CE Principat
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| Full name | Club Esportiu Principat | ||
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| Nickname(s) | CEP, El Principat, Princi | ||
| Founded | 1989 | ||
| Ground |
DEVK-Arena Sant Julià de Lòria Andorra | ||
| Capacity | 900 | ||
| Chairman |
 Juan Romero Muñoz | ||
| Manager |
Xavi Ribas | ||
| League | Primera Divisió | ||
| 2012–13 | 5th | ||
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Club Esportiu Principat is an Andorran football club created in 1989, based in the city of Andorra la Vella. Is one of the most successful football clubs in Andorra along with FC Santa Coloma and UE Sant Julià, having won three times the Andorran Premier League and six times the Andorran Cup. The club currently plays in Primera Divisió.
History
Founded in 1989 CE Principat is the main club from the capital city of Andorra having achieved the record of three consecutives leagues between 1997 and 1999 and six consecutives cup trophies between 1994 and 1999. Since the creation of the Andorran Premier League in 1995 CE Principat has been playing in the top flight.
In 1997 the club makes history by being the first Andorran club participating in European competition facing the Scottish club Dundee United. The Andorran team has been qualified three times in the European Competitions (UEFA Cup) along 1997 and 1999, but has been eliminated in the first round at all.
Although CE Principat has been one of the most successful clubs of Andorra until 1999 since then the club only have achieved third in the regular 2008-09 season league and six times Copa Constitució semifinalist during the 2000-01, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2004-05, 2008-09 and 2009-10 seasons.
Colours and badge
The team's traditional color is purple. Also the current and originals team's shield is purple but there is an alternative official logo with the colours of Andorra (blue, yellow and red). However at their beginnings and until the mid-2000s the first kit were white.
The second kit have been change since the creation of the club, alternating between the traditional blue and yellow second kit and the black (2005-2011) and orange (1989-2004) kits.
Honours
- Copa Constitució:
- Winners (6): 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99
European record
As of December, 2008.
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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| 1997–98 | UEFA Cup | First Qualifying Round |  Dundee United |
0–8 | 0–9 | 0–17 |
| 1998–99 | UEFA Cup | First Qualifying Round |  Ferencvárosi TC |
1–8 | 0–6 | 1–14 |
| 1999–00 | UEFA Cup | Qualifying Round |  Viking FK |
0–11 | 0–7 | 0–18 |
Current squad (2011-12)
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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External links
- Official Website
- Principat at UEFA.COM
- Principat at Weltfussball.de
- Principat at Football-Lineups.com
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