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2017–18 Primera Divisió

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Primera Divisió
Season2017–18
Dates17 September 2017 – 20 May 2018
ChampionsFC Santa Coloma
RelegatedPenya Encarnada
Champions LeagueFC Santa Coloma
Europa LeagueEngordany
Matches played104
Goals scored382 (3.67 per match)
All statistics correct as of 13 May 2018.

The 2017–18 Primera Divisió, also known as Lliga Multisegur Assegurances, was the 23rd season of top-tier football in Andorra. The season began on 17 September 2017 and ended on 20 May 2018.[1] The defending champions are FC Santa Coloma having won their eleventh championship the previous season.[2]

The winner of the league this season will earn a place in the preliminary round of the 2018–19 Champions League, and the second-placed club will earn a place in the preliminary round of the 2018–19 Europa League.[3]

Teams

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Inter Club d'Escaldes earned a place in the Primera Divisió this season by winning the 2016–17 Segona Divisió.[4] Penya Encarnada will join them after defeating Ordino in a play-off.[5]

Clubs and locations

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Main article: Primera Divisió § Stadiums
Team Home town
Encamp Encamp
Engordany Escaldes-Engordany
FC Santa Coloma Santa Coloma
Inter Club d'Escaldes Escaldes-Engordany
Lusitanos Andorra la Vella
Penya Encarnada Andorra la Vella
Sant Julià Sant Julià de Lòria
UE Santa Coloma Santa Coloma

Regular season

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 FC Santa Coloma 21 15 3 3 55 16 +39 48 Qualification for the Championship round
2 Engordany 21 14 5 2 45 11 +34 47
3 Sant Julià 21 12 6 3 58 15 +43 42
4 Lusitanos 21 10 4 7 49 26 +23 34
5 UE Santa Coloma 21 8 5 8 35 25 +10 29 Qualification for the Relegation round
6 Inter Club d'Escaldes 21 7 4 10 33 29 +4 25
7 Encamp 21 3 1 17 26 76 −50 10
8 Penya Encarnada 21 0 2 19 10 113 −103 2
Source: FAF 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.[6]

Results

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The eight clubs will play each other three times for twenty–one matches each during the regular season.[6]

Championship and relegation round

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Records earned in the regular season were taken over to the Championship round and relegation round.[6]

Championship round

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 FC Santa Coloma (C) 27 18 4 5 62 20 +42 58 Qualification for the Champions League preliminary round
2 Engordany 27 16 7 4 50 17 +33 55 Qualification for the Europa League preliminary round
3 Sant Julià 27 14 6 7 64 24 +40 48
4 Lusitanos 27 13 5 9 59 35 +24 44
Source: Soccerway FAF
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.[6]
(C) Champions

Relegation round

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
5 UE Santa Coloma 27 12 5 10 53 29 +24 41
6 Inter Club d'Escaldes 27 10 5 12 45 43 +2 35
7 Encamp (O) 27 4 2 21 34 88 −54 14 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
8 Penya Encarnada (R) 27 3 2 22 15 126 −111 11 Relegation to the Segona Divisió
Source: Soccerway FAF
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.[6]
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

Primera Divisió play-offs

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The seventh-placed club (third-placed in the relegation round), Encamp, from the 2017–18 Primera Divisió and the runners-up from the 2017–18 Segona Divisió, Atlètic Club d'Escaldes, played in a two-legged relegation play-off for one place in the 2018–19 Primera Divisió.[6]

17 May 2018 (2018-05-17) Encamp 2–0Atlètic Club d'Escaldes
20:30 CEST
24 May 2018 (2018-05-24) Atlètic Club d'Escaldes0–0
(0–2 agg.)		 Encamp
20:30 CEST

Season statistics

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Regular season top goalscorers

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Rank Player Club Goals
1 Spain Chus Sosa FC Santa Coloma 9
Andorra Luigi San Nicolás Engordany
3 France Vincent Ramaël Lusitanos 8
Spain José Aguilar Inter Club d'Escaldes
Spain Walter Fernández Sant Julià
Spain Juanma Torres FC Santa Coloma
Andorra Sebas Gómez Engordany

Regular season top goalkeepers

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Rank Name Club Goals
against 		Matches Average
1 Spain Jesús Coca Engordany 11 19 0.58
2 Argentina Nico Ratti Sant Julià 14 18 0.78
3 Spain Eloy Casals FC Santa Coloma 13 15 0.87

Championship round top goalscorers

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Rank Player Club Goals
1 Spain Chus Sosa FC Santa Coloma 5
France Vincent Ramaël Lusitanos
3 Spain Joel Méndez Sant Julià 3
4 Uruguay Nicolás Alonso Engordany 2
Andorra Carlos Gomes Lusitanos

Relegation round top goalscorers

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Rank Player Club Goals
1 Spain Arturo Riestra UE Santa Coloma 4
2 Andorra Sergio Crespo UE Santa Coloma 3
Spain Xavier Gallart Inter Club d'Escaldes
4 Spain Albert Virgili Inter Club d'Escaldes 2
Colombia Andrés Briñez Encamp
Spain Óscar Reyes Inter Club d'Escaldes
Andorra Enric Triquell Penya Encarnada
Andorra Christopher Pousa UE Santa Coloma
Paraguay Eugenio Peralta Inter Club d'Escaldes
Spain Joan Salomó UE Santa Coloma
Andorra Andreu Matos Encamp
Andorra Jonathan Ferreira Encamp
Andorra David Maneiro UE Santa Coloma

References

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  1. ^ "Notícies Destacades" (in Catalan). FAF. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  2. ^ "1a Divisió". soccerway.com. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Preliminary Access List 2018/19". Bert Kassies. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  4. ^ "L'Inter Club d'Escaldes, campió de la Lliga Biosphere". FAF. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  5. ^ "El Penya Encarnada d'Andorra remunta i puja a la Lliga Grup Sant Eloi". FAF. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  6. ^ a b c d e f "1A DIVISIÓ 2017/2018". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
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