FC Lusitanos, also known as Lusitans, was an

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club from

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which was founded in 1999 and dissolved in 2020. Lusitanos won their first

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title in 2011–12 and its second national championship the following season. The club's name, crest and kit reflect its Portuguese identity. The club's final season was the 2019–2020 season in the Segona Divisió.

History

Futbol Club Lusitanos (''Futbol Club Lusitans'', Portuguese: Futebol Clube 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

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after winning 2–0 in the final against

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on 2 June, with both goals by Manuel Vieira. Lusitanos played their first European matches in the

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, where they were eliminated 11–0 on aggregate by Macedonian club Rabotnicki. In the following season's tournament, they were beaten at the same stage by

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n club

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, 6–1 on aggregate. 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

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, where they were knocked out 9–1 on aggregate in the first qualifying round by

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champions

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. They won their second league title in

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, this qualified the club to the

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they were drawn to play

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of the

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, in the first leg they drew 2–2 and in the second leg they lost 5–1, losing 7–3 on aggregate. After finishing fourth in the regular season FC Lusitanos ended the 2013–14 season without being qualified for the

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after losing against Sant Julià 1–2 in the final of the 2014 Copa Constitució. In the 2014–15 season FC Lusitanos became runners-up of the regular league and this qualified the club to the

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where they were drawn to face

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in the first qualifying round, lost 0–3 in the away match and 0–1 at home (0–4 on aggregate).

Identity and support

FC Lusitanos' logo greatly resembles that of the

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. 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. * ''Since the Andorra Football Federation affiliation.''

Honours

: **Winners (2): 2011–12, 2012–13 **''Runners-up (2):'' 2014–15, 2015–16 *

: **Winners (1): 2002 **''Runners-up (3):''

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2009 2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...

2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...

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* Supercopa Andorrana: **Winners (2): 2012, 2013 *

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 ...

: **Winners (1): 1999–00

League history

European results

European record

Current squad

References

External links

FC Lusitanos
– official website (archived 22 December 2015)

at UEFA
Lusitanos
at Weltfussball
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