2015–16 Primera Divisió Explained

Competition:Primera Divisió
Season:2015–16
Winners:FC Santa Coloma
Relegated:Penya Encarnada
Continentalcup1:Champions League
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:FC Santa Coloma
Continentalcup2:Europa League
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:Lusitanos
UE Santa Coloma
Biggest Home Win:
Lusitanos 6–0 Encamp
(15 November 2015)
FC Santa Coloma 6–0 Encamp
(13 December 2015)
Biggest Away Win:Encamp 0–6 Sant Julià
(9 December 2015)
Matches:80
Total Goals:262
Prevseason:2014–15
Nextseason:2016–17

The 2015–16 Primera Divisió or Lliga Grup Becier,[1] was the 21st season of top-tier football in Andorra. The season began on 27 September 2015.[2] [3] The defending champions were FC Santa Coloma, who won their ninth championship in the previous season.

Teams

Clubs and locations

TeamHome town
EncampEncamp
EngordanyEscaldes-Engordany
FC Santa ColomaSanta Coloma
LusitanosAndorra la Vella
OrdinoOrdino
Penya EncarnadaAndorra la Vella
Sant JuliàSant Julià de Lòria
UE Santa ColomaSanta Coloma

Personnel and sponsorship

TeamChairmanHead CoachKitmakerKit sponsor
Encamp Salvador Cervos Pia Oscar Guerrero SanchoKelmeInmobiliaria Gran Valira
Engordany Gonzalo Donzion Pichel Josep MengualJomaLa Adelita
FC Santa Coloma Alain Molné KirikJomaDon Denis
Lusitanos António da Silva Cerqueira Raúl Cañete LozanoPeba/ArmaturaLes Barques
Ordino David Urrea Ribera Miguel Ángel LozanoMacron/NikeAssengurances Generals S.A / Ordino
Penya Encarnada José Manuel da Costa Rubén Olivera FidalgoFly SportBigfoot / JG
Sant Julià Albert Carnicé Carlos Sànchez EstellaPentexTic Tapa
UE Santa Coloma Joan Antoni Antón Álvarez Emilio Gomez GallardoLuanviSeguretat Sepir

Competition format

The participating teams first play a conventional round-robin schedule with every team playing each opponent once "home" and once "away" for a total of 14 games. 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 games. The top four teams compete for the championship. The bottom four clubs play for one direct relegation spot and one relegation play-off spot. Records earned in the first round are taken over to the respective second round.[4]

Promotion and relegation from 2014–15

Inter Club d'Escaldes were relegated after last season due to finishing in eighth place. They were replaced by Segona Divisió champions Penya Encarnada d'Andorra.

UE Engordany, who finished last season in 7th place, and Segona Divisió runners up Atlètic Club d'Escaldes played a two-legged relegation play-off. UE Engordany won the playoff, 4–2 on aggregate, and remained in the Primera Divisió while Atlètic Club d'Escaldes remained in the Segona Divisió.

Regular season

Championship and relegation round

Records earned in the regular season are taken over to the Championship round and relegation round.[4]

Championship round

Relegation round

Primera Divisió play-offs

The seventh-placed team (third-placed in the relegation round), Encamp, were originally set to compete in a two-legged relegation play-off against CE Carroi, the runner-up of the 2015–16 Segona Divisió for one spot in 2016–17 Primera Divisió.[4] [5] However, on 20 May 2016, it was announced that Encamp were awarded the tie against CE Carroi, therefore Encamp will remain in the top flight for next season.[6] ----

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lliga Grup Becier: Nou patrocinador de la Primera Divisió de Futbol . FAF . 25 September 2015.
  2. Web site: Calendari, Classificacions i Resultats - Senior Primera Divisió . faf.ad . . 10 August 2015.
  3. Web site: Federació Andorrana de Futbol - Calendari de la Lliga Nacional de Futbol de Primera Divisió per la Temporada 2015/2016 . facebook.com . Andorran Football Federation at Facebook . 5 August 2015 . 10 August 2015.
  4. Web site: 1A Divisó:Season Rules. elperiodic.ad. 7 August 2015.
  5. Web site: Calendari, Classificacions i Resultats . AFA . 10 May 2016.
  6. Web site: El CE Carroi no apel·la al Comitè d'Apel·lació i l'FC Encamp seguirà a la Lliga Grup Becier. 22 May 2016.