UE Santa Coloma

















































UE Santa Coloma
UESantaColomacrest.png
Full name Unió Esportiva Santa Coloma
Nickname(s) UE
Esquirols (Squirrels)
Groc-i-negres (Yellow and Black)
Founded 1986; 33 years ago (1986)
Ground Andorra Football Federation stadiums
Chairman Juan Antonio Antón Álvarez
Manager Roger Culleré
League Primera Divisió
2017–18 5th
Website Club website

















Home colours














Away colours




Unió Esportiva Santa Coloma, also known as UE Santa Coloma, is a football club from Andorra based in the village of Santa Coloma, Andorra la Vella. The club currently plays in Primera Divisió.




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Colours and badge


  • 3 Support


  • 4 Club rivalries


    • 4.1 El Derbi Colomenc




  • 5 Honours


  • 6 League history


  • 7 European results


  • 8 Current squad


  • 9 External links


  • 10 References





History


UE Santa Coloma was founded on 23 September 1986 in the village of Santa Coloma. In 1996 the club established a football academy to give a qualitative leap in the field of sports in the country. During few seasons the club acted as farm team for many Andorran teams including FC Santa Coloma. The first football department team was refounded, after being inactive many years, in 2006 by joining the Andorran football league Segona Divisió the following year.[1]


The team plays in the Primera Divisió after winning the Segona Divisió in the 2007–08 season. The club made its first appearance in European competition in the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League after finishing second in the league in the 2009–10 season.


In 2013 the team won his first trophy in the Copa Constitució after defeating 3–2 Sant Julià in the average time.[2] Three years later UE Santa Coloma was crowned again as Andorran's Cup winner after defeating 3-0 UE Engordany in 2016.[3]



Colours and badge


Yellow has been the traditional UE Santa Coloma color. Manly of the home kits alternate yellow and black. Even then in its beginnings the club dressed up the colors of the parish of Andorra la Vella, green and navy, and occasionally wearing an orange kit during some seasons.[4]


Until 2013 the badge was representing Santa Coloma's pre-romanical church tower and the most traditional team icon, the squirrel. The nowadays crest still represent the icons of UE Santa Coloma, featuring the club colours (yellow and black) and the year of foundation (1986).


The club have an alternative badge (main crest during the first leg of the 2013–14 season) representing the Santa Coloma's squirrel and the colours of the Andorran nation with the motto's country "Virtus Unita Fortior".












The Santa Coloma's church, a symbol of the club.





Old badge (until 2013).





Alternative badge.


















Original first kit.


















2013–14 home kit.


















2014–16 home kit.


























Period *
Kitmaker
Kit sponsor
2007–12

Joma
Escale
2012–18
Seguretat Sepir
2014–18

Luanvi
2018–present

Joma

* Since the Andorra Football Federation affiliation.



Support


The club's nickname, as seen from the crest, is Esquirols (Squirrels) due to the number of the animals that live around the town of Santa Coloma. There is a long-standing tradition for a number of fans to wear squirrel costumes at the club's last home game of each season.



Club rivalries



El Derbi Colomenc


The local rival of UE Santa Coloma is actually their neighbour's hometown football team FC Santa Coloma. The rivalry between these two teams has increased since the 2009/10 season when those teams were competing for winning the Premier Andorran League.[5]



Honours


  • Primera Divisió:


Runners-up (2): 2009–10, 2013–14

  • Copa Constitució:



Winners (3): 2013, 2016, 2017


Runners-up (2): 2010, 2011


  • Supercopa Andorrana:



Winners (1): 2016


Runners-up (1): 2013


  • Segona Divisió:


Winners (1): 2007–08


League history



























































































































Season
Division
Pos.
Pl.
W
D
L
GS
GA
P

2007–08

Segona Divisió

1
16 14 2 0
66 11
44

2008–09

Primera Divisió

5
20 12 3 5
65 31
39

2009–10

Primera Divisió

2
20 13 4 3
50 26
43

2010–11

Primera Divisió

4
20 10 0 10
54 27
30

2011–12

Primera Divisió

3
20 10 7 3
61 20
37

2012–13

Primera Divisió

3
20 11 4 5
47 25
37

2013–14

Primera Divisió

2
20 12 3 5
40 24
39

2014–15

Primera Divisió

3
20 12 2 6
33 17
38

2015–16

Primera Divisió

4
20 8 6 6
34 20
30


European results











































































Season
Competition
Round
Opponent
Home
Away
Aggregate

2010–11

UEFA Europa League

First qualifying round

Montenegro FK Mogren
0–3
0–2

0–5

2011–12

UEFA Europa League

First qualifying round

Hungary Paks
0–1
0–4

0–5

2012–13

UEFA Europa League

First qualifying round

Netherlands Twente
0–3
0–6

0–9

2013–14

UEFA Europa League

First qualifying round

Bosnia and Herzegovina Zrinjski Mostar
1–3
0–1

1–4

2014–15

UEFA Europa League

First qualifying round

Republic of Macedonia Metalurg Skopje
0–3
0–2

0–5

2016–17

UEFA Europa League

First qualifying round

Croatia Lokomotiva
1–3
1–4

2–7

2017–18

UEFA Europa League

First qualifying round

Croatia Osijek
0–2
0–4

0–6


Current squad


As of 23 September 2018.


Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.










































































No.

Position
Player
1

Spain

GK

Ricard Fernández
2

Andorra

DF

Txus Rubio
3

Andorra

DF

David Maneiro
5

Andorra

DF

Alexandre Martínez
6

France

MF

Barthélémy Casanova
7

Andorra

DF

Jordi Rubio (Captain)
8

Andorra

FW

Gerard Aloy
9

Andorra

FW

Boris Antón
10

Morocco

FW

Nourddin El Morabiti
11

Spain

FW

Joan Salomó
































































No.

Position
Player
13

Andorra

GK

Josep Gómes
14

Spain

FW

Víctor Bernat
16

Peru

FW

Luis Pajares
17

Andorra

MF

Leonel Alves
18

France

DF

Drissa Dao
19

Andorra

MF

Joel Málaga
22

Andorra

MF

Sergio Crespo
24

Andorra

MF

Walid Bousenine
25

Andorra

DF

Cristian Orosa



External links



  • UE Santa Coloma Official Web

  • Club profile at UEFA



References





  1. ^ http://www.uesantacoloma.com/informacio/historia/


  2. ^ http://www.faf.ad/pnfg/NNws_ShwNewDup?codigo=1005332&cod_primaria=3000301&cod_secundaria=3000301#.VhQjayulpns


  3. ^ http://www.faf.ad/pnfg/NNws_ShwNewDup?codigo=1006688&cod_primaria=3000278&cod_secundaria=3000278


  4. ^ http://www.uesantacoloma.com/informacio/direccio-tecnica/


  5. ^ http://www.bondia.ad/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12334:els-gols-de-juli-sanchez-decideixen-el-derbi-colomenc-a-favor-del-pidasa-&catid=47:esports











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