title: 2017 Primeira Liga
text: # 2017 Primeira Liga
  
  The 2017 Primeira Liga is the second edition of a football competition held in Brazil. Featuring sixteen clubs, the Santa Catarina league provides five entrants, Minas Gerais and Rio Grande do Sul leagues provide three entrants, the Rio de Janeiro and Paraná leagues provide two and the Ceará league provides one.
  
  ## Qualified teams
  
  | Association | Team (Berth) |
  | - | - |
  | Ceará 1 berth | Ceará |
  | Minas Gerais 3 berths | América |
  | Minas Gerais 3 berths | Atlético Mineiro |
  | Minas Gerais 3 berths | Cruzeiro |
  | Paraná 2 berths | Londrina |
  | Paraná 2 berths | Paraná |
  | Rio de Janeiro 2 berths | Flamengo |
  | Rio de Janeiro 2 berths | Fluminense |
  | Rio Grande do Sul 3 berths | Brasil de Pelotas |
  | Rio Grande do Sul 3 berths | Grêmio |
  | Rio Grande do Sul 3 berths | Internacional |
  | Santa Catarina 5 berths | Avaí |
  | Santa Catarina 5 berths | Chapecoense |
  | Santa Catarina 5 berths | Criciúma |
  | Santa Catarina 5 berths | Figueirense |
  | Santa Catarina 5 berths | Joinville |
  
  Sources: Globo Esporte Soccerway
  
  ## Format
  
  ### Tiebreakers
  
  The teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied in the order given to determine the rankings:
  
  * points won;
  * games won;
  * total goal difference;
  * total goals scored;
  * points in head-to-head matches;
  * lesser number of red cards received;
  * lesser number of yellow cards received;
  * draw.
  
  ## Group stage
  
  ### Group A
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Internacional | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 9 | Qualifies to the Final stage |
  | 2 | Fluminense | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | Qualifies to the Final stage |
  | 3 | Brasil de Pelotas | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
  | 4 | Criciúma | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 0 | |
  
  ### Group B
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Flamengo | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 7 | Qualifies to the Final stage |
  | 2 | Grêmio | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 4 | Qualifies to the Final stage |
  | 3 | Ceará | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
  | 4 | América | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 1 | |
  
  ### Group C
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Cruzeiro | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 7 | Qualifies to the Final stage |
  | 2 | Atlético Mineiro | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | Qualifies to the Final stage |
  | 3 | Chapecoense | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 2 | |
  | 4 | Joinville | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 2 | |
  
  ### Group D
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Londrina | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 9 | Qualifies to the Final stage |
  | 2 | Paraná | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | Qualifies to the Final stage |
  | 3 | Figueirense | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 | |
  | 4 | Avaí | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 | |
  
  ## Knockout stage
  
  | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 30 August – Estádio do Café | 30 August – Estádio do Café | | | |
  | Londrina | 2 | | | |
  | Londrina | 2 | 3 September – Estádio do Café | 3 September – Estádio do Café | | |
  | Fluminense | 0 | 3 September – Estádio do Café | 3 September – Estádio do Café | |
  | Fluminense | 0 | Londrina (pen.) | 2 (3) | |
  | 30 August – Mineirão | 30 August – Mineirão | | Londrina (pen.) | 2 (3) | |
  | 30 August – Mineirão | 30 August – Mineirão | Cruzeiro | 2 (1) | |
  | Cruzeiro | 2 | Cruzeiro | 2 (1) | |
  | Cruzeiro | 2 | | | | 8 October – Estádio do Café | 8 October – Estádio do Café |
  | Grêmio | 0 | | | | 8 October – Estádio do Café | 8 October – Estádio do Café |
  | Grêmio | 0 | | | | Londrina | 0 (4) |
  | 30 August – Estádio Beira-Rio | 30 August – Estádio Beira-Rio | | | | | Londrina | 0 (4) |
  | 30 August – Estádio Beira-Rio | 30 August – Estádio Beira-Rio | | | | Atlético Mineiro | 0 (2) |
  | Internacional | 0 | | | | Atlético Mineiro | 0 (2) |
  | Internacional | 0 | 2 September – Independência | 2 September – Independência | | | |
  | Atlético Mineiro | 1 | 2 September – Independência | 2 September – Independência | | | |
  | Atlético Mineiro | 1 | Atlético Mineiro | 1 | | | |
  | 30 August – Estádio Kléber Andrade | 30 August – Estádio Kléber Andrade | | Atlético Mineiro | 1 | | | |
  | 30 August – Estádio Kléber Andrade | 30 August – Estádio Kléber Andrade | Paraná | 0 | |
  | Flamengo | 1 (4) | Paraná | 0 | |
  | Paraná (pen.) | 1 (5) | | | |
  
  ## Top goalscorers
  
  | Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Carlos Henrique | Londrina | 2 |
  | 1 | Clayton | Atlético Mineiro | 2 |
  | 1 | De Arrascaeta | Cruzeiro | 2 |
  | 1 | Gustavo Papa | Brasil de Pelotas | 2 |
  | 1 | Paulo Rangel | Londrina | 2 |
  | 1 | Ramón Ábila | Cruzeiro | 2 |
  | 1 | Renatinho | Paraná | 2 |
  | 1 | Safira | Londrina | 2 |
  | 2 | Andrigo | Internacional | 1 |
  | 2 | Brenner Marlos | Internacional | 1 |
  | 2 | Bruno Lopes | Brasil de Pelotas | 1 |
  | 2 | Carlos César | Atlético Mineiro | 1 |
  | 2 | Carlos Eduardo | Criciúma | 1 |
  | 2 | Celsinho | Londrina | 1 |
  | 2 | Charles | Internacional | 1 |
  | 2 | Cláudio Winck | Internacional | 1 |
  | 2 | Diego Gonçalves | Internacional | 1 |
  | 2 | Elias | Atlético Mineiro | 1 |
  | 2 | Éverton | Flamengo | 1 |
  | 2 | Everton | Grêmio | 1 |
  | 2 | Everton Ribeiro | Flamengo | 1 |
  | 2 | Flavio Gabriel | Criciúma | 1 |
  | 2 | Fred | Atlético Mineiro | 1 |
  | 2 | Gabriel | Flamengo | 1 |
  | 2 | Germano | Londrina | 1 |
  | 2 | Hélio Paraíba | Criciúma | 1 |
  | 2 | Henrique | Fluminense | 1 |
  | 2 | Índio | Figueirense | 1 |
  | 2 | Ítalo | Paraná | 1 |
  | 2 | Jesiel | Chapecoense | 1 |
  | 2 | Lucas Rex | Grêmio | 1 |
  | 2 | Lucas Silva | Cruzeiro | 1 |
  | 2 | Magno Alves | Ceará | 1 |
  | 2 | Marquinho | Fluminense | 1 |
  | 2 | Nicolás López | Internacional | 1 |
  | 2 | Orlando Berrío | Flamengo | 1 |
  | 2 | Pessalli | Paraná | 1 |
  | 2 | Pedro | Fluminense | 1 |
  | 2 | Raniel | Cruzeiro | 1 |
  | 2 | Raphael Silva | Criciúma | 1 |
  | 2 | Rômulo | Avaí | 1 |
  | 2 | Rómulo Otero | Atlético Mineiro | 1 |
  | 2 | Sassá | Cruzeiro | 1 |
  | 2 | Wellington Paulista | Chapecoense | 1 |
  
  Sources: Globo Esporte Soccerway
  
  ## Media coverage
  
  | Market | Countries | Broadcast partner | Ref |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Brazil | 1 | SporTV (Portuguese) Premiere (Portuguese) | |
  | Total countries | 1 | | |
  