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.
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| Full name | Inter Club d'Escaldes | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Inter | |||
| Founded | 1991 | |||
| Ground | Andorra Football Federation stadiums | |||
| Chairman | Pablo Gómez | |||
| Manager | Otger Canals | |||
| League | Primera Divisió | |||
| 2022–23 | Primera Divisió, 2nd | |||
| Website | Club website | |||
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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]
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Honours edit
- Primera Divisió
- Copa Constitució
- Supercopa Andorrana:
- Winners (4): 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
- Segona Divisió
- Winners (1): 2016–17
European record edit
Matches edit
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Agg. |
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| 2020–21 | UEFA Champions League | PR |  Drita
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1–2 | ||
| UEFA Europa League | 2Q |  Dundalk
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0–1 | |||
| 2021–22 | UEFA Champions League | PR |  HB Tórshavn
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1–0 | ||
| Prishtina
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0–2 | |||||
| UEFA Europa Conference League | 2Q |  Teuta
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0–3 (aet) | 2−0 | 2–3 | |
| 2022–23 | UEFA Champions League | PR |  La Fiorita
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2–1 | ||
 Víkingur Reykjavík
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0–1 | |||||
| UEFA Europa Conference League | 2Q |  CFR Cluj
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1–1 | 0–3 | 1–4 | |
| 2023–24 | UEFA Europa Conference League | 1Q | Víkingur
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2−1 | 1–1 | 3–2 |
| 2Q |  Hibernian
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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.
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References edit
- ^ "FAF - L'FC Santa Coloma dóna un cop sobre la taula en endur-se el derbi ciutadà". www.faf.ad. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "L'Inter d'Escaldes es proclama campió de la lliga de futbol". Archived from the original on 2020-10-30. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "FAF – L'Inter Club Escaldes espera rival per jugar la promoció". www.faf.ad. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- ^ "Plantilla" [Team] (in Catalan). Inter Club d'Escaldes. 16 January 2018. Archived from the original on 22 September 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
External links edit
- Official website
- Inter d'Escaldes at faf.ad
- Inter d'Escaldes at UEFA.COM
- Inter d'Escaldes at Weltfussball.de
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