Mapuche football team facts for kids

Quick facts for kids
Mapuche

Association	Mapuche Football Association
Confederation	ConIFA COSANFF WUFA
First colours Second colours
First international
Mapuche 1–1 Aymara (Chile; 22 January 2011)
Biggest win
Mapuche 13–0 Qulla (Limache, Chile; 6 August 2013)
Biggest defeat
Mapuche 0–3 Huilliche (Limache, Chile; 10 August 2013)
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 people, who live in parts of Chile and Argentina. The Mapuche Football Association, started in 2007, manages the team.

The team's main goal is to show the Mapuche culture to the world through sports. They want to be seen as a unique cultural group with shared interests. The Mapuche team is part of ConIFA and COSANFF. These groups organize football for teams not recognized by FIFA. The Mapuche team was even supposed to play in the 2020 ConIFA World Football Cup, but it was cancelled.

A cool fact: the Mapuche team appears in a fake documentary! In this story, they win the 1942 FIFA World Cup in Patagonia. They beat Germany 2–1 in the final.

Tournament Highlights

The Mapuche football team has played in several exciting tournaments. They have shown great skill and teamwork.

ConIFA World Football Cup

The ConIFA World Football Cup is a big tournament for teams outside of FIFA. The Mapuche team has not yet played in this cup. They were set to join in 2020, but the event was cancelled.

Year	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
2014	did not enter
2016
2018
2024	to be determined
Total		—	–	–	–	–	–

ConIFA South America Football Cup

The Mapuche team played in the 2022 ConIFA South America Football Cup. They did very well, finishing as runners-up! This means they made it to the final game.

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

This tournament is very important for the Mapuche team. They have had great success here. In 2015, they became the champions! They also finished as runners-up twice before that.

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

The Mapuche team also won the Temuco Anniversary Cup in 2012. This cup celebrates the founding of the city of Temuco in Chile. They won both their games in this tournament.

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 Results

The Mapuche team has played many friendly matches and tournament games. They have faced teams from other native peoples and local clubs. Their first recorded game was a 1–1 draw against the Aymara team in 2011. Their biggest win was a huge 13–0 victory over Qulla in 2013.

Date	Venue	Opponent	Score
21 January 2007	2007 Friendly – Chile	Combinado de Teodoro Schmidt	8–2 report
22 January 2011	2011 Friendly – Chile	Aymara	1–1 report
23 January 2011		Aymara	5–2
28 December 2011		Deportivo Dante de Nueva Imperial	0–3 report
3 January 2012	2012 Friendly – Chile	General Quepe	4–2 report
20 January 2012		CD Comercial	1–2 report
26 January 2012		Consejo Maquehue	1–1 report
28 January 2012		Consejo Maquehue	6–3 report
3 February 2012		Pizarro	3–0 report
9 February 2012		Deportivo Meza PLC	5–3
10 February 2012		University de Chile Filial IX Región	5–0
16 February 2012		Misional	5–1
24 February 2012	2012 Temuco Anniversary Cup – Chile	Juvenil Obrero	3–0 report
27 February 2012		Juvenil Obrero	8–0 report
20 June 2012	2012 Championship national football of native peoples – Chile	Aymara	2–0 report
21 June 2012		Pehuenche	2–0 report
23 June 2012		Atacama	4–0 report
24 June 2012		Rapa Nui	2–2 (2-4) report
8 November 2012	2012 Friendly – Chile	Club Deportivo Porvenir de Temuco	1–3 report
19 November 2012	2012 Mapuche University Soccer Cup – Chile	Universidad Autónoma de Chile	8–0 report
24 November 2012		Hogar Lawen Mapu	?–?
29 November 2012		?	?–?
5 August 2013	2013 Championship national football of native peoples – Chile	Kawésqar	10–1 report
7 August 2013		Qulla	13–0 report
8 August 2013		Quechuan	1–1 report
9 August 2013		Rapa Nui	3–2 report
10 August 2013		Huilliche	0–3 report
10 October 2014	2014 Friendly – Chile	Aymara	3–4
20 April 2015	2015 Championship national football of native peoples – Chile	Qulla	4–1 report
21 April 2015		Quechuan	9–1 report
22 April 2015		Aymara	1–1 report
23 April 2015		Kawésqar/Yaghan	8–1 report
25 April 2015		Aymara	1–0 report
15 April 2017	2017 Friendly – Chile	Esperanto	8–1 report
7 February 2020	2020 Friendly – Chile	Deportivo Meza PLC	5–4
18 February 2020		CD Comercial	0–1
3 March 2020		Deportivo Meza PLC	1–1
26 March 2022	2022 Friendly – Chile	Maule Sur	3–3 report
8 April 2022		Rural de Temuco	0–1
17 June 2022	2022 CONIFA South America Football Cup	Maule Sur	0–1
18 June 2022		Aymara	3–1

The Mapuche team also played two games during the Copa de Fútbol de Universitarios Mapuche in 2012.

Overall Performance

The Mapuche football team has a strong record. They have played 39 matches in total. They have won 24 of these games, drawn 7, and lost 8. This means they win about 61.53% of their matches!

See also

In Spanish: Selección mapuche de fútbol para niños