Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio

Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio

Founded	2 October 1985; 39 years ago (1985-10-02)
Country	San Marino
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Number of clubs	16
Level on pyramid	1
Domestic cup(s)	Coppa Titano Super Coppa Sammarinese
International cup(s)	UEFA Champions League UEFA Conference League
Current champions	Virtus (1st title) (2023–24)
Most championships	S.P. Tre Fiori (8)
Top goalscorer	Imre Badalassi (134 goals)
TV partners	San Marino RTV
Website	Website
Current: 2024–25 Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio

Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio (English translation: Sammarinese Football Championship) is the highest 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.^[1] Currently, Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio is ranked last (55th) 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 Conference League.^[2][3]

Rules

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").^[4] 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 teams play in the same league and play each other twice. At the end of the regular season, the top twelve teams proceed to the play-off tournament, deciding the winner who qualifies for the UEFA Champions League preliminary phase, and the loser of the final for the Conference League preliminary phase.

The domestic cup winners qualify for the Europa Conference League preliminary phase.^[5]

Stadiums

Dogana

Fiorentino

Fonte dell'Ovo

Serravalle B

Domagnano

San Marino Stadium

Montegiardino

Acquaviva

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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:

Stadium	Capacity	City
San Marino Stadium	6,664	Serravalle
Stadio di Dogana Ezio Conti	1,200	Dogana
Stadio di Acquaviva	900	Acquaviva
Stadio di Fiorentino	700	Fiorentino
Stadio Fonte dell'Ovo	600	San Marino
Campo Sportivo di Domagnano	500	Domagnano
Campo Sportivo di Montegiardino	500	Montegiardino
Stadio Serravalle B	500	Serravalle

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 (2023–24)

There are 16 teams in championship.

Locations of the Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio teams

Team	City
Cailungo	Cailungo
Cosmos	Serravalle
Domagnano	Domagnano
Faetano	Faetano
Fiorentino	Fiorentino
Folgore	Falciano
Juvenes/Dogana	Serravalle
La Fiorita	Montegiardino
Libertas	Borgo Maggiore
Murata	Murata
Pennarossa	Chiesanuova
San Giovanni	San Giovanni sotto le Penne
San Marino Academy U22	San Marino
Tre Fiori	Fiorentino
Tre Penne	San Marino
Virtus	Acquaviva

Champions

Winners by season

1985–86 – Faetano 1986–87 – La Fiorita 1987–88 – Tre Fiori 1988–89 – Domagnano 1989–90 – La Fiorita 1990–91 – Faetano 1991–92 – Montevito 1992–93 – Tre Fiori 1993–94 – Tre Fiori 1994–95 – Tre Fiori 1995–96 – Libertas 1996–97 – Folgore/Falciano 1997–98 – Folgore/Falciano

1998–99 – Faetano 1999–2000 – Folgore/Falciano 2000–01 – Cosmos 2001–02 – Domagnano 2002–03 – Domagnano 2003–04 – Pennarossa 2004–05 – Domagnano 2005–06 – Murata 2006–07 – Murata 2007–08 – Murata 2008–09 – Tre Fiori 2009–10 – Tre Fiori 2010–11 – Tre Fiori

2011–12 – Tre Penne 2012–13 – Tre Penne 2013–14 – La Fiorita 2014–15 – Folgore/Falciano 2015–16 – Tre Penne 2016–17 – La Fiorita 2017–18 – La Fiorita 2018–19 – Tre Penne 2019–20 – Tre Fiori* 2020–21 – Folgore 2021–22 – La Fiorita 2022–23 – Tre Penne 2023–24 – Virtus

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

Club	Titles	Runners-up
Tre Fiori	8	4
La Fiorita	6	6
Folgore	5	5
Tre Penne	5	4
Domagnano	4	3
Faetano	3	1
Murata	3	1
Libertas	1	3
Cosmos	1	3
Pennarossa	1	2
Virtus	1	1
Montevito	1	0
Juvenes/Dogana	0	3
San Giovanni	0	1
Cailungo	0	1

Top scorers

Year	Top scorer	Team	Goals
1997–98	Damiano Vannucci	Virtus	21
2003–04	Damiano Vannucci	Virtus	15
2004–05	Matteo Pazzaglia	Montevito	19
2009–10	Simon Parma	La Fiorita	13
2010–11	Adolfo Hirsch Marco Fantini Roberto Gatti Alessandro Giunta Francesco Viroli	Virtus Juvenes/Dogana Murata Tre Fiori Faetano	12
2011–12	Cristian Rubén Menin Simon Parma	Cosmos La Fiorita	11
2012–13	Alberto Cannini Denis Iencinella	Tre Fiori Fiorentino	17
2013–14	Valentin Grigore Giacomo Gualtieri	Cosmos La Fiorita	18
2014–15	Daniele Friguglietti	San Giovanni	16
2015–16	Marco Martini	La Fiorita	20
2016–17	Marco Martini	La Fiorita	27
2017–18	Imre Badalassi	Tre Fiori	20
2018–19	Andrea Compagno	Tre Fiori	22
2019–20	Eric Fedeli	Murata	16
2020–21	Imre Badalassi	Folgore	13
2021–22	Imre Badalassi	Tre Penne	24
2022–23	Matteo Prandelli	Cosmos	21
2023-24	Imre Badalassi	Tre Penne	30

Most time goalscorers

• 4 times:
  • Imre Badalassi (2017-18, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2023-24)

Most goals by a player in a single season

• 30 goals.
  • Imre Badalassi (2023-24)

See also

• List of association football competitions

References

1. "San Marino – List of Champions". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 17 August 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
2. "UEFA Country Ranking 2015". Archived from the original on 16 May 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
3. UEFA. "San Marino – Member associations – Inside UEFA". UEFA. Archived from the original on 25 November 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
4. "San Marino and the true meaning of football". thesefootballtimes.co. 2 September 2015. Archived from the original on 25 November 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
5. "uefa.com – Football Europe – News & Features – News Specific". Archived from the original on 8 May 2008. Retrieved 28 February 2007.

External links

• (in Italian) Federazione Sammarinese Giuoco Calcio official site
• San Marino – List of Champions, RSSSF.com
• Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio summary – Soccerway