FC Santa Coloma

Not to be confused with UE Santa Coloma.
Santa Coloma
Full nameFútbol Club Santa Coloma
NicknamesFCSC
Colomencs
Coloma (Dove)
El Don (The Lord)
The Blues
Founded1986 (1986)
GroundAndorra Football Federation stadiums
ChairmanDaniel Milstein
ManagerVíctor Vázquez
LeaguePrimera Divisió
2024–25Primera Divisió, 3rd of 10
Websitefclubsantacoloma.net

FC Santa Coloma is an Andorran professional football club based in Santa Coloma, parish of Andorra la Vella, that competes in the Primera Divisió. It is the most successful team in both Primera Divisió and Copa Constitució, having won both titles thirteen and ten times respectively.

History

See also: List of FC Santa Coloma seasons

Fútbol Club Santa Coloma was founded in 1986 through the efforts of a group of football enthusiasts who represented the village of the same name that belongs to Andorra la Vella in the National Football Tournament (the former amateur league of Andorra).[1] Later on FC Santa Coloma became one of the founder members of Primera Divisió in 1995.[2] Since 2001 the club has enjoyed a great success in all Andorran competitions standing with all the records in the Premier Andorran League (13)[2] and Andorran Cup (10).[3]

At the end of 2017, the Spanish La Liga Villarreal CF team announced a collaboration agreement with the Andorran club at grassroots football level.[4]

In July 2022, Gold Star Sports Management Group, led by Ukrainian-American entrepreneur, Daniel Milstein, completed the acquisition of the club. With Milstein as chairman, he announced Alex Lubyansky as CEO and Annabel Llevot as the General Manager.[5] FC Santa Coloma and Gold Star FC Detroit are both under the Gold Star Football Club group of clubs.[6]

FC Santa Coloma in Europe

FC Santa Coloma has two unique achievements for an Andorran team in European competitions: it was both the first team from Andorra to win a match in any European competition and the first team from Andorra that did not concede a goal in a match in a European competition.

Both of these feats were achieved on three occasions: the first match in the 2007–08 UEFA Cup qualifying round against the Israeli side Maccabi Tel Aviv, in which FC Santa Coloma won 1–0 at home with a goal scored by Juli Fernandez, then in the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League First qualifying round when they beat Banants of Armenia 1–0, and in the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League Second qualifying, in which FC Santa Coloma won 1–0 at home against Valur of Iceland. On the first and last occasion, in the return leg they lost 4–0 to Maccabi and 3–0 to Valur, thus FC Santa Coloma were eliminated from the tournament.

Against Banants, they lost the second leg away in Armenia 3–2, however the game finished 3–3 on aggregate and FC Santa Coloma won by the away goals rule, thanks to a last minute goal by goalkeeper Eloy Casals.[7] It was the second time an Andorran club won a two-legged tie in Europe after Sant Julià.

The 2023–24 season saw FC Santa Coloma claim another first - becoming the first Andorran team to navigate two European two-legged ties in the same season. Entering at the first qualifying round of the 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League, they eliminated Welsh club Penybont F.C., then Montenegrin club FK Sutjeska Nikšić, to reach the third qualifying round against Dutch club AZ.

Colours and badge

FC Santa Coloma dressed in all white since the creation of the Andorran Premier League, alternating the home kit with red or blue. Traditionally, the away kit has been all blue and third kit all red. However the original first kit at the beginning of the foundation of the club was blue and gives the nickname of Blues. In the club crest feature the colours of Andorra and the Holy Dove that gives the name of the Santa Coloma d'Andorra town[8] and therefore the name of the club.

Period Manufacturer Sponsor
1994–10 Joma Don Pernil
2010–13 Pidasa
2013–15 None
2015–17 Don Denis
2017 Vall Banc

Club rivalries

El Clàssic

The main rival of FC Santa Coloma in Primera Divisió has been always Sant Julià playing in a derby called El Clàssic. Both teams are strong in the Andorran Premier League and since the creation of the championship the clubs have been competing for being the champion of the top flight.[9][10][11]

El Derbi Colomenc

The local rival of FC Santa Coloma is actually their neighbour's hometown football team UE 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.[12]

Honours

League history

Season Division Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P
2011–12 Primera Divisió 2 20 11 5 4 56 17 38
2012–13 Primera Divisió 2 20 10 9 1 30 15 39
2013–14 Primera Divisió 1 20 13 3 4 50 12 42
2014–15 Primera Divisió 1 20 13 3 4 64 14 42
2015–16 Primera Divisió 1 20 14 5 1 44 8 47
2016–17 Primera Divisió 1 27 18 6 3 57 21 60
2017–18 Primera Divisió 1 27 18 4 5 62 20 58
2018–19 Primera Divisió 1 27 15 9 3 41 18 54
2019–20 Primera Divisió 2 24 15 7 3 48 12 51
2020–21 Primera Divisió 3 20 8 8 4 28 19 32
2021–22 Primera Divisió 5 27 15 7 5 64 34 52
2022–23 Primera Divisió 3 28 15 8 5 55 19 53
2023–24 Primera Divisió 4 27 19 2 6 64 23 59
2024–25 Primera Divisió 3 27 16 4 7 42 28 52

European results

In 2014, Santa Coloma advanced for the first time in a knock-out round after beating FC Banants on the away goals rule. The deciding goal was scored by Coloma's goalkeeper in the 4th minute of added time.[13]

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Agg.
2001–02 UEFA Cup 1QR Partizan 0–1 1–7 1–8
2003–04 UEFA Cup 1QR Esbjerg 1–4 0–5 1–9
2004–05 UEFA Cup 1QR Modriča 0–1 0–3 0–4
2007–08 UEFA Cup 1QR Maccabi Tel Aviv 1–0 0–4 1–4
2008–09 UEFA Champions League 1QR Kaunas 1–4 1–3 2–7
2009–10 UEFA Europa League 2QR Basel 1–4 0–3 1–7
2010–11 UEFA Champions League 1QR Birkirkara 0–3[a] 3–4 3–7
2011–12 UEFA Champions League 1QR F91 Dudelange 0–2 0–2 0–4
2012–13 UEFA Europa League 1QR Osijek 0–1 1–3 1–4
2013–14 UEFA Europa League 1QR Breiðablik 0–0 0–4 0–4
2014–15 UEFA Champions League 1QR Urartu 1–0 2–3 3–3 (a)
2QR Maccabi Tel Aviv 0–1 0–2 0–3
2015–16 UEFA Champions League 1QR Lincoln Red Imps 1–2 0–0 1–2
2016–17 UEFA Champions League 1QR Alashkert 0–0 0–3 0–3
2017–18 UEFA Champions League 1QR Alashkert 1–1 0–1 1–2
2018–19 UEFA Champions League PR Drita 0–2 (a.e.t.)
UEFA Europa League 2QR Valur 1–0 0–3 1–3
2019–20 UEFA Champions League PR Tre Penne 1–0
Feronikeli 1–2
UEFA Europa League 2QR Astana 0–0 1–4 1–4
2020–21 UEFA Europa League PR Iskra Danilovgrad 0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p)
2021–22 UEFA Conference League 1QR Mons Calpe 4–0 1–1 5–1
2QR Hibernian 1–2 0–3 1–5
2023–24 UEFA Conference League 1QR Penybont 2–0 (a.e.t.) 1–1 3–1
2QR Sutjeska Nikšić 3–0 (a.e.t.) 0–2 3–2
3QR AZ 0–1 0–2 0–3
2025–26 UEFA Conference League 1QR Borac Banja Luka 0–2 4–1 4–3
2QR Polissya Zhytomyr 1–4 2–1 3–5
  1. ^
    Match originally postponed due to bad pitch conditions caused by heavy rain. FC Santa Coloma suggested an alternative on 30 June, but UEFA awarded Birkirkara a 3–0 away win on 1 July.
Notes
  • PR: Preliminary round
  • QR: Qualifying round
  • 1Q: First qualifying round
  • 2Q: Second qualifying round

Current squad

As of 28 December 2025

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF  ESP Aleix Cisteró
5 DF  ESP Martín Ross
6 DF  ESP Aarón Gallego
7 FW  ESP Yenerey Betancor
9 FW  AND Guillaume López
10 FW  ESP Mario Mourelo
11 FW  ESP Xavi Puerto
13 GK  AND Alex Ruiz
14 DF  AND Jesús Rubio
15 DF  ESP Sergio Rodríguez
16 FW  ESP Javier Duce
18 MF  ESP Adrià Arjona
19 FW  ESP Sascha Andreu
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 FW  ESP Andy Villar
21 MF  AND Hugo Ferreira
22 DF  FRA Adrien Awana
23 DF  AND Moisés San Nicolás
25 GK  AND Mauro Rabelo
27 DF  ESP David Rodríguez
70 FW  MAR Monsif
77 DF  ESP David Crespo
— GK  ESP Álex Caro
— DF  AND Jordi Rubio
— MF  ESP Iñigo Barrenetxea
— MF  AND Gerard Cerdeira
— MF  ESP Dani Toribio
— FW  AND Haroun Agharbi
— FW  ESP Kilian Grant

Managers

  • Santos Ilatigo (2006–07)
  • Xavier Roura (2007)
  • Vicens Marques (2008–10)
  • Xavier Roura (2010–11)
  • Luis Blanco Torrado (2011–13)
  • Richard Imbernón (2013–18)
  • Marc Rodríguez (2018–20)
  • Albert Jorquera (2020–)

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