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{{short description|Association football club in Andorra}}
{{distinguish|FC Santa Coloma}}
{{Infobox football club|
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  fullname = Unió Esportiva Santa Coloma|
  nickname = UE<br />''Esquirols'' (Squirrels)<br />''Groc-i-negres'' (Yellow and Black)|
  founded  = {{Start date and age|1986}}|
  ground   = [[Primera Divisió#Stadiums|Andorra Football Federation stadiums]]|
  capacity = | 
  chairman = Joan Antoni Antón|
  manager  =  Boris Antón |
  league   = [[Primera Divisió]] |
  season   = [[2024–25 Primera Divisió|2024–25]] |
  position = Primera Divisió, 4th of 10 |
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'''Unió Esportiva Santa Coloma''', also known as '''UE Santa Coloma''', is an [[Andorra]]n professional [[Association football|football]] club based in the village of [[Santa Coloma d'Andorra|Santa Coloma]], [[Andorra la Vella]]. The club currently plays in [[Primera Divisió]].

==History==
UE Santa Coloma was founded on 23 September 1986 in the village of [[Santa Coloma d'Andorra|Santa Coloma]]. In 1996 the club established a [[football academy]] to give a qualitative leap in the field of sports in the country. During few seasons the club acted as [[farm team]] for many Andorran  teams including [[FC Santa Coloma]]. The first football department team was refounded, after being inactive many years, in 2006 by joining the Andorran football league [[Segona Divisió]] the following year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.uesantacoloma.com/informacio/historia/|title = UE Santa Coloma » Historia}}</ref>

The team plays in the [[Primera Divisió]] after winning the [[Segona Divisió]] in the 2007–08 season. The club made its first appearance in European competition in the [[2010–11 UEFA Europa League]] after finishing second in the league in the 2009–10 season.

In 2013 the team won his first trophy  in the [[Copa Constitució]] after defeating 3–2 [[UE Sant Julià|Sant Julià]] in the average time.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.faf.ad/pnfg/NNws_ShwNewDup?codigo=1005332&cod_primaria=3000301&cod_secundaria=3000301#.VhQjayulpns|title = FAF - l'UE Santa Coloma es proclama campió de la Copa Constitució 2013}}</ref> Three years later UE Santa Coloma was crowned again as Andorran's Cup winner after defeating 3-0 [[UE Engordany]] in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.faf.ad/pnfg/NNws_ShwNewDup?codigo=1006688&cod_primaria=3000278&cod_secundaria=3000278|title=FAF - l'UE Santa Coloma, campió de la Copa Constitució 2016 (3-0)}}</ref>

On 16 July 2024, the club earned their first win in European competition by beating Ballkani from Kosovo in the [[2024–25 UEFA Champions League]]. On 14 August 2024, after losing their UEFA Europa League third qualifying round tie against FK RFS, they qualified for the play-off round of UEFA Conference League so they became the first ever Andorran side to reach the play-off stage of a UEFA club competition.

==Colours and badge==
Yellow has been the traditional UE Santa Coloma color. Manly of the home kits alternate yellow and black. Even then in its beginnings the club dressed up the colors of the parish of [[Andorra la Vella]], green and navy, and occasionally wearing an orange kit during some seasons.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uesantacoloma.com/informacio/direccio-tecnica/ |title=L'escut i els colors {{!}} U.E. Santa Coloma |website=www.uesantacoloma.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150721234246/http://www.uesantacoloma.com/informacio/direccio-tecnica/ |archive-date=2015-07-21}}</ref>

Until 2013 the badge was representing [[Església de Santa Coloma d'Andorra|Santa Coloma's pre-romanical church]] tower and the most traditional team icon, the squirrel. The nowadays crest still represent the icons of UE Santa Coloma, featuring the club colours (yellow and black) and the year of foundation (1986).

The club have an alternative badge (main crest during the first leg of the 2013–14 season) representing the Santa Coloma's squirrel and the colours of the Andorran nation with the motto's country "Virtus Unita Fortior".
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|[[File:Església de Santa Coloma - 32.jpg|thumb|The [[Església de Santa Coloma d'Andorra|Santa Coloma's church]], a symbol of the club.]]
|[[File:UE Santa Coloma.png|thumb|120px|left|Old badge (until 2013).]]
|[[File:UESantaColomaLogo.jpg|thumb|120px|left|Alternative badge.]]
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!Period *
!Kitmaker
!Kit sponsor
|-
| 2007–12
| rowspan=2| [[Joma]]
| Escale
|-
| 2012–18
| rowspan=2| Seguretat Sepir
|-
| 2014–18
| [[Luanvi]]
|-
| 2018–present
| [[Joma]]
| ''None''
|}
'''*''' ''Since the Andorra Football Federation affiliation.''

==Support==
The club's nickname, as seen from the crest, is ''Esquirols'' (Squirrels) due to the number of the animals that live around the town of [[Santa Coloma d'Andorra|Santa Coloma]]. There is a long-standing tradition for a number of fans to wear squirrel costumes at the club's last home game of each season.

==Club rivalries==

===''El Derbi Colomenc''===

The local rival of UE Santa Coloma is actually their neighbour's hometown football team [[FC Santa Coloma]]. The rivalry between these two teams has increased since the 2009/10 season when those teams were competing for winning the [[Primera Divisió|Premier Andorran League]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bondia.ad/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12334:els-gols-de-juli-sanchez-decideixen-el-derbi-colomenc-a-favor-del-pidasa-&catid=47:esports|title=BonDia Diari digital d'Andorra}}</ref>

==Honours==
*'''[[Primera Divisió]]:'''
**'''Winners (1):''' [[2023–24 Primera Divisió|2023–24]]
**''Runners-up (2):'' [[2009–10 Primera Divisió|2009–10]], [[2013–14 Primera Divisió|2013–14]]
*'''[[Copa Constitució]]: '''
**'''Winners (4):''' [[2013 Copa Constitució|2013]],  [[2016 Copa Constitució|2016]], [[2017 Copa Constitució|2017]], [[2024 Copa Constitució|2024]]
**''Runners-up (2):'' 2010, 2011
*'''[[Andorran Supercup|Supercopa Andorrana]]:'''
**'''Winners (2):''' 2016, 2024
**''Runners-up (2):'' 2013, 2017
*'''[[Segona Divisió]]:'''
**'''Winners (1):''' [[Segona Divisió 2007–08|2007–08]]

==League history==
{|class="wikitable"
! Season
! Division
! Pos.
! Pl.
! W
! D
! L
! GS
! GA
! P
|-
|[[Segona Divisió 2007–08|2007–08]]
|[[Segona Divisió]]
|style="background:gold" align=center|'''1'''
|align=right|16||align=right|14||align=right|2||align=right|0
|align=right|66||align=right|11||align=right|'''44'''
|-
|[[2008–09 Primera Divisió|2008–09]]
|[[Primera Divisió]]
|align=center|'''5'''
|align=right|20||align=right|12||align=right|3||align=right|5
|align=right|65||align=right|31||align=right|'''39'''
|-
|[[2009–10 Primera Divisió|2009–10]]
|[[Primera Divisió]]
|style="background:silver" align=center|'''2'''
|align=right|20||align=right|13||align=right|4||align=right|3
|align=right|50||align=right|26||align=right|'''43'''
|-
|[[2010–11 Primera Divisió|2010–11]]
|[[Primera Divisió]]
|align=center|'''4'''
|align=right|20||align=right|10||align=right|0||align=right|10
|align=right|54||align=right|27||align=right|'''30'''
|-
|[[2011–12 Primera Divisió|2011–12]]
|[[Primera Divisió]]
|align=center|'''3'''
|align=right|20||align=right|10||align=right|7||align=right|3
|align=right|61||align=right|20||align=right|'''37'''
|-
|[[2012–13 Primera Divisió|2012–13]]
|[[Primera Divisió]]
|align=center|'''3'''
|align=right|20||align=right|11||align=right|4||align=right|5
|align=right|47||align=right|25||align=right|'''37'''
|-
|[[2013–14 Primera Divisió|2013–14]]
|[[Primera Divisió]]
|style="background:silver" align=center|'''2'''
|align=right|20||align=right|12||align=right|3||align=right|5
|align=right|40||align=right|24||align=right|'''39'''
|-
|[[2014–15 Primera Divisió|2014–15]]
|[[Primera Divisió]]
|align=center|'''3'''
|align=right|20||align=right|12||align=right|2||align=right|6
|align=right|33||align=right|17||align=right|'''38'''
|-
|[[2015–16 Primera Divisió|2015–16]]
|[[Primera Divisió]]
|align=center|'''4'''
|align=right|20||align=right|8||align=right|6||align=right|6
|align=right|34||align=right|20||align=right|'''30'''
|-
|[[2016–17 Primera Divisió|2016–17]]
|[[Primera Divisió]]
|align=center|'''3'''
|align=right|27||align=right|14||align=right|6||align=right|7
|align=right|62||align=right|34||align=right|'''48'''
|-
|[[2017–18 Primera Divisió|2017–18]]
|[[Primera Divisió]]
|align=center|'''5'''
|align=right|27||align=right|12||align=right|5||align=right|10
|align=right|53||align=right|29||align=right|'''41'''
|-
|[[2018–19 Primera Divisió|2018–19]]
|[[Primera Divisió]]
|align=center|'''6'''
|align=right|27||align=right|8||align=right|8||align=right|11
|align=right|33||align=right|32||align=right|'''32'''
|-
|[[2019–20 Primera Divisió|2019–20]]
|[[Primera Divisió]]
|align=center|'''5'''
|align=right|24||align=right|11||align=right|6||align=right|7
|align=right|34||align=right|26||align=right|'''39'''
|-
|[[2020–21 Primera Divisió|2020–21]]
|[[Primera Divisió]]
|align=center|'''6'''
|align=right|20||align=right|9||align=right|3||align=right|8
|align=right|44||align=right|27||align=right|'''30'''
|-
|[[2021–22 Primera Divisió|2021–22]]
|[[Primera Divisió]]
|style="background:silver" align=center|'''2'''
|align=right|27||align=right|13||align=right|8||align=right|6
|align=right|37||align=right|26||align=right|'''47'''
|-
|[[2022–23 Primera Divisió|2022–23]]
|[[Primera Divisió]]
|align=center|'''4'''
|align=right|28
|align=right|10
|align=right|12
|align=right|6
|align=right|40
|align=right|29
|align=right|'''42'''
|}

==European results==

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! Season
! Competition
! Round
! Club
! Home
! Away
! [[Playoff format#Total points series (aggregate)|Agg.]]
|-
| 2010–11
| [[2010–11_UEFA_Europa_League|2010–11 UEFA Europa League]]
| 1QR
| {{flagicon|MNE}} [[FK Mogren|Mogren]]
| bgcolor="#fdd"| 0–3
| bgcolor="#fdd"| 0-2
| bgcolor="#fdd"| '''0–5'''
|-
| 2011–12
| [[2011–12_UEFA_Europa_League|2011–12 UEFA Europa League]]
| 1QR
| {{flagicon|HUN}} [[Paksi FC|Paks]]
| bgcolor="#fdd"| 0–1
| bgcolor="#fdd"| 0-4
| bgcolor="#fdd"| '''0–5'''
|-
| 2012–13
| [[2012–13_UEFA_Europa_League|2012–13 UEFA Europa League]]
| 1QR
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[FC Twente|Twente]]
| bgcolor="#fdd"| 0–3
| bgcolor="#fdd"| 0-6
| bgcolor="#fdd"| '''0–9'''
|-
| 2013–14
| [[2013–14_UEFA_Europa_League|2013–14 UEFA Europa League]]
| 1QR
| {{flagicon|BIH}} [[HŠK Zrinjski Mostar|Zrinjski Mostar]]
| bgcolor="#fdd"| 1–3
| bgcolor="#fdd"| 0-1
| bgcolor="#fdd"| '''1–4'''
|-
| 2014–15
| [[2014–15_UEFA_Europa_League|2014–15 UEFA Europa League]]
| 1QR
| {{flagicon|MKD}} [[FK Metalurg Skopje|Metalurg Skopje]]
| bgcolor="#fdd"| 0–3
| bgcolor="#fdd"| 0-2
| bgcolor="#fdd"| '''0–5'''
|-
| 2016–17
| [[2016–17_UEFA_Europa_League|2016–17 UEFA Europa League]]
| 1QR
| {{flagicon|CRO}} [[NK Lokomotiva Zagreb|Lokomotiva Zagreb]]
| bgcolor="#fdd"| 1-3
| bgcolor="#fdd"| 1–4
| bgcolor="#fdd"| '''2–7'''
|-
| 2017–18
| [[2017–18_UEFA_Europa_League|2017–18 UEFA Europa League]]
| 1QR
| {{flagicon|CRO}} [[NK Osijek|Osijek]]
| bgcolor="#fdd"| 0-2
| bgcolor="#fdd"| 0–4
| bgcolor="#fdd"| '''0–6'''
|-
| 2022-23
| [[2022-23_UEFA_Conference_League|2022-23 UEFA Conference League]]
| 1QR
| {{flagicon|ISL}} [[Breiðablik (men's football)|Breiðablik]]
| bgcolor="#fdd"| 0-1
| bgcolor="#fdd"| 1–4
| bgcolor="#fdd"| '''1–5'''
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2024-25
| rowspan="2" | [[2024–25_UEFA_Champions_League|2024–25 UEFA Champions League]]
| 1QR
| {{flagicon|KOS}} [[FC Ballkani|Ballkani]]
| bgcolor="#fdd"| 1-2
| bgcolor="#dfd"| 2–1 {{aet}}
| bgcolor="#dfd"| '''3–3 {{pso|6-5}}'''
|-
| 2QR
| {{flagicon|DEN}} [[FC Midtjylland|Midtjylland]]
| bgcolor="#fdd"| 0-3
| bgcolor="#fdd"| 0–1
| bgcolor="#fdd"| '''0–4'''
|-
| [[2024–25_UEFA_Europa_League|2024–25 UEFA Europa League]]
| 3QR
| {{flagicon|LVA}} [[FK RFS|RFS]]
| bgcolor="#fdd"| 0-2
| bgcolor="#fdd"| 0–7
| bgcolor="#fdd"| '''0–9'''
|-
| [[2024–25_UEFA_Conference_League|2024–25 UEFA Conference League]]
| PO
| {{flagicon|ISL}} [[Knattspyrnufélagið Víkingur|Víkingur Reykjavík]]
| bgcolor="#ffd"| 0-0
| bgcolor="#fdd"| 0–5
| bgcolor="#fdd"| '''0–5'''
|}

;Notes
* '''PR''': Preliminary round
* '''QR''': Qualifying round
* '''1QR''': First qualifying round
* '''2QR''': Second qualifying round
* '''3QR''': Third qualifying round
* '''PO''': Playoff round

==Current squad==
''As of 1 March 2025''

{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no= 1|nat=ESP|pos=GK|name=Juanpe Navarro}}
{{Fs player|no= 2|nat=AND|pos=DF|name=[[Jesús Rubio (footballer, born 1994)|Jesús Rubio]]}}
{{Fs player|no= 3|nat=ESP|pos=DF|name=Marcos Blasco}}
{{Fs player|no= 4|nat=AND|pos=DF|name=[[Christian García (Andorran footballer)|Christian García]]}}
{{Fs player|no= 5|nat=ESP|pos=MF|name=Miguel López}}
{{Fs player|no= 6|nat=ESP|pos=MF|name=Youssef El Ghazoui}}
{{Fs player|no= 7|nat=ESP|pos=FW|name=Jorge Bolívar}}
{{Fs player|no= 9|nat=AND|pos=FW|name=[[Ricard Fernández|Cucu]]}}
{{Fs player|no=10|nat=ESP|pos=MF|name=Pablo Molina}}
{{Fs player|no=11|nat=ESP|pos=FW|name=Joaquinete}}
{{Fs player|no=13|nat=ESP|pos=GK|name=Álex Ruiz}}
{{Fs player|no=14|nat=POR|pos=DF|name=Luca Pereira}}
{{Fs player|no=15|nat=ESP|pos=DF|name=Ekaitz Jiménez}}
{{Fs player|no=16|nat=AND|pos=MF|name=[[Àlex Martínez (footballer, born 1998)|Àlex Martínez]]}}
{{fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=17|nat=AND|pos=MF|name=[[Dacu]]}}
{{Fs player|no=18|nat=ESP|pos=DF|name=[[Jorge Valín]]}}
{{Fs player|no=19|nat=MEX|pos=MF|name=[[José Plascencia]]}}
{{Fs player|no=20|nat=ESP|pos=DF|name=Eric Ruiz}}
{{Fs player|no=21|nat=ESP|pos=DF|name=[[Roberto Corral]]}}
{{Fs player|no=22|nat=ESP|pos=FW|name=[[Elliot Gómez]]}}
{{Fs player|no=23|nat=AND|pos=FW|name=Iván Fernández}}
{{Fs player|no=24|nat=ESP|pos=MF|name=[[Marc Castells]]}}
{{Fs player|no=27|nat=ESP|pos=MF|name=Bilal El Bakkali}}
{{Fs player|no=29|nat=MEX|pos=DF|name=[[Pablo Jáquez]]}}
{{Fs player|no=32|nat=JOR|pos=FW|name=[[Jaime Siaj]]}}
{{Fs player|no=33|nat=ESP|pos=FW|name=[[David Martín (footballer, born 1992)|David Martín]]}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=BUL|pos=DF|name=Slavi Kosov}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=GUI|pos=FW|name=[[Lass Bangoura]]}}
{{Fs end}}

==External links==
* {{official website|https://www.uesantacoloma.com/}}
*[https://www.uefa.com/nationalassociations/teams/2600542--ue-santa-coloma/ Club profile] at [[UEFA]]

==References==
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{{Andorra la Vella}}
{{Campionat de Lliga}}

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[[Category:Association football clubs established in 1986]]