Fútbol Club Penya d'Andorra is an Andorran professional

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club created by fans of the Portuguese club Benfica, based 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 club currently plays in the

Primera Divisió The Primera Divisió (First Division), also known as 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 Fede ...

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 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 ...

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 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 ...

. 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 Futbol Club Ordino is an Andorran professional football club based in Ordino. Three-time winners of the Segona Divisió, the club currently plays in Primera Divisió. History Founded in 2010 as a football academy, FC Ordino was admitted by the c ...

. 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 Futbol Club Casa Estrella del Benfica was an Andorran football club from La Massana. They had played in the top flight of Andorra twice, in the 2008/09 and 2010/11 season. In 2014 the club was not registered in the Second Division for the 2014/ ...

, 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

**Champions (3): 2014–15, 2019–20, 2021–22

Recent seasons

Current squad

''As of 10 February 2025''

Personnel

Technical staff

References

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