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. The tournament resumed behind closed doors on 23 July 2020.
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.
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.
Participating teams ClubHome cityAtlético de AlagoinhasAlagoinhasBahiaSalvadorBahia de FeiraFeira de SantanaDoce MelIpiaúFluminense de FeiraFeira de SantanaJacobinaJacobinaJacuipenseRiachão do JacuípeJuazeirenseJuazeiroVitóriaSalvadorVitória da ConquistaVitória da Conquista
First stage
Final stage Semi-finals
Group 2
Bahia qualified for the finals.
Group 3
Atlético de Alagoinhas qualified for the finals.
Finals
Group 4
General table
Top goalscorers RankPlayerTeamGoals1Marcelo NicácioFluminense de Feira82DeonBahia de Feira5Maurício GarcezDoce MelNino GuerreiroJuazeirense5EliasJacuipense4EronVitóriaMagno AlvesAtlético de AlagoinhasThiaguinhoJacuipense
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