Profile of the Spain national football team history, top scores, most caps / appearances. RFEF Real Federacion Espanola de Futbol is the football association of Spain was founded on 1909 and represents governing body for football in Spain in a international competition and is controlled by Royal Spanish Football Federation. Became a member of UEFA Affiliation in 1954 and FIFA Affiliation in 1913.
Spain national Football team was created in 1920, with the main objective of finding a team that would represent Spain at the Summer Olympics held in Belgium in that same year. Spanish national team made its debut, losing 1-0 against Denmark (Runners-up in the last 2 previous Olympic tournament) in August 28, 1920. In their next match stage, Spain were set to play their next game against the host themselves Belgium, in that match Spain couldn't come up with the victory and lost 1-3.
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| RFEF Real Federacion Espanola de Futbol | ||||
| Nation: Spain | Founded: 1909 | |||
| UEFA Affiliation: 1954 | FIFA Affiliation: 1913 | |||
| Web: http://www.rfef.es | Phone: +34 91 495 9800 | |||
The first indicator of football's arrival was the formation of RC Recreativo de Huelva in 1889. The Copa del Rey – still the premier national cup competition – got started in 1903, soon to be dominated by FC Barcelona, Athletic Club and Real Madrid CF. A decade later there were 25 RFEF-registered clubs. Even so, a national league championship only began in earnest in February 1929, involving ten teams, as efforts to unify the clubs finally bore fruit. Top-flight numbers would peak at 22 in the 1995/96 season, before dropping back to 20.
Euro 1964 (Champions), Spain won its first major international title after winning the 1964 European Championship held in Spain. Spain was able to defeat a highly favored Hungary side 2–1 to advance to the final against the Soviet Union, which General Francisco Franco refused to play four years earlier. Spain won the 1964 UEFA European Championship, defeating the Soviet Union 2-1 in the final in Madrid with goals from Jesus Maria Pereda and Marcelino Martinez. The victory would stand as Spain's lone major title for 44 years.
Euro 1984 (runners-up). Spain was in Euro 84 qualifying Group 7, against The Netherlands, Republic of Ireland, Iceland, and Malta. Entering the last match, Spain needed to defeat Malta by at least 11 goals to surpass the Netherlands for the top spot in the group, and after leading 3–1 at half time, Spain scored nine goals in the second half to win by 12–1 and win the group. In the final tournament, Spain was drawn into group B with Romania, Portugal, and West Germany. After 1–1 draws against their first two opponents, Spain topped the group by virtue of a 1–0 victory against West Germany. The semifinals saw Spain and Denmark drawn at 1–1 after extra time, before Spain proceeded by virtue of winning the penalty shootout 5–4 on penalties. Hosts and tournament favourites France defeated Spain 2–0 in the final after a goalless first half.
Euro 2008 (Champions). Spain qualified for Euro 2008 at the top of Qualifying Group F with 28 points out of a possible 36, and were seeded 12th for the finals. They won all their games in Group D, 4–1 against Russia, and 2–1 against both Sweden and defending champions Greece. Reigning World Cup holders Italy were the opponents in the quarter final match, and held Spain to a finished 0–0 draw resulting in a penalty shoot-out which Spain won 4–2. Spain met Russia again in the semi-final, again beating them, this time by 3–0. In the final, played in Vienna's Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Spain defeated Germany 1–0, with a goal scored by Fernando Torres in the 33rd minute. Spain were the top scoring team, with 12 goals, and David Villa finished as the top scorer with four goals.
World Cup 2010 (Champions). The 2010 World Cup draw, which took place on 4 December 2009, placed Spain in Group H, alongside Switzerland, Honduras, and Chile. Spain lost its first group stage match against Switzerland, 0–1. In their second match they defeated Honduras by 2 goals from David Villa. Their next match against Chile on 25 June was won 2–1. They advanced to the knock-out stage to defeat Portugal 1–0, reaching the quarter-finals, in which they defeated Paraguay 1–0, with another goal by David Villa, reaching the last four for the first time since 1950. They then advanced to the final for the first time ever by defeating Germany 1–0 via a headed goal from Carles Puyol. In the final four minutes of extra time during the World Cup final against the Netherlands, Andres Iniesta scored a single goal from a pass given by Cesc Fabregas, winning the World Cup for Spain for the first time in their history.
Euro 2012 (Champions). Spain were drawn in Group C in the group stage, alongside Italy, Croatia, and Republic of Ireland. Spain opened their group stage match against Italy on 10 June 2012, a 0-0 draw score. In the final match, Spain won the tournament by a score of 4–0 over Italy. Spain quickly took control in the first half, with goals in the 14th minute from a header by David Silva, and in the 41st minute from Jordi Alba. In the second half, Italy used the last of their three substitutions, putting Antonio Di Natale and Thiago Motta into the game. Thiago Motta injured his hamstring shortly after entering the match, and had to leave the pitch, forcing Italy to play with ten men for the remainder of the match. Spain were able to increase their lead to 4–0 in the second half, with goals from Fernando Torres in the 84th minute, and from Juan Mata in the 88th minute.
The country's footballers also took gold at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, a feat book-ended by silver medals in Antwerp (1920) and Sydney (2000). The honours list spans numerous titles at junior level: UEFA European Under-21 Championship successes in 1986 and 1998; the FIFA U-20 World Cup in 1999; European U19 (formerly U18) glory in 1995, 2002, 2004, 2006 and 2007; and the European U17 (formerly U16) crown in 1986, 1988, 1991, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2007 and 2008.
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| National Flag Of Spain | ||||
- Data :
La Roja (The Red "One")
La Furia Roja (The Red Fury)
La Furia (The Fury)
La Furia Espanola (The Spanish Fury)
- Association: Real Federacion Espanola de Futbol RFEF
- Home Stadium:
Spain does not have an official national stadium. Major national football matches are often played at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, but there are other very large and famous stadiums including the Mestalla in Valencia and Camp Nou in Barcelona. Different regions of Spain tend to have their own major sporting event centres.
- Address: Ramon y Cajal, s/n P.O. Box 385 28230 LAS ROZAS (Madrid)
- Fax: +34 91 495 9801
- FIFA Code: ESP
- Honours
- UEFA European Championship Record
- FIFA World Cup Record
- FIFA Confederations Cup Record
- Olympics Football Tournament Record
- Top Score
| Top Scorers of The Spain Team | |||
| Players | Goals | Caps | Periods |
| David Villa | 53 | 88 | 2005-? |
| Raul Gonzalez | 44 | 102 | 1996-2006 |
| Fernando Torres | 31 | 101 | 2003-? |
| Fernando Hierro | 29 | 89 | 1989-2002 |
| Fernando Morientes | 27 | 47 | 1998-2007 |
| Emilio Butragueno | 26 | 69 | 1984-1992 |
| Alfredo Di Stefano | 23 | 31 | 1957-1961 |
| Julio Salinas | 22 | 56 | 1986-1996 |
| Michel | 21 | 66 | 1985-1992 |
| Telmo Zarra | 20 | 20 | 1945-1951 |
- Most Appearances
| Most Caps of The Spain Team | ||
| Players | Caps | Periods |
| Iker Casillas | 143 | 2000-? |
| Andoni Zubizarreta | 126 | 1985-1998 |
| Xavi Hernandez | 120 | 2000-? |
| Xabi Alonso | 107 | 2003-? |
| Raul Gonzalez | 102 | 1996-2006 |
| Fernando Torres | 101 | 2003-? |
| Sergio Ramos | 101 | 2005-? |
| Carles Puyol | 100 | 2000-? |
| Fernando Hierro | 89 | 1989-2002 |
| David Villa | 88 | 2005-? |
Spain National Football Team Profile.
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