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The [[Andorra national football team]] has represented [[Andorra]] in international [[association football]] since 1996. Although the nation declared constitutional independence in March 1993, the national team was forced to wait three years before making its official debut until the side were accepted as members of the [[UEFA|Union of European Football Associations]] (UEFA) and the [[FIFA|International Federation of Association Football]] (FIFA).<ref name="uefa">{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/member-associations/association=and/index.html |title=Encouraging Andorran Advancements |publisher=UEFA |accessdate=30 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180930154549/https://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/member-associations/association=and/index.html |archive-date=2018-09-30 |dead-url=no |df= }}</ref> Andorra played their first official international fixture on 13 November 1996, suffering a 6–1 defeat to [[Estonia national football team|Estonia]] in the Andorran capital city [[Andorra la Vella]].<ref name="rsssfmatches">{{cite web |url=http://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/ando-intres.html |title=Andorra – List of International Matches |publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |first=Roberto |last=Di Maggio |accessdate=30 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629022537/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/ando-intres.html |archive-date=2011-06-29 |dead-url=no |df= }}</ref> The team is governed by the [[Andorran Football Federation]] (AFF) and compete as a member of UEFA,<ref name="uefa"/> which encompasses the countries of Europe and Israel.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.sky.com/story/why-does-israels-football-team-play-in-europe-10359083 |title=Why Does Israel's Football Team Play In Europe? |publisher=Sky News |date=18 May 2015 |accessdate=7 January 2019}}</ref> As of |
The [[Andorra national football team]] has represented [[Andorra]] in international [[association football]] since 1996. Although the nation declared constitutional independence in March 1993, the national team was forced to wait three years before making its official debut until the side were accepted as members of the [[UEFA|Union of European Football Associations]] (UEFA) and the [[FIFA|International Federation of Association Football]] (FIFA).<ref name="uefa">{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/member-associations/association=and/index.html |title=Encouraging Andorran Advancements |publisher=UEFA |accessdate=30 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180930154549/https://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/member-associations/association=and/index.html |archive-date=2018-09-30 |dead-url=no |df= }}</ref> Andorra played their first official international fixture on 13 November 1996, suffering a 6–1 defeat to [[Estonia national football team|Estonia]] in the Andorran capital city [[Andorra la Vella]].<ref name="rsssfmatches">{{cite web |url=http://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/ando-intres.html |title=Andorra – List of International Matches |publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |first=Roberto |last=Di Maggio |accessdate=30 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629022537/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/ando-intres.html |archive-date=2011-06-29 |dead-url=no |df= }}</ref> The team is governed by the [[Andorran Football Federation]] (AFF) and compete as a member of UEFA,<ref name="uefa"/> which encompasses the countries of Europe and Israel.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.sky.com/story/why-does-israels-football-team-play-in-europe-10359083 |title=Why Does Israel's Football Team Play In Europe? |publisher=Sky News |date=18 May 2015 |accessdate=7 January 2019}}</ref> As of March 2019, Andorra have played 157 matches, winning 6, drawing 19 and losing 132.<ref name="rsssfmatches"/> Andorra have played more matches against Estonia than any other international side, losing all 12 meetings between the teams.<ref name="rsssfmatches"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.11v11.com/teams/andorra/tab/stats/ |title=Andorra national football team statistics and records: all-time record |website=11v11.com |publisher=AFS Enterprises |accessdate=30 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180930233351/https://www.11v11.com/teams/andorra/tab/stats/ |archive-date=2018-09-30 |dead-url=no |df= }}</ref> In global and continental competitions, the team has competed in qualification groups for both the [[FIFA World Cup]], since 2002, and the [[UEFA European Championship]], since 2000, but have failed to qualify for any tournament finals.<ref name="rsssfmatches"/> |
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Spanish-born [[Defender (association football)|defender]] [[Ildefons Lima]] is the nation's most [[Cap (sport)|capped]] player, accumulating |
Spanish-born [[Defender (association football)|defender]] [[Ildefons Lima]] is the nation's most [[Cap (sport)|capped]] player, accumulating 120 appearances as of March 2019,<ref name="rsssfapps">{{cite web |url=http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/ando-recintlp.html |title=Andorra – Record International Players |publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |first=Roberto |last=Mamrud |accessdate=30 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629050246/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/ando-recintlp.html |archive-date=2011-06-29 |dead-url=no |df= }}</ref> having made his international debut in June 1997 against Estonia.<ref name="limaapps">{{cite web |url=http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/ilima-intlg.html |title=Ildefons Lima Solá – Century of International Appearances |publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |first=Roberto |last=Mamrud |accessdate=30 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140730065133/http://rsssf.com/miscellaneous/ilima-intlg.html |archive-date=2014-07-30 |dead-url=no |df= }}</ref> He broke the record held by [[Óscar Sonejee]] on 16 August 2017 after playing in a [[Exhibition game#Association football|friendly match]] against [[Qatar national football team|Qatar]].<ref name="record">{{cite news|url=https://www.elperiodic.ad/noticia/59552/lhome-record|title=Ildefons Lima: l'home rècord|trans-title=Ildefons Lima: the record man|newspaper=El Periòdic d'Andorra|language=Catalan|date=17 August 2017|accessdate=31 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180901003743/https://www.elperiodic.ad/noticia/59552/lhome-record|archive-date=2018-09-01|dead-url=no|df=}}</ref> Lima and Sonejee are the only players to have achieved [[List of footballers with 100 or more caps|100 caps]] for the Andorran national side.<ref name="rsssfapps"/> Despite playing as a defender, Lima is also the nation's leading goalscorer of all time, scoring eleven goals as of March 2019, and is the only player to have scored five or more goals for the side.<ref name="rsssfapps"/><ref name="eu">{{cite web |url=https://eu-football.info/_players.php?id=5 |title=Andorra most capped players |website=eu-football.info |accessdate=30 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180903013606/https://eu-football.info/_players.php?id=5 |archive-date=2018-09-03 |dead-url=no |df= }}</ref> |
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The first player to reach 25 caps for Andorra was [[Txema Garcia]], on 2 September 2000 in a 3–2 defeat to [[Cyprus national football team|Cyprus]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=21493 |title=Txema Garcia |website=eu-football.info |accessdate=30 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180930233632/https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=21493 |archive-date=2018-09-30 |dead-url=no |df= }}</ref> Óscar Sonejee became the first Andorran player to accumulate 100 caps, reaching the tally on 6 June 2015 in a 1–0 defeat to [[Equatorial Guinea national football team|Equatorial Guinea]]. He went on to finish his international career with 106 caps,<ref name="sonejeeapps">{{cite web |url=http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/sonejee-intl.html |title=Oscar Sonejee Masand – Century of International Appearances |publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |first=Roberto |last=Mamrud |accessdate=30 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181009031339/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/sonejee-intl.html |archive-date=2018-10-09 |dead-url=no |df= }}</ref> holding the caps record until 2017 when Lima overtook him.<ref name="limaapps"/> [[Koldo]] is the most capped [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]] in Andorra's history having appeared 78 times during an eleven-year spell with the national side. He was later named as his country's "golden player" by the AFF during the [[UEFA Jubilee Awards]] in 2004 as Andorra's "single most outstanding player".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/news/newsid=130150.html |title=Golden Players take centre stage |publisher=UEFA |date=29 November 2003 |accessdate=2 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170917044757/http://www.uefa.com/news/newsid=130150.html |archive-date=2017-09-17 |dead-url=no |df= }}</ref> A year after announcing his retirement, he was appointed manager of the national side.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://en.as.com/en/2018/09/12/football/1536748522_356243.html |title=Where Iceland can pick from 10 we can only choose one |website=as.com |first=Martín |last=Manchón |date=12 September 2018 |accessdate=2 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181003014513/https://en.as.com/en/2018/09/12/football/1536748522_356243.html |archive-date=2018-10-03 |dead-url=no |df= }}</ref> |
The first player to reach 25 caps for Andorra was [[Txema Garcia]], on 2 September 2000 in a 3–2 defeat to [[Cyprus national football team|Cyprus]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=21493 |title=Txema Garcia |website=eu-football.info |accessdate=30 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180930233632/https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=21493 |archive-date=2018-09-30 |dead-url=no |df= }}</ref> Óscar Sonejee became the first Andorran player to accumulate 100 caps, reaching the tally on 6 June 2015 in a 1–0 defeat to [[Equatorial Guinea national football team|Equatorial Guinea]]. He went on to finish his international career with 106 caps,<ref name="sonejeeapps">{{cite web |url=http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/sonejee-intl.html |title=Oscar Sonejee Masand – Century of International Appearances |publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |first=Roberto |last=Mamrud |accessdate=30 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181009031339/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/sonejee-intl.html |archive-date=2018-10-09 |dead-url=no |df= }}</ref> holding the caps record until 2017 when Lima overtook him.<ref name="limaapps"/> [[Koldo]] is the most capped [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]] in Andorra's history having appeared 78 times during an eleven-year spell with the national side. He was later named as his country's "golden player" by the AFF during the [[UEFA Jubilee Awards]] in 2004 as Andorra's "single most outstanding player".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/news/newsid=130150.html |title=Golden Players take centre stage |publisher=UEFA |date=29 November 2003 |accessdate=2 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170917044757/http://www.uefa.com/news/newsid=130150.html |archive-date=2017-09-17 |dead-url=no |df= }}</ref> A year after announcing his retirement, he was appointed manager of the national side.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://en.as.com/en/2018/09/12/football/1536748522_356243.html |title=Where Iceland can pick from 10 we can only choose one |website=as.com |first=Martín |last=Manchón |date=12 September 2018 |accessdate=2 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181003014513/https://en.as.com/en/2018/09/12/football/1536748522_356243.html |archive-date=2018-10-03 |dead-url=no |df= }}</ref> |
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As of March 2019, 36 players have accumulated 25 caps or more for Andorra at international level,<ref name="rsssfapps"/> including the nation's oldest ([[Juli Sánchez]], 40 years and 151 days)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.11v11.com/teams/andorra/tab/stats/option/oldest/ |title=Andorra national football team statistics and records: oldest players |website=11v11.com |publisher=AFS Enterprises |accessdate=2 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181001220601/https://www.11v11.com/teams/andorra/tab/stats/option/oldest/ |archive-date=2018-10-01 |dead-url=no |df= }}</ref> and youngest internationals ([[Sergi Moreno]], 16 years and 125 days).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.11v11.com/teams/andorra/tab/stats/option/youngest/ |title=Andorra national football team statistics and records: youngest players |website=11v11.com |publisher=AFS Enterprises |accessdate=2 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181003014051/https://www.11v11.com/teams/andorra/tab/stats/option/youngest/ |archive-date=2018-10-03 |dead-url=no |df= }}</ref>{{#tag:ref|11v11.com credits Emili García with an appearance against [[Finland national football team|Finland]] in 2004, that would make him the youngest, but the appearance was actually made by [[Txema Garcia]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=2687 |title=Finland 3–0 Andorra |website=eu-football.info |accessdate=3 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181003182000/https://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=2687 |archive-date=2018-10-03 |dead-url=no |df= }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://gh.soccerway.com/matches/2004/09/04/europe/wc-qualifying-europe/finland/andorra/238552/ |title=Finland 3–0 Andorra |publisher=Soccerway |accessdate=3 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181003183335/https://gh.soccerway.com/matches/2004/09/04/europe/wc-qualifying-europe/finland/andorra/238552/ |archive-date=2018-10-03 |dead-url=no |df= }}</ref> 11v11.com also lists Moreno's debut as 5 June 2004 against [[Spain national football team|Spain]], however he appeared in a friendly on 14 April 2004 against [[China national football team|China]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=26394 |title=Sergio Moreno |website=eu-football.info |accessdate=3 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181003181902/https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=26394 |archive-date=2018-10-03 |dead-url=no |df= }}</ref><ref>{{NFT player|name=Sergi Moreno|8440|accessdate=3 October 2018}}</ref>|group=lower-alpha}} |
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''Appearances and goals are composed of [[FIFA World Cup]] and [[UEFA European Championship]] and each competition's required qualification matches, as well as numerous international friendly tournaments and matches. Players are listed by number of caps. If the number of caps is equal, the players are then listed alphabetically. Statistics updated following match played on |
''Appearances and goals are composed of [[FIFA World Cup]] and [[UEFA European Championship]] and each competition's required qualification matches, as well as numerous international friendly tournaments and matches. Players are listed by number of caps. If the number of caps is equal, the players are then listed alphabetically. Statistics updated following match played on 22 March 2019.'' |
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![A man with short dark hair wearing a blue jersey with yellow stripes.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Andorra_national_football_team_-_Ildefons_Lima_%28001%29.jpg/220px-Andorra_national_football_team_-_Ildefons_Lima_%28001%29.jpg)
The Andorra national football team has represented Andorra in international association football since 1996. Although the nation declared constitutional independence in March 1993, the national team was forced to wait three years before making its official debut until the side were accepted as members of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) and the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA).[1] Andorra played their first official international fixture on 13 November 1996, suffering a 6–1 defeat to Estonia in the Andorran capital city Andorra la Vella.[2] The team is governed by the Andorran Football Federation (AFF) and compete as a member of UEFA,[1] which encompasses the countries of Europe and Israel.[3] As of March 2019, Andorra have played 157 matches, winning 6, drawing 19 and losing 132.[2] Andorra have played more matches against Estonia than any other international side, losing all 12 meetings between the teams.[2][4] In global and continental competitions, the team has competed in qualification groups for both the FIFA World Cup, since 2002, and the UEFA European Championship, since 2000, but have failed to qualify for any tournament finals.[2]
Spanish-born defender Ildefons Lima is the nation's most capped player, accumulating 120 appearances as of March 2019,[5] having made his international debut in June 1997 against Estonia.[6] He broke the record held by Óscar Sonejee on 16 August 2017 after playing in a friendly match against Qatar.[7] Lima and Sonejee are the only players to have achieved 100 caps for the Andorran national side.[5] Despite playing as a defender, Lima is also the nation's leading goalscorer of all time, scoring eleven goals as of March 2019, and is the only player to have scored five or more goals for the side.[5][8]
The first player to reach 25 caps for Andorra was Txema Garcia, on 2 September 2000 in a 3–2 defeat to Cyprus.[9] Óscar Sonejee became the first Andorran player to accumulate 100 caps, reaching the tally on 6 June 2015 in a 1–0 defeat to Equatorial Guinea. He went on to finish his international career with 106 caps,[10] holding the caps record until 2017 when Lima overtook him.[6] Koldo is the most capped goalkeeper in Andorra's history having appeared 78 times during an eleven-year spell with the national side. He was later named as his country's "golden player" by the AFF during the UEFA Jubilee Awards in 2004 as Andorra's "single most outstanding player".[11] A year after announcing his retirement, he was appointed manager of the national side.[12]
As of March 2019, 36 players have accumulated 25 caps or more for Andorra at international level,[5] including the nation's oldest (Juli Sánchez, 40 years and 151 days)[13] and youngest internationals (Sergi Moreno, 16 years and 125 days).[14][a]
List
Appearances and goals are composed of FIFA World Cup and UEFA European Championship and each competition's required qualification matches, as well as numerous international friendly tournaments and matches. Players are listed by number of caps. If the number of caps is equal, the players are then listed alphabetically. Statistics updated following match played on 22 March 2019.
Key | |
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Still active for the national team[b] | |
Player is tied for the number of caps | |
GK | Goalkeeper |
DF | Defender |
MF | Midfielder |
FW | Forward |
![A man with dark hair wearing a red, blue and yellow jersey.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Oscar_Sonejee_2015.jpg/220px-Oscar_Sonejee_2015.jpg)
![A man with dark hair wearing a dark tracksuit jacket.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Andorra_national_football_team_-_Koldo_%28001%29.jpg/220px-Andorra_national_football_team_-_Koldo_%28001%29.jpg)
No. | Name | Position | National team career |
Caps | Goals | Notes |
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1 | Ildefons Lima* | DF | 1997–2019 | 120 | 11 | |
2 | Óscar Sonejee | MF | 1997–2015 | 106 | 4 | |
3 | Márcio Vieira* | MF | 2005–2019 | 85 | 0 | |
4 | Josep Ayala* | DF | 2002–2017 | 84 | 1 | |
5 | Marc Pujol* | MF | 2000–2018 | 81 | 2 | |
6 | Manolo Jiménez Soria* | MF | 1998–2012 | 79 | 1 | |
7 | Koldo | GK | 1998–2009 | 78 | 0 | Manager[c] |
Juli Sánchez* | FW | 1996–2019 | 72 | 2 | ||
9 | Txema Garcia | DF | 1997–2009 | 71 | 0 | |
10 | Justo Ruiz | MF | 1998–2008 | 67 | 2 | |
11 | Jordi Escura | MF | 1998–2011 | 65 | 0 | |
12 | Antoni Lima | DF | 1997–2009 | 64 | 1 | |
13 | Sergi Moreno* | MF | 2004–2018 | 63 | 0 | |
14 | Marc Vales* | DF | 2008–2019 | 58 | 0 | |
15 | Josep Gómes* | GK | 2006–2019 | 54 | 0 | |
16 | Cristian Martínez* | MF | 2009–2019 | 53 | 3 | |
17 | Fernando Silva | FW | 2002–2013 | 51 | 2 | |
18 | Jordi Rubio* | DF | 2006–2019 | 45 | 2 | |
19 | Emili García* | DF | 2008–2018 | 44 | 1 | |
20= | Marc García* | MF | 2010–2018 | 42 | 0 | |
Gabi Riera* | FW | 2004–2018 | 40 | 1 | ||
22 | Moisés San Nicolás* | DF | 2012–2019 | 39 | 0 | |
23= | Genís García | MF | 1997–2010 | 37 | 0 | |
Emiliano González Arqués | FW | 1998–2002 | 37 | 2 | ||
25 | Juli Fernández | DF | 1998–2009 | 36 | 1 | |
26= | Marc Bernaus | DF | 2000–2013 | 32 | 1 | |
Francesc Ramirez | MF | 1997–2004 | 32 | 1 | ||
28 | Sebastián Gómez* | MF | 2008–2018 | 31 | 0 | |
29 | Roberto Jonas | DF | 1999–2005 | 30 | 0 | |
30= | Jesús Julián Lucendo | DF | 1996–2003 | 29 | 3 | |
Ludovic Clemente* | MF | 2010–2019 | 29 | 0 | ||
32= | Iván Lorenzo* | MF | 2003–2016 | 28 | 0 | |
Agusti Pol | MF | 1996–2003 | 28 | 1 | ||
34 | Max Llovera* | DF | 2015–2019 | 27 | 0 | |
35 | Ferran Pol* | GK | 2010–2018 | 26 | 0 | |
36 | Xavi Andorrà* | FW | 2006–2013 | 25 | 0 |
Notes
- ^ 11v11.com credits Emili García with an appearance against Finland in 2004, that would make him the youngest, but the appearance was actually made by Txema Garcia.[15][16] 11v11.com also lists Moreno's debut as 5 June 2004 against Spain, however he appeared in a friendly on 14 April 2004 against China.[17][18]
- ^ Players who are still active for the national team are players who have not retired from international football and are, subsequently, eligible to be called up.
- ^ Koldo is the current manager of the Andorra national team.[20]
References
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External links
- Andorra national football team at National-Football-Teams.com