# 2012 Campeonato Amazonense

The 2012 Campeonato Amazonense de Futebol was the 96th season of the top professional football league in Amazonas, Brazil. The competition began on January 28 and concluded on May 26. Nacional won the championship for the 41st time, while CDC Manicoré and Operário were relegated.

## Format

The tournament consists of a double round-robin format, where all twelve teams play each other twice, the competition split in two stages. Each round counts as one stage. The top four teams from each stage advance to the playoffs matches, and the first stage champion will face the second stage champion. If the same team win both stages, it will be considered the champion.
The bottom two teams on overall classification will be relegated.

### Qualifications

The champion qualifies to 2013 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D. The two stage winner qualifies to the 2013 Copa do Brasil.

## Participating teams

| Club | Home city | 2011 result |
| CDC Manicoré | Manicoré | 1st (2nd division) |
| Fast Clube | Manaus | 3rd |
| Holanda | Rio Preto da Eva | 3rd (2nd division) |
| Iranduba | Iranduba | 2nd (2nd division) |
| Nacional | Manaus | 2nd |
| Operário | Manacapuru | 5th |
| Penarol | Itacoatiara | 1st |
| Princesa do Solimões | Manacapuru | 7th |
| Rio Negro | Manaus | 6th |
| São Raimundo | Manaus | 4th |

## First round - Taça Estado do Amazonas
### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Penarol (A) | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 21 | Advances to the Semifinals |
| 2 | Nacional-AM (A) | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 4 | +16 | 20 | Advances to the Semifinals |
| 3 | Fast Clube (A) | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 8 | +12 | 18 | Advances to the Semifinals |
| 4 | Princesa do Solimões (A) | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 14 | Advances to the Semifinals |
| 5 | Holanda | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 12 | |
| 6 | CDC Manicoré | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 15 | −6 | 12 | |
| 7 | São Raimundo-AM | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 11 | |
| 8 | Iranduba | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 10 | |
| 9 | Operário | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 26 | −11 | 7 | |
| 10 | Rio Negro | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 21 | −17 | 4 | |

### Results

| Home \ Away | CDC | FAS | HOL | IRA | NAC | OPE | PEN | PRI | RIO | SRA |
| CDC Manicoré | | | | | | 2–0 | | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Fast Clube | 1–2 | | | 5–1 | | 6–2 | | 2–0 | | 2–0 |
| Holanda | 4–1 | 0–1 | | | | 4–3 | | | 2–0 | |
| Iranduba | 2–0 | | 0–3 | | | | 1–2 | | | 0–1 |
| Nacional-AM | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | | | 0–0 | | | 2–0 |
| Operário | | | | 1–3 | 0–2 | | 2–2 | | 3–1 | |
| Penarol | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | | | | | | 2–0 | 0–0 |
| Princesa do Solimões | | | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | | | |
| Rio Negro | | 0–2 | | 2–1 | 0–7 | | | 0–2 | | |
| São Raimundo-AM | | | 3–2 | | | 2–3 | | 3–2 | 1–1 | |

### Finals
#### First leg
#### Second leg
## Second round - Taça Cidade de Manaus
### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | São Raimundo-AM (A) | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9 | +9 | 17 | Advances to the Semifinals |
| 2 | Fast Clube (A) | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 10 | +9 | 16 | Advances to the Semifinals |
| 3 | Rio Negro (A) | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 16 | Advances to the Semifinals |
| 4 | Iranduba (A) | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 16 | Advances to the Semifinals |
| 5 | Penarol | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 15 | |
| 6 | Holanda | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 13 | |
| 7 | Nacional-AM | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 11 | |
| 8 | Princesa do Solimões | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 19 | −7 | 10 | |
| 9 | Operário | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 8 | |
| 10 | CDC Manicoré | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 22 | −13 | 5 | |

### Results

| Home \ Away | CDC | FAS | HOL | IRA | NAC | OPE | PEN | PRI | RIO | SRA |
| CDC Manicoré | | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 1–3 | | 1–2 | | | |
| Fast Clube | | | 2–2 | | 3–0 | | 2–1 | | 4–2 | |
| Holanda | | | | 3–4 | 1–0 | | 0–1 | 1–0 | | 0–1 |
| Iranduba | | 2–0 | | | 2–2 | 0–0 | | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Nacional-AM | | | | | | 0–1 | | 4–0 | 2–0 | |
| Operário | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | | | | | | | 1–3 |
| Penarol | | | | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | | 5–2 | | |
| Princesa do Solimões | 2–0 | 1–4 | | | | 2–0 | | | 2–3 | 1–1 |
| Rio Negro | 2–1 | | 2–3 | | | 3–1 | 3–2 | | | 1–0 |
| São Raimundo-AM | 6–0 | 3–2 | | | 1–1 | | 2–1 | | | |

### Finals
#### First leg
#### Second leg
## Overall classification

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Nacional-AM (C) | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 16 | +16 | 31 | Qualified to Copa do Brasil and Brasileiro Série D |
| 2 | Fast Clube | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 39 | 18 | +21 | 34 | Qualified to Copa do Brasil |
| 3 | Penarol | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 18 | +13 | 36 | |
| 4 | São Raimundo-AM | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 39 | 23 | +16 | 28 | |
| 5 | Iranduba | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 26 | |
| 6 | Holanda | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 28 | 26 | +2 | 25 | |
| 7 | Princesa do Solimões | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 28 | −3 | 24 | |
| 8 | Rio Negro | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 21 | 37 | −16 | 20 | |
| 9 | CDC Manicoré (R) | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 37 | −19 | 17 | Relegated to the Second Division |
| 10 | Operário (R) | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 38 | −18 | 15 | Relegated to the Second Division |