Spain national football team records

The following details the Spain national football team records.

Records

Worldwide

Most consecutive games undefeated: 35 (2007–2009) (shared with Brazil between 1993–1996)
Most consecutive wins including friendlies: 15 (2008–2009)
Most consecutive competitive games undefeated: 29 (2010–2013)
Most consecutive wins achieved by an international coach from debut: 13 – Vicente del Bosque
Most shootouts in one World Cup by one team: 2 at the 2002 FIFA World Cup (shared with Argentina at the 1990 FIFA World Cup, Netherlands and Costa Rica at the 2014 FIFA World Cup)
Highest number of points in World Cup qualification: 30 out of 30 points (2008–2009)

Nationwide

Most international caps: 166 – Iker Casillas
Most international goals: 59 – David Villa
Most goals scored in one season: 13 – David Villa (2008–2009)
Most hat-tricks scored: 3 – Fernando Torres & David Villa
Most consecutive games ended with at least one goal: 6 – David Villa
Top scorer in World Cup finals: 9 – David Villa
Most goals scored in one World Cup: 5 – Emilio Butragueño (1986) & David Villa (2010)
Most goals scored in consecutive matches at World Cup: 4 – David Villa (2010)
Top scorer in European Championship finals: 5 – Fernando Torres
Most goals scored in one European Championship: 4 – David Villa (2008)
Top scorer in Confederations Cup finals: 8 – Fernando Torres
Most goals scored in one Confederations Cup: 5 – Fernando Torres (2013)

Top goalscorers

David Villa is Spain's all-time leading scorer with a tally of 59 goals.

As of 5 September 2016, the ten highest scorers for Spain are:

#	Player	Career	Goals	Caps	Average
1	David Villa	2005–2014	59	97	0.608
2	Raúl	1996–2006	44	102	0.431
3	Fernando Torres	2003–	38	110	0.345
4	Fernando Hierro	1989–2002	29	89	0.326
5	David Silva	2006–	28	105	0.267
6	Emilio Butragueño	1984–1992	26	69	0.377
7	Fernando Morientes	1998–2007	27	47	0.574
8	Alfredo Di Stéfano	1957–1961	23	31	0.742
9	Julio Salinas	1986–1996	22	56	0.411
10	Míchel	1985–1992	21	66	0.318

Bold denotes players still playing international football.

Most capped Spain players

Main article: List of Spain international footballers

Iker Casillas is the most capped player in the history of the national team, with a record of 166 matches.

As of 1 September 2016, the players with the most caps for Spain are:

#	Name	Career	Caps	Goals
1	Iker Casillas	2000–	167	0
2	Sergio Ramos	2005–	136	10
3	Xavi	2000–2014	133	12
4	Andoni Zubizarreta	1985–1998	126	0
5	Xabi Alonso	2003–2014	114	16
6	Andrés Iniesta	2006–	113	12
7	Fernando Torres	2003–	110	38
=	Cesc Fàbregas	2006–	110	14
9	David Silva	2006–	104	26
10	Raúl	1996–2006	102	44
11	Carlos Puyol	2000–2013	100	3
12	David Villa	2005–2014	97	59
13	Fernando Hierro	1989–2002	89	29
14	Sergio Busquets	2008–	88	2
15	Gerard Pique	2009–	81	5
=	José Antonio Camacho	1975–1988	81	0
17	Santi Cazorla	2008–	77	14
18	Rafael Gordillo	1978–1988	75	3
19	Carlos Marchena	2002–2011	69	2
=	Emilio Butragueño	1984–1992	69	26
21	Luis Arconada	1976–1986	68	0
22	Míchel	1985–1992	66	21
23	Miguel Angel Nadal	1991–2002	62	3
=	Luis Enrique	1991–2002	62	12
25	Víctor Muñoz	1981–1988	60	3
=	Pedro	2010–	60	17
=	Joan Capdevila	2002–2011	60	4
28	Álvaro Arbeloa	2008–2013	56	0
=	Santillana	1975–1985	56	15
=	Sergi	1994–2002	56	1
=	Julio Salinas	1986–1996	56	22
32	Rafael Alkorta	1990–1998	54	0
=	Abelardo	1991–2001	54	3
34	Joseba Etxeberria	1997–2004	53	12
=	Míchel Salgado	1998–2006	53	0
36	Raúl Albiol	2007–	51	0
=	Joaquín	2002–2007	51	4
=	David Albelda	2001–2008	51	0
39	José Ángel Iribar	1964–1976	49	0
40	Manolo Sanchís	1986–1992	48	1
41	Jordi Alba	2011–	47	6
=	Pep Guardiola	1992–2000	47	5
=	Iván Helguera	1998–2004	47	3
=	Fernando Morientes	1998–2007	47	27
45	Santiago Cañizares	1993–2006	46	0
=	Juan Carlos Valerón	1998–2005	46	5
=	Ricardo Zamora	1920–1936	46	0
48	Rubén Baraja	2000–2005	43	7
=	Francisco Gento	1955–1969	43	5
50	Amancio Amaro	1962–1974	42	11
=	Ricardo Gallego	1982–1988	42	2
52	Juan Manuel Asensi	1969–1980	41	7
=	Julen Guerrero	1993–2000	41	13
=	Pirri	1966–1978	41	16
=	Juan Antonio Señor	1982–1988	41	6
56	Gaizka Mendieta	1999–2002	40	8
=	Juan Mata	2009–	40	10
58	Andoni Goikoetxea Olaskoaga	1983–1988	39	4
59	Alfonso	1992–2000	38	11
=	Vicente	2001–2005	38	3
=	Rafael Martín Vázquez	1987–1992	38	1
62	Guillermo Amor	1990–1998	37	4
63	Gallego	1966–1973	36	0
=	Albert Ferrer	1991–1999	36	0
=	Ion Andoni Goikoetxea	1990–1996	36	4
=	Antonio Maceda	1981–1986	36	8
67	Jesús Navas	2009–	35	3
=	Francisco Carrasco	1979–1988	35	5
=	Quini	1970–1982	35	8
=	Antoni Ramallets	1950–1961	35	0
71	José Ramón Alexanko	1978–1982	34	4
=	Juanito	1976–1982	34	8
=	Julio Alberto Moreno	1984–1988	34	0
74	Pepe Reina	2005–	33	0
=	Agustín Gaínza	1945–1955	33	10
76	Migueli	1974–1980	32	1
=	Jesús María Satrústegui	1975–1982	32	8
=	Luis Suárez	1957–1972	32	14
79	Alfredo Di Stéfano	1957–1961	31	23
80	José Mari Bakero	1987–1994	30	7
=	Jesús María Zamora	1978–1982	30	3
82	Roberto Fernández	1982–1991	29	2
=	Jesús Garay	1953–1962	29	1
84	Genar Andrinúa	1987–1990	28	2
=	Agustín Aranzábal	1995–2003	28	0
=	Manolo	1988–1992	28	9
=	Marcos Senna	2006–2010	28	1
=	Juan Cruz Sol	1970–1976	28	1
89	Miguel Tendillo	1980–1988	27	1
90	Juanito	2002–2008	26	3
=	Kiko	1992–1998	26	5
=	Chendo	1986–1990	26	0
=	Feliciano Rivilla	1960–1965	26	0
94	Jacinto Quincoces	1928–1936	25	0
=	Luis Regueiro	1927–1936	25	16
=	Dani	1977–1981	25	10
=	Joan Segarra	1951–1962	25	0
=	Ismael Urzaiz	1996–2001	25	8
=	Ignacio Zoco	1961–1969	25	1
100	Fernando Llorente	2008–	24	7
=	Koke	2013–	24	0
102	José Claramunt	1968–1975	23	4
=	Pablo	2004–2008	23	0
=	Antonio Puchades	1949–1954	23	0
=	Enrique Saura	1978–1982	23	4
106	Juanfran	2012–	22	0
=	Tonono	1967–1972	22	0
=	Marcos Alonso	1981–1985	22	1
=	Estanislao Basora	1949–1957	22	13
=	Gregorio Benito	1971–1978	22	0
=	Txiki Begiristain	1988–1994	22	6
=	Juan Antonio Pizzi	1994–1998	22	8
=	Hipólito Rincón	1983–1986	22	10
=	Ángel María Villar	1973–1979	22	3
115	José Luis Caminero	1993–1996	21	8
=	Daniel Güiza	2007–2010	21	6
=	Paco	1998–2001	21	0
=	Pedro Munitis	1999–2002	21	2
=	José María Peña	1921–1930	21	1
=	José Antonio Reyes	2003–2006	21	4
=	Josep Samitier	1920–1931	21	2
=	Álvaro Negredo	2009–	21	10
123	Víctor Valdés	2010–	20	0
=	Miguel Ángel Alonso	1980–1982	20	1
=	Francisco Gamborena	1921–1933	20	0
=	Jesús Glaría	1962–1969	20	0
=	Francisco López	1982–1986	20	1
=	Severino Reija	1962–1967	20	0
=	Zarra	1945–1951	20	20

Bold denotes players still playing international football.

Top penalty scorers

Fernando Hierro scored a joint record 9 international penalties for Spain

As of June 14, 2014.

Penalties	Player
9	Fernando Hierro
9	Míchel
7	David Villa
6	Xabi Alonso
5	Fernando Torres
4	Dani
3	Raúl
	Pep Guardiola
	Emilio Butragueño
	Pirri
	Agustín Gaínza
2	Gaizka Mendieta
	Francisco Carrasco
	Ion Andoni Goikoetxea
	Juanito
	László Kubala
	César
1	Santi Cazorla
	Sergio Ramos
	Vicente
	Donato
	Txiki Begiristain
	Toni Muñoz
	Manolo
	Quini
	Roberto López Ufarte
	Jesús María Satrústegui
	Enrique Collar
	Luis Suárez
	Isidro Lángara
	José Iraragorri
	Gaspar Rubio
	Félix Quesada

Bold denotes players still playing international football.

Hat-tricks

As of June 14, 2014.

Player	Competition	Against	Home/Away	Result	Date
Villa, DavidDavid Villa	2013 FIFA Confederations Cup	Tahiti	Home	10–0	000000002013-06-20-000020 June 2013
Torres, FernandoFernando Torres⁴	2013 FIFA Confederations Cup	Tahiti	Home	10–0	000000002013-06-20-000020 June 2013
Pedro, Pedro	2014 World Cup qualification	Belarus	Away	0–4	000000002012-10-12-000012 October 2012
Soldado, RobertoRoberto Soldado	International Friendly	Venezuela	Home	5–0	000000002012-02-29-000029 February 2012
Torres, FernandoFernando Torres	2009 FIFA Confederations Cup	New Zealand	Away	0–5	000000002009-06-14-000014 June 2009
Villa, DavidDavid Villa	International Friendly	Azerbaijan	Away	0–6	000000002009-06-09-00009 June 2009
Villa, DavidDavid Villa	UEFA Euro 2008	Russia	Home	4–1	000000002008-06-10-000010 June 2008
García, LuisLuis García	2006 World Cup qualification	Slovakia	Home	5–1	000000002005-11-12-000012 November 2005
Torres, FernandoFernando Torres	2006 World Cup qualification	San Marino	Away	0–5	000000002005-10-12-000012 October 2005
Morientes, FernandoFernando Morientes	International Friendly	Ecuador	Home	4–0	000000002003-04-30-000030 April 2003
Urzaiz, IsmaelIsmael Urzaiz	Euro 2000 qualifying	Cyprus	Home	8–0	000000001999-09-08-00008 September 1999
Guerrero, JulenJulen Guerrero	Euro 2000 qualifying	Cyprus	Home	8–0	000000001999-09-08-00008 September 1999
Luis Enrique, Luis Enrique	Euro 2000 qualifying	San Marino	Home	9–0	000000001999-06-05-00005 June 1999
Raul Raúl⁴	Euro 2000 qualifying	San Marino	Away	9–0	000000001999-03-31-000031 March 1999
Raul Raúl⁴	Euro 2000 qualifying	Austria	Home	9–0	000000001999-03-27-000027 March 1999
Guerrero, JulenJulen Guerrero	1998 World Cup qualification	Malta	Away	0–3	000000001996-12-18-000018 December 1996
Alfonso, Alfonso	1998 World Cup qualification	Faroe Islands	Away	2–6	000000001996-09-04-00004 September 1996
Salinas, JulioJulio Salinas	1994 World Cup qualification	Albania	Away	1–5	000000001993-09-22-000022 September 1993
Butragueño, EmilioEmilio Butragueño⁴	Euro 1992 qualifying	Albania	Home	9–0	000000001990-12-19-000019 December 1990
Michel Míchel	1990 FIFA World Cup	South Korea	Away	1–3	000000001990-06-17-000017 June 1990
Bakero, José MaríaJosé María Bakero	Euro 1988 qualifying	Albania	Home	5–0	000000001987-11-18-000018 November 1987
Butragueño, EmilioEmilio Butragueño⁴	1986 FIFA World Cup	Denmark	Away	1–5	000000001986-06-18-000018 June 1986
Santillana, Santillana⁴	Euro 1984 qualifying	Malta	Home	12–1	000000001983-12-21-000021 December 1983
Rincon, HipolitoHipólito Rincón⁴	Euro 1984 qualifying	Malta	Home	12–1	000000001983-12-21-000021 December 1983
Pereda, Jesús MaríaJesús María Pereda	1966 World Cup qualification	Republic of Ireland	Home	4–1	000000001965-10-27-000027 October 1965
Guillot, VicenteVicente Guillot	1964 European Nations' Cup qualifying	Romania	Home	6–0	000000001962-11-01-00001 November 1962
Tejada, JustoJusto Tejada⁴	International Friendly	Northern Ireland	Home	6–2	000000001958-10-15-000015 October 1958
Kubala, LászlóLászló Kubala	International Friendly	Turkey	Home	3–0	000000001957-11-16-000016 November 1957
Di Stéfano, AlfredoAlfredo Di Stéfano	International Friendly	Netherlands	Home	5–1	000000001957-01-30-000030 January 1957
Zarra, TelmoTelmo Zarra⁴	International Friendly	Switzerland	Home	6–3	000000001951-02-18-000018 February 1951
Basora, EstanislauEstanislau Basora	International Friendly	France	Away	1–5	000000001949-06-19-000019 June 1949
Langara, IsidroIsidro Lángara⁵	1934 World Cup qualification	Portugal	Home	9–0	000000001934-03-11-000011 March 1934
Langara, IsidroIsidro Lángara⁴	International Friendly	France	Home	8–1	000000001929-04-14-000014 April 1929
Rubio, GasparGaspar Rubio	International Friendly	Portugal	Home	5–0	000000001929-03-17-000017 March 1929

⁴ Player scored 4 goals
⁵ Player scored 5 goals

Biggest wins

Scores from 6–0 and up

Best Results by Spain
	Date	Opponent	Round	Result	Difference
1	21 May 1933	Bulgaria	Friendly	13 – 0	+13
2	21 December 1983	Malta	1984 EURO qualification	12 – 1	+11
3	20 June 2013	Tahiti	2013 FIFA Confederations Cup	10 – 0	+10
4	11 March 1934	Portugal	1934 World Cup qualification	9 – 0	+9
	19 December 1990	Albania	1992 EURO qualification
	27 March 1999	Austria	2000 EURO qualification
	5 June 1999	San Marino	2000 EURO qualification
8	8 September 1999	Cyprus	2000 EURO qualification	8 – 0	+8
8	5 September 2016	Liechtenstein	2018 World Cup Qualification	8 – 0	+8
10	14 April 1929	France	Friendly	8 – 1	+7
10	24 November 1971	Cyprus	1972 EURO qualification	7 – 0	+7
12	30 May 1928	Mexico	1928 S.O. 1/8	7 – 1	+6
	1 June 1952	Republic of Ireland	Friendly	6 – 0
	1 November 1952	Romania	1964 European Nations' Cup Q	6 – 0
	15 October 1969	Finland	1970 FIFA World Cup qualification Q	6 – 0
	6 September 1995	Cyprus	UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying Q	6 – 0
	31 March 1999	San Marino	UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying Q	6 – 0
	12 October 2005	San Marino	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 7 Q	6 – 0
	9 June 2009	Azerbaijan	Friendly	6 – 0
	8 June 2010	Poland	Friendly	6 – 0
	6 September 2011	Liechtenstein	UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group I	6 – 0

Heaviest defeats

Scores from 4–0 and up

Worst Results by Spain
	Date	Opponent	Round	Venue	Result	Difference
1	4 June 1928	Italy	1928 S. Olympics quarter-final replay	A	1 – 7	–6
1	9 December 1931	England	Friendly	A	1 – 7	–6
2	13 July 1950	Brazil	1950 FIFA World Cup final round	A	1 – 6	−5
3	13 June 1963	Scotland	Friendly	H	2 – 6	–4
	13 June 2014	Netherlands	2014 FIFA World Cup Group Stage	A	1 – 5
	19 April 1942	Italy	Friendly	A	0 – 4
	17 November 2010	Portugal	Friendly	A	0 – 4

Notes

References

Spain national football team

General	History Managers

Venues	Ciudad del Fútbol Home venues

Statistics	Results and Fixtures Records Head to head World Cup record Hat-tricks

Players	20+ caps captains World Cup & Euro Championship squads Other categories

World Cup Finals	Summary 1934 1950 1962 1966 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

UEFA Euro Finals	Summary 1964 1980 1984 1988 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016

Other tournaments	FIFA Confederations Cup The Olympics

Rivalries	Rivalry with Italy Rivalry with Portugal

Other RFEF teams	Men Under-23 Under-21 Under-20 Under-19 Under-18 Under-17 Under-16 Under-15 Women Results Under-20 Under-19 Under-17

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