| Season | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 17 January 2024 to 7 April 2024 |
← 2023 2025 → | |
The 2024 Campeonato Paraibano de Futebol is the 114th edition of Paraíba's top professional football league. The competition starts on 17 January 2024 and is scheduled to finish on 7 April 2024.
Format
The format of the competition remains unchanged from the 2023 season, and consists of a group stage where each of the ten teams face each other once. The top four proceed to a knockout semi-final and final, each over two legs.[1] The bottom two teams in the group stage will be relegated to the second division.[1]
The semi-final is drawn according to finishing places in the group stage. First played fourth and second played third, with the higher placed team at home in the second legs.[2] The best performing team in the semi-finals will be at home in the second leg of the final.[2]
Qualification
The two finalists will qualify to participate in the 2025 Copa do Brasil, unless they obtain qualification via other means, in which case the place will pass to the third-placed team.[2] The champion will qualify to participate in the 2025 Copa do Nordeste.[2] The two best placed teams (other than those already participating in a national league) will qualify to participate in the 2025 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D.[2]
Participating teams
| Club | Home City | Head coach | 2023 Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlético Cajazeirense de Desportos (Atlético-PB) | Cajazeiras | Éderson Araújo | 1st  (Second division) |
| Botafogo Futebol Clube (Botafogo-PB) | João Pessoa | Cristian de Souza | 4th |
| Campinense Clube | Campina Grande | Francisco Diá | 6th |
| Centro Sportivo Paraibano (CSP) | João Pessoa | Josivaldo Alves | 7th |
| Nacional Atlético Clube (Nacional de Patos) | Patos | Michel Lima | 5th |
| Pombal Esporte Clube | Pombal | Adriano Souza | 2nd (Second division) |
| São Paulo Crystal Futebol Clube | Cruz do Espírito Santo | Giovani Montinni | 3rd |
| Serra Branca Esporte Clube | Serra Branca | Ranielle Ribeiro | 8th |
| Sousa Esporte Clube | Sousa | Renatinho Potiguar | 2nd |
| Treze Futebol Clube | Campina Grande | Dema | 1st |
Group phase
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlético-PB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to semi-final stage |
| 2 | Botafogo-PB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Campinense | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | CSP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Nacional de Patos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Pombal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Serra Branca | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Sousa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | São Paulo Crystal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegated to Second Division |
| 10 | Treze | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored; 5) least red cards; 6) least yellow cards.
References
- 1 2 "Confira a tabela básica da 1ª fase do Campeonato Paraibano de 2024" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 23 November 2023.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Regulamento Específico da Competição, Campeonato Paraibano da Primeira Divisião 2024" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Federecão Paraibano de Futebol. 1 December 2023.