2017–18 Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio

Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio

Season	2017–18
Dates	8 September 2017 – 23 May 2018
Champions	La Fiorita
Champions League	La Fiorita
Europa League	Folgore Tre Fiori
Matches played	164
Goals scored	529 (3.23 per match)
← 2016–17 2018–19 → All statistics correct as of 23 May 2018.

The 2017–18 Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio was the 33rd season since its establishment. It is the highest level in San Marino, in which the country's top 15 amateur football clubs played. The season begin on 8 September 2017 and concluded with the play-off final on 23 May 2018. La Fiorita were the defending champions from the previous season. The fixtures and group compositions were announced on 19 August 2017.[1]

Participating teams

2017–18 Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio team distribution

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 Calcio (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

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

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	La Fiorita	21	16	2	3	60	16	+44	50	Qualification for the championship play–offs
2	Tre Penne	21	16	2	3	52	13	+39	50
3	Domagnano	21	11	4	6	40	35	+5	37
4	Juvenes/Dogana	21	9	4	8	38	34	+4	31
5	Cosmos	21	7	7	7	42	30	+12	28
6	Pennarossa	21	6	7	8	21	36	−15	25
7	Faetano	21	5	4	12	36	47	−11	19
8	San Giovanni	21	4	1	16	18	61	−43	13

Source: UEFA, 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.[2]

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Folgore	20	13	5	2	35	11	+24	44	Qualification for the championship play–offs
2	Libertas	20	14	2	4	42	15	+27	44
3	Tre Fiori	20	11	5	4	45	24	+21	38
4	Cailungo	20	6	4	10	21	29	−8	22
5	Virtus	20	5	4	11	25	41	−16	19
6	Fiorentino	20	4	2	14	13	39	−26	14
7	Murata	20	0	1	19	11	68	−57	1

Source: UEFA, 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.[3]

Results

All teams played twice against the teams within their own group and once against the teams from the other group. This means 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.[4]

Home \ Away	CAI	COS	DOM	FAE	FTO	FOL	J/D	LFI	LIB	MUR	PEN	SGI	TFI	TPE	VIR
Cailungo	—	—	2–3	3–2	2–0	0–0	—	1–2	0–0	3–1	—	—	1–2	—	0–1
Cosmos	2–0	—	1–1	0–0	1–1	—	5–1	3–0	—	—	0–0	3–0	1–3	1–2	2–3
Domagnano	—	1–6	—	2–5	1–1	—	1–1	0–4	—	—	3–0	5–1	2–1	0–3	0–0
Faetano	—	1–1	0–1	—	1–0	0–2	1–3	0–3	1–2	6–1	3–1	1–3	—	1–3	—
Fiorentino	0–1	—	—	—	—	0–2	0–5	—	0–1	2–0	—	0–1	2–5	0–2	2–1
Folgore	2–0	3–3	3–2	—	3–1	—	—	0–1	0–0	4–0	—	—	1–2	1–0	2–1
Juvenes/Dogana	3–0	0–0	2–3	4–1	—	0–3	—	0–1	0–6	—	2–1	1–1	1–1	1–3	—
La Fiorita	—	3–0	0–2	3–1	5–0	—	1–3	—	3–1	9–0	5–0	5–0	—	1–0	5–1
Libertas	3–0	4–2	2–3	—	2–0	0–1	—	—	—	3–0	—	—	2–1	2–3	2–0
Murata	0–5	0–1	0–2	—	1–2	0–2	0–3	—	1–4	—	0–1	—	4–4	—	1–8
Pennarossa	1–1	3–2	0–4	3–3	0–2	1–1	2–1	1–1	0–1	—	—	3–0	—	0–5	—
San Giovanni	0–1	0–7	2–4	2–4	—	0–2	1–4	0–3	0–4	1–0	0–1	—	—	1–4	—
Tre Fiori	4–1	—	—	5–2	4–0	0–0	—	2–2	0–1	3–1	0–1	2–1	—	—	3–1
Tre Penne	3–0	4–1	1–0	2–0	—	—	3–0	1–3	—	3–0	0–0	6–1	0–0	—	4–0
Virtus	0–0	—	—	3–3	1–0	0–3	0–3	—	0–2	2–1	2–2	1–3	0–3	—	—

Source: UEFA
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play-offs

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

The play-offs were played in a double-elimination format with both regular season 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, when required.

Bracket

First round

Second round

Third round

Fourth round

Semi-final

Final

Match 5 – 5 May

La Fiorita

3

Folgore

1

Match 7 – 10 May

La Fiorita

1

Tre Fiori

0

Match 1 – 29 April

Tre Penne

2 (3)

Match 3 – 3 May

Tre Fiori

2 (5)

Tre Fiori

1 (6)

Match 2 – 29 April

Libertas

1 (5)

Libertas

3

Domagnano

0

Match 10 – 23 May

La Fiorita

1

Folgore

0

Match 9 – 18 May

Folgore

3

Tre Fiori

1

Match 8 – 13 May

Tre Penne

0 (2)

Folgore

0 (4)

Match 6 – 9 May

Tre Penne

2

Libertas

1

Match 4 – 4 May

Tre Penne

6

Domagnano

4

First round

29 April 2018 (2018-04-29)

20:45 CEST

Tre Penne	2–2 (a.e.t.)	Tre Fiori
Penalties
	3–5

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29 April 2018 (2018-04-29)

20:45 CEST

Libertas	3–0	Domagnano

Second round

3 May 2018 (2018-05-03)

20:45 CEST

Tre Fiori	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Libertas
Penalties
	6–5

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4 May 2018 (2018-05-04)

20:45 CEST

Tre Penne	6–4 (a.e.t.)	Domagnano

Domagnano eliminated.

Third round

5 May 2018 (2018-05-05)

15:00 CEST

La Fiorita	3–1	Folgore

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9 May 2018 (2018-05-09)

20:45 CEST

Tre Penne	2–1	Libertas

Libertas eliminated.

Fourth round

10 May 2018 (2018-05-10)

20:45 CEST

La Fiorita	1–0	Tre Fiori

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13 May 2018 (2018-05-13)

15:00 CEST

Tre Penne	0–0 (a.e.t.)	Folgore
Penalties
	2–4

Tre Penne eliminated.

Semi-final

18 May 2018 (2018-05-18)

20:45 CEST

Folgore	3–1	Tre Fiori

Referee: Cristiano Ascari

Tre Fiori eliminated and qualified for Europa League.

Final

23 May 2018 (2018-05-23)

20:45 CEST

La Fiorita	1–0	Folgore
Gasperoni 29'

Campo sportivo di Fonte dell'Ovo, San Marino

Referee: Marco Avoni

La Fiorita qualified for 2018–19 Champions League preliminary round and Folgore qualified for 2018–19 Europa League preliminary round.

References

1. "Sono nati! Ecco i calendari di Campionato Sammarinese e Coppa Titano" [Were born! Here are the calendars of the Sammarinese Championship and the Titan Cup]. San Marino Football Federation (in Italian). 19 August 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
2. "Campionato 2017/2018 - Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 6 September 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
3. "Campionato 2017/2018 - Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 6 September 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
4. "Campionato 2017/2018 - Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 6 September 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2017.

External links

• Official website (in Italian)