Canary Islands autonomous football team
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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]
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Nickname(s) | Canario (The Canaries) | ||
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Association | Federación Canaria de Fútbol | ||
Head coach | José Caballero | ||
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First international | |||
Canary Islands 5–1 Venezuela (Las Palmas, Canary Islands; 6 February 1996) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Canary Islands 5–1 Venezuela (Las Palmas, Canary Islands; 6 February 1996) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Canary Islands 0–14 Argentina U23 (Las Palmas, Canary Islands; 14 November 2019) |
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The Canary Islands under-19 team competes annually in the Atlantic Cup, an international tournament for U19 soccer teams held on the island of Gran Canaria, measuring themselves against the Spanish team and two other guests, in a competition that starts in the semifinals.[2]