# 2016–17 Primera Divisió

The 2016–17 Primera Divisió or Lliga Grup Becier, was the 22nd season of top-tier football in Andorra. The season began on 18 September 2016 and concluded on 21 May 2017; this was followed by the two-legged relegation play-off on 28 and 31 May 2017. The defending champions were FC Santa Coloma, who won their tenth championship in the previous season.

## Teams
### Clubs and locations

| Team | Home town |
| Encamp | Encamp |
| Engordany | Escaldes-Engordany |
| FC Santa Coloma | Santa Coloma |
| Jenlai | Escaldes-Engordany |
| Lusitanos | Andorra la Vella |
| Ordino | Ordino |
| Sant Julià | Sant Julià de Lòria |
| UE Santa Coloma | Santa Coloma |

## Competition format

The participating teams first played 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 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 competed for the championship and qualification spots for European competitions while the bottom four clubs played to avoid one direct relegation spot and one relegation play-off spot. Records earned in the regular season (first round) are carried over in full to the respective second round.

## Promotion and relegation from 2015–16

Penya Encarnada d'Andorra were relegated after the 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 remained in the top flight for the 2016–17 season.

## Regular season
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | FC Santa Coloma | 21 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 44 | 14 | +30 | 48 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 2 | Sant Julià | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 49 | 16 | +33 | 44 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 3 | UE Santa Coloma | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 54 | 22 | +32 | 44 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 4 | Lusitanos | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 40 | 20 | +20 | 39 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 5 | Engordany | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 35 | 27 | +8 | 30 | Qualification for the Relegation round |
| 6 | Encamp | 21 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 31 | −13 | 15 | Qualification for the Relegation round |
| 7 | Ordino | 21 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 24 | 49 | −25 | 12 | Qualification for the Relegation round |
| 8 | Jenlai | 21 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 95 | −85 | 1 | Qualification for the Relegation round |
* 1 2 Sant Julià ahead of UE Santa Coloma on head-to-head points; UE Santa Coloma–Sant Julià 1–1, Sant Julià–UE Santa Coloma 3–1, UE Santa Coloma–Sant Julià 1–1.
* ↑ Jenlai were deducted three points for failing to appear in a match against FC Santa Coloma.

### Results

* ↑ Match awarded 3–0 to FC Santa Coloma due to Jenlai failing to appear for the match. Furthermore, Jenlai were also deducted 3 points in the table.

## Championship and relegation round

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

### Championship round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | FC Santa Coloma (C) | 27 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 57 | 21 | +36 | 60 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Sant Julià | 27 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 55 | 23 | +32 | 50 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 3 | UE Santa Coloma | 27 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 62 | 34 | +28 | 48 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 4 | Lusitanos | 27 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 49 | 30 | +19 | 48 | |
* ↑ UE Santa Coloma qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2017 Copa Constitució.
* 1 2 UE Santa Coloma ahead of Lusitanos on head-to-head points; UE Santa Coloma–Lusitanos 1–1, Lusitanos–UE Santa Coloma 1–2, UE Santa Coloma–Lusitanos 2–1, Lusitanos–UE Santa Coloma 3–3, UE Santa Coloma–Lusitanos 2–3.
| Home \ Away | SFC | LUS | SJU | SUE |
| FC Santa Coloma | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Lusitanos | 1–4 | — | 1–0 | 3–3 |
| Sant Julià | 3–3 | 0–0 | — | 0–1 |
| UE Santa Coloma | 1–3 | 2–3 | 1–2 | — |

### Relegation round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
| 5 | Engordany | 27 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 46 | 39 | +7 | 36 | |
| 6 | Encamp | 27 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 45 | 37 | +8 | 27 | |
| 7 | Ordino (R) | 27 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 45 | 56 | −11 | 27 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 8 | Jenlai (R) | 27 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 18 | 137 | −119 | 4 | Relegation to the Segona Divisió |
* 1 2 Encamp ahead of Ordino on head-to-head goal difference; Encamp–Ordino 1–2, Ordino–Encamp 0–1, Encamp–Ordino 2–2, Encamp–Ordino 3–1, Ordino–Encamp 2–1.
* ↑ Jenlai were deducted three points for failing to appear in a match against FC Santa Coloma.
| Home \ Away | ENC | ENG | JEN | ORD |
| Encamp | — | 2–0 | 15–1 | 3–1 |
| Engordany | 2–1 | — | 8–2 | 0–3 |
| Jenlai | 0–5 | 2–1 | — | 3–10 |
| Ordino | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | — |

## Primera Divisió play-offs

The seventh-placed team (third-placed in the relegation round) of the 2016–17 Primera Divisió, Ordino, and the runners-up of the 2016–17 Segona Divisió, Penya Encarnada, played in a two-legged relegation play-off for one spot in 2017–18 Primera Divisió.
Penya Encarnada won 5–3 on aggregate and were promoted to the 2017–18 Primera Divisió; Ordino were relegated to the 2017–18 Segona Divisió.

## Season statistics
### Regular season top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Víctor Bernat | UE Santa Coloma | 17 |
| 2 | Juanfer Laín | FC Santa Coloma | 11 |
| 3 | Jordi Rubio | UE Santa Coloma | 10 |
| 4 | Gabi Riera | FC Santa Coloma | 9 |
| 4 | José Villanueva | Sant Julià | 9 |
| 4 | Noah Baffoe | Sant Julià | 9 |

### Championship round top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Isaac Padilla | Sant Julià | 5 |
| 2 | Joan Salomó | UE Santa Coloma | 4 |
| 3 | Chus Sosa | FC Santa Coloma | 3 |
| 3 | Andreu Ramos | FC Santa Coloma | 3 |
| 5 | Iban Parra | FC Santa Coloma | 2 |
| 5 | Cristopher Pousa | Lusitanos | 2 |
| 5 | Eugenio Peralta | Lusitanos | 2 |
| 5 | Juanfer Laín | FC Santa Coloma | 2 |

### Relegation round top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Álex Bahamonde | Ordino | 7 |
| 2 | Sebas Varela | Encamp | 6 |
| 3 | Rodrigo Guida | Engordany | 4 |
| 3 | Diego Nájera | Encamp | 4 |
| 5 | Julien Benhaim | Engordany | 3 |
| 5 | Joan Toscano | Ordino | 3 |
| 5 | Miguel Ángel García | Jenlai | 3 |
| 5 | Críspulo Peña | Engordany | 3 |
| 5 | Walter Gómez | Ordino | 3 |