Fútbol Club Penya d'Andorra is an Andorran professional football club created by fans of the Portuguese club Benfica, based in Andorra La Vella. The club currently plays in the Primera Divisió.
| Full name | Fútbol Club Penya d'Andorra | ||
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| Nickname(s) | La Penya | ||
| Founded | 2009 | ||
| Ground | Andorra Football Federation stadiums | ||
| Chairman | José Manuel da Costa | ||
| Manager | Aleix Carbonell | ||
| League | Primera Divisió | ||
| 2023–24 | Primera Divisió, 5th of 10 | ||
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History
editFC Penya d'Andorra, formerly known as Associació Club Penya Encarnada d'Andorra, was founded in 2009 as a cultural association for the promotion of football and sport in the parish of Andorra la Vella in defense of the name and honor of the House of Benfica.[1] The team was for the first time promoted to Primera Divisió after finishing first in the 2014–15 season of Segona Divisió.[2]
Although the club was relegated the following season to Segona Divisió[3] they competed a two-legged relegation play-off for one spot in 2017–18 Primera Divisió against FC Ordino. Penya Encarnada won 5–3 on aggregate and were promoted to Primera Divisió.[4] After the 2018 relegation the club returned to the Primera Divisió in 2020.[5]
Colors and badge
editThe original colors and badge invoked its Portuguese identity and were related, along with the local club Casa Estrella del Benfica, with the Portuguese club Benfica. The traditional club colors were red and black, thus given the club's nickname encarnados (the red ones), and the badge was a minor variation of the Benfica's sports club.
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      Original first kit. |
Honours
editRecent seasons
edit| League | Season | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Segona Divisió | 2009–10 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 57 | −44 | 3 |
| Segona Divisió | 2010–11 | 7 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 27 | 50 | −23 | 13 |
| Segona Divisió | 2011–12 | 9 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 26 | 62 | −36 | 9 |
| Segona Divisió | 2012–13 | 11 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 30 | 103 | −73 | 15 |
| Segona Divisió | 2013–14 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 74 | −61 | 4 |
| Segona Divisió | 2014–15 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 70 | 23 | +47 | 41 |
| Primera Divisió | 2015–16 | 8 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 58 | -43 | 3 |
| Segona Divisió | 2016–17 | 2 | 23 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 89 | 27 | +62 | 55 |
| Primera Divisió | 2017–18 | 8 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 126 | -111 | 11 |
| Segona Divisió | 2018–19 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 70 | 31 | +39 | 47 |
| Segona Divisió | 2019–20 | 1 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 7 | +46 | 46 |
Current squad
editAs of August 2024 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Personnel
editTechnical staff
edit| Position | Name |
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| Head coach | Aleix Carbonell |
| Assistant coach | Sergi Lirola |
| Assistant coach | Lluís Lladò |
| Goalkeeping coach | Guillem Ruig |
| Fitness coach | Enric Cabrera |
References
edit- ^ "Club Penya Encarnada d'Andorra | Registre Comunal d'Associacions". associacions.andorralavella.ad.
- ^ RTVA., Andorra Difusió. (1980-01-01). "El Futbol Club Penya d'Andorra és equip de primera divisió". Andorra Difusió. Notícies i actualitat de la Ràdio i Televisió (in Catalan). Retrieved 2020-09-18.
- ^ "El Penya Encarnada consuma el descens | Andorra Difusió".
- ^ SER, Cadena (June 1, 2017). "El Penya Encarnada a la Lliga Grup Sant Eloi". Cadena SER.
- ^ RTVA., Andorra Difusió. (2020-07-12). "La Penya Encarnada torna a primera i la UE Santa Coloma es queda sense opcions per al títol". Andorra Difusió. Notícies i actualitat de la Ràdio i Televisió (in Catalan). Retrieved 2020-09-18.