The 2017
Campeonato Paraibano de Futebol was the 107th edition of
Paraíba
Paraíba ( Tupi: ''pa'ra a'íba''; ) is a state of Brazil. It is located in the Brazilian Northeast, and it is bordered by Rio Grande do Norte to the north, Ceará to the west, Pernambuco to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. 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.
Format
The 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.
Qualification
The two finalists qualified to participate in the
2018 Copa do Brasil and
2018 Copa do Nordeste
The 2018 Copa do Nordeste was the 15th edition of the main football tournament featuring teams from the Brazilian Northeast Region. The competition featured 20 clubs, with Bahia and Pernambuco having three seeds each, and Ceará, Rio Grande do Nor ...
. The two best placed teams (other than
Botafogo-PB) qualified to participate in the
2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D
The 2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D was a football competition held in Brazil, equivalent to the fourth division. The competition started on 21 April and ended on 4 August 2018.
Sixty-eight teams competed in the tournament. Sixty-four teams q ...
.
Participating teams
First stage
Standings
Knockout stage
References
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Paraíba
Paraíba ( Tupi: ''pa'ra a'íba''; ) is a state of Brazil. It is located in the Brazilian Northeast, and it is bordered by Rio Grande do Norte to the north, Ceará to the west, Pernambuco to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Paraíba ...
2017
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