The Region of Murcia autonomous football team is the regional football team for the Region of Murcia, Spain. They are not affiliated with FIFA or UEFA, because it is represented internationally by the Spain national football team. It only plays friendly matches.
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| Association | Region of Murcia Football Federation | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Head coach | José Antonio Camacho | ||
| Most caps | Mariano Sánchez (5) | ||
| Top scorer | Toché (2) | ||
| Home stadium | Estadio Nueva Condomina | ||
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| First international | |||
 Murcia 1–1 Lithuania  (28 December 2005) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Murcia 3–0 Ecuador  (30 December 2006) | |||
History
Before the creation of the Football Federation of the Region of Murcia in 1924, the Valencian Football Federation (at the time known as the Levante Football Federation) absorbed the clubs from the provinces of Murcia and Albacete. Thus, the teams from the regions of Valencia and Murcia had the same federation and it was in charge of organizing the Levante Championship and summoning the national team from Levante, which competed twice in the Prince of Asturias Cup, an inter-regional competition organized by the RFEF.[1] The Valencian team participated in the 1922–23 and 1923–24 editions of the tournament and was eliminated in the quarter-finals by Andalusia on both occasions.[1] On 27 July 1924, the Murcian and Albacete clubs left the Levante Football Federation to create their own on 7 September 1924, then named the Murcian Regional Federation of Football Clubs, only adopting the current name in 1990.
The Murcia national team only played their first international game on 28 December 2005, debuting against Lithuania. The match ended in a 1–1 draw, with the author of the team's first-ever goal being Javi García.[2] They followed it up with three more matches in three years, winning the first two and drawing the third. Their most recent match was held on 18 May 2011 at the Nueva Condomina against Real Madrid, and Murcia managed to keep their undefeated status by holding the club to a 2–2 draw. The goalscorers of that match include three legends, Pepe via an own goal, Karim Benzema and Cristiano Ronaldo.[3]
Coaches
- 2005–present: José Antonio Camacho
Selected internationals
Lithuania| 28 December 2005 | Murcia | 1–1 | Lithuania | Murcia |
| 21:00 CET | Javi García  51' | Lukšys 85' | Stadium: La Condomina Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Pedro Javier Martínez Franco |
Ecuador| 30 December 2006 | Murcia | 3–0 | Ecuador | Murcia |
| 18:00 CET | Kike Mateo 18' Zamora 31'Pedro León 47' | Stadium: Nueva Condomina Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Bernabé García |
Equatorial Guinea| 26 December 2007 | Murcia | 1–0 | Equatorial Guinea | Cartagena |
| 18:30 CET | Toché 1' | Stadium: Cartagonova Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Martínez Franco |
Estonia| 23 December 2008 | Murcia | 1–1 | Estonia | Lorca |
| 18:30 CET | Toché 44' (pen.) | Kink 15' | Stadium: Francisco Artés Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Martínez Franco |
| 18 May 2011 | Murcia | 2–2 | Real Madrid | Murcia |
| 19:00 CET | Pepe 53' (o.g.) Meca 66' | Benzema 48' Cristiano Ronaldo 68' | Stadium: Nueva Condomina Attendance: 31,000 Referee: Gregorio Bernabé García |
