FC Andorra will not play their Spanish League matches at their home stadium Estadi Nacional from next season, according to a statement from the Andorran Government. The statement prompted former Barcelona footballer and Andorra President Gerard Pique to retaliate with some harsh words aimed at the government. FC Andorra currently plays at the Segunda division of Spanish football, which is the second tire after La Liga.
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Alain Cabanes, the Andorra government’s Secretary of State for Sport and Youth in a statement said, “FC Andorra will have to look for a new pitch because the Estadi Nacional, by changing the grass, will not be suitable for the conditions required by LaLiga,” Cabanes said.
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“When the season ends in June 2024, we will start to change the pitch. So that it is a much more versatile stadium and can be used by many more sports.
“We will help them find somewhere else to play, but it will not be at the Estadi Nacional,” Cabanes added.
The govt’s assurance to help the club find a new ground, however did little to comfort club President Gerard Pique who quickly took to social media to lambast the move.
“We have invested more than €4 million in the Estadi Nacional for [the Spanish league] to let us play there and now you are kicking us out,” Pique posted on social media on Saturday.
“There are no sporting facilities in Andorra in condition for us to use next season. Thanks for kicking us out of the country.
“We have been left with no solution but to leave and change the name of the club. Congratulations, you have left Andorra without a professional football team,” Pique wrote on X (previously known as Twitter).
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