The Campeonato Catarinense de Futebol, known as Campeonato Catarinense or simply Catarinense, is the main competition of association football from state of Santa Catarina, in Brazil.
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| Founded | 1924 |
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| Country |  Brazil |
| Confederation | CBF Federação Catarinense de Futebol |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| Relegation to | Campeonato Catarinense Série B |
| Domestic cup(s) | Copa do Brasil |
| Current champions | Criciúma (12th title) (2024) |
| Most championships | Avaí and Figueirense (both clubs have 18 titles) |
| Website | FCF.com.br |
| Current: 2024 Campeonato Catarinense | |
History
editThe Campeonato Catarinense top level has had several different names since it started. From its first edition, in 1924, to 1985, it was called just Campeonato Catarinense (Santa Catarina Championship). From 1986 to 2003, it was named Campeonato Catarinense Primeira Divisão (Santa Catarina Championship Premier Division). In 2004 and in 2005, the competition name was Série A1, and since 2006, the competition is named Divisão Principal (Top Division).[citation needed]
Format
editFirst stage
- All ten teams play a round-robin playing once against each other team.
- The top 4 teams qualify for the semi-finals which are played 1st vs 4th and 2nd vs 3rd. Where games are tied the higher placed team progresses. The final is played at the ground of the higher placed team and, as in the semi-final, in a tied game the higher placed team wins.
Second stage
- All ten teams play a round-robin playing once against each other team.
- The top 4 teams qualify for the semi-finals which are played 1st vs 4th and 2nd vs 3rd. Where games are tied the higher placed team progresses. The final is played at the ground of the higher placed team and, as in the semi-final, in a tied game the higher placed team wins.
Finals:
- Home-and-away playoffs between the winners of the first and second stages.
The winner of the Finals is crowned champion.
Clubs
edit2023 First Division
| Team | City | Ground | 2022 result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlético Catarinense | São José | Ênio Amantino da Silva | 2nd (Série B) |
| Avaí | Florianópolis | Ressacada | 8th |
| Barra | Balneário Camboriú | Estádio das Nações | 10th |
| Brusque | Brusque | Augusto Bauer | 1st |
| Camboriú | Camboriú | Roberto Garcia | 2nd |
| Chapecoense | Chapecó | Arena Condá | 6th |
| Concórdia AC | Concórdia | Domingos Machado de Lima | 3rd |
| Criciúma | Criciúma | Heriberto Hülse | 1st (Série B) |
| Figueirense | Florianópolis | Orlando Scarpelli | 4th |
| Hercílio Luz | Tubarão | Aníbal Costa | 5th |
| Joinville | Joinville | Arena Joinville | 9th |
| Marcílio Dias | Itajaí | Hercílio Luz | 7th |
Champions
editTitles by team
edit- Teams in italic are not currently active in professional football.
Titles by City
edit| City | Championships | Clubs |
|---|---|---|
 Florianópolis
|
39 | Avaí (18), Figueirense (18), Atlético Catarinense (1), Externato (1), Paula Ramos (1) |
 Joinville
|
21 | Joinville (12), América (5), Caxias (3), Operário (1) |
 Criciúma
|
17 | Criciúma (12), Metropol (5) |
 Chapecó
|
7 | Chapecoense (7) |
 Brusque
|
4 | Brusque (2), Carlos Renaux (2) |
 Itajaí
|
3 | CIP (1), Lauro Müller (1), Marcílio Dias (1) |
 Tubarão
|
3 | Hercílio Luz (2), Ferroviário (1) |
 Blumenau
|
2 | Olímpico (2) |
 Lages
|
1 | Inter de Lages (1) |
 São Francisco do Sul
|
1 | Ypiranga (1) |
 Videira
|
1 | Perdigão (1) |
Participation
editMost appearances
edit- As of 2025 season
Below is the list of clubs that have more appearances in the Campeonato Catarinense.
| Club | App | First | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avaí | 83 | 1924 | 2025 |
| Figueirense | 79 | 1925 | 2025 |
| Marcílio Dias | 62 | 1930 | 2025 |
| Criciúma | 57 | 1955 | 2025 |
| Chapecoense | 52 | 1974 | 2025 |
| Joinville | 50 | 1976 | 2025 |
| Blumenau | 45 | 1927 | 1998 |
| Hercílio Luz | 40 | 1939 | 2025 |
| Inter de Lages | 38 | 1960 | 2024 |
| Carlos Renaux | 33 | 1929 | 1984 |
| Caxias | 33 | 1928 | 2006 |
| Brusque | 29 | 1988 | 2025 |
| América de Joinville | 27 | 1929 | 1975 |
| Juventus | 21 | 1976 | 2022 |