Principat
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Club Esportiu Principat is an Andorra
n football
club created in 1987, based in the city of Andorra la Vella
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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 stonemason. 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)
Andorra
Andorra , officially the Principality of Andorra , also called the Principality of the Valleys of Andorra, , is a small landlocked country in southwestern Europe, located in the eastern Pyrenees mountains and bordered by Spain and France. It is the sixth smallest nation in Europe having an area of...
n football
Football (soccer)
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club created in 1987, based in the city of Andorra la Vella
Andorra la Vella
Andorra la Vella is the capital of the Co-principality of Andorra, and is located high in the east Pyrenees between France and Spain. It is also the name of the parish that surrounds the capital....
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History
That was the team that won the league title in 1997 and qualified to be the first club side to enter a European competition from the tiny principality of Andorra. When their name "The Real Madrid Supporters from Charlie's Restaurant" 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 stonemason. 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)
Achievements
- Campionat de Lliga: 3
- 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99
- Copa Constitució: 6
- 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99
European record
As of December, 2008.| Season | Competition | Round | Country | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-98 UEFA Cup 1997-98 The UEFA Cup 1997–98 was won by Internazionale comfortably in an all-Italian final against Lazio. It was their third title in eight years in the competition.... |
UEFA Cup UEFA Cup The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League... |
First Qualifying Round |  |
Dundee United Dundee United F.C. Dundee United Football Club is a Scottish professional football club located in the city of Dundee. Formed in 1909, originally as Dundee Hibernian, the club changed to the present name in 1923... |
0-8 | 0-9 | 0-17 |
| 1998-99 | UEFA Cup UEFA Cup The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League... |
First Qualifying Round |  |
Ferencvárosi TC | 1-8 | 0-6 | 1-14 |
| 1999-00 UEFA Cup 1999-00 The UEFA Cup 1999-2000 season was won by Galatasaray of Turkey, who defeated Arsenal of England in the final. The game was scoreless through the first ninety minutes and stayed that way through thirty minutes of extra time. The game went on to penalty kicks in which Gheorghe Popescu, the Romanian... |
UEFA Cup UEFA Cup The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League... |
Qualifying Round |  |
Viking FK | 0-11 | 0-7 | 0-18 |