The 2019 Campeonato Pernambucano (officially the Pernambucano da Série A1 de 2019) was the 105th edition of the state championship of Pernambuco organized by FPF. The championship began on 19 January and ended on 21 April.[1]
In the Finals, Sport and the defending champions Náutico tied 2–2 on aggregate. Sport won on penalties to win their 42nd Campeonato Pernambucano title. As champions, Sport qualified for the 2020 Copa do Brasil and 2020 Copa do Nordeste.[2]
The schedule of the competition was as follows.[9]
First Stage
Round 1:
19–20 January
Round 2:
23–24 and 30 January
Round 3:
27 and 29–30 January
Round 4:
3, 6 and 13 February
Round 5:
10, 16 February and 6 March
Round 6:
17 and 23–24 February
Round 7:
26–28 February
Round 8:
10 and 13–14 March
Round 9:
17 March
Final Stages
Quarter-finals
20, 24 and 27 March
Semi-finals
3 and 7 April
Third place match
13 April
First leg
Second leg
Finals
14 April
21 April
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. Head-to-head; 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 two teams with the lowest number of points were relegated to the 2020 Campeonato Pernambucano A2. Top three teams not already qualified for 2020 Série A, Série B or Série C qualified for 2020 Série D.[11]
