# 2020 Campeonato Paranaense

The 2020 Campeonato Paranaense (officially the Campeonato Paranaense de Futebol Profissional da 1ª Divisão - Temporada 2020) was the 106th edition of the top division of football in the state of Paraná organized by FPF. The competition started on 18 January and ended on 5 August.
On 16 March 2020, FPF suspended the Campeonato Paranaense indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil. Complying with the guidelines of the Governo do Estado do Paraná, the tournament resumed behind closed doors on 18 July 2020.
Athletico Paranaense, the defending champions, won their 26th title after defeating Coritiba 3–1 on aggregate.

## Format

In the first stage, each team played the other eleven teams in a single round-robin tournament. 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 results; 5. Fewest red cards; 6. Fewest yellow cards; 7. Draw in the headquarters of the FPF.
Top eight teams advanced to the quarter-finals of the final stages. The bottom two teams were relegated to the second division. Top three teams not already qualified for 2021 Série A, Série B or Série C qualified for 2021 Série D.
Final stage was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the best overall performance team hosting the second leg. If tied on aggregate, the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner. Top four teams qualified for the 2021 Copa do Brasil.

## Participating teams

| Club | Home city | 2019 result | Titles (last) |
| Athletico Paranaense | Curitiba | 1st | 25 (2019) |
| Cascavel CR | Cascavel | 9th | 0 |
| Cianorte | Cianorte | 10th | 0 |
| Coritiba | Curitiba | 3rd | 38 (2017) |
| FC Cascavel | Cascavel | 7th | 0 |
| Londrina | Londrina | 4th | 4 (2014) |
| Operário Ferroviário | Ponta Grossa | 5th | 1 (2015) |
| Paraná | Curitiba | 6th | 7 (2006) |
| PSTC | Cornélio Procópio | 1st (Seg.) | 0 |
| Rio Branco | Paranaguá | 8th | 0 |
| Toledo | Toledo | 2nd | 0 |
| União | Francisco Beltrão | 2nd (Seg.) | 0 |

## First stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Coritiba | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 10 | +14 | 24 | Advance to Quarter-finals |
| 2 | FC Cascavel | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 12 | +8 | 23 | Advance to Quarter-finals |
| 3 | Athletico Paranaense | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 13 | +9 | 22 | Advance to Quarter-finals |
| 4 | Operário Ferroviário | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 20 | Advance to Quarter-finals |
| 5 | Cianorte | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 10 | +5 | 18 | Advance to Quarter-finals |
| 6 | Londrina | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 16 | −2 | 15 | Advance to Quarter-finals |
| 7 | Rio Branco | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 14 | Advance to Quarter-finals |
| 8 | Paraná | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 13 | Advance to Quarter-finals |
| 9 | Cascavel CR | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 20 | −10 | 11 | |
| 10 | Toledo | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 10 | |
| 11 | PSTC | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 6 | Relegation to 2021 Campeonato Paranaense - Segunda Divisão |
| 12 | União | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 23 | −15 | 5 | Relegation to 2021 Campeonato Paranaense - Segunda Divisão |

## Final stage
### Bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 6 | Londrina | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Athletico Paranaense | 1 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Athletico Paranaense | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | Athletico Paranaense | 5 | 0 | 5 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | FC Cascavel | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | |
| 7 | Rio Branco | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | FC Cascavel | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | |
| 2 | FC Cascavel | 3 | 5 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | FC Cascavel | 3 | 5 | 8 | | | | | | 3 | Athletico Paranaense | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Coritiba | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Cianorte | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Coritiba | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Operário Ferroviário | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Operário Ferroviário | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | Cianorte | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 1 | Coritiba | 3 | 2 | 5 | | | | | |
| 8 | Paraná | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Coritiba | 3 | 2 | 5 | | | | | |
| 1 | Coritiba | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Quarter-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Paraná | 1–3 | Coritiba | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| Rio Branco | 0–8 | FC Cascavel | 0–3 | 0–5 |
| Londrina | 1–6 | Athletico Paranaense | 1–1 | 0–5 |
| Cianorte | 2–1 | Operário Ferroviário | 0–1 | 2–0 |

#### Group A

Coritiba qualified for the semi-finals.

#### Group B

FC Cascavel qualified for the semi-finals.

#### Group C

Athletico Paranaense qualified for the semi-finals.

#### Group D

Cianorte qualified for the semi-finals.

##### Notes

* ↑ Originally scheduled to be played at Estádio Germano Krüger, Ponta Grossa, FPF moved the match to Estádio Vila Capanema, Curitiba prior authorization from the Prefeitura Municipal de Curitiba.
* ↑ As a measure to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the Governo do Estado do Paraná banned any professional football match in the coastal cities until 21 July 2020. Therefore, FPF moved the match from Estádio Nelson Medrado Dias, Paranaguá to Estádio Germano Krüger, Ponta Grossa.
* ↑ As a measure to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the Prefeitura de Londrina banned indefinitely any professional football match in Londrina. Therefore, FPF moved the match from Estádio do Café, Londrina to Estádio Municipal Ubirajara Medeiros, Cornélio Procópio.

### Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Cianorte | 2–5 | Coritiba | 2–3 | 0–2 |
| Athletico Paranaense | 5–1 | FC Cascavel | 5–1 | 0–0 |

#### Group E

Coritiba qualified for the finals.

#### Group F

Athletico Paranaense qualified for the finals.

### Finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Athletico Paranaense | 3–1 | Coritiba | 1–0 | 2–1 |

#### Group G
## Overall table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Athletico Paranaense | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 16 | +20 | 36 | Champions and 2021 Copa do Brasil |
| 2 | Coritiba | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 16 | +17 | 36 | Runners-up and 2021 Copa do Brasil |
| 3 | FC Cascavel | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 17 | +12 | 30 | 2021 Copa do Brasil and 2021 Série D |
| 4 | Cianorte | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 16 | +3 | 21 | 2021 Copa do Brasil and 2021 Série D |
| 5 | Operário Ferroviário | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 23 | |
| 6 | Londrina | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 22 | −7 | 16 | |
| 7 | Rio Branco | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 19 | −7 | 14 | 2021 Série D |
| 8 | Paraná | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 13 | |
| 9 | Cascavel CR | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 20 | −10 | 11 | |
| 10 | Toledo | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 10 | |
| 11 | PSTC | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 6 | Relegation to 2021 Campeonato Paranaense - Segunda Divisão |
| 12 | União | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 23 | −15 | 5 | Relegation to 2021 Campeonato Paranaense - Segunda Divisão |

## Top goalscorers

| No. | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Bissoli | Athletico Paranaense | 6 |
| 1 | Lucas Tocantins | FC Cascavel | 6 |
| 1 | Nikão | Athletico Paranaense | 6 |
| 1 | Pedrinho | Athletico Paranaense | 6 |
| 5 | Douglas Coutinho | Operário Ferroviário | 5 |
| 5 | Pelezinho | Cianorte | 5 |
| 5 | Rone | Cascavel CR | 5 |
| 8 | Magno Ribeiro | FC Cascavel | 4 |
| 8 | Paulo Sérgio | FC Cascavel | 4 |
| 8 | Rafinha | Coritiba | 4 |
| 8 | Robson | Coritiba | 4 |