Unió Esportiva Sant Julià, also known as UE Sant Julià, is an Andorran professional football club based in the parish of Sant Juliàde Lòria. The club withdrew from competing in the 2023âÂÂ24 Segona Divisió season.
Founded in 1982 UE Sant Juliàis the main football club of the Andorran Southern parish of Sant Juliàde Lòria. The team have been playing in the top flight since the foundation of the Andorran Premier League in 1995. Since then UE Sant Juliàhave won the Andorran championship twice (2004âÂÂ05 and 2008âÂÂ09) and are five time Copa Constitució winners (2008, 2010, 2011, 2014 and 2015).
The club has also appeared in European competitions several times. In the 2000âÂÂ01 season they were eliminated in the first round of Intertoto Cup by the Swiss team, Lausanne-Sport (aggregate 1âÂÂ9). They also participated in the Intertoto Cup in 2002âÂÂ03 and drew 2âÂÂ2 at home against Coleraine from Northern Ireland, but away from home lost 5âÂÂ0 to be eliminated from the competition. They suffered an 8âÂÂ0 defeat at home in the 2004âÂÂ05 season of the Intertoto Cup against the Serbian team, FK Smederevo and also fell 3âÂÂ0 in Serbia. In the first qualifying round for the UEFA Cup 2005âÂÂ06 they lost to Romanian team, Rapid BucureÃÂti (aggregate 0âÂÂ10).
In the first round of the 2006âÂÂ07 Intertoto Cup they lost to Maribor from Slovenia (aggregate 0âÂÂ8). In the first round of the 2007âÂÂ08 Intertoto Cup they lost to the Bosnian squad Slavija Sarajevo 3âÂÂ2 in Andorra and 3âÂÂ2 again in Bosnia-Herzegovina (aggregate 4âÂÂ6). Sant Juliàfaced Cherno More of Bulgaria in the first qualifying round of the 2008âÂÂ09 UEFA Cup. They lost 0âÂÂ9 on aggregate.
For the 2009âÂÂ10 season, Sant Julia once again drew a Bulgarian opponent, this time for UEFA Champions League qualification in the second round â Levski Sofia. Before meeting the champions of Bulgaria, Sant Julia eliminated Tre Fiori of San Marino after two 1âÂÂ1 results, and a penalty shootout. This was the first European tie won by an Andorran football club in history.
Their dreams came to an end after a 4âÂÂ0 defeat away at Sofia. The team still played well and managed to keep their goal clean for 49 minutes against the Bulgarian champion. Only 9 players from Aixovall exited the pitch after two Sant Julia players received red cards. They lost 0âÂÂ5 in the return leg at home.
UE Sant Juliàparticipated in the 2010âÂÂ11 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round against MYPA and in 2011âÂÂ12 against Bnei Yehuda, losing on aggregate 0âÂÂ8 against the Finnish squad and 0âÂÂ4 against the Israeli squad.
For the 2014âÂÂ15 season UE Sant Juliàreturned to the European competitions playing the first round of the 2014âÂÂ15 UEFA Europa League against the Serbian ÃÂukariÃÂki team losing on aggregate 0âÂÂ4. UE Sant Juliàqualified for the 2015âÂÂ16 European competitions the following season playing the first round of the 2015âÂÂ16 UEFA Europa League against the Danish Randers FC team losing on aggregate 0âÂÂ4.
UE Sant Juliàqualified for European competitions in the 2017âÂÂ18 and 2018âÂÂ19 season, playing the first round of UEFA Europa League against KF Skënderbeu Korçë from Albania losing on aggregate 0âÂÂ6, and the following season against Gà ¼ira United from Malta losing on aggregate 1âÂÂ4.
Traditionally orange have been the home colours of UE Sant JuliÃÂ and the main colour of the team, always referred to as l'equip taronja (the orange team) or el club taronja (the orange club), and supporters. Although some seasons the club have worn black and red/orange or all green kits in home matches.
The club crest is a variation of the coat of arms of Sant Juliàde Lòria.
* Since the Andorra Football Federation affiliation.
The main rival of UE Sant Juliàin Primera Divisió has been always FC Santa Coloma playing in a derby called El Clàssic. Both teams are strong in the Andorran Premier League and since the creation of the championship the clubs have been competing for being the champion of the top flight.
As of match played 15 July 2021.