Primera Divisió Explained

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Country:Andorra
Confed:UEFA
Founded:1995
Teams:10
Relegation:Segona Divisió
Levels:1
Domest Cup:Copa Constitució
Supercopa Andorrana
Confed Cup:UEFA Champions League
UEFA Europa Conference League
Champions:UE Santa Coloma (1st title)
Season:2023–24
Most Successful Club:FC Santa Coloma (13 titles)
Current:2024–25 Primera Divisió

The Primera Divisió (First Division), also known as Lliga Multisegur Assegurances for sponsorship reasons is the top level of men's football in Andorra.

The league was launched in 1995 sponsored by the local federation (Andorran Football Federation) which was created just one year before. Until then, clubs had played since 1970 in an amateur league without a structure or affiliation with any official institution.[1] Since affiliation to UEFA and FIFA in 1996, Andorran clubs are able to compete in the UEFA competitions.[2] Until 2015 the league was known as Lliga Grup Becier[3] and during 2016 Lliga Grup Sant Eloi.[4] It was renamed in 2017 as Lliga Multisegur Assegurances for sponsorship reasons.[5]

All the teams in the league play in the same stadiums owned by the federation. The same occurs in all other Andorran competitions, such as the Copa Constitució and Supercopa.

FC Andorra, one of the major clubs in the country based in Andorra la Vella have never played in this league. They play in the Spanish league system, and are registered with the Royal Spanish Football Federation.

League system

The eight clubs that play in the league play each other three times in the same venue. After the first 21 rounds, the league splits in half, into a top four and bottom four. They then play the other three teams in their section twice more to give a total of 27 games. The last placed of the relegation round is relegated to Segona Divisió, the second highest football league in Andorra, while the penultimate classified play a two-legged relegation play-off against the runners-up of Segona Divisió. The number of teams of Primera Divisió has changed throughout the league's history:

Qualification for European competitions

The winner of the league wins a place in the UEFA Champions League qualifications round, while the runners-up of the league and the Cup winner win a place in the UEFA Europa League qualifications round.

Stadiums

The Andorran Football Federation organizes the matches of Primera Divisió and Segona Divisió in the stadiums owned by the local federation.[6] [7] Also the federation distributes the stadiums and fields for the training sessions for each team.[8] Since the 2016–17 season, FC Encamp is the only club that has its own stadium (✚), located in Prada de Moles (Camp de Futbol d'Encamp).[9] Until 2016 the Camp d'Esports d'Aixovall hosted former matches of Primera Divisió and Segona Divisió.[10]

Stadium LocationCapacity
Centre Esportiu d'AlàsAlàs i Cerc (Spain)1,500
Estadi Comunal d'Andorra la VellaAndorra la Vella1,300
Centre Esportiu d'OrdinoOrdino200
Andorran Football Federation Training CenterAndorra la Vella300
Centre d'Entrenament de la MassanaLa Massana300
Camp d'Esports Prada de Moles (✚)Encamp550

2023–24 clubs

TeamParishPosition in 2022-23
Atlètic Club d'EscaldesEscaldes-Engordany1st
Inter Club d'EscaldesEscaldes-Engordany2nd
FC Santa ColomaSanta Coloma3rd
UE Santa ColomaSanta Coloma4th
Penya EncarnadaAndorra la Vella5th
OrdinoOrdino6th
Pas de la CasaEl Pas de la Casa1st, Segona Divisió
Atlètic AmèricaEscaldes-Engordany2nd, Segona Divisió
EsperançaAndorra la Vella3rd, Segona Divisió
CarroiEscaldes-Engordany4th, Segona Divisió

Winners

SeasonChampion[11] Second placeThird place
1994–95FC Santa Colomaa--
1995–96FC EncampCE Principat
CE PrincipatFC Andorra VeteransFC Encamp
1997–98CE PrincipatFC Encamp
1998–99CE PrincipatFC Encamp
1999–00Constel·lació EsportivaInter Escaldes
2000–01FC Santa ColomaUE Sant JuliàInter Escaldes
2001–02FC EncampUE Sant JuliàFC Santa Coloma
2002–03FC Santa ColomaFC EncampUE Sant Julià
2003–04FC Santa ColomaUE Sant JuliàFC Rànger's
2004–05UE Sant JuliàFC Rànger'sFC Santa Coloma
2005–06FC Rànger'sUE Sant JuliàFC Santa Coloma
2006–07FC Rànger'sFC Santa ColomaUE Sant Julià
2007–08FC Santa ColomaUE Sant JuliàFC Rànger's
2008–09UE Sant JuliàFC Santa ColomaCE Principat
2009–10FC Santa ColomaUE Santa ColomaUE Sant Julià
2010–11FC Santa ColomaUE Sant JuliàFC Lusitanos
2011–12FC Santa ColomaUE Santa Coloma
2012–13FC Santa ColomaUE Santa Coloma
2013–14FC Santa ColomaUE Santa ColomaUE Sant Julià
2014–15FC Santa ColomaUE Santa Coloma
2015–16FC Santa Coloma
2016–17FC Santa Coloma
2017–18FC Santa ColomaUE Sant Julià
2018–19FC Santa ColomaUE Sant Julià
2019–20Inter EscaldesFC Santa Coloma
2020–21Inter EscaldesUE Sant JuliàFC Santa Coloma
2021–22Inter EscaldesUE Santa ColomaUE Sant Julià
2022–23Atlètic Club d'EscaldesInter EscaldesFC Santa Coloma
2023–24UE Santa ColomaInter EscaldesAtlètic Club d'Escaldes
scope=row style="background-color: #D0E7FF" width=40px Team won the double by winning the Copa Constitució the same season.
a: The Andorran Football Federation counts the 1994–95 amateur league title as an official one.[11] [12]

Performance by club

ClubWinnersRunners-upThird placeWinning YearsRunner-up YearsThird place Years
FC Santa Colomac13861995, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 20191998, 1999, 2000, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2013, 20201996, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2021, 2023
Inter d'Escaldes3232020, 2021, 20222023, 20242000, 2001, 2019
CE Principatb3111997, 1998, 1999 19962009
UE Sant Julià2972005, 20092001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2017, 2019, 20212003, 2007, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2022
FC Lusitanosb2212012, 2013 2015, 20162011
FC Encamp2131996, 200220031997, 1998, 1999
FC Rànger's2122006, 200720052004, 2008
UE Santa Coloma13420242010, 2014, 20222012, 2013, 2015, 2017
Atlètic Club d'Escaldes10120232024
Constel·lació Esportivab1002000
UE Engordany01120182020
FC Andorra Veteransa0101997

Bold: indicates clubs currently playing in the top division.
a: Club currently out of competition.
b: Club dissolved.
c: Founder members that have never been relegated from Primera Divisió.

Performance by parish

ParishWinnersRunners-upThird placeWinning clubs
Andorra la Vella221614FC Santa Coloma (13), CE Principat (3), FC Rànger's (2), FC Lusitanos (2), Constel·lació Esportiva (1), UE Santa Coloma (1)
Escaldes-Engordany435Inter d'Escaldes (3), Atlètic d'Escaldes (1)
Sant Julià de Lòria297UE Sant Julià (2)
Encamp213FC Encamp (2)

All-time Primera Divisió table

The All-time Primera Divisió table is an overall record of all match results, points, and goals of every team that has played since its inception in 1995. The table is accurate as of the end of the 2020–21 season. Teams in bold are part of the 2022–23 Primera Divisió. Play-offs games are not included.

1 FC Santa Coloma 28 596 368 171 87 1507 490 1265 12 8 6 1 1 28 1995–96 1
2 Sant Julià 28 596 305 123 168 1359 771 1034 2 9 7 4 1 22 1995–96 1
3 Inter d'Escaldes 26 549 211 89 249 852 1010 722 3 1 3 3 3 12 1995–96 1
4 19 404 178 71 154 779 610 605 2 2 1 8 3 16 2000–01 1
5 UE Santa Coloma 15 340 165 77 98 687 393 572 3 4 3 3 12 2008–09 2
6 19 376 169 53 154 852 695 560 3 1 1 2 6 13 1995–96 1
7 20 417 153 70 194 751 817 529 2 1 3 2 8 1995–96 1
8 Engordany 15 340 106 61 173 466 807 380 1 1 1 2 5 2003–04 2
9 9 182 89 22 71 397 383 289 2 1 2 1 6 2001–02 1
10 Atlètic d'Escaldes 7 159 61 36 62 231 233 219 1 2 3 2004–05 1
11 Ordino 8 193 59 33 101 266 370 210 3 3 2013–14 5
12 Sporting d'Escaldes8 150 37 27 86 227 449 138 1 1 1995–96 5
13 La Massana5 102 24 33 55 126 249 95 1 1 1995–96 5
14 2 34 23 2 9 122 41 71 1 1 2 1998–99 1
15 FC Andorra Veterans2 42 22 5 15 104 95 71 1 1 1996–97 2
16 Aldosa2 40 19 4 17 70 66 61 1 1 2 1995–96 4
17 Penya Encarnada 4 95 12 15 68 69 304 61 1 1 2015–16 5
18 Benito2 42 16 6 20 63 81 54 1997–98 7
19 3 71 11 9 51 56 98 42 2019–20 7
20 Engolasters2 42 11 8 23 54 74 41 1997–98 6
21 Gimnàstic Valira3 64 7 6 51 81 264 27 1996–97 6
22 3 64 7 3 54 55 266 24 1998–99 8
23 Les Bons1 22 6 4 12 37 66 22 1996–97 10
24 2 40 3 4 33 28 165 13 2007–08 8
25 Spordany Juvenil2 40 4 0 16 48 238 12 1995–96 9
26 Construccions Emprimo1 18 1 1 16 18 78 4 1995–96 10
27 1 27 2 1 24 18 137 4 2016–17 8

League or status at 2020–21 season:

2020–21 Primera Divisió
2020–21 Segona Divisió
Clubs that no longer exist or are not competing

Top scorers

YearBest scorersTeamGoals
1995–96 - - -
1996–97 Patricio González25
1997–98 Rafael Sánchez36
1998–99 - - -
1999–00 - - -
2000–01 - - -
2001–02 - - -
2002–03 - - -
2003–04 Jorge Filipe Sa Silva16
2004–05 - - -
2005–06 - - -
2006–07 Norberto Urbani14
14
2007–08 - - -
2008–09 Norberto Urbani22
2009–10 19
2010–11 16
2011–12 14
2012–13 17
2013–14 Luis Miguel dos Reis13
2014–15 22
2015–16 12
2016–17 18
2017–18 Chus Sosa14
2018–19 10
2019–20 Genís Soldevila16
2020–21 Guillaume Lopez11
2021–22 Jaime Grondona Guillaume LopezFC Santa ColomaFC Santa Coloma14
2023–24 Faysal Chouaib19

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: MACE1.JPG (image). bp3.blogger.com.
  2. Web site: 'HAIR WE GO, HAIR WE GO..' United will face barber-ians; CE PRINCIPAT v DUNDEE UTD. – Free Online Library. thefreelibrary.com.
  3. Web site: FAF – Lliga Grup Becier: Nou patrocinador de la Primera Divisió de Futbol. faf.ad.
  4. Web site: FAF – Lliga Grup Sant Eloi: Nou patrocinador de la Primera Divisió de Futbol. faf.ad.
  5. Web site: La Primera Divisió passa a dir-se Lliga Multisegur Assegurances. elperiodic.ad. 14 September 2017 .
  6. Web site: FAF - Consulta de Terrenys de Joc. faf.ad.
  7. Web site: L'estadi Comunal torna a acollir partits de Primera Divisió cinc anys després. bondia.ad.
  8. Web site: FAF. faf.ad.
  9. Web site: FC Encamp Web Oficial - FCEncamp.org - FCE. Web. Gestió. FC Encamp.
  10. Web site: Adéu al camp de futbol d'Aixovall. ara.ad. 13 July 2016 .
  11. Web site: FAF - Lliga Nacional de Futbol (1ª divisió). faf.ad.
  12. Web site: PALMARÈS - F. C. Santa coloma. fclubsantacoloma.net.