Football league season
The 2017 Campeonato Amazonense is the 101st season of Amazonas' top football league. Nacional-AM and Rio Negro-AM were deducted 20 and 7 points, respectively,[1] but this was later overruled.[2][circular reference]
Manaus won for the first time after defeating Nacional-AM 2–1 on aggregate.
Tournament
- All eight teams play each other twice, for a total of fourteen games.
- The top four teams move on to the semi-finals. They are paired according to their record:
- 1 vs. 4
- 2 vs. 3
- The results are decided on aggregate over two legs.
- The better teams host the second leg.
- The best two teams go on to the final, decided over two legs, played at a neutral venue.
Qualification
Teams
Regular season
Key to colours in table
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Top four teams advance to the Semi-Finals
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Four bottom teams are eliminated, two bottom teams are relegated.
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Final Rounds
Semi-finals
Nacional-AM win 4–2 on Aggregate
Manaus win 4–2 on Aggregate
Third-place match
Final
Manaus win 2–1 on Aggregate
Campeonato Amazonense 2017 Champion
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Manaus 1st Title
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Manaus and Nacional-AM qualify for the 2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D.
Manaus and Nacional-AM qualify for the 2018 Copa Do Brasil.
Manaus, Nacional-AM, and Fast Clube qualify for the 2018 Copa Verde.
References