2016–17 Primera Divisió

Primera Divisió
Season 2016–17
Matches played 36
Goals scored 107 (2.97 per match)
2017–18 →

All statistics correct as of 27 November 2016.

The 2016–17 Primera Divisió or Lliga Grup Becier,[1] will be the 22nd season of top-tier football in Andorra. The season is scheduled to begin on 18 September 2016.[2] The defending champions are FC Santa Coloma, who won their tenth championship in the previous season.

Teams

Santa Coloma
Escaldes-Engordany teams:
Engordany
Jenlai
Escaldes-Engordany
Location of teams in 2016–17 Primera Divisió.

Clubs and locations

Team Home town
Encamp Encamp
Engordany Escaldes-Engordany
FC Santa Coloma Santa Coloma
Jenlai Escaldes-Engordany
Lusitanos Andorra la Vella
Ordino Ordino
Sant Julià Sant Julià de Lòria
UE Santa Coloma Santa Coloma

Competition format

The participating teams first play a round-robin schedule containing three rounds with every team playing each opponent at least once "home" and once "away" for a total of 21 matches ("home" and "away" designation is symbolic as all teams play at several venues). The league is then split up in two groups of four teams with each of them playing teams within its group in a home-and-away cycle of matches. The top four teams compete for the championship and qualifiaction spots for European competitions while the bottom four clubs play to avoid one direct relegation spot and one relegation play-off spot. Records earned in the regular season (first round) are carried over to the respective second round.[3]

Promotion and relegation from 2015–16

Penya Encarnada d'Andorra were relegated after previous season due to finishing in eighth place. They were replaced by Segona Divisió champions Jenlai.

Encamp, who finished last season in 7th place, were originally set to compete in a two-legged relegation play-off against Carroi, the runner-up of the 2015–16 Segona Divisió for one spot in the 2016–17 Primera Divisió. However on 20 May 2016, after the first leg, it was announced that Encamp were awarded the tie against Carroi, therefore Encamp will remain in the top flight for the 2016–17 season.[4]

Regular season

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 UE Santa Coloma 9 6 3 0 17 6 +11 21 Qualification to Championship round
2 Sant Julià 9 6 2 1 28 8 +20 20
3 Lusitanos 9 5 2 2 13 9 +4 17
4 FC Santa Coloma 9 5 2 2 13 8 +5 17
5 Engordany 9 3 2 4 17 12 +5 11 Qualification to Relegation round
6 Ordino 9 2 1 6 10 21 −11 7
7 Encamp 9 1 1 7 5 13 −8 4
8 Jenlai[lower-alpha 1] 9 1 1 7 4 30 −26 1
Updated to match(es) played on 27 November 2016. Source: Andorran Football Federation, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored.[5]
Notes:
  1. ↑ Jenlai were deducted 3 points

Results

First and second round

Home ╲ Away ENC ENG SFCJENLUSORDSJUSUE
Encamp 1–1 0–1 1–2 1–2
Engordany 3–1 1–1 1–3 1–2
FC Santa Coloma 0–1 1–0 2–3 2–1 1–1
Jenlai 0–3 0–3 1–4 1–3 0–5
Lusitanos 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–2
Ordino 1–6 1–2 0–0 1–2 0–1
Sant Julià 1–0 1–1 9–0 2–1 7–1
UE Santa Coloma 2–0 2–1 1–1 1–1

Updated to games played on 27 November 2016.
Source: Soccerway
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Third round

Home ╲ Away ENC ENG SFCJENLUSORDSJUSUE
Encamp
Engordany
FC Santa Coloma
Jenlai
Lusitanos
Ordino
Sant Julià
UE Santa Coloma

Source: Soccerway
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Championship and relegation round

Records earned in the regular season are taken over to the Championship round and relegation round.

Championship round

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Team 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to Champions League first qualifying round
2 Team 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round
3 Team 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Team 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on TBD. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored.[6]

Relegation round

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
5 Team 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Team 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Team 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to Relegation play-offs
8 Team 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to Segona Divisió
First match(es) will be played on TBD. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored.[7]

Primera Divisió play-offs

The seventh-placed team (third-placed in the relegation round) of the 2016–17 Primera Divisió and the runners-up of the 2015–16 Segona Divisió will play in a two-legged relegation play-off for one spot in 2017–18 Primera Divisió.[3]


Runners-up Segona Divisió v 7th-placed team Primera Divisió


7th-placed team Primera Divisió v Runners-up Segona Divisió

Top goalscorers

As of 20 November 2016
Rank Player Club Goals (pen)[8]
1 Ghana Noah Baffoe Sant Julià 9
2 Spain José Antonio Villanueva Sant Julià 7 (3)
3 Spain Víctor Bernat UE Santa Coloma 5

References

  1. ↑ "Lliga Grup Becier: Nou patrocinador de la Primera Divisió de Futbol". FAF. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  2. ↑ http://www.soccerway.com/ational/andorra/1a-divisio/20162017/regular-season/r35606/
  3. 1 2 http://www.scoresway.com/?sport=soccer&page=season&id=12544&view=rules
  4. ↑ "El CE Carroi no apel·la al Comitè d'Apel·lació i l'FC Encamp seguirà a la Lliga Grup Becier". Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  5. ↑ "1A DIVISIÓ - Regular season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  6. ↑ "1A DIVISIÓ - Championship Round rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  7. ↑ "1A DIVISIÓ - Championship Round rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  8. ↑ "Table of goals". FAF. Retrieved 2 October 2016.

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