Atlètic Club d'Escaldes

Atlètic Club d'Escaldes, also commonly known as Atlètic d'Escaldes, is an Andorran football club based in Escaldes-Engordany, currently playing in Primera Divisió.

Atlètic d'Escaldes

Full name	Atlètic Club d'Escaldes
Nickname(s)	L'Atlètic
Founded	2002; 21 years ago (2002)
Ground	Andorra Football Federation stadiums
Chairman	Petra Schellens
Manager	Federico Bessone
League	Primera Divisió
2022–23	Primera Divisió, 1st of 8
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours

History

Atlètic Club d'Escaldes was founded on 20 May 2002 in Escaldes-Engordany joining Segona Divisió the same year. At the end of 2003–04 season the club was promoted to Primera Divisió. During three seasons the club was playing in the top flight until 2006–07 season when it was relegated to Segona Divisió. The club came back in the top flight in 2019 after winning the 2018–19 Segona Divisió.^[1]

L'Atlètic reached the 2021 Copa Constitució final but lost against UE Sant Julià 2-1.^[2] Again the club reached the finals the following season winning the 2022 trophy 4-1 against UE Extremenya.^[3]

Colours and badge

Blue is the traditional colour of the club. Since their foundation and until 2015 the club wore yellow and blue in horizontal or vertical stripes. The old shield was replaced the same year.

Former club badge until 2015.

Club crest from 2015 until 2019.

Original first kit.

Alternative first kit.

Grana kit worn from 2016 until 2019.

Honours

• Primera Divisió:
  • Winners (1): 2022–23
• Segona Divisió:
  • Winners (2): 2003–04, 2018–19
• Copa Constitució:
  • Winners (1): 2022
  • Runners-up: 2021

European results

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
2022–23	UEFA Europa Conference League	1Q	Gżira United	0−1 (a.e.t.)	1–1	1–2
2023–24	UEFA Champions League	PR	Budućnost Podgorica	0–3
	UEFA Europa Conference League	2Q	Partizani	0−1	1−4	1–5

Notes

• PR: Preliminary round
• QR: Qualifying round
• 1Q: First qualifying round
• 2Q: Second qualifying round

Players

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   ESP Adrián González 3 DF   ESP Aleix Cisteró 5 DF   ESP Adrià Cosialls 6 MF   ESP Pau Ferrer 7 FW   FRA Guillaume Lopez 8 MF   VEN Ayrton Páez 9 FW   ESP Rodrigo Piloto 10 MF   GNB Gemelson 11 MF   ESP David Valero 12 DF   ESP Marcel Sgrò 13 GK   AND Ilde Serrano 17 MF   ESP Miguel Gómez Alamo 18 FW   ESP Víctor Casadesús 20 MF   ESP Asier Seijo 21 FW   ESP Santi Pérez

No. Pos. Nation Player 22 MF   ESP Víctor Pérez 23 DF   FRA Sébastien Agüero 25 GK   ESP Saúl Gracia 27 FW   ESP David Rodríguez 31 MF   ESP Yeray Carpio 33 FW   EQG Alberto Rabassó 53 DF   FRA Killian Colombié 55 MF   ESP Chechu Meneses — DF   ESP Julen Bernaola — DF   BRA Patrick Hiago — MF   GER Stefan Bringeald — MF   ESP Carlos Sagüés — MF   ESP Salva — FW   ESP Pedro Lubamba

First League history

Season		Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P
2004–05	Campionat de Lliga	7	20	5	0	15	19	58	15
2005–06	Campionat de Lliga	6	20	8	4	8	21	27	28
2006–07	Campionat de Lliga	8	20	4	3	13	18	45	15
2019–20	Primera Divisió	6	24	8	6	10	32	29	30
2020–21	Primera Divisió	4	20	6	7	7	29	26	25
2021–22	Primera Divisió	4	27	11	10	6	44	30	43
2022–23	Primera Divisió	1	28	19	6	3	68	19	63

References

1. "La normalitat torna a la FAF amb una jornada d'infart".
2. "La UE Sant Julià, campiona de la Copa Constitució (2-1)". 31 May 2021.
3. "L'Atlètic Escaldes guanya la Copa Constitució". 29 May 2022.

External links

• Official website (in Spanish)