Primera Divisió

The Lliga Nacional de Fútbol, also known as Primera Divisió (First Division) or Campionat de Lliga, is the top football league for Andorra.

Primera Divisió
Founded1995
CountryAndorra
ConfederationUEFA
Number of teams8
Level on pyramid1
Relegation toSegona Divisió
Domestic cup(s)Copa Constitució
Supercopa Andorrana
International cup(s)UEFA Champions League
UEFA Europa League
UEFA Europa Conference League
Current championsInter Club d'Escaldes (1st title)
(2019–20)
Most championshipsFC Santa Coloma (13 titles)
WebsiteOfficial site
Current: 2020–21 Primera Divisió

The league was launched in 1995 sponsored by the local federation (Andorran Football Federation) which was created just one year before, in 1994. Until then the clubs played since 1970 an amateur league without a structure or affiliation with any official institution.[1] After the UEFA and FIFA affiliation in 1996 the Andorran clubs are able to compete in the UEFA competitions.[2] Until 2015 the league was known as Lliga Grup Becier[3] and during 2016 Lliga Grup Sant Eloi.[4] It was renamed in 2017 as Lliga Multisegur Assegurances for sponsorship reasons.[5]

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.

League System

The eight clubs that play in the league play each other three times in the same venue. After the first 21 rounds, the league splits in half, into a top four and bottom four. They then play the other three teams in their section twice more to give a total of 27 games. 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:

  • 1995–96: 10 clubs
  • 1996–97: 12 clubs
  • 1997–98: 11 clubs
  • 1998–99: 12 clubs
  • 1999–00: 7 clubs
  • 2000–02: 8 clubs
  • 2002–03: 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.[6][7] Also the federation distributes the stadiums and fields for the training sessions for each team.[8] Since the 2016–17 season, FC Encamp is the only club that has its own stadium (✚), located in Prada de Moles (Camp de Futbol d'Encamp).[9] Until 2016 the Camp d'Esports d'Aixovall hosted former matches of Primera Divisió and Segona Divisió.[10]

Stadium Location Capacity
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
Centre d'Entrenaments Andorra la Vella 300
Camp de Futbol d'Encamp (✚) Encamp 550

Location of stadiums

Centre Esportiu d'Ordino
Centre d'Entrenaments
Camp de Futbol d'Encamp (✚)
Location of the stadiums in Andorra.
Centre Esportiu d'Alàs
Location of Centre Esportiu d'Alàs in Alàs i Cerc, Lleida (Spain).

2020–21 clubs

Team Parish Position in 2019–20
Inter Club d'Escaldes Escaldes-Engordany 1st
FC Santa Coloma Andorra la Vella 2nd
UE Engordany Escaldes-Engordany 3rd
UE Sant Julià Sant Julià de Lòria 4th
UE Santa Coloma Andorra la Vella 5th
Atlètic Club d'Escaldes Escaldes-Engordany 6th
CE Carroi Andorra La Vella 7th
Penya Encarnada Andorra La Vella 1st, Segona Divisió

Winners

Season Champion[11] Second place Third place
1994-95 FC Santa Colomaa - -
1995–96 FC Encamp CE Principat FC Santa Coloma
1996–97 CE Principat* FC Andorra Veterans FC Encamp
1997–98 CE Principat* FC Santa Coloma FC Encamp
1998–99 CE Principat* FC Santa Coloma FC Encamp
1999–00 Constel·lació Esportiva* FC Santa Coloma Inter Escaldes
2000–01 FC Santa Coloma* UE Sant Julià Inter Escaldes
2001–02 FC Encamp UE Sant Julià FC Santa Coloma
2002–03 FC Santa Coloma* FC Encamp UE Sant Julià
2003–04 FC Santa Coloma* UE Sant Julià FC Rànger's
2004–05 UE Sant Julià FC Rànger's FC Santa Coloma
2005–06 FC Rànger's UE Sant Julià FC Santa Coloma
2006–07 FC Rànger's FC Santa Coloma UE Sant Julià
2007–08 FC Santa Coloma UE Sant Julià FC Rànger's
2008–09 UE Sant Julià FC Santa Coloma CE Principat
2009–10 FC Santa Coloma UE Santa Coloma UE Sant Julià
2010–11 FC Santa Coloma UE Sant Julià FC Lusitanos
2011–12 FC Lusitanos FC Santa Coloma UE Santa Coloma
2012–13 FC Lusitanos FC Santa Coloma UE Santa Coloma
2013–14 FC Santa Coloma UE Santa Coloma UE Sant Julià
2014–15 FC Santa Coloma FC Lusitanos UE Santa Coloma
2015–16 FC Santa Coloma FC Lusitanos UE Sant Julià
2016–17 FC Santa Coloma UE Sant Julià UE Santa Coloma
2017–18 FC Santa Coloma* UE Engordany UE Sant Julià
2018–19 FC Santa Coloma UE Sant Julià Inter Escaldes
2019–20 Inter Escaldes* FC Santa Coloma UE Engordany
* Team won the double by winning the Copa Constitució the same season.

a: The Andorran Football Federation counts the 1994-95 amateur league title as an official one.[11][12]

Performance by club

Club Winners Runners-up Third place Winning Years Runner-up Years Third Place Years
FC Santa Colomac 13 8 4 1995, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 1998, 1999, 2000, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2020 1996, 2002, 2005, 2006
CE Principatb 3 1 1 1997, 1998, 1999 1996 2009
UE Sant Juliàc 2 8 6 2005, 2009 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2017, 2019 2003, 2007, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2018
FC Lusitanos 2 2 1 2012, 2013 2015, 2016 2011
FC Encamp 2 1 3 1996, 2002 2003 1997, 1998, 1999
FC Rànger's 2 1 2 2006, 2007 2005 2004, 2008
Inter d'Escaldes 1 0 3 2020 2000, 2001, 2019
Constel·lació Esportivab 1 0 0 2000
UE Santa Coloma 0 2 4 2010, 2014 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017
UE Engordany 0 1 1 2018 2020
FC Andorra Veteransa 0 1 0 1997

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
Runners-up
Third place
Winning Clubs
Andorra la Vella 21 15 12 FC Santa Coloma (13), CE Principat (3), FC Rànger's (2), FC Lusitanos (2), Constel·lació Esportiva (1)
Sant Julià de Lòria 2 8 6 UE Sant Julià (2)
Encamp 2 1 3 FC Encamp (2)
Escaldes-Engordany 1 1 4 Inter d'Escaldes (1)

All-time Primera Divisió table

The All-time Primera Divisió table is an overall record of all match results, points, and goals of every team that has played since its inception in 1995. The table is accurate as of the end of the 2018–19 season. Teams in bold are part of the 2018–19 Primera Divisió. Play-offs games are not included.

Pos Team S GP W D L GF GA Pts 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th T Debut Since/Last App Best
1FC Santa Coloma24497315102701312407107712741241995–961995–961
2Sant Julià24497268102127123560490228631201995–961995–961
3Lusitanos194041787115477961060522183162000–012000–011
4Principat193761695315485269556031126131995–962013–141
5Encamp2041715370194751817529213281995–962012–131
6Inter d'Escaldes224501536123664793852033391995–962014–153
7UE Santa Coloma1124112248715322854142422102008–092008–092
8Rànger's9182892271397383289212162001–022011–121
9Engordany11241763712833862626611132003–042014–152
10Ordino5114451653188202151332013–142018–195
11Sporting d'Escaldes8150372786227449138111995–962002–035
12La Massana510224335512624995111995–962000–015
13Constel·lació234232912241711121998–991999–001
14FC Andorra Veterans242225151049571111996–971997–982
15Aldosa240194177066611121995–961996–974
16Atlètic d'Escaldes3601773658129582004–052006–076
17Benito242166206381541997–981998–997
18Engolasters242118235474411997–981998–996
19Gimnàstic Valira364765181264271996–971998–996
20Extremenya364735455266241998–992005–068
21Les Bons12264123766221996–971996–9710
22Penya Encarnada247453830184172015–162017–188
23CE Benfica240343328165132007–082010–118
24Spordany Juvenil240401648238122007–081996–979
25Construccions Emprimo1181116187841995–961995–9610
26Jenlai1272124181374[lower-alpha 1]2016–172016–178
  1. Three points docked

League or status at 2016–17 season:

2016–17 Primera Divisió
2016–17 Segona Divisió
Clubs that no longer exist

Topscorers

Year Best scorers Team Goals
1995–96 ---
1996–97 Patricio GonzálezCE Principat25
1997–98 Rafael SánchezFC Santa Coloma36
1998–99 ---
1999–00 ---
2000–01 ---
2001–02 ---
2002–03 ---
2003–04 Jorge Filipe Sa SilvaUE Sant Julià16
2004–05 ---
2005–06 ---
2006–07 Norberto UrbaniFC Rànger's14
Joan ToscanoFC Santa Coloma14
2007–08 ---
2008–09 Norberto UrbaniFC Rànger's22
2009–10 Gabi RieraUE Sant Julià19
2010–11 Victor BernatUE Santa Coloma16
2011–12 Victor BernatUE Santa Coloma14
2012–13 BruninhoFC Lusitanos17
2013–14 Luis Miguel dos ReisFC Lusitanos13
2014–15 Cristian MartínezFC Santa Coloma22
2015–16 Victor BernatUE Santa Coloma12
2016–17 Victor BernatUE Santa Coloma18
2017–18 Chus SosaFC Santa Coloma14
2018–19 Nico MedinaFC Lusitanos10
2019–20 Genís SoldevilaInter Club d'Escaldes16

References

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