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 football 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.
| Season | 2015–16 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Tre Penne (3rd title) |
| Champions League | Tre Penne |
| Europa League | La Fiorita Folgore |
| Matches played | 164 |
| Goals scored | 515 (3.14 per match) |
← 2014–15 2016–17 → | |
Participating teams edit
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 (Borgo Maggiore)
- S.S. Cosmos (Serravalle)
- F.C. Domagnano (Domagnano)
- S.C. Faetano (Faetano)
- F.C. Fiorentino (Fiorentino)
- S.S. Folgore/Falciano (Serravalle)
- A.C. Juvenes/Dogana (Serravalle)
- S.P. La Fiorita (Montegiardino)
- A.C. Libertas (Borgo Maggiore)
- S.S. Murata (San Marino)
- S.S. Pennarossa (Chiesanuova)
- S.S. San Giovanni (Borgo Maggiore)
- S.P. Tre Fiori (Fiorentino)
- S.P. Tre Penne (Serravalle)
- S.S. Virtus (Acquaviva)
Regular season edit
The 15 clubs were split into two groups; one with eight clubs and another with seven clubs.
Group A edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | La Fiorita | 21 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 56 | 25 | +31 | 41 | Qualification for the championship play–offs |
| 2 | Pennarossa | 21 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 32 | 20 | +12 | 35 | |
| 3 | Juvenes/Dogana | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 34 | 27 | +7 | 31 | |
| 4 | Libertas | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 26 | −3 | 27 | |
| 5 | Cosmos | 21 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 37 | −12 | 17 | |
| 6 | Cailungo | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 50 | −31 | 16 | |
| 7 | Faetano | 21 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 35 | −17 | 15 | |
| 8 | San Giovanni | 21 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 63 | −50 | 6 |
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.[1]
Group B edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tre Penne (C, O) | 20 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 50 | 14 | +36 | 48 | Qualification for the championship play–offs |
| 2 | Tre Fiori | 20 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 37 | 27 | +10 | 40 | |
| 3 | Folgore | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 44 | 25 | +19 | 39 | |
| 4 | Fiorentino | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 30 | 24 | +6 | 35 | |
| 5 | Domagnano | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 33 | 32 | +1 | 30 | |
| 6 | Virtus | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 37 | 36 | +1 | 28 | |
| 7 | Murata | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 35 | 45 | −10 | 24 |
Results edit
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.[3]
Play-offs edit
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 and the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League.
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.[3]
The schedule was announced on 21 April 2016.[4]
Bracket edit
| Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Final | |||||||||||||||
| Match 5 – 10 May | ||||||||||||||||||
| La Fiorita | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Tre Penne | 2 | Match 7 – 16 May | ||||||||||||||||
| Match 1 – 4 May | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tre Penne | 1 (3) | |||||||||||||||||
| Tre Fiori | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Match 3 – 7 May | Folgore | 1 (0) | ||||||||||||||||
| Juvenes/Dogana | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Tre Fiori | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Match 2 – 4 May | ||||||||||||||||||
| Folgore | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pennarossa | 0 | Match 10 – 26 May | ||||||||||||||||
| Folgore | 3 | Tre Penne | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| La Fiorita | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 3 | Lower final | |||||||||||||||
| Match 9 – 21 May | ||||||||||||||||||
| Match 8 – 17 May | La Fiorita | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Match 6 – 13 May | Juvenes/Dogana | 0 | Folgore | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Match 4 – 9 May | Juvenes/Dogana | 1 | La Fiorita | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Juvenes/Dogana | 2 (7) | Tre Fiori | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Pennarossa | 2 (6) | |||||||||||||||||
Round 1 edit
- Upper
| Tre Fiori | 1–0 | Juvenes/Dogana |
|---|---|---|
Ferri  74' |
Report |
| Pennarossa | 0–3 | Folgore |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Rossi 14' Genestreti 30'Valeriani 90+1' |
- Lower
| Juvenes/Dogana | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | Pennarossa |
|---|---|---|
| Santini 49' Villa 118' |
Report | Giunchi 27' Gualtieri 104' |
| Penalties | ||
| 7–6 | ||
Pennarossa eliminated.
Round 2 edit
- Upper
| Tre Fiori | 2–3 | Folgore |
|---|---|---|
| Ferri 24', 90' |
Report | Rossi 20' Perrotta 42'Genestreti 90+3' |
| La Fiorita | 1–2 | Tre Penne |
|---|---|---|
| Guidi 85' |
Report | Fraternali 24' (o.g.) Rispoli 39' |
- Lower
| Juvenes/Dogana | 1–0 | Tre Fiori |
|---|---|---|
| Santini 76' |
Report |
Tre Fiori eliminated.
Round 3 edit
- Upper final
| Tre Penne | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Folgore |
|---|---|---|
| Gai 71' |
Report | Rossi 8' |
| Penalties | ||
| 3–0 | ||
- Lower
| Juvenes/Dogana | 0–3 | La Fiorita |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Zafferani 37' Martini 60'Rinaldi 85' |
Juvenes/Dogana eliminated.
Lower final edit
| La Fiorita | 2–1 | Folgore |
|---|---|---|
| Selva 7' Zafferani 69' |
Report | Valeriani 10' |
Folgore eliminated and qualified for 2016–17 Europa League first qualifying round†.
Final edit
| Tre Penne | 3–1 | La Fiorita |
|---|---|---|
| Rispoli 8' (pen.) Palazzi 34'Gai 90+4' |
Report | Zafferani 12' |
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, their European berth (Europa League first qualifying round) for being league runners-up passed to the next highest placed team not already qualified.
References edit
- ^ "Campionato:Season Rules". scoresway.com. Archived from the original on 26 February 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
- ^ "Campionato:Season Rules". scoresway.com. Archived from the original on 26 February 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
- ^ a b "Campionato:season rules". scoresway.com. Archived from the original on 26 February 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ^ "PLAYOFF CAMPIONATO SAMMARINESE 2015-2016". San Marino Football Federation. fsgc.sm. 21 April 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
External links edit
- Official website (in Italian)
- soccerway.com