FC Lusitanos

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Lusitanos
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Full name Futebol Club Lusitanos
Nickname(s) LFC
Lusitanos (Lusitanians)
Lusos
Founded 1999; 25 years ago (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

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

Futebol Club Lusitanos was founded in 1999. The club played for the first time in the Campionat de Lliga in 2000–2001, after winning the Second Division championship. In 2001–2002 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 Varazdin, 6–1 on aggregate.[3]

Since their promotion to the top division they have not been relegated, and won their first title in 2012. 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 quilified for the UEFA Europa League after losing against UE 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 qualifyed the club to the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League where they were drawn to face West Ham United FC 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]

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Original crest inspired by the FPF's logo.
Original first kit.
Period * Kitmaker Kit sponsor
1999–2012 Peba La Posa
2012–2015 None
2015–present Peba/Armatura Les Barques

* Since the Andorra Football Federation affiliation.

Honours

Primera Divisió history

Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P
2000–2001 Primera Divisió 5 20 7 5 8 35 42 26
2001–2002 Primera Divisió 5 20 6 4 10 32 39 22
2002–2003 Primera Divisió 5 22 12 1 9 63 40 37
2003–2004 Primera Divisió 6 20 5 6 9 24 29 21
2004–2005 Primera Divisió 6 20 5 2 13 24 48 17
2005–2006 Primera Divisió 4 20 9 1 10 30 41 28
2006–2007 Primera Divisió 4 20 6 3 11 22 41 21
2007–2008 Primera Divisió 4 20 10 1 9 44 29 31
2008–2009 Primera Divisió 4 20 10 0 10 39 30 30
2009–2010 Primera Divisió 4 20 7 3 10 34 32 24
2010–2011 Primera Divisió 3 20 11 5 4 43 20 38
2011–2012 Primera Divisió 1 20 11 7 2 48 18 40
2012–2013 Primera Divisió 1 20 13 5 2 64 16 44
2013–2014 Primera Divisió 4 20 11 2 7 57 20 35
2014–2015 Primera Divisió 2 20 12 3 5 53 26 39
2015–2016 Primera Divisió 2 20 12 3 5 37 28 39

European Cup history

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2010–11 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round Republic of Macedonia FK Rabotnički 0–6 0–5 0–11 Symbol delete vote.svg
2011–12 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round Croatia NK Varaždin 0–1 1–5 1–6 Symbol delete vote.svg
2012–13 UEFA Champions League First qualifying round Malta Valletta FC 0–1 0–8 0–9 Symbol delete vote.svg
2013–14 UEFA Champions League First qualifying round Faroe Islands EB/Streymur 2–2 1–5 3–7 Symbol delete vote.svg
2015–16 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round England West Ham United 0–1 0–3 0–4 Symbol delete vote.svg
2016–17 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round – – –

European record

Competition Matches W D L GF GA
UEFA Champions League 4 0 1 3 3 16
UEFA Europa League 5 0 0 5 1 20
Total 9 0 1 8 4 36

Current squad

As of 7 February 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 Spain GK Ricardo Paz
2 Spain DF Carlos Acosta
3 Andorra MF Moisés San Nicolás
4 Andorra MF Lucas Sousa
5 Spain DF Pedro Muñoz
6 Spain DF Joel Paredes
7 Andorra FW Luigi San Nicolás
8 Andorra MF Luís Pinto
9 Spain FW José Villanueva
10 Portugal FW Luís dos Reis (Captain)
11 Spain MF José Aguilar
14 Spain MF Alberto Molina
No. Position Player
15 Portugal DF Duarte Azevedo
16 Andorra DF André Armada
17 Portugal FW João Moreira
18 Portugal DF Lucas Maciel
19 Andorra FW Samir Bousenine
20 Andorra MF João López
21 Portugal FW Manuel Veiga
22 Cameroon FW Diop Oumar
23 Andorra MF Christopher Pousa
24 Portugal DF Leonel Maciel
30 Paraguay GK Andrés Benítez
31 Andorra MF Sierra Álves

References

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