Club Esportiu Principat was an

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club created in 1989, based in the city of

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. It was one of the most successful football clubs in Andorra along with

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, having won three times the Andorran Premier League and five times the Andorran Cup. The club was dissolved in 2015.

History

The club was founded in 1989 by ''Penya Madridista Restaurant Charlie's'' (

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Supporters' Club of Charlie's Restaurant) as Club Esportiu Principat. CE Principat was the main club in

having achieved the record of three consecutive league victories between 1997 and 1999 and five consecutive cup trophies between 1995 and 1999. Since the creation of the Andorran Premier League in 1995, CE Principat was playing in the top flight until

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after finishing 8th in the regular league. In 1997, the club made history by being the first Andorran club participating in European competition facing the Scottish club

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. The Andorran team has qualified three times for the European Competitions (

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) along 1997 and 1999, but has been eliminated in the first round each time, thus being ranked last in the all-time table of all European Cups with 6 losses and 48 conceded goals. CE Principat were one of the most successful clubs of Andorra until 1999. Since then, the club only reached third in the regular 2008–09 season league and six times

Copa Constitució The Copa Constitució or Andorran Cup, also known is Copa Constitució Valira Seguretat for sponsorship reasons, is the national football cup competition in Andorra organized by the Andorran Football Federation. The Cup annual tournament began i ...

semifinalist during the 2000–01, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2008–09 and 2009–10 seasons. The senior club was registered in

Segona Divisió The Segona Divisió (Second Division), or Lliga Unida QP for sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest level of men's football in Andorra. Stadiums The Andorran Football Federation organizes the matches of Primera Divisió The Primera Divi ...

after suffering relegation during the 2013–14 season but withdrew from the competition in the first round. However, lower and youth teams continued to compete in their respective competitions. In 2015 the club was not registered in any national competition being considered dissolved.

Colours and badge

The team's traditional color was purple. The first and last team's shield was purple, but there was an alternative official logo with the colours of Andorra (blue, yellow and red). From the team's beginning until the mid-2000s, their first kit was white due to the origins of the club linked with

supporters in Andorra. Their second kit has been changed since the creation of the club, alternating between the traditional blue and yellow second kit and the black (2005–2011) and orange (1989–2004) kits.

Honours

Primera Divisió The Primera Divisió (First Division), also known as Lliga Multisegur Assegurances for sponsorship reasons is the top level of men's football in Andorra. The league was launched in 1995 sponsored by the local federation ( Andorran Football Fede ...

: **Winners (3): 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99 **''Runners-up (1):'' 1995–96 *

: **Winners (5): 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99

European record

''As of December, 2008.''

References

External links

Principat
at UEFA.com
Principat
at Weltfussball.de
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at Football-Lineups.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Principat, CE Defunct football clubs in Andorra Sport in Andorra la Vella Association football clubs established in 1989 Association football clubs disestablished in 2015 1989 establishments in Andorra 2015 disestablishments in Andorra