Spain national football team results (1920–1939)

The Spain national football team represents Spain in international association football and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation. The Spanish team played their first match during the 1920 Summer Olympics on the 28 August 1920, a 1–0 win over Denmark. During that tournament they also defeated Sweden, Italy and the Netherlands to claim the silver medal after they lost to Belgium in the quarter finals.[1]

Spain national football team results

The following year, Spain hosted their first match with a 2–0 win over Belgium at the San Mamés Stadium. They played in the 1924 Olympics losing to Italy in the first round.[2] At the 1928 Olympics, they played their first team from outside of Europe, defeating Mexico 7–1 before losing to Italy in the quarter-finals.[3]

From the nation's first fixture to the end of the decade, Spain played in 32 fixtures, winning 23, drawing four and losing the remaining five.[4] Of the side victories, five were over Iberian neighbors Portugal and four were against France.[5][6] Against Italy though, they only won once from seven attempts during this period.[7]

Results

Spain's score is shown first in each case.

Key
Colour (with score) Meaning
Defeat
Draw
Win
Match no. Date Venue (H/A) Opponents Score Competition Spain scorers Att.[lower-alpha 1]
1 28 August 1920 La Butte, Brussels (N)  Denmark 1–0 1920 Summer OlympicsPatricio Arabolaza3,000
2 29 August 1920 Olympisch Stadion, Antwerp (A)  Belgium 1–3 1920 Summer OlympicsMariano Arrate18,000
3 1 September 1920 Broodstraat, Antwerp (N)  Sweden 2–1 1920 Summer OlympicsJosé María Belauste, Domingo Acedo1,500
4 2 September 1920 Olympisch Stadion, Antwerp (N)  Italy 2–0 1920 Summer OlympicsFélix Sesúmaga (2)10,000
5 5 September 1920 Olympisch Stadion, Antwerp (N)  Netherlands 3–1 1920 Summer OlympicsFélix Sesúmaga (2), Pichichi14,000
6 9 October 1921 San Mamés, Bilbao (H)  Belgium 2–0 FriendlyPaulino Alcántara (2)
7 18 December 1921 Campo de O'Donnell, Madrid (H)  Portugal 3–1 FriendlyPaulino Alcántara (2), Meana14,000
8 30 April 1922 Le Bouscat, Bordeaux (A)  France 4–0 FriendlyPaulino Alcántara (2), Travieso
9 17 December 1922 Estádio do Lumiar, Lisbon (A)  Portugal 2–1 FriendlyVicente Piera, Juan Monjardín25,000
10 28 January 1923 Estadio de Atotxa, San Sebastián (H)  France 3–0 FriendlyJuan Monjardín (2), Zabala
11 4 February 1923 Olympisch Stadion, Antwerp (A)  Belgium 0–1 Friendly
12 16 December 1923 Estadio Reina Victoria, Sevilla (H)  Portugal 3–0 FriendlyZabala (3)10,000
13 9 March 1924 Milan (A)  Italy 0–0 Friendly20,000
14 25 May 1924 Stade Olympique, Colombes (N)  Italy 0–1 1924 Summer Olympics18,991
15 21 December 1924 Camp de Les Corts, Barcelona (H)  Austria 2–1 FriendlyAntonio Juantegui, Josep Samitier
16 15 May 1925 Estádio do Lumiar, Lisbon (A)  Portugal 2–0 FriendlyCarmelo, Vicente Piera17,000
17 1 June 1925 Stadion Neufeld, Bern (A)   Switzerland 3–0 FriendlyErrazquín (3)
18 14 June 1925 Mestalla, Valencia (H)  Italy 1–0 FriendlyErrazquín20,000
19 27 September 1925 Hohe Warte Stadium, Vienna (A)  Austria 1–0 FriendlyCubells
20 4 October 1925 Ferencváros, Budapest (A)  Hungary 1–0 FriendlyCarmelo
21 19 December 1926 Coya Stadium, Vigo (H)  Hungary 4–2 FriendlyErrazquín (2), Goiburu, Carmelo
22 17 April 1927 El Sardinero, Santander (H)   Switzerland 1–0 FriendlyOscar
23 22 May 1927 Stade Olympique, Colombes (A)  France 4–1 FriendlyZaldúa (3), Olaso
24 29 May 1927 Stadio Renato Dall'Ara, Bologna (A)  Italy 0–2 Friendly60,000
25 10 January 1928 Lumiar, Lisbon (A)  Portugal 2–2 FriendlyJosé Manuel Martins, Vallana30,000
26 22 April 1928 El Molinón, Gijón (H)  Italy 1–1 FriendlyFélix Quesada20,000
27 30 May 1928 Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam (N)  Mexico 7–1 1928 Summer OlympicsJosé Maria Yermo (3), Luis Regueiro (2), Martín Marculeta, Ángel Mariscal2,344
28 1 June 1928 Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam (N)  Italy 1–1 1928 Summer OlympicsZaldúa3,388
29 4 June 1928 Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam (N)  Italy 1–7 1928 Summer OlympicsJosé María Yermo4,770
30 17 March 1929 Estadio Manuel Ruiz de Lopera, Sevilla (H)  Portugal 5–0 FriendlyGaspar Rubio (3), José Padrón (2)14,000
31 14 April 1929 Estadio Torrero, Zaragoza (H)  France 8–1 FriendlyGaspar Rubio (4), Paco Bienzobas (2), Goiburu (2)
32 15 May 1929 Estadio Metropolitano de Madrid, Madrid (H)  England 4–3 FriendlyGaspar Rubio (2), Jaime Lazcano, Goiburu
33 1 January 1930 Montjuïc Stadium, Barcelona (H)  Czechoslovakia 1–0 FriendlySastre
34 14 June 1930 Generali Arena, Prague (A)  Czechoslovakia 0–2 Friendly
35 22 June 1930 Stadio Renato Dall'Ara, Bologna (A)  Italy 3–2 FriendlyLuis Regueiro (2), Martí Ventolrà
36 30 November 1930 Campo do Ameal, Porto (A)  Portugal 1–0 FriendlyPeña20,000
37 19 April 1931 San Mamés Stadium, Bilbao (H)  Italy 0–0 Friendly
38 26 April 1931 Montjuïc Stadium, Barcelona (H)  Republic of Ireland 1–1 FriendlyÁngel Arocha
39 9 December 1931 Highbury Stadium, London (A)  England 1–7 FriendlyGuillermo Gorostiza
40 13 December 1931 Dalymount Park, Dublin (A)  Republic of Ireland 5–0 FriendlyLuis Regueiro (2), Ángel Arocha, Josep Samitier, Martí Ventolrà
41 24 April 1932 Estadio Carlos Tartiere, Oviedo (H)  Yugoslavia 2–1 FriendlyIsidro Lángara, Luis Regueiro
42 2 April 1933 Estadio Balaídos, Vigo (H)  Portugal 3–0 FriendlyElícegui (2), Larrinaga
43 23 April 1933 Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes (A)  France 0–1 Friendly
44 30 April 1933 ???, Belgrade (A)  Yugoslavia 1–1 FriendlyGoiburu
45 21 May 1933 Estadio Chamartín, Madrid (H)  Bulgaria 13–0 FriendlyEduardo González Valiño (6), Elícegui (3), Luis Regueiro 2, Crisanto Bosch, Mishtalov (own goal)
46 11 March 1934 Estadio Chamartín, Madrid (H)  Portugal 9–0 1934 World Cup QualifyingIsidro Lángara (5), Luis Regueiro (2), Eduardo González Valiño, Martí Ventolrà50,000
47 18 March 1934 Estádio do Lumiar, Lisbon (A)  Portugal 2–1 1934 World Cup QualifyingIsidro Lángara (2)35,000
48 27 May 1934 Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa (N)  Brazil 3–1 1934 World Cup First RoundIsidro Lángara (2), José Iraragorri25,000
49 31 May 1934 Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence (A)  Italy 1–1 1934 World Cup Quarter-FinalsLuis Regueiro35,000
50 1 June 1934 Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence (A)  Italy 0–1 1934 World Cup Quarter-Finals ReplayLuis Regueiro45,000
51 24 January 1935 Estadio Chamartín, Madrid (H)  France 2–0 FriendlyLuis Regueiro, Hilario
52 5 May 1935 Estádio do Lumiar, Lisbon (A)  Portugal 3–3 FriendlyIsidro Lángara (2), Guillermo Gorostiza
53 12 May 1935 RheinEnergieStadion, Köln (A)  Germany 2–1 FriendlyIsidro Lángara (2)
54 19 January 1936 Estadio Metropolitano de Madrid, Madrid (H)  Austria 4–5 FriendlyIsidro Lángara (2), Luis Regueiro (2)
55 23 February 1936 Montjuïc Stadium, Barcelona (H)  Germany 1–2 FriendlyLuis Regueiro
56 26 April 1936 Letná Stadium, Prague (A)  Czechoslovakia 0–1 Friendly
57 3 May 1936 Neufeld, Bern (A)   Switzerland 2–0 FriendlyIsidro Lángara, Simón Lecue

References
  1. Due to the unavailability of exact figures, attendance numbers are given as recorded estimates.
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  2. Stokkermans, Karel (23 November 2017). "VIII. Olympiad Paris 1924 Football Tournament". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  3. Stokkermans, Karel (23 November 2017). "IX. Olympiad Amsterdam 1928 Football Tournament". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  4. Tejedor Carnicero, José Vicente (28 November 2019). "Spain – List of Results National Team". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  5. "Spain national football team: record v Portugal". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  6. "Spain national football team: record v France". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
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