Campionato Sammarinese

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. As of 2025, Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio is ranked last (55th) among European leagues according to UEFA's league coefficient, which was based on the performance of Sammarinese clubs in the Champions League, Europa League and the Conference League.

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"). 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.

In the 2023–24 season, the double-round robin format remained, but the play-offs and final were discontinued for the first time in the competition's history. This time round, the team top of the table after every team has played each other twice, are awarded the title thus keeping in line with the majority of most European leagues.

The domestic cup winners qualify for the Conference League preliminary phase.

Stadiums

Sammarinese teams do not have home grounds of their own. Instead, the following venues are randomly chosen for every match:

StadiumCapacityCitySan Marino Stadium6,664SerravalleStadio di Dogana Ezio Conti1,200DoganaStadio di Acquaviva700AcquavivaStadio di Fiorentino700/1000FiorentinoStadio di Montecchio600San MarinoCampo Sportivo di Domagnano500DomagnanoCampo Sportivo di Montegiardino500MontegiardinoStadio Serravalle B500Serravalle

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 mainly played in the Stadio Olimpico or, for the early stages and for matches with expected low attendances, at the recently restructured and expanded Stadio di Acquaviva (formerly called Campo Sportivo di Acquaviva). The Stadio Serravalle B is undergoing renovetions in order to comply with UEFA minimum requirements.

Teams There are 16 teams in championship.

TeamCity Cailungo Serravalle Domagnano FaetanoFiorentino Fiorentino Falciano Serravalle Montegiardino Borgo Maggiore Murata Chiesanuova San Giovanni sotto le Penne San Marino Fiorentino San Marino Acquaviva

Champions Winners by season SeasonWinnersRunners-up1977–78VirtusFolgore1978-79Folgorevirtus1979-80libertasfaetano1980-81domagnanofologre1981-82sS CosmossP Cailungo1982-83sS CosmossP Cailungo1983-84folgoresP Cailungo1985–86FaetanoSan Giovanni1986–87La FioritaFaetano1987–88Tre FioriVirtus1988–89DomagnanoLa Fiorita1989–90La FioritaCosmos1990–91FaetanoTre Fiori1991–92MontevitoLibertas1992–93Tre FioriDomagnano1993–94Tre FioriLa Fiorita1994–95Tre FioriLa Fiorita1995–96LibertasCosmos1996–97Folgore/FalcianoLa Fiorita1997–98Folgore/FalcianoTre Fiori1998–99FaetanoFolgore/Falciano1999–2000Folgore/FalcianoDomagnano2000–01CosmosFolgore/Falciano2001–02DomagnanoCailungo2002–03DomagnanoPennarossa2003–04PennarossaDomagnano2004–05DomagnanoMurata2005–06MurataPennarossa2006–07MurataTre Fiori2007–08MurataJuvenes/Dogana2008–09Tre FioriJuvenes/Dogana2009–10Tre FioriTre Penne2010–11Tre FioriTre Penne2011–12Tre PenneLibertas2012–13Tre PenneLibertas2013–14La FioritaFolgore/Falciano2014–15Folgore/FalcianoJuvenes/Dogana2015–16Tre PenneLa Fiorita2016–17La FioritaTre Penne2017–18La FioritaFolgore/Falciano2018–19Tre PenneLa Fiorita2019–20Tre FioriFolgore/Falciano2020–21Folgore/FalcianoLa Fiorita2021–22La FioritaTre Penne2022–23Tre PenneCosmos2023–24VirtusLa Fiorita2024–25VirtusLa Fiorita2025–26Tre FioriVirtus

Titles by team ClubTitlesRunners-upTre Fiori93La Fiorita69Folgore/Falciano77Tre Penne54Domagnano53Faetano32Murata31Virtus32Libertas24Cosmos33Pennarossa12Montevito10Juvenes/Dogana03San Giovanni01Cailungo04

Top scorers YearTop scorerTeamGoals1997–98 Damiano Vannucci Virtus 212003–04 Damiano Vannucci Virtus 152004–05 Matteo Pazzaglia Montevito 192009–10 Simon Parma La Fiorita 132010–11 Adolfo Hirsch Marco Fantini Roberto Gatti Alessandro Giunta Francesco ViroliVirtusJuvenes/DoganaMurataTre FioriFaetano 122011–12 Cristian Rubén Menin Simon Parma CosmosLa Fiorita 112012–13 Alberto Cannini Denis Iencinella Tre FioriFiorentino 172013–14 Valentin Grigore Giacomo Gualtieri CosmosLa Fiorita 182014–15 Daniele Friguglietti San Giovanni 162015–16 Marco Martini La Fiorita 202016–17 Marco Martini La Fiorita 272017–18 Imre Badalassi Tre Fiori 202018–19 Andrea Compagno Tre Fiori 222019–20 Eric Fedeli Murata 162020–21 Imre Badalassi Folgore 132021–22 Imre Badalassi Tre Penne 242022–23 Matteo PrandelliCosmos212023–24 Imre BadalassiTre Penne302024–25 Matteo PrandelliTre Fiori21 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)

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