Inter Club Escaldes’ shootout triumph leaves only San Marino and Montenegro without a group or league phase team | OneFootball

Inter Club Escaldes became the first Andorran club to reach a European group or league phase after beating Kosovo’s Drita on penalties in the Europa Conference League play-off.

The tie finished 2-2 in the first leg and 0-0 in Thursday’s return, with Escaldes winning the shootout 4-2.

L'Équipe points out that Andorra, the microstate between France and Spain, has now left the small group of UEFA members without a team at this stage.

Only San Marino and Montenegro have never had a club reach a European group or league phase. San Marino are 211th and last in the FIFA rankings, while Montenegro, 80th, have not managed it since independence in 2006, the country of Stevan Jovetic and Dejan Savicevic.

Malta likewise ended its wait via the Conference League, with Hamrun Spartans qualifying last season. Liechtenstein’s Vaduz, who play in the Swiss league, featured in 2022-23.

Source: L'Équipe

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