Ranking of cities and towns where the Spanish national team has played the most

The Spanish selection Among other things, it is characterized by not having a fixed location. Since its origin in 1920, The Red He played matches in different cities of the Spanish geography until he reached 321 matches in Spain. The Football City of Las Rozas (Madrid) is the headquarters of Real Spanish football federation, and there the training and concentrations of the different categories take place. But the national team belongs to everyone, which is why the matches will be played in many parts of the country.

In which cities has the national team played the most matches?

Madrid is the city that has confronted itself several times of the Spanish national team (69). The first match in the capital was on 18 December 1921 against Portugal in a 3-1 Spanish victory at O’Donnell Stadium. But it was in San Mamés (Bilbao) the first game of the Roja in our country. On October 7, 1921, Spain defeated Belgium 2-0.

In the ranking, Seville is the second city that has welcomed the most to the national team (51). The first time was on December 16, 1923. Spain beat Portugal 3-0 at Reina Victoria. The last one, in the Eurocup. Valencia He received Spanish internationals on 34 occasions, the first being on 14 June 1925 at the Mestalla, culminating in Spain’s 1-0 win against Italy. Barcelona and Gijón close the top 5 of the cities in which the national team has played the highest number of matches.

Cáceres, Mérida, Córdoba, Santiago de Compostela, Pontevedra, Cartagena, Almería, San Sebastián and Jerez de la Frontera have only received La Roja once.

La Roja matches in every city

*Including the matches against Albania in Barcelona on 26 March 2022 and the one to be played in A Coruña on 29 March against Iceland

Which autonomous communities have received La Roja the most times?

If we take stock of the autonomous communities where the Spanish national team has played the most, Andalusia leads the table (81 matches). 51 matches were played in the Andalusian capital. Málaga is the second province that has seen the national team play the most on its own territory (9), followed by Granada (8), Cádiz (8), Huelva (3), Córdoba (1) and Almería (1). Jaén is the only province in Andalusia that does not receive visits from La Roja.

Madrid is the second community in the standings (72 games). After her, the Valencian community He received the national team 54 times. Valencia is the city and province that accumulates the most matches (34) followed by Alicante (9) and Castellón (2). For its part, Catalonia has 19 visits from La Roja. Rioja has only experienced 3 matches, all in its capital, Logroño.

It should be noted that the Spanish national team did not play in Navarre, as well as in Ceuta and Melilla. This Saturday, Luis Enrique’s players will play a friendly match against Albania at 19:45 and the RCDE Stadium. Tuesday he will do it against Iceland at 8.45pm and Riazor. The national team is already preparing for Qatar.

National team matches in each autonomous community

*Including the matches against Albania in Barcelona on 26 March 2022 and the one to be played in A Coruña on 29 March against Iceland