2012–13 Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio
Football league season
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The 2012–13 Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio season was the twenty-eighth since its establishment. The league is the uppermost in San Marino, in which the country's top 15 amateur football clubs play. The season began on 14 September 2012 and ended with the play-off final in May 2013. Tre Penne are the defending league champions, having won their first ever Sammarinese championship last season. Tre Penne retained their title, defeating ten-man AC Libertas 5–3 on penalties in a repeat of the previous year's play-off final.[2]
| Season | 2012–13 |
|---|---|
| Champions League | Tre Penne |
| Europa League | Libertas La Fiorita |
| Matches | 164 |
| Goals | 422 (2.57 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Alberto Cannini Denis Iencinella (17 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Libertas 6–1 Cailungo |
| Biggest away win | Pennarossa 0–5 Murata[1] |
| Highest scoring | Virtus 4–5 Cailungo |
← 2011–12 2013–14 → | |
Participating teams
Because there is no promotion or relegation in the league, the same 15 teams who competed in the league last season will compete in the league this season.[3]
- S.P. Cailungo (Borgo Maggiore)
- S.S. Cosmos (Serravalle)
- F.C. Domagnano (Domagnano)
- S.C. Faetano (Faetano)
- S.S. Folgore/Falciano (Serravalle)
- F.C. Fiorentino (Fiorentino)
- A.C. Juvenes/Dogana (Serravalle)
- S.P. La Fiorita (Montegiardino)
- A.C. Libertas (Borgo Maggiore)
- S.S. Murata (San Marino)
- S.S. Pennarossa (Chiesanuova)
- S.S. San Giovanni (Borgo Maggiore)
- S.P. Tre Fiori (Fiorentino)
- S.P. Tre Penne (Serravalle)
- S.S. Virtus (Acquaviva)
Venues
The teams do not have grounds of their own due to restricted space in San Marino. Each match was randomly assigned to one of the following grounds:
- Stadio Olimpico (Serravalle)
- Campo di Fiorentino (Fiorentino)
- Campo di Acquaviva (Chiesanuova)
- Campo di Dogana (Serravalle)
- Campo Fonte dell'Ovo (Domagnano)
- Campo di Serravalle "B" (Serravalle)
Regular season
The 15 clubs are split into two groups; one with eight clubs and another with seven clubs.[4]
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Libertas | 20 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 36 | 13 | +23 | 45 | Qualification for the championship play–offs |
| 2 | La Fiorita | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 21 | +14 | 42 | Qualification for the championship play–offs and Europa League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Murata | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 31 | 19 | +12 | 36 | Qualification for the championship play–offs |
| 4 | Cailungo | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 37 | −7 | 23 | |
| 5 | Faetano | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 26 | −6 | 21 | |
| 6 | Juvenes/Dogana | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 24 | 36 | −12 | 18 | |
| 7 | Virtus | 20 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 35 | −20 | 12 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Folgore | 21 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 25 | 17 | +8 | 39 | Qualification for the championship play–offs |
| 2 | Tre Penne | 21 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 18 | +6 | 35[a] | |
| 3 | Cosmos | 21 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 27 | 19 | +8 | 35[a] | |
| 4 | Fiorentino | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 36 | 25 | +11 | 29 | |
| 5 | San Giovanni | 21 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 35 | 39 | −4 | 27 | |
| 6 | Domagnano | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 30 | −6 | 23 | |
| 7 | Pennarossa | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 38 | −15 | 20 | |
| 8 | Tre Fiori | 21 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 22 | 34 | −12 | 17 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
Notes:
- TPE 2–0 COS; COS 1–2 TPE
Results
All teams will play twice against the teams within their own group and once against the teams from the other group. This means that the clubs in the eight-club group will play 21 matches each while the clubs in the seven-club group will play 20 matches each during the regular season.
Season statistics
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Alberto Cannini |
Tre Fiori | 17 |
| Denis Iencinella |
Fiorentino | 17 | |
| 3 |  Franklin |
F.C. Domagnano | 11 |
| 4 |  Valentin Grigore |
Cosmos | 10 |
 Marco Ugolini |
San Giovanni | 10 | |
| Giorgio Mariotti |
San Giovanni | 10 | |
| 7 | Andrea Moroni |
Faetano | 9 |
 Adnan Rais |
Murata | 9 | |
| 9 | Marco Casadei |
Murata | 8 |
| Enrico Cibelli |
Tre Penne | 8 | |
| Omar Tomassoni |
Pennarossa | 8 | |
| Nicoló Zennaro |
Libertas | 8 |
Play-off
The play-off was held in a double-eliminination format. Both group winners (Libertas and Folgore) earned byes in the first and second round.
First round
| La Fiorita | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Cosmos |
|---|---|---|
Rinaldi  93' |
Lazzarini 92' |
|
| Penalties | ||
| 6–5 | ||
Second round
| La Fiorita | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Murata |
|---|---|---|
| Aruta 78' |
Casadei 90+1' |
|
| Penalties | ||
| 5–3 | ||
Cosmos is eliminated
Third round
Murata is eliminated
Fourth round
| Libertas | 1–0 | La Fiorita |
|---|---|---|
| Fantini 81' |
Folgore is eliminated
Fifth round
| Tre Penne | 1–0 | La Fiorita |
|---|---|---|
| Mikhaylovsky 76' |
Report |
La Fiorita is eliminated