# 2012 Campeonato Baiano

The 2012 Campeonato Baiano de Futebol was the 108th season of Bahia's top professional football league. The competition began on January 18 and ended on May 13. Bahia won the championship for the 44th time, while Camaçari and Itabuna were relegated.

## Format

The championship has three stages. First stage, semifinals and finals. At first stage, the 12 teams play a double round-robin. The four best teams advance to the semifinals.
The champion and runner-up qualifies for the 2013 Copa do Brasil. The two worst teams are relegated. The best team that is not playing any Campeonato Brasileiro qualifies for the 2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D.

## Participating teams

| Club | Home city | 2011 result |
| Atlético de Alagoinhas | Alagoinhas | 6th |
| Bahia | Salvador | 3rd |
| Bahia de Feira | Feira de Santana | 1st |
| Camaçari | Camaçari | 8th |
| Feirense | Feira de Santana | 7th |
| Fluminense de Feira | Feira de Santana | 9th |
| Itabuna | Itabuna | 2nd (2nd division) |
| Juazeiro | Juazeiro | 10th |
| Juazeirense | Juazeiro | 1st (2nd division) |
| Serrano | Vitória da Conquista | 4th |
| Vitória | Salvador | 2nd |
| Vitória da Conquista | Vitória da Conquista | 5th |

## First stage
### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Bahia (A) | 22 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 57 | 24 | +33 | 52 | Advances to the Semifinals |
| 2 | Vitória (A) | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 53 | 17 | +36 | 43 | Advances to the Semifinals |
| 3 | Feirense (A) | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 37 | 25 | +12 | 39 | Advances to the Semifinals |
| 4 | Vitória da Conquista (A) | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 28 | +4 | 35 | Advances to the Semifinals |
| 5 | Bahia de Feira | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 34 | 30 | +4 | 32 | |
| 6 | Atlético de Alagoinhas | 22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 31 | 24 | +7 | 31 | |
| 7 | Juazeiro | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 44 | −19 | 25 | |
| 8 | Juazeirense | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 35 | −14 | 24 | |
| 9 | Fluminense de Feira | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 36 | −15 | 23 | |
| 10 | Serrano | 22 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 22 | 30 | −8 | 23 | |
| 11 | Camaçari (R) | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 43 | −15 | 19 | Relegation to Campeonato Baiano 2nd Division |
| 12 | Itabuna (R) | 22 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 45 | −25 | 11 | Relegation to Campeonato Baiano 2nd Division |

### Results

| Home \ Away | ATL | BAH | BAF | CAM | FEI | FLU | ITA | JUA | JSE | SER | VIT | VCO |
| Atlético de Alagoinhas | | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Bahia | 3–3 | | 3–2 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 7–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| Bahia de Feira | 1–2 | 1–0 | | 0–1 | 3–4 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| Camaçari | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 5–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 2–3 |
| Feirense | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | | 4–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| Fluminense de Feira | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | | 0–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 |
| Itabuna | 1–1 | 3–4 | 0–4 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 2–2 | | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 |
| Juazeiro | 0–4 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 |
| Juazeirense | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 |
| Serrano | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Vitória | 5–0 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 6–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 6–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | | 1–1 |
| Vitória da Conquista | 0–0 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 0–5 | |

## Final stage
### Semifinals
#### Second leg

3–3 on aggregate. Vitória won on better first stage record
1–1 on aggregate. Bahia won on better first stage record

### Third place
#### Second leg

Feirense won 6–4 on aggregate.

### Finals
#### Second leg

3–3 on aggregate. Bahia won on better first stage record.

## Top scorers

| Pos | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Neto Baiano | Vitória | 27 |
| 2 | Souza | Bahia | 18 |
| 3 | João Neto | Bahia de Feira | 13 |
| 4 | Júnior | Camaçari | 11 |
| 5 | Júnior | Bahia | 9 |
| 6 | Clodoaldo | Juazeirense | 8 |
| 6 | Danilo Cruz | Feirense | 8 |
| 6 | Deon | Atlético Alagoinhas | 8 |
| 6 | Robert | Atlético Alagoinhas | 8 |
| 10 | Carlinhos | Vitória da Conquista | 7 |
| 10 | Marquinhos | Vitória | 7 |
| 10 | Nino | Juazeiro | 7 |