2014 Campeonato Paraibano
| Season | 2014 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Botafogo-PB |
| Relegated | Queimadense and Sport Campina |
| Copa do Brasil | Campinense and Botafogo-PB |
| Série D | Campinense |
| Copa do Nordeste | Campinense and Botafogo-PB |
| Matches played | 230 |
| Goals scored | 353 (1.53 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | 17 goals (Carlinhos, Santa Cruz-PB) |
| Biggest home win | Campinense 6–1 Sport Campina, Round 2, 16 January 2014 |
| Biggest away win | Sport Campina 0–9 CSP, Round 9, 9 February 2014 |
| Highest scoring | 9 goals (Sport Campina 0–9 CSP, Round 9, 9 February 2014) |
| Longest winning run | 4 (Auto Esporte) |
| Longest unbeaten run | 18 (Sousa) |
| Longest winless run | 14 (Sport Campina) |
| Longest losing run | 13 (Sport Campina) |
← 2013 2015 → | |
The 2014 Campeonato Paraibano de Futebol was the 104th edition of Paraíba's top professional football league. The competition ran from 12 January to 29 June. The champions, for the 27th time, were Botafogo-PB.
Format
The competition retained the same format as 2013, being divided into three stages.
In the first stage, the eight teams faced each other home and away for a total of 14 games. The bottom two teams were relegated to the second division. The top two teams in this stage automatically qualified for the final stage. Campinense and Treze were exempted from this phase due to their involvement in Copa do Nordeste.
In the second stage, Botafogo-PB and Treze joined the six remaining teams from the first stage, and the eight teams faced each other home and away for a total of 14 games. The top two teams from this stage, who had not already qualified from the first stage, qualified for the final stage.
In the final stage, the four teams played each other in a semi-final over two legs (winner of first stage vs second best qualifier of second stage; best qualifier of second stage vs runner up of first stage). The winners played each other in a final over two legs.[1]
Qualification
The champions qualified to participate in the 2016 Copa do Brasil. The best placed team (other than Botafogo-PB) qualified to participate in the 2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D. The champions and vice champions qualified to participate in the 2016 Copa do Nordeste.[2]
Participating teams
On 11 November 2013, the Paraíba Football Federation announced that Esporte and Nacional, the two clubs from Patos, had withdrawn from the competition due to financial concerns.[3] As a result, the teams finishing third and fourth in the 2013 Second Division - Queimadense and Sport Campina - were included in the competition.
| Club | Home city | 2013 result |
|---|---|---|
| Atlético Cajazeirense | Cajazeiras | 5th |
| Auto Esporte | João Pessoa | 6th |
| Botafogo-PB | João Pessoa | 1st |
| Campinense | Campina Grande | 4th |
| CSP | João Pessoa | 3rd |
| Queimadense | Queimadas | 3rd (2nd division) |
| Santa Cruz-PB | Santa Rita | 2nd (2nd division) |
| Sousa | Sousa | 8th |
| Sport Campina | Campina Grande | 4th (2nd division) |
| Treze | Campina Grande | 2nd |
First stage
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CSP | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 34 | 15 | +19 | 29 | Qualification for Final stage |
| 2 | Auto Esporte | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 14 | +9 | 28 | |
| 3 | Sousa | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 23 | 10 | +13 | 28 | Qualification for Second stage |
| 4 | Campinense | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 12 | +17 | 26 | |
| 5 | Santa Cruz-PB | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 19 | +1 | 15 | |
| 6 | Atlético Cajazeirense | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 25 | −7 | 15 | |
| 7 | Queimadense | 14 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 17 | −8 | 10 | Relegated to Second Division |
| 8 | Sport Campina | 14 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 54 | −44 | 1 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored; 5) least red cards; 6) least yellow cards; 7) Seeding by FPF
Second stage
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Campinense | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 11 | +12 | 28 | Qualification for Final stage |
| 2 | Botafogo-PB | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 14 | +12 | 27 | |
| 3 | Sousa | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 14 | +8 | 25 | |
| 4 | Treze | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 14 | +8 | 22 | |
| 5 | Atlético Cajazeirense | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 29 | −8 | 17 | |
| 6 | Auto Esporte | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 16 | |
| 7 | CSP | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 25 | −7 | 14 | |
| 8 | Santa Cruz-PB | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 18 | 40 | −22 | 7 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored; 5) least red cards; 6) least yellow cards; 7) Seeding by FPF
Final stage
| Semi Final | Final | ||||||||||||
| Botafogo-PB | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||
| CSP | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Botafogo-PB | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Campinense | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Campinense | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Auto Esporte | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
References
- ^ "Regulamento Paraibano de Futebol Profissional 2014 - Primeira Divisão (Artigo 9)" [Rules of the Paraíba Professional Football Championship 2014 - First Division (Article 9)] (PDF) (in Portuguese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
- ^ "Regulamento Paraibano de Futebol Profissional 2014 - Primeira Divisão (Artigo 5)" [Rules of the Paraíba Professional Football Championship 2014 - First Division (Article 5)] (PDF) (in Portuguese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
- ^ "Federação confirma que Nacional e Esporte estão fora do Paraibano 2014" [Federation confirms that National and Sport are out of Paraiba 2014] (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 February 2016.