2017 Campeonato Alagoano Explained

Competition:	Campeonato Alagoano 1º Divisão
Season:	2017
Winners:	CRB
Relegated:	Sete de Setembro Miguelense
Dates:	Start date: 21 January 2017 End date: 7 May 2017
Num Teams:	10
League Topscorer:	Everton Heleno (CSA) (11 goals)
Biggest Home Win:	CSA 7-0 Sete de Setembro (February 25)
Matches:	34
Total Goals:	71
Highest Attendance:	17,786 (CRB 3-2 CSA)
Prevseason:	2016
Nextseason:	2018

The 2017 Campeonato Alagoano is the 87th edition of the top football league in Alagoas. CRB became the champions for the 30th time and third straight time after defeating CSA over two legs, 4-2.

Format

First Phase

• The 10 teams are divided into 2 groups of 5 teams each
• Each team plays all the teams from the other group twice - home and away - for a total of 10 games each.
• First to third place of each group qualifies for Hexagonal
• Fourth and fifth place of each group enter the relegation round.

Hexagonal Final

• Each team plays the others once, for a total of 5 games each.
• The top four teams qualify for the semi-finals.

Relegation Round

• The four teams play each other twice.
• The bottom two teams are relegated to the 2018 Campeonato Alagoano 2° Divisão.

Final Rounds

• The advancing teams from the Hexagonal Final are paired according to their ranking:
• 1 vs. 4
• 2 vs. 3
• The games are played over two legs, the winner being decided on aggregate.
• The winners of the semi-finals go on to the finals.
• The Final is played over two legs.
• The team with the better record over the first phase, hexagonal Final, and the semi-finals hosts the second leg.

Qualification

• The top two teams not already playing in Série A, Série B, or Série C, or already assured qualification to Série D qualify for the 2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D.
• The winner, runner-up, and third place qualify for the 2018 Copa do Brasil.
• The winner and runner-up qualifies for the 2018 Copa do Nordeste.

Teams

Club	Home city	2016 result First Phase	2016 result Hexagonal Final	2016 Final Result
Miguelense
Sete de Setembro

First phase

Group A

Key to colours in table
Top three teams from each group advance to the Hexagonal Final
Two bottom teams from each group enter the Relegation Round.

Group B

Relegation round

Key to colours in table
Top two teams stay in the Campeonato Alagoano for 2018.
Two bottom teams are Relegated to the Campeonato Alagoano 2° Divisão.

Final Rounds

Semi-finals

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CRB win on Aggregate 3-2.

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CSA win on Aggregate 3-2.

Third-Place Final

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ASA win on Aggregate 6-2.

Final

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CRB win on Aggregate 4-2.

Murici and Santa Rita qualify for the 2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D.
CRB, CSA, and ASA qualify for the 2018 Copa do Brasil.
CRB and CSA qualify for the 2018 Copa do Nordeste.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Alagoano 2017 - Finals - Soccer - Scoresway - Results, fixtures, tables and statistics. scoresway.com. 2017-07-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20180226043121/http://www.scoresway.com/?sport=soccer. 2018-02-26. dead.