Country | Brazil | ||
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Dates | 24 January – 8 October | ||
Teams | 16 | ||
Matches played | 23 | ||
Goals scored | 40 (1.74 per match) | ||
Top goal scorer(s) |
Gustavo Papa Paulo Rangel Ramón Ábila (2 goals each) |
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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.
Sources:
Globo Esporte
Soccerway
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: