The Menorca football team represents Menorca, an island of Balearic Islands Autonomous Community of 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. Menorca is a member of the International Island Games Association and has taken part in Football at the Island Games.[1]
| Association | Associació Menorquina de Futbol | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Head coach | Gabriel Llabrés and Juan Millán | ||
| FIFA code | no member of FIFA | ||
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| First international | |||
 Menorca 0–1 Jersey  (Kalythies, Rhodes; 30 June 2007) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Menorca 6–0 Greenland  (Sund, Åland; 29 June 2009) Menorca 6–0 Alderney  (Fårösund, Gotland; 27 June 2017) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| Jersey 4–0 Menorca (Guernsey; 10 July 2023) | |||
Selected internationals
edit| Tournament | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Island Games | Jun 30 2007 | Rhodes | Jersey |
0–1 | 9th |
| Jul 2 2007 |  Gibraltar |
1–2 | |||
| Jul 4 2007 |  Ynys Môn |
6–1 | |||
| Jul 5 2007 |  Saare County |
4–1 | |||
| 2009 Island Games | Jun 28 2009 | Åland |  Shetland |
2–2 | 7th |
| Jun 29 2009 | Greenland |
6–0 | |||
| Jun 30 2009 |  Åland |
1–1 | |||
| Jul 3 2009 |  Western Isles |
4–1 | |||
| 2011 Island Games | Jun 26 2011 | Isle of Wight | Jersey |
0–2 | 7th |
| Jun 27 2011 | Greenland |
3–2 | |||
| Jun 30 2011 |  Isle of Man |
2–2 | |||
| 2015 Island Games | Jun 28 2015 | Jersey | Greenland |
2–2 | 3rd |
| Jun 29 2015 | Saare County |
3–0 | |||
| Jun 30 2015 | Åland |
3–1 | |||
| Jul 2 2015 |  Guernsey |
1–2 | |||
| Jul 3 2015 | Shetland |
1–0 | |||
| 2017 Island Games | Jun 25 2017 | Gotland |  Orkney |
1–0 | 4th |
| Jun 26 2017 | Jersey |
3–3 | |||
| Jun 27 2017 | Alderney |
6–0 | |||
| Jun 29 2017 | Greenland |
1–1 | |||
| Jun 30 2017 | Guernsey |
0–1 | |||
| 2023 Island Games | July 9 2023 | Guernsey |  Saint Helena |
5–0 | 12th |
| July 10 2023 | Jersey |
0-4 | |||
| July 11 2023 |  Gozo |
0-1 | |||
| July 13 2023 | Western Isles |
1–2 |
Current squad
edit- The following players were called up for the 2023 Island Games by head coach Joan Melia.[2]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Eric Ayala | 29 April 1996 | CF Sporting Mahonés
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| GK | Borice Ngong | 29 March 1994 | CF Norteño
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| DF | Bernat Ferrando | 28 November 1996 | CD Menorca
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| DF | Victor Lebrero | 21 August 1992 |  CF Gavà
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| DF | Xavier Bosch | 29 January 1998 | UE Sami
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| DF | Gerald Pons | 29 October 1992 | CD Migjorn
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| DF | Robert Pulido | 3 October 1993 | CD Migjorn
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| MF | Eric Barber | 10 July 1998 | CE Mercadal
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| MF | Marc Urbina | 27 January 1995 | CE Mercadal
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| MF | David Barro | 28 November 1998 | CD Migjorn
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| MF | Marc Benejam | 3 September 1997 | UE Sami
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| MF | Luis Martinez | 1 January 1995 | UD Mahón
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| FW | Helenio Olives | 28 November 2000 | CD Migjorn
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| FW | Marc Rovellada | 19 April 1996 | CD Migjorn
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| FW | Tobal Torres | 28 June 1999 | CE Mercadal
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Honours
editNon-FIFA competitions
edit- Island Games
- Bronze medal (1): 2015
References
edit- ^ ITV 28 June 2017 at 11:04am Jersey men’s football team tumble out in the group Archived 2020-09-20 at the Wayback Machine "A 3–0 win over Orkney at Vaskinde wasn’t enough to see the reds through to the semi-finals, as Menorca beat Alderney 6–0 meaning their goal difference was one better after all."
- ^ "ISLAND GAMES 2023". menorcafootball.com. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
External links
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