Campeonato Baiano (lower levels)

The Campeonato Baiano lower levels are the football tournaments for the Bahia state clubs that do not play in the Campeonato Baiano First Division. The competitions are organized by the Bahia Football Federation. Usually, the champions of a division are promoted in the next year to the immediately upper level.

History

The Second Level of the Bahia State Championship is competed since 1922, and was not held from 1924 to 1934, in 1938, from 1942 to 1964, in 1966, in 1969, in 1970, from 1972 to 1974, from 1976 to 1980 and in 2005. The Third Level was only held in 2000.

Competition format

The 2007 Second Level was competed by six clubs which played against each other twice. The two best placed clubs qualified to the final. In the final the two clubs played against each other twice, and the champion of the competition was promoted to the following year's first level.

The 2000 Third Level was competed by six clubs. In the first stage, the six clubs played against each other once, and the two best place clubs played a single match final. In the second stage, the six clubs played again against each other once, and the two best placed clubs played a single match final. The winners of both stages played the two-legged competition final

List of Champions

The table below shows the lower level champions of Baiano State Championship.

Titles by team

econd Level

*3 titles
** Energia Circular
** Redenção
** Bahia de Feira

*2 titles
** Camaçari
** Feirense
** Ypiranga

*1 title
** Auto Bahia
** Yankee
** São Pedro
** Guarany
** Bragança
** Palestra
** Botafogo de Santo Amaro
** ABB
** Galícia
** Atlanta
** Jacuipense
** Serrano
** Poções
** Conquista
** São Francisco
** Juazeiro
** Cruzeiro (BA)
** Colo-Colo
** Barreiras
** Itabuna
** Camaçariense
** Ipitanga
** Primeiro Passo de Vitória da Conquista

Third Level

*1 title
** Itapetinga

ee also

*Campeonato Baiano

References

* [http://paginas.terra.com.br/esporte/rsssfbrasil/tables/ba2camp.htm Campeonato Baiano Second Level at RSSSF]
* [http://paginas.terra.com.br/esporte/rsssfbrasil/tables/ba2000l3.htm Campeonato Baiano Third Level at RSSSF]
*pt icon [http://www.fbf.org.br/portal/documentos/s236.doc Second level competition format the Federação Baiana de Futebol official website] (.doc format)

External links

*pt icon [http://www.fbf.org.br Federação Baiana de Futebol official website]