2016–17 Primera Divisió
| Season | 2016–17 |
|---|---|
| Matches played | 36 |
| Goals scored | 107 (2.97 per match) |
← 2015–16 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
Clubs and locations
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
Template:2016–17 Primera Divisió Regular Season table
Results
Championship and relegation round
Records earned in the regular season are taken over to the Championship round and relegation round.
Championship round
Template:2016–17 Primera Divisió Championship Round table
Relegation round
Template:2016–17 Primera Divisió Relegation Round table
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)[5] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Noah Baffoe
|
Sant Julià | 9 |
| 2 |  José Antonio Villanueva
|
Sant Julià | 7 (3) |
| 3 | Víctor Bernat
|
UE Santa Coloma | 5 |
References
- ^ "Lliga Grup Becier: Nou patrocinador de la Primera Divisió de Futbol". FAF. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
- ^ http://www.soccerway.com/ational/andorra/1a-divisio/20162017/regular-season/r35606/
- ^ a b http://www.scoresway.com/?sport=soccer&page=season&id=12544&view=rules
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Table of goals". FAF. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
External links
- Official website Template:Ca icon
- Visualització de Partits - Andorran football league tables, records & statistics database. Template:Ca icon
- uefa.com