2020–21 Primera Divisió

Primera Divisió
Season2020–21
Dates29 November 2020 – 23 May 2021
Champions LeagueInter Club d'Escaldes
Europa Conference LeagueSant Julià
FC Santa Coloma
Matches played80
Goals scored245 (3.06 per match)
Top goalscorerGuillaume Lopez
(16 goals)
Biggest home winInter Club d'Escaldes 6–0 Penya Encarnada
(14 February 2021)
Biggest away winCarroi 0–3 Penya Encarnada
(29 November 2020)
Highest scoringSant Julià 6–2 Penya Encarnada
(20 December 2020)
Longest winning run4 matches
Inter Club d'Escaldes
Longest unbeaten run6 matches
Engordany
Longest winless run6 matches
Penya Encarnada
Longest losing run5 matches
Carroi
All statistics correct as of 21 February 2021.

The 2020–21 Primera Divisió was the 26th season of top-tier football in Andorra. The season was initially scheduled to begin on 25 October 2020 and end in May 2021.[1] Due to new restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic in Andorra, the start of the season was delayed.[2] The season began on 29 November 2020.[3] The league winner qualified to participate in the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League.[4]

Inter Club d'Escaldes were the defending Primera Divisió champions.[5]

Teams

Ordino were relegated from the Primera Divisió after finishing in last place the previous season.[6] As Segona Divisió champions, Penya Encarnada were promoted to replace Ordino.[7]

Regular season

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Inter Club d'Escaldes 14 7 5 2 22 7 +15 26 Qualification for the Championship round
2 FC Santa Coloma 14 6 6 2 22 13 +9 24[a]
3 Sant Julià 14 7 3 4 27 20 +7 24[a]
4 Atlètic Club d'Escaldes 14 6 5 3 25 12 +13 23
5 Engordany 14 5 7 2 25 16 +9 22 Qualification for the Relegation round
6 UE Santa Coloma 14 6 2 6 19 15 +4 20
7 Penya Encarnada 14 2 1 11 10 47 −37 7[b]
8 Carroi 14 2 1 11 8 28 −20 7[b]
Source: FAF Soccerway.com
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.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b FC Santa Coloma ahead on overall goal difference
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Penya Encarnada 6, Carroi 0

Results

The eight clubs will play each other twice for fourteen matches each in the regular season.[8]

Home \ Away ACE CAR ENG INT PEN SJU SFC SUE
Atlètic Club d'Escaldes 2–1 3–3 2–1 3–0 1–1 0–2 0–0
Carroi 0–2 0–2 2–0 0–3 0–3 0–3 1–3
Engordany 1–1 1–1 0–2 5–0 3–0 2–2 2–0
Inter Club d'Escaldes 0–0 2–0 0–0 6–0 3–1 1–1 0–0
Penya Encarnada 0–8 3–0 1–1 0–1 0–3 0–2 1–2
Sant Julià 2–1 2–1 1–2 0–2 6–2 1–1 3–1
FC Santa Coloma 0–2 1–2 2–2 1–1 3–0 2–2 1–0
UE Santa Coloma 1–0 1–0 3–1 0–3 7–0 1–2 0–1
Source: Soccerway.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Championship and relegation rounds

Regular season records are carried over to championship and relegation rounds.

Championship round

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification INT SJU SFC ACE
1 Inter Club d'Escaldes (C) 20 11 6 3 34 11 +23 39 Qualification for the Champions League preliminary round 1–0 1–1 4–0
2 Sant Julià 20 10 4 6 33 24 +9 34 Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round[a] 1–0 2–0 2–2
3 FC Santa Coloma 20 8 8 4 28 19 +9 32 1–2 1–0 0–0
4 Atlètic Club d'Escaldes 20 6 7 7 29 26 +3 25 1–4 0–1 1–3
Source: FAF soccerway.com
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.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Since the winners of the 2021 Copa Constitució, Sant Julià, qualified for the Europa Conference League based on league position, their place was transferred to the third-placed team.

Relegation round

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation ENG SUE CAR PEN
5 Engordany 20 8 9 3 43 30 +13 33 2–5 1–1 4–3
6 UE Santa Coloma 20 9 3 8 44 27 +17 30 4–6 1–1 9–0
7 Carroi (O) 20 5 4 11 20 34 −14 19 Qualification for the relegation play-offs 1–1 3–2 3–0
8 Penya Encarnada (R) 20 2 1 17 14 74 −60 7 Relegation to the Segona Divisió 0–4 0–4 1–3
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.
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

Primera Divisió play-offs

The seventh-placed team (third-placed in the relegation round) from the 2020–21 Primera Divisió and the runners-up from the 2020–21 Segona Divisió played in a two-legged play-off for one place in the 2021–22 Primera Divisió.

29 May 2021 La Massana 0–2 Carroi
20:30
2 June 2021 Carroi 3–1
(5–1 agg.)		 La Massana
20:30

Top scorers

As of matches played 11 April 2021
Rank Player Club Goals
1 France Guillaume Lopez Engordany 11
2 Spain Youssef Ezzejjari Carroi 7
The Gambia Bacari Sant Julià
Spain Genís Soldevila Atlètic Club d'Escaldes
5 Uruguay Gastón Machado Atlètic Club d'Escaldes 5
Spain Juanma Torres FC Santa Coloma
7 Spain Gerard Artigas Inter Club d'Escaldes 4
Andorra Àlex Martínez FC Santa Coloma
Spain Joel Paredes UE Santa Coloma
Andorra Aarón Sánchez Engordany
Spain David Virgili Sant Julià

See also

References

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  4. ^ "Access list 2021-24" (PDF). UEFA. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
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