The 2015–16 Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio season was the thirty-first since its establishment. It is the highest level in San Marino, in which the country's top 15 amateur

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clubs play. The season began on 11 September 2015 and ended with the play-off final on 26 May 2016. Folgore/Falciano were the defending champions.

Participating teams

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. *

S.P. Cailungo S.P. Cailungo is a San Marino, Sanmarinese football (soccer), football club, based in Cailungo, a civil parish of Borgo Maggiore. The club was founded in 1974 in association football, 1974. Cailungo currently plays in ''Girone A'' of Campionato Sa ...

''( Borgo Maggiore)'' *

S.S. Cosmos Società Sportiva Cosmos is a Sanmarinese football club, based in Serravalle and founded in 1979. Cosmos currently plays in ''Girone A'' of Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio. The team's colors are green and yellow. The club is named after the Ne ...

''( Serravalle)'' *

F.C. Domagnano Football Club Domagnano, commonly referred to as FC Domagnano or simply Domagnano, is a San Marino, Sanmarinese football (soccer), football club, based in Domagnano. The club was founded in 1966 in association football, 1966. Domagnano currently ...

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Domagnano Domagnano is a municipality in San Marino. It has 3,565 inhabitants (May 2018) in an area of 6.62 km2. Geography It borders the San Marino municipalities Faetano, Borgo Maggiore, Serravalle and the Italian municipality Coriano. History Doma ...

)'' *

S.C. Faetano S.C. Faetano is a Sanmarinese football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popul ...

''( Faetano)'' *

F.C. Fiorentino F.C. Fiorentino is a San Marino, Sanmarinese football (soccer), football club, based in Fiorentino. The club was founded in 1974 in association football, 1974. Fiorentino currently plays in ''Girone A'' of Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio. The te ...

''( Fiorentino)'' * S.S. Folgore/Falciano ''( Serravalle)'' * A.C. Juvenes/Dogana ''( Serravalle)'' * S.P. La Fiorita ''(

Montegiardino Montegiardino is one of the 9 communes or ''castelli'' of San Marino. It has 967 inhabitants (May 2018) in an area of 3.31 km2. The residences of the University of the Republic of San Marino, the country's only university, are located in Mon ...

)'' *

A.C. Libertas A.C. Libertas is a Sanmarinese football club, based in Borgo Maggiore. The club was founded in 1928. Libertas currently plays in ''Girone B'' of Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio. The team's colors are red and white. Libertas is the oldest footb ...

''( Borgo Maggiore)'' *

S.S. Murata S.S. Murata is a Sanmarinese football club, based in Murata, a civil parish of the city of San Marino. The club was founded in 1966. Murata currently plays in ''Girone B'' of Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio. The team's colours are black and wh ...

''( San Marino)'' *

S.S. Pennarossa S.S. Pennarossa is a San Marino, Sanmarinese football (soccer), football club, based in Chiesanuova. The club was founded in 1968 in association football, 1968. Pennarossa currently plays in ''Girone A'' of Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio. The te ...

''( Chiesanuova)'' *

S.S. San Giovanni A.S. San Giovanni is a Sanmarinese football club, based in San Giovanni sotto le Penne, a civil parish of Borgo Maggiore. The club was founded in 1948. San Giovanni currently plays in Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio. The team's colors are whit ...

''( Borgo Maggiore)'' *

S.P. Tre Fiori Tre Fiori Football Club, also known simply as Tre Fiori FC (Italian: "Three Flowers"), is a semi-professional association football, football club based in Fiorentino, San Marino. The club, formed in 1949 in association football, 1949, has been aw ...

''( Fiorentino)'' * S.P. Tre Penne ''( Serravalle)'' * S.S. Virtus ''( Acquaviva)''

Regular season

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

Group A

Group B

Results

All teams played twice against the teams within their own group and once against the teams from the other group. This meant 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.

Play-offs

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

2016–17 UEFA Champions League The 2016–17 UEFA Champions League was the 62nd season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 25th season since it was renamed from the European Champion Clubs' Cup to the UEFA Champions League. The final was pla ...

and the

2016–17 UEFA Europa League The 2016–17 UEFA Europa League was the 46th season of Europe's secondary club association football, football tournament organised by UEFA, and the eighth season since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup to the UEFA Europa League. The 2017 UEFA Eu ...

. The play-offs were played in a double-eliminination format with both 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. The schedule was announced on 21 April 2016.

Bracket

Round 1

;Upper ---- ;Lower

Pennarossa S.S. Pennarossa is a Sanmarinese football club, based in Chiesanuova. The club was founded in 1968. Pennarossa currently plays in ''Girone A'' of Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio. The team's colors are red and white. Honours *Campionato Sammarine ...

eliminated.

Round 2

;Upper ---- ;Lower Tre Fiori eliminated.

Round 3

;Upper final ;Lower

Juvenes/Dogana A.C. Juvenes/Dogana is a Sammarinese football club based in Dogana, in the civil parish of Serravalle. The club was founded in 2000 after the merger of S.S. Juvenes (named after a historical side in San Marino) and G.S. Dogana. Until season 200 ...

eliminated.

Lower final

Folgore Folgore is the Italian word for ''lightning''. It may refer to: Military * Macchi C.202 ''Folgore'', an Italian fighter of World War II * Breda Folgore, an Italian anti-armor weapon *Traditional name for parachute units of the Italian Army **185th ...

eliminated and qualified for 2016–17 Europa League first qualifying round^†.

Final

Tre Penne qualified for 2016–17 Champions League first qualifying round and La Fiorita qualified for 2016–17 Europa League first qualifying round^†.
^†Since La Fiorita had already qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning the

2015–16 Coppa Titano The 2015–16 Coppa Titano were the 58th season in the cup's history. The tournament began on 15 September 2015 and ended on 1 May 2016. La Fiorita won the tournament and qualified for the Europa League. Format The format of the cup changed fro ...

, their European berth ( Europa League first qualifying round) for being league runners-up passed to the next highest placed team not already qualified.

References

External links

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soccerway.com
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