2017–18 Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio

Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio
Season2017–18
Dates8 September 2017 – 23 May 2018
ChampionsLa Fiorita
Champions LeagueLa Fiorita
Europa LeagueFolgore
Tre Fiori
Matches played164
Goals scored529 (3.23 per match)
All statistics correct as of 23 May 2018.

The 2017–18 Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio was the 33rd season since its establishment. It is the highest level in San Marino, in which the country's top 15 amateur football clubs played. The season begin on 8 September 2017 and concluded with the play-off final on 23 May 2018. La Fiorita were the defending champions from the previous season. The fixtures and group compositions were announced on 19 August 2017.[1]

Participating teams

2017–18 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.

Regular season

The 15 clubs were 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 La Fiorita 21 16 2 3 60 16 +44 50 Qualification for the championship play–offs
2 Tre Penne 21 16 2 3 52 13 +39 50
3 Domagnano 21 11 4 6 40 35 +5 37
4 Juvenes/Dogana 21 9 4 8 38 34 +4 31
5 Cosmos 21 7 7 7 42 30 +12 28
6 Pennarossa 21 6 7 8 21 36 −15 25
7 Faetano 21 5 4 12 36 47 −11 19
8 San Giovanni 21 4 1 16 18 61 −43 13
Source: UEFA, 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.[2]

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Folgore 20 13 5 2 35 11 +24 44 Qualification for the championship play–offs
2 Libertas 20 14 2 4 42 15 +27 44
3 Tre Fiori 20 11 5 4 45 24 +21 38
4 Cailungo 20 6 4 10 21 29 −8 22
5 Virtus 20 5 4 11 25 41 −16 19
6 Fiorentino 20 4 2 14 13 39 −26 14
7 Murata 20 0 1 19 11 68 −57 1
Source: UEFA, 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.[3]

Results

All teams played 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 played 21 matches each while the clubs in the seven-club group played 20 matches each during the regular season.[4]

Home \ Away CAI COS DOM FAE FTO FOL J/D LFI LIB MUR PEN SGI TFI TPE VIR
Cailungo — — 2–3 3–2 2–0 0–0 — 1–2 0–0 3–1 — — 1–2 — 0–1
Cosmos 2–0 — 1–1 0–0 1–1 — 5–1 3–0 — — 0–0 3–0 1–3 1–2 2–3
Domagnano — 1–6 — 2–5 1–1 — 1–1 0–4 — — 3–0 5–1 2–1 0–3 0–0
Faetano — 1–1 0–1 — 1–0 0–2 1–3 0–3 1–2 6–1 3–1 1–3 — 1–3 —
Fiorentino 0–1 — — — — 0–2 0–5 — 0–1 2–0 — 0–1 2–5 0–2 2–1
Folgore 2–0 3–3 3–2 — 3–1 — — 0–1 0–0 4–0 — — 1–2 1–0 2–1
Juvenes/Dogana 3–0 0–0 2–3 4–1 — 0–3 — 0–1 0–6 — 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–3 —
La Fiorita — 3–0 0–2 3–1 5–0 — 1–3 — 3–1 9–0 5–0 5–0 — 1–0 5–1
Libertas 3–0 4–2 2–3 — 2–0 0–1 — — — 3–0 — — 2–1 2–3 2–0
Murata 0–5 0–1 0–2 — 1–2 0–2 0–3 — 1–4 — 0–1 — 4–4 — 1–8
Pennarossa 1–1 3–2 0–4 3–3 0–2 1–1 2–1 1–1 0–1 — — 3–0 — 0–5 —
San Giovanni 0–1 0–7 2–4 2–4 — 0–2 1–4 0–3 0–4 1–0 0–1 — — 1–4 —
Tre Fiori 4–1 — — 5–2 4–0 0–0 — 2–2 0–1 3–1 0–1 2–1 — — 3–1
Tre Penne 3–0 4–1 1–0 2–0 — — 3–0 1–3 — 3–0 0–0 6–1 0–0 — 4–0
Virtus 0–0 — — 3–3 1–0 0–3 0–3 — 0–2 2–1 2–2 1–3 0–3 — —
Source: UEFA
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play-offs

The top three teams from each group advanced to a play-off which determined the season's champion and qualifiers for the Champions League and the Europa League.

The play-offs were played in a double-elimination format with both regular season group winners earning byes in the first and second round. All matches were decided over one leg with extra time and then penalties used to break ties, when required.

Bracket

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth roundSemi-finalFinal
                      
Match 5 – 5 May
La Fiorita3
Folgore1
Match 7 – 10 May
La Fiorita1
Tre Fiori0
Match 1 – 29 April
Tre Penne2 (3)
Match 3 – 3 May
Tre Fiori2 (5)
Tre Fiori1 (6)
Match 2 – 29 April
Libertas1 (5)
Libertas3
Domagnano0
Match 10 – 23 May
La Fiorita1
Folgore0
Match 9 – 18 May
Folgore3
Tre Fiori1
Match 8 – 13 May
Tre Penne0 (2)
Folgore0 (4)
Match 6 – 9 May
Tre Penne2
Libertas1
Match 4 – 4 May
Tre Penne6
Domagnano4

First round

Tre Penne2–2 (a.e.t.) Tre Fiori
Penalties
3–5
Libertas3–0Domagnano

Second round

Tre Fiori1–1 (a.e.t.)Libertas
Penalties
6–5
Tre Penne6–4 (a.e.t.)Domagnano

Domagnano eliminated.

Third round

La Fiorita3–1Folgore
Tre Penne2–1Libertas

Libertas eliminated.

Fourth round

La Fiorita1–0 Tre Fiori
Tre Penne0–0 (a.e.t.)Folgore
Penalties
2–4

Tre Penne eliminated.

Semi-final

Folgore3–1 Tre Fiori
Referee: Cristiano Ascari

Tre Fiori eliminated and qualified for Europa League.

Final

La Fiorita1–0Folgore
Gasperoni 29'
Campo sportivo di Fonte dell'Ovo, San Marino
Referee: Marco Avoni

La Fiorita qualified for 2018–19 Champions League preliminary round and Folgore qualified for 2018–19 Europa League preliminary round.

References

  1. ^ "Sono nati! Ecco i calendari di Campionato Sammarinese e Coppa Titano" [Were born! Here are the calendars of the Sammarinese Championship and the Titan Cup]. San Marino Football Federation (in Italian). 19 August 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Campionato 2017/2018 - Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 6 September 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Campionato 2017/2018 - Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 6 September 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Campionato 2017/2018 - Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 6 September 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2017.