2019 Campeonato Paraibano

Campeonato Paraibano de Futebol
Season2019
ChampionsBotafogo-PB
RelegatedSerrano
Esporte de Patos
Copa do BrasilBotafogo-PB
Campinense
Série DCampinense
Atlético Cajazeirense
Copa do NordesteBotafogo-PB
Campinense
Matches played56
Goals scored135 (2.41 per match)
Top goalscorer7 (Clayton, Botafogo-PB)
Biggest home winCampinense 4–0 Serrano
(Match day 8, 10 March 2019)
Biggest away winSerrano 0–3 Atlético Cajazeirense
(Match day 1, 12 January 2019)
Serrano 0–3 Campinense
(Match day 3, 27 January 2019)
Serrano 1–4 CSP
(Match day 7, 23 February 2019)
Nacional de Patos 1–4 Atlético Cajazeirense
(Match day 9, 17 March 2019)
Highest scoringPerilima 3–3 Serrano
(Match day 10, 27 March 2019)
Longest winning run6 (Botafogo-PB)
Longest unbeaten run7 (Sousa)
Longest winless run7 (Serrano)
Longest losing run5 (CSP)
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All statistics correct as of 08:52, 22 April 2019 (UTC).

The 2019 Campeonato Paraibano de Futebol was the 109th edition of Paraíba's top professional football league. The competition began on 12 January and ended on 20 April. Botafogo-PB were defending champions, after defeating Campinense in the 2018 final.

Botafogo-PB were crowned champions, after a repeat of the 2018 final against Campinense.

Format

The competition was divided into a number of stages.

In the first (group) stage, the ten teams were divided into two groups of five. Each team played the five teams in the other group, home and away, for a total of ten games. The teams that finished first and second in each group qualified directly for the second (semi-final) stage. The teams that finished last in each group were relegated to the second division.

In the second (semi-final) stage, the winner of each group played the runner up of their group over two games, home and away. The group winner had home advantage in the second leg.

In the third (final) stage, the two winning teams from the second (semi-final) stage played over two legs, with the team with the best record in the competition so far playing the second leg at home.[1]

Qualification

The two finalists qualified to participate in the 2020 Copa do Brasil and 2020 Copa do Nordeste. The two best placed teams (other than those already participating in a national league) qualified to participate in the 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D.[1]

Participating teams

Club Home city 2018 result
Atlético Cajazeirense Cajazeiras 8th
Botafogo-PB João Pessoa 1st
Campinense Campina Grande 2nd
CSP João Pessoa 6th
Esporte de Patos Patos 1st (2nd Division)
Serrano Campina Grande 3rd
Nacional de Patos Patos 7th
Perilima Campina Grande 2nd (2nd Division)
Sousa Sousa 5th
Treze Campina Grande 4th

First stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Botafogo-PB (A) 10 8 0 2 17 5 +12 24 Advance to Semi-final stage
2 Nacional de Patos (A) 10 5 0 5 16 18 −2 15
3 Sousa 10 3 5 2 11 8 +3 14
4 Treze 10 3 2 5 8 8 0 11
5 Serrano (R) 10 1 4 5 9 23 −14 7 Relegated to Division 2
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored; 5) least red cards; 6) least yellow cards.[1]
(A) Advance to a further round; (R) Relegated

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Atlético Cajazeirense (A) 10 7 1 2 17 6 +11 22 Advance to Semi-final stage
2 Campinense (A) 10 5 2 3 15 7 +8 17
3 Perilima 10 2 5 3 11 15 −4 11
4 CSP 10 2 2 6 10 16 −6 8
5 Esporte de Patos[a] (R) 10 3 1 6 9 17 −8 7 Relegated to Division 2
Source: [2]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored; 5) least red cards; 6) least yellow cards.[1]
(A) Advance to a further round; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Esporte de Patos deducted three points, subject to appeal, by the Superior Court of Justice for Sport (STJD) due to fielding a suspended player in the final round game against Nacional de Patos on 27 March 2019.[2]

Semi-finals

In the semi-final stage, the winner of each group played the runner up of their group over two games, home and away. The group winner had home advantage in the second leg.[1]

Semi-finals were played between 31 March and 14 April 2019.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Nacional de Patos 1–3 Botafogo-PB 1–2 0–1
Campinense 2–2(5–3 p) Atlético Cajazeirense 1–1 1–1

Final

The final took place over two games, home and away, and the team with the best record in the competition had home advantage in the second leg.[1]

The final took place on 17 and 20 April 2019.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Campinense 1–4 Botafogo-PB 1–2 0-2

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Regulamento do Campeonato Paraibano de Futebol Profissional 2019 – Primeira Divisão (Capítulo IV, Article 8)" [Rules of the Paraíba Professional Football Championship 2019 (Chapter IV, Article 8)] (PDF) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  2. ^ "STJD pune Esporte de Patos por escalação irregular e rebaixa o clube para a 2ª divisão do estadual" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 12 April 2019.