The 2016–17 Primera Divisió or Lliga Grup Becier,[1] was the 22nd season of top-tier football in Andorra. The season began on 18 September 2016[2] 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.
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.[3]
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.[4]
^ abSant 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.
Source: Andorran Football Federation(in Catalan) Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
^Match awarded 3–0 to FC Santa Coloma due to Jenlai failing to appear for the match.[7] Furthermore, Jenlai were also deducted 3 points in the table.[8]
Championship and relegation round
Records earned in the regular season were taken over to the Championship round and relegation round.
^ abUE 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.