CE Principat

association football club

Club Esportiu Principat was an Andorran football club from the city of Andorra la Vella. The club was founded in 1989. He won three times the Andorran Premier League and five times the Andorran Cup. The club was dissolved in 2015.

CE Principat
Full nameClub Esportiu Principat
Nickname(s)CEP
El Principat
Princi
Founded1989
Dissolved2015
GroundAndorra Football Federation stadiums

History change

The club was founded in 1989 by Penya Madridista Restaurant Charlie's (Real Madrid Supporters' Club of Charlie's Restaurant) as Club Esportiu Principat.[1] The club had three consecutives league victories between 1997 and 1999 and five consecutives cup trophies between 1995 and 1999. The club was founding member of the Andorran Premier League in 1995.

In 1997 the club was the first Andorran club in an European competition playing versus Dundee United from Scotland. The Andorran team pülayed three times in the (UEFA Cup) but lost in the first round each time.

The senior club was registered in Segona Divisió 2015 but withdrew from the competition in the first round. Lower and youth teams continued to compete in their competitions.[2] In 2015 the club was dissolved.[3]

Colours and badge change

The team's traditional color was purple. In the beginnings till the mid-2000s the first kit was white due to the origins of the club linked with Real Madrid supporters in Andorra.[4]

Honours change

  • Primera Divisió:
    • Winners (3): 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99
    • Runners-up (1): 1995–96
  • Copa Constitució:
    • Winners (5): 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99

References change

  1. The Independent, https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/charlies-restaurant-on-menu-for-scots-1249966.html
  2. "FAF - Visualización de Clasificación".
  3. "FAF - Consulta de Clubs".
  4. "'HAIR WE GO, HAIR WE GO..' United will face barber-ians; CE PRINCIPAT v DUNDEE UTD. - Free Online Library".

Other websites change