2021 Campeonato Pernambucano

The 2021 Campeonato Pernambucano da Série A1 was the 107th edition of the state championship of Pernambuco organized by FPF. The championship began on 24 February and ended on 23 May. Salgueiro were the defending champions but they were eliminated in the semi-finals.

Campeonato Pernambucano
Season2021
Dates24 February – 23 May
ChampionsNáutico (23rd title)
RelegatedCentral
Vitória das Tabocas
2022 Copa do BrasilNáutico
Salgueiro
Sport
2022 Copa do NordesteNáutico
Sport (via RNC)
2022 Copa do Nordeste qualificationSanta Cruz
Retrô
Central (via RNC)
2022 Série DAfogados
Retrô
Matches played57
Goals scored142 (2.49 per match)
Top goalscorerKieza (10 goals)
← 2020
2022 →

The finals were contested in two-legged home-and-away format between Náutico and Sport. Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Náutico won 5–3 on penalties, winning the tournament for the 23rd time.[1] As champions, Náutico qualified for 2022 Copa do Brasil and 2022 Copa do Nordeste. The runners-up, Sport also qualified for 2022 Copa do Brasil and 2022 Copa do Nordeste (via RNC), while Salgueiro, the best placed team in the first stage not already qualified, gained the third berth for 2022 Copa do Brasil.

Teams

Ten teams were competing, eight returning from the 2020 and two promoted from the 2020 Pernambucano A2 Championship: Vera Cruz and Sete de Setembro.[2]

Club City Stadium Coordinates Capacity[3]
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)[a] 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[b] 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 Arena Pernambuco (São Lourenço da Mata)[c] 8.0407°S 35.0104°W / -8.0407; -35.0104 (Arena Pernambuco) 44,300
Vitória das Tabocas Vitória de Santo Antão Arena Pernambuco (São Lourenço da Mata)[c] 8.0407°S 35.0104°W / -8.0407; -35.0104 (Arena Pernambuco) 44,300
a In the Relegation stage, Retrô played their home match against Sete de Setembro at Arruda.
b In the First stage, Sete de Setembro played their home matches at Lacerdão,[4] except the match against Vera Cruz that was played at Cornélio de Barros. Only the match against Vitória das Tabocas (Relegation stage) was played at Gigante do Agreste.
c Vera Cruz and Vitória das Tabocas played their home matches at Arena Pernambuco instead of their regular stadium Severino Cândido Carneiro, Vitória de Santo Antão.[5] The matches Vitória das Tabocas v Vera Cruz and Vitória das Tabocas v Retrô (Relegation stage) were played at Arruda and Lacerdão, respectively.

The semi-finals and the first leg of the Final were played at Arena Pernambuco.

Schedule

The schedule of the competition was as follows.[6]

First Stage
Round 1: 24 and 27–28 February
Round 2: 3 and 7–8 March
Round 3: 13–14 and 21 March and 18 April
Round 4: 27–28 March and 14 and 28 April
Round 5: 31 March and 4 and 7 April
Round 6: 14, 18, 21 and 28 April
Round 7: 11, 18 and 21 April
Round 8: 24–26 April
Round 9: 2 May
Relegation Stage
Round 1: 5 May
Round 2: 9–10 May
Round 3: 17 May
Final Stages
Quarter-finals 5 May
Semi-finals 9–10 May
First leg Second leg
Finals 16 May 23 May

First stage

In the first stage, each team played the other nine teams in a single round-robin tournament. The teams were ranked according to points (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; 3. Goals scored; 4. Fewest red cards; 5. Fewest yellow cards; 6. Draw in the headquarters of the FPF.[7]

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.[8]

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

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Náutico 9 7 1 1 24 11 +13 22 Advance to semi-finals
2 Sport 9 6 2 1 16 4 +12 20
3 Salgueiro[lower-alpha 1] 9 4 2 3 10 9 +1 14 Advance to quarter-finals and qualify for 2022 Copa do Brasil
4 Santa Cruz 9 3 4 2 12 9 +3 13 Advance to quarter-finals
5 Afogados 9 2 6 1 9 7 +2 12 Advance to quarter-finals and qualify for 2022 Série D
6 Vera Cruz[lower-alpha 1] 9 3 2 4 12 16 −4 11 Advance to quarter-finals
7 Retrô[lower-alpha 1] 9 3 1 5 15 15 0 10 Advance to relegation stage and qualify for 2022 Série D
8 Central 9 2 3 4 8 16 −8 9 Advance to relegation stage
9 Sete de Setembro 9 1 3 5 7 12 −5 6
10 Vitória das Tabocas 9 1 2 6 7 21 −14 5
Source: FPF
Notes:
  1. Salgueiro and Vera Cruz declined to participate in the Série D. They were replaced by Retrô.[9]

Results
Home \ Away AFO CEN NAU RET SAL SAN SET SPO VER VIT
Afogados 1–1 0–0 0–0 2–1 2–0
Central 1–1 1–4 2–1 1–1 0–0
Náutico 2–2 5–0 2–1 3–1 4–1
Retrô 1–4 2–3 3–2 0–1
Salgueiro 1–0 2–3 1–0 2–0 1–1
Santa Cruz 0–0 0–2 1–1 4–1 2–0
Sete de Setembro 1–1 0–1 0–2 1–1
Sport 2–0 3–0 1–2 3–0
Vera Cruz 1–0 2–1 2–0 1–3
Vitória das Tabocas 1–3 0–3 2–1 2–2
Source: FPF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation stage

In the relegation stage each team played the other three teams in a single round-robin tournament. The two teams with the lowest number of points were relegated to the 2022 Campeonato Pernambucano A2. The teams were ranked according to points (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; 3. Goals scored; 4. Fewest red cards; 5. Fewest yellow cards; 6. Draw in the headquarters of the FPF.[7]

Standings and Results
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation RET SET VIT CEN
1 Retrô 3 2 0 1 7 2 +5 6 0–1 2–1
2 Sete de Setembro 3 1 2 0 1 0 +1 5 0–0
3 Vitória das Tabocas (R) 3 1 1 1 2 5 −3 4 Relegation to Pernambucano A2 0–5
4 Central (R) 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1 0–0 0–2
Source: FPF
(R) Relegated

Final stages

Starting from the quarter-finals, the teams played a single-elimination tournament with the following rules:[7]

  • Quarter-finals and semi-finals were played on a single-leg basis, with the higher-seeded team hosting the leg.
  • Finals were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the higher-seeded team hosting the second leg.
  • Extra time would not be played and away goals rule would not be used in final stages.
  • Third place match was not played.

Bracket
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
2 Sport 1
3 Salgueiro 2 3 Salgueiro 0
6 Vera Cruz 1 2 Sport 1 1 2 (3)
1 Náutico (p) 1 1 2 (5)
1 Náutico 2
4 Santa Cruz (p) 0 (5) 4 Santa Cruz 1
5 Afogados 0 (4)

Quarter-finals
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Salgueiro 2–1 Vera Cruz
Santa Cruz 0–0 (5–4 p) Afogados

Matches
Salgueiro2–1Vera Cruz
Renato Henrique 1', 89' Report Vitinho 46'
Attendance: 160
Referee: Anderson Luis Marques
Santa Cruz0–0Afogados
Report
Penalties
Chiquinho soccer ball with check mark
Karl soccer ball with check mark
Augusto César soccer ball with red X
França soccer ball with check mark
Léo Gaúcho soccer ball with check mark
Adriano soccer ball with check mark		 5–4 soccer ball with check mark Gabriel Gonçalves
soccer ball with check mark Cal Rodrigues
soccer ball with red X Arêz
soccer ball with check mark Wendel
soccer ball with check mark Jordan William
soccer ball with red X Índio
Attendance: 155
Referee: Michelangelo Martins de Almeida Júnior

Semi-finals
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Náutico 2–1 Santa Cruz
Sport 1–0 Salgueiro

Matches
Náutico2–1Santa Cruz
Kieza 19', 53' (pen.) Report Paiva 88' (o.g.)
Attendance: 190
Referee: Rafael Traci (Santa Catarina)

Náutico qualified for the 2022 Copa do Brasil.

Sport qualified for the 2022 Copa do Brasil.

Finals
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Sport 2–2 (3–5 p) Náutico 1–1 1–1

Matches
Sport1–1Náutico
Everaldo 45' Report Wagner Leonardo 50'
Attendance: 260
Referee: Wagner do Nascimento Magalhães (Rio de Janeiro)
Náutico1–1Sport
Kieza 78' Report Mikael 87'
Penalties
Jean Carlos soccer ball with check mark
Vinícius soccer ball with check mark
Hereda soccer ball with check mark
Giovanny soccer ball with check mark
Kieza soccer ball with check mark		 5–3 soccer ball with check mark Iago Maidana
soccer ball with check mark Mikael
soccer ball with check mark Tréllez
soccer ball with red X Marquinhos
Attendance: 300
Referee: Rodolpho Toski Marques (Paraná)

Náutico qualified for the 2022 Copa do Nordeste.

2021 Campeonato Pernambucano Champions
Recife
Náutico

23rd title

Overall table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Náutico 12 8 3 1 28 14 +14 27 Champions and 2022 Copa do Brasil
2 Sport 12 7 4 1 19 6 +13 25 Runners-up and 2022 Copa do Brasil
3 Salgueiro[lower-alpha 1] 11 5 2 4 12 11 +1 17 2022 Copa do Brasil
4 Santa Cruz 11 3 5 3 13 11 +2 14
5 Afogados 10 2 7 1 9 7 +2 13 2022 Série D
6 Vera Cruz[lower-alpha 1] 10 3 2 5 13 18 −5 11
7 Retrô[lower-alpha 1] 12 5 1 6 22 17 +5 16 2022 Série D
8 Sete de Setembro 12 2 5 5 8 12 −4 11
9 Central 12 2 4 6 9 20 −11 10 Relegation to 2022 Campeonato Pernambucano A2.
10 Vitória das Tabocas 12 2 3 7 9 26 −17 9
Source: FPF
Notes:
  1. Salgueiro and Vera Cruz declined to participate in the Série D. They were replaced by Retrô.

Top goalscorers
Rank Player Team Goals
1 Kieza Náutico 10
2 Erick Náutico 5
Mikael Sport
Vinícius Náutico
5 Fauver Afogados 4
Kauê Retrô
Mayco Félix Retrô

Source:FPF

2021 Campeonato Pernambucano team

The 2021 Campeonato Pernambucano team was a squad consisting of the eleven most impressive players at the tournament.

Source:Jornal do Commercio[10]

References
  1. "Náutico quebra tabu e conquista título do Pernambucano" (in Portuguese). FPF. 23 May 2021.
  2. "Vera Cruz e Sete de Setembro conquistam acesso à Série A1" (in Portuguese). FPF. 13 December 2020.
  3. "CNEF CADASTRO NACIONAL DE ESTÁDIOS DE FUTEBOL" (PDF) (in Portuguese). CBF. 18 January 2016.
  4. "Sete de Setembro realiza reforma no estádio Gigante do Agreste para o Pernambucano" (in Portuguese). Globo. 9 December 2021.
  5. "Em cima da hora, a tabela do Campeonato Pernambucano de 2021; rodadas espaçadas" (in Portuguese). Cassio Zirpoli. 15 February 2021.
  6. "TABELA BÁSICA" (PDF) (in Portuguese). FPF. 15 February 2021.
  7. "CAMPEONATO PERNAMBUCANO A1 2021 - Regulamento Específico da Competição - REC 2021" (PDF) (in Portuguese). FPF.
  8. "Em arbitral, Pernambucano da Série A1 de 2021 é definido" (in Portuguese). FPF. 7 January 2021.
  9. "Em 6 meses, Retrô herda vaga pela 2ª vez após desistências. Desta vez, pra Série D" (in Portuguese). Cassio Zirpoli. 17 February 2022.
  10. "Campeão, Náutico forma base da seleção do Campeonato Pernambucano escolhida pelo SJCC" (in Portuguese). Jornal do Commercio. 24 May 2021.
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