Inter Club d'Escaldes

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Inter Club d'Escaldes
Full nameInter Club d'Escaldes
Nickname(s)Inter
Founded1991; 33 years ago (1991)
GroundAndorra Football Federation stadiums
ChairmanPablo Gómez
ManagerOtger Canals
LeaguePrimera Divisió
2022–23Primera Divisió, 2nd
WebsiteClub website

Inter Club d'Escaldes is an Andorran football club based in Escaldes-Engordany. The club currently plays in Primera Divisió, where it is a three-time champion.

History[edit]

Inter Club d'Escaldes was founded in Escaldes-Engordany in 1991 and being founder member of Primera Divisió in 1995, the Premier League of Andorra. The club was playing since then in the top flight until April 2015 when the team was relegated after finishing 8th in the regular league.[1] The club returned in Primera Divisió after two seasons, in May 2017.[2]

L'Inter achieved twice the third position in Primera Divisió, during two consecutive seasons in 1999-00 and 2000–01, and became runners-up in Copa Constitució during the 2001–02 season, losing 2–0 against FC Lusitanos.

After becoming champion of the 2019–20 Primera Divisió, the club was able to have the right to participate in the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League, from the preliminary round. This historic partition represents the 1st time in the club's history that it has participated in an official international tournament.[3]

Colours and badge[edit]

In its beginnings the club had a strong support of Construccions Modernes, a company linked to the construction, to the point that its initials CM remain until 2019 in its shield. Due to team colours, blue and black, the team and fans are referenced as blau-i-negres.[4]

Contruccions Modernes[5] crest until 2015
25th Anniversary crest (1991–2016)

Honours[edit]

European record[edit]

Matches[edit]

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Agg.
2020–21 UEFA Champions League PR Kosovo Drita 1–2
UEFA Europa League 2Q Republic of Ireland Dundalk 0–1
2021–22 UEFA Champions League PR Faroe Islands HB Tórshavn 1–0
Kosovo Prishtina 0–2
UEFA Europa Conference League 2Q Albania Teuta 0–3 (aet) 2−0 2–3
2022–23 UEFA Champions League PR San Marino La Fiorita 2–1
Iceland Víkingur Reykjavík 0–1
UEFA Europa Conference League 2Q Romania CFR Cluj 1–1 0–3 1–4
2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League 1Q Faroe Islands Víkingur 2−1 1–1 3–2
2Q Scotland Hibernian 2−1 1–6 3–7
Notes
  • PR: Preliminary round
  • 1Q: First qualifying round
  • 2Q: Second qualifying round

Current squad[edit]

As of 1 March 2024[6]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Andorra AND Ion Rodríguez
1 GK Spain ESP Adrià Muñoz
3 DF Spain ESP Iván Alonso
4 DF Romania ROU Raul Feher
6 MF Spain ESP Marc Caballé
7 FW Spain ESP Ángel de la Torre
8 MF Spain ESP Viti Martínez
9 FW Spain ESP Sascha Andreu
11 MF Morocco MAR Domingo Berlanga
12 MF Ivory Coast CIV Jean Luc Assoubre
13 GK Spain ESP Jesús Coca
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 DF Spain ESP Javier Duro
15 MF Equatorial Guinea EQG Joanet
17 FW Spain ESP Kilian Grant
20 MF Spain ESP Martí Riverola
21 FW Morocco MAR Ander El Haddadi
22 DF Andorra AND Txus Rubio
23 MF Spain ESP Jordi Roca
25 DF Spain ESP Eric Ruiz
28 FW Argentina ARG Abel Argañaraz
48 DF Spain ESP Chete González
49 DF Spain ESP Adrià Gallego

References[edit]

  1. ^ "FAF - L'FC Santa Coloma dóna un cop sobre la taula en endur-se el derbi ciutadà". www.faf.ad. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Tic Tapa i UE Santa Coloma seran a Europa i l'Inter és de Primera". elperiodic.ad. Archived from the original on 15 August 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  3. ^ "L'Inter d'Escaldes es proclama campió de la lliga de futbol". Archived from the original on 2020-10-30. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
  4. ^ "La FAF es posa dura per l'encesa d'una bengala a la Borda Mateu". elperiodic.ad. Archived from the original on 15 August 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  5. ^ "FAF – L'Inter Club Escaldes espera rival per jugar la promoció". www.faf.ad. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  6. ^ "Plantilla" [Team] (in Catalan). Inter Club d'Escaldes. 16 January 2018. Archived from the original on 22 September 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2021.

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