2013 Campeonato Sergipano
The 2013 Campeonato Sergipano de Futebol was the 90th edition of the Sergipe's top professional football league. The competition began on January 13, and ended on May 19. Sergipe won the championship by the 33rd time, while Boca Júnior and América-SE were relegated.
Format
All teams except Confiança and Itabaiana are split in two groups. Each team plays twice against the other teams in the same group. The two best teams in each group advances to the semifinal. The teams who win the semifinals then advance to the final. The team who wins the final is the champion of the first stage, which is called Copa Governo do Estado de Sergipe.
On the second stage, the eight teams are joined by Confiança and Itabaiana, who were playing in the 2013 Copa do Nordeste. The ten teams play against each other in a double round-robin. The four best teams advance to the semifinals. The semifinals and the finals are played in two legs. The two worst teams in this stage are relegated.
Qualifications
2012 Campeonato Sergipano
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
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.
Campeonato Sergipano
The Campeonato Sergipano is the football league of the state of Sergipe, Brazil.
Format
Serie A-1
Double round-robin, in which all teams play each other home-and-away games. The team with the most points is crowned the champion. The 2 teams with the lowest number of points are relegated to Serie A-2.
As in any other Brazilian soccer championship, the format can change every year.
Clubs
2012 Serie A-1
2012 Serie A-2
