2020 Campeonato Baiano Explained

Competition:Campeonato Baiano
Season:2020
Winners:Bahia
Relegated:Jacobina
Continentalcup1:Copa do Brasil
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Atlético de Alagoinhas
Bahia
Juazeirense
Continentalcup2:Série D
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:Atlético de Alagoinhas
Bahia de Feira
Juazeirense
Continentalcup3:Copa do Nordeste
Continentalcup3 Qualifiers:Bahia
Vitória (via RNC)
Continentalcup4:Pré-Copa do Nordeste
Continentalcup4 Qualifiers:Atlético de Alagoinhas
Matches:51
Total Goals:141
Prevseason:2019
Nextseason:2021

The 2020 Campeonato Baiano (officially the Campeonato Baiano de Futebol Profissional Série “A” – Edição 2020) was the 116th edition of Bahia'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 COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil.[1] The tournament resumed behind closed doors on 23 July 2020.[2]

The finals between Bahia, 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.[3]

Format

In the first stage, each team played the other nine teams in a single round-robin tournament. 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 two-legged 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 2021 Copa do Brasil and 2021 Copa do Nordeste, while runners-up and third place only qualified for the 2021 Copa do Brasil. Top three teams not already qualified for 2021 Série A, Série B or Série C qualified for 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D.[4]

Participating teams

ClubHome city
Atlético de AlagoinhasAlagoinhas
BahiaSalvador
Bahia de FeiraFeira de Santana
Doce MelIpiaú
Fluminense de FeiraFeira de Santana
JacobinaJacobina
JacuipenseRiachão do Jacuípe
JuazeirenseJuazeiro
VitóriaSalvador
Vitória da ConquistaVitória da Conquista

Final stage

Semi-finals

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Group 2

----Bahia qualified for the finals.

Group 3

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

Finals

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Group 4

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Top goalscorers

RankPlayerTeamGoals
1Marcelo NicácioFluminense de Feira8
2DeonBahia de Feira5
Maurício GarcezDoce Mel
Nino GuerreiroJuazeirense
5EliasJacuipense4
EronVitória
Magno AlvesAtlético de Alagoinhas
ThiaguinhoJacuipense

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FBF suspende o Baianão 2020 por tempo indeterminado . FBF . 17 March 2020 . Portuguese . 24 March 2020 . 19 March 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200319104216/http://www.fbf.org.br/noticias/6422,fbf-suspende-o-baianao-2020-por-tempo-indeterminado.html . dead .
  2. Web site: FBF DIVULGA TABELA PARA RETOMADA DO BAIANÃO 2020 . FBF . 14 July 2020 . Portuguese . 23 July 2020 . 22 July 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200722180313/http://www.fbf.org.br/baianao/?menu=noticia&id=1075 . dead .
  3. Web site: NOS PÊNALTIS, BAHIA VENCE O ATLÉTICO E É CAMPEÃO BAIANO . FBF . 8 August 2020 . Portuguese . 12 August 2020 . 24 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200924084651/http://fbf.org.br/baianao/?menu=noticia&id=1101 . dead .
  4. Web site: REGULAMENTO CAMPEONATO BAIANÃO 2020 . FBF . 17 November 2019 . Portuguese.