The 2012 Campeonato Capixaba de Futebol was the 96th season of Espírito Santo's top professional football league. The competition began on January 21 and ended on May 5. Aracruz won the championship for the 1st time, while Colatina and Serra were relegated.
| Season | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Aracruz |
| Relegated | Colatina Serra |
| Copa do Brasil | Aracruz |
| Série D | Aracruz |
← 2011 2013 → | |
Format edit
The tournament consists of a double round-robin format, in which all ten teams play each other twice. The four better-placed teams will face themselves in playoffs matches. The bottom two teams on overall classification will be relegated. Only the champion will qualify for the 2013 Copa do Brasil.
Participating teams edit
| Club | Home city | 2011 result | Home Ground |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aracruz | Aracruz | 5th | Bambu |
| Colatina | Colatina | 6th | Justiniano de Melo e Silva |
| Conilon | Jaguaré | 1st (2nd division) | Estádio Conilon |
| Espírito Santo | Anchieta | 7th | Estádio Joaquim Viana Ramalheti |
| Linhares | Linhares | 3rd | Estádio Joaquim Calmon |
| Real Noroeste | Águia Branca | 2nd (2nd division) | Estádio José Olímpio da Rocha |
| Rio Branco | Vitória | 1st | Estádio Engenheiro Alencar Araripe |
| Serra | Serra | 8th | Estádio do Sernamby |
| São Mateus | São Mateus | 4th | Robertão |
| Vitória-ES | Vitória | 2nd | Salvador Costa |
First stage edit
Standings edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Branco-ES (A) | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 23 | +13 | 33 | Advances to the Semifinals |
| 2 | Aracruz (A) | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 20 | +8 | 33 | |
| 3 | Vitória-ES (A) | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 15 | +8 | 31 | |
| 4 | Conilon (A) | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 40 | 23 | +17 | 30 | |
| 5 | São Mateus | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 23 | −6 | 26 | |
| 6 | Linhares | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 19 | +8 | 24[a] | |
| 7 | Real Noroeste | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 23 | −2 | 22 | |
| 8 | Espírito Santo | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 26 | −11 | 18 | |
| 9 | Colatina (R) | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 27 | −6 | 17 | Relegated |
| 10 | Serra (R) | 18 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 20 | −6 | 10 |
Updated to match(es) played on 08 December 2012. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advance to a further round; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advance to a further round; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Linhares was docked 6 points for using an irregular player.
Results edit
Final stage edit
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Rio Branco | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
| 4 | Conilon | 2 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||
| 4 | Conilon | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
| 2 | Aracruz | 1 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||
| 2 | Aracruz | 1 | 1 | 2* | |||||||||
| 3 | Atlético | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
Semifinals edit
First leg edit
| Conilon | 2-1 | Rio Branco |
|---|---|---|
Paulinho Pimentel  68'Edu 80' |
Report | Ronicley 57' |
Attendance: 1912
Second leg edit
| Rio Branco | 2-4 | Conilon |
|---|---|---|
| Leandro 77' Ronicley 90+1' |
Report | Paulinho Pimentel 42', 86' Ricardo Paraíba 84'Marcos Alagoano 84' |
Attendance: 1787