2017 Campeonato Amazonense

The 2017 Campeonato Amazonense is the 101st season of Amazonas' top football league. Nacional-AM and Rio Negro-AM were deducted 20 and 7 points, respectively,^[1] but this was later overruled.^{[2][circular reference]} Manaus won for the first time after defeating Nacional-AM 2–1 on aggregate.

Campeonato Amazonense Série A

Season	2017
Dates	Start date: 14 March 2017
Teams	8
Champions	Manaus
Relegated	Holanda São Raimundo-AM
Matches	28
Goals	81 (2.89 per match)
Top goalscorer	Marinho (Holanda) (10 goals) Leonardo (Rio Negro-AM) (10 goals)
Biggest home win	Penarol 5–1 Holanda (April 8)
Biggest away win	São Raimundo-AM 1-4 Manaus
Highest attendance	3540
← 2016 2018 →

Format

Tournament

• All eight teams play each other twice, for a total of fourteen games.
• The top four teams move on to the semi-finals. They are paired according to their record:
• 1 vs. 4
• 2 vs. 3
• The results are decided on aggregate over two legs.
• The better teams host the second leg.
• The best two teams go on to the final, decided over two legs, played at a neutral venue.

Qualification

• The top two teams not already playing in Série A, Série B, or Série C, or already assured qualification to Série D qualify for the 2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D
• The winner and runner-up qualify for the 2018 Copa do Brasil.
• The top three teams qualify for the 2018 Copa Verde.

Teams

Club	Home city	2016 final result
Fast Clube	Manaus	1st
Holanda	Rio Preto da Eva, but played games in Manaus	1st (Série B)
Manaus	Manaus	6th
Nacional-AM	Manaus	3rd
Penarol	Itacoatiara	2nd (Série B)
Princesa do Solimões	Manacapuru	2nd
Rio Negro-AM	Manaus	4th
São Raimundo-AM	Manaus	5th

Regular season

Key to colours in table
Top four teams advance to the Semi-Finals
Four bottom teams are eliminated, two bottom teams are relegated.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Nacional-AM	14	8	2	4	29	19	+10	26	Qualification for  2017 Campeonato Amazonense Semi-Finals
2	Fast Clube	14	6	5	3	23	12	+11	23
3	Manaus	14	6	5	3	21	14	+7	23
4	Princesa do Solimões	14	6	5	3	19	15	+4	23
5	Rio Negro-AM	14	6	3	5	24	21	+3	21
6	Penarol	14	5	5	4	23	17	+6	20
7	Holanda	14	4	4	6	22	25	−3	16	Relegation to  2018 Série B
8	São Raimundo-AM	14	0	1	13	6	44	−38	1

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Final Rounds

	Semifinals							Finals
	4	Princesa do Solimões	2	2	2
	1	Nacional-AM	2	2	4
								1	Nacional-AM	0	1	1
								3	Manaus	1	1	2
	3	Manaus	2	1	3
	2	Fast Clube	0	1	1

Semi-finals

24 May 2017

17:00 UTC–4

Princesa do Solimões	2-2	Nacional-AM
Weverton 43' Branco 70'	Report	27' Paulo Roberto 58' Jeferson

Estádio Gilbertão, Manacapuru

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31 May 2017

20:00 UTC–4

Nacional-AM	2-0	Princesa do Solimões
Paulo Roberto 81' Charles 90+10'	Report

Estádio Ismael Benigno, Manaus

Nacional-AM win 4–2 on Aggregate

25 May 2017

20:00 UTC–4

Manaus	2-0	Fast Clube
Hamilton 45+1' Binho 50'	Report

Estádio Ismael Benigno, Manaus

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1 June 2017

20:00 UTC–4

Fast Clube	1-1	Manaus
Léo Guerreiro 36'	Report	12' Hamilton

Estádio Ismael Benigno, Manaus

Manaus win 4–2 on Aggregate

Third-place match

14 June 2017

20:00 UTC–4

Fast Clube	2-0	Princesa do Solimões
Bianor 57' Vitinho 77'	Report

Arena da Amazônia, Manaus

Final

6 June 2017

20:00 UTC–4

Manaus	1-0	Nacional-AM
Wesley Napão 90+1'	Report

Arena da Amazônia, Manaus

10 June 2017

20:00 UTC–4

Nacional-AM	1-1	Manaus
Jefferson Siqueira 90+2'	Report	Negueba 22'

Arena da Amazônia, Manaus

Manaus win 2–1 on Aggregate

Campeonato Amazonense 2017 Champion
Manaus 1st Title

Manaus and Nacional-AM qualify for the 2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D.
Manaus and Nacional-AM qualify for the 2018 Copa Do Brasil.
Manaus, Nacional-AM, and Fast Clube qualify for the 2018 Copa Verde.