title: 2016 Campeonato Catarinense
text: # 2016 Campeonato Catarinense
  
  The 2016 Campeonato Catarinense is the 93rd season of Santa Catarina's top professional football league. The competition began in January and will end in May.
  
  ## Format
  
  ### First stage
  
  * All ten teams play a round-robin playing once against each other team.
  * The best team in this stage qualifies to the Final Stage.
  
  ### Second stage
  
  * All ten teams play a round-robin playing once against each other team.
  * The best team in this stage qualifies to the Final Stage.
  
  ### Semifinal stage
  
  * The two teams that won the first and the second stage are joined by the two best teams in the overall standings.
  * Home-and-away playoffs between the teams.
  
  ### Finals
  
  * Home-and-away playoffs between the winners of the first and second stages.
  * The winner of the Finals is crowned champion.
  
  ### Relegation
  
  * The two worst teams in the overall standings are relegated to the second division of Campeonato Catarinense.
  
  ## Teams
  
  | Club | Home city |
  | - | - |
  | Avaí | Florianópolis |
  | Brusque | Brusque |
  | Camboriú | Camboriú |
  | Chapecoense | Chapecó |
  | Criciúma | Criciúma |
  | Figueirense | Florianópolis |
  | Guarani | Palhoça |
  | Inter de Lages | Lages |
  | Joinville | Joinville |
  | Metropolitano | Blumenau |
  
  ## First phase
  
  ### League table
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Chapecoense | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 19 | Final stages |
  | 2 | Criciúma | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 14 | |
  | 3 | Internacional de Lages | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 12 | |
  | 4 | Avaí | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 11 | |
  | 5 | Brusque | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 9 | |
  | 6 | Metropolitano | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 8 | |
  | 7 | Joinville | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 7 | |
  | 8 | Figueirense | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 5 | |
  | 9 | Guarani de Palhoça | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 4 | |
  | 10 | Camboriú | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 3 | |
  