2011–12 Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio

Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio
Season2011–12
ChampionsTre Penne
Champions LeagueTre Penne
Europa LeagueLibertas
La Fiorita
Matches played118
Goals scored350 (2.97 per match)
Top goalscorerCristian Rubén Menin (12)
Biggest home winFiorentino 7–0 Faetano
Biggest away winFiorentino 0–7 La Fiorita[1]
Highest scoringTre Penne 6–2 Fiorentino

The 2011–12 Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio season was the twenty-seventh since its establishment. The season began with the first regular season games on 17 September 2011 and ended with the play-off final in May 2012. Tre Fiori are the defending league champions, having won their seventh Sammarinese championship and third-in-a-row last season. The title was won by S.P. Tre Penne.[2][3]

Participating teams

2011–12 Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio team distribution

Because there is no promotion or relegation in the league, the same 15 teams who competed in the league last season competed in the league this season.

Venues

The teams do not have grounds of their own due to restricted space in San Marino. Each match was randomly assigned to one of the following grounds:

Regular season

The 15 clubs are split into two groups; one with eight clubs and another with seven clubs.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Libertas 21 10 9 2 37 24 +13 39 Qualification for the championship play–offs
2 Cosmos 21 10 5 6 29 23 +6 35
3 Faetano 21 10 3 8 32 34 −2 33
4 Pennarossa 21 9 3 9 25 28 −3 30[a]
5 Murata 21 9 3 9 30 32 −2 30[a]
6 San Giovanni 21 5 7 9 32 29 +3 22
7 Cailungo 21 4 7 10 21 29 −8 19
8 Domagnano 21 2 3 16 11 45 −34 9
Source: fsgc.sm (in Italian), UEFA.com
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) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b PEN 1–0 MUR; MUR 0–1 PEN

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Tre Fiori 20 15 4 1 44 14 +30 49 Qualification for the championship play–offs
2 La Fiorita 20 12 5 3 42 20 +22 41
3 Tre Penne 20 11 3 6 37 24 +13 36
4 Virtus 20 9 3 8 25 25 0 30
5 Fiorentino 20 8 3 9 30 33 −3 27
6 Juvenes/Dogana 20 3 9 8 23 31 −8 18
7 Folgore 20 2 3 15 14 41 −27 9
Source: fsgc.sm (in Italian), UEFA.com
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) number of goals scored.

Results

All teams will play twice against the teams within their own group and once against the teams from the other group. This means that the clubs in the eight-club group will play 21 matches each while the clubs in the seven-club group will play 20 matches each during the regular season.

Home \ Away CAI COS DOM FAE FIO FOL J/D LFI LIB MUR PEN SGI TFI TPE VIR
Cailungo 1–2 1–1 2–2 3–2 0–1 0–1 1–2 1–1 0–2 0–1 2–1
Cosmos 1–0 2–2 1–0 3–0 2–4 1–2 1–1 1–3 2–1 1–0 1–1 1–2 1–0
Domagnano 2–0 0–1 0–5 0–1 1–2 1–1 0–2 0–3 0–5 2–1 0–3
Faetano 0–2 0–4 2–0 1–2 2–0 2–1 1–2 2–0 2–1
Fiorentino 1–1 7–0 1–0 1–0 0–7 0–3 4–0 0–2 2–3 0–0
Folgore 0–0 0–2 0–4 0–2 0–1 3–3 1–3 0–3 1–4 0–1
Juvenes/Dogana 0–0 0–1 1–1 1–2 1–1 2–2 0–1 0–4 2–2
La Fiorita 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–2 0–0 3–0 4–0 2–2 1–2 1–0 2–1
Libertas 2–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 2–2 3–1 1–0 2–1 2–2 0–3 1–0
Murata 1–2 3–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 3–2 2–2 0–1 1–2 0–4 1–2
Pennarossa 4–2 1–0 1–0 2–3 1–2 1–3 1–0 1–1 0–1
San Giovanni 1–1 1–2 6–0 1–2 2–1 2–3 2–2 1–3 1–2 2–0 0–1
Tre Fiori 3–1 4–1 2–1 2–0 3–1 3–0[a] 1–1 0–0 3–1 2–3
Tre Penne 2–1 2–0 6–2 2–0 0–0 1–3 1–1 1–2 2–2
Virtus 1–0 0–2 2–1 2–0 2–0 2–5 0–1 0–2 3–1
Source: UEFA.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. ^ This match originally ended 0-0, but was awarded to Tre Fiori 3-0 afterwards.

Play-off

The playoff was held in a double-eliminination format. Both group winners earned byes in the first and second round.

First round

Cosmos1–4Tre Penne
Pagnoni 22' Di Giuli 10' (pen.)
Cardini 60'
Luconi 62'
Valli 77'
La Fiorita1–1 (a.e.t.)Faetano
Mottola 39' (pen.) Franklin 45+2' (pen.)
Penalties
2–4

Second round

Tre Penne2–1 (a.e.t.)Faetano
Pignieri 23'
Luconi 120'		 Valentini 36'
Cosmos1–0La Fiorita
Menin 48'

La Fiorita were eliminated. They have qualified for the first qualifying round of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League by winning the 2011–12 Coppa Titano.

Third round

Libertas1–1 (a.e.t.)Tre Fiori
De Luigi 33' Giunta 87'
Penalties
5–3
Cosmos2–1Faetano
Bugli 34'
Lazzarini 55'		 Viroli 5'

Faetano were eliminated.

Fourth round

Libertas1–1 (a.e.t.)Tre Penne
Rocchi 65' Cibelli 29'
Penalties
3–2
Cosmos0–0 (a.e.t.)Tre Fiori
Penalties
5–6

Cosmos were eliminated.

Semifinal

Tre Penne2–1Tre Fiori
Cibelli 45', 73' Baizan 30'

Final

The winner of the final will qualify for the first qualifying round of the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League, while the runner-up will qualify for the first qualifying round of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League.

Libertas0–1Tre Penne
Valli 75'

References

  1. ^ Since grounds are randomly assigned for league matches, the determination of home and away was made by schedule.
  2. ^ "Third time lucky for champions Tre Penne". UEFA. 29 May 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
  3. ^ "Season review: San Marino". UEFA. 29 May 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2012.