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Revision as of 20:45, 6 September 2018
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Nickname(s) | Tricolors (The Tricolours) | ||
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Association | Andorran Football Federation (Federació Andorrana de Futbol) | ||
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | Koldo Álvarez | ||
Captain | Ildefons Lima | ||
Most caps | Ildefons Lima (112) | ||
Top scorer | Ildefons Lima (11) | ||
Home stadium | Estadi Nacional, Andorra la Vella | ||
FIFA code | AND | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 130 (16 August 2018) | ||
Highest | 125 (September 2005) | ||
Lowest | 206 (December 2011) | ||
First international | |||
Andorra 1–6 Estonia (Andorra la Vella, Andorra; 13 November 1996) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Andorra 2–0 Belarus (Aixovall, Andorra; 26 April 2000) Andorra 2–0 Albania (Andorra la Vella, Andorra; 17 April 2002) San Marino 0–2 Andorra (Serravalle, San Marino; 22 February 2017) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Czech Republic 8–1 Andorra (Liberec, Czech Republic; 4 June 2005) Croatia 7–0 Andorra (Zagreb, Croatia; 7 October 2006) |
The Andorra national football team (Template:Lang-ca) represents Andorra in association football and is controlled by the Andorran Football Federation, the governing body for football in Andorra. The team has enjoyed very little success due to the Principality's tiny population, the fifth smallest of any UEFA country (only Liechtenstein, San Marino, Gibraltar and the Faroe Islands are smaller).
Andorra's first official game was a 6–1 defeat in a friendly match to Estonia in 1996. Since the qualifying rounds for the UEFA Euro 2000 tournament, Andorra have competed in qualifying for every European Championship and World Cup but have had very little success. They have only ever won six matches, four of them at home. They have two wins in competitive matches, 1–0 wins against Macedonia in the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying competition and against Hungary in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying competition.
History
Though the Andorran Football Federation formed in 1994,[1] and the domestic league started in 1995, the national team could not participate in major championships until it gained affiliation with governing bodies FIFA and UEFA in 1996.[1][2] The national team played its first match against Estonia in Andorra La Vella and lost 6–1.[3]
Andorra's first match in a FIFA-sanctioned competition was a 3–1 loss to Armenia on 5 September 1998 in a qualifier for UEFA Euro 2000. Andorra lost all ten qualifiers for the tournament.[4] The team particularly struggled in away matches; each loss was by at least three goals.[4] Andorra scored only three goals, two of which were penalties,[4] and two of which were in the away matches.[4] Andorra conceded 28 goals,[4] and their biggest defeat of the qualifiers was a 6–1 away loss to Russia.[4]
For their first World Cup qualifying campaign, Andorra were drawn in a group with Cyprus, Estonia, Ireland, the Netherlands and Portugal.[5] They lost their opening match 1–0 to Estonia. In the next game, they lost 3–2 to Cyprus but scored their first World Cup qualifying goals.[5] They were again defeated by Estonia, this time 2–1.[5] They lost all their matches and their only away goal was in a 3–1 loss against Ireland.[5] Their worst defeat was 7–1 to Portugal on a neutral ground in Lleida, Spain.[5] Andorra finished the campaign with no points and conceded 36 goals in ten matches.[5]
In the team's qualification campaign for Euro 2004 they again lost every game. They scored their only goal in a 2–1 away loss to Bulgaria.[6] In this competition the scores were closer than before as they lost 3–0 to Bulgaria, Croatia and Belgium, 2–0 twice to Estonia, 2–0 to Croatia and 1–0 to Belgium.[6]
By Andorran standards, qualification for the 2006 World Cup was successful. They won their first competitive game 1–0 at home against Macedonia. Andorra midfielder Marc Bernaus, who played in the Spanish second division, received a long throw in off his chest and volleyed in a goal early in the second half.[7] After the game, Macedonia coach Dragan Kanatlarovski resigned and called the game "a shameful outcome, a humiliation."[8] Andorra also drew two matches, 0–0 in Macedonia and 0–0 at home against Finland.[9]
In Euro 2008 qualifying, Andorra again lost every game.[10] The closest game was against Russia, a 1–0 defeat on 21 November 2007. Their biggest defeat was a 7–0 loss to Croatia in Andorra La Vella, which is their worst defeat in UEFA competitions[11] and matched their loss to the Czech Republic as their largest losing deficit. Andorra scored only two goals and conceded 42 in a total of 12 games.[10] In 2010 World Cup qualifying, Andorra lost all ten matches.[12] For the tournament, they scored three goals, in defeats to Belarus and Kazakhstan, and conceded 39 goals, including six in a defeat to England, the largest margin in the group.[12]
Qualifying for UEFA Euro 2012 ended in familiar fashion; they lost all ten matches, scoring only one goal and conceding 25; their best results were two one-goal losses to Slovakia and a 3–1 loss in Ireland.[13] The 2014 World Cup qualifying tournament was even more disastrous. Andorra lost all their matches while conceding 30 goals and not scoring.
During 2016 UEFA Euro qualifying, Andorra again lost all of its ten games but scored four goals, setting a national team record for goals scored in a European Championship qualifying group. On 22 February 2017, Andorra beat San Marino away 2–0 in a friendly match, ending with 12 years and 132 days without winning any match.[14] On 9 June 2017, Andorra beat Hungary 1–0 in a World Cup home qualifier with a goal by Marc Rebés, their first victory in a competitive match since 2004.[15] Thanks to these two wins and a draw against the Faroe Islands on 6 July 2017, Andorra progressed 57 positions in the FIFA rankings to 129th, its second best position ever.[16] On 21 March 2018, Rebés scored the only goal of a friendly win over Liechtenstein in Spain, giving Andorra their third victory of the last 13 months and sixth of all time.[17]
Stadium
From 1996 until 2014 Andorra played their home matches at the Comunal d'Andorra la Vella, in the capital city of Andorra la Vella. This stadium has a capacity of 1,800 and also hosts the matches of club sides FC Andorra and the Andorran Premier League.[18] On 9 September 2014, the national team began playing at the new Estadi Nacional with a capacity of 3,306.
Andorra have occasionally played home matches outside their borders. For example, Andorra hosted France and England in the 2000 European Championship, 2008 European Championship and 2010 World Cup qualifiers in the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys in Barcelona, which was the home of RCD Espanyol between 1997 and 2009.[19][20]
Kit suppliers
Kit provider | Period |
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Reusch | 1996–2000 |
Reebok | 2000–2004 |
Diadora | 2004–2006 |
Joma | 2006–2008 |
Adidas | 2008–2018 |
Macron | 2018–2026 |
Reputation
Andorra's dismal record gives them a lowly reputation in world football. The nation has only won two competitive fixtures, World Cup qualifying games against Macedonia in 2004 and Hungary in 2017, both by 1–0; and three friendly games against Belarus and Albania at home and San Marino away, all of them by 2–0.
With the fourth smallest population of any UEFA country,[21] until the admission of Gibraltar, the talent pool is small. Players are predominantly amateurs because the Andorra domestic league is only part-time. Since Andorra began playing in 1996, their average FIFA ranking is 163.[22]
Manager history
Manuel Miluir was the first coach of the team and managed their first three matches of European Championship qualifying. He departed in 1999 to make way for David Rodrigo, whose first competitive match was a 2–0 European Championship qualifying defeat at home to Iceland on 27 March of that year. Rodrigo had been in charge of the team until February 2010, when it was announced that Koldo took over this role.[23]
- Isidre Codina (1996)
- Manuel Miluir (1997–1999)
- David Rodrigo (1999–2009)
- Koldo Álvarez de Eulate (2010–)
Competition records
FIFA World Cup record
FIFA World Cup record | FIFA World Cup qualification record | ||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
1930 to 1998 | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||
2002 | Did not qualify | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 36 | ||||||||
2006 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 34 | |||||||||
2010 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 39 | |||||||||
2014 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 30 | |||||||||
2018 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 23 | |||||||||
Total | 0/21 | 52 | 2 | 3 | 47 | 14 | 162 |
UEFA European Championship record
UEFA European Championship record | UEFA European Championship qualifying record | ||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
1960 to 1996 | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||
2000 | Did not qualify | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 28 | ||||||||
2004 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 18 | |||||||||
2008 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 42 | |||||||||
2012 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 25 | |||||||||
2016 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 36 | |||||||||
2020 | To be determined | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||
Total | 0/15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 11 | 149 |
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
Template:2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group B table
2018–19 UEFA Nations League
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion[a] | |||||
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1 | Georgia (P) | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 16 | Promotion to League C | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | |
2 | Kazakhstan (P) | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 6 | 0–2 | — | 1–1 | 4–0 | ||
3 | Latvia | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 4[b] | 0–3 | 1–1 | — | 0–0 | ||
4 | Andorra | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 4[b] | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | — |
- ^ Due to revamp of the format for the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League, the second-placed teams in each group and the best third-placed team among all groups were also promoted.
- ^ a b Tied on head-to-head results. Overall goal difference was used as the tiebreaker.
List of matches won by Andorra
Andorra have won only six matches.
26 April 2000 Friendly | Andorra | 2–0 | Belarus | Aixovall, Andorra |
Lucendo 57' Julyi Sánchez 62' |
Report | Stadium: Camp d’Esports d’Aixovall Referee: Arturo Daudén Ibáñez (Spain) |
17 April 2002 Friendly | Andorra | 2–0 | Albania | Andorra la Vella, Andorra |
González 34' (pen.) Jiménez 58' |
Report | Stadium: Estadi Comunal d'Andorra la Vella Referee: Arturo Daudén Ibáñez (Spain) |
13 October 2004 2006 World Cup qualification | Andorra | 1–0 | North Macedonia | Andorra la Vella, Andorra |
Bernaus 60' | Report | Stadium: Estadi Comunal d'Andorra la Vella Attendance: 350 Referee: Stefano Podesci (San Marino) |
22 February 2017 Friendly | San Marino | 0–2 | Andorra | Serravalle, San Marino |
Report | Lima 28' (pen.) Martínez 67' |
Stadium: San Marino Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Massimiliano Irrati (Italy) |
9 June 2017 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | Andorra | 1–0 | Hungary | Andorra la Vella, Andorra |
20:45 UTC+2 | Rebés 26' | Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
Stadium: Estadi Nacional Attendance: 2,407 Referee: Charalambos Kalogeropoulos (Greece) |
21 March 2018 Friendly | Liechtenstein | 0–1 | Andorra | La Línea de la Concepción, Spain |
18:00 UTC+1 | Report | Rebés 6' | Stadium: Estadio Municipal Attendance: 200 Referee: Rohit Saggi (Norway) |
Recent results and fixtures
2017
31 August 2017 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group B | Switzerland | 3–0 | Andorra | St. Gallen |
20:45 UTC+2 | Seferović 43', 62' Lichtsteiner 68' |
Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
Stadium: kybunpark Attendance: 13,600 Referee: Tore Hansen (Norway) |
3 September 2017 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group B | Faroe Islands | 1–0 | Andorra | Tórshavn, Faroe Islands |
17:00 UTC+1 | Rólantsson 31' | Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
Stadium: Tórsvøllur Attendance: 4,357 Referee: Alan Sant (Malta) |
7 October 2017 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group B | Andorra | 0–2 | Portugal | Andorra la Vella, Andorra |
20:45 UTC+2 | Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
Cristiano Ronaldo 63' André Silva 86' |
Stadium: Estadi Nacional Referee: Miroslav Zelinka (Czech Republic) |
10 October 2017 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group B | Latvia | 4–0 | Andorra | Skonto Stadium, Riga |
21:45 UTC+3 | Ikaunieks 11' Šabala 19', 59' Tarasovs 63' |
Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
Referee: Mads-Kristoffer Kristoffersen (Denmark) |
2018
21 March 2018 Friendly | Liechtenstein | 0–1 | Andorra | La Línea de la Concepción, Spain |
18:00 (UTC+1) | Report | Rebés 6' | Stadium: Estadio Municipal Attendance: 200 Referee: Rohit Saggi (Norway) |
3 June 2018 Friendly | Cape Verde | 0–0 | Andorra | Almada, Portugal |
16:00 (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal José Martins Vieira Attendance: 500 Referee: Fábio Veríssimo (Portugal) |
18 August 2018 Friendly | Andorra | 0–0 | United Arab Emirates | Grödig, Austria |
18:00 (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Das.Goldberg-Stadion Referee: Christopher Jäger (Austria) |
6 September 2018 2018 UEFA Nations League | Latvia | 0-0 | Andorra | Riga, Latvia |
20:45 | Stadium: Skonto Stadium |
10 September 2018 2018 UEFA Nations League | Andorra | v | Kazakhstan | Andorra la Vella, Andorra |
20:45 | Stadium: Estadi Nacional |
13 October 2018 2018 UEFA Nations League | Georgia | v | Andorra | Tbilisi, Georgia |
18:00 | Stadium: Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena |
16 October 2018 2018 UEFA Nations League | Kazakhstan | v | Andorra | Astana, Kazakhstan |
16:00 | Stadium: Astana Arena |
16 November 2018 2018 UEFA Nations League | Andorra | v | Georgia | Andorra la Vella, Andorra |
20:45 | Stadium: Estadi Nacional |
19 November 2018 2018 UEFA Nations League | Andorra | v | Latvia | Andorra la Vella, Andorra |
18:00 | Stadium: Estadi Nacional |
Andorra all-time record against all nations
- As of 3 June 2018
Against | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
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Albania | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | .333 |
Armenia | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 20 | −18 | .000 |
Azerbaijan | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | .000 |
Belarus | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | −7 | .250 |
Belgium | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 14 | −13 | .000 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 | .000 |
Brazil | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | .000 |
Bulgaria | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | .000 |
Cape Verde | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
China | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Croatia | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 24 | −24 | .000 |
Cyprus | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 17 | −14 | .000 |
Czech Republic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | −11 | .000 |
England | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16 | −16 | .000 |
Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | .000 |
Estonia | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 28 | −23 | .000 |
Faroe Islands | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | .000 |
Finland | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | .000 |
France | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | −7 | .000 |
Gabon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | .000 |
Hungary | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | .333 |
Iceland | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 14 | −14 | .000 |
Indonesia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | .000 |
Israel | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 14 | −12 | .000 |
Kazakhstan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | .000 |
Latvia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 14 | −13 | .000 |
Liechtenstein | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
Lithuania | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | .000 |
North Macedonia | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | −8 | .167 |
Malta | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
Moldova | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | .000 |
Netherlands | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 21 | −21 | .000 |
Poland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −4 | .000 |
Portugal | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 22 | −21 | .000 |
Qatar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | .000 |
Republic of Ireland | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 11 | −9 | .000 |
Romania | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 15 | −14 | .000 |
Russia | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 21 | −19 | .000 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | .000 |
San Marino | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 1.000 |
Slovakia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 | .000 |
Spain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −4 | .000 |
Switzerland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | .000 |
Turkey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | −7 | .000 |
Ukraine | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 17 | −17 | .000 |
United Arab Emirates | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Wales | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | .000 |
Total | 149 | 6 | 15 | 128 | 41 | 393 | −352 | .041 |
° FIFA-unofficial match on 19 February 1998 between Andorra – Czech Republic (0–1) is not included.
Players
Current squad
The following players were called up for the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League matches against Latvia on 6 September and Kazakhstan on 10 September 2018.[24]
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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GK | Josep Gómes | 3 December 1985 | 47 | 0 | Villaverde San Andrés | |
GK | Ferran Pol | 28 February 1983 | 26 | 0 | Andorra | |
DF | Ildefons Lima (Captain) | 10 December 1979 | 113 | 11 | FC Santa Coloma | |
DF | Emili García | 11 January 1989 | 41 | 1 | Andorra | |
DF | Marc García | 21 March 1988 | 40 | 0 | Granollers | |
DF | Jordi Rubio | 1 November 1987 | 40 | 0 | UE Santa Coloma | |
DF | Moisés San Nicolás | 17 September 1993 | 32 | 0 | FC Santa Coloma | |
DF | Max Llovera | 8 January 1997 | 20 | 0 | Horta | |
DF | Marc Rebés | 3 July 1994 | 16 | 2 | FC Santa Coloma | |
DF | Txus Rubio | 9 September 1994 | 13 | 0 | Andorra | |
DF | Joan Cervós | 24 February 1998 | 1 | 0 | Andorra | |
MF | Márcio Vieira | 10 October 1984 | 81 | 0 | Atlético Monzón | |
MF | Sergi Moreno | 25 November 1987 | 61 | 0 | Inter d'Escaldes | |
MF | Marc Vales | 4 April 1990 | 50 | 0 | Sandefjord | |
MF | Cristian Martínez | 23 August 1989 | 47 | 2 | Andorra | |
MF | Víctor Rodríguez | 7 September 1987 | 18 | 0 | FC Santa Coloma | |
MF | Jordi Aláez | 23 January 1998 | 13 | 0 | Andorra | |
FW | Sebas Gómez | 1 November 1983 | 30 | 0 | Engordany | |
FW | Ludovic Clemente | 9 May 1986 | 26 | 0 | Andorra | |
FW | Luigi San Nicolás | 28 June 1992 | 1 | 0 | Engordany |
Recent call-ups
The following players have been called up to the Andorra squad in the last 12 months.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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DF | Francisco Pomares | 21 September 1998 | 1 | 0 | Elche Ilicitano | v. Liechtenstein, 21 March 2018 |
MF | Marc Ferré | 11 January 1994 | 1 | 0 | Andorra | v. United Arab Emirates, 18 August 2018 |
MF | Xavier Vieira | 14 January 1992 | 2 | 0 | Lusitanos | v. Cape Verde, 3 June 2018 |
MF | Marc Pujol | 21 August 1982 | 80 | 2 | Andorra | v. Latvia, 10 October 2017 |
FW | Juli Sánchez | 20 June 1978 | 70 | 2 | FC Santa Coloma | v. United Arab Emirates, 18 August 2018 |
FW | Àlex Martínez | 10 October 1998 | 14 | 1 | Andorra | v. United Arab Emirates, 18 August 2018 |
FW | Ricard Fernández | 19 March 1999 | 3 | 0 | Andorra | v. United Arab Emirates, 18 August 2018 |
FW | Gabi Riera | 5 June 1985 | 40 | 1 | FC Santa Coloma | v. Cape Verde, 3 June 2018 |
RET: player retired from international football
INJ: player withdrewed due to injury
Player history
Ildefons Lima and Óscar Sonejee are the only Andorran players to have scored more than three career goals for the team; Lima has 11 goals and Sonejee 4. Lima is also the most capped player with 111 appearances. Óscar Sonejee's 106 appearances are the second most for the Andorra national team.
In January 2006, the Andorran Football Association named Koldo, their goalkeeper from 1998 to 2009, as their greatest ever player.[25]
Records
Most capped players
- As of 3 June 2018
Rank | Player | Caps | Goals | Years |
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1 | Ildefons Lima | 112 | 11 | 1997– |
2 | Óscar Sonejee | 106 | 4 | 1997–2015 |
3 | Josep Ayala | 84 | 0 | 2002–2017 |
4 | Marc Pujol | 80 | 2 | 2000– |
Márcio Vieira | 80 | 0 | 2005– | |
6 | Manolo Jiménez | 79 | 1 | 1998–2012 |
7 | Koldo Álvarez de Eulate | 78 | 0 | 1998–2009 |
8 | Txema Garcia | 71 | 0 | 1997–2009 |
9 | Juli Sánchez | 70 | 2 | 1996– |
10 | Justo Ruiz | 67 | 2 | 1998–2008 |
Top goalscorers
- As of 3 June 2018
Rank | Player | Caps | Goals | Years |
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1 | Ildefons Lima | 112 | 11 | 1997– |
2 | Óscar Sonejee | 106 | 4 | 1997–2015 |
3 | Emiliano González | 37 | 3 | 1998–2003 |
Jesús Lucendo | 29 | 3 | 1996–2003 | |
5 | Marc Pujol | 80 | 2 | 2000– |
Juli Sánchez | 70 | 2 | 1996– | |
Justo Ruiz | 67 | 2 | 1998–2008 | |
Fernando Silva | 51 | 2 | 2002–2013 | |
Cristian Martínez | 46 | 2 | 2009– | |
Marc Rebés | 15 | 2 | 2015– |
International goals
Andorra has scored very few goals in competitive internationals (UEFA European Football Championship or FIFA World Cup matches); the list below is comprehensive.
No. | Comp.[a] | Date | Opponent | Scorer(s) | Final Score[b] |
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1 | ECQ | 5 September 1998 | Armenia | Jesús Lucendo (pen) | 1–3 |
2 | ECQ | 31 March 1999 | Russia | Juli Sánchez | 1–6 |
3 | ECQ | 8 September 1999 | Russia | Justo Ruiz | 1–2 |
4 | WCQ | 2 September 2000 | Cyprus | Emiliano González | 2–3[c] |
5 | Ildefons Lima | ||||
6 | WCQ | 7 October 2000 | Estonia | Justo Ruiz | 1–2 |
7 | WCQ | 25 April 2001 | Republic of Ireland | Ildefons Lima | 1–3 |
8 | WCQ | 1 September 2001 | Portugal | Roberto Jonas | 1–7 |
9 | ECQ | 16 October 2002 | Bulgaria | Antoni Lima | 1–2 |
10 | WCQ | 8 September 2004 | Romania | Marc Pujol | 1–5 |
11 | WCQ | 13 October 2004 | Macedonia | Marc Bernaus | 1–0[d] |
12 | WCQ | 26 March 2005 | Armenia | Fernando Silva | 1–2 |
13 | WCQ | 4 June 2005 | Czech Republic | Gabriel Riera | 1–8 |
14 | ECQ | 6 September 2006 | Israel | Juli Fernández | 1–4 |
15 | ECQ | 22 August 2007 | Estonia | Fernando Silva | 1–2 |
16 | WCQ | 10 September 2008 | Belarus | Marc Pujol (pen) | 1–3 |
17 | WCQ | 6 June 2009 | Belarus | Ildefons Lima (pen) | 1–5 |
18 | WCQ | 9 September 2009 | Kazakhstan | Óscar Sonejee | 1–3 |
19 | ECQ | 7 September 2010 | Republic of Ireland | Cristian Martínez | 1–3 |
20 | ECQ | 9 September 2014 | Wales | Ildefons Lima (pen) | 1–2 |
21 | ECQ | 13 October 2014 | Israel | Ildefons Lima (pen) | 1–4 |
22 | ECQ | 12 June 2015 | Cyprus | Dossa Júnior (o.g.) | 1–3 |
23 | ECQ | 10 October 2015 | Belgium | Ildefons Lima (pen) | 1–4 |
24 | WCQ | 10 October 2016 | Switzerland | Àlex Martínez | 1–2 |
25 | WCQ | 9 June 2017 | Hungary | Marc Rebés | 1–0[d] |
a ECQ = UEFA European Football Championship qualification match, WCQ = FIFA World Cup qualification match
b The Andorra score is always listed first.
c The Andorra-Cyprus match in 2000 is the only game Andorra has scored two goals in any competitive match.
d The Andorra-Macedonia match in 2004 and the Andorra-Hungary match in 2017 are the only competitive matches Andorra has won.
Notes and references
- ^ a b "Association information – Andorra". FIFA. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
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- ^ "Andorra – List of International Matches 1996–2002". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
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