2020 Campeonato Catarinense

Campeonato Catarinense
Season	2020
Dates	22 January - 13 September
Champions	Chapecoense(7th title)
Relegated	Tubarão
Copa do Brasil	Brusque; Chapecoense
Série D	Joinville; Juventus; Marcílio Dias
Matches played	61
Goals scored	129 (2.11 per match)
Top goalscorer	Edu(8 goals)
	←2019 2021→

TheCampeonato Catarinense de Futebol Profissional da Série A de 2020,known as the2020Campeonato Catarinense,was the 95th season ofSanta Catarina's top-flight football league. The season began on 22 January and ended on 13 September 2020.

On 16 March 2020,FCFsuspended the Campeonato Catarinense indefinitely due to theCOVID-19 pandemic in Brazil.^[1]Complying with the guidelines of the Governo do Estado de Santa Catarina, the tournament resumed behind closed doors on 8 July 2020.^[2]

After the quarter-final first legs, played on 8 and 9 July 2020, several players and staff ofChapecoense,Criciúma,Figueirense,Joinville,andMarcílio Diastested positive for COVID-19.^[3]Because of this, on 13 July 2020, the Governo de Santa Catarina and FCF suspended the tournament until 27 July 2020.^[4]Due to the spread of COVID-19, on 24 July 2020, the Governo de Santa Catarina extended the suspension until 7 August 2020,^[5]but a subsequent agreement between FCF and the Governo de Santa Catarina lifted the suspension.^[6]Finally, the tournament resumed again on 29 July 2020.^[7]

In the finals,ChapecoensedefeatedBrusque3–0 on aggregate to win their seventh title.^[8]

Avaíwere the defending champions but they were eliminated in the quarter-finals.

Format

The tournament was contested between 10 teams, who first played in a single round-robin tournament. The bottom two teams played a relegation play-off to next year's Série B. The final stage and the relegation play-off were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis.^[9]Champions and runners-up qualified for the2021 Copa do Brasil,while three teams qualified for the2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D.^[10]

Participating teams

Club	Home city	2019 result	Titles (last)
Avaí	Florianópolis	1st	17(2019)
Brusque	Brusque	6th	1(1992)
Chapecoense	Chapecó	2nd	6(2017)
Concórdia	Concórdia	2nd (Série B)	0
Criciúma	Criciúma	4th	10(2013)
Figueirense	Florianópolis	3rd	18(2018)
Joinville	Joinville	7th	12(2001)
Juventus^[a]	Jaraguá do Sul	3rd (Série B)	0
Marcílio Dias	Itajaí	5th	1(1963)
Tubarão	Tubarão	8th	0

^aAlmirante Barroso(2019 Série B champions) declined to participate in the tournament. They were replaced byJuventus(2019 Série B 3rd place).^[11]

First stage

Table and Results

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	AVA	BRU	FIG	MCD	CRI	JUV	JEC	CHA	CON	TUB
1	Avaí	9	5	2	2	12	6	+6	17	Advance to Final stage		0–1		3–1	0–1	2–1	2–1
2	Brusque	9	5	2	2	13	9	+4	17							1–0	5–4		1–1	1–1
3	Figueirense	9	4	3	2	8	5	+3	15		0–2	1–0				0–0	2–1	0–0
4	Marcílio Dias	9	4	3	2	9	9	0	15			1–0	2–1					1–0	2–1	0–0
5	Criciúma	9	3	4	2	9	9	0	13			1–3	0–0	1–1					2–1	0–0
6	Juventus	9	3	2	4	10	10	0	11					2–0	3–2		2–3		0–0
7	Joinville	9	3	1	5	13	17	−4	10					1–1	0–1				2–1	1–0
8	Chapecoense	9	2	4	3	8	6	+2	10		0–0	0–1			1–1	0–1	3–0
9	Concórdia	9	1	4	4	10	12	−2	7	Relegation play-off	1–1		0–2					1–1		4–1
10	Tubarão	9	1	3	5	5	14	−9	6	Relegation play-off	0–2		0–2			2–1		1–3

Source:FCF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Wins; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Head-to-head result; 6) Fewest red cards; 7) Fewest yellow cards; 8) Draw.

Relegation play-off

The play-off was played on a home-and-awaytwo-leggedbasis, with the higher-seeded hosting the second leg. If tied on aggregate the lower-seeded would be relegated.

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Tubarão	1–4	Concórdia	0–2	1–2

Matches

1 August 2020^{[note 1]}

15:00

Tubarão	0–2	Concórdia
	Report	Warley54' Diego Felipe83'

Estádio Domingos Silveira Gonzales,Tubarão

Attendance: 0

Referee: Rodrigo D'Alonso Ferreira

5 August 2020^{[note 2]}

15:00

Concórdia	2–1	Tubarão
Cleison Tetê35' Warley39'	Report	Kevin74'

Estádio Domingos Machado de Lima,Concórdia

Attendance: 0

Referee:Héber Lopes

Tubarão were relegated.

Notes

^The match originally slated for 14 July 2020, and later rescheduled for 27 July 2020, was rescheduled again for 1 August 2020.^[12]
^The match originally slated for 19 July 2020, and later rescheduled for 31 July 2020, was rescheduled again for 5 August 2020.^[13]

Final stage

Starting from the quarter-finals, the teams played asingle-elimination tournament.The matches were played on a home-and-awaytwo-leggedbasis, with the higher-seeded team hosting the second leg. If tied on aggregate, thepenalty shoot-outwould be used to determine the winner.

Bracket

Quarter-finals					Semi-finals					Finals

8	Chapecoense	2	1	3

1	Avaí	0	1	1
					8	Chapecoense(p)	1	0	1(4)

					5	Criciúma	0	1	1(2)
5	Criciúma	0	1	1

4	Marcílio Dias	0	0	0
										8	Chapecoense	2	1	3

										2	Brusque	0	0	0
6	Juventus	1	4	5

3	Figueirense	2	1	3
					6	Juventus	2	0	2

					2	Brusque	3	0	3
7	Joinville	0	1	1

2	Brusque	1	2	3

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Chapecoense	3–1	Avaí	2–0	1–1
Joinville	1–3	Brusque	0–1	1–2
Juventus	5–3	Figueirense	1–2	4–1
Criciúma	1–0	Marcílio Dias	0–0	1–0

Group A

8 July 2020

20:30

Chapecoense	2–0	Avaí
Luiz Otávio54' Anselmo Ramon70'	Report

Arena Condá,Chapecó

Attendance: 0

Referee: Rafael Traci

30 July 2020^{[note 1]}

20:00

Avaí	1–1	Chapecoense
Daniel Amorim22'	Report	Aylon28'

Estádio da Ressacada,Florianópolis

Attendance: 0

Referee: Rafael Traci

Chapecoense qualified for the semi-finals.

Group B

9 July 2020

19:00

Joinville	0–1	Brusque
	Report	Thiago Alagoano66'

Arena Joinville,Joinville

Attendance: 0

Referee: Rodrigo D’Alonso Ferreira

30 July 2020^{[note 2]}

18:00

Brusque	2–1	Joinville
Marco Antônio20' Edu66' (pen.)	Report	Matheus Trindade79'

Estádio Augusto Bauer,Brusque

Attendance: 0

Referee: Fernando Henrique de Medeiros Miranda

Brusque qualified for the semi-finals.

Group C

9 July 2020

15:00

Juventus	1–2	Figueirense
Geovane Itinga81'	Report	Pedro Lucas11' Diego Gonçalves27'

Estádio João Marcatto,Jaraguá do Sul

Attendance: 0

Referee: Bráulio da Silva Machado

29 July 2020^{[note 3]}

21:30

Figueirense	1–4	Juventus
Alemão62'	Report	Geovane Itinga32' Allan46' Marllon87',90+6'

Estádio Orlando Scarpelli,Florianópolis

Attendance: 0

Referee: Luiz Augusto Silveira Tisne

Juventus qualified for the semi-finals.

Group D

8 July 2020

19:00

Criciúma	0–0	Marcílio Dias
	Report

Estádio Heriberto Hülse,Criciúma

Attendance: 0

Referee: Diego da Costa Cidral

30 July 2020^{[note 4]}

16:00

Marcílio Dias	0–1	Criciúma
	Report	Jean Dias43'

Estádio Hercílio Luz,Itajaí

Attendance: 0

Referee: Diego da Costa Cidral

Criciúma qualified for the semi-finals.

Notes

^The match originally slated for 12 July 2020, and later rescheduled for 29 July 2020, was rescheduled again for 30 July 2020.^[14]
^The match originally slated for 12 July 2020, and later rescheduled for 29 July 2020, was rescheduled again for 30 July 2020.^[15]
^The match originally slated for 12 July 2020, and later rescheduled for 28 July 2020, was rescheduled again for 29 July 2020.^[16]
^The match originally slated for 11 July 2020, rescheduled for 12 July 2020 and later rescheduled again for 28 July 2020, was rescheduled finally for 30 July 2020.^[17]

Semi-finals

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Chapecoense	1–1(4–2p)	Criciúma	1–0	0–1
Juventus	2–3	Brusque	2–3	0–0

Group F

2 August 2020

18:00

Chapecoense	1–0	Criciúma
Paulinho Moccelin46'	Report

Arena Condá,Chapecó

Attendance: 0

Referee: Fernando Henrique de Medeiros Miranda

5 August 2020

21:30

Criciúma	1–0	Chapecoense
Foguinho4'	Report
Penalties
Agenor Foguinho Jean Dias Vitão	2–4	Ezequiel Derlan Paulinho Moccelin Luiz Otávio Anselmo Ramon

Estádio Heriberto Hülse,Criciúma

Attendance: 0

Referee: Rafael Traci

Chapecoense qualified for the finals.

Group G

2 August 2020

16:00

Juventus	2–3	Brusque
Gustavo Poffo45+1' Fabinho65'	Report	Thiago Alagoano32',64' Edu41'

Estádio João Marcatto,Jaraguá do Sul

Attendance: 0

Referee: Ramon Abatti Abel

5 August 2020

19:00

Brusque	0–0	Juventus
	Report

Estádio Augusto Bauer,Brusque

Attendance: 0

Referee: Ramon Abatti Abel

Brusque qualified for the finals.

Finals

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Chapecoense	3–0	Brusque	2–0	1–0

Group H

9 September 2020

21:30

Chapecoense	2–0	Brusque
Luiz Otávio21' Joílson73'	Report

Arena Condá,Chapecó

Attendance: 0

Referee: Diego da Costa Cidral

13 September 2020

16:00

Brusque	0–1	Chapecoense
	Report	Anselmo Ramon68'

Estádio Augusto Bauer,Brusque

Attendance: 0

Referee: Rodrigo D’Alonso Ferreira

General table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Chapecoense	15	6	5	4	15	8	+7	23	Championsand2021 Copa do Brasil
2	Brusque	15	8	3	4	19	15	+4	27	Runners-up and2021 Copa do Brasil
3	Criciúma	13	5	5	3	11	10	+1	20
4	Juventus	13	4	3	6	17	16	+1	15	2021 Série D
5	Avaí	11	5	3	3	13	9	+4	18
6	Figueirense	11	5	3	3	11	10	+1	18
7	Marcílio Dias	11	4	4	3	9	10	−1	16	2021 Série D
8	Joinville	11	3	1	7	14	20	−6	10	2021 Série D
9	Concórdia	11	3	4	4	14	13	+1	13
10	Tubarão	11	1	3	7	6	18	−12	6	Relegation to 2021 Catarinense Série B

Source:FCF

Top goalscorers

No.	Player	Club	Goals
1	Edu	Brusque	8
2	Thiago Alagoano	Brusque	6
3	Marllon	Juventus	5
4	Carlos César	Criciúma	4
	Geovane Itinga	Juventus
	Luquinhas	Joinville

References

^"Nota oficial – Suspensão das competições no estado de Santa Catarina"(in Portuguese). FCF. 16 March 2020.
^"Campeonato Catarinense Série A 2020 retorna no dia 08/07"(in Portuguese). FCF. 9 June 2020.
^"Positivo para Covid-19, Angelotti defende retorno do Catarinense em 14 dias:" Se cumprir protocolo do governo não tem futebol ""(in Portuguese). Globo. 12 July 2020.
^"Coronavírus em SC: Campeonato Catarinense continua suspenso por 14 dias"(in Portuguese). Governo de Santa Catarina. 13 July 2020.
^"Coronavírus em SC: Governo do Estado amplia medidas de isolamento social para 10 regiões"(in Portuguese). Governo de Santa Catarina. 24 July 2020.
^"Governo do Estado libera o retorno do Campeonato Catarinense"(in Portuguese). FCF. 26 July 2020.
^"Datas marcadas para os jogos do retorno do Campeonato Catarinense"(in Portuguese). FCF. 27 July 2020.
^"Chapecoense volta a vencer o Brusque e conquista pela sétima vez o Catarinense"(in Portuguese). Globo. 13 September 2020.
^"Catarinense Série A 2020 terá nova forma de disputa"(in Portuguese). FCF. 20 November 2019.
^"CAMPEONATO CATARINENSE DE FUTEBOL PROFISSIONAL DA SÉRIE" A "DE 2020 REGULAMENTO ESPECÍFICO"(PDF)(in Portuguese). FCF. 6 December 2019.
^"Almirante Barroso não disputará o Catarinense Série A 2020"(in Portuguese). FCF. 14 October 2019.
^"IMT Tubarão v Concórdia"(in Portuguese). FCF. 27 July 2020.
^"IMT Concórdia v Tubarão"(in Portuguese). FCF. 27 July 2020.
^"IMT Avaí v Chapecoense"(in Portuguese). FCF. 27 July 2020.
^"IMT Brusque v Joinville"(in Portuguese). FCF. 27 July 2020.
^"IMT Figueirense v Juventus"(in Portuguese). FCF. 27 July 2020.
^"IMT Marcílio Dias v Criciúma"(in Portuguese). FCF. 27 July 2020.

[13] The match originally slated for 14 July 2020, and later rescheduled for 27 July 2020, was rescheduled again for 1 August 2020.^[12]

[15] The match originally slated for 19 July 2020, and later rescheduled for 31 July 2020, was rescheduled again for 5 August 2020.^[13]

[17] The match originally slated for 12 July 2020, and later rescheduled for 29 July 2020, was rescheduled again for 30 July 2020.^[14]

[19] The match originally slated for 12 July 2020, and later rescheduled for 29 July 2020, was rescheduled again for 30 July 2020.^[15]

[21] The match originally slated for 12 July 2020, and later rescheduled for 28 July 2020, was rescheduled again for 29 July 2020.^[16]

[23] The match originally slated for 11 July 2020, rescheduled for 12 July 2020 and later rescheduled again for 28 July 2020, was rescheduled finally for 30 July 2020.^[17]

[1] "Nota oficial – Suspensão das competições no estado de Santa Catarina"(in Portuguese). FCF. 16 March 2020.

[2] "Campeonato Catarinense Série A 2020 retorna no dia 08/07"(in Portuguese). FCF. 9 June 2020.

[3] "Positivo para Covid-19, Angelotti defende retorno do Catarinense em 14 dias:" Se cumprir protocolo do governo não tem futebol ""(in Portuguese). Globo. 12 July 2020.

[suspension-4] "Coronavírus em SC: Campeonato Catarinense continua suspenso por 14 dias"(in Portuguese). Governo de Santa Catarina. 13 July 2020.

[5] "Coronavírus em SC: Governo do Estado amplia medidas de isolamento social para 10 regiões"(in Portuguese). Governo de Santa Catarina. 24 July 2020.

[6] "Governo do Estado libera o retorno do Campeonato Catarinense"(in Portuguese). FCF. 26 July 2020.

[7] "Datas marcadas para os jogos do retorno do Campeonato Catarinense"(in Portuguese). FCF. 27 July 2020.

[8] "Chapecoense volta a vencer o Brusque e conquista pela sétima vez o Catarinense"(in Portuguese). Globo. 13 September 2020.

[9] "Catarinense Série A 2020 terá nova forma de disputa"(in Portuguese). FCF. 20 November 2019.

[10] "CAMPEONATO CATARINENSE DE FUTEBOL PROFISSIONAL DA SÉRIE" A "DE 2020 REGULAMENTO ESPECÍFICO"(PDF)(in Portuguese). FCF. 6 December 2019.

[11] "Almirante Barroso não disputará o Catarinense Série A 2020"(in Portuguese). FCF. 14 October 2019.

[12] "IMT Tubarão v Concórdia"(in Portuguese). FCF. 27 July 2020.

[14] "IMT Concórdia v Tubarão"(in Portuguese). FCF. 27 July 2020.

[16] "IMT Avaí v Chapecoense"(in Portuguese). FCF. 27 July 2020.

[18] "IMT Brusque v Joinville"(in Portuguese). FCF. 27 July 2020.

[20] "IMT Figueirense v Juventus"(in Portuguese). FCF. 27 July 2020.

[22] "IMT Marcílio Dias v Criciúma"(in Portuguese). FCF. 27 July 2020.

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