# 2020 Campeonato Catarinense

The Campeonato Catarinense de Futebol Profissional da Série A de 2020, known as the 2020 Campeonato Catarinense, was the 95th season of Santa Catarina's top-flight football league. The season began on 22 January and ended on 13 September 2020.
On 16 March 2020, FCF suspended the Campeonato Catarinense indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil. Complying with the guidelines of the Governo do Estado de Santa Catarina, the tournament resumed behind closed doors on 8 July 2020.
After the quarter-final first legs, played on 8 and 9 July 2020, several players and staff of Chapecoense, Criciúma, Figueirense, Joinville, and Marcílio Dias tested positive for COVID-19. Because of this, on 13 July 2020, the Governo de Santa Catarina and FCF suspended the tournament until 27 July 2020. Due to the spread of COVID-19, on 24 July 2020, the Governo de Santa Catarina extended the suspension until 7 August 2020, but a subsequent agreement between FCF and the Governo de Santa Catarina lifted the suspension. Finally, the tournament resumed again on 29 July 2020.
In the finals, Chapecoense defeated Brusque 3–0 on aggregate to win their seventh title.
Avaí were the defending champions but they were eliminated in the quarter-finals.

## Format

The tournament was contested between 10 teams, who first played in a single round-robin tournament. The bottom two teams played a relegation play-off to next year's Série B. The final stage and the relegation play-off were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. Champions and runners-up qualified for the 2021 Copa do Brasil, while three teams qualified for the 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D.

## Participating teams

| Club | Home city | 2019 result | Titles (last) |
| Avaí | Florianópolis | 1st | 17 (2019) |
| Brusque | Brusque | 6th | 1 (1992) |
| Chapecoense | Chapecó | 2nd | 6 (2017) |
| Concórdia | Concórdia | 2nd (Série B) | 0 |
| Criciúma | Criciúma | 4th | 10 (2013) |
| Figueirense | Florianópolis | 3rd | 18 (2018) |
| Joinville | Joinville | 7th | 12 (2001) |
| Juventus | Jaraguá do Sul | 3rd (Série B) | 0 |
| Marcílio Dias | Itajaí | 5th | 1 (1963) |
| Tubarão | Tubarão | 8th | 0 |
    $^a$ Almirante Barroso (2019 Série B champions) declined to participate in the tournament. They were replaced by Juventus (2019 Série B 3rd place).

## First stage
### Table and Results

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | AVA | BRU | FIG | MCD | CRI | JUV | JEC | CHA | CON | TUB |
| 1 | Avaí | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 17 | Advance to Final stage | | 0–1 | | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | | | |
| 2 | Brusque | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 17 | Advance to Final stage | | | | | | 1–0 | 5–4 | | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| 3 | Figueirense | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 15 | Advance to Final stage | 0–2 | 1–0 | | | | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | | |
| 4 | Marcílio Dias | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 15 | Advance to Final stage | | 1–0 | 2–1 | | | | | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| 5 | Criciúma | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 13 | Advance to Final stage | | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | | | | | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| 6 | Juventus | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 11 | Advance to Final stage | | | | 2–0 | 3–2 | | 2–3 | | 0–0 | |
| 7 | Joinville | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 17 | −4 | 10 | Advance to Final stage | | | | 1–1 | 0–1 | | | | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| 8 | Chapecoense | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 10 | Advance to Final stage | 0–0 | 0–1 | | | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | | | |
| 9 | Concórdia | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 7 | Relegation play-off | 1–1 | | 0–2 | | | | | 1–1 | | 4–1 |
| 10 | Tubarão | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 6 | Relegation play-off | 0–2 | | 0–2 | | | 2–1 | | 1–3 | | |

## Relegation play-off

The play-off was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the higher-seeded hosting the second leg. If tied on aggregate the lower-seeded would be relegated.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Tubarão | 1–4 | Concórdia | 0–2 | 1–2 |

### Matches

Tubarão were relegated.

#### Notes

* ↑ The match originally slated for 14 July 2020, and later rescheduled for 27 July 2020, was rescheduled again for 1 August 2020.
* ↑ The match originally slated for 19 July 2020, and later rescheduled for 31 July 2020, was rescheduled again for 5 August 2020.

## Final stage

Starting from the quarter-finals, the teams played a single-elimination tournament. The matches were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the higher-seeded team hosting the second leg. If tied on aggregate, the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner.

### 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 |
| 8 | Chapecoense | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Avaí | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Avaí | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | Chapecoense (p) | 1 | 0 | 1 (4) | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Criciúma | 0 | 1 | 1 (2) | | | | | |
| 5 | Criciúma | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | Criciúma | 0 | 1 | 1 (2) | | | | | |
| 4 | Marcílio Dias | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Marcílio Dias | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | 8 | Chapecoense | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Brusque | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Juventus | 1 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Brusque | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Figueirense | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Figueirense | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | Juventus | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Brusque | 3 | 0 | 3 | | | | | |
| 7 | Joinville | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Brusque | 3 | 0 | 3 | | | | | |
| 2 | Brusque | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Quarter-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Chapecoense | 3–1 | Avaí | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| Joinville | 1–3 | Brusque | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| Juventus | 5–3 | Figueirense | 1–2 | 4–1 |
| Criciúma | 1–0 | Marcílio Dias | 0–0 | 1–0 |

#### Group A

Chapecoense qualified for the semi-finals.

#### Group B

Brusque qualified for the semi-finals.

#### Group C

Juventus qualified for the semi-finals.

#### Group D

Criciúma qualified for the semi-finals.

##### Notes

* ↑ The match originally slated for 12 July 2020, and later rescheduled for 29 July 2020, was rescheduled again for 30 July 2020.
* ↑ The match originally slated for 12 July 2020, and later rescheduled for 29 July 2020, was rescheduled again for 30 July 2020.
* ↑ The match originally slated for 12 July 2020, and later rescheduled for 28 July 2020, was rescheduled again for 29 July 2020.
* ↑ The match originally slated for 11 July 2020, rescheduled for 12 July 2020 and later rescheduled again for 28 July 2020, was rescheduled finally for 30 July 2020.

### Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Chapecoense | 1–1 (4–2 p) | Criciúma | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| Juventus | 2–3 | Brusque | 2–3 | 0–0 |

#### Group F

Chapecoense qualified for the finals.

#### Group G

Brusque qualified for the finals.

### Finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Chapecoense | 3–0 | Brusque | 2–0 | 1–0 |

#### Group H
## General table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Chapecoense | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 23 | Champions and 2021 Copa do Brasil |
| 2 | Brusque | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 15 | +4 | 27 | Runners-up and 2021 Copa do Brasil |
| 3 | Criciúma | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 20 | |
| 4 | Juventus | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 15 | 2021 Série D |
| 5 | Avaí | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 18 | |
| 6 | Figueirense | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 18 | |
| 7 | Marcílio Dias | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 16 | 2021 Série D |
| 8 | Joinville | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 20 | −6 | 10 | 2021 Série D |
| 9 | Concórdia | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 13 | |
| 10 | Tubarão | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 18 | −12 | 6 | Relegation to 2021 Catarinense Série B |

## Top goalscorers

| No. | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Edu | Brusque | 8 |
| 2 | Thiago Alagoano | Brusque | 6 |
| 3 | Marllon | Juventus | 5 |
| 4 | Carlos César | Criciúma | 4 |
| 4 | Geovane Itinga | Juventus | 4 |
| 4 | Luquinhas | Joinville | 4 |