The 2012
Campeonato Catarinense - Divisão Principal was the 89th season of
Santa Catarina's top professional
football league
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. The competition began on 22 January and ended on 25 May.
Avaí
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was the champion after win the two matches at finals against
Figueirense
Figueirense Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as Figueirense, is a Brazilian professional club based in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina founded on 12 June 1921. It competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, the third tier of Brazilian ...
.
Format
;First stage
* All ten teams play a round-robin playing once against each other team.
* The top 4 teams qualify for the semi-finals which are played 1st vs 4th and 2nd vs 3rd. Where games are tied the higher placed team progresses. The final is played at the ground of the higher placed team and, as in the semi-final, in a tied game the higher placed team wins.
;Second stage
* All ten teams play a round-robin playing once against each other team.
* The top 4 teams qualify for the semi-finals which are played 1st vs 4th and 2nd vs 3rd. Where games are tied the higher placed team progresses. The final is played at the ground of the higher placed team and, as in the semi-final, in a tied game the higher placed team wins.
;Finals:
* Home-and-away playoffs between the winners of the first and second stages.
* The winner of the Finals is crowned champion.
Stadia and locations
First phase
First stage
Second stage
Final standings
Knockout phase
Semi-finals
Finals
Overall classification
References
External links
Official Site
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Catarinense