Mapuche football team facts for kids
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| Association | Mapuche Football Association | ||
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| Confederation | ConIFA COSANFF WUFA |
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| First international | |||
 Mapuche 1–1 Aymara  (Chile; 22 January 2011) |
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| Biggest win | |||
Mapuche 13–0 Qulla  (Limache, Chile; 6 August 2013) |
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| Biggest defeat | |||
Mapuche 0–3 Huilliche  (Limache, Chile; 10 August 2013) |
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| ConIFA World Football Cup | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2020—cancelled) | ||
| Championship national football of native peoples | |||
| Appearances | 3 (first in 2015) | ||
| Best result | Champion 2015 | ||
The Mapuche football team is a special football team. It represents the Mapuche who live in Chile and Argentina. The team is managed by the Mapuche Football Association, which started in 2007. Their main goal is to let the Mapuche people, with their unique culture, play football on the world stage. The Mapuche team is a member of ConIFA and COSANFF. They were going to play in the 2020 ConIFA World Football Cup, but it was cancelled.
The Mapuche team won the 2015 Championship national football of native peoples.
The Mapuche team also appeared in a fake documentary. In this story, they played in the 1942 FIFA World Cup in Patagonia. They even won the final match against Germany with a score of 2–1.
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Tournament Achievements
The Mapuche football team has played in several important tournaments. Here's how they have done in some of them.
ConIFA World Football Cup
The ConIFA World Football Cup is a big tournament for teams not part of FIFA. The Mapuche team has not yet played in this cup.
| Year | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2014 |
did not enter | ||||||
 2016 |
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 2018 |
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 2024 |
to be determined | ||||||
| Total | — | – | – | – | – | – | |
ConIFA South America Football Cup
This is a tournament for teams in South America that are part of ConIFA.
| Year | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2022 |
Runners-up | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
Championship National Football of Native Peoples
The Mapuche team has done very well in this championship, even winning it once!
| Year | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 |
Runners-up | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 |
| 2013 |
Runners-up | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 7 | +20 |
| 2015 |
Champion | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 4 | +19 |
| Total | Best: 1st | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 60 | 13 | +47 |
Temuco Anniversary Cup
This cup celebrates the founding of the city of Temuco in Chile. The Mapuche team won this cup!
| Year | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 |
Champion | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | +11 |
| Total | Best: 1st | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | +11 |
Match Statistics
Here are some interesting facts about the Mapuche team's matches against different opponents and their performance over the years.
Opponent Records
This table shows how the Mapuche team has played against various international teams and clubs.
| Opponents | Matches | Win | Draw | Loss | GF | GA |
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| ConIFA / CSANF Teams | ||||||
.svg){kind=small} Aymara |
7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 |
 Rapa Nui |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| Qulla | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
 Quechuan |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
 Maule Sur |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
 Huilliche |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 Atacama |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
 Pehuenche |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Kawésqar |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| Kawésqar/Yaghan |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
 Esperanto |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Totals ConIFA / CSANF | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 83 | 26 |
| Club Teams | ||||||
| Deportivo Meza PLC | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 8 |
| Juvenil Obrero | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Consejo Maquehue | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 |
| CD Comercial | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Misional | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Universidad Autónoma de Chile | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| University de Chile Filial IX Región | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Pizarro | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| General Quepe | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Combinado de Teodoro Schmidt | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| Deportivo Dante de Nueva Imperial | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Club Deportivo Porvenir de Temuco | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Rural de Temuco | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals Clubs | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 64 | 27 |
| Overall Totals | 39 | 24 | 7 | 8 | 147 | 53 |
Results by Year
This table shows the Mapuche team's overall performance each year they played.
| Period | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| 2011 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 33.33 |
| 2012 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 75 |
| 2013 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 60 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 80 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| 2020 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 33.33 |
| 2022 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 25 |
| Overall Totals | 39 | 24 | 7 | 8 | 61.53 |
See also
In Spanish: Selección mapuche de fútbol para niños
