FC Andorra


Futbol Club Andorra is a football club based in Encamp, 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. The club joined the categories of the Catalan Football Federation, contesting the Spanish League and Spanish Cup. In the 1963-64 season FC Andorra debuted in the Segunda Regional, finishing in the 11th position.
After several years in regional categories, the Andorran club climbed in 1981 to Segunda División B, 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 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.
At the end of the 1997–98 season the team was relegated to Tercera División.
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 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, and in April 2019 presented its main sponsor MoraBanc; 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. 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.
On February 20, 2020 head coach Gabri Garcia was fired from the club. The reason was poor results with 3 consecutive losses and 7 matches without a single victory. On the same day Nacho Castro was appointed as the club's new head coach. On February 27, 2020 one of the biggest business groups in Andorra Pyrénées signed an agreement with the club, becoming its "premium partner".

Stadium

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 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.

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.

Honors


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  • 18 seasons in Segunda División B
  • 6 seasons in Tercera División

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Players

Current squad

As of 30 December 2019

Out on loan

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