Inter Club d'Escaldes

Inter Club d'Escaldes
Full nameInter Club d'Escaldes
NicknameInter
Founded1991 (1991)
GroundAndorra Football Federation stadiums
ChairmanPablo Gómez
ManagerFelip Ortiz
LeaguePrimera Divisió
2025–26Primera Divisió, 1st of 10 (champions)
Websitewww.interescaldes.com

Inter Club d'Escaldes is an Andorran professional football club based in Escaldes-Engordany. It is a five-time champion of the Primera Divisió, the highest tier of Andorran football, in which the club competes.

History

Inter Club d'Escaldes was founded in Escaldes-Engordany in 1991. The club was a founding 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]

El Inter finished the 1999–2000 and 2000–01 Primera Divisió seasons in third place, and became runners-up in Copa Constitució during the 2001–02 season, losing 2–0 against FC Lusitanos. But it was not until 2020 that the club won its first league title and its first domestic cup title.

After becoming champion in the 2019–20 Primera Divisió season, the club qualified for the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League, starting from a preliminary qualifying round. This was the first time in the club's history that El Inter participated in a UEFA European tournament.[3] The club maintained a decent record of home European games, having beaten Hibernian 2–1 in 2023, FK Velež Mostar 5–1 in 2024 and FCSB 2–1 in 2025. The club won the league championship again in the 2020–21, 2021–22, 2024–25 and 2025–26 seasons.

After beating Kosovan side FC Drita 4–2 on penalties in the play-off round of the 2026–27 UEFA Conference League, they became the first ever Andorran club to qualify for the main phase of a European competition.[4]

Colours and badge

In its beginnings the club had a strong support of Construccions Modernes, a company in the construction sector, to the point that its initials CM remained in its crest until 2019 . Due to team colours, blue and black, the team and fans are referenced as blau-i-negres.[5]

Contruccions Modernes[6] crest until 2015
25th Anniversary crest (1991–2016)

Honours

European record

Matches

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
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 (a.e.t.) 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
2024–25 UEFA Conference League 1Q Bosnia and Herzegovina Velež Mostar 5−1 1–1 6–2
2Q Greece AEK Athens 0–4 3–4 3–8
2025–26 UEFA Champions League 1Q Romania FCSB 2−1 1–3 3–4
UEFA Conference League 2Q Slovenia Olimpija Ljubljana 1–1 2–4 3–5
2026–27 UEFA Champions League 1Q Gibraltar Lincoln Red Imps 1–1 1–3 2–4
UEFA Conference League 3Q Estonia Flora 2−0 4−0 6−0
PO Kosovo Drita 0–0 (a.e.t.) 2–2 2–2 (4–2 p)
LP Sweden Mjällby AIF N/a
Romania Universitatea Craiova N/a
Serbia Red Star Belgrade N/a
Denmark Copenhagen N/a
Spain Getafe N/a
Denmark AGF N/a
Notes
  • PR: Preliminary round
  • 1Q: First qualifying round
  • 2Q: Second qualifying round
  • 3Q: Third qualifying round
  • PO: Play-off round

Current squad

First-team squad

As of 6 April, 2026

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  ESP Adrià Muñoz
2 DF  MEX Anwar Hernández
3 DF  COL Jilmar Torres
4 DF  ESP Álex Sánchez
5 DF  MAR Jaouad Erraji
6 MF  ESP Víctor Alonso
7 MF  ESP Juan Cámara
8 MF  ESP David López
9 FW  ESP Kaxe
10 FW  ESP Ángel de la Torre
11 FW  ESP Alejandro Gómez
13 GK  ESP Javi Díaz
14 MF  ESP Antonio Otegui
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF  AND Dacu
18 FW  ESP Predrag Muñoz
19 MF  ESP Pablo Molina
20 MF  ESP Arnau Sans
22 DF  ESP Joseba Muguruza
24 FW  ESP Maurizio Pochettino
30 FW  ESP Diego Messoussi
31 DF  BRA Klebinho
33 MF  ESP Martín Calderón
55 DF  ESP Guillermo Torres
70 FW  ESP Borja Arellano
99 FW  ESP Faysal Chouaib
- FW  ESP José García

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. ↑ "Inter Club Escaldes become first Andorran side in European league phase". OneFootball. 27 August 2026.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "FAF – L'Inter Club Escaldes espera rival per jugar la promoció". www.faf.ad. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  7. ↑ "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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