Primera Divisió

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 Conference League
Current championsInter Club d'Escaldes (3rd title)
(2021–22)
Most championshipsFC Santa Coloma (13 titles)
WebsiteOfficial site
Current: 2022-23 Primera Divisió

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

History

The league was established in 1995 through the local federation (Andorran Football Federation). Till that year the clubs played since 1970 an amateur league without any contact to a official institution..[1] The league joined UEFA and FIFA in 1996 so the Andorran clubscan play in the UEFA competitions.[2]

Until 2015 the league was known as Lliga Grup Becier[3] and during 2016 Lliga Grup Sant Eloi.[4] 2017 it was renamed as Lliga Multisegur Assegurances for sponsorship reasons.[5]

All the teams in the league play in the six stadiums owned by the federation. That also happens in all other Andorran competitions, such as Copa Constitució and Andorran Supercup.

Titels

2022-23 clubs

Team Parish
Inter Club d'Escaldes Escaldes-Engordany
FC Santa Coloma Andorra la Vella
UE Engordany Escaldes-Engordany
UE Sant Julià Sant Julià de Lòria
UE Santa Coloma Andorra la Vella
Atlètic Club d'Escaldes Escaldes-Engordany
FC Ordino Ordino
Penya Encarnada Andorra la Vella

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Stadiums

The Andorran Football Federation organizes the matches of Primera Divisió and Segona Divisió in the stadiums owned by the local federation.[7][8] Also the federation distributes the stadiums and fields for the training sessions for each team.[9] 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).[10] Until 2016 the Camp d'Esports d'Aixovall hosted former matches of Primera Divisió and Segona Divisió.[11]

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
CE La Massana La Massana 300
Camp de Futbol d'Encamp (✚) Encamp 550

References

  1. ↑ "MACE1.JPG (image)". bp3.blogger.com.
  2. ↑ "'HAIR WE GO, HAIR WE GO..' United will face barber-ians; CE PRINCIPAT v DUNDEE UTD. - Free Online Library". thefreelibrary.com.
  3. ↑ "FAF - Lliga Grup Becier: Nou patrocinador de la Primera Divisió de Futbol". faf.ad.
  4. ↑ "FAF - Lliga Grup Sant Eloi: Nou patrocinador de la Primera Divisió de Futbol". faf.ad.
  5. ↑ "La Primera Divisió passa a dir-se Lliga Multisegur Assegurances". elperiodic.ad.
  6. ↑ Flashscore
  7. ↑ "FAF - Consulta de Terrenys de Joc". faf.ad.
  8. ↑ "L'estadi Comunal torna a acollir partits de Primera Divisió cinc anys després". bondia.ad. Archived from the original on 2015-02-19. Retrieved 2022-08-15.
  9. ↑ "FAF". faf.ad.
  10. ↑ Gestió, Web. "FC Encamp Web Oficial - FCEncamp.org - FCE". FC Encamp. Archived from the original on 2017-10-23. Retrieved 2022-08-15.
  11. ↑ "Adéu al camp de futbol d'Aixovall". ara.ad.