2016 Campeonato Paraibano

The 2016 Campeonato Paraibano de Futebol was the 106th edition of Paraíba's top professional football league. The competition began on 30 January and ended on 15 June. Campinense were champions, for the 20th time.

Campeonato Paraibano de Futebol
Season2016
ChampionsCampinense
RelegatedEsporte
Santa Cruz-PB
Copa do BrasilCampinense
Botafogo-PB
Série DCampinense
Sousa
Copa do NordesteCampinense
Botafogo-PB
Matches played70
Goals scored161 (2.3 per match)
Top goalscorer9 goals (Rodrigão, Campinense)
Biggest home winCampinense 7–1 Esporte,
Round 7, 6 March 2016
Biggest away winAtlético Cajazeirense 0-4 Campinense,
Round 3, 6 February 2016
Highest scoring8 goals (Campinense 7–1 Esporte),
Round 7, 6 March 2016
Longest winning run3 (Campinense)
Longest unbeaten run15 (Campinense)
Longest winless run8 (Atlético Cajazeirense)
Longest losing run7 (Esporte)
← 2015
2017 →

Format

The competition was divided into three stages.

In the first stage, the ten teams were split into two groups. Each team played 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 played off in a single round over two legs. The draw was pre–determined based on finishing positions in the first stage. The bottom two teams from each group played 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, played the Semi Final over two legs, and the winners played the final over two legs.[3]

Qualification

The champions qualify to participate in the 2017 Copa do Brasil. The two best placed teams (other than Botafogo-PB) qualify to participate in the 2016 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D and 2017 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D. The two finalists qualify to participate in the 2017 Copa do Nordeste.[4]

Participating teams
ClubHome city2015 result
Atlético CajazeirenseCajazeiras7th
Auto EsporteJoão Pessoa4th
Botafogo-PBJoão Pessoa2nd
CampinenseCampina Grande1st
CSPJoão Pessoa5th
EsportePatos2nd (2nd division)
ParaíbaCajazeiras1st (2nd division)
Santa Cruz-PBSanta Rita8th
SousaSousa6th
TrezeCampina Grande3rd

First stage

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Campinense 10 6 4 0 20 3 +17 22 Qualification for Second stage
2 Paraíba 10 4 3 3 13 11 +2 15
3 Sousa 10 3 5 2 12 9 +3 14
4 Auto Esporte 10 3 3 4 10 19 −9 12 Entered into Relegation stage
5 Santa Cruz-PB 10 2 2 6 6 12 −6 8
Source:
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 10 6 4 0 19 3 +16 22 Qualification for Second stage
2 CSP 10 3 4 3 11 9 +2 13
3 Treze 10 3 4 3 11 11 0 13
4 Esporte 10 2 3 5 10 24 −14 9 Entered into Relegation stage
5 Atlético Cajazeirense 10 1 2 7 3 14 −11 5
Source:
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.

The first legs will be played on 10 April 2016, the second legs on 24 April 2016.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd legMatch ID
Treze 1–2 Campinense 0–0 1–2C
CSP 2–0 Paraíba 2–0 0–0D
Sousa 3–6 Botafogo-PB 3–1 0–5E

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.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Auto Esporte 6 4 1 1 8 3 +5 13
2 Atlético Cajazeirense 6 4 0 2 6 5 +1 12
3 Santa Cruz-PB (R) 6 3 1 2 7 5 +2 10 Relegated to Second Division
4 Esporte (R) 6 0 0 6 1 9 −8 0
Source:
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
(R) Relegated.

Final stage

In each tie, the team which has the best record so far in the competition has home advantage in the second leg. Sousa qualified as the "lucky loser" for being losing team in the second stage with the best overall record in the competition.

Semi Final first leg games were scheduled to take place on 1 May and 8 May 2016, with Second leg games scheduled to take place on 8 and 11 May 2016. However, an injunction filed by Treze at the Superior Tribunal de Justiça Desportiva (STJD) the Superior Court of Sports Justice, caused the first leg of the game between Campinense and CSP to be postponed until after a hearing at the Tribunal de Justiça Desportiva da Paraíba (TJD-PB) (Sports Court of Paraíba) on 11 May.[5]

Bracket
  Semi Final Final
                         
CSP 0 1 1  
Campinense 1 1 2  
    Campinense 3 0 3
  Botafogo-PB 2 1 3
Sousa 2 0 2
Botafogo-PB 1 2 3  

References
  1. "REGULAMENTO DO CAMPEONATO PARAIBANO DE FUTEBOL PROFISSIONAL 2016 – PRIMEIRA DIVISÃO (Artigo 10)" [Rules of the Paraíba Professional Football Championship 2016 (Article 10)] (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2016-02-04. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  2. "REGULAMENTO DO CAMPEONATO PARAIBANO DE FUTEBOL PROFISSIONAL 2016 – PRIMEIRA DIVISÃO (Artigo 11)" [Rules of the Paraíba Professional Football Championship 2016 (Article 11)] (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2016-02-04. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  3. "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). Archived from the original on 2016-02-04. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  4. "REGULAMENTO DO CAMPEONATO PARAIBANO DE FUTEBOL PROFISSIONAL 2016 – PRIMEIRA DIVISÃO (Artigo 6)" [Rules of the Paraíba Professional Football Championship 2016 (Article 6)] (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2016-02-04. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  5. "TJD-PB convoca sessão extraordinária para decidir o desfecho do Paraibano" (in Portuguese). globoesporte.com. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
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