The 2012 Campeonato Catarinense - Divisão Principal was the 89th season of Santa Catarina's top professional football league. The competition began on 22 January and ended on 25 May. Avaí was the champion after win the two matches at finals against Figueirense.
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 playoffs between the winners of the first and second stages. The winner of the Finals is crowned champion.
Stadia and locations
Team Location Stadium Capacity Atlético de Ibirama Ibirama Estádio da Baixada Avaí Florianópolis Ressacada Brusque Brusque Augusto Bauer Camboriú Camboriú Robertão Chapecoense Chapecó Arena Condá Criciúma Criciúma Heriberto Hülse Figueirense Florianópolis Orlando Scarpelli Joinville Joinville Arena Joinville Metropolitano Blumenau Sesi Marcílio Dias Itajaí Hercílio Luz
First phase
First stage
TeamFigueirense96212712+1520Chapecoense9531149+518Metropolitano95131613+316Avaí95041411+315Atlético Ibirama94231613+314Joinville93331714+312Criciúma93332119+212Camboriú9306714-79Marcilio Dias9135922-136Brusque9117418-144
Second stage TeamFigueirense96212411+1320Joinville96122111+1019Avaí9522209+1117Criciúma9504192+715Chapecoense94321813+315Atlético Ibirama94231819-114Metropolitano94141518-313Camboriú93151221-913Brusque9117716-94Marcilio Dias9018630-241
Final standings TeamFigueirense1812425123+2840Chapecoense189633222+1033Avaí1810263420+1432Joinville189453825+1331Metropolitano189273131029Atlético Ibirama188463532+328Criciúma188374031+927Camboriú1861111935-1619Brusque1822141235-238Marcilio Dias1814131552-377
Knockout phase
Semi-finals
Finals
Overall classification
References
External links Official Site