The 2016
Campeonato Paraense de Futebol was the 104th edition of
Pará
Pará is a Federative units of Brazil, state of Brazil, located in northern Brazil and traversed by the lower Amazon River. It borders the Brazilian states of Amapá, Maranhão, Tocantins (state), Tocantins, Mato Grosso, Amazonas (Brazilian state) ...
's top professional football league. The competition started on 30 January and ended on 8 May.
Paysandu won the championship for the 46th time.
Papão vence o São Francisco e volta a conquistar o Campeonato Paraense
Globo Esporte, 7 May 2016
Format
The clubs play each other within their group, with two from each group qualifying for the semi-finals of the first round. In the second round the clubs play against clubs from the other group, with two from each group qualifying for the semi-finals of the second round. If each stage has a separate winner there will be a match between the winners of each round to see who will be the champion.
The worst two teams are relegated to Second Division.
The champion qualify to the 2017 Copa Verde
The 2017 Copa Verde was the 4th edition of a football competition held in Brazil. Featuring 18 clubs, Acre, Distrito Federal and Mato Grosso do Sul have two spots; Amapá, Amazonas, Espírito Santo, Mato Grosso, Pará, Rondônia, Roraima and Toc ...
. The champion, the runner-up and the 3rd-placed team qualify to the 2017 Copa do Brasil
The 2017 Copa do Brasil (officially the Copa Continental AG, Continental Pneus do Brasil 2017 for sponsorship reasons) was the 29th edition of the Copa do Brasil football competition. It was held between February 8 and September 27, 2017. The comp ...
. The best team who isn't on Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (; English: "Brazilian Championship A Series"), commonly referred to as the Brasileirão (; English: "Big Brazilian"), and also known as Brasileirão Assaí due to sponsorship with Assaí Atacadista, is a Br ...
, Série B or Série C qualifies to Série D.
Participating teams
First round
Group A1
Group A2
Semifinals
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Final
'' Paysandu won the first round of Campeonato Paraense.''
Second round
Group A
Group B
Results
Semifinals
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Final
'' São Francisco won the second round of Campeonato Paraense.''
Final
References
{{2016 in Brazilian football
Para
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Businesses and organizations
* Paramount Global, traded as PARA on the Nasdaq stock exchange
* Para Group, the former name of CT Corp
* Para Rubber, now Skellerup, a New Zealand manufacturer
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