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, which qualified the club to the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League. They were drawn to face West Ham United in the first qualifying round, where they 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.
Period *KitmakerKit sponsor 1999–12 Peba La Posa 2012–15 None 2015–present Peba/Armatura Les Barques * Since the Andorra Football Federation affiliation.
Honours Primera Divisió: Winners (2): 2011–12, 2012–13 Runners-up (2): 2014–15, 2015–16 Copa Constitució: Winners (1): 2002 Runners-up (3): 2008, 2009, 2012, 2014 Supercopa Andorrana: Winners (2): 2012, 2013 Segona Divisió: Winners (1): 1999–00
League history Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P2000–01Primera Divisió5207583542262001–02Primera Divisió52064103239222002–03Primera Divisió52212196340372003–04Primera Divisió6205692429212004–05Primera Divisió62052132448172005–06Primera Divisió42091103041282006–07Primera Divisió42063112241212007–08Primera Divisió42010194429312008–09Primera Divisió420100103930302009–10Primera Divisió42073103432242010–11Primera Divisió32011544320382011–12Primera Divisió12011724818402012–13Primera Divisió12013526416442013–14Primera Divisió42011275720352014–15Primera Divisió22012355326392015–16Primera Divisió22012353728392016–17Primera Divisió42713954930482017–18Primera Divisió42713595935442018–19Primera Divisió7275616224621
European results
Season Competition Round Club Home Away Agg. 2010–11 2010–11 UEFA Europa League 1QR Rabotnichki 0–6 0-5 0–11 2011–12 2011–12 UEFA Europa League 1QR Varaždin 0–1 1-5 1–6 2012–13 2012–13 UEFA Champions League 1QR Valletta 0–1 0-8 0–9 2013–14 2013–14 UEFA Champions League 1QR EB/Streymur 2–2 1-5 3–7 2015–16 2015–16 UEFA Europa League 1QR West Ham United 0–1 0-3 0–4 2016–17 2016–17 UEFA Europa League 1QR 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
References
External links FC Lusitanos – official website (archived 22 December 2015) Lusitanos at UEFA Lusitanos at Weltfussball Lusitanos at Football-Lineups