2008–09 Primera Divisió
| Season | 2008–09 |
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| Champions | UE Sant Julià 2nd Andorran title |
| Relegated | FC Rànger's |
| UEFA Champions League | UE Sant Julià |
| UEFA Europa League | FC Santa Coloma (via domestic cup) |
| Goals scored | 391 |
| Average goals/game | 4.89 |
| Biggest home win | Sant Julià 18–0 Engordany |
| Biggest away win | Rànger's 0–12 FC Santa Coloma |
| Highest scoring | Sant Julià 18–0 Engordany |
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Primera Divisió 2008–09 was the fourteenth season of top-tier football in Andorra. It began on 21 September 2008 and ended on 7 May 2009. FC Santa Coloma were the defending champions.
Contents
Competition format
The participating teams first played a conventional round-robin schedule with every team playing each opponent once home and once away for a total of 14 games. The league was then split up in two groups of four teams with each of them playing teams within their group a home-and-away cycle of games. The top four teams competed for the championship. The bottom four clubs played out one direct relegation spot and one relegation play-off spot. Records earned in the First Round were taken over to the respective Second Rounds.
Promotion and relegation
Casa Estrella del Benfica were relegated after the last season due to finishing in 8th place. They were replaced by Segona Divisió champions UE Santa Coloma.
Further, UE Engordany and Segona Divisió runners-up UE Extremenya played a two-legged relegation play-off. Engordany kept their spot in Primera Divisió by winning 5–3 on aggregate.
First round
League table
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sant Julià | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 69 | 10 | +59 | 35 | Qualification to Championship Round |
| 2 | FC Santa Coloma | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 58 | 5 | +53 | 33 | |
| 3 | Lusitanos | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 36 | 17 | +19 | 30 | |
| 4 | CE Principat | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 32 | 31 | +1 | 25 | |
| 5 | UE Santa Coloma | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 35 | 28 | +7 | 21 | Qualification to Relegation Round |
| 6 | Engordany | 14 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 21 | 75 | −54 | 9 | |
| 7 | Inter Club d'Escaldes | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 48 | −36 | 7 | |
| 8 | FC Rànger's | 14 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 22 | 71 | −49 | 3 |
Source: fedandfut.com (Catalan) (English)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Results
| Home ╲ Away | ENG | INT | LUS | PRI | RAN | SFC | SUE | SJU |
| Engordany | 3–2 | 0–4 | 2–3 | 5–4 | 0–7 | 1–4 | 1–7 | |
| Inter Club d'Escaldes | 2–4 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–6 | 2–2 | 1–5 | |
| Lusitanos | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 0–2 | 5–1 | 0–1 | |
| CE Principat | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 5–4 | 0–7 | 5–0 | 0–6 | |
| FC Rànger's | 4–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–7 | 0–12 | 0–3 | 2–6 | |
| FC Santa Coloma | 6–0 | 8–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |
| UE Santa Coloma | 6–2 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 9–1 | 1–4 | 2–2 | |
| Sant Julià | 18–0 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 6–1 | 6–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 |
Source: fedandfut.com (Catalan) (English)
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Second round
League tables of both rounds
Championship Round
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sant Julià (C) | 20 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 84 | 15 | +69 | 50 | 2009–10 UEFA Champions League First qualifying round |
| 2 | FC Santa Coloma | 20 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 75 | 12 | +63 | 48 | 2009–10 UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round 1 |
| 3 | CE Principat | 20 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 38 | 47 | −9 | 31 | |
| 4 | Lusitanos | 20 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 39 | 30 | +9 | 30 |
Source: fedandfut.com (Catalan) (English)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1FC Santa Coloma won Copa Constitució 2009 and therefore qualified for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Relegation Round
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | UE Santa Coloma | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 65 | 31 | +34 | 39 | |
| 6 | Engordany | 20 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 39 | 88 | −49 | 21 | |
| 7 | Inter Club d'Escaldes (O) | 20 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 25 | 68 | −43 | 13 | Qualification to relegation play-offs |
| 8 | FC Rànger's (R) | 20 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 26 | 100 | −74 | 3 | Relegation to Segona Divisió 2009-10 |
Source: fedandfut.com (Catalan) (English)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Results of both rounds
Championship Round
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column. Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win. |
Relegation Round
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column. Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win. |
Relegation play-offs
Inter Club d'Escaldes competed in a two-legged relegation play-off against Atlètic Club d'Escaldes, runners-up from Segona Divisió, for one spot in Primera Divisió 2009–10. Inter successfully retained their Primera Divisió spot after winning on penalties 10–9.
External links
- Official site (Catalan) (English)
