The Estadi Comunal d'Andorra la Vella is a small football stadium in

Andorra la Vella Andorra la Vella is the capital and largest city of Andorra. It is located high in the east Pyrenees, between France and Spain. It is also the name of the parishes of Andorra, Andorran parish that surrounds the capital. , the city had a populati ...

, the capital of

Andorra Andorra, officially the Principality of Andorra, is a Sovereignty, sovereign landlocked country on the Iberian Peninsula, in the eastern Pyrenees in Southwestern Europe, Andorra–France border, bordered by France to the north and Spain to A ...

. The stadium has a capacity of 1,249. It was built in 1990. The stadium also has a running track. The Estadi Comunal d'Andorra la Vella and the Camp d'Esports d'Aixovall together host all games from Andorra's two highest football competitions, the Primera Divisió and the Segona Divisió. It also hosted all

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games until the opening of the

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in 2014.

History

Due its size, Andorra occasionally had to move matches away from the Estadi Comunal d'Andorra la Vella. An example of this occurred during

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when the Andorran Football Federation opted to move their match against the

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to the

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, Spain in order to accommodate the large number of England fans. The ground does meet the UEFA stadium criteria to host

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qualifying matches. However it has since been adjudged to no longer meet UEFA standards for hosting international competitive games. Owing to its location under the

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, it is noted to have a swirling wind that can affect play. In 2015, the football magazine

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named it as one of their top twelve most beautiful football grounds in the world. In 2024, it was proposed that the Estadi Comunal d'Andorra la Vella would be renovated and expanded in order for FC Andorra to continue to meet

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rules about having to play league matches on natural grass pitches after the Estadi Nacional was converted to artificial pitch for the Andorra national rugby union team. However, this proposal was dropped after opposition from FC Andorra owner Gerard Pique. In 2025, the stadium caught fire during renovations in preparation for the

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, after receiving a €514,000 grant for them. However the Andorran Fire Brigade were able to extinguish it and only a scissor lift was damaged.

References

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