2016 Campeonato Paraibano
| Season | 2016 |
|---|---|
| Matches played | 14 |
| Goals scored | 39 (2.79 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | 2 goals (4 players) |
| Biggest home win |
Treze 4–0 Auto Esporte, Round 3, 6 February 2016 |
| Biggest away win |
Atlético Cajazeirense 0-4 Campinense, Round 3, 6 February 2016 |
| Highest scoring | 4 goals (4 games) |
| Longest winning run | 3 (Campinense) |
| Longest unbeaten run |
3 (Campinense and Botafogo-PB) |
| Longest winless run |
3 (Esporte and Atlético Cajazeirense) |
| Longest losing run | 3 (Atlético Cajazeirense) |
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The 2016 Campeonato Paraibano de Futebol is the 106th edition of Paraíba's top professional football league. The competition began on January 30.
Format
The competition is divided into three stages.
In the first stage, the ten teams are split into two groups. Each team plays all the teams from the other group, home and away, for a total of ten games.[1]
In the second stage, the top three teams from each group play off in a single round over two legs. The draw is pre–determined depending on finishing positions in the first stage. The bottom two teams from each group play each other home and away, for a total of six games, with the bottom two teams in this phase relegated to the second division.[2]
In the final stage, the three winning teams in the second stage, along with the eliminated team with the best overall record in the competition, play the Semi Final over two legs, with the winners playing final over two legs.[3]
Qualification
The champions qualify to participate in the 2017 Copa do Brasil. The best placed team (other than Botafogo-PB) qualify to participate in the 2016 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D 2017 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D. The two finalists qualify to participate in the 2017 Copa do Nordeste.[4]
Participating teams
| Club | Home city | 2015 result |
|---|---|---|
| Atlético Cajazeirense | Cajazeiras | 7th |
| Auto Esporte | João Pessoa | 4th |
| Botafogo-PB | João Pessoa | 2nd |
| Campinense | Campina Grande | 1st |
| CSP | João Pessoa | 5th |
| Esporte | Patos | 2nd (2nd division) |
| Paraíba | Cajazeiras | 1st (2nd division) |
| Santa Cruz-PB | Santa Rita | 8th |
| Sousa | Sousa | 6th |
| Treze | Campina Grande | 3rd |
First stage
Standings
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Campinense | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 9 | Qualification for Second stage |
| 2 | Sousa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 | Paraíba | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 4 | |
| 4 | Auto Esporte | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 3 | Entered into Relegation stage |
| 5 | Santa Cruz-PB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored; 5) least red cards; 6) least yellow cards; 7) Seeding by FPF
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Botafogo-PB | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 | Qualification for Second stage |
| 2 | CSP | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6 | |
| 3 | Treze | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Esporte | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 2 | Entered into Relegation stage |
| 5 | Atlético Cajazeirense | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored; 5) least red cards; 6) least yellow cards; 7) Seeding by FPF
Second stage
The top three teams from each group in the first stage play each other over two legs. In each tie, the better performing team will have home advantage in the second leg.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Match ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd (Group B) | – | 1st (Group A) | – | – | C |
| 2nd (Group A or B) | – | 2nd (Group A or B) | – | – | D |
| 3rd (Group A) | – | 1st (Group B) | – | – | E |
Relegation stage
The bottom two teams from each group in the first stage play in league tournament, home and away, with the two worst performing teams being relegated to the Second Division.
Final stage
In each tie, the team which has the best record so far in the competition has home advantage in the second leg. The "lucky loser" is the team with the best losing record in the second stage.
Bracket
| Semi Final | Final | |||||||||||
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| Lucky Loser | ||||||||||||
| Winner E | ||||||||||||
References
- ↑ "REGULAMENTO DO CAMPEONATO PARAIBANO DE FUTEBOL PROFISSIONAL 2016 – PRIMEIRA DIVISÃO (Artigo 10)" [Rules of the Paraíba Professional Football Championship 2016 (Article 10)] (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 February 2016.
- ↑ "REGULAMENTO DO CAMPEONATO PARAIBANO DE FUTEBOL PROFISSIONAL 2016 – PRIMEIRA DIVISÃO (Artigo 11)" [Rules of the Paraíba Professional Football Championship 2016 (Article 11)] (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 February 2016.
- ↑ "REGULAMENTO DO CAMPEONATO PARAIBANO DE FUTEBOL PROFISSIONAL 2016 – PRIMEIRA DIVISÃO (Artigo 12/13)" [Rules of the Paraíba Professional Football Championship 2016 (Article 12/13)] (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 February 2016.
- ↑ "REGULAMENTO DO CAMPEONATO PARAIBANO DE FUTEBOL PROFISSIONAL 2016 – PRIMEIRA DIVISÃO (Artigo 6)" [Rules of the Paraíba Professional Football Championship 2016 (Article 6)] (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 February 2016.
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