Penya Encarnada d'Andorra

Penya d'Andorra
Full nameFútbol Club Penya d'Andorra
Nickname(s)La Penya
Founded2009 (2009)
GroundAndorra Football Federation stadiums
ChairmanJosé Manuel da Costa
ManagerAleix Carbonell
LeaguePrimera Divisió
2024–25Primera Divisió, 7th of 10

Fútbol Club Penya d'Andorra is an Andorran professional football club created by fans of the Portuguese club Benfica, based in Andorra La Vella. The club currently plays in the Primera Divisió.

History

FC Penya d'Andorra, formerly known as Associació Club Penya Encarnada d'Andorra, was founded in 2009 as a cultural association for the promotion of football and sport in the parish of Andorra la Vella in defense of the name and honor of the House of Benfica.[1] The team was for the first time promoted to Primera Divisió after finishing first in the 2014–15 season of Segona Divisió.[2]

Although the club was relegated the following season to Segona Divisió[3] they competed a two-legged relegation play-off for one spot in 2017–18 Primera Divisió against FC Ordino. Penya Encarnada won 5–3 on aggregate and were promoted to Primera Divisió.[4] After the 2018 relegation the club returned to the Primera Divisió in 2020.[5]

Colors and badge

The original colors and badge invoked its Portuguese identity and were related, along with the local club Casa Estrella del Benfica, with the Portuguese club Benfica. The traditional club colors were red and black, thus given the club's nickname encarnados (the red ones), and the badge was a minor variation of the Benfica's sports club.

Original first kit.

Honours

Recent seasons

League Season Pos Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Segona Divisió 2009–10 7 14 1 0 13 13 57 −44 3
Segona Divisió 2010–11 7 18 4 1 13 27 50 −23 13
Segona Divisió 2011–12 9 18 2 3 13 26 62 −36 9
Segona Divisió 2012–13 11 22 5 0 17 30 103 −73 15
Segona Divisió 2013–14 14 14 1 1 12 13 74 −61 4
Segona Divisió 2014–15 1 16 13 2 1 70 23 +47 41
Primera Divisió 2015–16 8 20 1 3 16 15 58 -43 3
Segona Divisió 2016–17 2 23 17 4 2 89 27 +62 55
Primera Divisió 2017–18 8 27 3 2 22 15 126 -111 11
Segona Divisió 2018–19 4 23 15 2 6 70 31 +39 47
Segona Divisió 2019–20 1 16 15 1 0 53 7 +46 46

Current squad

As of 10 April 2025 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ESP Marcos Olmo
2 DF  BRA Victor de Paula
3 DF  FRA Quentin Laffont
4 DF  ESP Edu Sánchez
5 DF  POR Diogo Figueiras
6 DF  BRA Alan Henrique
7 FW  MAR Said Chit
8 MF  ESP Javi García
9 FW  PAR Franco de Jesús
10 MF  ESP Ismael Ramos
11 FW  ESP Cristian Martín
12 DF  USA Ángel Ricardo
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 GK  ARG Luis Ferreiro
14 MF  MEX Julio Nava
16 MF  SLV Jacob Sincuir
18 FW  FRA Yanis Chenoufi
19 MF  MEX Franco Quirarte
20 FW  AND Sergio Buenrostro Ojeda
21 FW  CHI Ignacio Pinilla
22 MF  AND César Rodríguez
24 MF  FRA Rony Jourson
25 DF  MEX Pablo Pascual Martínez
— MF  SLV David Montejo
— FW  SLV José Zaldaña

Personnel

Technical staff

Position Name
Head coach Aleix Carbonell
Assistant coach Hadson Nery
Assistant coach Sergi Lirola
Assistant coach Lluís Lladò
Goalkeeping coach Guillem Ruig
Fitness coach Enric Cabrera

References

  1. ^ "Club Penya Encarnada d'Andorra | Registre Comunal d'Associacions". associacions.andorralavella.ad.
  2. ^ RTVA., Andorra Difusió. (1980-01-01). "El Futbol Club Penya d'Andorra és equip de primera divisió". Andorra Difusió. Notícies i actualitat de la Ràdio i Televisió (in Catalan). Retrieved 2020-09-18.
  3. ^ "El Penya Encarnada consuma el descens | Andorra Difusió".
  4. ^ SER, Cadena (June 1, 2017). "El Penya Encarnada a la Lliga Grup Sant Eloi". Cadena SER.
  5. ^ RTVA., Andorra Difusió. (2020-07-12). "La Penya Encarnada torna a primera i la UE Santa Coloma es queda sense opcions per al títol". Andorra Difusió. Notícies i actualitat de la Ràdio i Televisió (in Catalan). Retrieved 2020-09-18.
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