| Season | 2021 | 
|---|---|
| Champions | Paysandu | 
| Relegated | Carajás Gavião Kyikatejê | 
| Série D | Tuna Luso Castanhal | 
| Copa Verde | Paysandu Tuna Luso | 
| Copa do Brasil | Paysandu Tuna Luso Remo (via Copa Verde) Castanhal | 
| Matches played | 63 | 
| Goals scored | 161 (2.56 per match) | 
| Top goalscorer | Cris Maranhense Paulo Rangel (8 goals each) | 
| Biggest home win | Remo 4–1 Gavião Kyikatejê (1 March 2021) Tuna Luso 4–1 Paragominas (3 April 2021) Paysandu 4–1 Tuna Luso (23 May 2021) | 
| Biggest away win | Gavião Kyikatejê 1–6 Tuna Luso (20 April 2021) | 
| Highest scoring | Tuna Luso 5–3 Bragantino (28 April 2021) Bragantino 4–4 Paragominas (18 April 2021) Gavião Kyikatejê 1–6 Tuna Luso (20 April 2021) | 
| ← 2020  2022 →  | |
The 2021 Campeonato Paraense was the 109th edition of Pará's top professional football league. The competition started on 27 February and ended on 23 May.[1] Paysandu won the championship for the 49th time.[2]
Format
Three groups with four clubs, with the teams of one group facing those of the other two. The top two in each group advance to the final stage, along with the top two placed third. The matches of the quarter-finals, semi-finals, third place play-off and the finals will be played on a home-and-away two-legged basis.
The two worst teams in the overall standings will be relegated to the 2022 Campeonato Paraense Second Division.
The champion and the best placed team not qualified via CBF ranking qualify to the 2022 Copa Verde. The champion, the runner-up and the 3rd-placed team qualify to the 2022 Copa do Brasil. The best two teams who isn't on Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, Série B or Série C qualifies to 2022 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D.
Participating teams
| Club | Home city | 2020 result | 
|---|---|---|
| Águia de Marabá | Marabá | 6th | 
| Bragantino | Bragança | 5th | 
| Carajás | Belém | 10th | 
| Castanhal | Castanhal | 3rd | 
| Gavião Kyikatejê | Bom Jesus do Tocantins | 2nd (On 2nd Division) | 
| Independente | Tucuruí | 8th | 
| Itupiranga | Itupiranga | 7th | 
| Paragominas | Paragominas | 4th | 
| Paysandu | Belém | 1st | 
| Remo | Belém | 2nd | 
| Tapajós | Santarém | 9th | 
| Tuna Luso | Belém | 1st (On 2nd Division) | 
Group stage
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paysandu (A) | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 19 | Advance to the Final stage | 
| 2 | Itupiranga (A) | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 11 | |
| 3 | Bragantino (A) | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 16 | −1 | 8 | |
| 4 | Gavião Kyikatejê (R) | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 21 | −13 | 3 | 2022 Paraense 2nd Division | 
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Remo (A) | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 9 | +9 | 20 | Advance to the Final stage | 
| 2 | Tuna Luso (A) | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 13 | +7 | 12 | |
| 3 | Tapajós | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 7 | |
| 4 | Carajás (R) | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 5 | 2022 Paraense 2nd Division | 
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Independente (A) | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 13 | Advance to the Final stage | 
| 2 | Castanhal (A) | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 11 | |
| 3 | Águia de Marabá (A) | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 8 | |
| 4 | Paragominas | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 7 | 
Final stage
Quarter-finals
| Águia de Marabá | 1–3 | Remo | 
|---|---|---|
| Echeverría  71' | Report | Lucas Tocantins  1' Felipe Gedoz  31' Edson Cariús  73' | 
Remo won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals.
| Itupiranga | 0–3 | Tuna Luso | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Lukinha  45' Alexandre Pinho  45+3' Lineker  90+4' | 
| Tuna Luso | 0–1 | Itupiranga | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Índio  88' | 
Tuna Luso won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals.
| Paysandu | 1–0 | Bragantino | 
|---|---|---|
| Elyeser  83' | Report | 
Paysandu won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals.
| Castanhal | 1–1 | Independente | 
|---|---|---|
| Gui Campana  20' | Report | Raílson  30' | 
| Independente | 1–2 | Castanhal | 
|---|---|---|
| Yuri  20' | Report | Pecel  78', 89' (pen.) | 
Castanhal won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals.
Semi-finals
| Tuna Luso | 1–1 | Remo | 
|---|---|---|
| Léo Rosa  34' (pen.) | Report | Anderson Uchôa  20' | 
| Remo | 1–1 | Tuna Luso | 
|---|---|---|
| Dedé  11' (o.g.) | Report | Dedé  83' | 
| Penalties | ||
| Renan Gorne  Renan Oliveira  Marlon  Vinícius Kiss  Felipe Gedoz  Rafael Jansen  Erick Flores  | 5–6 |  Léo Rosa  Renan  Kauê  Lukinha  Paulo Rangel  Alexandre Pinho  Lineker | 
Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Tuna Luso won on penalties and advanced to the finals.
| Paysandu | 1–1 | Castanhal | 
|---|---|---|
| Ari Moura  50' | Report | Fidélis  60' | 
| Penalties | ||
| Nicolas  Ratinho  Jhonnatan  Perema  | 4–2 |  Fidélis  Pecel  Canga  Leandro Cabecinha | 
Tied 1–1 on aggregate, Paysandu won on penalties and advanced to the finals.
Third place play-off
| Remo | 3–0 | Castanhal | 
|---|---|---|
| Lucas Siqueira  33' Fredson  46' Felipe Gedoz  53' | Report | 
Finals
| Tuna Luso | 4–2 | Paysandu | 
|---|---|---|
| Léo Rosa  13' Alexandre Pinho  21' Lukinha  62' Paulo Rangel  85' | Report | Perema  79' Gabriel Barbosa  87' | 
| Paysandu | 4–1 | Tuna Luso | 
|---|---|---|
| Igor Goularte  14' Gabriel Barbosa  64', 75', 79' | Report | Paulo Rangel  6' (pen.) | 
Paysandu won 6–5 on aggregate.
References
- ↑ Modelo do Parazão 2021 é definido: saiba como será o campeonato Diário Online, 23 December 2020
- ↑ Gabigol da Curuzu brilha, Paysandu reverte a vantagem da Tuna e garante o título do Campeonato Paraense 2021 Globo Esporte, 23 May 2021