All statistics correct as of 21:56, 15 August 2020 (UTC).
The 2020 Campeonato Paraibano de Futebol was the 110th edition of Paraíba's top professional football league. The competition began on 21 January and ended on 15 August.[2]
The season was suspended indefinitely on 18 March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] On 18 June 2020, the Federação Paraibana announced that the competition would restart on 18 July.[4]
Treze were crowned champions after beating Campinense 2–1 in the two-legged final.[5]
Format
The competition was divided into a number of stages.
In the first (group) stage, the ten teams were divided into two groups of five. Each team played the five teams in the other group, home and away, for a total of ten games. The teams that finished first and second in each group qualified directly for the second (semi-final) stage. The teams that finished last in each group were relegated to the second division.
In the second (semi-final) stage, the winner of each group played the runner up of their group over two games, home and away. The group winner had home advantage in the second leg.
In the third (final) stage, the two winning teams from the second (semi-final) stage played over two legs, with the team with the best record in the competition so far playing the second leg at home.[6]
Source: [1] Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored; 5) least red cards; 6) least yellow cards.[6] (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Source: [2] Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored; 5) least red cards; 6) least yellow cards.[6] (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Semi-finals
In the semi-final stage, the winner of each group will play the runner up of their group over two games, home and away. The group winner has home advantage in the second leg.[6]
Semi-finals were originally scheduled to be played between 5 April and 12 April 2020. They will now be played on 31 July and 4 August 2020.[8]