FC Lusitanos

Lusitanos

Full name	Futbol Club Lusitanos Andorra
Nickname(s)	LFC Lusitanos (Lusitanians) Lusos
Founded	1999 (1999)
Ground	Andorra Football Federation stadiums
Chairman	António da Silva Cerqueira
Manager	Raúl Cañete
League	Primera Divisió
2015–16	Primera Divisió, 2nd
Website	Club home page
Home colours Away colours Third colours

FC Lusitanos, also known as Lusitans, is an Andorran football club from Andorra la Vella which was founded in 1999 and currently play in Primera Divisió.

Lusitanos won their first Primera Divisió title in 2011–12 and its second national championship the following season. The club's name, crest and kit reflect its Portuguese identity.

History

Futbol Club Lusitanos (Futbol Club Lusitans, Portuguese: Futebol Club Lusitanos) was founded in 1999. The club played for the first time in the Campionat de Lliga in 2000–01, after winning the Second Division championship. In 2001–02 they won its first title, the Copa Constitució after winning 2–0 in the final against Inter Club d'Escaldes on 2 June, with both goals by Manuel Vieira.^[1]

Lusitanos played their first European matches in the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League, where they were eliminated 11–0 on aggregate by Macedonian club Rabotnicki.^[2] In the following season's tournament, they were beaten at the same stage by Croatian club Varaždin, 6–1 on aggregate.^[3]

Since their promotion to the top division they have not been relegated, and won their first title in 2011–12. This qualified the club to the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League, where they were knocked out 9–1 on aggregate in the first qualifying round by Maltese champions Valletta.^[4]

They won their second league title in 2013, this qualified the club to the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League they were drawn to play EB/Streymur of the Faroe Islands, in the first leg they drew 2–2 and in the second leg they lost 5–1, losing 7–3 on aggregate.^[5]

After finishing fourth in the regular season FC Lusitanos ended the 2013–14 season without being qualified for the UEFA Europa League after losing against Sant Julià 1–2 in the final of the 2014 Copa Constitució.^[6]

In the 2014–15 season FC Lusitanos became runners-up of the regular league and this qualified the club to the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League where they were drawn to face West Ham United in the first qualifying round, lost 0–3 in the away match and 0–1 at home (0–4 on aggregate).^[7][8]

Identity and support

FC Lusitanos' logo greatly resembles that of the Portuguese Football Federation. Since its founding, the club has had several Portuguese players and coaches. The supporters, known as Lusitanos or Lusos, are mainly Portuguese immigrants in Andorra or Andorran people of Portuguese heritage.

The team's kit manufacturer is the Portuguese brand Peba.^[9]

Original crest inspired by the FPF's logo.

Club crest in Portuguese.

Original first kit.

* Since the Andorra Football Federation affiliation.

Honours

• Primera Divisió:
  • Winners (2): 2011–12, 2012–13
  • Runners-up (2): 2014–15, 2015–16
• Copa Constitució:
  • Winners (1): 2002
  • Runners-up (3): 2008, 2009, 2012, 2014
• Supercopa Andorrana:
  • Winners (2): 2012, 2013
• Segona Divisió:
  • Winners (1): 1999–00

Primera Divisió history

European Cup history

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
2010–11	UEFA Europa League	First qualifying round	Rabotnički	0–6	0–5	0–11
2011–12	UEFA Europa League	First qualifying round	Varaždin	0–1	1–5	1–6
2012–13	UEFA Champions League	First qualifying round	Valletta	0–1	0–8	0–9
2013–14	UEFA Champions League	First qualifying round	EB/Streymur	2–2	1–5	3–7
2015–16	UEFA Europa League	First qualifying round	West Ham United	0–1	0–3	0–4
2016–17	UEFA Europa League	First qualifying round	Domžale	1–2	1–3	2–5

European record

Current squad

As of 25 September 2016^[10][11]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Jesús Coca 3 DF Moisés San Nicolás 4 MF Lucas Sousa 5 DF Pedro Muñoz 6 MF André Armada 7 FW Luigi San Nicolás 8 MF Carlos Acosta 9 FW Luizão 10 FW Luís dos Reis (Captain) 11 MF José Aguilar 13 DF David Ribolleda

No. Position Player 14 MF Alberto Molina 15 DF Óscar Reyes 16 FW Eugenio Peralta 17 FW Manuel Machado 18 MF Aboubakar Njoya 19 FW Bruninho 20 MF Óscar Sonejee 23 MF Christopher Pousa 24 DF Leonel Maciel 25 GK Andrés Benítez

References

External links

• FC Lusitanos Official Web
• Lusitanos at UEFA.COM
• Lusitanos at Weltfussball.de
• Lusitanos at Football-Lineups.com
• FC Lusitanos on Facebook