Season 2016–17 Location Andorra Matches played 64 | Start date September 18, 2016 Goals scored 213 | |
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Dates 18 September 2016 – TBC Similar 2016–17 First Professio, 2016–17 Austrian Football, 2016–17 Serbian SuperLiga | ||
The 2016–17 Primera Divisió or Lliga Grup Becier, is be the 22nd season of top-tier football in Andorra. The season began on 18 September 2016. The defending champions are FC Santa Coloma, who won their tenth championship in the previous season.
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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 except Encamp, which has its own stadium, 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.
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.
Championship and relegation round
Records earned in the regular season are taken over to the Championship round and relegation round.
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 2016–17 Segona Divisió will play in a two-legged relegation play-off for one spot in 2017–18 Primera Divisió.