Andorra national football team
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The Andorra national football team 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 fourth smallest of any UEFA
country.
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 three matches, all at home. They have one win in competitive matches, a 1–0 win against Macedonia in the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying competition
.
and UEFA
in 1996. The national team played its first match against Estonia in Andorra La Vella and lost 6–1.
Andorra's first match in a FIFA-sanctioned competition was a 3–1 loss to Armenia
on 5 September 1998 in a qualifier for the 2000 European Championships. Andorra lost all ten qualifiers for the tournament. The team particularly struggled in away matches; each loss was by at least three goals. Andorra scored only three goals, two of which were penalties, and two of which were in the away matches. Andorra conceded 28 goals, and their biggest defeat of the qualifiers was a 6–1 away loss to Russia
.
For their first World Cup qualifying campaign, Andorra were drawn in a group with Cyprus
, Estonia, Ireland
, the Netherlands
and Portugal
. They lost their opening match 1–0 loss to Estonia. In the next game, they lost 3–2 to Cyprus but scored their first World Cup qualifying goals. They were again defeated by Estonia, this time 2–1. They lost all their matches and their only away goal was in a 3–1 loss against Ireland. Their worst defeat was 7–1 to Portugal on a neutral ground in Lleida
, Spain
. Andorra finished the campaign with no points and conceded 36 goals in ten matches.
In the team's qualification campaign for Euro 2004 they again lost every game. They scored their only goal in the European championships in an a 2–1 away loss to Bulgaria
. 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.
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. Only 200 people were in Andorra la Vella to watch the game. After the game, Macedonia coach Dragan Kanatlarovski
resigned and called the game "a shameful outcome, a humiliation." Andorra also drew two matches, 0–0 at Macedonia and 0–0 at home against Finland
. This tournament has been the only one in which Andorra has scored points. However, they lost by their biggest margin to date 8–1 away to the Czech Republic
. In Euro 2008 qualifying, Andorra again lost every game. The closest game was against Russia, a 1–0 defeat on 21 November 2007, which helped the Russians qualify at the expense of England
. Their biggest defeat was a 7–0 loss to Croatia at Andorra La Vella, which is their worst defeat in UEFA competitions 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.
In 2010 World Cup qualifying
they lost all ten matches. For the tournament, they scored three goals, in defeats to and , and conceded 39 goals, including six in a defeat to England, the largest margin in the group. Qualifying for UEFA Euro 2012
ended in a similar way; they lost all ten matches, scoring only one goal and conceding 25; their best results were two one-goal losses to and a 3–1 loss in Ireland.
, in the parish Sant Julià de Lòria
, near the capital Andorra la Vella
. This stadium has a capacity of 1,800 and also hosts the matches of club sides FC Andorra
, UE Sant Julia
, FC Rànger's
, FC Santa Coloma
and FC Lusitanos
. Andorra have occasionally played "home" matches outside their borders. For example, Andorra hosted England in the 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.
, tied for 203. Since Andorra began playing in 1996 their average FIFA ranking is 163.
Opponents anticipate easy wins in matches against Andorra and failure to win comfortably can reflect poorly on a team. In March 2007, coach Steve McClaren
and his England team received abuse from supporters during a 3–0 win against the Andorrans. McClaren walked out of the post-match press conference after only two minutes of questions, saying, "Gentlemen, if you want to write whatever you want to write, you can write it because that is all I am going to say. Thank you."
, their goalkeeper from 1998 to 2009, as their greatest ever player
. During Andorra's 6–0 loss to England at Wembley Stadium
, in a World Cup Qualifier in June 2009, Koldo received a standing ovation from England's fans after he was substituted in injury time. They applauded him for his many saves to prevent a worse loss, and he also retired from international football after the match.
Ildefons Lima is the only Andorran player to have scored more than three career goals for the team; he has seven goals. Óscar Sonejee
's 87 appearances are the most for Andorran national team. Koldo has the second-most with 79 caps between 1998 and 2009.
Manuel Miluir was the first coach of the team and managed the first three games of their European Championship debut. 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. In September 2006 Rodrigo drew the ire of many when he reportedly told Israel
captain Yossi Benayoun
that Israel was a "nation of killers" and threatened to have Benayoun's legs broken.
Opposition: and
Caps and goals correct as of: 11 October 2011
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or FIFA World Cup
matches), the list below is comprehensive.
ECQ = UEFA European Football Championship
qualification match, WCQ = FIFA World Cup qualification
match
The Andorra score is always listed first.
The Andorra-Cyprus match in 2000 is the only game Andorra has scored two goals in any competitive match.
The Andorra-Macedonia match in 2004 is the only competitive match Andorra has won.
Andorra
Andorra , officially the Principality of Andorra , also called the Principality of the Valleys of Andorra, , is a small landlocked country in southwestern Europe, located in the eastern Pyrenees mountains and bordered by Spain and France. It is the sixth smallest nation in Europe having an area of...
in association football and is controlled by the Andorran Football Federation
Andorran Football Federation
The Andorran Football Federation is the governing body of football in Andorra. It organizes the football league, Andorran First Division, the Andorran Cup and the Andorran national football team. It is based in Escaldes-Engordany.-External links:*...
, the governing body for football in Andorra
Football in Andorra
The sport of football in the country of Andorra is run by the Andorran Football Federation. The federation administers the Andorran national football team, as well as the Andorran First Division....
. The team has enjoyed very little success due to the Principality's tiny population, the fourth smallest of any UEFA
UEFA
The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer....
country.
Andorra's first official game was a 6–1 defeat in a friendly match to Estonia
Estonia national football team
The Estonia national football team represents Estonia in international association football. Team members are selected by the head coach of Estonian Football Association . Estonia play their home matches at the A. Le Coq Arena in Tallinn, 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
FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...
but have had very little success. They have only ever won three matches, all at home. They have one win in competitive matches, a 1–0 win against Macedonia in the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying competition
2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
Listed below are the dates and results for the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for UEFA teams. A total of 51 teams took part, divided in 8 Groups - five groups of 6 teams each and three groups of 7 teams each - competing for 13 places in the World Cup...
.
History
Though the Andorran Football Federation formed in 1994, and the Andorra domestic league started in 1995, the national team could not participate in major championships until it gained affiliation with governing bodies FIFAFIFA
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by the acronym FIFA , is the international governing body of :association football, futsal and beach football. Its headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland, and its president is Sepp Blatter, who is in his fourth...
and UEFA
UEFA
The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer....
in 1996. The national team played its first match against Estonia in Andorra La Vella and lost 6–1.
Andorra's first match in a FIFA-sanctioned competition was a 3–1 loss to Armenia
Armenia national football team
The Armenia national football team represents Armenia in association football and is controlled by the Football Federation of Armenia, the governing body for football in Armenia...
on 5 September 1998 in a qualifier for the 2000 European Championships. Andorra lost all ten qualifiers for the tournament. The team particularly struggled in away matches; each loss was by at least three goals. Andorra scored only three goals, two of which were penalties, and two of which were in the away matches. Andorra conceded 28 goals, and their biggest defeat of the qualifiers was a 6–1 away loss to Russia
Russia national football team
The Russia national football team represents Russia in association football and is controlled by the Russian Football Union , the governing body for football in Russia. Russia's home grounds are Luzhniki Stadium, Lokomotiv Stadium , and Petrovsky Stadium in St.Petersburg and their head coach is...
.
For their first World Cup qualifying campaign, Andorra were drawn in a group with Cyprus
Cyprus national football team
The Cyprus national football team represents Cyprus in association football and is controlled by the Cyprus Football Association, the governing body for football in Cyprus. Cyprus' home ground is the GSP Stadium in Nicosia and the current coach is Nikos Nioplias...
, Estonia, Ireland
Republic of Ireland national football team
The Republic of Ireland national football team represents Ireland in association football. It is run by the Football Association of Ireland and currently plays home fixtures at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, which opened in May 2010....
, the Netherlands
Netherlands national football team
The Netherlands National Football Team represents the Netherlands in association football and is controlled by the Royal Dutch Football Association , the governing body for football in the Netherlands...
and Portugal
Portugal national football team
The Portugal national football team represents Portugal in association football and is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation, the governing body for football in Portugal. Portugal's home ground is Estádio Nacional in Oeiras, and their head coach is Paulo Bento...
. They lost their opening match 1–0 loss to Estonia. In the next game, they lost 3–2 to Cyprus but scored their first World Cup qualifying goals. They were again defeated by Estonia, this time 2–1. They lost all their matches and their only away goal was in a 3–1 loss against Ireland. Their worst defeat was 7–1 to Portugal on a neutral ground in Lleida
Lleida
Lleida is a city in the west of Catalonia, Spain. It is the capital city of the province of Lleida, as well as the largest city in the province and it had 137,387 inhabitants , including the contiguous municipalities of Raimat and Sucs. The metro area has about 250,000 inhabitants...
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
. Andorra finished the campaign with no points and conceded 36 goals in ten matches.
In the team's qualification campaign for Euro 2004 they again lost every game. They scored their only goal in the European championships in an a 2–1 away loss to Bulgaria
Bulgaria national football team
The FIFA Bulgaria national football team is an association football team fielded by the Bulgarian Football Union, a member association of UEFA. The team's home ground is Vasil Levski in Sofia and Luboslav Penev is in charge manager after replacement of Lothar Matthäus...
. In this competition the scores were closer than before as they lost 3–0 to Bulgaria, Croatia
Croatia national football team
The Croatia national football team represents Croatia in international football. The team is controlled by the Croatian Football Federation, the governing body for football in the country, and has been managed since 2006 by former player Slaven Bilić...
and Belgium, 2–0 twice to Estonia, 2–0 to Croatia and 1–0 to Belgium.
By Andorran standards, qualification for the 2006 World Cup
2006 FIFA World Cup
The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which won the right to host the event in July 2000. Teams representing 198 national football associations from all six...
was successful. They won their first competitive game 1–0 at home against Macedonia. Andorra midfielder Marc Bernaus
Marc Bernaus
Marc Bernaus Cano is an Andorran footballer who plays as a left defender.-Club career:A FC Barcelona youth graduate, Bernaus could never appear for the first team in La Liga, playing four seasons in the second division and another in the third with the B side.He amassed over 300 official...
, who played in the Spanish second division
Segunda División
The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional football leagues in Spain. From the season 2008-09 onwards, the name of the league is Liga Adelante.-History:...
, received a long throw in off his chest and volleyed in a goal early in the second half. Only 200 people were in Andorra la Vella to watch the game. After the game, Macedonia coach Dragan Kanatlarovski
Dragan Kanatlarovski
Dragan Kanatlarovski is a Macedonian football manager and former player. He represented the Yugoslav national team.- Player career :Born in Belgrade, SR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia, he played for FK Pelister before moving to FK Vardar where he will play four seasons. In 1989 he moved to Red Star Belgrade...
resigned and called the game "a shameful outcome, a humiliation." Andorra also drew two matches, 0–0 at Macedonia and 0–0 at home against Finland
Finland national football team
The Finland national football team represents Finland in international football competitions and is controlled by the Football Association of Finland....
. This tournament has been the only one in which Andorra has scored points. However, they lost by their biggest margin to date 8–1 away to the Czech Republic
Czech Republic national football team
The Czech Republic national football team represents the Czech Republic in association football and is controlled by the Football Association of the Czech Republic, the governing body for football in the Czech Republic. Their current head coach is Michal Bílek...
. In Euro 2008 qualifying, Andorra again lost every game. The closest game was against Russia, a 1–0 defeat on 21 November 2007, which helped the Russians qualify at the expense of England
England national football team
The England national football team represents England in association football and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England. England is the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside Scotland, whom they played in the world's first...
. Their biggest defeat was a 7–0 loss to Croatia at Andorra La Vella, which is their worst defeat in UEFA competitions 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.
In 2010 World Cup qualifying
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - UEFA Group 6
The 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 6 was a UEFA qualifying group for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The group comprised Croatia, England, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Andorra.The group was won by England, who qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup...
they lost all ten matches. For the tournament, they scored three goals, in defeats to and , and conceded 39 goals, including six in a defeat to England, the largest margin in the group. Qualifying for UEFA Euro 2012
UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
The qualifying competition for UEFA Euro 2012 is a series of parallel association football competitions held over 2010 and 2011 to decide the qualifiers for UEFA Euro 2012, to be held in Poland and Ukraine...
ended in a similar way; they lost all ten matches, scoring only one goal and conceding 25; their best results were two one-goal losses to and a 3–1 loss in Ireland.
Andorra all time record against all nations
| Against | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | GD | % Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 33.33% | |
| 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 21 | −19 | 0% | |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0% | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0% | |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 25% | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0% | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0% | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 24 | −24 | 0% | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 0% | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 0% | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16 | −16 | 0% | |
| 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 23 | −18 | 0% | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0% | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 0% | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0% | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | −12 | 0% | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0% | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0% | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0% | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0% | |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 17% | |
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0% | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16 | −16 | 0% | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 14 | −13 | 0% | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 0% | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0% | |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 15 | −14 | 0% | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0% | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0% | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 17 | −17 | 0% | |
| Total | 102 | 3 | 9 | 90 | 31 | 285 | −254 | 2.94% |
Stadium
Andorra play home matches at the Comunal d'Andorra la Vella, AixovallAixovall
The Estadi Comunal d'Andorra la Vella is a small football stadium in Andorra la Vella, the capital of Andorra. The stadium has a capacity of 1,249. The stadium also has a running track. The Estadi Comunal d'Andorra la Vella and the Estadi Comunal d'Aixovall together host all games from Andorra's...
, in the parish Sant Julià de Lòria
Sant Julià de Lòria
Sant Julià de Lòria is one of the parishes of Andorra, in the far south of that country. It is also the name of the main town of the parish, which at 908 m is the lowest settlement in Andorra...
, near the capital Andorra la Vella
Andorra la Vella
Andorra la Vella is the capital of the Co-principality of Andorra, and is located high in the east Pyrenees between France and Spain. It is also the name of the parish that surrounds the capital....
. This stadium has a capacity of 1,800 and also hosts the matches of club sides FC Andorra
FC Andorra
Futbol Club Andorra is a football club based in Andorra la Vella , established in 1942. They play in the Spanish football league system....
, UE Sant Julia
UE Sant Julià
Unió Esportiva Sant Julià is an Andorran football club, playing in the village of Aixovall in the parish of Sant Julià de Lòria, some 6 km from the capital, Andorra la Vella and 4 km from the Spanish border....
, FC Rànger's
FC Rànger's
FC Rànger's is an Andorran football club, who currently plays in the Andorran First Division.- History :...
, FC Santa Coloma
FC Santa Coloma
FC Santa Coloma is an Andorran football team, playing in the village of Santa Coloma.It is one of the best Andorran teams in recent time. In the 2003-04 qualifying round of the UEFA Cup FC Santa Coloma were eliminated by Esbjerg fB from Denmark . Argentinian Hernan Walker scored their only goal in...
and FC Lusitanos
FC Lusitanos
Lusitanos is an Andorran football club from Andorra la Vella, founded in 1999 which plays in Campionat de Lliga, the Premier division in Andorra.- History :...
. Andorra have occasionally played "home" matches outside their borders. For example, Andorra hosted England in the 2008 European Championship and 2010 World Cup qualifiers in the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys
Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys
Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys is a stadium in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Originally built in 1927 for the 1929 International Exposition in the city , it was renovated in 1989 to be the main stadium for the 1992 Summer Olympics...
in Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
, which was the home of RCD Espanyol
RCD Espanyol
Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona is a sports club based in Barcelona, Spain. It is best known for its football team. Espanyol currently play in the Estadi Cornellà-El Prat with seats for 40,500 spectators. It was inaugurated on 2 August 2009...
between 1997 and 2009.
Reputation
Andorra's dismal record gives them a lowly reputation in world football. The nation has only won one competitive fixture, a 1–0 World Cup qualifying win against Macedonia. With the fourth smallest population of any UEFA country, the talent pool is small. Players are predominantly amateurs because the Andorra domestic league is only part-time. In September 2011, Andorra were last in the FIFA World RankingsFIFA World Rankings
The FIFA World Rankings is a ranking system for men's national teams in association football, currently led by Spain. The teams of the member nations of FIFA , football's world governing body, are ranked based on their game results with the most successful teams being ranked highest...
, tied for 203. Since Andorra began playing in 1996 their average FIFA ranking is 163.
Opponents anticipate easy wins in matches against Andorra and failure to win comfortably can reflect poorly on a team. In March 2007, coach Steve McClaren
Steve McClaren
Stephen "Steve" McClaren is an English football manager and former player.McClaren was previously manager of VfL Wolfsburg in Germany between May 2010 and February 2011, having left his post at Dutch side FC Twente, with whom he won the club's first Eredivisie championship in the 2009–10 season...
and his England team received abuse from supporters during a 3–0 win against the Andorrans. McClaren walked out of the post-match press conference after only two minutes of questions, saying, "Gentlemen, if you want to write whatever you want to write, you can write it because that is all I am going to say. Thank you."
Players and managers
In January 2006, the Andorran Football Association named KoldoKoldo
Jesús Luis Álvarez de Eulate , commonly known as Koldo, is a naturalized Andorran football manager and a former goalkeeper, who has been representing the Andorra national football team as a player and is currently the national team manager.He was the substitute goalkeeper in the Atlético Madrid...
, their goalkeeper from 1998 to 2009, as their greatest ever player
UEFA Jubilee Awards
To celebrate the Union of European Football Associations 's 50th anniversary in 2004, each of its member associations was asked by UEFA to choose one of its own players as the single most outstanding player of the past 50 years . The 52 players were known as the Golden Players...
. During Andorra's 6–0 loss to England at Wembley Stadium
Wembley Stadium
The original Wembley Stadium, officially known as the Empire Stadium, was a football stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the new Wembley Stadium that opened in 2007...
, in a World Cup Qualifier in June 2009, Koldo received a standing ovation from England's fans after he was substituted in injury time. They applauded him for his many saves to prevent a worse loss, and he also retired from international football after the match.
Ildefons Lima is the only Andorran player to have scored more than three career goals for the team; he has seven goals. Óscar Sonejee
Óscar Sonejee
Óscar Sonejee Masand is an Andorran football midfielder, currently playing for Santa Coloma and the Andorran national team. He is the most capped player for the Andorra national football team with 85 caps...
's 87 appearances are the most for Andorran national team. Koldo has the second-most with 79 caps between 1998 and 2009.
Manuel Miluir was the first coach of the team and managed the first three games of their European Championship debut. He departed in 1999 to make way for David Rodrigo
David Rodrigo
David Rodrigo is a Spanish football manager. He is currently in charge of the Andorran national team.-Coaching biography:Sports teacher by education Rodrigo started his coaching career as a youth coach for UE Lleida. Then he moved to CD Binéfar in the third Spanish league...
, 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. In September 2006 Rodrigo drew the ire of many when he reportedly told Israel
Israel national football team
The Israel national football team is the national football team of Israel, controlled by the Israel Football Association .Israel National Football is the direct successor of the Eretz Yisrael National Team during British Mandate...
captain Yossi Benayoun
Yossi Benayoun
Yosef Shai "Yossi" Benayoun is an Israeli international footballer who plays for Arsenal on loan from Chelsea.Benayoun plays as an attacking midfielder, often occupying the space just behind the striker. In Israel, he is sometimes nicknamed "The Diamond from Dimona". He is also the captain of the...
that Israel was a "nation of killers" and threatened to have Benayoun's legs broken.
World Cup record
- 19301930 FIFA World CupThe 1930 FIFA World Cup was the inaugural FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in Uruguay from 13 July to 30 July 1930...
to 19981998 FIFA World CupThe 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 16th FIFA World Cup, was held in France from 10 June to 12 July 1998. France was chosen as host nation by FIFA on 2 July 1992. The tournament was won by France, who beat Brazil 3-0 in the final...
– Did not enter - 20022002 FIFA World CupThe 2002 FIFA World Cup was the 17th staging of the FIFA World Cup, held in South Korea and Japan from 31 May to 30 June. It was also the first World Cup held in Asia, and the last in which the golden goal rule was implemented. Brazil won the tournament for a record fifth time, beating Germany 2–0...
to 20102010 FIFA World CupThe 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010...
– Did not qualify
European Championship record
- 1960 to 1996 – Did not enter
- 2000 to 2012 – Did not qualify
Current squad
Match Date: 7 and 11 October 2011Opposition: and
Caps and goals correct as of: 11 October 2011
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UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
International goals
Andorra has scored very few goals in competitive internationals (UEFA European Football ChampionshipUEFA European Football Championship
The UEFA European Football Championship is the main football competition of the men's national football teams governed by UEFA . Held every four years since 1960, in the even-numbered year between World Cup tournaments, it was originally called the UEFA European Nations Cup, changing to the current...
or FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...
matches), the list below is comprehensive.
| No. | Date | Opponent | Scorer(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ECQ | 5 September 1998 |  ArmeniaArmenia national football team The Armenia national football team represents Armenia in association football and is controlled by the Football Federation of Armenia, the governing body for football in Armenia... |
Jesús Lucendo | 1–3 |
| 2 | ECQ | 31 March 1999 |  RussiaRussia national football team The Russia national football team represents Russia in association football and is controlled by the Russian Football Union , the governing body for football in Russia. Russia's home grounds are Luzhniki Stadium, Lokomotiv Stadium , and Petrovsky Stadium in St.Petersburg and their head coach is... |
Emiliano González | 1–6 |
| 3 | ECQ | 8 September 1999 | Russia Russia national football team The Russia national football team represents Russia in association football and is controlled by the Russian Football Union , the governing body for football in Russia. Russia's home grounds are Luzhniki Stadium, Lokomotiv Stadium , and Petrovsky Stadium in St.Petersburg and their head coach is... |
Justo Ruiz Justo Ruiz Justo Ruiz is a former Andorran national footballer, currently playing for Rànger's. He also represented Spain at youth level.- External links :*... |
1–2 |
| 4 | WCQ | 2 September 2000 |  CyprusCyprus national football team The Cyprus national football team represents Cyprus in association football and is controlled by the Cyprus Football Association, the governing body for football in Cyprus. Cyprus' home ground is the GSP Stadium in Nicosia and the current coach is Nikos Nioplias... |
Emiliano González | 2–3 |
| 5 | Ildefons Lima | ||||
| 6 | WCQ | 7 October 2000 |  EstoniaEstonia national football team The Estonia national football team represents Estonia in international association football. Team members are selected by the head coach of Estonian Football Association . Estonia play their home matches at the A. Le Coq Arena in Tallinn, Estonia.... |
Justo Ruiz Justo Ruiz Justo Ruiz is a former Andorran national footballer, currently playing for Rànger's. He also represented Spain at youth level.- External links :*... |
1–2 |
| 7 | WCQ | 25 April 2001 |  Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland national football team The Republic of Ireland national football team represents Ireland in association football. It is run by the Football Association of Ireland and currently plays home fixtures at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, which opened in May 2010.... |
Ildefons Lima | 1–3 |
| 8 | WCQ | 1 September 2001 |  PortugalPortugal national football team The Portugal national football team represents Portugal in association football and is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation, the governing body for football in Portugal. Portugal's home ground is Estádio Nacional in Oeiras, and their head coach is Paulo Bento... |
Robert Alonso | 1–7 |
| 9 | ECQ | 16 October 2002 |  BulgariaBulgaria national football team The FIFA Bulgaria national football team is an association football team fielded by the Bulgarian Football Union, a member association of UEFA. The team's home ground is Vasil Levski in Sofia and Luboslav Penev is in charge manager after replacement of Lothar Matthäus... |
Antoni Lima | 1–2 |
| 10 | WCQ | 8 September 2004 |  RomaniaRomania national football team The Romania national football team is the national football team of Romania and is controlled by the Romanian Football Federation.Romania is one of only four national teams, the other three being Brazil, France, and Belgium, that took part in the first three World Cups.However, after that... |
Marc Pujol Marc Pujol Marc Pujol Pons is an Andorran footballer. He currently plays for Balaguer in Spain's Tercera Division and the Andorran national team... |
1–5 |
| 11 | WCQ | 13 October 2004 |  Macedonia |
Marc Bernaus Marc Bernaus Marc Bernaus Cano is an Andorran footballer who plays as a left defender.-Club career:A FC Barcelona youth graduate, Bernaus could never appear for the first team in La Liga, playing four seasons in the second division and another in the third with the B side.He amassed over 300 official... |
1–0 |
| 12 | WCQ | 26 March 2005 | Armenia Armenia national football team The Armenia national football team represents Armenia in association football and is controlled by the Football Federation of Armenia, the governing body for football in Armenia... |
Fernando Silva Fernando Silva (footballer born 1977) Fernando José Silva García is an Andorran footballer who plays for Imperio de Mérida CP, as a forward.... |
1–2 |
| 13 | WCQ | 4 June 2005 |  Czech RepublicCzech Republic national football team The Czech Republic national football team represents the Czech Republic in association football and is controlled by the Football Association of the Czech Republic, the governing body for football in the Czech Republic. Their current head coach is Michal Bílek... |
Gabriel Riera | 1–8 |
| 14 | ECQ | 6 September 2006 |  IsraelIsrael national football team The Israel national football team is the national football team of Israel, controlled by the Israel Football Association .Israel National Football is the direct successor of the Eretz Yisrael National Team during British Mandate... |
Juli Fernández Juli Fernández Julià Fernàndez Ariza is an Andorran footballer. He currently plays for Santa Coloma and the Andorra national team. He has won both the Andorran First Division and the Andorran Cup several times.-Club career:... |
1–4 |
| 15 | ECQ | 22 August 2007 | Estonia Estonia national football team The Estonia national football team represents Estonia in international association football. Team members are selected by the head coach of Estonian Football Association . Estonia play their home matches at the A. Le Coq Arena in Tallinn, Estonia.... |
Fernando Silva Fernando Silva (footballer born 1977) Fernando José Silva García is an Andorran footballer who plays for Imperio de Mérida CP, as a forward.... |
1–2 |
| 16 | WCQ | 10 September 2008 |  BelarusBelarus national football team The Belarus national football team represents Belarus in association football and is controlled by the Football Federation of Belarus, the governing body for football in Belarus. Belarus' home ground is Dinamo Stadium in Minsk... |
Marc Pujol Marc Pujol Marc Pujol Pons is an Andorran footballer. He currently plays for Balaguer in Spain's Tercera Division and the Andorran national team... |
1–3 |
| 17 | WCQ | 6 June 2009 | Belarus |
Ildefons Lima | 1–5 |
| 18 | WCQ | 9 September 2009 |  Kazakhstan |
Óscar Sonejee Óscar Sonejee Óscar Sonejee Masand is an Andorran football midfielder, currently playing for Santa Coloma and the Andorran national team. He is the most capped player for the Andorra national football team with 85 caps... |
1–3 |
| 19 | ECQ | 7 September 2010 | Ireland |
Cristian Martínez | 1–3 |
ECQ = UEFA European Football Championship
UEFA European Football Championship
The UEFA European Football Championship is the main football competition of the men's national football teams governed by UEFA . Held every four years since 1960, in the even-numbered year between World Cup tournaments, it was originally called the UEFA European Nations Cup, changing to the current...
qualification match, WCQ = FIFA World Cup qualification
FIFA World Cup qualification
The FIFA World Cup qualification is the process that a national association football team goes through to qualify for the FIFA World Cup Finals. The FIFA World Cup is a global event, so qualification is required to reduce the large field of participants from about 200 to 32.Qualifying tournaments...
match
The Andorra score is always listed first.
The Andorra-Cyprus match in 2000 is the only game Andorra has scored two goals in any competitive match.
The Andorra-Macedonia match in 2004 is the only competitive match Andorra has won.