Association | Federación Gallega de Fútbol | ||
| Head coach |
Fernando Vázquez , Arsenio Iglesias |
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First international match Galicia 4-1 Castile ( Vigo , Spain ; November 19, 1922 )
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Biggest win Galicia 7-1 Ferrol / Coruña ( Vigo , Spain ; February 18, 1923 )
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Biggest defeat Galicia 1-3 Asturias ( Vigo , Spain ; 25 February 1923 )
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The Galician football selection is the football selection of the autonomous region of Galicia , which is located in northwestern Spain . It is controlled by the Galician Football Association, the "Federación Galega de Fútbol".
As Galicia is officially a Spanish province, the selection team is not recognized by UEFA . It therefore does not play in international competitive games, but only in friendly games. One of the greatest successes was a 3-2 win over the Uruguayan national team in 2005. This game was the Galician team's first game since the 1930s.
Probably the most prominent member of the Galician national team is Míchel Salgado from Real Madrid . Other well-known Galician international players are Ignacio "Nacho" Novo from Glasgow Rangers and Ricardo Cabanas from 1. FC Cologne . However, participation in Galician games does not rule out the possibility of a player playing for another national team, as Cabanas does for Switzerland , for example .
International matches played so far
| Game date | Venue | Home team | Away team | Result |
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| November 19, 1922 | Coia, Vigo |
Galicia |
Castile |
4: 1 |
| January 7, 1923 | Coia, Vigo |
Galicia |
 Lisbon |
3: 1 |
| January 14, 1923 | Seville |
 Andalusia |
Galicia |
1: 4 |
| January 21, 1923 |
Galicia |
 Royal Navy (England) |
7: 2 | |
| January 28, 1923 | Campo de Bouzas, Pontevedra |
 Pontevedra |
Galicia |
4: 1 |
| February 4, 1923 | Pontevedra |
Galicia |
Pontevedra |
0: 3 |
| February 18, 1923 | Coia, Vigo |
Galicia |
Ferrol / Coruña |
7: 1 |
| February 25, 1923 |
Galicia |
Asturias |
1: 3 | |
| May 27, 1923 |
Lisbon |
Galicia |
2: 1 | |
| June 8, 1930 | Chamartín , Madrid |
 Central Spain |
Galicia |
1: 4 |
| December 25, 2005 | Estadio Multiusos de San Lázaro, Compostela |
Galicia |
 Uruguay |
3: 2 |
| December 28, 2006 | Riazor, A Coruña |
Galicia |
 Ecuador |
1: 1 |
| December 28, 2007 | Balaídos, Vigo |
Galicia |
 Cameroon |
1: 1 |
| December 27, 2008 | Riazor, A Coruña |
Galicia |
 Iran |
3: 2 |
| 5th May 2016 | Riazor, A Coruña |
Galicia |
 Venezuela |
1: 1 |