FC Lusitanos

Not to be confused with US Lusitanos Saint-Maur or US Créteil-Lusitanos.
Lusitanos
Full nameFutbol Club Lusitanos Andorra
Nickname(s)LFC
Lusitanos (Lusitanians)
Lusos
Founded1999; 26 years ago (1999)
Dissolved2020; 5 years ago (2020)
GroundAndorra Football Federation stadiums
ChairmanAntónio da Silva Cerqueira
ManagerJoaquim Ferreira
LeagueSegona Divisió
2019–205th
Websitewww.fclusitans.com

FC Lusitanos, also known as Lusitans, was an Andorran football club from Andorra la Vella which was founded in 1999 and dissolved in 2020.

Lusitanos won their first Primera Divisió title in 2011–12 and its second national championship the following season. The club's name, crest and kit reflect its Portuguese identity.

The club's final season was the 2019–2020 season in the Segona Divisió.

History

Futbol Club Lusitanos (Futbol Club Lusitans, Portuguese: Futebol Clube Lusitanos) was founded in 1999. The club played for the first time in the Campionat de Lliga in 2000–01, after winning the Second Division championship. In 2001–02 they won its first title, the Copa Constitució after winning 2–0 in the final against Inter Club d'Escaldes on 2 June, with both goals by Manuel Vieira.

Lusitanos played their first European matches in the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League, where they were eliminated 11–0 on aggregate by Macedonian club Rabotnicki. In the following season's tournament, they were beaten at the same stage by Croatian club Varaždin, 6–1 on aggregate.

Since their promotion to the top division they have not been relegated, and won their first title in 2011–12. This qualified the club to the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League, where they were knocked out 9–1 on aggregate in the first qualifying round by Maltese champions Valletta.

They won their second league title in 2013, this qualified the club to the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League they were drawn to play EB/Streymur of the Faroe Islands, in the first leg they drew 2–2 and in the second leg they lost 5–1, losing 7–3 on aggregate.

After finishing fourth in the regular season FC Lusitanos ended the 2013–14 season without being qualified for the UEFA Europa League after losing against Sant Julià 1–2 in the final of the 2014 Copa Constitució.

In the 2014–15 season FC Lusitanos became runners-up of the regular league and this qualified the club to the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League where they were drawn to face West Ham United in the first qualifying round, lost 0–3 in the away match and 0–1 at home (0–4 on aggregate).

Identity and support

FC Lusitanos' logo greatly resembles that of the Portuguese Football Federation. Since its founding, the club has had several Portuguese players and coaches. The supporters, known as Lusitanos or Lusos, are mainly Portuguese immigrants in Andorra or Andorran people of Portuguese heritage.

The team's kit manufacturer is the Portuguese brand Peba.

Original first kit.
Period * Kitmaker Kit sponsor
1999–12 Peba La Posa
2012–15 None
2015–present Peba/Armatura Les Barques

* Since the Andorra Football Federation affiliation.

Honours

League history

Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P
2000–01 Primera Divisió 5 20 7 5 8 35 42 26
2001–02 Primera Divisió 5 20 6 4 10 32 39 22
2002–03 Primera Divisió 5 22 12 1 9 63 40 37
2003–04 Primera Divisió 6 20 5 6 9 24 29 21
2004–05 Primera Divisió 6 20 5 2 13 24 48 17
2005–06 Primera Divisió 4 20 9 1 10 30 41 28
2006–07 Primera Divisió 4 20 6 3 11 22 41 21
2007–08 Primera Divisió 4 20 10 1 9 44 29 31
2008–09 Primera Divisió 4 20 10 0 10 39 30 30
2009–10 Primera Divisió 4 20 7 3 10 34 32 24
2010–11 Primera Divisió 3 20 11 5 4 43 20 38
2011–12 Primera Divisió 1 20 11 7 2 48 18 40
2012–13 Primera Divisió 1 20 13 5 2 64 16 44
2013–14 Primera Divisió 4 20 11 2 7 57 20 35
2014–15 Primera Divisió 2 20 12 3 5 53 26 39
2015–16 Primera Divisió 2 20 12 3 5 37 28 39
2016–17 Primera Divisió 4 27 13 9 5 49 30 48
2017–18 Primera Divisió 4 27 13 5 9 59 35 44
2018–19 Primera Divisió 7 27 5 6 16 22 46 21

European results

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2010–11 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round Rabotnički 0–6 0–5 0–11
2011–12 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round Varaždin 0–1 1–5 1–6
2012–13 UEFA Champions League First qualifying round Valletta 0–1 0–8 0–9
2013–14 UEFA Champions League First qualifying round EB/Streymur 2–2 1–5 3–7
2015–16 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round West Ham United 0–1 0–3 0–4
2016–17 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round Domžale 1–2 1–3 2–5

European record

Competition Matches W D L GF GA
UEFA Champions League 4 0 1 3 3 16
UEFA Europa League 8 0 0 8 3 26
Total 12 0 1 11 6 42

Current squad

As of 3 March 2019

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  AND Alberto Usubiaga
2 DF  ARG Matías Vaamonde
3 DF  PER Ismael Canta
4 DF  AND Adri Rodrígues
5 MF  FRA Jean Mavinga
6 MF  AND Iván García
7 DF  USA Mark Withers
8 DF  TUN Sofiane Dridi
9 FW  BRA Jefferson Martins
10 FW  POR Luís dos Reis (Captain)
12 GK  BRA Marcelo Valverde
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 FW  PER Héctor Urrunaga
15 MF  AND David Cortez
16 FW  AND David Astor
17 FW  ESP Sergio Urbano
20 FW  ITA Maurizio Falzone
21 MF  POR Hugo Costa
22 MF  AND Daniel Mejías
24 FW  GHA Rashid Idris
— MF  AND Alex Barreiro
— MF  AND Nicolás Quiroz
— MF  POR Pedro Fernandes

References

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