2016–17 Primera Divisió

Primera Divisió
Season2016–17
Dates18 September 2016 – 21 May 2017
ChampionsFC Santa Coloma
(11th title)
RelegatedOrdino
Jenlai
Champions LeagueFC Santa Coloma
Europa LeagueSant Julià
UE Santa Coloma
Matches played108
Goals scored377 (3.49 per match)

The 2016–17 Primera Divisió or Lliga Grup Becier,[1] was the 22nd season of top-tier football in Andorra. The season began on 18 September 2016[2] and concluded on 21 May 2017; this was followed by the two-legged relegation play-off on 28 and 31 May 2017. The defending champions were FC Santa Coloma, who won their tenth championship in the previous season.

Teams

2016–17 Primera Divisió is located in Andorra
Lusitanos
Santa Coloma teams: FC Santa Coloma UE Santa Coloma
Encamp
Ordino
Santa Coloma
Santa Coloma
Escaldes-Engordany teams: Engordany Jenlai
Escaldes-Engordany teams:
Engordany
Jenlai
Escaldes-Engordany
Escaldes-Engordany
Sant Julià
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Locations of the 2016–17 Primera Divisió teams.

Clubs and locations

Main article: Primera Divisió § Stadiums
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 played 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 except Encamp, which has its own stadium, play at several venues). The league 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 competed for the championship and qualification spots for European competitions while the bottom four clubs played to avoid one direct relegation spot and one relegation play-off spot. Records earned in the regular season (first round) are carried over in full to the respective second round.[3]

Promotion and relegation from 2015–16

Penya Encarnada d'Andorra were relegated after the 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 remained 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 FC Santa Coloma 21 15 3 3 44 14 +30 48 Qualification for the Championship round
2 Sant Julià 21 13 5 3 49 16 +33 44[a]
3 UE Santa Coloma 21 13 5 3 54 22 +32 44[a]
4 Lusitanos 21 11 6 4 40 20 +20 39
5 Engordany 21 8 6 7 35 27 +8 30 Qualification for the Relegation round
6 Encamp 21 4 3 14 18 31 −13 15
7 Ordino 21 3 3 15 24 49 −25 12
8 Jenlai[b] 21 1 1 19 10 95 −85 1
Source: Andorran Football Federation (in Catalan), 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]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Sant Julià ahead of UE Santa Coloma on head-to-head points; UE Santa Coloma–Sant Julià 1–1, Sant Julià–UE Santa Coloma 3–1, UE Santa Coloma–Sant Julià 1–1.
  2. ^ Jenlai were deducted three points for failing to appear in a match against FC Santa Coloma.[5]

Results

  1. ^ Match awarded 3–0 to FC Santa Coloma due to Jenlai failing to appear for the match.[7] Furthermore, Jenlai were also deducted 3 points in the table.[8]

Championship and relegation round

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

Championship round

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 FC Santa Coloma (C) 27 18 6 3 57 21 +36 60 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Sant Julià 27 14 8 5 55 23 +32 50 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[a]
3 UE Santa Coloma 27 14 6 7 62 34 +28 48[b]
4 Lusitanos 27 13 9 5 49 30 +19 48[b]
Source: Andorran Football Federation (in Catalan), 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.[9]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ UE Santa Coloma qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2017 Copa Constitució.
  2. ^ a b UE Santa Coloma ahead of Lusitanos on head-to-head points; UE Santa Coloma–Lusitanos 1–1, Lusitanos–UE Santa Coloma 1–2, UE Santa Coloma–Lusitanos 2–1, Lusitanos–UE Santa Coloma 3–3, UE Santa Coloma–Lusitanos 2–3.
Home \ Away SFC LUS SJU SUE
FC Santa Coloma — 1–1 1–1 1–0
Lusitanos 1–4 — 1–0 3–3
Sant Julià 3–3 0–0 — 0–1
UE Santa Coloma 1–3 2–3 1–2 —
Source: Andorran Football Federation (in Catalan)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation round

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
5 Engordany 27 10 6 11 46 39 +7 36
6 Encamp 27 8 3 16 45 37 +8 27[a]
7 Ordino (R) 27 8 3 16 45 56 −11 27[a] Qualification for the relegation play-offs
8 Jenlai[b] (R) 27 2 1 24 18 137 −119 4 Relegation to the Segona Divisió
Source: Andorran Football Federation (in Catalan), 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.[11]
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Encamp ahead of Ordino on head-to-head goal difference; Encamp–Ordino 1–2, Ordino–Encamp 0–1, Encamp–Ordino 2–2, Encamp–Ordino 3–1, Ordino–Encamp 2–1.
  2. ^ Jenlai were deducted three points for failing to appear in a match against FC Santa Coloma.[10]
Home \ Away ENC ENG JEN ORD
Encamp — 2–0 15–1 3–1
Engordany 2–1 — 8–2 0–3
Jenlai 0–5 2–1 — 3–10
Ordino 2–1 2–0 3–0 —
Source: Andorran Football Federation (in Catalan)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Primera Divisió play-offs

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

Penya Encarnada0–2Ordino
Report Parra 37'
Gómez 80' (pen.)
Training Center FAF 2, Santa Coloma
Referee: Robert González
Ordino1–5Penya Encarnada
Gómez 85' Report Gomes do Nascimento 2', 8'
Marinho Leite 17', 46'
Vázquez Tzintzun 30'
Training Center FAF 1, Santa Coloma
Referee: Pedro Carvalho da Costa

Penya Encarnada won 5–3 on aggregate and were promoted to the 2017–18 Primera Divisió; Ordino were relegated to the 2017–18 Segona Divisió.

Season statistics

Regular season top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Spain Víctor Bernat UE Santa Coloma 17
2 Spain Juanfer Laín FC Santa Coloma 11
3 Andorra Jordi Rubio UE Santa Coloma 10
4 Andorra Gabi Riera FC Santa Coloma 9
Spain José Villanueva Sant Julià
Ghana Noah Baffoe Sant Julià

Championship round top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Spain Isaac Padilla Sant Julià 5
2 Spain Joan Salomó UE Santa Coloma 4
3 Spain Chus Sosa FC Santa Coloma 3
Spain Andreu Ramos FC Santa Coloma
5 Spain Iban Parra FC Santa Coloma 2
Andorra Cristopher Pousa Lusitanos
Paraguay Eugenio Peralta Lusitanos
Spain Juanfer Laín FC Santa Coloma

Relegation round top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Spain Álex Bahamonde Ordino 7
2 Uruguay Sebas Varela Encamp 6
3 Andorra Rodrigo Guida Engordany 4
Mexico Diego Nájera Encamp
5 France Julien Benhaim Engordany 3
Andorra Joan Toscano Ordino
Andorra Miguel Ángel García Jenlai
Paraguay Críspulo Peña Engordany
Argentina Walter Gómez Ordino

References

  1. ^ "Lliga Grup Becier: Nou patrocinador de la Primera Divisió de Futbol". FAF. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Summary - 1a Divisió - Andorra". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  3. ^ a b "1a Divisió 2016/2017 - Season rules". Archived from the original on 29 December 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  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. ^ "Es confirma la sanció contra el Jenlai per incompareixença" [Sanction confirmed against Jenlai for nonappearance] (in Catalan). Ràdio i Televisió d'Andorra. 11 November 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  6. ^ "1A DIVISIÓ - Regular season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 29 December 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  7. ^ "Calendari, Classificacions i Resultats (Schedule, Standings and Results)" (in Catalan). Andorran Football Federation. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  8. ^ "Es confirma la sanció contra el Jenlai per incompareixença" [Sanction confirmed against Jenlai for nonappearance] (in Catalan). Ràdio i Televisió d'Andorra. 11 November 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  9. ^ "1A DIVISIÓ - Championship Round rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  10. ^ "Es confirma la sanció contra el Jenlai per incompareixença" [Sanction confirmed against Jenlai for nonappearance] (in Catalan). Ràdio i Televisió d'Andorra. 11 November 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  11. ^ "1A DIVISIÓ - Relegation Round rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 20 July 2016.