The Andorra national handball team is the national handball team of Andorra, representing the country in international matches. It is controlled by the Andorran Handball Federation (Federació Andorrana d'Handbol).
History
Andorra gained full membership to the European Handball Federation in the 11th Extraordinary EHF Congress on 29 May 2011.[1] The men's national team played its first official match, a friendly, on 7 October 2011, hosting Ireland. 350 fans gathered together to witness the game, which was won by the visitors in the dying seconds to 30–29.[2]
In 2015, Andorra played the IHF Emerging Nations Championship in Kosovo, where it only could win one of the six games played.
In 2023, Andorra reached their best result in the IHF Emerging Nations Championship in Varna, Bulgaria, by finishing 8th in the standings. The team managed to finish 2nd in their group after winning against Malta with an outstanding performance from Unai Ruiz, who scored 21 goals during the group stage games. After that, Andorra played for the 5th-8th position of the tournament but lost against Australia and Nigeria. Furthermore, Andorra accomplished advancing to the EURO 2026 Qualification Relegation Round by being the 3rd European nation in the tournament, as Great Britain was already qualified for the EURO 2026 Qualification Relegation Round.
Tournament record
Emerging Nations Championship
| Year | Position | Pld | W | D | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2015 |
15th | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
 2017 |
14th | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
 2019 |
Did not qualify | ||||
| 2023 |
8th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 16 | 3 | 0 | 13 | |
IHF/EHF Trophy
| Year | Position | Pld | W | D | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 |
5th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
Statistics
Goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Games played | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unai Ruiz | 6 | 37 |
| 2 | Alex Toha | 6 | 30 |
| 3 | Daniel Jimenez | 12 | 23 |
| 4 | Alex Bernabe | 8 | 22 |
| 5 | Hector Rodriguez | 6 | 17 |
| 6 | Adrià Pifarre | 12 | 16 |
| 7 | Joel Brard | 6 | 13 |
| 8 | Joan Travesset | 8 | 13 |
| 9 | Aitor Pascual | 3 | 12 |
| 10 | Alex Ros | 4 | 12 |
References
- ^ "Andorra new member federation of the EHF". European Handball Federation. Eurohandball.com. 1 June 2011. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
- ^ "Andorra's first international game". European Handball Federation. Eurohandball.com. 10 October 2011. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
- ^ https://www.eurohandball.com/en/team/xzTatbbq7VIW_AKS3KNzJA/andorra/?competitionId=KJLz7PI84aa9XjGq42z5UA
- ^ https://www.ihf.info/competitions/men/308/4th-ihf-mens-emerging-nations-championship-2023/121551/teams/1609
- ^ https://archive.ihf.info/en-us/ihfcompetitions/ihfemergingnationsmenschampionship/2ndihfmenemergingnationschampionship/teaminfo.aspx
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