FC Andorra
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Full name | Futbol Club Andorra | ||
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Nickname(s) | Els Tricolors (The Tricolours) | ||
Founded | 15 October 1942 | ||
Ground | Camp de Fútbol de Prada de Moles, Encamp | ||
Capacity | 530 | ||
Owner | Kosmos Holding | ||
President | Albert Ferré | ||
Head coach | Gabri García | ||
League | Segunda División B | ||
2018–19 | 1st, Primera Catalana (promoted) | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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Futbol Club Andorra is a football club based in Andorra la Vella, Andorra, established in 1942. Although based in Andorra, they have competed in the Spanish football league system since 1948. They currently play in Segunda División B, the third tier.
History
Futbol Club Andorra has historically been the biggest football club in the country. The club was founded on 15 October 1942 in the College of Our Lady of Meritxell and was the first football club to be founded in Andorra.[1] The club joined the categories of the Catalan Football Federation, contesting the Spanish League and Spanish Cup.
After several years in regional categories, the Andorran club climbed in 1981 to Segunda División B (third level of the Spanish league system), where they remained for 17 years, with a break in the 1986–87 season when the team played in Tercera División. In the 1988–89 and 1989–90 seasons FC Andorra was close to promotion to Segunda División.
The club's greatest success came in 1994 when FC Andorra won the Copa Catalunya. The Andorran team eliminated FC Barcelona in the semi-finals (aggregate 2–1) and defeated RCD Espanyol in the final played in the Municipal Stadium of Vilassar de Mar, winning 4-2 on penalties after no goals were scored during ordinary and extra time.[2]
At the end of the 1997–98 season the team was relegated to Tercera División (fourth tier).
Their best performance to date in the Copa del Rey was in the 1995–96 edition, beating Palamós CF and Getafe CF before being eliminated by Celta Vigo in Round 16.
From 1986 to 2013 the club also had a futsal section (FC Andorra Futsal) that played in División de Honor and División de Plata.
The Andorran club was bought in December 2018 by Gerard Piqué's Kosmos Holding Group,[3][4] and in April 2019 presented its main sponsor MoraBanc;[5] known as a strong and a benchmark bank in Andorra. Weeks later they achieved promotion to Tercera División, after a streak of 22 matches unbeaten.[6] In July 2019, the club paid a €452,022 fee to replace CF Reus Deportiu in the Segunda División B after Reus were relegated to the Tercera División for failing to pay its players.[7][8]
Stadium
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FC Andorra have historically hosted their matches at the Estadi Comunal d'Andorra la Vella in the capital city of Andorra la Vella. The club also hosted their home matches in the Camp d'Esports d'Aixovall (also named DEKV-Arena due to an sponsorship arrangement) located in the parish of Sant Julià de Lòria, with a capacity of 1,000 spectators.
From 2015 to 2019, they played their games at reformed Camp de la Borda Mateu. Since then they play their local matches at Camp de Fútbol de Prada de Moles, located at Encamp. The stadium has a capacity of 500.[9][10]
Crest and shirt
FC Andorra take the colours and icons of the country. The club crest represents the coat of arms of Andorra with some minor variations. Their first kit has been historically blue, yellow and red, the national colours of Andorra. Due to their colours the club have been nicknamed Els Tricolors (The Tricolours).
Honors
- Copa Catalunya
- Winner (1): 1993–94
Seasons
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- 18 seasons in Segunda División B
- 6 seasons in Tercera División
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Players
Current squad
As of 2 September 2019
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Reserves
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Out on loan
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See also
References
- ^ RTVA, Andorra Difusió. "Lluís España vol recuperar la memòria històrica de l'FC Andorra - Andorra Difusió". www.andorradifusio.ad.
- ^ http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1994/06/08/MD19940608-020.pdf
- ^ Sport (29 December 2018). "Gerard Pique is now the owner of FC Andorra". sport.
- ^ RTVA, Andorra Difusió. "L'acord de l'FC Andorra amb el grup Kosmos preveu construir dos camps de futbol - Andorra Difusió". www.andorradifusio.ad.
- ^ "Gerard Pique presents new FC Andorra sponsor MoraBanc Photos". epa.eu. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- ^ Schouten, Gina (25 April 2019), "A Neutral Case for Autonomy Promotion", Liberalism, Neutrality, and the Gendered Division of Labor, Oxford University Press, pp. 170–197, ISBN 9780198813071, retrieved 13 August 2019
- ^ "Gerard Pique's FC Andorra take final Segunda B place". Football Espana. 29 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- ^ "FC Andorra: Gerard Pique's team pay £411,000 for promotion to Spanish third tier". BBC Sport. 29 July 2019.
- ^ DiariAndorra (12 December 2014). "Comencen les obres per fer el camp a la Borda Mateu". DiariAndorra.ad.
- ^ "El Periòdic d'Andorra - Actualitat Andorra, Notícies Andorra". El Periòdic d'Andorra.
External links
- Official website
- FCF team profile Template:Ca icon
- BDFútbol profile
- Club & stadium history Template:En icon