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Andorran Clubs Draw UEFA Conference League Qualifiers: Inter vs Flora/TNS, Santa Coloma vs Rapid Wien

Three Andorran teams learned their UEFA Conference League qualifying opponents in Nyon. Inter Club d'Escaldes enters third round against Flora Tallinn or The New Saints, while FC Santa Coloma and Atlètic Club d'Escaldes start in second versus Rapid Vienna and Vaduz.

Key Points

  • Inter Club d'Escaldes faces winner of Flora Tallinn (Estonia) and The New Saints (Wales) in third qualifying round, first leg away Aug 8.
  • FC Santa Coloma meets Austria's Rapid Vienna in second round, potential third-round tie vs Paide/Zira winner.
  • Atlètic Club d'Escaldes draws Liechtenstein's Vaduz, could face Istanbul Başakşehir or Inter Turku next.
  • Draw held Monday at UEFA HQ in Nyon; home legs at Nou Estadi in Encamp for Andorrans.

Andorran clubs Inter Club d'Escaldes, FC Santa Coloma, and Atlètic Club d'Escaldes drew their UEFA Conference League qualifying opponents in Monday's ceremony at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.

Inter Club d'Escaldes, managed by Felip Ortiz and through to the third qualifying round after elimination from the Champions League by Lincoln Red Imps—or alternatively reported as Iberia Tbilisi—will meet the winner of Estonia's Flora Tallinn and Wales' The New Saints. Flora Tallinn carries the record for most Estonian league titles, exceeding 15, and became the first Estonian club to reach a UEFA group stage in the 2021/22 Conference League. The New Saints have claimed over 10 near-consecutive Welsh championships with regular European preliminary appearances. Inter faces the first leg away on 8 August and the return at the FAF's Nou Estadi in Encamp on 13 August.

FC Santa Coloma and Atlètic Club d'Escaldes enter in the second qualifying round, with home legs at Nou Estadi if they progress to the third round.

Víctor Vázquez's FC Santa Coloma takes on Austria's Rapid Vienna, a club with decades of consistent European participation. A win would send them against the victor of Estonia's Paide Linnameeskond—a recent riser in domestic and continental football—and Azerbaijan's Zira FK, a regular in league and Conference preliminaries.

Atlètic Club d'Escaldes, under Xavi Andrés, draws Liechtenstein's Vaduz, which plays in the Swiss league thanks to repeated Liechtenstein Cup successes and holds a solid European pedigree. Success there would match them with the winner between Turkey's Istanbul Başakşehir—2019/20 Turkish Super Lig title holders and a national heavyweight—and Finland's Inter Turku, a fixture in Finnish football with broad preliminary experience.

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