Canary Islands autonomous football team

The Canary Islands national football team is the "regional" football team for the Canary Islands, Spain that contests only friendly matches as the Canary Islands are represented internationally by the Spain national football team. They are unaffiliated with FIFA or UEFA/CAF.[1]

Canary Islands
Nickname(s)Canario (The Canaries)
AssociationFederación Canaria de Fútbol
Head coachJosé Caballero
First colours
Second colours
First international
Canary Islands 5–1 Venezuela 
(6 February 1996)
Biggest win
Canary Islands 5–1 Venezuela 
(6 February 1996)
Biggest defeat
Canary Islands 0–14 Argentina
(14 November 2019)

Selected internationals

Date Location Venue Opponent Score
6 February 1996 Las Palmas, Canary Islands
Home
 Venezuela
5–1
22 December 1998 Las Palmas, Canary Islands
Home
 Latvia
4–0
21 December 1999 Tenerife, Canary Islands
Home
 Yugoslavia B
2–2
17 May 2002 Las Palmas, Canary Islands
Home
 Venezuela
0–2
29 December 2007 Las Palmas, Canary Islands
Home
 Angola
2–0
7 February 2014 Las Palmas, Canary Islands
Home
 United States U18
3–2
8 February 2016 Las Palmas, Canary Islands
Home
 United States U19
1–0

Kits

Canary Islands' kit is a white jersey with piping gold with blue shorts and yellow socks. Their away kit is with a blue jersey. The kits are currently manufactured by Adidas, since 2012 the federation has supplied by Pony International.

See also

References

  1. Sochon, Mark (2020-05-07). "Canaries Football Guide - Las Palmas, Tenerife & the other Island Clubs". La Liga Expert. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
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