Fútbol Club Penya d'Andorra is an

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n football team, based in

Andorra La Vella Andorra la Vella french: Andorre-la-Vieille is the capital of the Principality of Andorra. It is located high in the east Pyrenees, between France and Spain. It is also the name of the parish that surrounds the capital. , the city has a popu ...

. The team currently plays in the

Primera Divisió The Primera Divisió (First Division) or 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 Federation) whi ...

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 Andorra la Vella french: Andorre-la-Vieille is the capital of the Principality of Andorra. It is located high in the east Pyrenees, between France and Spain. It is also the name of the parish that surrounds the capital. , the city has a popu ...

in defense of the name and honor of the House of Benfica. The team was for the first time promoted to

after finishing first in the 2014–15 season of

Segona Divisió The Segona Divisió (Second Division), or Lliga UNIDA for sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest level of men's football in Andorra. Former FC Santa Coloma reserve team were renamed UE Santa Coloma for 2007–08 (therefore eligible for prom ...

. Although the club was relegated the following season to Segona Divisió 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. After the 2018 relegation the club returned to the

in 2020.

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.

Honours

: ::''Winners (3):'' 2014–15, 2019–20, 2021-22

Recent seasons

Current squad

''As of 13 April 2023''

Other players under contract

Personnel

Technical staff

References

{{Football in Andorra Football clubs in Andorra 2009 establishments in Andorra Association football clubs established in 2009