Football in Andorra

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Football is one of the most popular sports in Andorra . The Andorran Football Association Federació Andorrana de Futbol is one of the youngest associations in the world. It was only founded in 1994 and joined FIFA and UEFA in 1996 . In addition to the Primera Divisió , this organizes the Copa Constitució and the Andorran national soccer team , as well as all youth national teams.

International

A national team

See also Andorran National Football Team .

Andorra's national team has been taking part in official competitions since 1996, but has never qualified for the finals of a European Championship or even a World Cup. Overall, the small country has only won five international matches, including a World Cup qualifying victory over Macedonia and a victory over Hungary . Furthermore, you could win in friendly matches against Belarus , Albania and San Marino . All five wins were achieved in home games.

U-21 selection

See also Andorran National Football Team (U-21 men) .

The Andorra U21 national team was only founded in 2006. So far, she has only played in two official internationals and lost to Iceland in 2006 the pre-qualification for the U-21 European Football Championship in 2007 in the Netherlands .

championship

Since the 1995/96 season , the Primera Divisió has been headed by the Federació Andorrana de Futbol . The record holder is FC Santa Coloma with ten championships.

The Andorran champions qualify for the first round of the Champions League qualification . The league runner-up is eligible to qualify for the UEFA Europa League .

Andorran Cup

The first edition of the Copa Constitució took place in the 1990/91 season. The national cup has been played annually since the 1993/1994 season. Record winner is FC Santa Coloma with nine wins . The cup winner is entitled to participate in the first qualifying round of the Europa League.

Andorran Supercup

The Andorran Supercup was first played in the 2002/03 season. Since then, a Supercup final between champions and cup winners has taken place every year before the start of the season. Record winner is FC Santa Coloma with four titles.

Stages

Andorra has only two football stadiums: the Estadi Comunal d'Andorra la Vella and the Camp d'Esports d'Aixovall . All game operations are handled in these two stadiums - a game day is spread over the entire weekend. The national team occasionally moves to Spain.

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