2021 Campeonato Paranaense

The 2021 Campeonato Paranaense (officially the Campeonato Paranaense de Futebol Profissional da 1ª Divisão - Temporada 2021) was the 107th edition of the top division of football in the state of Paraná organized by FPF. The competition started on 27 February and ended on 13 October.

Campeonato Paranaense
Season2021
Dates27 February - 13 October
ChampionsLondrina (5th title)
RelegatedCascavel CR
Toledo
Copa do BrasilAzuriz
FC Cascavel
Londrina
Operário Ferroviário
Athletico Paranaense
(via Copa Sudamericana)
Série DAzuriz
Cianorte
FC Cascavel
Matches played80
Goals scored178 (2.23 per match)
Top goalscorerRodrigo Bassani (7 goals)
2020
2022

FPF suspended the second and third rounds scheduled for the first two weeks of March due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil.[1][2] The tournament resumed on 11 March.[3] Athletico Paranaense were the defending champions but were eliminated in the semi-finals.

On 14 March, FC Cascavel fielded, against Paraná, the goalkeeper João Pedro. As João Pedro had not a professional contract, he was an ineligible player. Due to this, FC Cascavel were deducted six points and sanctioned with a fine of R$1,000 after they were punished, on 26 April, by Tribunal de Justiça Desportiva do Paraná (TJD–PR).[4]

On 22 April four players of Cascavel CR were stopped from playing against Athletico Paranaense because of suspicions they had attempted to falsify their COVID-19 tests. FPF started an investigation after a laboratory reported that the players had not taken their COVID-19 tests on the due dates.[5] Originally, on 5 May, Cascavel CR were suspended for 180 days and sanctioned with a fine of R$20,000,[6] however, after an appeal, TJD–PR increased the suspension to 720 days and the fine to R$200,000.[7] Despite their suspension, Cascavel CR was cleared by Supremo Tribunal de Justiça Desportiva to play the last round of the first stage against Maringá.[8]

Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Londrina won their 5th title after defeating FC Cascavel on penalties.[9]

Format edit

In the first stage, each team played the other eleven teams in a single round-robin tournament. The teams were ranked according to points. If tied on points, the following criteria would be used to determine the ranking: 1. Wins; 2. Goal difference; 3. Goals scored; 4. Head-to-head results (only between two teams); 5. Fewest red cards; 6. Fewest yellow cards; 7. Draw in the headquarters of the FPF.[10]

Top eight teams advanced to the quarter-finals of the final stages. The bottom two teams were relegated to the second division. Top three teams not already qualified for 2022 Série A, Série B or Série C qualified for 2022 Série D.[11]

Final stage was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the best overall performance team hosting the second leg. If tied on aggregate, the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winners.[11] Top four teams qualified for the 2022 Copa do Brasil.

Participating teams edit

Club Home city 2020 result Titles (last)
Athletico Paranaense Curitiba 1st 26 (2020)
Azuriz Marmeleiro 1st (Seg.) 0
Cascavel CR Cascavel 9th 0
Cianorte Cianorte 4th 0
Coritiba Curitiba 2nd 38 (2017)
FC Cascavel Cascavel 3rd 0
Londrina Londrina 6th 4 (2014)
Maringá Maringá 2nd (Seg.) 0
Operário Ferroviário Ponta Grossa 5th 1 (2015)
Paraná Curitiba 8th 7 (2006)
Rio Branco Paranaguá 7th 0
Toledo Toledo 10th 0

First stage edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Operário Ferroviário 11 7 2 2 21 3 +18 23 Advance to Quarter-finals
2 FC Cascavel[a] 11 6 5 0 16 9 +7 17
3 Athletico Paranaense 11 5 1 5 13 14 −1 16
4 Cianorte 11 4 4 3 10 10 0 16
5 Londrina 11 3 7 1 14 9 +5 16
6 Paraná 11 4 3 4 10 12 −2 15
7 Maringá 11 3 6 2 18 11 +7 15
8 Azuriz 11 3 6 2 9 6 +3 15
9 Coritiba 11 4 2 5 19 13 +6 14
10 Rio Branco 11 2 5 4 6 11 −5 11
11 Toledo (R) 11 2 2 7 5 16 −11 8 Relegation to 2022 Campeonato Paranaense - Segunda Divisão
12 Cascavel CR[b] (R) 11 1 1 9 11 38 −27 4 Relegation to 2023 Campeonato Paranaense - Terceira Divisão
Source: FPF
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ FC Cascavel were deducted six points.
  2. ^ Cascavel CR were suspended two years and relegated to the third division.

Final stage edit

Bracket edit

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
               
5 Londrina 1 3 4
4 Cianorte 1 0 1
5 Londrina 1 1 2
1 Operário Ferroviário 0 1 1
8 Azuriz 1 0 1 (3)
1 Operário Ferroviário (p) 0 1 1 (4)
5 Londrina 1 1 2 (6)
2 FC Cascavel 1 1 2 (5)
6 Paraná 0 0 0
3 Athletico Paranaense 2 0 2
3 Athletico Paranaense 1 1 2
2 FC Cascavel 1 2 3
7 Maringá 1 1 2
2 FC Cascavel 2 1 3

Quarter-finals edit

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Azuriz 1–1 (3–4 p) Operário Ferroviário 1–0 0–1
Maringá 2–3 FC Cascavel 1–2 1–1
Paraná 0–2 Athletico Paranaense 0–2 0–0
Londrina 4–1 Cianorte 1–1 3–0

Group A edit

Azuriz1–0Operário Ferroviário
Ednei   26' Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Robson Babinski

Operário Ferroviário qualified for the semi-finals.

Group B edit

Maringá1–2FC Cascavel
Gustavo Vilar   15' Report Robinho   19'
Léo Itaperuna   78'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Rodolpho Toski Marques

FC Cascavel1–1Maringá
Robinho   73' (pen.) Report Mirandinha   74'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Adriano Milczvski

FC Cascavel qualified for the semi-finals.

Group C edit

Paraná0–2Athletico Paranaense
Report Matheus Babi   54'
Léo Cittadini   66'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Paulo Roberto Alves Júnior

Athletico Paranaense0–0Paraná
Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Lucas Paulo Torezin

Athletico Paranaense qualified for the semi-finals.

Group D edit

Londrina1–1Cianorte
Douglas Santos   28' Report Pachu   68'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Luiz Alexandre Fernandes

Cianorte0–3Londrina
Report Safira   11'
Salatiel   22'
Douglas Santos   24'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Leonardo Ferreira Lima

Londrina qualified for the semi-finals.

Semi-finals edit

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Londrina 2–1 Operário Ferroviário 1–0 1–1
Athletico Paranaense 2–3 FC Cascavel 1–1 1–2

Group E edit

Londrina1–0Operário Ferroviário
Danilo   84' Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Murilo Ugolini Klein

Operário Ferroviário1–1Londrina
Felipe Garcia   87' Report Salatiel   62'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Rodolpho Toski Marques

Londrina qualified for the finals.

Group F edit

Athletico Paranaense1–1FC Cascavel
Erick   90+2' Report Robinho   90+5' (pen.)
Attendance: 0
Referee: Leonardo Sígari Zanon

FC Cascavel2–1Athletico Paranaense
Leichtweis   47'
Léo Itaperuna   64'
Report Nikão   5'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Leonardo Ferreira Lima

FC Cascavel qualified for the semi-finals.

Finals edit

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Londrina 2–2 (6–5 p) FC Cascavel 1–1 1–1

Group G edit

Londrina1–1FC Cascavel
Victor Daniel   13' Report João Pedro   90+4'
Attendance: 234
Referee: Murilo Ugolini Klein

Overall table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Londrina 17 5 11 1 22 13 +9 26 Champions and 2022 Copa do Brasil
2 FC Cascavel[a] 17 8 9 0 24 15 +9 27 Runners-up, 2022 Copa do Brasil and 2022 Série D
3 Operário Ferroviário 15 8 3 4 23 6 +17 27 2022 Copa do Brasil[b]
4 Athletico Paranaense 15 6 3 6 17 17 0 21
5 Azuriz 13 4 6 3 10 7 +3 18 2022 Copa do Brasil and 2022 Série D
6 Cianorte 13 4 5 4 11 14 −3 17 2022 Série D
7 Paraná 13 4 4 5 10 14 −4 16
8 Maringá 13 3 7 3 20 14 +6 16
9 Coritiba 11 4 2 5 19 13 +6 14
10 Rio Branco 11 2 5 4 6 11 −5 11
11 Toledo 11 2 2 7 5 16 −11 8 Relegation to 2022 Campeonato Paranaense - Segunda Divisão
12 Cascavel CR[c] 11 1 1 9 11 38 −27 4 Relegation to 2023 Campeonato Paranaense - Terceira Divisão
Source: FPF
Notes:
  1. ^ FC Cascavel were deducted six points.
  2. ^ Athletico Paranaense qualified for the 2022 Copa do Brasil by winning the 2021 Copa Sudamericana.
  3. ^ Cascavel CR were suspended two years and relegated to the third division.

Top goalscorers edit

No. Player Club Goals
1 Rodrigo Bassani Maringá 7
2 Pachu Cianorte 6
Robinho FC Cascavel
4 Léo Itaperuna FC Cascavel 5
Safira Londrina
6 Felipe Garcia Operário Ferroviário 4
Léo Gamalho Coritiba
Lucas Vieira Azuriz

References edit

  1. ^ "NOTA OFICIAL - 2ª Rodada Campeonato Paranaense 2021" (in Portuguese). FPF. 1 March 2021.
  2. ^ "NOTA OFICIAL - 3ª Rodada Campeonato Paranaense 2021" (in Portuguese). FPF. 4 March 2021.
  3. ^ "FPF retoma Campeonato Paranaense nesta quinta com a realização de três jogos" (in Portuguese). FPF. 8 March 2021.
  4. ^ "FC Cascavel perde seis pontos por irregularidade, e Coritiba é o novo líder do Paranaense" (in Portuguese). Globo. 27 April 2021.
  5. ^ "NOTA OFICIAL" (in Portuguese). FPF. 22 April 2021.
  6. ^ "TJD-PR pune Cascavel CR com 180 dias de suspensão por falsificação de testes de Covid-19" (in Portuguese). Globo. 5 May 2021.
  7. ^ "TJD-PR amplia suspensão e punição imediata do Cascavel CR em falsificação de testes de Covid-19" (in Portuguese). Globo. 14 May 2021.
  8. ^ "STJD aceita efeito suspensivo e Cascavel CR pode jogar na última rodada do Paranaense" (in Portuguese). Paraná Portal. 14 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Londrina é o Campeão Paranaense de 2021" (in Portuguese). FPF. 14 October 2021.
  10. ^ "REGULAMENTO GERAL DAS COMPETIÇÕES PROFISSIONAIS DE FUTEBOL ORGANIZADAS OU ADMINISTRADAS PELA FEDERAÇÃO PARANAENSE DE FUTEBOL TEMPORADA 2021" (PDF) (in Portuguese). FPF.
  11. ^ a b "CAMPEONATO PARANAENSE DE FUTEBOL PROFISSIONAL DA 1ª DIVISÃO TEMPORADA 2021 - REGULAMENTO ESPECÍFICO DA COMPETIÇÃO - REC" (in Portuguese). FPF.