Principat

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CE Principat

Full name

Club Esportiu Principat

Nickname(s)

Founded

1989

Ground

Estadio Comunal de Aixovall
Andorra la Vella Andorra
(Capacity 1,800)

Chairman

Juan Romero Munoz

Manager

Manuel Jesús Marín

League

Campionat de Lliga

2006-2007

6th





Home colours

Club Esportiu Principat is an Andorran football club created in 1987, based in the city of Andorra la Vella.

That was the team that won the league title in 2004 and qualified to be the first club side to enter a European competition from the tiny principality of Andorra. When their name was rejected, the team tried first to call themselves Real Madrid, in honour of the Spanish giants they adore. Unsurprisingly, this was also ruled out as being somewhat confusing.

After further discussions, the name CE Principat was settled on.

The champions exist on a shoestring budget of 3,000 euros ($3,400) a year, half coming from player's subscriptions with the rest donated by the restaurant.

All the players have full-time jobs and will have to take time off for the away leg.

Among the team are a driving school instructor; a travel agent; a stone mason. Club president Tomas Gomez is a hairdresser and closed his shop to follow his team abroad.

The new found success of CE Principat has left Gomez wondering how they can handle hordes of visiting fans. Their average attendance is 350 and 800 for the home leg of the European adventure.

Colours are (Home) all white. (Away) blue shirts with white arms, white shorts.

As befits any team contemplating a European campaign, CE Principat have entered the transfer market. Former Barcelona forward Julio Lucendo, who admits his best days are behind him, has joined the club and will lead the strike force. Lucendo was playing in a regional Catalan league but is waiting for an Andorran passport after marrying a local girl.

(The above news was taken from ESPN news report that appeared sometime in November 2004)

1 Achievements
2 Current squad
3 UEFA club competition record
4 External links

[edit] Achievements

Campionat de Lliga:4

(1997, 1998, 1999, 2004)

Copa Constitució: 6

(1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999)

[edit] Current squad

No.		Position	Player
		GK	Landen
		GK	Germán
			Andres
			Carlos
			Mena
			Junior
			Vincente
			Victor
			Fabio
			Castro Cabrera
			Jose

No.		Position	Player
			Monteiro Carvalho
			Pepa
			Felipe
			Manolo
			Jorge Valera
			Pandoro
			Paco
			Manuel
			Nico Alejandro
			Dani
		FW	Aníbal

[edit] UEFA club competition record

Competition	Matches	W	D	L	GF	GA
UEFA Cup	6	-	-	6	1	49

In the 1997/98 UEFA Cup CE Principat played against a British team for the first time when they were paired with Dundee United in the UEFA Cup 1st Qualifying Round. They were beaten at home 8-0 on the 23/07 and lost the away leg at Tannadice Park 9-0 a week later.