The Campeonato Baiano 2008 is the 104th edition of the Campeonato Baiano. Vitória won the competition.
Format First stage:
The 12 teams play in double round-robin in 22 rounds. The top 4 qualify for the Final Stage, the bottom team is relegated.
Final stage:
The 4 teams play in double round-robin in 6 rounds. The winners of Final Stage is the champions. The top 3 teams (except the clubs of Série A and Série B) qualify for the Série C.
Participating teams Atlético-BA Bahia Camaçari Colo-Colo Feirense Fluminense de Feira Ipitanga Itabuna Juazeiro Poções Vitória Vitória da Conquista
Standings Campeonato Baiano League Table, 2008 PTeamPtsGWDLGFGAGD%1Bahia5022155238132575,82Vitória da Conquista4822153445261972,73Vitória4222133650282263,64Itabuna35229853432253,05Atlético-BA342210483328551,56Colo-Colo342210482522351,57Ipitanga282284103235-342,48Feirense28227783028242,49Camaçari222257102739-1233,310Fluminense de Feira *162241083035-524,211Poções132234151742-2519,712Juazeiro92223172053-3313,6 P - position; Pts – points earned; G – games played; W - matches won; D - matches drawn; L - matches lost; GF – goals for; GA – goals against; GD – goal difference; % - Percentage points achieved Advance to the final stage of Campeonato Baiano 2008Relegated to the Série B 2008
* For offending the referee, Fluminense de Feira was punished with the loss of 6 points. Ofensas a árbitro custam seis pontos ao Flu - GloboEsporte.com, March 19, 2008.
Final stage
Final standings
TeamPtsGWDLGFGAGD1Vitória106312161332Bahia10631211833Vitória da Conquista862221214-24Itabuna66204812-4P - position; Pts – points earned; G – games played; W - matches won; D - matches drawn; L - matches lost; GF – goals for; GA – goals against; GD – goal difference
First Three Matches Round Date Home team Score Away team1st April 6, 2008 Vitória da Conquista0 - 0 BahiaApril 6, 2008 Itabuna0 - 1Vitória2nd April 13, 2008 Bahia2 - 1ItabunaApril 13, 2008 Vitória5 - 5Vitória da Conquista3rd April 20, 2008 Vitória1 - 4BahiaApril 20, 2008 Vitória da Conquista2 - 0Itabuna
Second Three Matches Round Date Home team Score Away team4th April 26, 2008 Itabuna3 - 2Vitória da ConquistaApril 27, 2008 Bahia0 - 3Vitória5th May 1, 2008 Vitória da Conquista3 - 1VitóriaMay 1, 2008 Itabuna3 - 0Bahia6th May 4, 2008 Bahia5 - 0Vitória da ConquistaMay 4, 2008 Vitória5 - 1Itabuna
Campeonato Baiano2008 WinnersVitória24th Title
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