The 2020 Campeonato Rondoniense de Futebol Profissional Série“A” was the 75th edition and the 30th professional edition of the state championship of Rondônia organized by FFER.
The championship began on 1 February and ended on 5 December. On 17 March, FFER suspended the championship for 15 days due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil, but on 1 April after a new meeting with some clubs, via videotelephony, FFER decided to extend the suspension indefinitely. Finally, the tournament resumed behind closed doors on 7 November.
Porto Velho won their first Campeonato Rondoniense title after defeating Real Ariquemes 3–1 on aggregate in the finals. As champions, Porto Velho qualified for the 2021 Copa do Brasil, while the runners-up, Real Ariquemes, qualified for the 2021 Copa Verde. Both teams qualified for the 2021 Série D.
Format In the first stage, the 11 teams were divided into two regionalized groups. Each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The teams were ranked according to the following criteria: 1. Points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss); 2. Wins; 3. Head-to-head results (only between two teams); 4. Goal difference; 5. Goals scored; 6. Fewest red cards; 7. Fewest yellow cards; 8. Draw in the headquarters of the FFER. The top two teams of each group advanced to the semi-finals.
In the semi-finals and the finals, each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. The finals were played with the best overall performance team hosting the second leg. In the final stages, if tied on aggregate, the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner.
Initially, the teams with the lowest number of points of each group would be relegated to the Série B do Campeonato Rondoniense de 2021. However, FFER cancelled the relegations due to the suspension of the Campeonato caused by coronavirus pandemic.
Participating teams Originally eleven teams played the first stage, but after the suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic only four teams remained in the tournament. Team information Teams in italic withdrew from the tournament during the suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Team City 2019 result Stadium Capacity Titles (last) Barcelona Vilhena 10th (Série A) Portal da Amazônia 5,000 0 4 Genus Porto Velho 6th (Série A) Aluízio Ferreira —|Arlindo Braz 7,000 – 2,000 1 25 Guajará Guajará-Mirim 9th (Série A) João Saldanha — Clímacão3,000 – 1,000 1 10 Guaporé Rolim de Moura 5th (Série A) Cassolão 5,000 0 2 Ji-Paraná Ji-Paraná 2nd (Série A) Biancão 5,000 9 25 Pimentense Pimenta Bueno Did not participate Luizinho Turatti —Cassolão 4,000 – 5,000 0 — Porto Velho Porto Velho4th (Série A) Aluízio Ferreira —Nenenzão7,000 – 4,000 0 2 Real Ariquemes Ariquemes 3rd (Série A) Gentil Valério 5,000 2 5 Rondoniense Porto Velho7th (Série A) Aluízio Ferreira —Nenenzão 7,000 – 4,0001 5 União Cacoalense Cacoal 8th (Série A) Aglair Tonelli 8,000 2 — Vilhenense Vilhena 1st (Série A) Portal da Amazônia 5,000 1 3
Managers TeamManagerBarcelona Genus Guajará Guaporé Ji-Paraná Pimentense Porto Velho Real Ariquemes Rondoniense União Cacoalense Vilhenense
Managerial changes TeamPredecessorReasonDateLast matchRoundPositionSuccessorRef.Guaporé Sacked16 FebruaryGuaporé 1–2 Barcelona3rd6th (Group B) União Cacoalense Sacked21 FebruaryPimentense 0–0 União Cacoalense3rd4th (Group B) Ji-Paraná Sacked2 MarchGuaporé 2–2 Ji-Paraná5th3rd (Group B) Genus Hired by Ji-Paraná3 MarchGenus 2–2 Rondoniense5th4th (Group A) Vilhenense Sacked27 MarchVilhenense 1–0 Guaporé 7th1st (Group B)
First stage Group A
Group B
Final stages Semi-finals
Group C
Porto Velho advanced to the finals.
Group D
Real Ariquemes advanced to the finals.
Finals
Matches
Statistics Top goalscorers RankPlayerTeamGoals1 Vilhenense/Porto Velho52 MaranhãoJi-Paraná4 WatthimenJi-Paraná4 Rondoniense/Real Ariquemes3 Porto Velho Pimentense Barcelona Real Ariquemes9 Rondoniense2 Guaporé Genus Porto Velho União Cacoalense WilkerReal Ariquemes
Highest attendance NºAttendanceHomeScoreAwayStadiumCityDateRound1 União Cacoalense1–1Ji-ParanáAglair TonelliCacoal8 February2ª Round2 União Cacoalense1–0VilhenenseAglair TonelliCacoal8 March6ª Round3 Ji-Paraná1–0União CacoalenseBiancãoJi-Paraná15 March7ª Round4 Ji-Paraná2–2BarcelonaBiancãoJi-Paraná2 February1ª Round5 União Cacoalense2–0BarcelonaAglair TonelliCacoal29 February5ª Round6 Ji-Paraná3–0PimentenseBiancãoJi-Paraná23 February4ª Round7 Guajará0–0Porto VelhoClímacãoNova Mamoré9 February2ª Round8 Guaporé1–2VilhenenseCassolãoRolim de Moura8 February2ª Round9 Guaporé2–0PimentenseCassolãoRolim de Moura8 March6ª Round10 Guaporé2–2Ji-ParanáCassolãoRolim de Moura1 March5ª Round
Broadcasting rights The most important matches, including the finals, will be broadcast by RedeTV! Rondônia and Globoesporte.com in addition to radio stations of Rondônia.
See also «Campeonato Rondoniense 2020 tem clubes definidos» campeonato-rondoniense-de-futebol site da tabela do campeonato rondoniense de futebol site dos campeonatos da Região Norte do Brasil de futebol
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