2017 Campeonato Baiano Explained

Competition:	Campeonato Baiano 1º Divisão
Season:	2017
Winners:	Vitória
Dates:	Start date: 29 January 2017
Num Teams:	11
League Topscorer:	André Lima (Vitória) Marclei (Bahia de Feira) (7 goals each)
Biggest Home Win:	Bahia 6–0 Bahia de Feira (February 8) Bahia 6–0 Fluminense de Feira (April 5)
Highest Scoring:	Bahia de Feira 5-4 Galícia (March 5)
Highest Attendance:	32,762 (Bahia 1-2 Vitória
Lowest Attendance:	127 (Galícia 1-2 Jacuipense
Average Attendance:	3673
Prevseason:	2016
Nextseason:	2018

The 2017 Campeonato Baiano is the 113th edition of Bahia's top football league. Vitória won the tournament for the 29th time and second straight time against Bahia, on away goals, after a 1–1 draw on aggregate.

Format

First Round

The eleven teams each play each other once, for a total of 10 games.
The top four teams go on to the Semi-Finals.
The bottom two teams are relegated to the Campeonato Baiano 2° Divisão.

Final Rounds

The four advancing teams are paired according to their record:
1st vs. 4th
2nd vs. 3rd
The matches are played over two legs, on aggregate.
The better of the two playing teams hosts the second leg.
The two winners go on to the final, also decided over two legs.
The better team, over both the first round and the Semi-Finals, hosts the second leg.^[1]

Qualification

The top three 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, and fourth place qualify for the 2018 Copa do Brasil.
The winner, runner-up, and third place qualify for the 2018 Copa do Nordeste.^[2]

Teams

Club	Home city	2016 result
Atlântico


Flamengo de Guanambi


Jacobina

Final rounds

Semi-finals

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Vitória win 6–1 on Aggregate.

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Bahia win 4–0 on Aggregate.

Final

Vitória win 1–1 on away goals

Fluminense de Feira, Vitória da Conquista, and Jaciupense qualify for the Série D.
Vitória, Bahia, and Vitória da Conquista qualify for the 2018 Copa do Brasil.
Vitória, Bahia, and Fluminense de Feira qualify for the 2018 Copa do Nordeste.

Topscorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1.		Vitória	7
1.	Marclei	Bahia de Feira	7
2.	Kieza	Vitória	Rowspan"2"	5
2.	Gustavo	Bahia
3.	Diego Rosa	Bahia	4
	Deon	Flamengo de Guanambi
	Todinho	Vitória da Conquista
	Vitinho	Jacobina
4.	Cleiton Xavier	Vitória	3
	Pineda	Vitória
	Robert	Juazeirense
	Diego Aragão	Vitória da Conquista
	João Neto	Fluminense de Feira
	Paulinho	Vitória
	Ebinho	Fluminense de Feira
	Marcelo Pano	Jacobina

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Notes and References

Web site: Soccer - Scoresway - Results, fixtures, tables and statistics . 2017-07-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180226043121/http://www.scoresway.com/?sport=soccer . 2018-02-26 . dead .
Web site: Soccer - Scoresway - Results, fixtures, tables and statistics . 2017-07-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180226043121/http://www.scoresway.com/?sport=soccer . 2018-02-26 . dead .
Web site: Livescores - Soccer - Scoresway.