FC Lusitanos

Lusitanos

Full name	Futebol Clube Lusitanos
Nickname(s)	LFC, Lusitanos, Lusos
Founded	1999
Ground	Aixovall Sant Julià de Lòria Andorra
Ground Capacity	1,000
Chairman	António da Silva Cerqueira
Manager	Carlos `El Maño`
League	Primera Divisió
2011–2012	1st
Home colours Away colours Third colours

FC Lusitanos is an Andorran football club from Andorra la Vella, founded in 1999 which currently plays in Primera Divisió.

Lusitanos won their first Primera Divisió title in 2011–12 and his second national championship the following season. The club's name, crest and kit reflect its Portuguese identity.

History

The club played for the first time in the Campionat de Lliga in 2000–2001, after winning the Second Division championship. In 2001–2002 they won its first title, the Copa Constitució after winning 2–0 in the final against Inter Club d'Escaldes on 2 June, with both goals by Manuel Vieira.^{[citation needed]}

Lusitanos played their first European matches in the 2010-11 UEFA Europa League, where they were eliminated 11-0 on aggregate by Macedonian club Rabotnicki.^[1] In the following season's tournament, they were beaten at the same stage by Croatian club Varazdin, 6-1 on aggregate.^[2]

Since their promotion to the top division they have not been relegated, and won their first title in 2012. This qualified the club to the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League, where they were knocked out 9-1 on aggregate in the first qualifying round by Maltese champions Valletta.^[3] They won their second league title in 2013, this qualified the club to the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League they were drawn to play EB/Streymur of the Faroe Islands, in the first leg they drew 2–2 despite winning 2–0 and missing a penalty to go 3–0, in the second leg they lost 5–1, losing 7–3 on aggregate.

Their team is composed mostly of Portuguese players.^[4]

Identity and support

FC Lusitanos' logo greatly resembles that of the Portuguese Football Federation. Since its founding, the club has had several Portuguese players, coaches and supporters (mainly Portuguese immigrants in Andorra). The team's kit manufacturer is the Portuguese brand Peba.^[5]

Honours

• Primera Divisió:
  • Winners (2): 2011–12, 2012–13
• Copa Constitució:
  • Winners (1): 2001–02
  • Runners-up (3): 2007-08, 2008–09, 2011–12
• Supercopa Andorrana:
  • Winners (2): 2012, 2013
• Segona Divisió:
  • Winners (1): 1999–00

Primera Divisió History

European Cup History

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
2010–11	UEFA Europa League	First qualifying round	FK Rabotnički	0–6	0–5	0–11
2011–12	UEFA Europa League	First qualifying round	NK Varaždin	0–1	1–5	1–6
2012–13	UEFA Champions League	First qualifying round	Valletta FC	0–1	0–8	0–9
2013–14	UEFA Champions League	First qualifying round	EB/Streymur	2–2	1–5	3–7

European record

Current squad

As of 2 July 2013.^[6]

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Ricardo Fernández 2 DF Rafael Brito 3 DF Hugo Veloso 4 MF Óscar Sonejee 5 DF Samuel Martins 6 MF Sebastià Bertran 7 FW Juli Sánchez 8 MF Luís Pinto 9 FW Pedro Reis 10 FW Luís dos Reis 11 MF Jamal Zarioh 12 DF Jonathan Puente 13 DF Bruno Pinheiro

No. Position Player 16 MF Cristian Martínez 17 FW Manuel Machado 18 DF Fernando Gonçalves 20 DF Bruninho 21 MF Franklim Soares 23 MF Manolo Jiménez 24 DF Leonel Maciel 25 MF Carlos Braga 26 FW Nuno Pereira 27 MF Manuel Silveira 28 MF Diego Marinho 30 GK Ferran Pol

References

External links

• Lusitanos at UEFA.COM
• Lusitanos at Weltfussball.de

• Lusitanos at Football-Lineups.com