Andorra national football team 654958 225563087 2008-07-14T09:32:11Z 85.250.89.87 {{seealso|Andorra CF}} {{current sport-related|mini=1|Andorra national football team season 2008}} {{Infobox National football team | Name = Andorra | Badge = Andorra_FA.gif | FIFA Trigramme = AND | Nickname = | Association = [[Andorran Football Federation]]<br /> (''Federació Andorrana de Futbol'') | Confederation = [[UEFA]] ([[Europe]]) | Coach = {{flagicon|Spain}} [[David Rodrigo]] ([[1999]]-) | Captain = [[Justo Ruiz]] | Most caps = [[Oscar Sonejee]] (73) | Top scorer = [[Ildefons Lima]] (4) | Home Stadium = [[Estadio Comunal de Aixovall|Comunal de Aixovall]] | FIFA Rank = 183 | 1st ranking date = November 1996| FIFA max = 125 | FIFA max date = September 2005| FIFA min = 188 | FIFA min date = May 1997| Elo Rank = 180 | pattern_la1=|pattern_b1=|pattern_ra1=| leftarm1=FF0000|body1=FF0000|rightarm1=FF0000|shorts1=FF0000|socks1=FF0000| pattern_la2=|pattern_b2=|pattern_ra2=| leftarm2=0000FF|body2=0000FF|rightarm2=0000FF|shorts2=0000FF|socks2=0000FF| First game = {{Flagicon|Andorra}} Andorra 1 - 6 [[Estonia national football team|Estonia]] {{Flagicon|Estonia}}<br/>([[Andorra la Vella]], [[Andorra]]; [[November 13]], [[1996]]) | Largest win = {{Flagicon|Andorra}} Andorra 2 - 0 [[Belarus national football team|Belarus]] {{Flagicon|Belarus}}<br/>([[Andorra la Vella]], [[Andorra]]; [[April 26]], [[2000]]) {{Flagicon|Andorra}} Andorra 2 - 0 [[Albania national football team|Albania]]{{Flagicon|Albania}}<br/>([[Andorra la Vella]], [[Andorra]]; [[April 17]], [[2002]])| Largest loss = {{Flagicon|Czech Republic}} [[Czech national football team|Czech Republic]] 8 - 1 Andorra {{Flagicon|Andorra}}<br/>([[Liberec]], [[Czech Republic]]; [[June 4]], [[2005]])<br />{{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Croatia national football team|Croatia]] 7 - 0 Andorra {{Flagicon|Andorra}}<br/>([[Zagreb]], [[Croatia]]; [[October 7]], [[2006]]) | }} The Andorra national football team is controlled by the [[Andorran Football Federation]]. [[Andorra]] is a very new country in international football; the national team has existed for less than 10 years. They have recorded three victories so far, all at home. They have gained a reputation as one of the most ill-disciplined international teams in Europe having accumulated more cards in the [[WC 2006|World Cup 2006]] Qualifiers than any other team.{{fact|date=June 2008}} ==World Cup record== *[[Football World Cup 1930|1930]] to [[Football World Cup 1998|1998]] - ''Did not enter'' *[[Football World Cup 2002|2002]] to [[Football World Cup 2006|2006]] - ''Did not qualify'' ==European Championship record== *[[1960 European Football Championship|1960]] to [[1996 European Football Championship|1996]] - ''Did not enter'' *[[2000 European Football Championship|2000]] to [[2008 European Football Championship|2008]] - ''Did not qualify'' {{clear}} ==Current squad== The following players named for the friendly match against [[Latvia national football team|Latvia]] on [[March 26]] [[2008]] Caps and goals as of [[March 26]]. {{nat fs g start}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=GK|name=[[Koldo|Koldo Álvarez de Elaute]]|age=[[September 4]], [[1970]]|caps=70|goals=0|club=[[FC Andorra|Andorra]]|clubnat=AND}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=GK|name=[[José Antonio Gómes]]|age=[[December 3]], [[1985]]|caps=3|goals=0|club=[[SE Eivissa-Ibiza|Eivissa]]|clubnat=ESP}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[José Manuel García|Txema García]]|age=[[December 4]] [[1974]]|caps=66|goals=0|club=[[FC Andorra|Andorra]]|clubnat=AND}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Antoni Lima Solá|Toni Lima]]|age=[[September 22]], [[1970]]|caps=56|goals=1|club=[[SE Eivissa-Ibiza|Eivissa]]|clubnat=ESP}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Jordi Escura]]|age=[[April 19]], [[1980]]|caps=50|goals=0|club=[[FC Benavent|Benavent]]|clubnat=ESP}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Ildefons Lima]]|age=[[December 10]], [[1979]]|caps=51|goals=4|club=[[U.S. Triestina Calcio|Triestina]]|clubnat=ITA}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Álex Somoza]]|age=[[July 7]] [[1987]]|caps=5|goals=0|club=[[CE Principat|Principat]]|clubnat=AND}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Óscar Sonejee]]|age=[[March 26]], [[1976]]|caps=73|goals=1|club=[[FC Andorra|Andorra]]|clubnat=AND}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Genís García]]|age=[[May 18]] [[1978]]|caps=32|goals=0|club=[[FC Santa Coloma|Santa Coloma]]|clubnat=AND}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Marcio Vieira]]|age=[[October 10]], [[1984]]|caps=16|goals=0|club=[[CD Teruel|Teruel]]|clubnat=ESP}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Manolo Jiménez]]|age=[[August 12]], [[1978]]|caps=57|goals=1|club=[[FC Andorra|Andorra]]|clubnat=AND}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Justo Ruiz]]|age=[[August 31]], [[1969]]|caps=67|goals=2|club=[[FC Rànger's|Rànger's]]|clubnat=AND}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Xavier Andorrà]]|age=[[June 7]] [[1985]]|caps=8|goals=0|club=[[Gimnástico Alcázar CF|Alcázar]]|clubnat=ESP}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Victor Hugo Moreira]]| age=[[January 1]] [[1991]]|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[FC Rànger's|Rànger's]]|clubnat=AND}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[José Manuel Ayala]]|age=[[April 8]] [[1980]]|caps=34|goals=0|club=[[FC Santa Coloma|Santa Coloma]]|clubnat=AND}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Marc Vales]]|age=[[January 1]] [[1991]]|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[CE Sabadell|Sabadell]]|clubnat=ESP}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Sergi Moreno]]|age=[[November 25]], [[1987]]|caps=16|goals=0|club=[[Gimnástico Alcázar CF|Alcázar]]|clubnat=ESP}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Gabi Riera]]|age=[[June 5]] [[1985]]|caps=12|goals=1|club=[[Gimnástico Alcázar CF|Alcázar]]|clubnat=ESP}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Juan Carlos Toscano]]|age=[[August 14]] [[1984]]|caps=10|goals=0|club=[[Gimnástico Alcázar CF|Alcázar]]|clubnat=ESP}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Sebastià Gómez]]|age=[[January 1]], [[1991]]|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[FC Rànger's|Rànger's]]|clubnat=AND}} {{nat fs end}} == FIFA World Cup 2010 Qualification == {{main|2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - UEFA Group 6}} {{footballbox |date = [[August 20]] [[2008]] |team1 = {{fb-rt|KAZ}} |score = vs. |report = |team2 = {{fb|AND}} |goals1 = |goals2 = |stadium = [[Almaty Central Stadium]], [[Almaty]] |attendance = |referee = }} ---- {{footballbox |date = [[September 6]] [[2008]] |team1 = {{fb-rt|AND}} |score = vs. |report = |team2 = {{fb|ENG}} |goals1 = |goals2 = |stadium = [[Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys]], [[Barcelona]] |attendance = |referee = }} ---- {{footballbox |date = [[September 10]] [[2008]] |team1 = {{fb-rt|AND}} |score = vs. |report = |team2 = {{fb|BLR}} |goals1 = |goals2 = |stadium = [[Comunal de Aixovall]], [[Andorra la Vella]] |attendance = |referee = }} ---- {{footballbox |date = [[October 15]] [[2008]] |team1 = {{fb-rt|CRO}} |score = vs. |report = |team2 = {{fb|AND}} |goals1 = |goals2 = |stadium = [[Maksimir Stadium]], [[Zagreb]] |attendance = |referee = }} ---- {{footballbox |date = [[April 1]] [[2009]] |team1 = {{fb-rt|AND}} |score = vs. |report = |team2 = {{fb|CRO}} |goals1 = |goals2 = |stadium = [[Comunal de Aixovall]], [[Andorra la Vella]] |attendance = |referee = }} ---- {{footballbox |date = [[June 6]] [[2009]] |team1 = {{fb-rt|BLR}} |score = vs. |report = |team2 = {{fb|AND}} |goals1 = |goals2 = |stadium = [[Dinamo Stadium (Minsk)]], [[Minsk]] |attendance = |referee = }} ---- {{footballbox |date = [[June 10]] [[2009]] |team1 = {{fb-rt|ENG}} |score = vs. |report = |team2 = {{fb|AND}} |goals1 = |goals2 = |stadium = [[Wembley Stadium]], [[London]] |attendance = |referee = }} ---- {{footballbox |date = [[September 5]] [[2009]] |team1 = {{fb-rt|UKR}} |score = vs. |report = |team2 = {{fb|AND}} |goals1 = |goals2 = |stadium = [[Olimpiysky National Sports Complex|Olympic Stadium]], [[Kiev]] |attendance = |referee = }} ---- {{footballbox |date = [[October 14]] [[2009]] |team1 = {{fb-rt|AND}} |score = vs. |report = |team2 = {{fb|UKR}} |goals1 = |goals2 = |stadium = [[Comunal de Aixovall]], [[Andorra la Vella]] |attendance = |referee = }} ===Group 6=== {{2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - UEFA Group 6 | expanded = yes | tiebreakers = yes }} ---- ==Famous Players== *[[Koldo]] *[[Jack Bowler]] *[[Marc Bernaus]] *[[Justo Ruiz]] *[[Óscar Sonejee]] *[[Txema]] *[[Sergi Moreno]] ==International Goals== Andorra have scored very few goals in competitive internationals ([[UEFA European Football Championship]] or [[FIFA World Cup]] matches), so here is a list of them all. {| class="wikitable" |- ! No. ! Comp.<sup>1</sup> ! Date ! Opponent ! Scorer ! Final Score<sup>2</sup> |- | 1 | ECQ | [[5 September]] [[1998]] | {{flagicon|ARM}}[[Armenia national football team|Armenia]] | [[Jesús Lucendo]] | 1-3 |- | 2 | ECQ | [[31 March]] [[1999]] | {{flagicon|RUS}}[[Russia national football team|Russia]] | [[Emiliano González]] | 1-6 |- | 3 | ECQ | [[8 September]] [[1999]] | {{flagicon|RUS}}[[Russia national football team|Russia]] | [[Justo Ruiz]] | 1-2 |- | 4 | rowspan=2 | WCQ | rowspan=2 | [[2 September]] [[2000]] | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|CYP}}[[Cyprus national football team|Cyprus]] | [[Emiliano González]] | rowspan=2 | 2-3<sup>3</sup> |- | 5 | [[Ildefons Lima]] |- | 6 | WCQ | [[7 October]] [[2000]] | {{flagicon|EST}}[[Estonia national football team|Estonia]] | [[Justo Ruiz]] | 1-2 |- | 7 | WCQ | [[25 April]] [[2001]] | {{flagicon|IRL}}[[Republic of Ireland national football team|Republic of Ireland]] | [[Ildefons Lima]] | 1-3 |- | 8 | WCQ | [[1 September]] [[2001]] | {{flagicon|POR}}[[Portugal national football team|Portugal]] | [[Robert Alonso]] | 1-7 |- | 9 | ECQ | [[16 October]] [[2002]] | {{flagicon|BUL}}[[Bulgaria national football team|Bulgaria]] | [[Antoni Lima]] | 1-2 |- | 10 | WCQ | [[8 September]] [[2004]] | {{flagicon|ROM}}[[Romania national football team|Romania]] | [[Marc Pujol]] | 1-5 |- | 11 | WCQ | [[13 October]] [[2004]] | {{flagicon|Macedonia}}[[FYR Macedonia national football team|Macedonia]] | [[Marc Bernaus]] | 1-0<sup>4</sup> |- | 12 | WCQ | [[26 March]] [[2005]] | {{flagicon|ARM}}[[Armenia national football team|Armenia]] | [[Fernando Silva]] | 1-2 |- | 13 | WCQ | [[4 June]] [[2005]] | {{flagicon|CZE}}[[Czech Republic national football team|Czech Republic]] | [[Gabriel Riera]] | 1-8 |- | 14 | ECQ | [[6 September]] [[2006]] | {{flagicon|ISR}}[[Israel national football team|Israel]] | [[Juli Fernández]] | 1-4 |- | 15 | ECQ | [[22 August]] [[2007]] | {{flagicon|EST}}[[Estonia national football team|Estonia]] | [[Fernando Silva]] | 1-2 |} *<sup>1</sup> '''ECQ''' = [[UEFA European Football Championship]] qualification match. '''WCQ''' = [[FIFA World Cup qualification]] match. *<sup>2</sup> Andorra score always shown first in score. *<sup>3</sup> The Andorra-Cyprus match in 2000 is the only record of Andorra scoring two goals in any competitive match. *<sup>4</sup> The Andorra-Macedonia match in 2004 is the only record of Andorra winning a competitive match. ==References== *[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/sport/football.html?in_article_id=445077&in_page_id=1779 Andorra's weapons of Mac's destruction] ''Daily Mail'', 28th March, 2007. accessed 22nd April, 2007. ==External links== *[http://www.fedandfut.com/pages/seleccio.asp?idioma=ang&seleccio=1&doit=1st Official website] *[http://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/ando-intres.html RSSSF archive of international results 1996-2002 (list of results)] *[http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/ando-recintlp.html RSSSF archive of most capped players, highest goalscorers and coaches] *[http://itv.stats.football365.com/intnl/teams/AD.html ITV Football-Statistics/Andorra] *[http://www.football.co.uk/andorra/match_reports/index.shtml Football.co.uk:Andorra] *[http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/country.php?id=5/ National Football Teams] *[http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/countries/association=60618/index.html/ UEFA] *[http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=and/index.html/ FIFA] {{fb start}} {{International Football}} {{UEFA teams}} {{Sport in the Catalan-speaking world}} {{fb end}} [[Category:European national football teams]] [[Category:Football in Andorra|National team]] [[ar:منتخب أندورا لكرة القدم]] [[ca:Selecció de futbol d'Andorra]] [[da:Andorras fodboldlandshold]] [[de:Andorranische Fußballnationalmannschaft]] [[es:Selección de fútbol de Andorra]] [[fr:Équipe d'Andorre de football]] [[gl:Selección de fútbol de Andorra]] [[ko:안도라 축구 국가대표팀]] [[it:Nazionale di calcio di Andorra]] [[he:נבחרת אנדורה בכדורגל]] [[lv:Andoras futbola izlase]] [[lt:Andoros vyrų futbolo rinktinė]] [[hu:Andorrai labdarúgó-válogatott]] [[mt:Tim Nazzjonali tal-Futbol ta' l-Andorra]] [[mr:आंदोरा फुटबॉल संघ]] [[nl:Andorrees voetbalelftal]] [[ja:サッカーアンドラ代表]] [[no:Andorras herrelandslag i fotball]] [[pl:Reprezentacja Andory w piłce nożnej]] [[pt:Seleção Andorrana de Futebol]] [[ro:Echipa naţională de fotbal a Andorrei]] [[ru:Сборная Андорры по футболу]] [[fi:Andorran jalkapallomaajoukkue]] [[sv:Andorras herrlandslag i fotboll]] [[vi:Đội tuyển bóng đá quốc gia Andorra]] [[tr:Andorra Millî Futbol Takımı]] [[uk:Збірна Андорри з футболу]] [[zh:安道爾國家足球隊]]