Catalonia national football team

The Catalonia national football team (Spanish: Selección de fútbol de Cataluña,[1] Catalan: Selecció de futbol de Catalunya[2]) is the national football team for the autonomous community of Catalonia. As of 15 November 2013, the head coach is Gerard López.[3] The team is often called La Selecció ("The Selection") or just La Segadora ("The Reaper"). The team is not a member of UEFA or FIFA, so they can't be in the FIFA World Cup or the UEFA European Football Championship.

Catalonia
Nickname(s)	La Selecció (The Selection) La Segadora (The Reaper)
Association	Catalan Football Federation
Head coach	Gerard López
Captain	Sergio García
Most caps	Sergio González (15)
Top scorer	Sergio García (9)
Home stadium	Camp Nou
First international
France 7–0 Catalonia (Paris, France; February 21, 1912)
Biggest win
Catalonia 5–0 Lithuania (Barcelona, Spain; December 22, 2000) Catalonia 5–0 Nigeria (Barcelona, Spain; December 22, 1998)
Biggest defeat
France 7–0 Catalonia (Paris, France; February 21, 1912) Spain 7–0 Catalonia (Barcelona, Spain; March 13, 1924)

Puyol playing for Catalonia in a 2009 friendly match against Argentina at Camp Nou.

Catalonia had their first match on 21 February 1912 against France. Their most recent game was on December 30, 2013 against Cape Verde, in which they won 4–1.

Players of the team are full Spanish citizens who are able to play for Spain if they want to. People who have played on the team include Cesc Fàbregas, Pep Guardiola, Carles Puyol, Gerard Piqué, Xavi, Víctor Valdés, Sergio Busquets and Sergio González.