2012 Campeonato Baiano
| Season | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Bahia |
| Relegated | Camaçari Itabuna |
| Copa do Brasil | Bahia Vitória Vitória da Conquista |
| Série D | Feirense |
| Matches | 140 |
| Goals | 405 (2.89 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Neto Baiano (Vitória) - 27 goals |
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The 2012 Campeonato Baiano de Futebol was the 108th season of Bahia's top professional football league. The competition began on January 18 and ended on May 13. Bahia won the championship for the 44th time, while Camaçari and Itabuna were relegated.
Format
[edit]The championship has three stages. First stage, semifinals and finals. At first stage, the 12 teams play a double round-robin. The four best teams advance to the semifinals.
The champion and runner-up qualifies for the 2013 Copa do Brasil. The two worst teams are relegated. The best team that is not playing any Campeonato Brasileiro qualifies for the 2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D.
Participating teams
[edit]| Club | Home city | 2011 result |
|---|---|---|
| Atlético de Alagoinhas | Alagoinhas | 6th |
| Bahia | Salvador | 3rd |
| Bahia de Feira | Feira de Santana | 1st |
| Camaçari | Camaçari | 8th |
| Feirense | Feira de Santana | 7th |
| Fluminense de Feira | Feira de Santana | 9th |
| Itabuna | Itabuna | 2nd (2nd division) |
| Juazeiro | Juazeiro | 10th |
| Juazeirense | Juazeiro | 1st (2nd division) |
| Serrano | Vitória da Conquista | 4th |
| Vitória | Salvador | 2nd |
| Vitória da Conquista | Vitória da Conquista | 5th |
First stage
[edit]Standings
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bahia (A) | 22 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 57 | 24 | +33 | 52 | Advances to the Semifinals |
| 2 | Vitória (A) | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 53 | 17 | +36 | 43 | |
| 3 | Feirense (A) | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 37 | 25 | +12 | 39 | |
| 4 | Vitória da Conquista (A) | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 28 | +4 | 35 | |
| 5 | Bahia de Feira | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 34 | 30 | +4 | 32 | |
| 6 | Atlético de Alagoinhas | 22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 31 | 24 | +7 | 31 | |
| 7 | Juazeiro | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 44 | −19 | 25 | |
| 8 | Juazeirense | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 35 | −14 | 24 | |
| 9 | Fluminense de Feira | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 36 | −15 | 23 | |
| 10 | Serrano | 22 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 22 | 30 | −8 | 23 | |
| 11 | Camaçari (R) | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 43 | −15 | 19 | Relegation to Campeonato Baiano 2nd Division |
| 12 | Itabuna (R) | 22 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 45 | −25 | 11 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advance to a further round; (R) Relegated
Results
[edit]Final stage
[edit]Semifinals
[edit]First leg
[edit]| Vitória da Conquista | 1–0 | Bahia |
|---|---|---|
Carlinhos  53' |
Report |
Second leg
[edit]| Vitória | 3–2 | Feirense |
|---|---|---|
| Pedro Ken 14' Léo 40'Neto Baiano 72' |
Report | Danilo Cruz 52', 74' |
3–3 on aggregate. Vitória won on better first stage record
| Bahia | 1-0 | Vitória da Conquista |
|---|---|---|
| Rafael Donato 89' |
Report |
1–1 on aggregate. Bahia won on better first stage record
Third place
[edit]First leg
[edit]| Vitória da Conquista | 1–4 | Feirense |
|---|---|---|
| Cacá 37' |
Report | André Cabeça 33' (pen.) Ananias 42' Ermínio 49' Ângelo 60' |
Second leg
[edit]| Feirense | 2-3 | Vitória da Conquista |
|---|---|---|
| Danilo Cruz 3' Crill 81' |
Report | Roni 2' Zé Leandro 43' (pen.) Wellington 57' |
Feirense won 6–4 on aggregate.
Finals
[edit]First leg
[edit]Second leg
[edit]3–3 on aggregate. Bahia won on better first stage record.
Top scorers
[edit]| Pos | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neto Baiano | Vitória | 27 |
| 2 | Souza | Bahia | 18 |
| 3 | João Neto | Bahia de Feira | 13 |
| 4 | Júnior | Camaçari | 11 |
| 5 | Júnior | Bahia | 9 |
| 6 | Clodoaldo | Juazeirense | 8 |
| Danilo Cruz | Feirense | 8 | |
| Deon | Atlético Alagoinhas | 8 | |
| Robert | Atlético Alagoinhas | 8 | |
| 10 | Carlinhos | Vitória da Conquista | 7 |
| Marquinhos | Vitória | 7 | |
| Nino | Juazeiro | 7 | |
