UE Santa Coloma

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]

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.

* Since the Andorra Football Federation affiliation.

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.

• 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

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

Notes

• PR: Preliminary round
• QR: Qualifying round
• 1QR: First qualifying round
• 2QR: Second qualifying round
• 3QR: Third qualifying round
• PO: Playoff round

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  ESP Juanpe Navarro 2 DF  AND Eric de Pablos 4 DF  AND Christian García 5 DF  COL Camilo Puentes 6 MF  AND Albert Reyes 7 MF  MAR Monsif Khttar 9 FW  ESP Faysal Chouaib 10 FW  EQG Salomón Obama 11 FW  ESP Joaquinete 12 FW  ANG Rui Társio 13 GK  FRA Alex Ruiz 14 DF  POR Luca 15 MF  ESP Youssef El Ghazoui 16 MF  ESP Rafa Palao 17 DF  AND Dacu

No. Pos. Nation Player 18 MF  ESP Alejandro Gómez 19 MF  ESP Pablo Molina 20 FW  AND Aarón Sánchez 21 MF  AND Ludovic Clemente 22 DF  ESP Felipe Alarcón 23 FW  PAR Franco de Jesús 24 MF  ESP Marc Castells 25 FW  MAR Karim L'Koucha 26 DF  POR Manu Ribeiro 44 DF  AND Emili García — DF  ANG Salomão Coxi — DF  ESP Marcos Blasco — MF  MEX Marco Fabián — MF  FRA Patrick Gbegbe

• UE Santa Coloma Official Web
• Club profile at UEFA