Unió Esportiva Santa Coloma, also known as UE Santa Coloma, is an

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n professional

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club based in the village of Santa Coloma,

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. The club currently plays in

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History

UE Santa Coloma was founded on 23 September 1986 in the village of Santa Coloma. In 1996 the club established a

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to give a qualitative leap in the field of sports in the country. During few seasons the club acted as

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for many Andorran teams including

FC Santa Coloma FC Santa Coloma is an Andorran professional football club based in Santa Coloma, parish of Andorra la Vella, that competes in the Primera Divisió. It is the most successful team in both Primera Divisió and Copa Constitució, having won b ...

. The first football department team was refounded, after being inactive many years, in 2006 by joining the Andorran football league

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the following year. The team plays in the

after winning the

in the 2007–08 season. The club made its first appearance in European competition in the

2010–11 UEFA Europa League The 2010–11 UEFA Europa League was the second season of the UEFA Europa League, Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 40th edition overall including its predecessor, the UEFA Cup. It began on 1 July 2010, with ...

after finishing second in the league in the 2009–10 season. In 2013 the team won his first trophy in the

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after defeating 3–2 Sant Julià in the average time. Three years later UE Santa Coloma was crowned again as Andorran's Cup winner after defeating 3-0

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in 2016. On 16 July 2024, the club earned their first win in European competition by beating Ballkani from Kosovo in the

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. On 14 August 2024, after losing their UEFA Europa League third qualifying round tie against FK RFS, they qualified for the play-off round of UEFA Conference League so they became the first ever Andorran side to reach the play-off stage of a UEFA club competition.

Colours and badge

Yellow has been the traditional UE Santa Coloma color. Manly of the home kits alternate yellow and black. Even then in its beginnings the club dressed up the colors of the parish of

, green and navy, and occasionally wearing an orange kit during some seasons. Until 2013 the badge was representing Santa Coloma's pre-romanical church tower and the most traditional team icon, the squirrel. The nowadays crest still represent the icons of UE Santa Coloma, featuring the club colours (yellow and black) and the year of foundation (1986). The club have an alternative badge (main crest during the first leg of the 2013–14 season) representing the Santa Coloma's squirrel and the colours of the Andorran nation with the motto's country "Virtus Unita Fortior". * ''Since the Andorra Football Federation affiliation.''

Support

The club's nickname, as seen from the crest, is ''Esquirols'' (Squirrels) due to the number of the animals that live around the town of Santa Coloma. There is a long-standing tradition for a number of fans to wear squirrel costumes at the club's last home game of each season.

Club rivalries

''El Derbi Colomenc''

The local rival of UE Santa Coloma is actually their neighbour's hometown football team

. The rivalry between these two teams has increased since the 2009/10 season when those teams were competing for winning the Premier Andorran League.

Honours

: **Winners (1): 2023–24 **''Runners-up (2):'' 2009–10, 2013–14 *

: **Winners (4):

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2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...

2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...

**''Runners-up (2):'' 2010, 2011 * Supercopa Andorrana: **Winners (2): 2016, 2024 **''Runners-up (2):'' 2013, 2017 *

: **Winners (1): 2007–08

League history

European results

;Notes * PR: Preliminary round * QR: Qualifying round * 1QR: First qualifying round * 2QR: Second qualifying round * 3QR: Third qualifying round * PO: Playoff round

Current squad

''As of 10 February 2025''

External links

*
Club profile
at

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References

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