2021 Campeonato Pernambucano

Campeonato Pernambucano

Season	2021
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The 2021 Campeonato Pernambucano da Série A1 will be the 107th edition of the state championship of Pernambuco organized by FPF. The championship will begin on 28 February and will end on 23 May.

Salgueiro are the defending champions.

The champions will qualify for the 2022 Copa do Brasil and 2022 Copa do Nordeste. The runners-up and the best placed team in the first stage not already qualified, will qualify for 2022 Copa do Brasil. The best team in the 2021 RNC not already qualified, will qualify for 2022 Copa do Nordeste.

Teams

Ten teams will be competing, eight returning from the 2020 and two promoted from the 2020 Pernambucano A2 Championship: Vera Cruz and Sete de Setembro.

Club	City	Stadium	Coordinates	Capacity
Afogados	Afogados da Ingazeira	Valdemar Viana de Araújo	7.7587°S 37.6339°W / -7.7587; -37.6339 (Estádio Valdemar Viana de Araújo)	1,735
Central	Caruaru	Lacerdão	8.2784°S 35.9752°W / -8.2784; -35.9752 (Lacerdão)	19,478
Náutico	Recife	Aflitos	8.0406°S 34.8990°W / -8.0406; -34.8990 (Estádio dos Aflitos)	22,856
Retrô	Camaragibe	Arena Pernambuco (São Lourenço da Mata)	8.0407°S 35.0104°W / -8.0407; -35.0104 (Arena Pernambuco)	44,300
Salgueiro	Salgueiro	Cornélio de Barros	8.0760°S 39.1216°W / -8.0760; -39.1216 (Estádio Cornélio de Barros)	12,070
Santa Cruz	Recife	Arruda	8.0267°S 34.8933°W / -8.0267; -34.8933 (Estádio do Arruda)	60,044
Sete de Setembro	Garanhuns	Gigante do Agreste	8.8804°S 36.4675°W / -8.8804; -36.4675 (Gigante do Agreste)	6,356
Sport	Recife	Ilha do Retiro	8.0630°S 34.9051°W / -8.0630; -34.9051 (Estádio Ilha do Retiro)	32,983
Vera Cruz	Vitória de Santo Antão	Severino Cândido Carneiro	8.1227°S 35.2832°W / -8.1227; -35.2832 (Estádio Severino Cândido Carneiro)	10,911
Vitória das Tabocas	Vitória de Santo Antão	Severino Cândido Carneiro	8.1227°S 35.2832°W / -8.1227; -35.2832 (Estádio Severino Cândido Carneiro)	10,911

First stage

In the first stage, each team will play the other nine teams in a single round-robin tournament. The teams will be ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss). If tie on points, the following criteria will be used to determine the ranking: 1. Wins; 2. Goal difference; 3. Goals scored; 4. Fewest red cards; 5. Fewest yellow cards; 6. Draw in the headquarters of the FPF.

Top two teams will advance to the semi-finals of the final stages, while teams from third to sixth places will advance to the quarter-finals. The four teams with the lowest number of points will play a relegation stage.

The best team not qualified for the finals will qualify for 2022 Copa do Brasil. Top two teams not already qualified for 2022 Série A, Série B or Série C will qualify for 2022 Série D.

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Afogados (Y)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Advance to semi-finals and qualify for 2022 Série D
2	Central (Y)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Náutico (Y)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Advance to quarter-finals
4	Retrô (Y)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Salgueiro (Y)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Santa Cruz (Y)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Sete de Setembro (Y)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Advance to relegation stage
8	Sport (Y)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Vera Cruz (Y)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Vitória das Tabocas (Y)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Source: FPF
(Y) Team may qualify for 2022 Copa do Brasil

Results

Home \ Away	AFO	CEN	NAU	RET	SAL	SAN	SET	SPO	VER	VIT
Afogados
Central
Náutico
Retrô
Salgueiro
Santa Cruz
Sete de Setembro
Sport
Vera Cruz
Vitória das Tabocas

Source: FPF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation stage

In the relegation stage each team will play the other three teams in a single round-robin tournament. The two teams with the lowest number of points will be relegated to the 2022 Campeonato Pernambucano A2. The teams will be ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss). If tie on points, the following criteria will be used to determine the ranking: 1. Wins; 2. Goal difference; 3. Goals scored; 4. Fewest red cards; 5. Fewest yellow cards; 6. Draw in the headquarters of the FPF.

Standings and Results

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Relegation		SE7	SE8	SE9	SE10
1	Seed 7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Seed 8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Seed 9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Relegation to Pernambucano A2
4	Seed 10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Source: FPF

Final stages

Starting from the quarter-finals, the teams will play a single-elimination tournament with the following rules:

• Quarter-finals and semi-finals will be played on a single-leg basis, with the higher-seeded team hosting the leg.
  • If tie, the penalty shoot-out will be used to determine the winner.
• Finals will be played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the higher-seeded team hosting the second leg.
  • If tie on aggregate, the penalty shoot-out will be used to determine the winner.
• Extra time will not be played and away goals rule will not be used in final stages.
• Third place match will be not played.

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Seed 3	QF1	Seed 6
Seed 4	QF2	Seed 5

Matches

Seed 3	–	Seed 6

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Seed 4	–	Seed 5

Semi-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Seed 1	F1	Winners QF2
Seed 2	F2	Winners QF1

Matches

Seed 1	–	Winners QF2

Winners qualify for the 2022 Copa do Brasil.

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Seed 2	–	Winners QF1

Winners qualify for the 2022 Copa do Brasil.

Finals

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Winners F1		Winners F2	–	–

Matches

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Winners qualify for the 2022 Copa do Nordeste.