Club Esportiu Carroi is an Andorran football club based in the capital city of Andorra la Vella. The club currently plays in Segona Divisió.

Carroi
Full nameClub Esportiu Carroi
Nickname(s)L'Escola (The School or the Academy)
Founded2014; 10 years ago (2014)
GroundCamp de Futbol d'Aixovall
Andorra la Vella, Andorra
Capacity2,000
ChairmanVíctor Hugo Pérez Reyes
ManagerChauvard Julien
LeagueSegona Divisió
2023–24Primera Divisió, 9th of 10 (relegated via play-offs)

History

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Founded in 2014 as a football academy[1] CE Carroi has been a successful club at the national youth level also taking part in internationally renowned youth competitions in Europe, such as the Mediterranean International Cup[2] or the Andorra International Cup.

Although, the club is known by his football academy and school, in July 2015 CE Carroi created a senior team to compete at the highest levels in the country thus being admitted in Segona Divisió.[3]

CE Carroi finished 2nd at the end of the 2015–16 season in Segona Divisió, set to compete in a two-legged relegation play-off against the 7th placed club from Primera Divisió FC Encamp.[4] It was announced that Encamp were awarded the tie against CE Carroi 3-0 due illegal lineup during the first leg of the relegation play-offs, therefore Encamp remained in the top flight and Carroi remained in the second tier one more season.[5] The club reached the promotion at the end of the 2018–19 Segona Divisió after winning the Primera Divisió relegation play-offs against FC Lusitanos.[6]

Colors and badge

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Pic de Carroi overlooks the valley of Andorra la Vella.

The club takes the name after one of the most emblematic mountains of the country, Pic de Carroi (elevation 2317m), located in the valley of the cities of Andorra la Vella and Escaldes-Engordany.

The mountain is represented in the club crest along with the Andorran flag colors and the colors of the team itself.

Purple and white are the colors of the club. These colors were also worn by other historical clubs of the capital city such as CE Principat or Constelació Esportiva d'Andorra la Vella.

Honours

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Current squad

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As of 1 March 2024

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   AND Marcos Corredera
2 DF   ESP Jan Gracia
4 MF   ESP Ian Scipione
5 MF   ARG Emanuel Valdearenas
6 FW   AND Sajous Movellan
7 FW   ESP Nicolás Pinto
8 MF   ARG Pablo Diaz
9 FW   COL Luis Acosta
10 MF   MEX Víctor Pérez
11 MF   PAR Marco Acosta
13 GK   MEX Christopher Izaguirre
15 MF   COL Cristian Genes
19 MF   FRA Yoel Sioul
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF   MEX Jesús Cinco
21 MF   FRA Shems Nedjoum
22 MF   ESP Kevin Olah
25 DF   FRA Quentin Laffont
27 FW   FRA Exaucé Mongandindo
30 MF   FRA Assad Shah
37 GK   BOL Fabio Galvarro
66 DF   BRA Wagner Duarte Filho
90 FW   GNB Arizio Badjana
GK   BRA André Regly
DF   MEX Armando Castañeda
MF   ESP Mateo Guevara

References

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  1. ^ "Club Esportiu Carroi "C.E.C"". andorralavella.ad. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-08-07.
  2. ^ "El CE Carroi, al MIC". bondia.ad. Archived from the original on 2022-02-18. Retrieved 2015-08-07.
  3. ^ "La 2a Divisió s'ampliarà a catorze equips i s'eliminaran els play-off". El Periòdic d'Andorra. 30 July 2015. Archived from the original on 2017-10-22. Retrieved 2015-08-07.
  4. ^ "FAF - El CE Carroi jugarà la Promoció contra l'FC Encamp". www.faf.ad. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  5. ^ "El CE Carroi no apel·la al Comitè d'Apel·lació i l'FC Encamp seguirà a la Lliga Grup Becier". bondia.ad. Archived from the original on 15 August 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  6. ^ "FAF - el CE Carroi puja a la Lliga Multisegur Assegurances".
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