2021 Campeonato Goiano

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Alex Henrique (8 goals)
2020

The 2021 Campeonato Goiano (officially the Campeonato Goiano de Profissionais da 1ª Divisão – Edição 2021) was the 78th edition of Goiás's top professional football league organized by FGF. The competition began on 28 February 2021.[1]

The competition counted with the return of

Divisão de Accesso) that occupied the two places of the two 2020 relegated teams.[2] Atlético Goianiense
were the defending champions but they were eliminated in the semi-finals.

Due to the worsening of the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil, the Government of Goiás suspended the Campeonato Goiano between 16 and 30 March 2021. The tournament resumed on 31 March 2021,[3] and ended on 23 May 2021.

Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Grêmio Anápolis defeated Vila Nova on penalties 5–4 winning the Campeonato Goiano for the first time.[4]

Participating teams

Club Home city Manager
Anápolis Anápolis Luiz Carlos Winck
Aparecidense Aparecida de Goiânia Thiago Carvalho
Atlético Goianiense Goiânia Jorginho
CRAC Catalão Lucas Andrade
Goianésia Goianésia Ariel Mamede
Goiás Goiânia Pintado
Grêmio Anápolis Anápolis Cléber Gaúcho
Iporá Iporá Éverton Goiano
Itumbiara Itumbiara Júnior Lopes
Jaraguá Jaraguá Rafael Toledo
Jataiense Jataí Lucas Oliveira
Vila Nova Goiânia Wagner Lopes

Format

In the first stage, the 12 teams were drawn into two groups of six teams each.

Group A Group B

Each group was played on a home-and-away

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 points 5. Fewest red cards; 6. Fewest yellow cards; 7. Draw. These criteria (except 4) also were used to determine the overall performance in the final stages.[5]

The top four teams of each group advanced to the quarter-finals while the bottom team was relegated to 2022 Campeonato Goiano da Divisão de Accesso.[5]

The final stages were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. For the semi-finals and finals the best overall performance team hosted the second leg. If the score was level, a penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winners.

Champions qualified for the 2022 Copa do Brasil and 2022 Copa Verde, while runners-up and third place only qualified for the 2022 Copa do Brasil. Top three teams not already qualified for 2022 Série A, Série B or Série C qualified for 2022 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D.[5]

First stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Atlético Goianiense 10 9 1 0 22 3 +19 28 Advance to Quarter-finals
2 Grêmio Anápolis 10 5 2 3 12 7 +5 17
3 Anápolis 10 5 1 4 8 10 −2 16
4 Jataiense 10 2 2 6 7 13 −6 8
5 CRAC 10 1 5 4 8 15 −7 8
6 Itumbiara (R) 10 1 3 6 6 15 −9 6 Relegation to the Divisão de Acesso
Source: FGF
(R) Relegated

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Aparecidense 10 5 3 2 12 4 +8 18 Advance to Quarter-finals
2 Vila Nova 10 5 2 3 11 7 +4 17
3 Iporá 10 3 4 3 8 11 −3 13
4 Goiás 10 3 3 4 8 13 −5 12
5 Goianésia 10 2 5 3 9 9 0 11
6 Jaraguá (R) 10 3 1 6 10 14 −4 10 Relegation to the Divisão de Acesso
Source: FGF
(R) Relegated

Final stage

Bracket

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
            
Iporá 0 1 1
Grêmio Anápolis 0 2 2
Grêmio Anápolis (p) 1 1 2 (12)
Atlético Goianiense 0 2 2 (11)
Goiás 0 0 0
Atlético Goianiense 3 0 3
Grêmio Anápolis (p) 1 1 2 (5)
Vila Nova 1 1 2 (4)
Anápolis 0 1 1
Vila Nova 3 3 6
Vila Nova 1 1 2
Aparecidense 1 0 1
Jataiense 0 1 1
Aparecidense 3 2 5

Quarter-finals

Team 1
Agg.
Tooltip Aggregate score
Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Goiás 0–3 Atlético Goianiense 0–3 0–0
Jataiense 1–5 Aparecidense 0–3 1–2
Iporá 1–2 Grêmio Anápolis 0–0 1–2
Anápolis 1–6 Vila Nova 0–3 1–3

Group C

Goiás0–3Atlético Goianiense
Report
Janderson
80'

Atlético Goianiense0–0Goiás
Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Elmo Alves Resende Cunha

Atlético Goianiense advanced to the semi-finals

Group D

Jataiense0–3Aparecidense
Report
Alex Henrique
74', 90+1'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Eduardo Tomaz de Aquino Valadão

Aparecidense2–1Jataiense
Alex Henrique 18'
Lucas Negueba 35' (pen.
)
Report Éverton 41'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Victor Lucas Pereira Silva

Aparecidense advanced to the semi-finals

Group E

Iporá0–0Grêmio Anápolis
Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jefferson Ferreira de Moraes

Grêmio Anápolis2–1Iporá
Lucão
73'
Report Roger Goiano 75'

Grêmio Anápolis advanced to the semi-finals

Group F

Anápolis0–3Vila Nova
Report
Arthur Rezende
45', 72'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Osimar Moreira da Silva Júnior

Vila Nova3–1Anápolis
Henan 38' (pen.
)
Report João Paulo 64'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Rubens Paulo Rodrigues dos Santos

Vila Nova advanced to the semi-finals

Semi-finals

Team 1
Agg.
Tooltip Aggregate score
Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Grêmio Anápolis 2–2 (12–11 p) Atlético Goianiense 1–0 1–2
Vila Nova 2–1 Aparecidense 1–1 1–0

Group G

Grêmio Anápolis1–0Atlético Goianiense
Lucão
81'
Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Elmo Alves Resende Cunha

Atlético Goianiense2–1Grêmio Anápolis
Zé Roberto 82'
João Paulo 88'
Report
Ronald
65'
Penalties
soccer ball with red X 11–12 soccer ball with red X
Attendance: 0
Referee: Osimar Moreira da Silva Júnior

Grêmio Anápolis advanced to the finals

Group H

Vila Nova1–1Aparecidense
Henan
46'
Report Ricardo Lima 66'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jefferson Ferreira de Moraes

Aparecidense0–1Vila Nova
Report
Rafael Donato
25'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Elmo Alves Resende Cunha

Vila Nova advanced to the finals

Finals

Team 1
Agg.
Tooltip Aggregate score
Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Grêmio Anápolis 2–2 (5–4 p) Vila Nova 1–1 1–1

Matches

Grêmio Anápolis1–1Vila Nova
Lucão
64'
Report
Henan
48'

General table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Grêmio Anápolis 16 7 5 4 18 12 +6 26 Champions, 2022 Copa do Brasil and 2022 Série D
2 Vila Nova 16 8 5 3 21 11 +10 29 Runners-up and 2022 Copa do Brasil
3 Atlético Goianiense 14 11 2 1 27 5 +22 35 2022 Copa do Brasil
4 Aparecidense 14 7 4 3 18 7 +11 25
5 Anápolis 12 5 1 6 9 16 −7 16 2022 Série D
6 Iporá 12 3 5 4 9 13 −4 14
7 Goiás 12 3 4 5 8 16 −8 13
8 Jataiense 12 2 2 8 8 18 −10 8
9 Goianésia 10 2 5 3 9 9 0 11
10 CRAC 10 1 5 4 8 15 −7 8
11 Jaraguá 10 3 1 6 10 14 −4 10 Relegation to the 2022 Divisão de Acesso
12 Itumbiara 10 1 3 6 6 15 −9 6
Source: FGF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Wins; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Head-to-head points; 6) Fewest red cards; 7) Fewest yellow cards; 8) Draw.

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Team Goals
1
Alex Henrique
Aparecidense 8
2
Roberson
Atlético Goianiense 6
3
Lucão
Grêmio Anápolis 5
Vinícius Lopes Goiás
Zé Roberto Atlético Goianiense
6 Dimba Jaraguá 4
Léo Carvalho Goianésia
Pedro Júnior Vila Nova

References

  1. ^ "Mandantes não dão chance aos mandados na largada" (in Portuguese). FGF. 28 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Jataiense campeã invicta e Itumbiara completa o acesso" (in Portuguese). FGF. 28 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Reunião entre FGF e clubes oficializa paralisação do Goianão" (in Portuguese). FGF. 17 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Vila Nova (4) 1x1 (5) Gr. Anápolis: campeão goiano p/ 1ª vez!" (in Portuguese). FGF. 23 May 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Regulamento do Goianão 2021" (in Portuguese). FGF. 29 January 2021.