UE Santa Coloma
Full nameUnió Esportiva Santa Coloma
Nickname(s)UE
Esquirols (Squirrels)
Groc-i-negres (Yellow and Black)
Founded1986; 38 years ago (1986)
GroundAndorra Football Federation stadiums
ChairmanJoan Antoni Antón
ManagerBoris Antón
LeaguePrimera Divisió
2022–234th
WebsiteClub website

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

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 None

* 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

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
2016–17 Primera Divisió 3 27 14 6 7 62 34 48
2017–18 Primera Divisió 5 27 12 5 10 53 29 41
2018–19 Primera Divisió 6 27 8 8 11 33 32 32
2019–20 Primera Divisió 5 24 11 6 7 34 26 39
2020–21 Primera Divisió 6 20 9 3 8 44 27 30
2021–22 Primera Divisió 2 27 13 8 6 37 26 47
2022–23 Primera Divisió 4 28 10 12 6 40 29 42

European results

Season Competition Round Opponent Home Away Aggregate
2010–11 UEFA Europa League 1QR Montenegro FK Mogren 0–3 0–2 0–5
2011–12 UEFA Europa League 1QR Hungary Paks 0–1 0–4 0–5
2012–13 UEFA Europa League 1QR Netherlands Twente 0–3 0–6 0–9
2013–14 UEFA Europa League 1QR Bosnia and Herzegovina Zrinjski Mostar 1–3 0–1 1–4
2014–15 UEFA Europa League 1QR North Macedonia Metalurg Skopje 0–3 0–2 0–5
2016–17 UEFA Europa League 1QR Croatia Lokomotiva 1–3 1–4 2–7
2017–18 UEFA Europa League 1QR Croatia Osijek 0–2 0–4 0–6
2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League 1QR Iceland Breiðablik 0–1 1–4 1–5
Notes

Current squad

As of 1 October 2023

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Spain ESP Juanpe Navarro
2 DF Andorra AND Eric de Pablos
3 DF Spain ESP Marcos Blasco
4 DF Andorra AND Christian García
5 DF Colombia COL Camilo Puentes
6 MF Andorra AND Albert Reyes
7 MF Morocco MAR Monsif Khttar
9 FW Spain ESP Faysal Chouaib
10 FW Equatorial Guinea EQG Salomón Obama
11 FW Spain ESP Joaquinete
12 FW Angola ANG Rui Társio
13 GK France FRA Alex Ruiz
14 DF Portugal POR Luca
15 MF Spain ESP Youssef El Ghazoui
16 MF Spain ESP Rafa Palao
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF Andorra AND Dacu
18 MF Spain ESP Alejandro Gómez
19 MF Spain ESP Pablo Molina
20 FW Andorra AND Aarón Sánchez
21 MF Andorra AND Ludovic Clemente
22 DF Spain ESP Felipe Alarcón
23 FW Paraguay PAR Franco de Jesús
24 MF Spain ESP Marc Castells
25 FW Morocco MAR Karim L'Koucha
26 DF Portugal POR Manu Ribeiro
33 MF Mexico MEX Marco Fabián
44 DF Andorra AND Emili García
— MF France FRA Patrick Gbegbe

External links

References

  1. ^ "UE Santa Coloma » Historia".
  2. ^ "FAF - l'UE Santa Coloma es proclama campió de la Copa Constitució 2013".
  3. ^ "FAF - l'UE Santa Coloma, campió de la Copa Constitució 2016 (3-0)".
  4. ^ "L'escut i els colors | U.E. Santa Coloma". www.uesantacoloma.com. Archived from the original on 2015-07-21.
  5. ^ "BonDia Diari digital d'Andorra".
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