Andorra women's national football team

Andorra
Association Andorran Football Federation
(Federació Andorrana de Futbol)
Confederation UEFA (Europe)
Head coach Joan Carles Ruiz
Captain Marina Fernández
Most caps 9 players (3)
Top scorer Alba López (2)
Home stadium Comunal d'Andorra la Vella
FIFA code AND
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current NR (25 September 2015)
Highest 133 (September 2014)
Lowest 148 (September 2015)
First international
Gibraltar Gibraltar 0–1 Andorra Andorra
(Gibraltar; 1 July 2014)
Biggest win
Gibraltar Gibraltar 0–1 Andorra Andorra
(Gibraltar; 1 July 2014)
Biggest defeat
 Faroe Islands 8–0 Andorra Andorra
(Ħamrun, Malta; 6 April 2015)

The Andorra women's national football team (Catalan: Selecció femenina de futbol d'Andorra) represents Andorra in women's association football and is controlled by the Andorran Football Federation, the governing body for football in Andorra.

History

Background and development

With a FIFA trigramme of AND[1] and having become a FIFA affiliated in 1996, the national association did not respond to a survey about the status of women's football in the country. In May of the following year, the official who answered another survey from FIFA reckoned there to be 37 active female players, all described as "100% beginners/amateurs". It was further suggested women's football had begun that year in Andorra and that there had been no previous interest in any women's sport. There was no participation in national or international competitions, though three women were employed in the association.[2]

As of 2009, the programme was geared for young girls with player registration starting at the age of six. There are only six women's teams in the country, all for girls under the age of sixteen and includes a national and schools competition.[3] There is also a national women's competition that took place in 2010/2011.[4] 16% of the money from the FIFA Financial Assistance Programme (FAP) is targeted at the technical development of the game, which includes women's football, sport medicine and futsal. This compares to 48% for youth football and 25% for infrastructure.[5]

Between 1991 and 2010, there was no FIFA FUTURO III regional course for women's coaching, no women's football seminar held in the country and no FIFA MA course held for women/youth football.[3]

The team

On 1 July 2014, the senior team played its first international game in the UEFA Development Tournament celebrated in Gibraltar. Andorra defeated Gibraltar by 1–0, scored by Alba at the 61st minute.[6][7] The next day, they played its second international game, losing against Luxembourg by 4–0.

On 18 December 2014, UEFA announced Andorra would take part in the UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying. This was their debut competitive match at female football.[8] In its first official game, the team lost 3–5 to Malta.[9] Andorra finished the preliminary round with two more defeats against Faroe Islands by 0–8 and Georgia by 0–7.

Stadium

Andorra's former home stadium, Estadi Comunal d'Andorra la Vella.

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 people.

Kit suppliers

Kit provider Period
Germany Adidas 2014 – present

Manager history

Player records

Most capped players

Rank Player Caps Goals Years
1 Alba López 4 2 2014–
2 Bibiana Gonçalves 3 1 2015–
Marina Fernández 3 1 2015–
Daniela Rodrigues 3 0 2015–
Samantha Reyes 3 0 2015–
Margot Llobera 3 0 2015–
Adreina Silva 3 0 2015–
Sònia Carrancà 3 0 2015–
Teresa Morató 3 0 2015–

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Caps Goals Years
1 Alba López 4 2 2014–
2 Bibiana Gonçalves 3 1 2015–
Marina Fernández 3 1 2015–

Competition records

World Cup record

FIFA Women's World Cup record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
China 1991 to Canada 2015Did Not Enter-------------
France 2019To Be Determined-------------
Total0/8

UEFA European Championship record

UEFA European Championship record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
1984 to Sweden 2013Did Not Enter-------------
Netherlands 2017Did Not Qualify-------3003320
Total0/123003320

Results

2014

2015

UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Georgia 3 2 0 1 10 2 +8 6[lower-alpha 1] Qualifying group stage 2–0 1–2
2  Faroe Islands 3 2 0 1 12 4 +8 6[lower-alpha 1] 8–0
3  Malta (H) 3 2 0 1 9 8 +1 6[lower-alpha 1] 2–4
4  Andorra 3 0 0 3 3 20 17 0 0–7 3–5
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 Ranked by head-to-head record (Georgia: 3 pts, +1 GD; Faroe Islands: 3 pts, 0 GD; Malta: 3 pts, −1 GD).

4 April 2015 (2015-04-04)
14:15
Andorra  3–5  Malta
López  3'
Gonçalves  57'
Fernández  90+3'
Report Cuschieri  5', 21'
Theuma  24', 51'
Carabott  45+2'
Victor Tedesco Stadium, Ħamrun
Attendance: 210
Referee: Paula Brady (Republic of Ireland)

6 April 2015 (2015-04-06)
11:00
Faroe Islands  8–0  Andorra
Andreasen  20' (pen.), 45+1', 83' (pen.), 90+2'
H. Sevdal  49', 62'
F. Danielsen  69'
Arge  90+3'
Report
Victor Tedesco Stadium, Ħamrun
Attendance: 20
Referee: Paula Brady (Republic of Ireland)

9 April 2015 (2015-04-09)
11:00
Andorra  0–7  Georgia
Report Matveeva  3', 6'
Chichinadze  25'
Tchkonia  26', 69' (pen.), 83', 85'
Ta' Qali National Stadium, Ta' Qali
Attendance: 35
Referee: Yuliya Medvedeva-Keldyusheva (Kazakhstan)

Current squad

Joan Carles Ruiz named a 18-woman squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying matches against Malta, Faroe Islands and Georgia on 4, 6 and 9 April 2015.

Caps and goals correct as of 9 April 2015, not including friendly games.

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Anna Maria Nieto (1991-02-04) 4 February 1991 2 0 Andorra ENFAF
13 1GK Luna Marcet (1999-03-29) 29 March 1999 2 0 Andorra ENFAF
23 2DF Alba Cayuelas (1992-10-25) 25 October 1992 1 0 Unattached
18 2DF Bibiana Gonçalves (1997-05-06) 6 May 1997 3 1 Andorra ENFAF
2 2DF Beatriz Moreno (1989-12-20) 20 December 1989 1 0 Andorra ENFAF
5 2DF Daniela Rodrigues (1999-04-13) 13 April 1999 3 0 Andorra ENFAF
14 2DF Samantha Reyes (1992-08-09) 9 August 1992 3 0 Andorra ENFAF
4 2DF Margot Llobera (1996-05-18) 18 May 1996 3 0 Unattached
8 3MF Adreina Silva (1993-04-10) 10 April 1993 3 0 Andorra ENFAF
17 3MF Ariana Gonçalves (1999-09-23) 23 September 1999 1 0 Andorra ENFAF
3 3MF Clàudia Cerdà (1999-10-06) 6 October 1999 2 0 Andorra ENFAF
16 3MF Laia Pérez (1993-03-04) 4 March 1993 2 0 Unattached
9 3MF Marina Fernández (captain) (1996-05-11) 11 May 1996 3 1 Spain Pardinyes
19 3MF Sònia Carrancà (1999-02-07) 7 February 1999 3 0 Andorra ENFAF
11 3MF Tània Sànchez (1984-04-14) 14 April 1984 2 0 Andorra ENFAF
6 3MF Teresa Morató (1998-03-28) 28 March 1998 3 0 Andorra ENFAF
7 4FW Alba López (1991-11-26) 26 November 1991 3 1 Andorra ENFAF
10 4FW Maria Ruzafa (1998-08-07) 7 August 1998 2 0 Andorra ENFAF

Head to Head record against other nations

Team GP W D L GF GA GD
 Faroe Islands 1 0 0 1 0 8 8
 Georgia 1 0 0 1 0 7 7
 Gibraltar 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1
 Luxembourg 1 0 0 1 0 4 4
 Malta 1 0 0 1 3 5 1
Total 5 1 0 4 4 24 20

References

  1. "Andorra: FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA.com. Retrieved 2012-04-23.
  2. Williams, Jean. "Women's Football, Europe and Professionalization 1971-2011" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-04-15.
  3. 1 2 "Goal! Football: Andorra" (PDF). FIFA. 26 November 2008. p. 2. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
  4. "Andorran Football Federation-Women's Football — Senior". Fedandfut.com. Retrieved 2012-04-23.
  5. "Goal! Football: Andorra" (PDF). FIFA. 26 November 2008. p. 1. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
  6. "La selecció femenina assoleix una primera victòria històrica" (in Catalan). Bon Dia. 2014-07-01. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
  7. "UEFA Women's Development Tournament". Gibraltar Football Association. 2014-05-13. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
  8. "Record entry for Women's EURO". UEFA.com. 18 December 2014.
  9. Andorra 3–5 Malta report at UEFA.com

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