# 2021 Campeonato Goiano

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.
The competition counted with the return of Itumbiara and Jataiense (teams promoted from the 2020 Campeonato Goiano da Divisão de Accesso) that occupied the two places of the two 2020 relegated teams. 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, 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.

## 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 |
| Atlético GoianienseJataienseCRACItumbiaraGrêmio AnápolisAnápolis | GoiásVila NovaGoianésiaAparecidenseIporáJaraguá |
Each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The teams were ranked according to 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.
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.
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.

## 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 | Advance to Quarter-finals |
| 3 | Anápolis | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 16 | Advance to Quarter-finals |
| 4 | Jataiense | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 8 | Advance to Quarter-finals |
| 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 |

### 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 | Advance to Quarter-finals |
| 3 | Iporá | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 13 | Advance to Quarter-finals |
| 4 | Goiás | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 12 | Advance to Quarter-finals |
| 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 |

## Final stage
### Bracket

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

Atlético Goianiense advanced to the semi-finals

#### Group D

Aparecidense advanced to the semi-finals

#### Group E

Grêmio Anápolis advanced to the semi-finals

#### Group F

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 Anápolis advanced to the finals

#### Group H

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
## 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 | 2022 Série D |
| 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 | Relegation to the 2022 Divisão de Acesso |

## Top goalscorers

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