# 2020 Campeonato Rondoniense

The 2020 Campeonato Rondoniense de Futebol Profissional Série“A” was the 75th edition and the 30th professional edition of the state championship of Rondônia organized by FFER.
The championship began on 1 February and ended on 5 December. On 17 March, FFER suspended the championship for 15 days due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil, but on 1 April after a new meeting with some clubs, via videotelephony, FFER decided to extend the suspension indefinitely. Finally, the tournament resumed behind closed doors on 7 November.
Porto Velho won their first Campeonato Rondoniense title after defeating Real Ariquemes 3–1 on aggregate in the finals. As champions, Porto Velho qualified for the 2021 Copa do Brasil, while the runners-up, Real Ariquemes, qualified for the 2021 Copa Verde. Both teams qualified for the 2021 Série D.

## Format

In the first stage, the 11 teams were divided into two regionalized groups. Each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The teams were ranked according to the following criteria: 1. Points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss); 2. Wins; 3. Head-to-head results (only between two teams); 4. Goal difference; 5. Goals scored; 6. Fewest red cards; 7. Fewest yellow cards; 8. Draw in the headquarters of the FFER. The top two teams of each group advanced to the semi-finals.
In the semi-finals and the finals, each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. The finals were played with the best overall performance team hosting the second leg. In the final stages, if tied on aggregate, the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner.
Initially, the teams with the lowest number of points of each group would be relegated to the Série B do Campeonato Rondoniense de 2021. However, FFER cancelled the relegations due to the suspension of the Campeonato caused by coronavirus pandemic.

## Participating teams

Originally eleven teams played the first stage, but after the suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic only four teams remained in the tournament.

### Team information

Teams in italic withdrew from the tournament during the suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

### Managers

| Team | Manager |
| Barcelona | Márcio Parreiras |
| Genus | Bruno Monteiro (1st—5th) Ocimar Esteves (6th—) |
| Guajará | Tinho Damasceno |
| Guaporé | Fábio Luiz (1st—3rd) Paulo Roberto Miúdo (4th—7th) |
| Ji-Paraná | Luiz Carlos (1st—5th) Bruno Monteiro (6th—) |
| Pimentense | Heder Palmonari |
| Porto Velho | Wesley Edson (1st—) |
| Real Ariquemes | Éverton Goiano (1st—) |
| Rondoniense | Luciano Mattos |
| União Cacoalense | Jorge Saran (1st—3rd) Nei César (4th—) |
| Vilhenense | Tiago Batizoco |

#### Managerial changes

| Team | Predecessor | Reason | Date | Last match | Round | Position | Successor |
| Guaporé | Fábio Luiz | Sacked | 16 February | Guaporé 1–2 Barcelona | 3rd | 6th (Group B) | Paulo Roberto Miúdo |
| União Cacoalense | Jorge Saran | Sacked | 21 February | Pimentense 0–0 União Cacoalense | 3rd | 4th (Group B) | Nei César |
| Ji-Paraná | Luiz Carlos | Sacked | 2 March | Guaporé 2–2 Ji-Paraná | 5th | 3rd (Group B) | Bruno Monteiro |
| Genus | Bruno Monteiro | Hired by Ji-Paraná | 3 March | Genus 2–2 Rondoniense | 5th | 4th (Group A) | Ocimar Esteves |
| Vilhenense | Tiago Batizoco | Sacked | 27 March | Vilhenense 1–0 Guaporé | 7th | 1st (Group B) | |

## First stage
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | POR | REA | RON | GEN | GUA |
| 1 | Porto Velho | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 18 | Advance to semi-finals | | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| 2 | Real Ariquemes | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 17 | Advance to semi-finals | 0–0 | | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 |
| 3 | Rondoniense | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 4 | | 0–3 | 0–1 | | | 3–0 |
| 4 | Genus | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 4 | | 0–2 | 0–3 | 2–2 | | 2–0 |
| 5 | Guajará | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 4 | | 0–0 | 0–1 | | | |
    $^1$ Walkover
    $^2$ Match not played

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | JIP | UNI | VIL | PIM | BAR | GUA |
| 1 | Ji-Paraná | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 5 | +14 | 22 | Advance to semi-finals | | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 |
| 2 | União Cacoalense | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 3 | +12 | 21 | Advance to semi-finals | 1–1 | | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| 3 | Vilhenense | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 14 | | 0–0 | 1–1 | | 2–1 | | 1–0 |
| 4 | Pimentense | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 17 | −11 | 6 | | 0–3 | 0–0 | | | 3–2 | 1–1 |
| 5 | Barcelona | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 5 | | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | | |
| 6 | Guaporé | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 5 | | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | |
    $^a$ Walkover
    $^b$ Match not played

## Final stages
### Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| União Cacoalense | 2–2 (2–3 p) | Porto Velho | 1–0 | 1–2 |
| Real Ariquemes | 4–3 | Ji-Paraná | 3–1 | 1–2 |

#### Group C

Porto Velho advanced to the finals.

#### Group D

Real Ariquemes advanced to the finals.

### Finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Porto Velho | 3–1 | Real Ariquemes | 2–1 | 1–0 |

#### Matches
## Statistics
### Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
| 1 | Ariel | Vilhenense/Porto Velho | 5 |
| 2 | Maranhão | Ji-Paraná | 4 |
| 2 | Watthimen | Ji-Paraná | 4 |
| 4 | Alesson | Rondoniense/Real Ariquemes | 3 |
| 4 | Emerson Bacas | Porto Velho | 3 |
| 4 | Marcos Vitorino | Pimentense | 3 |
| 4 | Matheus Oliveira | Barcelona | 3 |
| 4 | Raí | Real Ariquemes | 3 |
| 9 | Janilson Xana | Rondoniense | 2 |
| 9 | Marco Aurélio | Guaporé | 2 |
| 9 | Marcos Malta | Genus | 2 |
| 9 | Rennã | Porto Velho | 2 |
| 9 | Wellinghton | União Cacoalense | 2 |
| 9 | Wilker | Real Ariquemes | 2 |
Source: oGol

### Highest attendance
## Broadcasting rights

The most important matches, including the finals, will be broadcast by RedeTV! Rondônia and Globoesporte.com in addition to radio stations of Rondônia.