The 2020

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(officially the Campeonato Baiano de Futebol Profissional Série “A” – Edição 2020) was the 116th edition of

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's top professional football league. The competition began on 22 January and ended on 8 August. On 17 March 2020, FBF suspended the Campeonato Baiano indefinitely due to the

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. The tournament resumed behind closed doors on 23 July 2020. The finals between

, the defending champions, and Atlético de Alagoinhas finished in a 1–1 draw on aggregate, but Bahia clinched their 49th title by winning 7–6 on penalties.

Format

In the first stage, each team played the other nine teams in a single

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. Top four teams advanced to the semi-finals. The team with the lowest number of points was relegated to the Série B do Campeonato Baiano de 2021. The final stage was played on a home-and-away

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basis with the higher-seeded team hosting the second leg. If tied on aggregate, the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner. Champions qualified for the

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and

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, while runners-up and third place only qualified for the

. Top three teams not already qualified for 2021 Série A, Série B or Série C qualified for

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Participating teams

First stage

Final stage

Semi-finals

Group 2

---- ''Bahia qualified for the finals.''

Group 3

---- ''Atlético de Alagoinhas qualified for the finals.''

Finals

Group 4

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General table

Top goalscorers

References

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