Andorra national football team
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The Andorra men's national football team (Catalan: Selecció de futbol d'Andorra) 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).
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 | Marc Pujol | ||
Most caps | Ildefons Lima (137) | ||
Top scorer | Ildefons Lima (11) | ||
Home stadium | Estadi Nacional, Andorra la Vella | ||
FIFA code | AND | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 164 (4 April 2024)[1] | ||
Highest | 125 (September 2005) | ||
Lowest | 206 (December 2011) | ||
First international | |||
Andorra 1–6 Estonia (Andorra la Vella, Andorra; 13 November 1996) | |||
Biggest win | |||
San Marino 0–3 Andorra (Serravalle, San Marino; 12 October 2021) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Czech Republic 8–1 Andorra (Liberec, Czech Republic; 4 June 2005) Croatia 7–0 Andorra (Zagreb, Croatia; 7 October 2006) Portugal 7–0 Andorra (Lisbon, Portugal; 11 November 2020) | |||
World Cup | |||
Appearances | 0 | ||
Best result | 5th in Qualification Group (2022 qualifying) | ||
European Championship | |||
Appearances | 0 | ||
Best result | 5th in Qualification Group (2004 qualifying, 2020 qualifying, 2024 qualifying) |
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 won thirteen matches since becoming recognised by FIFA in 1996.