The Campeonato Catarinense de Futebol, known as Campeonato Catarinense or simply Catarinense, is the main competition of
association football
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from state of
Santa Catarina, in
Brazil
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.
History
The Campeonato Catarinense top level has had several different names since it started. From its first edition, in 1924, to 1985, it was called just Campeonato Catarinense (Santa Catarina Championship). From 1986 to 2003, it was named Campeonato Catarinense Primeira Divisão (Santa Catarina Championship Premier Division). In 2004 and in 2005, the competition name was Série A1, and since 2006, the competition is named Divisão Principal (Top Division).
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
playoff
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s between the winners of the first and second stages.
The winner of the Finals is crowned champion.
Clubs
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Avaí
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Chapecoense
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Criciúma
Criciúma is a city in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina. At , it is located 180 km south of Florianópolis, the state capital and around 900 km south of São Paulo. The city is the center of Brazil's flooring and home materials in ...
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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 ...
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Guarani de Palhoça
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Inter de Lages
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Brusque
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Joinville
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Marcílio Dias Marcílio or Marcilio is a Brazilian name which may refer to:
* Marcílio (footballer, born 1976), Brazilian footballer
* Marcílio (footballer, born 1995)
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Metropolitano
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Results
Titles by Team
# Teams ''in italic'' are not currently active in professional football.
Participation
Most appearances
Below is the list of clubs that have more appearances in the Campeonato Catarinense.
External links
FCF Official Website
{{Brazilian Football Competitions
Catarinense