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:
Teams
First phase
League table
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