2012 Campeonato Sergipano

Campeonato Sergipano - Série A1
Season	2012
Matches played	104
Goals scored	228 (2.19 per match)
Top goalscorer	Nivaldo; (14 goals)
Biggest home win	São Domingos 4-0 Sete de Junho ; (5 February 2012)
Biggest away win	Lagarto 0-4 São Domingos; (4 April 2012)
Highest scoring	Olímpico 1-5 São Domingos; (4 March 2012); Sergipe 1-5 São Domingos; (28 March 2012)
Longest winning run	4 games; Confiança; Socorrense; São Domingos
Longest unbeaten run	12 games; Confiança
Longest winless run	10 games; Sergipe
Longest losing run	6 games; Sergipe
Highest attendance	9.830 ; Confiança 1-0 Itabaiana
	← 2011 2013 →

The 2012 Campeonato Sergipano de Futebol Profissional da Primeira Divisão - Série A1 (a.k.a. Sergipão 2012) was the 89th season of Sergipe's top professional football league. Associação Olímpica de Itabaiana won their 10th title^[2]

Format

The ten clubs were divided into two groups that will play in two tournaments. In the first tournament stage the teams from one group will play within their group in a single round-robin tournament. The two best teams from each group will advance to the playoffs and while the next best two will play for the Taça Cidade de Aracaju. In the second tournament stage the teams will play with against the teams in the other group in a single round-robin format. The two best teams from each group will advance to the playoffs and while the next best two will play for the Taça Estado de Sergipe. The winner of both the Taça Cidade de Aracaju and Taça Estado de Sergipe will play for the state championship. If the same team wins both tournament, they are automatically declared the champion.

Qualifications and Relegation

The best two teams will qualify for 2013 Copa do Brasil and the 2013 Copa do Nordeste. The best team not playing in Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, B, or C will qualify for 2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D. And the worst two teams will be relegated to 2013 Second Division.

Participating teams

Club	Home city	2011 result
Associação Desportiva Confiança	Aracaju	4th
Associação Atlética Guarany	Porto da Folha	5th
Associação Olímpica de Itabaiana	Itabaiana	8th
Lagarto Futebol Clube	Lagarto	2nd (Série A2)
Olímpico Esporte Clube	Itabaianinha	7th
Sociedade Esportiva River Plate	Carmópolis	1st
São Domingos Futebol Clube	São Domingos	2nd
Club Sportivo Sergipe	Aracaju	3rd
Sete de Junho Esporte Clube	Tobias Barreto	1st (Série A2)
Associação Desportiva Socorrense	Nossa Senhora do Socorro	6th

Taça Cidade de Aracaju

The 2012 Taça Cidade de Aracaju began on January 28 and ended on March 4.

First stage

Group A standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Itabaiana (A)	10	6	2	2	15	9	+6	20
2	São Domingos (A)	10	5	0	5	17	13	+4	15
3	Lagarto	10	4	1	5	11	14	−3	13
4	Guarany	10	3	3	4	6	6	0	12
5	Sergipe	10	0	2	8	7	20	−13	2

Updated to match(es) played on 26 February. Source: Globoesporte Sergipe
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd wins; 3rd goal difference; 4th goals scored; 5th red cards received; 6th yellow cards received; 7th draw
(A) Advances to semifinal

Group B standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Socorrense (A)	10	6	2	2	12	7	+5	20
2	River Plate (A)	10	6	1	3	19	11	+8	19
3	Confiança	10	6	1	3	15	7	+8	19
4	Olímpico	10	3	2	5	8	16	−8	11
5	Sete de Junho	10	2	2	6	8	15	−7	8

Updated to match(es) played on 26 February. Source: Globoesporte Sergipe
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd wins; 3rd goal difference; 4th goals scored; 5th red cards received; 6th yellow cards received; 7th draw
(A) Advances to semifinal

Knockout phase

Bracket

Semi-finals		Finals

Socorrense	3

São Domingos	3
		Socorrense	1

		Itabaiana	4
Itabaiana	1

River Plate	0

Semifinals

Home	Score	Away
São Domingos	2–1	Socorrense
Socorrense	2–1	São Domingos
River Plate	0-0	Itabaiana
Itabaiana	1-0	River Plate

11 March	São Domingos	2 – 1	Socorrense	São Domingos
15:15 UTC-03:00	Deivid 47' Juninho 74'		David 67'	Stadium: Estádio Arnaldo Pereira Referee: Claudionor dos Santos Júnior

11 March	River Plate	0 – 0	Itabaiana	Carmópolis
17:00 UTC-03:00				Stadium: Estádio Fernando França Referee: Antônio Hora Filho

18 March	Socorrense	2 – 1	São Domingos	Nossa Senhora do Socorro
15:15 UTC-03:00	Alex 4' André 90+3'		Deivid 31'	Stadium: Estádio Wellington Elias Referee: Antônio Hora Filho

18 March	Itabaiana	1 – 0	River Plate	Itabaiana
16:00 UTC-03:00	Edson 18'			Stadium: Estádio Presidente Emílio Garrastazu Médici Referee: Rogério Lima da Rocha

Finals

Home	Score	Away
Socorrense	1–4	Itabaiana
Itabaiana	0-0	Socorrense

21 March	Socorrense	1 – 4	Itabaiana	Nossa Senhora do Socorro
15:15 UTC-03:00	Alex 4'		Rena 18' Eridon 47' Magno 60' Alex Paulista 90+2'	Stadium: Estádio Wellington Elias Referee: Claudionor do Santos Júnior

26 March	Itabaiana	0 – 0	Socorrense	Itabaiana
16:00 UTC-03:00				Stadium: Estádio Presidente Emílio Garrastazu Médici Attendance: 4.298 Referee: Cláudio Francisco Lima e Silva

Taça Cidade de Aracaju 2012 Champion
Itabaiana 1st Title

Taça Estado de Sergipe

The 2012 Taça Estado de Sergipe began on March 28 and ended on May 13.

First stage

Group A standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	São Domingos (A)	8	5	2	1	17	5	+12	17
2	Sergipe (A)	8	5	1	2	10	9	+1	16
3	Itabaiana	8	3	3	2	7	6	+1	12
4	Lagarto	8	1	3	4	3	11	−8	6
5	Guarany	8	0	3	5	6	13	−7	3

Updated to match(es) played on 26 April. Source: Globoesporte Sergipe
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd wins; 3rd goal difference; 4th goals scored; 5th red cards received; 6th yellow cards received; 7th draw
(A) Advances to semifinal

Group B standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Confiança (A)	8	4	4	0	10	3	+7	16
2	River Plate (A)	8	3	2	3	6	6	0	11
3	Socorrense	8	2	4	2	9	11	−2	10
4	Sete de Junho	8	2	2	4	5	10	−5	8
5	Olímpico	8	1	4	3	5	5	0	7

Updated to match(es) played on 26 April. Source: Globoesporte Sergipe
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd wins; 3rd goal difference; 4th goals scored; 5th red cards received; 6th yellow cards received; 7th draw
(A) Advances to semifinal

Knockout phase

Bracket

Semi-finals		Finals

São Domingos	4

River Plate	2
		São Domingos	3

		Confiança	3
Confiança	2

Sergipe	0

Semifinals

Home	Score	Away
River Plate	2 - 1	São Domingos
São Domingos	3 - 0	River Plate
Sergipe	0 - 1	'Confiança
Confiança	1 - 0	Sergipe

3 May	River Plate	2 – 1	São Domingos	Carmópolis
20:15 UTC-03:00				Stadium: Estádio Fernando França

6 May	São Domingos	3 – 0	River Plate	São Domingos
15:15 UTC-03:00				Stadium: Estádio Arnaldo Pereira

2 May	Sergipe	0 – 1	Confiança	Aracaju
20:15 UTC-03:00			Rafael 40'	Stadium: Estádio Lourival Baptista

6 May	Confiança	1 – 0	Sergipe	Aracaju
16:00 UTC-03:00				Stadium: Estádio Lourival Baptista

Finals

Home	Score	Away
São Domingos	0 - 0	Confiança
Confiança	3 - 3	São Domingos

	São Domingos	0 – 0	Confiança	São Domingos
				Stadium: Estádio Arnaldo Pereira

	Confiança	3 – 3	São Domingos	Aracaju
				Stadium: Estádio Lourival Baptista

Taça Estado de Sergipe 2012 Champion
Confiança 2nd Title

Superfinals

Home	Score	Away
Itabaiana	3 - 1	Confiança
Confiança	1 - 0	Itabaiana

	Itabaiana	3 – 1	Confiança	Itabaiana
				Stadium: Estádio Presidente Emílio Garrastazu Médici

	Confiança	1 – 0	Itabaiana	Aracaju
				Stadium: Estádio Lourival Baptista

Campeonato Sergipano 2012 Champion
Itabaiana 10th Title

Overall standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Itabaiana	24	12	7	5	30	18	+12	43	2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D, 2013 Copa do Nordeste and 2013 Copa do Brasil
2	Confiança	24	13	7	4	32	16	+16	46	2013 Copa do Nordeste and 2013 Copa do Brasil^[a]
3	São Domingos	24	13	4	7	44	26	+18	43
4	River Plate	22	10	4	8	27	22	+5	34
5	Socorrense	22	9	7	6	25	25	0	34
6	Lagarto	18	5	4	9	15	25	−10	19
7	Sergipe	20	5	3	12	17	31	−14	18
8	Olímpico	18	4	6	8	13	23	−10	18
9	Sete de Junho	18	4	4	10	13	25	−12	16	Relegation to Campeonato Sergipano Série A-2
10	Guarany	18	3	6	9	12	19	−7	15	Relegation to Campeonato Sergipano Série A-2

Updated to match(es) played on 26 April. Source: FSF - Football Association of Sergipe state
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:

^ Confiança qualified for 2013 Copa do Brasil as Copa Sergiqe champions

References

^ "Mesmo derrotado, Itabaiana supera o Confiança e é campeão sergipano" (in Portuguese). SEnews. 20 May 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
^ "Mesmo derrotado, Itabaiana supera o Confiança e é campeão sergipano" (in Portuguese). SEnews. 20 May 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2012.

External links

Globoesporte Sergipe - Campeonato sergipano de 2012 (in Portuguese)

[table_note_res_CNCB0.77360184014477-3] Confiança qualified for 2013 Copa do Brasil as Copa Sergiqe champions

[1] "Mesmo derrotado, Itabaiana supera o Confiança e é campeão sergipano" (in Portuguese). SEnews. 20 May 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2012.

[2] "Mesmo derrotado, Itabaiana supera o Confiança e é campeão sergipano" (in Portuguese). SEnews. 20 May 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2012.

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