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| Full name | Futbol Club Andorra | |||
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| Nickname | Els Tricolors (The Tricolours) | |||
| Short name | FCA | |||
| Founded | 15 October 1942; 83 years ago (1942-10-15) | |||
| Ground | Nou Estadi Encamp,Encamp | |||
| Capacity | 5,600 | |||
| Owner | Gerard Piqué | |||
| President | Ferran Vilaseca | |||
| Head coach | Carles Manso (caretaker) | |||
| League | Segunda División | |||
| 2024–25 | Primera Federación – Group 1, 4th of 20 (promoted via play-offs) | |||
| Website | www | |||
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Futbol Club Andorra is a professionalfootball club based inAndorra la Vella,Andorra, that currently competes inSegunda División, in theSpanish league system. The club was founded in 1942[1] and currently plays its home fixtures atEstadi Nacional. In spite of being based in the microstate ofAndorra, the club, voluntarily affiliated to theCatalan Football Federation,[1] has been allowed to compete in Spanish leagues since 1948.[2]
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.[3] The club joined the categories of theCatalan Football Federation, contesting theSpanish League andSpanish Cup. In the 1963–64 season FC Andorra debuted in the Segunda Regional, finishing in the 11th position.[4]
After several years in regional categories, the Andorran club climbed in 1981 toSegunda 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 inTercera División. In the1988–89 and1989–90 seasons FC Andorra were close to promotion toSegunda División.
The club's greatest success came in 1994 when FC Andorra won theCopa Catalunya. The Andorran team eliminatedFC Barcelona in the semi-finals (aggregate 2–1) and defeatedRCD 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.[5]
At the end of the1997–98 season the team was relegated to Tercera División (fourth tier).
Their best performance to date in theCopa del Rey was in the1995–96 edition, beatingPalamós CF andGetafe CF before being eliminated byCelta Vigo in Round 16.
From 1986 to 2013 the club also had a futsal section (FC Andorra Futsal) that played inDivisión de Honor andDivisión de Plata.
The Andorran club was bought in December 2018 byGerard Piqué's Kosmos Holding Group,[6][7] and in April 2019 presented its main sponsorMoraBanc;[8] a major bank inAndorra. Weeks later they achieved promotion to Tercera División, after a streak of 22 matches unbeaten.[9] In July 2019, the club paid a €452,022 fee to replaceCF Reus Deportiu in the Segunda División B after Reus were relegated to the Tercera División for failing to pay its players.[10][11]
On 20 February 2020, head coachGabri Garcia was fired from the club.[12] The reason was poor results with 3 consecutive losses and 7 matches without a single victory.[13] On the same dayNacho Castro was appointed as the club's new head coach.[14] On 27 February 2020, one of the biggest business groups in AndorraPyrénées signed an agreement with the club, becoming its "premium partner".[15]
In 2021 the team qualified for thepromotion play-offs to Segunda División for the first time; however, the club was eliminated in the first round byReal Sociedad B.[16] Although, despite this result the team achieved a place in thePrimera División RFEF, new league of the third level of Spanish football.[17]
On 21 May 2022, the team was promoted to theSegunda División after beating already relegatedUCAM Murcia 1–0 at home, thus getting promoted to the second tier for the first time in their history.[18]
On 26 May 2024, the team was relegated to third division after two years stay in second division following a 0–3 defeat againstReal Oviedo. On 21 June 2025, the team were promoted back to the Segunda División, for a second time, after defeatingPonferradina 0–1 in thepromotion playoffs second leg, winning the tie 2–1 on aggregate.[19]
FC Andorra historically hosted their matches at the Camp d’Esports de les Valls in the capital city ofAndorra la Vella before relocating in 1983, to theEstadi Comunal d'Aixovall which, after a renovation in 1999, had a capacity of 1,000 spectators.[20] Following the closure of Aixovall, the club relocated again in 2015 to the new, smaller Centre d'Entrenament de la FAF facility in Andorra la Vella.
More recently the team have been based at the 500-seat Camp de Fútbol de Prada de Moles inEncamp[21] however, since 2021, the club has utilised the 3,306-capacityEstadi Nacional for all home games following an agreement made with theGovernment of Andorra.[22] The stadium had previously hosted FC Andorra games on a temporary basis in 2015 prior to the opening of the Centre d'Entrenament de la FAF.
On 8 May 2022, a record 3,631 fans attended the team's home match against visitingAlbacete Balompié at Estadi Nacional.[23]
In August 2022, following their promotion to theSegunda División, the club announced future plans for a new 6,000-capacity stadium on the site of the existing Camp de Fútbol de Prada de Moles, with an estimated cost of €26 million.[24]
In June 2025, Andorra moved to the 5,600-seat capacityEstadi de la FAF, inEncamp for playing thePrimera Federación play-offs. One month later, FC Andorra agreed terms with theAndorran Football Federation for using the Estadi de la FAF until May 2026.[25]
FC Andorra's traditional crest, first used in 1948,[26] used the colours and icons of the country of Andorra. It represented thecoat of arms of Andorra with some minor variations, featuring the arms of both theBishop of Urgell andCount of Foix - the two historicalCo-Princes of Andorra[27] - along with the arms of theViscounts of Béarn andCatalonia, two neighbouring territories that Andorra has historically been reliant upon.[28] The traditional crest was updated and amended on several occasions though keeping a very similar and familiar appearance.[26] On 7 July 2021, the club announced a change in its brand image, replacing the traditional crest with the current logo featuring a new round crest in blue with a white pattern representing the name of the club, the country and the mountains characterising the nation. In addition, these elements are encircled by the colours of the Andorran flag.[29]
The club first used red shirts and white shorts as its kit, however this was soon changed in 1948 when they adopted the blue, yellow and red colours of thenational flag of Andorra. Historically, the club's kit has often featured the three distinctive colours in the design on the national flag, thus earning FC Andorra the nickname ofEls tricolors ('The Tricolours'). From 2019, the club has partnered with the American sports brandNike to supply the playing kits for the team.[30]
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| Position | Staff |
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| Head coach |  Carles Manso |
| Assistant coach | Vacant |
| Analyst |  Franco Gross |
| Goalkeeping coach | Daniel Ortiz Julián Pedernera |
| Fitness coach | Aitor Yeto |
| Physiotherapist | Oriol Pastor Pere Tarradellas Enrique Agudo |
| Rehab fitness coach |  Aaron Guirao |
| Nutritionist | Daniel Soriano |
| Material manager | Jordi Collado Jonathan Barreal |
| Delegate | Cristian Lanzarote |
| OAJ Manager | Bufa |
| Team manager | Carles Manso |
Last updated: 16 July 2025
Source:FC Andorra Cuerpo técnico
