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).

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Andorra

Nickname(s)	Tricolors (The Tricolours)
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
First colours Second colours
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)

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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.

Though the Andorran Football Federation formed in 1994,^[2] 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.^[2][3] The national team played its first match against Estonia in Andorra La Vella and lost 6–1.^[4]

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.^[5] The team particularly struggled in away matches; each loss was by at least three goals.^[5] Andorra scored only three goals, two of which were penalties,^[5] and two of which were in the away matches.^[5] Andorra conceded 28 goals,^[5] and their biggest defeat of the qualifiers was a 6–1 away loss to Russia.^[5]

For their first World Cup qualifying campaign, Andorra were drawn in a group with Cyprus, Estonia, Ireland, the Netherlands and Portugal.^[6] 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.^[6] They were again defeated by Estonia, this time 2–1.^[6] They lost all their matches and their only away goal was in a 3–1 loss against Ireland.^[6] Their worst defeat was 7–1 to Portugal on a neutral ground in Lleida, Spain.^[6] Andorra finished the campaign with no points and conceded 36 goals in ten matches.^[6]

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.^[7] 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.^[7]

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.^[8] After the game, Macedonia coach Dragan Kanatlarovski resigned and called the game "a shameful outcome, a humiliation."^[9] Andorra also drew two matches, 0–0 in Macedonia and 0–0 at home against Finland.^[10]

In Euro 2008 qualifying, Andorra again lost every game.^[11] 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^[12] 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.^[11] In 2010 World Cup qualifying, Andorra lost all ten matches.^[13] 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.^[13]

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.^[14] 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.^[15] 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.^[16] 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.^[17] 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.^[18]

In 2018, Andorra made its debut in the newly created UEFA Nations League. They played in Group 1 of League D, where they finished at the bottom of the group with four ties and two losses, finishing unbeaten at home.^{[citation needed]}

On 11 October 2019, Andorra won 1–0 against Moldova in the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying competition, thus ending a 56-match winless run in Euro qualifiers.^[19] One month later, the team earned one more point after an away draw against Albania, thus avoiding for the first time to end a qualifying round in the last position.^{[citation needed]}

On December 7, 2020, after the draw for the 2022 World Cup qualifiers, Andorra was given an opportunity to achieve further success in official competition as it was placed in Group I where it found among its five opponents San Marino, the lowest placed team in the last pot and which it has faced before that only once in a friendly match (away on February 22, 2017, for a 2–0 victory). Their other opponents were Albania (against whom they drew 2–2 away in Euro 2021 qualifying), Hungary (whom they beat at home 1–0 in the 2018 World Cup qualifiers), Poland and England. On September 2, 2021, Andorra achieved a 3rd success in the qualifiers of a World Cup, at home against San Marino (2–0). On October 12, 2021, Andorra achieved a 4th success in a World Cup qualifier, beating San Marino again in the return match (3–0). It was also a first in several respects: it is the largest Andorran victory in its history, but also the first time that the Pyrenean selection managed to score 3 goals in the same game and won an away match; finally it also succeeded for the first time in its history to sign 2 successes in the same qualifying phase and pocket 6 points. However, they lost all their games against their four other opponents and finished second to last in the group with 6 points, with a record of 2 wins and 8 losses.

On March 25, 2022, Andorra defeated St. Kitts and Nevis at home (1–0), recording its first win against a non-European team. Three days later, Andorra defeated another non-European side with another 1–0 win at home to Grenada. On June 10, 2022, in the 2022–23 edition of the UEFA Nations League, Andorra won at home against Liechtenstein (2–1), with Jesús Rubio scoring a spectacular goal with a 60-meter lob on the second Andorran goal,^[20] thus signing its first success in this competition for its third participation. This success also means that the Pyrenean team has achieved at least one victory in each of the official competitions in which it has taken part. On September 22, they beat Liechtenstein, 2–0, in Vaduz - this was their first away win in the Nations League. The Pyrenees team totaled 8 points at the end of this edition thanks to two home draws against Moldova (0–0) and the Latvia (1–1), finishing undefeated at home and losing only two away games against the Latvians and Moldovans, which is its best record in the group stage of any competition.

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.^[21] On 9 September 2014, the national team began playing at the new Estadi Nacional with a capacity of 3,306.^{[citation needed]}

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.^[22][23]

Andorra's lopsided win–loss record gives them a lowly reputation in world football. The nation has only won seven competitive fixtures, four World Cup qualifying matches against Macedonia in October 2004 and Hungary in June 2017, both by 1–0; San Marino in September and October 2021 by 2–0 at home and 3–0 away at Serravalle (their biggest ever win), a single European Championship qualifying match at home against Moldova in October 2019 by 1–0 and two UEFA Nations League matches against Liechtenstein in June and September 2022 by 2–1 at home and 2–0 away at Vaduz ; and six friendly games, three of them by 2–0 against Belarus in April 2000 and Albania in April 2002 at home and San Marino in February 2017 away, as well as three wins by 1–0 margin against Liechtenstein at neutral venues in March 2018 and against St. Kitts and Nevis and Grenada at home in March 2022.

With the fourth smallest population of any UEFA country,^[24] 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.^[25]

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2023

Andorra  v   Switzerland

16 June 2023 (2023-06-16) UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying	Andorra	1–2	Switzerland	Andorra la Vella, Andorra
20:45	Vieira 67'	Report	Freuler 7' Amdouni 33'	Stadium: Estadi Nacional Attendance: 2,490 Referee: Balázs Berke (Hungary)

Israel  v  Andorra

19 June 2023 (2023-06-19) UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying	Israel	2–1	Andorra	Jerusalem, Israel
20:45 (21:45 UTC+3)	Shlomo 42' Solomon 61'	Report	Rosas 52'	Stadium: Teddy Stadium Attendance: 13,300 Referee: Dragomir Draganov (Bulgaria)

Andorra  v  Belarus

9 September 2023 (2023-09-09) UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying	Andorra	0–0	Belarus	Andorra la Vella, Andorra
20:45		Report		Stadium: Estadi Nacional Attendance: 1,026 Referee: Eldorjan Hamiti (Albania)

Switzerland  v  Andorra

12 September 2023 (2023-09-12) UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying	Switzerland	3–0	Andorra	Sion, Switzerland
20:45	Itten 49' Xhaka 84' Shaqiri 90+3' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Stade Tourbillon Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Elchin Masiyev (Azerbaijan)

Andorra  v  Kosovo

12 October 2023 (2023-10-12) UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying	Andorra	0–3	Kosovo	Andorra la Vella, Andorra
20:45		Report	Rashica 26', 71' Zeqiri 83'	Stadium: Estadi Nacional Attendance: 1,207 Referee: Nick Walsh (Scotland)

Romania  v  Andorra

15 October 2023 (2023-10-15) UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying	Romania	4–0	Andorra	Bucharest, Romania
20:45 (21:45 UTC+3)	Stanciu 23' Hagi 28' R. Marin 44' (pen.) Coman 50'	Report		Stadium: Arena Națională Attendance: 21,723 Referee: Kristo Tohver (Estonia)

Belarus  v  Andorra

18 November 2023 (2023-11-18) UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying	Belarus	1–0	Andorra	Budapest, Hungary
18:00	Laptev 83'	Report		Stadium: Szusza Ferenc Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Bulat Sariyev (Kazakhstan)

Andorra  v  Israel

21 November 2023 (2023-11-21) UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying	Andorra	0–2	Israel	Andorra la Vella, Andorra
20:45		Report	Cervós 29' (o.g.) Kinda 81'	Stadium: Estadi Nacional Attendance: 568 Referee: Sascha Stegemann (Germany)

2024

Andorra  v  South Africa

21 March 2024 (2024-03-21) 2024 FIFA Series	Andorra	1–1	South Africa	Annaba, Algeria
22:00 UTC+1	R. Fernández 5'	Report	Mokwana 25'	Stadium: 19 May 1956 Stadium Referee: Nabil Boukhalfa (Algeria)

Bolivia  v  Andorra

25 March 2024 (2024-03-25) 2024 FIFA Series	Bolivia	1–0	Andorra	Annaba, Algeria
22:00 UTC+1	Vaca 13'	Report		Stadium: 19 May 1956 Stadium Referee: Houssam Benyahia (Algeria)

Spain  v  Andorra

5 June 2024 (2024-06-05) Friendly	Spain	v	Andorra	Badajoz, Spain
				Stadium: Estadio Nuevo Vivero

Andorra  v  Malta

10 September 2024 (2024-09-10) 2024–25 UEFA Nations League	Andorra	v	Malta	Andorra la Vella, Andorra
20:45				Stadium: Estadi Nacional

Moldova  v  Andorra

10 October 2024 (2024-10-10) 2024–25 UEFA Nations League	Moldova	v	Andorra	Chișinău, Moldova
20:45 (21:45 UTC+3)				Stadium: Stadionul Zimbru

Andorra  v  Moldova

16 November 2024 (2024-11-16) 2024–25 UEFA Nations League	Andorra	v	Moldova	Andorra la Vella, Andorra
18:00				Stadium: Estadi Nacional

Malta  v  Andorra

19 November 2024 (2024-11-19) 2024–25 UEFA Nations League	Malta	v	Andorra	Ta' Qali, Malta
20:45				Stadium: National Stadium

As of 25 March 2024^[27]

Players in bold are still active with Andorra.

Last match updated was against Bolivia on 25 March 2024. Goal difference used to determine placement if results totals of two opponents are identical.

More information Team, From ...

Team	From	To	P	W	D	L	Win %[lower-alpha 1]	GF	GA	GD
Estonia	1996	2016	12	0	0	12	0%	5	28	–23
Latvia	1997	2022	11	0	4	7	18.18%	2	23	–21
Moldova	2011	2022	8	1	2	5	25%	4	10	–6
Armenia	1998	2011	8	0	1	7	6.25%	2	20	–18
Albania	2000	2021	7	1	1	5	21.43%	4	11	–7
Iceland	1999	2019	7	0	0	7	0%	0	18	–18
Belarus	2000	2023	6	1	1	4	25%	4	12	–8
North Macedonia	2004	2011	6	1	1	4	25%	1	9	–8
Hungary	2012	2021	6	1	0	5	20%	3	17	–14
Israel	2006	2023	6	0	0	6	0%	3	18	–15
Russia	1999	2011	6	0	0	6	0%	2	21	–19
Romania	2004	2023	6	0	0	6	0%	1	21	–20
Netherlands	2001	2013	6	0	0	6	0%	0	21	–21
Croatia	2003	2009	6	0	0	6	0%	0	24	–24
Portugal	1999	2020	6	0	0	6	0%	1	29	–28
Azerbaijan	1998	2016	5	0	4	1	40%	1	2	–1
Faroe Islands	1999	2020	5	0	2	3	20%	0	4	–4
Republic of Ireland	2001	2021	5	0	0	5	0%	3	15	–12
Cyprus	2000	2015	5	0	0	5	0%	3	17	–14
France	1998	2019	5	0	0	5	0%	0	14	–14
Liechtenstein	2012	2022	4	3	0	1	75%	5	2	+3
Malta	2000	2020	4	0	3	1	37.5%	3	5	–2
Kazakhstan	2008	2018	4	0	1	3	12.5%	2	11	–9
Switzerland	2016	2023	4	0	0	4	0%	2	10	–8
Turkey	2013	2019	4	0	0	4	0%	0	10	–10
Belgium	2002	2015	4	0	0	4	0%	1	14	–13
Ukraine	1998	2009	4	0	0	4	0%	0	17	–17
England	2006	2021	4	0	0	4	0%	0	25	–25
San Marino	2017	2021	3	3	0	0	100%	7	0	+7
Poland	2012	2021	3	0	0	3	0%	1	11	–10
Saint Kitts and Nevis	2015	2022	2	1	0	1	50%	1	1	0
Cape Verde	2018	2020	2	0	1	1	25%	1	2	–1
Gibraltar	2021	2022	2	0	1	1	25%	0	1	–1
Georgia	2018	2018	2	0	1	1	25%	1	4	–3
Kosovo	2023	2023	2	0	1	1	25%	1	4	–3
Finland	2004	2005	2	0	1	1	25%	0	3	–3
Slovakia	2011	2011	2	0	0	2	0%	0	2	–2
Wales	2014	2015	2	0	0	2	0%	1	4	–3
Bulgaria	2002	2003	2	0	0	2	0%	1	5	–4
Lithuania	1998	2009	2	0	0	2	0%	1	7	–6
Bosnia and Herzegovina	2015	2015	2	0	0	2	0%	0	6	–6
Czech Republic	2005	2005	2	0	0	2	0%	1	12	–11
Grenada	2022	2022	1	1	0	0	100%	1	0	+1
South Africa	2024	2024	1	0	1	0	50%	1	1	0
China	2004	2004	1	0	1	0	50%	0	0	0
United Arab Emirates	2018	2018	1	0	1	0	50%	0	0	0
Equatorial Guinea	2015	2015	1	0	0	1	0%	0	1	–1
Indonesia	2014	2014	1	0	0	1	0%	0	1	–1
Qatar	2017	2017	1	0	0	1	0%	0	1	–1
Austria	2022	2022	1	0	0	1	0%	0	1	–1
Bolivia	2024	2024	1	0	0	1	0%	0	1	–1
Gabon	2003	2003	1	0	0	1	0%	0	2	–2
Brazil	1998	1998	1	0	0	1	0%	0	3	–3
Spain	2004	2004	1	0	0	1	0%	0	4	–4
TOTAL	1996	2024	208	13	28	167	12.98%	70	505	–435

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Notes:

• FIFA-unofficial match on 19 February 1998 between Andorra – Czech Republic (0–1) is not included.