The 2016–17 Primera Divisió or Lliga Grup Becier, was the 22nd season of top-tier football in
Andorra
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. The season began on 18 September 2016 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
FC Santa Coloma is an Andorran football team based in the village of Santa Coloma, in the parish of Andorra la Vella. The club currently plays in Primera Divisió, and is its current champion and most successful team with thirteen titles. It is ...
, who won their tenth championship in the
previous season.
Teams
Clubs and locations
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
Encamp () is one of the parishes of Andorra, located on the Valira d'Orient river. It is also the name of the main town in the parish. Other settlements include Vila, El Pas de la Casa, Grau Roig, El Tremat, La Mosquera and Les Bons. As of 2004 ...
, 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.
Promotion and relegation from 2015–16
Penya Encarnada d'Andorra
Fútbol Club Penya d'Andorra is an Andorran football team, based in Andorra La Vella. The team currently plays in the Primera Divisió.
History
FC Penya d'Andorra, formerly known as Associació Club Penya Encarnada d'Andorra, was founded in 200 ...
were relegated after the
previous season due to finishing in eighth place. They were replaced by
Segona Divisió
The Segona Divisió (Second Division), or Lliga UNIDA for sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest level of men's football in Andorra.
Former FC Santa Coloma reserve team were renamed UE Santa Coloma for 2007–08 (therefore eligible for promo ...
champions
Jenlai.
Encamp
Encamp () is one of the parishes of Andorra, located on the Valira d'Orient river. It is also the name of the main town in the parish. Other settlements include Vila, El Pas de la Casa, Grau Roig, El Tremat, La Mosquera and Les Bons. As of 2004 ...
, 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
Encamp () is one of the parishes of Andorra, located on the Valira d'Orient river. It is also the name of the main town in the parish. Other settlements include Vila, El Pas de la Casa, Grau Roig, El Tremat, La Mosquera and Les Bons. As of 2004 ...
remained in the top flight for the 2016–17 season.
Regular season
League table
Results
Championship and relegation round
Records earned in the regular season were taken over to the Championship round and relegation round.
Championship round
Relegation round
Primera Divisió play-offs
The seventh-placed team (third-placed in the relegation round) of the 2016–17 Primera Divisió,
Ordino
Ordino () is the most northerly parish in the Principality of Andorra. It's mostly the main area of Valira del Nord or ''Valira d'Ordino'' river valley. Ordino is also the name of the main town of the parish. Other settlements in the parish are El ...
, and the runners-up of the
2016–17 Segona Divisió
The 2016–17 Segona Divisió, also known as the Lliga Biosphere, was the 18th season of second-tier football in Andorra. This season began on 25 September 2016 and ended on 21 May 2017.
Format
For this season, the league was contested between te ...
,
Penya Encarnada, played in a two-legged relegation play-off for one spot in
2017–18 Primera Divisió.
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''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
Championship round top goalscorers
Relegation round top goalscorers
References
External links
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Visualització de Partits- Andorran football league tables, records & statistics database.
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Primera Divisió seasons
Andorra
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