UE Santa Coloma and Ranger’s Risk Relegation After Missing Debt Proof Deadline

UE Santa Coloma and Ranger’s missed the Thursday night deadline to submit required bank statements proving cleared debts, putting their Lliga Multisegur Assegurances places at risk.

The Andorran Football Federation’s Competition Committee set a six-working-day window ending Thursday evening for both clubs to provide the documents, after their initial financial reviews failed to satisfy requirements. Neither had filed the extracts by the cutoff, despite claims from both that they had resolved debts to players, CASS, suppliers, and others—issues that also cost them UEFA licenses last season. Promissory notes given to players do not meet the committee’s standards, which demand full transaction records.

For UE Santa Coloma, sources describe the situation as nearly hopeless after a “disastrous” season of administrative failures. The club lacks the bank statements and sees little chance of obtaining them soon, likely leading to administrative relegation with Sporting d’Escaldes set to replace them. The board, navigating Mexican creditors during an ownership transition with Efraín Martín and Boris Antón, plans to submit appeals and pursue legal options. If relegated, focus would shift to low-cost youth and futsal operations for an adaptation period, potentially followed by a promotion bid. Clearing debts remains the priority, though amounts from prior management are substantial and hard to settle quickly. Some suggest a rebrand with a new name and image.

Ranger’s also missed the deadline but sources indicate it had settled debts—including over €25,000 to its former coach—and may have submitted other paperwork. The club insists it complied fully.

The committee will now open disciplinary proceedings within six days, proposing sanctions that could include relegation. This delays the league schedule as rulings pend, amid ongoing European qualifiers for other teams.

FC Santa Coloma has signed at least three players from UE Santa Coloma and three from Ranger’s, plus Mexican David Andrade from Ranger’s. The club, facing Penybont FC in UEFA Conference League qualifiers, announced departures including Mikel Carro, Yenerey Betancor, Hugo Esteban, Sergio Recio, David Crespo, Sergio Rodríguez, and Martín López Ross. Atlètic Club d’Escaldes added Diego Chinchurreta, Sergio Rodríguez, Adri Muñoz, and Juan Barragán.