2021 Campeonato Catarinense

Campeonato Catarinense
Season2021
Dates24 February - 26 May
ChampionsAvaí (18th title)
RelegatedCriciúma
Metropolitano
Copa do BrasilAvaí
Chapecoense
Série DJuventus
Marcílio Dias
Próspera
Matches played80
Goals scored178 (2.23 per match)
Top goalscorerPerotti (15 goals)
← 2020
2022 →

The Campeonato Catarinense de Futebol Profissional da Série A de 2021, known as the 2021 Campeonato Catarinense, was the 96th season of Santa Catarina's top-flight football league. The season began on 24 February and ended on 26 May 2021.

On 3 March, FCF suspended the tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil.[1] Although the Campeonato Catarinense was suspended some postponed matches were played. The tournament resumed on 20 March.[2]

In the finals, Avaí defeated the defending champions Chapecoense 3–2 on aggregate to win their 18th title.[3]

Format

The tournament was contested between 12 teams, who first played in a single round-robin tournament. In the first stage, the bottom two teams were relegated to next year's Série B. The final stage was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis.[4] Champions and runners-up qualified for the 2022 Copa do Brasil, while three teams qualified for the 2022 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D.[5]

Participating teams

Club Home city 2020 result Titles (last)
Avaí Florianópolis 5th 17 (2019)
Brusque Brusque 2nd 1 (1992)
Chapecoense Chapecó 1st 7 (2020)
Concórdia Concórdia 9th 0
Criciúma Criciúma 3rd 10 (2013)
Figueirense Florianópolis 6th 18 (2018)
Hercílio Luz Tubarão 2nd (Série B) 2 (1958)
Joinville Joinville 8th 12 (2001)
Juventus Jaraguá do Sul 4th 0
Marcílio Dias Itajaí 7th 1 (1963)
Metropolitano Blumenau 3rd (Série B) 0
Próspera Criciúma 1st (Série B) 0

First stage

Table and Results

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation CHA BRU AVA JUV MCD PRO JEC FIG CON HER CRI MET
1 Chapecoense 11 8 2 1 23 6 +17 26 Advance to
Final stage 		0–0 2–1 2–0 3–1 0–1 5–0
2 Brusque 11 6 4 1 19 9 +10 22 2–0 4–0 3–1 2–2 2–1 1–0
3 Avaí 11 6 3 2 10 5 +5 21 2–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 2–0
4 Juventus 11 5 3 3 16 17 −1 18 1–1 3–2 3–2 2–1 2–0 2–0
5 Marcílio Dias 11 3 6 2 11 9 +2 15 2–2 1–2 2–0 3–2 1–1
6 Próspera 11 4 2 5 10 16 −6 14 1–1 0–0 0–1 1–0 2–0
7 Joinville 11 3 4 4 10 13 −3 13 0–3 0–0 0–0 1–1 1–0
8 Figueirense 11 2 5 4 12 11 +1 11 1–3 0–0 1–1 3–0 3–0 0–0
9 Concórdia 11 2 4 5 11 15 −4 10 0–2 2–1 4–0 0–0 1–3
10 Hercílio Luz[a] 11 3 3 5 12 18 −6 9 1–0 2–3 4–3 0–0 2–2
11 Criciúma (R) 11 1 5 5 6 10 −4 8 Relegation to the Série B 0–1 2–2 0–1 0–1 1–1 2–0
12 Metropolitano (R) 11 1 3 7 8 19 −11 6 0–1 3–3 0–1 0–1 0–0
Source: FCF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Wins; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Head-to-head result (only in a two-way tie); 6) Fewest red cards; 7) Fewest yellow cards; 8) Draw.
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Hercílio Luz were deducted three points.

Final stage

Starting from the quarter-finals, the teams played a single-elimination tournament. The matches were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the higher-seeded team hosting the second leg. If tied on aggregate, the higher-seeded team would qualified.

Bracket

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
               
6 Próspera 0 1 1
3 Avaí 1 2 3
3 Avaí 0 1 1
2 Brusque 0 0 0
7 Joinville 2 0 2
2 Brusque 2 1 3
3 Avaí 2 1 3
1 Chapecoense 1 1 2
5 Marcílio Dias 1 1 2
4 Juventus 0 0 0
5 Marcílio Dias 1 1 2
1 Chapecoense 4 1 5
8 Figueirense 3 0 3
1 Chapecoense 1 2 3

Quarter-finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Figueirense 3–3 Chapecoense 3–1 0–2
Joinville 2–3 Brusque 2–2 0–1
Próspera 1–3 Avaí 0–1 1–2
Marcílio Dias 2–0 Juventus 1–0 1–0

Group A

Originally, the Group A would be played between the first stage winners Chapecoense and the 8th place Hercílio Luz. The match Hercílio Luz v Chapecoense, 0–0, was played on 25 April 2021 at Estádio Aníbal Torres Costa in Tubarão. The match Chapecoense v Hercílio Luz, 1–0, was played on 28 April 2021 at Arena Condá in Chapecó. Chapecoense won 1–0 on aggregate and qualified for the semi-finals. However, on 29 April 2021, the FCF announced that was investigating Hercílio Luz to find out if they potentially fielded an ineligible player (Alisson) against Brusque in the first stage. Due to this, FCF suspended the semi-finals between Marcílio Dias and Chapecoense.[6]

On 4 May 2021, Hercílio Luz were deducted three points and sanctioned with a fine of R$15,000 (reduced later to R$10,000) after they were punished by Tribunal de Justiça Desportiva do Futebol de Santa Catarina (TJD–SC). TJD–SC also annulled the results of the quarter-finals between Chapecoense and Hercílio Luz and ordered that the quarter-finals be replayed between Chapecoense and the new 8th place Figueirense.[7]

Figueirense3–1Chapecoense
Tiago Coser 13' (o.g.)
Breno 19'
Giva 25'		 Report Anselmo Ramon 63'
Attendance: 45
Referee: Diego da Costa Cidral
Chapecoense2–0Figueirense
Laércio 5'
Derlan 56'		 Report
Attendance: 38
Referee: Ramon Abatti Abel

Chapecoense qualified for the semi-finals.

Group B

Joinville2–2Brusque
Thiago Santos 3'
Alison 41' (pen.)		 Report Thiago Alagoano 30'
Bruno Mota 90+1'
Attendance: 39
Referee: Rafael Traci
Brusque1–0Joinville
Thiago Alagoano 78' Report
Attendance: 38
Referee: Rodrigo D’Alonso Ferreira

Brusque qualified for the semi-finals.

Group C

Próspera0–1Avaí
Report Jonathan 90+4'
Attendance: 39
Referee: Diego da Costa Cidral
Avaí2–1Próspera
Edílson 34' (pen.)
Matheus Lucas 83'		 Report Lucas Sebastian 58'
Attendance: 37
Referee: Bráulio da Silva Machado

Avaí qualified for the semi-finals.

Group D

Marcílio Dias1–0Juventus
David Batista 20' Report
Attendance: 31
Referee: Ramon Abatti Abel
Juventus0–1Marcílio Dias
Report Wallace 53'
Attendance: 35
Referee: Luiz Augusto Silveira Tisne

Marcílio Dias qualified for the semi-finals.

Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Marcílio Dias 2–5 Chapecoense 1–4 1–1
Avaí 1–0 Brusque 0–0 1–0

Group F

Marcílio Dias1–4Chapecoense
Wallace 44' Report Anselmo Ramon 30'
Perotti 49'
Ronei 82'
Fernandinho 90+2'
Attendance: 45
Referee: Luiz Augusto Silveira Tisne
Chapecoense1–1Marcílio Dias
Perotti 90+2' Report Nathan Ferreira 9'
Attendance: 39
Referee: William Machado Steffen

Chapecoense qualified for the finals.

Group G

Avaí0–0Brusque
Report
Attendance: 42
Referee: Ramon Abatti Abel
Brusque0–1Avaí
Report Edílson 66'
Attendance: 41
Referee: Bráulio da Silva Machado

Avaí qualified for the finals.

Notes
  1. ^ The match slated for 9 May 2021 was rescheduled for 19 May 2021.[8]

Finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Avaí 3–2 Chapecoense 2–1 1–1

Group H

Avaí2–1Chapecoense
Lourenço 64'
Vinícius Leite 90+3'		 Report Anderson Leite 77'
Attendance: 123
Referee: Luiz Augusto Silveira Tisne
Chapecoense1–1Avaí
Perotti 90+5' Report Giovanni 69'
Attendance: 125
Referee: Ramon Abatti Abel

General table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Avaí 17 10 5 2 17 8 +9 35 Champions and 2022 Copa do Brasil
2 Chapecoense 17 10 4 3 33 14 +19 34 Runners-up and 2022 Copa do Brasil
3 Brusque 15 7 6 2 22 12 +10 27
4 Marcílio Dias 15 5 7 3 15 14 +1 22 2022 Série D
5 Juventus 13 5 3 5 16 19 −3 18
6 Próspera 13 4 2 7 11 19 −8 14
7 Figueirense 13 3 5 5 15 14 +1 14
8 Joinville 13 3 5 5 12 16 −4 14
9 Concórdia 11 2 4 5 11 15 −4 10
10 Hercílio Luz[a] 11 3 3 5 12 18 −6 9
11 Criciúma 11 1 5 5 6 10 −4 8 Relegation to 2022 Catarinense Série B
12 Metropolitano 11 1 3 7 8 19 −11 6
Source: FCF
Notes:
  1. ^ Hercílio Luz were deducted three points.

Top goalscorers

No. Player Club Goals
1 Perotti Chapecoense 15
2 Thiago Alagoano Brusque 7
3 Júnior Pirambu Brusque 6

References

  1. ^ "Campeonato Catarinense da Série A é suspenso" (in Portuguese). FCF. 3 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Conselho Técnico extraordinário define sequência do Catarinense" (in Portuguese). FCF. 5 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Avaí é o campeão da Série A do Catarinense 2021" (in Portuguese). FCF. 26 May 2021.
  4. ^ "FCF homologa tabela, regulamento e plano de ação do Catarinense Série A 2021" (in Portuguese). FCF. 10 January 2021.
  5. ^ "CAMPEONATO CATARINENSE DE FUTEBOL PROFISSIONAL DA SÉRIE "A" DE 2021 REGULAMENTO ESPECÍFICO" (PDF) (in Portuguese). FCF. 21 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Federação suspende Marcílio Dias x Chapecoense após denúncia de jogador irregular no estadual" (in Portuguese). Globo. 29 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Hercílio Luz é condenado por escalação irregular com perda de três pontos e multa de R$ 15 mil" (in Portuguese). Globo. 4 May 2021.
  8. ^ "IMT - Informativo de Modificação de Tabela: 1467 / 2021" (in Portuguese). FCF. 5 May 2021.