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{{short description|Association football club in Andorra}}
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'''Club Esportiu Principat''' was an [[Andorra]]n [[football (soccer)|football]] club created in 1989, based in the city of [[Andorra la Vella]]. It was one of the most successful football clubs in Andorra along with [[FC Santa Coloma]] and [[UE Sant Julià]], having won three times the [[Primera Divisió|Andorran Premier League]] and five times the [[Copa Constitució|Andorran Cup]]. The club was dissolved in 2015.

== History ==

The club was founded in 1989 by ''Penya Madridista Restaurant Charlie's'' ([[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]] Supporters' Club of Charlie's Restaurant) as '''Club Esportiu Principat'''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1997-07-09 |title=Charlie's Restaurant on menu for Scots |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/charlie-s-restaurant-on-menu-for-scots-1249966.html |access-date=2023-06-23 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref> CE Principat was the main club in [[Andorra la Vella]] having achieved the record of three consecutive league victories between 1997 and 1999 and five consecutive cup trophies between 1995 and 1999. Since the creation of the [[Primera Divisió|Andorran Premier League]] in 1995, CE Principat was playing in the top flight until [[2013–14 Primera Divisió|2014]] after finishing 8th in the regular league.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.faf.ad/pnfg/NNws_ShwNewDup?codigo=1005642&cod_primaria=3000301&cod_secundaria=3000301|title=FAF - el líder deixa escapar l'aliró en perdre el derbi}}</ref>

In 1997, the club made history by being the first Andorran club participating in European competition facing the Scottish club [[Dundee United]]. The Andorran team has qualified three times for the European Competitions ([[UEFA Cup]]) along 1997 and 1999, but has been eliminated in the first round each time, thus being ranked last in the all-time table of all European Cups with 6 losses and 48 conceded goals.

CE Principat were one of the most successful clubs of Andorra until 1999. Since then, the club only reached third in the regular 2008–09 season league and six times [[Copa Constitució]] semifinalist during the 2000–01, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2004–05, [[2009 Copa Constitució|2008–09]] and [[2010 Copa Constitució|2009–10]] seasons.

The senior club was registered in [[2014–15 Segona Divisió|Segona Divisió]] after suffering relegation during the [[2013–14 Primera Divisió|2013–14 season]] but withdrew from the competition in the first round. However, lower and youth teams continued to compete in their respective competitions.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.faf.ad/pnfg/NPcd/NFG_VisClasificacion?cod_primaria=1000120&codjornada=1&codcompeticion=147354&codgrupo=147355&codjornada=1|title = FAF - Visualización de Clasificación}}</ref> In 2015 the club was not registered in any national competition being considered dissolved.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.faf.ad/pnfg/NPcd/NFG_VerClub?cod_primaria=1000118&codigo_club=6|title = FAF - Consulta de Clubs}}</ref>

== Colours and badge ==
The team's traditional color was purple. The first and last team's shield was purple, but there was an alternative official logo with the colours of Andorra (blue, yellow and red). From the team's beginning until the mid-2000s, their first kit was white due to the origins of the club linked with [[Real Madrid]] supporters in Andorra.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/%27HAIR+WE+GO,+HAIR+WE+GO..%27+United+will+face+barber-ians%3B+CE+PRINCIPAT...-a061076898|title = 'HAIR WE GO, HAIR WE GO..' United will face barber-ians; CE PRINCIPAT v DUNDEE UTD. - Free Online Library}}</ref>

Their second kit has been changed since the creation of the club, alternating between the traditional blue and yellow second kit and the black (2005–2011) and orange (1989–2004) kits.

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== Honours ==

*'''[[Primera Divisió]]:'''
**'''Winners (3):''' [[1996–97 Primera Divisió|1996–97]], [[1997–98 Primera Divisió|1997–98]], [[1998–99 Primera Divisió|1998–99]]
**''Runners-up (1):'' [[1995–96 Primera Divisió|1995–96]]
*'''[[Copa Constitució]]:'''
**'''Winners (5):''' 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99

== European record ==
''As of December, 2008.''

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! Season
! Competition
! Round
! Club
! Home
! Away
! [[Playoff format#Total points series (aggregate)|Agg.]]
|-
| 1997–98
| [[1997–98_UEFA_Cup|1997–98 UEFA Cup]]
| 1QR
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]]
| bgcolor="#fdd"| 0–8
| bgcolor="#fdd"| 0–9
| bgcolor="#fdd"| '''0–17'''
|-
| 1998–99
| [[1998–99_UEFA_Cup|1998–99 UEFA Cup]]
| 1QR
| {{flagicon|HUN}} [[Ferencvárosi TC|Ferencváros]]
| bgcolor="#fdd"| 1–8
| bgcolor="#fdd"| 0–6
| bgcolor="#fdd"| '''1–14'''
|-
| 1999–2000
| [[1999–2000_UEFA_Cup|1999–2000 UEFA Cup]]
| QR
| {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Viking FK|Viking]]
| bgcolor="#fdd"| 0-11
| bgcolor="#fdd"| 0–7
| bgcolor="#fdd"| '''0–18'''
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20051026163717/http://www.uefa.com/footballEurope/Club=62176/domestic.html Principat] at UEFA.com
*[http://www.weltfussball.de/teams/ce-principat/ Principat] at Weltfussball.de
*[http://www.football-lineups.com/team/CE_Principat/ Principat] at Football-Lineups.com
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