Campeonato Paraibano

The Campeonato Paraibano is the football league of the state of Paraíba, Brazil.

Format

First Division

First stage
*Standard round-robin, in which all teams play each other once.
*Home-and-away playoffs with the top 4 teams of each group.

Second stage
*Standard round-robin, in which all teams play each other once.
*Home-and-away playoffs with the top 4 teams of each group

If a team wins both stages (first and second) it is crowned the champion. If not, a home-and-away playoff with the winners is disputed, and the winner is declared the state champion.

The team last placed overall is relegated to the second division.

As in any other Brazilian soccer championship, the format can change every year.

Clubs

First Division

*Associação Desportiva Guarabira
*Atlético Cajazeirense de Desportos
*Botafogo Futebol Clube
*Campinense Clube
*Esporte Clube de Patos
*Nacional Atlético Clube (Cabedelo)
*Nacional Atlético Clube (Patos)
*Sousa Esporte Clube
*Treze Futebol Clube

List of champions

*1919 Palmeiras
*1920 Cabo Branco
*1921 Palmeiras
*1922 Pytaguares (possible an unofficial competition)
*1923 América
*1924 Cabo Branco
*1925 América
*1926 Cabo Branco
*1927 Cabo Branco
*1928 Palmeiras
*1929 Cabo Branco
*1930 #
*1931 Cabo Branco
*1932 Cabo Branco
*1933 Palmeiras
*1934 Cabo Branco
*1935 Palmeiras
*1936 Botafogo
*1937 Botafogo
*1938 Botafogo
*1939 Auto Esporte
*1940 Treze
*1941 Treze
*1942 Astréa
*1943 Astréa
*1944 Botafogo
*1945 Botafogo
*1946 Felipéia
*1947 Botafogo
*1948 Botafogo
*1949 Botafogo
*1950 Treze
*1951 #
*1952 Red Cross
*1953 Botafogo
*1954 Botafogo
*1955 Botafogo
*1956 Auto Esporte
*1957 Botafogo
*1958 Auto Esporte
*1959 Estrela do Mar
*1960 Campinense
*1961 Campinense
*1962 Campinense
*1963 Campinense
*1964 Campinense
*1965 Campinense
*1966 Treze
*1967 Campinense
*1968 Botafogo
*1969 Botafogo
*1970 Botafogo
*1971 Campinense
*1972 Campinense
*1973 Campinense
*1974 Campinense
*1975 Botafogo e Treze
*1976 Botafogo
*1977 Botafogo
*1978 Botafogo
*1979 Campinense
*1980 Campinense
*1981 Treze
*1982 Treze
*1983 Treze
*1984 Botafogo
*1985 #
*1986 Botafogo
*1987 Auto Esporte
*1988 Botafogo
*1989 Treze
*1990 Auto Esporte
*1991 Campinense
*1992 Auto Esporte
*1993 Campinense
*1994 Sousa
*1995 Santa Cruz
*1996 Santa Cruz
*1997 Confiança
*1998 Botafogo
*1999 Botafogo
*2000 Treze
*2001 Treze
*2002 Atlético Cajazeirense
*2003 Botafogo
*2004 Campinense
*2005 Treze
*2006 Treze
*2007 Nacional de Patos
*2008 Campinense

Titles by team

*Botafogo 25 times
*Campinense 17 times
*Treze 13 times
*Cabo Branco 9 times
*Auto Esporte 6 times
*Palmeiras 5 times
*Santa Cruz, Astréa and América 2 time
*Atlético Cajazeirense, Confiança, Sousa, Nacional de Patos, Estrela do Mar, Pytaguares, Red Cross and Felipéia 1 time

External links

* [http://www.federacaoparaibana.com.br FPF Official Website]