The 2022

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(officially the Pernambucano Betsson 2022 for sponsorship reasons) was the 108th edition of the state championship of

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organized by FPF. The championship began on 22 January and ended on 30 April 2022. In the first stage,

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had three points deducted for fielding the ineligible player Bililiu in the match Sete de Setembro v Náutico played on 1 February 2022 (2nd round). The finals were contested in two-legged home-and-away format between the defending champions Náutico and Retrô. Tied 1–1 on aggregate, Náutico won 4–2 on penalties, winning the tournament for the 24th time. As champions, Náutico qualified for

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and

2023 Copa do Nordeste The 2023 Copa do Nordeste was the 20th edition of the main football tournament featuring teams from the Brazilian Northeast Region. The competition features 16 clubs, with Bahia, Ceará and Pernambuco having two seeds each, and Alagoas, Maranhão, ...

. The runners-up, Retrô qualified for

and

2023 Copa do Nordeste qualification The 2023 Copa do Nordeste qualification (officially the Eliminatórias Copa do Nordeste 2023) was the qualifying tournament of the 2023 Copa do Nordeste. It was played from 5 to 8 January 2023. Sixteen teams competed to decide four places in the ...

, while Santa Cruz, the best placed team in the first stage not already qualified, gained the third berth for

Teams

Ten teams were competing, eight returning from the 2021 and two promoted from the 2021 Pernambucano A2 Championship: Caruaru City and Íbis.

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Schedule

The schedule of the competition was as follows.

First stage

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

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. The teams were ranked according to

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(3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, the following criteria would be used to determine the ranking: 1. Wins; 2.

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; 3. Goals scored; 4. Fewest red cards; 5. Fewest yellow cards; 6. Draw in the headquarters of the FPF. Top two teams advanced to the semi-finals of the final stages, while teams from third to sixth places advanced to the quarter-finals. The four teams with the lowest number of points played a relegation stage. The best team not qualified for the finals qualified for

. Top two teams not already qualified for 2023 Série A, Série B or Série C qualified for 2023 Série D.

Standings

Results

Relegation stage

In the relegation stage, each team played the other three teams in a single

. The teams were ranked according to

(3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, the following criteria would be used to determine the ranking: 1. Wins; 2.

; 3. Goals scored; 4. Fewest red cards; 5. Fewest yellow cards; 6. Draw in the headquarters of the FPF. Originally the two teams with the lowest number of points would be relegated to the 2023 Série A2 but the FPF allowed the relegated teams to participate in the 2022 Série A2.

Standings and Results

Final stages

Starting from the quarter-finals, the teams played a

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with the following rules: *Quarter-finals and semi-finals were played on a single-leg basis, with the higher-seeded team hosting the leg. ** If tied, the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winners. *Finals were 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 winners. *

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would not be played and

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would not be used in final stages. *Third place match was not played.

Bracket

Quarter-finals

Matches

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Semi-finals

Matches

''Retrô qualified for the

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.''

Finals

Matches

---- ''Náutico qualified for the

.''

Overall table

Top goalscorers

2022 Campeonato Pernambucano team

The 2022 Campeonato Pernambucano team was a squad consisting of the eleven most impressive players at the tournament.

References

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