# 2017 Campeonato Capixaba

The 2017 Campeonato Capixaba Série A is the 101st season of the top professional football league in Espírito Santo. It was won by Itapemirim for the first time when they defeated Doze 4-3 over aggregate.

## Public Safety

In February 2017, the police of Espírito Santo went on strike. In response, the Federação de Futebol do Estado do Espírito Santo, which runs all competitions in Espírito Santo, postponed the competition for over a month, from February 4 to March 8. This resulted in the competition ending two weeks later than planned.

## Format

First Round
* Unlike 2016, all ten teams play each other once.
* The top four teams go to the Semi-Finals.
* The bottom four teams are relegated to the 2018 Campeonato Capixaba Série B.
Final Rounds
* The teams are paired according to their ranking:
* 1st vs. 4th
* 2nd vs. 3rd
* The games are decided over two legs, with the better team hosting the second leg.
* If one of the semi-finals are tied, the teams with the better ranking move on to the final.
* The two winners move on to the final, also played over two legs.
* The team with the better record in the first round hosts the second leg.
Qualification
* The top team not already playing in Série A, Série B, or Série C, or already assured qualification to Série D qualifies for the 2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D
* The winner qualifies for the 2018 Copa do Brasil.
* The winner qualifies for the 2018 Copa Verde.

## Teams

| Club | Home city | 2016 result |
| Itapemirirm | Itapemirim | 6th |
| Desportiva Ferroviária | Cariacica | 1st |
| Doze | Vitória | 8th |
| Espírito Santo | Vitória | 2nd |
| Linhares | Linhares | 4th |
| Real Noroeste | Águia Branca | 3rd |
| Rio Branco | Vitória | 5th |
| São Mateus | São Mateus | 7th |
| Tupy | Vila Velha | 2nd (Série B) |
| Vitória-ES | Vitória | 1st (Série B) |

## First round

* Key to colours in table
* Top four teams advance to the Semi-Finals
* Six bottom teams are eliminated, two bottom teams are relegated.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Itapemirim (A) | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 6 | +12 | 21 | Advance to Semi-Finals |
| 2 | Doze (A) | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 19 | Advance to Semi-Finals |
| 3 | Espírito Santo (A) | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 13 | Advance to Semi-Finals |
| 4 | Tupy (A) | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 12 | Advance to Semi-Finals |
| 5 | São Mateus | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | −1 | 11 | |
| 6 | Vitória-ES | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 11 | |
| 7 | Real Noroeste | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 10 | |
| 8 | Desportiva Ferroviária | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 10 | |
| 9 | Rio Branco (R) | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 10 | Relegated to 2018 Campeonato Capixaba Série B |
| 10 | Linhares (R) | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 3 | Relegated to 2018 Campeonato Capixaba Série B |

## Final Rounds

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 4 | Tupy | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| 1 | Itapemirim | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| 1 | Itapemirim | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | Itapemirim | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| | | | | | 2 | Doze | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Espírito Santo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Doze | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Doze | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |

### Semi-finals

Itapemirim win 3-1 on aggregate.
Doze win, being the team with the better record, after a 0-0 draw on aggregate.

### Final

Itapemirim win 4-3 on aggregate. Itapemirim win the 2017 Campeonato Capixaba

## Top Scorers

    As of 4 November 2017
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1. | Márcio Carioca | Rio Branco | 6 |
| 1. | Wendell | Itapemirim | 6 |
| 2. | Hércules | Vitória-ES | 5 |
| 2. | Lambiru | Tupy | 5 |
| 2. | Nilo | Doze | 5 |
| 2. | Rael | Desportiva Ferroviária | 5 |
| 3. | Chiquinho | Doze | 4 |
| 4. | Cássio | Doze | 3 |
| 4. | Gugu | Real Noroeste | 3 |
| 4. | Paulinho Pimentel | São Mateus | 3 |
| 4. | Weliton | Itapemirim | 3 |
| 4. | Zizu | Itapemirim | 3 |
* Campeonato Capixaba 2017 Champion
* Itapemirim 8th Title
Itapemirim qualifies for the 2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D. Itapemirim qualifies for the 2018 Copa Do Brasil. Itapemirim qualifies for the 2018 Copa Verde.