The 2017 Campeonato Paraibano de Futebol was the 107th edition of Paraíba's top professional football league. The competition began on 8 January and ended on 7 May. Botafogo-PB were champions, after defeating Treze in the final.
| Season | 2017 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Botafogo-PB |
| Relegated | Internacional-PB Paraíba |
| Copa do Brasil | Botafogo-PB Treze |
| Série D | Treze Campinense[1] |
| Copa do Nordeste | Botafogo-PB Treze |
| Matches played | 96 |
| Goals scored | 213 (2.22 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | 16 goals (Rafael Nascimento, Botafogo-PB) |
| Biggest home win | 4–1 (Campinense v Serrano, Round 1, 8 January 2017) 3–0 (Campinense v Paraíba, Round 8, 16 February 2017) 3–0 (Treze v CSP, Round 11, 5 March 2017) 4–1 (Botafogo-PB v Sousa, Round 12, 8 March 2017) 3–0 (Botafogo-PB v Paraíba, Round 17, 9 April 2017) |
| Biggest away win | 0–7 (Internacional-PB v Auto Esporte, Round 18, 16 April 2017) |
| Highest scoring | 8 (Auto Esporte 3–5 Campinense, Round 13, 16 March 2017) |
| Longest winning run | 5 (Campinense) |
| Longest unbeaten run | 11 (Treze) |
| Longest winless run | 11 (Internacional-PB, Paraíba ) |
| Longest losing run | 6 (CSP, Internacional-PB) |
| Highest attendance | 11,684 (Botafogo-PB v Treze, Final, 2nd leg, 7 May 2017) |
← 2016 2018 →
All statistics correct as of 09:12, 9 May 2017 (UTC). | |
Format
editThe competition is divided into two stages.
In the first stage, the ten teams will play each other home and away, for a total of eighteen games.
In the final stage, the top four teams from the first stage will play a semi-final over two legs. The first ranked team will play the fourth ranked team and the second ranked team will play the third ranked team. The higher ranked team will play at home in the second leg in both cases. The winners of these ties will play the final over two legs.[2]
Qualification
editThe two finalists qualified to participate in the 2018 Copa do Brasil and 2018 Copa do Nordeste. The two best placed teams (other than Botafogo-PB) qualified to participate in the 2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D.[3]
Participating teams
edit| Club | Home city | 2016 result |
|---|---|---|
| Atlético Cajazeirense | Cajazeiras | 8th |
| Auto Esporte | João Pessoa | 7th |
| Botafogo-PB | João Pessoa | 2nd |
| Campinense | Campina Grande | 1st |
| CSP | João Pessoa | 4th |
| Serrano | Campina Grande | 2nd (2nd division) |
| Internacional-PB | João Pessoa | 1st (2nd division) |
| Paraíba | Cajazeiras | 5th |
| Sousa | Sousa | 3rd |
| Treze | Campina Grande | 6th |
First stage
editStandings
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Botafogo-PB (Q) | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 13 | 16 | 40 | Qualification for Final stage |
| 2 | Campinense (Q) | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 16 | 13 | 35 | |
| 3 | Treze (Q) | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 29 | |
| 4 | Atlético Cajazeirense (Q) | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 27 | |
| 5 | Auto Esporte | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 25 | |
| 6 | Serrano | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 29 | −7 | 22 | |
| 7 | Sousa | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 24 | −2 | 21 | |
| 8 | CSP | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 23 | −10 | 18 | |
| 9 | Internacional-PB (R) | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 28 | −12 | 16 | Relegated to Second Division |
| 10 | Paraíba (R) | 18 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 25 | −14 | 11 |
Knockout stage
edit| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Botafogo-PB | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||
| 4 | Atlético Cajazeirense | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1 | Botafogo-PB | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||
| 3 | Treze | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
| 2 | Campinense | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| 3 | Treze | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ unless Campinense are promoted from 2017 Série D, in which case Atlético Cajazeirense
- ^ "REGULAMENTO DO CAMPEONATO PARAIBANO DE FUTEBOL PROFISSIONAL 2017 – PRIMEIRA DIVISÃO (Artigo 9)" [Rules of the Paraíba Professional Football Championship 2017 (Article 9)] (PDF) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- ^ "REGULAMENTO DO CAMPEONATO PARAIBANO DE FUTEBOL PROFISSIONAL 2017 – PRIMEIRA DIVISÃO (Artigo 6)" [Rules of the Paraíba Professional Football Championship 2017 (Article 6)] (PDF) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- ^ "REGULAMENTO DO CAMPEONATO PARAIBANO DE FUTEBOL PROFISSIONAL 2017 – PRIMEIRA DIVISÃO (Artigo 10)" [Rules of the Paraíba Professional Football Championship 2017 (Article 10)] (PDF) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 8 December 2016.