The 2022
Campeonato Pernambucano
The Campeonato Pernambucano is the top-flight professional state football league in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco. It is run by the Pernambuco Football Federation (FPF).
History
The first edition of the Campeonato Pernambucano was played i ...
(officially the Pernambucano Betsson 2022 for sponsorship reasons) was the 108th edition of the state championship of
Pernambuco
Pernambuco ( , , ) is a States of Brazil, state of Brazil located in the Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast region of the country. With an estimated population of 9.5 million people as of 2024, it is the List of Brazilian states by population, ...
organized by
FPF. The championship began on 22 January and ended on 30 April 2022.
In the first stage,
Sete de Setembro had three points deducted for fielding the ineligible player
Bililiu in the match Sete de Setembro v Náutico played on 1 February 2022 (2nd round).
The finals were contested in two-legged home-and-away format between the defending champions
Náutico and
Retrô. Tied 1–1 on aggregate, Náutico won 4–2 on penalties, winning the tournament for the 24th time. As champions, Náutico qualified for
2023 Copa do Brasil and
2023 Copa do Nordeste. The runners-up, Retrô qualified for
2023 Copa do Brasil and
2023 Copa do Nordeste qualification, while
Santa Cruz, the best placed team in the first stage not already qualified, gained the third berth for
2023 Copa do Brasil.
Teams
Ten teams were competing, eight returning from the 2021 and two promoted from the 2021 Pernambucano A2 Championship: Caruaru City and Íbis.
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Schedule
The schedule of the competition was as follows.
First stage
In the first stage, each team played the other nine teams in a single
round-robin tournament
A round-robin tournament or all-play-all tournament is a competition format in which each contestant meets every other participant, usually in turn.''Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged'' (1971, G. & ...
. The teams were ranked according to
points
A point is a small dot or the sharp tip of something. Point or points may refer to:
Mathematics
* Point (geometry), an entity that has a location in space or on a plane, but has no extent; more generally, an element of some abstract topologica ...
(3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, the following criteria would be used to determine the ranking: 1. Wins; 2.
Goal difference
Goal difference, goal differential or points difference is a form of tiebreaker used to rank sport teams which finish on equal points in a league competition. Either "goal difference" or "points difference" is used, depending on whether matches ar ...
; 3. Goals scored; 4. Fewest red cards; 5. Fewest yellow cards; 6. Draw in the headquarters of the
FPF.
Top two teams advanced to the semi-finals of the final stages, while teams from third to sixth places advanced to the quarter-finals. The four teams with the lowest number of points played a relegation stage.
The best team not qualified for the
finals
Final, Finals or The Final may refer to:
*Final examination or finals, a test given at the end of a course of study or training
*Final (competition), the last or championship round of a sporting competition, match, game, or other contest which d ...
qualified for
2023 Copa do Brasil. Top two teams not already qualified for 2023 Série A, Série B or Série C qualified for
2023 Série D.
Standings
Results
Relegation stage
In the relegation stage, each team played the other three teams in a single
round-robin tournament
A round-robin tournament or all-play-all tournament is a competition format in which each contestant meets every other participant, usually in turn.''Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged'' (1971, G. & ...
. The teams were ranked according to
points
A point is a small dot or the sharp tip of something. Point or points may refer to:
Mathematics
* Point (geometry), an entity that has a location in space or on a plane, but has no extent; more generally, an element of some abstract topologica ...
(3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, the following criteria would be used to determine the ranking: 1. Wins; 2.
Goal difference
Goal difference, goal differential or points difference is a form of tiebreaker used to rank sport teams which finish on equal points in a league competition. Either "goal difference" or "points difference" is used, depending on whether matches ar ...
; 3. Goals scored; 4. Fewest red cards; 5. Fewest yellow cards; 6. Draw in the headquarters of the
FPF.
Originally the two teams with the lowest number of points would be relegated to the 2023 Série A2 but the
FPF allowed the relegated teams to participate in the 2022 Série A2.
Standings and Results
Final stages
Starting from the quarter-finals, the teams played a
single-elimination tournament
A single-elimination knockout, or sudden-death tournament is a type of elimination tournament where the loser of a match-up is immediately eliminated from the tournament. Each winner will play another in the next round, until the final match-up, ...
with the following rules:
*Quarter-finals and semi-finals were played on a single-leg basis, with the higher-seeded team hosting the leg.
** If tied, the
penalty shoot-out
The penalty shootout is a method of determining a winner in sports matches that would have otherwise been drawn or tied. The rules for penalty shootouts vary between sports and even different competitions; however, the usual form is similar to pe ...
would be used to determine the winners.
*Finals were 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
The penalty shootout is a method of determining a winner in sports matches that would have otherwise been drawn or tied. The rules for penalty shootouts vary between sports and even different competitions; however, the usual form is similar to pe ...
would be used to determine the winners.
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Extra time
Overtime (OT) or extra time (ET) is an additional period of play to bring a game to a decision and avoid declaring the match a tie or draw where the scores are the same. In some sports, this extra period is played only if the game is required t ...
would not be played and
away goals rule
The away goals rule is a method of tiebreaking in association football and other sports when teams play each other twice, once at each team's home ground. Under the away goals rule, if the total goals scored by each team are equal, the team that ...
would not be used in final stages.
*Third place match was not played.
Bracket
Quarter-finals
Matches
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Semi-finals
Matches
''Retrô qualified for the
2023 Copa do Brasil.''
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''Náutico qualified for the
2023 Copa do Brasil.''
Finals
Matches
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''Náutico qualified for the
2023 Copa do Nordeste.''
Overall table
Top goalscorers
2022 Campeonato Pernambucano team
The 2022 Campeonato Pernambucano team was a squad consisting of the eleven most impressive players at the tournament.
References
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