FC Santa Coloma
FC Santa Coloma is an Andorran football team from Santa Coloma in the parish of Andorra la Vella. They play in the Primera Divisió. With thirteen titles the club ist the most sucessful in Andorra. Also in the cup (Copa Constitució) they are the most sucessful with ten titels.
| Full name | Fútbol Club Santa Coloma | |||
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| Nickname(s) | FCSC Colomencs Coloma (Dove) El Don (The Lord or Sir) Blues | |||
| Founded | 1986 | |||
| Ground | Andorra Football Federation stadiums | |||
| Chairman | Alain Molné Oviedo | |||
| Manager | Albert Jorquera | |||
| League | Primera Divisió | |||
| 2021–22 | Primera Divisió, 5th | |||
| Website | Club home page | |||
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History
Fútbol Club Santa Coloma was founded in 1986.[1] Later FC Santa Coloma became one of the founder members of Primera Divisió in 1995.[2]
At the end of 2017 the Spanish La Liga Villarreal CF team announced a collaboration with the Andorran club at basic football level.[3]
FC Santa Coloma in Europe
FC Santa Coloma is the only Andorrian team which one a match in an European competition. It was the first match in the 2007–08 UEFA Cup qualifying round against Maccabi Tel Aviv from Israel. FC Santa Coloma won 1–0 at home. 2014–15 they won in the UEFA Champions League First qualifying round versus FC Banants from Armenia 1–0. In the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round they won 1–0 at home against Valur from Iceland. They lost the away-match 4–0 to Maccabi and 3–0 to Valur, so they were eliminated.
Against Banants they lost the second leg away in Armenia 3–2 and were promoted by the away goals rule.[4] It was the second time an Andorran club won a two-legged tie in Europe after Sant Julià.
Colours and badge
FC Santa Coloma dressed in all white all the seasons since the creation of the Andorran Premier League, alternating the home kit with red or blue. Traditionally the away kit has been all blue and third kit all red. However the original first kit at the beginning of the foundation of the club was blue and gives the nickname of Blues. In the club crest feature the colours of Andorra and the Holy Dove that gives the name of the Santa Coloma d'Andorra town[5] and therefore the name of the club.
Honours
- Primera Divisió:
- Winners (13): 1994–95, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16,, 2017–18, 2018–19
- Copa Constitució:
- Winners (10): 1991, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2018
- Supercopa Andorrana:
- Winners (7): 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2015, 2017, 2019
Current squad
As of 9 January 2022
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Managers
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Santos Ilatigo (2006–07)- Xavier Roura (2007)
Vicens Marques (2008–10)- Xavier Roura (2010–11)
- Luis Blanco Torrado (2011–13)
- Richard Imbernón (2013–18)
- Marc Rodríguez (2018–20)
- Albert Jorquera (2020–)
References
- ↑ HISTÒRIA – F. C. Santa coloma. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
- ↑ Competicions : Lliga Nacional de Futbol (1ª divisió). Faf.ad. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
- ↑ Fútbol base, amistosos, prioridad en fichajes…éstas son las claves del acuerdo entre Villarreal CF y Vallbanc FC Santa Coloma – la Jugada Financiera. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
- ↑ Europe's goalscoring goalkeepers (9 July 2014). Retrieved 5 November 2017.
- ↑ Iglesia de Santa Coloma – Hotel Andorra Patagonia. Andorrapatagonia.net. Retrieved 2016-07-18.