Primera Divisió
| Country |
 Andorra |
|---|---|
| Confederation | UEFA |
| Founded | 1995 |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Relegation to | Segona Divisió |
| Domestic cup(s) |
Copa Constitució Supercopa Andorrana |
| International cup(s) |
Champions League UEFA Europa League |
| Current champions |
FC Santa Coloma (8th title) (2013–14) |
| Most championships | FC Santa Coloma (8 titles) |
| Website | Official site |
 2014–15 Primera Divisió | |
The Lliga Nacional de Fútbol, also known as Primera Divisió (First Division) or Campionat de Lliga, is the top football league for the country of Andorra. The league is a part-time and semi-professional league: all of the clubs and the majority of the players are part-time.
The league was launched in 1995 sponsored by the local federation (Andorran Football Federation) which was created just one year before, in 1994.
All the teams in the league play in the same stadiums owned by the federation. The same occurs in all other Andorran competitions, such as Copa Constitució and Supercopa.
FC Andorra, one of the major clubs in the country based in Andorra la Vella have never played in this league. They play in the Spanish league system, because they are registered with the Royal Spanish Football Federation, but the team is mostly composed of players with Andorran nationality.
League System
The eight clubs that play in the league play each other twice in the same venue. After the first 14 rounds, the best four teams play a competition between them to decide the Andorran champion (play off per al títol), while the other four play to avoid relegation (play off pel descens). The last placed of the relegation round is relegated to Segona Divisió, the second highest football league in Andorra, while the penultimate classified play a two-legged relegation play-off against the runners-up of Segona Divisió. The number of teams of Primera Divisió has changed throughout the league's history:
- 1994-1996: 10 clubs
- 1996-1997: 12 clubs
- 1997-1998: 11 clubs
- 1998-1999: 12 clubs
- 1999-2000: 7 clubs
- 2000-2002: 8 clubs
- 2002-2003: 9 clubs
- 2003-present: 8 clubs
Qualification for European competitions
The winner of the league win a place in the UEFA Champions League while the runners-up of the league and the Cup winner win a place in the UEFA Europa League.
Stadiums
The Andorran Football Federation organizes the matches of Primera Divisió and Segona Divisió in the stadiums owned by the local federation.[1][2] Also the federation distributes the stadiums and fields for the training sessions for each team.[3]
| Stadium | Location | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Camp d'Esports d'Aixovall | Sant Julià de Lòria | 900 |
| Centre Esportiu d'Alàs | Alàs i Cerc (Spain) | 1,500 |
| Estadi Comunal d’Andorra la Vella | Andorra la Vella | 1,300 |
| Centre Esportiu d'Ordino | Ordino | 200 |
Location of stadiums
2014-15 Member Clubs
| Team | Parish | Position in 2013-14 |
|---|---|---|
| FC Encamp | Encamp | 6th |
| FC Lusitanos | Andorra la Vella | 4th |
| FC Ordino | Ordino | 5th |
| FC Santa Coloma | Andorra la Vella | 1st |
| Inter Club d'Escaldes | Escaldes-Engordany | 7th |
| UE Engordany | Escaldes-Engordany | 1st, Segona Divisió |
| UE Santa Coloma | Andorra la Vella | 2nd |
| UE Sant Julià | Sant Julià de Lòria | 3rd |
Winners
Performance by club
| Club | Winners | Runner-ups | Third place | Winning Years | Runner-up Years | Third Place Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Santa Colomac | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1995, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2014 | 1998, 1999, 2000, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2013 | 1996, 2002, 2005, 2006 |
| CE Principata | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1997, 1998, 1999 | 1996 | 2009 |
| UE Sant Juliàc | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2005, 2009 | 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2011 | 2003, 2007, 2010, 2014 |
| FC Encamp | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1996, 2002 | 2003 | 1997, 1998, 1999 |
| FC Rànger's | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2006, 2007 | 2005 | 2004, 2008 |
| FC Lusitanos | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2012, 2013 | – | 2011 |
| Constelació Esportivaa,b | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2000 | – | – |
| UE Santa Coloma | 0 | 2 | 2 | – | 2010, 2014 | 2012, 2013 |
| FC Andorra Veteransa | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 1997 | – |
| Inter Escaldes | 0 | 0 | 2 | – | – | 2000, 2001 |
Bold: indicates clubs currently playing in the top division.
a: Club currently out of competition.
b: Club dissolved.
c: Founder members that have never been relegated from Primera Divisió.
Performance by parish
| Parish | Winners | Runner-ups | Third place | |
 Andorra la Vella |
16 | 12 | 10 | FC Santa Coloma (8), CE Principat (3), FC Rànger's (2), FC Lusitanos (2), Constelació Esportiva (1) |
 Sant Julià de Lòria |
2 | 6 | 4 | UE Sant Julià (2) |
 Encamp |
2 | 1 | 3 | FC Encamp (2) |
 Escaldes-Engordany |
0 | 0 | 2 | – |
Topscorers
| Year | Best scorers | Team | Goals |
| 1994/95 | - | - | - |
| 1995/96 | - | - | - |
| 1996/97 | Patricio González | CE Principat | 25 |
| 1997/98 |  Rafael Sanchez Pedrosa | FC Santa Coloma | 36 |
| 1998/99 | - | - | - |
| 1999/00 | - | - | - |
| 2000/01 | - | - | - |
| 2001/02 | - | - | - |
| 2002/03 | - | - | - |
| 2003/04 |  Jorge Filipe Sa Silva | UE Sant Julià | 16 |
| 2004/05 | - | - | - |
| 2005/06 | - | - | - |
| 2006/07 |  Norberto Urbani | Ranger's FC | 14 |
| Joan Carlos Toscano Beltran | FC Santa Coloma | 14 | |
| 2007/08 | - | - | - |
| 2008/09 | Norberto Urbani | FC Rànger's | 22 |
| 2009/10 | Gabriel Riera Lancha | UE Sant Julià | 19 |
| 2010/11 | Victor Bernat | UE Santa Coloma | 16 |
| 2011/12 | Victor Bernat | UE Santa Coloma | 14 |
| 2012/13 | Bruninho | FC Lusitanos | 17 |
| 2013/14 | Luis Miguel dos Reis | FC Lusitanos | 13 |
References
- ↑ http://www.faf.ad/pnfg/NPcd/NFG_LstCampos?cod_primaria=1000122
- ↑ http://bondia.ad/esports/lestadi-comunal-torna-acollir-partits-de-primera-divisio-cinc-anys-despres
- ↑ http://www.faf.ad/pnfg/NBdd_LstDocumentos?cod_primaria=3000342
- ↑ http://www.faf.ad/pnfg/NNws_ShwNewDup?codigo=1003688&cod_primaria=3000321&cod_secundaria=3000321#.U_eCqEim9_0
External links
- UEFA.com - Andorra
- Federació Andorrana de Fútbol
- League321.com - Andorran football league tables, records & statistics database. (English)
- Andorra - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
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