Inter Club d'Escaldes

Inter Club d'Escaldes
Full nameInter Club d'Escaldes
Nickname(s)Inter
Founded1991 (1991)
GroundAndorra Football Federation stadiums
ChairmanPablo Gómez
ManagerOtger Canals
LeaguePrimera Divisió
2024–25Primera Divisió, 1st of 10 (champions)
Websitewww.interescaldes.com

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

History

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

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]

Honours

European record

Matches

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Agg.
2020–21 UEFA Champions League PR Drita 1–2
UEFA Europa League 2Q Dundalk 0–1
2021–22 UEFA Champions League PR HB Tórshavn 1–0
Prishtina 0–2
UEFA Europa Conference League 2Q Teuta 0–3 (aet) 2−0 2–3
2022–23 UEFA Champions League PR La Fiorita 2–1
Víkingur Reykjavík 0–1
UEFA Europa Conference League 2Q CFR Cluj 1–1 0–3 1–4
2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League 1Q Víkingur 2−1 1–1 3–2
2Q Hibernian 2−1 1–6 3–7
2024–25 UEFA Conference League 1Q Velež Mostar 5−1 1–1 6–2
2Q AEK Athens 0–4 3–4 3–8
2025–26 UEFA Champions League 1Q FCSB 1–3
Notes
  • PR: Preliminary round
  • 1Q: First qualifying round
  • 2Q: Second qualifying round

Current squad

First-team squad

As of February 2025[6]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  COL Pacho
3 DF  COL Jilmar Torres
4 DF  ROU Raul Feher
5 DF  ESP Camilo Puentes
6 MF  ESP Damià Sabater
7 FW  AND Guillaume Lopez
8 MF  ESP Viti Martínez
10 FW  ESP Ángel de la Torre
11 FW  ESP Rafinha
12 MF  CIV Jean Luc Assoubre
13 GK  ESP Javi Díaz
14 FW  ESP José García
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF  ESP Álex Sánchez
17 DF  FRA Sébastien Agüero
19 FW  ESP Sascha Andreu
21 MF  ESP Hamza Riyahi
22 DF  ESP Joseba Muguruza
23 MF  AND Jordi Aláez
25 GK  ESP Adrià Muñoz
26 FW  ESP Víctor Alonso
28 MF  ESP Andrés Mohedano
49 DF  ESP Adrià Gallego
70 FW  FRA Alexandre Llovet
— GK  ARG Julián Pedernera

Taken on loan

As of December 2024

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
14 FW  IND Harmanpreet Singh (from Inter Kashi till 31 May 2025)
50 DF  IND Sachu Siby (from Inter Kashi till 31 May 2025)[7]

Affiliated clubs

References

  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. 22 May 2017. 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. 12 April 2017. 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.
  7. ^ "Young Kerala footballer Sachu Siby set for stint in Europe".
  8. ^ "Inter Kashi Launched in Partnership With Three European Clubs, Eye I-League Participation". News18. 2023-06-29. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
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