2015 Campeonato Paraibano
# 2015 Campeonato Paraibano

The 2015 Campeonato Paraibano de Futebol was the 105th edition of Paraíba's top professional football league. The competition ran from 18 January to 13 June. The champions, for the 19th time, were Campinense.

## Format

The competition was divided into two stages.

In the first stage, the ten teams faced each other home and away for a total of 18 games. The top four teams qualified to the second stage. The bottom two teams were relegated to the second division.

In the second stage, the four qualifying teams faced each other home and away for a total of 6 games. The team winning the second stage was declared champion.

### Qualification

The champions qualified to participate in the 2016 Copa do Brasil. The best placed team (other than Botafogo-PB) qualified to participate in the 2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D. The champions and vice champions qualified to participate in the 2016 Copa do Nordeste.

## Participating teams

| Club | Home city | 2014 result |
| - | - | - |
| Atlético Cajazeirense | Cajazeiras | 6th |
| Auto Esporte | João Pessoa | 3rd |
| Botafogo-PB | João Pessoa | 1st |
| Campinense | Campina Grande | 2nd |
| CSP | João Pessoa | 4th |
| Lucena | Lucena | 1st (2nd division) |
| Miramar | Cabedelo | 2nd (2nd division) |
| Santa Cruz-PB | Santa Rita | 7th |
| Sousa | Sousa | 5th |
| Treze | Campina Grande | 8th |

## First stage

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Botafogo-PB | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 37 | 18 | +19 | 41 | Qualification for Second stage |
| 2 | Campinense | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 38 | 15 | +23 | 40 | Qualification for Second stage |
| 3 | Treze | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 16 | +11 | 33 | Qualification for Second stage |
| 4 | Auto Esporte | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 17 | +6 | 29 | Qualification for Second stage |
| 5 | CSP | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 25 | |
| 6 | Sousa | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 26 | −4 | 25 | |
| 7 | Atlético Cajazeirense | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 33 | −5 | 19 | |
| 8 | Santa Cruz-PB | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 31 | −11 | 16 | |
| 9 | Lucena | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 32 | −11 | 14 | Relegated to Second Division |
| 10 | Miramar | 18 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 40 | −28 | 5 | Relegated to Second Division |

## Second stage

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Campinense | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 13 | Champion |
| 2 | Botafogo-PB | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 9 | Runners up |
| 3 | Treze | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 6 | |
| 4 | Auto Esporte | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 3 | |
