2022 Campeonato Paraibano

The 2022 Campeonato Paraibano de Futebol was the 112th edition of Paraíba's top professional football league. The competition was scheduled to start on 3 February 2022, although dates beyond the first phase were not initially fixed due to potential clashes with 2022 Copa do Nordeste and 2022 Copa do Brasil.^[2]

Campeonato Paraibano de Futebol

Season	2022
Dates	3 February 2022 – 25 May 2022
Champions	Campinense
Relegated	Atlético Cajazeirense Sport-PB
2023 Copa do Brasil	Botafogo-PB Campinense
2023 Série D	Sousa São Paulo Crystal
2023 Copa do Nordeste	Campinense
2023 Copa do Nordeste qualification	Sousa Botafogo-PB (via RNC)
Matches played	47
Goals scored	135 (2.87 per match)
Top goalscorer	11 goals Olávio, Campinense[1]
Biggest home win	Botafogo-PB 7–0 Atlético Cajazeirense Group A, Round 10, 6 April 2022
Biggest away win	Sport-PB 0–5 Treze Group B, Round 1, 5 February 2022
Highest scoring	Botafogo-PB 7–0 Atlético Cajazeirense Group A, Round 10, 6 April 2022
Longest winning run	6 Campinense
Longest unbeaten run	11 Campinense
Longest winless run	8 Atlético Cajazeirense
Longest losing run	4 Atlético Cajazeirense Sport-PB
← 2021 2023 → All statistics correct as of 09:30, 23 May 2022 (UTC).

Campinense were crowned champions, winning their 22nd title after beating Botafogo-PB over two legs in the final.

Format

The competition was divided into a number of stages; a group phase, a repechage, a semi-final, a final and a third-place play-off.^[3]

In the group phase, the ten teams were divided into two groups of five, and played the other teams in their group home and away. The teams finishing top in each group qualified directly for the semi-final. The teams finishing bottom of each group were relegated to the second division.^[3]

In the repechage, the second placed team in each group played the third placed team in the other group in a single game. The winners of the two matches qualified for the semi-finals.^[3]

The semi-final and final were played over two legs, with a penalty shoot-out deciding the tie if results were level after the two legs.^[3] The semi-finals paired the winner of each group phase with the winner of the repechage match featuring the third-placed team from the same group.^[4] In the final, the team with the best record in the competition to date was designated the home team for the second leg.^[4]

The third-place play-off was scheduled to be a single match, with extra time and penalties if required.^[3]

Qualification

The two finalists qualified to participate in the 2023 Copa do Brasil, unless they obtain qualification via other means, in which case the place passed to the third-placed team. The champion qualified to participate in the 2023 Copa do Nordeste. The two best placed teams (other than those already participating in a national league) qualified to participate in the 2023 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D.^[4]

Participating teams

Club	Home city	Manager	2021 result
Atlético Cajazeirense	Cajazeiras	Jaelson Marcelino	6th
Auto Esporte	João Pessoa	Jazon Vieira	3rd (Second division)
Botafogo-PB	João Pessoa	Gerson Gusmão	3rd
Campinense	Campina Grande	Ranielle Ribeiro	1st
CSP	João Pessoa	Josivaldo Alves	1st (Second division)
Nacional de Patos	Patos	Lamar	7th
São Paulo Crystal	Cruz do Espírito Santo	Ederson Araújo	4th
Sousa	Sousa	Tardelly Abrantes	2nd
Sport-PB	Lagoa Seca	Betão Caitano	2nd (Second division)
Treze	Campina Grande	Marcelinho Paraíba	5th

Group phase

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Botafogo-PB (Q)	8	5	2	1	17	5	+12	17	Advance to semi-final stage
2	Sousa (Q)	8	5	2	1	13	3	+10	17	Advance to repechage
3	São Paulo Crystal (Q)	8	2	4	2	7	9	−2	10
4	Auto Esporte	8	2	2	4	5	12	−7	8
5	Atlético Cajazeirense (R)	8	0	2	6	2	15	−13	2	Relegated to Second Division

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored; 5) least red cards; 6) least yellow cards.^[4]
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Campinense[a] (Q)	8	7	1	0	21	4	+17	22	Advance to semi-final stage
2	Nacional de Patos (Q)	8	4	1	3	20	15	+5	13	Advance to repechage
3	Treze (Q)	8	3	3	2	17	8	+9	12
4	CSP	8	2	1	5	16	17	−1	7
5	Sport-PB (R)	8	1	0	7	3	33	−30	3	Relegated to Second Division

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored; 5) least red cards; 6) least yellow cards.^[4]
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Campinense were awarded a 3–0 walkover in the opening round match against Nacional de Patos, scheduled for 3 February 2022, due to Nacional not being able to register any players for the game.^[5][6]

Repechage

In the repechage phase, the 2nd placed team in each group played off against the 3rd placed team in the other group, in a single game. The 2nd placed teams had the home advantage.

Sousa v Treze

10 April 2022	Sousa	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Treze	João Pessoa
16:00 BRT	Maycon Rangel 94'	Report		Stadium: Almeidão

Nacional de Patos v São Paulo Crystal

10 April 2022	Nacional de Patos	4–0	São Paulo Crystal	Patos
17:00 BRT	Felipe Araújo 46' Romarinho 56' Pedrão 71' Dú Paraíba 80'	Report		Stadium: José Cavalcanti

Semi-final

The semi-final paired the winner of each group phase with the winner of the repechage match featuring the third-placed team from the same group, and was played over two legs, with a penalty shoot-out deciding the tie if results were level.

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Nacional de Patos	3–4	Botafogo-PB	3–1	0–3
Sousa	1–2	Campinense	0–1	1–1

First legs

Nacional de Patos v Botafogo-PB

20 April 2022	Nacional de Patos	3–1	Botafogo-PB	Patos
20:15 BRT	Dindé 1' Felipe Araújo 17', 71'	Report	Gustavo Coutinho 46'	Stadium: José Cavalcanti

Sousa v Campinense

20 April 2022	Sousa	0–1	Campinense	Sousa
20:15 BRT	Marcelo  61'	Report	Dione 16'	Stadium: Marizão

Second legs

Botafogo-PB v Nacional de Patos

26 April 2022	Botafogo-PB	3–0	Nacional de Patos	João Pessoa
20:15 BRT	Alan Grafite 16' Bruno Ré 50' Gustavo Coutinho 55'	Report		Stadium: Almeidão

Campinense v Sousa

27 April 2022	Campinense	1–1	Sousa	Campina Grande
20:15 BRT	Luiz Fernando 35'	Report	Otacílio Marcos 71'	Stadium: Amigão

Final

The final was played over two legs.

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Botafogo-PB	1–3	Campinense	1–2	0–1

First leg

Botafogo-PB v Campinense

14 May 2022	Botafogo-PB	1–2	Campinense	João Pessoa
16:00 BRT	Alessandro 65'	Report	Olávio 70' Dione 78'	Stadium: Almeidão

Second leg

Campinense v Botafogo-PB

21 May 2022	Campinense	1–0	Botafogo-PB	Campina Grande
16:00 BRT	Olávio 68'	Report		Stadium: Amigão

Campinense are champions of 2022 Campeonato Paraibano

Third-place playoff

The third place play-off was scheduled to take place over a single game, with extra time and penalties if required. On 29 April, at the request of both qualified teams, the FPF cancelled the game due to the unnecessary costs, and both teams having already qualified for Série D. Third place was awarded to Sousa.^[7]

Sousa v Nacional de Patos

	Sousa	cancelled	Nacional de Patos	Sousa
				Stadium: Marizão

Sousa awarded third-place