2018–19 Primera Divisió

The 2018–19 Primera Divisió, also known as Lliga Multisegur Assegurances, was the 24th season of top-tier football in Andorra.

Primera Divisió
Season2018–19
ChampionsFC Santa Coloma
RelegatedLusitanos
Encamp
Champions LeagueFC Santa Coloma
Europa LeagueSant Julià
Matches played108
Goals scored275 (2.55 per match)
All statistics correct as of 19 May 2019.

The winner of the league this season earned a place in the preliminary round of the 2019–20 Champions League, and the second-placed club earned a place in the preliminary round of the 2019–20 Europa League.[1]

Teams

FC Ordino earned a place in the Primera Divisió this season by winning the 2017–18 Segona Divisió.[2]

Clubs and locations
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
FC Ordino Ordino
Sant Julià Sant Julià de Lòria
UE Santa Coloma Santa Coloma

Regular season

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sant Julià 21 13 6 2 42 16 +26 45 Qualification for the Championship round
2 FC Santa Coloma 21 12 7 2 32 12 +20 43
3 Inter Club d'Escaldes 21 12 4 5 30 21 +9 40
4 Engordany 21 8 7 6 26 24 +2 31
5 Ordino 21 7 2 12 27 32 −5 23 Qualification for the Relegation round
6 UE Santa Coloma 21 5 6 10 25 29 −4 21
7 Lusitanos 21 5 4 12 21 38 −17 19
8 Encamp 21 2 4 15 16 47 −31 10
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.[3]

Results

The eight clubs played each other three times for twenty–one matches each during the regular season.[3]

Championship and relegation round

Records earned in the regular season were taken over to the Championship round and relegation round.[3]

Championship round
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 FC Santa Coloma (C) 27 15 9 3 41 18 +23 54 Qualification for the Champions League preliminary round
2 Sant Julià 27 15 8 4 52 26 +26 53 Qualification for the Europa League preliminary round
3 Inter Club d'Escaldes 27 15 6 6 39 27 +12 51
4 Engordany 27 8 9 10 30 34 −4 33 Qualification for the Europa League preliminary round[lower-alpha 1]
Source: FAFsoccerway
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]
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. Engordany qualified for the Europa League preliminary round by winning the 2019 Copa Constitució
Home \ Away ENG INT SJU SFC
Engordany 1–1 2–2 0–1
Inter Club d'Escaldes 1–0 2–0 2–1
Sant Julià 3–0 3–2 1–1
FC Santa Coloma 2–1 1–1 3–1
Source: FAFsoccerway
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation round
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
5 Ordino 27 10 3 14 34 39 −5 33
6 UE Santa Coloma 27 8 8 11 33 32 +1 32
7 Lusitanos (R) 27 5 6 16 22 46 −24 21 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
8 Encamp (R) 27 5 5 17 24 53 −29 20 Relegation to the Segona Divisió
Source: FAFsoccerway
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]
(R) Relegated.
Home \ Away ENC LUS ORD SUE
Encamp 1–0 4–1 0–2
Lusitanos 1–1 0–1 0–0
Ordino 1–0 3–0 0–0
UE Santa Coloma 1–2 2–0 3–1
Source: FAFsoccerway
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Primera Divisió play-offs

The seventh-placed club (third-placed in the relegation round), from the 2018–19 Primera Divisió and the runners-up from the 2018–19 Segona Divisió, played in a two-legged relegation play-off for one place in the 2019–20 Primera Divisió.[3]

22 May 2019 (2019-05-22) Carroi1–0LusitanosCentre d'Entrenaments
21:00 CEST
  • Munoz Caballe  70'
 Report
29 May 2019 (2019-05-29) Lusitanos1–0 (a.e.t.)
(1–1 agg.)
(2–4 p)		CarroiCentre d'Entrenaments
21:00 CEST
  • Urrunaga  68'
 Report
Penalties
  • Briñez
  • Vaamonde
  • Cortez
  • Bakayoko
  • Munoz Caballe
  • Oliveira
  • Rojas Gomez
  • Castaneda
  • Chelli

CE Carroi promoted to 2019–20 Primera Divisió; FC Lusitanos relegated to 2019–20 Segona Divisió

Season statistics

Regular season top goalscorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Nico Medina Lusitanos 10
2 Joel Méndez Sant Julià 9
3 Genís Soldevila Inter d'Escaldes 8
4 Enric Pi Sant Julià 7
Luis Blanco Sant Julià

Regular season top goalkeepers
Rank Name Club Goals
against		 Matches Average
1 Eloi Casals FC Santa Coloma 9 16 0.56
2 Joan Bayona Inter d'Escaldes 21 21 1
3 Jesús Coca Engordany 20 20 1
4 Josep Gómes UE Santa Coloma 27 19 1.42
5 Marcelo Valverde Lusitanos 26 17 1.53

Championship round top goalscorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Enric Pi Sant Julià 3
2 Lorenzo Burón FC Santa Coloma 2
Gabi Riera FC Santa Coloma
Pedro Santos FC Santa Coloma
Juanma Hernández Sant Julià
Luis Blanco Sant Julià
Genís Soldevila Inter d'Escaldes
Mateo Rodríguez Inter d'Escaldes

Relegation round top goalscorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Aarón Sánchez UE Santa Coloma 4
2 Tete López Encamp 3
3 Cristian Hidalgo Ordino 2
Sebas Bertran Ordino
Diego Sánchez Encamp

See also
  • Segona Divisio
  • Copa Constitucio

References
  1. "Preliminary Access List 2019/20". Bert Kassies. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  2. "Acaba la fase regular de la Lliga Biosphere". FAF. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  3. "1A DIVISIÓ 2018/2019". soccerway. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
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