The 83rd season of the Campeonato Catarinense will begin on January 16, 2008, and ended on May 4, 2008. Format First stage Teams are divided into a groups of twelve teams. One round-robin, in which all teams from one group play games against all teams within the group. Second stage Teams are divided into a groups of twelve teams. One round-robin, in which all teams from one group play games against all teams within the group. Third stage Home-and-away playoffs with the top 2 teams of each stage. The winner of the third stage is crowned the champion. The champions and the runner up qualify to Copa do Brasil 2009 and the champions qualify to Campeonato Brasileiro Série C 2008. The tree teams with the worst positions are release to Divisão Especial 2008. Participating teams Atlético de Ibirama - Ibirama Atlético Tubarão - Tubarão ² Avaí - Florianópolis Brusque - Brusque Chapecoense - Chapecó Criciúma - Criciúma Figueirense - Florianópolis Guarani - Palhoça Joinville - Joinville ¹ Juventus - Jaraguá do Sul Metropolitano - Blumenau Marcílio Dias - Itajaí ¹ Divisão Especial 2007 Champion ² Divisão de Acesso 2007 Champion First stage Second stage * Atlético de Ibirama was punished, because of the "fall-fall", realized in the game Atlético x Avaí. The scores were changed from 2x0 to 3x0. Geral Standings Third stage * In Criciúma, because the Criciúma have better Punctuation in the two stages (Stage 1 points + Stage 2 points). Results Tablewise First Stage Games Second Stage Games Other Divisions Divisão Especial: 12 Teams Champion: Brusque - Qualify to Divisão Principal 2009 Runner-up: Juventus 10th Place: Inter de Lages - Release to Divisão de Acesso 2009 11th Place: Grêmio Timbó - Release to Divisão de Acesso 2009 12th Place: Guarani - Release to Divisão de Acesso 2009 Divisão de Acesso: 5 Teams Champion: Porto - Qualify to Divisão Especial 2009 Runner-up:Videira - Qualify to Divisão Especial 2009 Champion References Campeonato Catarinense seasons Cat