Football league in San Marino
Football league
Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio
(
English translation
:
Sammarinese Football Championship
) is an amateur league competition for
football
clubs located at the only level of the
Sammarinese
football league system
(no relegation system exists) and has been operating since the 1985?1986 season.
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Currently, Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio is ranked last at number 55 among European leagues according to
UEFA's league coefficient
, which is based on the performance of Sammarinese clubs in the
Champions League
,
Europa League
and the
Europa Conference League
.
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Rules
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Until 1996, the league had two levels,
Serie A1
and
Serie A2
, and a relegation/promotion system. However, the teams promoted from the second level could also participate in the championship
play-off
against Serie A1's first teams. All the clubs play at the same level since then. Before 2018?2019 season, they were split into two divisions called
Girone
(or "Groups").
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The teams played home and away matches in their
girone
and once against the teams from the other
girone
. The first three teams in each
girone
entered a
double-elimination
play-off tournament, which was the only seen in association football world, to decide the championship winners, who qualified for the
UEFA Champions League
preliminary phase.
In the 2018?2019 season, the rules changed. All the clubs were still split into two
girone
. The teams played once against the other teams in the same
girone
. The top four teams in each
girone
proceeded to group 1 in the second stage, while the others proceeded to group 2. Teams played twice against each team in the same group. The second and the third team in group 2 proceeded to the play-off. The winner of the play-off, the top team in group 2 and the top 6 teams in group 1 proceeded to the final stage. The championship winner qualified for the
UEFA Champions League
preliminary phase and the first runner-up qualified for the
Europa League
preliminary phase.
In the 2020?2021 season, a new format was applied. Now, all the clubs play in the same league and they play each team twice, reflecting the systems of other leagues in Europe. At the end of the regular season, the top twelve placed teams will proceed to the play-off tournament, deciding the championship winner, who qualifies for the
UEFA Champions League
preliminary phase, and the loser of the final who will qualify for the
Europa Conference League
preliminary phase.
The
domestic cup
winners qualify for the
Europa Conference League
preliminary phase.
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Stadiums
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Skilled Sammarinese stadiums.
Sanmarinese teams do not have home grounds of their own. Instead, the following venues are randomly chosen for every match:
Sometimes the
San Marino Stadium
, based in Serravalle, is also used. Since there are not many grounds, matches are played on two days of each week, usually Saturday and Sunday. The play-off finals and the European fixtures are always played in the Stadio Olimpico.
Teams participating in 2023?24 season
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There are 16 teams in championship.
Champions
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Winners by season
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The
2019?20 season
was abandoned due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
. Tre Fiori, with the highest points obtained before the suspension, was crowned champions and qualified for the
UEFA Champions League
.
Titles by team
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Top scorers
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See also
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References
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External links
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Liechtenstein
is the only UEFA member association without a national league.
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