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| Full name | Estadi Comunal d'Andorra la Vella |
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| Location | Andorra la Vella, Andorra |
| Capacity | 1,249 |
| Surface | Grass |
TheEstadi Comunal d'Andorra la Vella is a small football stadium inAndorra la Vella, the capital ofAndorra. The stadium has a capacity of 1,249.[1][2] It was built in 1990.[3] The stadium also has a running track. The Estadi Comunal d'Andorra la Vella and theCamp d'Esports d'Aixovall together host all games from Andorra's two highest football competitions, thePrimera Divisió and theSegona Divisió.[4] It also hosted allAndorra national football team games until the opening of theEstadi Nacional in 2014.
Due its size, Andorra occasionally had to move matches away from the Estadi Comunal d'Andorra la Vella. An example of this occurred duringUEFA Euro 2008 qualifying when theAndorran Football Federation opted to move their match against theEngland national football team to theEstadi Olímpic Lluís Companys inBarcelona, Spain in order to accommodate the large number of England fans.[5] The ground does meet theUEFA stadium criteria to hostUEFA Europa League qualifying matches.[6] However it has since been adjudged to no longer meet UEFA standards for hosting international competitive games.[7]
Owing to its location under thePyrenees, it is noted to have a swirling wind that can affect play.[8] In 2015, the football magazineFourFourTwo named it as one of their top twelve most beautiful football grounds in the world.[9]
In 2024, it was proposed that the Estadi Comunal d'Andorra la Vella would be renovated and expanded in order forFC Andorra to continue to meetRoyal Spanish Football Federation rules about having to play league matches on natural grass pitches after the Estadi Nacional was converted to artificial pitch for theAndorra national rugby union team. However, this proposal was dropped after opposition from FC Andorra ownerGerard Pique.[3] In 2025, the stadium caught fire during renovations in preparation for theGames of the Small States of Europe, after receiving a €514,000 grant for them.[10] However theAndorran Fire Brigade were able to extinguish it and only a scissor lift was damaged.[11]
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