UE Santa Coloma

Not to be confused with FC Santa Coloma.

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.

UE Santa Coloma

Full name	Unió Esportiva Santa Coloma
Nickname(s)	UE Esquirols (Squirrels) Groc-i-negres (Yellow and Black)
Founded	1986; 37 years ago (1986)
Ground	Andorra Football Federation stadiums
Chairman	Joan Antoni Antón
Manager	Boris Antón
League	Primera Divisió
2022–23	4th
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours

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

• 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

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	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

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 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

External links

• UE Santa Coloma Official Web
• Club profile at UEFA

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. . www.uesantacoloma.com. Archived from the original on 2015-07-21.
5. "BonDia Diari digital d'Andorra".