The first round will also feature Rio Branco vs Azuriz, Cianorte vs Cascavel, Coritiba vs Londrina, Maringá vs São Joseense, and Operário vs Andraus.
Check out the matches:
Athletico vs Paraná Clube: 01/11, Saturday, 4 PM - Ligga Arena
Rio Branco vs Azuriz: 01/12, Sunday, 4 PM - Fernando Charbub Farah
Cianorte vs Cascavel: 01/12, Sunday, 4 PM - Albino Turbay
Coritiba vs Londrina: 01/12, Sunday, 4 PM - Couto Pereira
Maringá vs São Joseense: 01/12, Sunday, 4 PM - Willie David
Operário vs Andraus: 01/12, Sunday, 4 PM - Germano Krüger
The classic Athletiba is scheduled for January 26, during the fifth round, at Couto Pereira. The reunion between Paraná and Coritiba will take place on February 16, in the 11th round, at Vila Capanema.
The first phase will conclude on February 16. The quarter-finals and semi-finals dates have not been announced yet. The state final is set for March 19 and 26.
According to the Federation, the detailed table, with all rounds broken down, will be released by December 2.
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The competition
The 2025 Paranaense Championship will follow the same format as the last five years, with a single round and knockout stage starting from the quarter-finals. The change in the Paranaense dates was made due to the Brazilian football calendar released by CBF, shortening the state championship period and advancing the start of the Série A of the Brazilian Championship to the end of March.
Teams from the first division of the 2025 Paranaense: Andraus, Athletico, Azuriz, Cascavel, Cianorte, Coritiba, Londrina, Maringá, Operário-PR, Paraná Clube, Rio Branco-PR, and São Joseense.
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The 111th Paranaense Championship will consist of 17 matchdays. Thus, a FIFA date will be utilized for matches. This will be between March 17 and 25. The top eight teams will advance to the quarter-finals. The bottom two teams will be relegated.
Player registrations will be unlimited. That is, clubs can register as many players as they want until the end of the first phase. Additionally, a limit of nine foreign players per game has been established, an adjustment in accordance with the general competition regulations of CBF.
Regarding VAR, the use of this technology will be maintained for the semi-final and final matches. Another point defined for the championship concerns the field conditions. The FPF has committed to reinforcing stadium inspections to ensure minimum playing conditions for the matches.
Athletico is the current two-time champion, defeating Maringá in the final in 2024. PSTC and Galo Maringá were relegated in the last edition, while Paraná Clube and Rio Branco-PR earned promotion from the Second Division.
➡️Libertadores 2025: check the pots for the draw of the preliminary round matches
Format
First Phase:
The clubs will compete in a single round, with six home matches for the top six finishers from 2024 (Athletico, Maringá, Coritiba, Operário-PR, FC Cascavel, and Cianorte), and five home matches for the remaining clubs (Azuriz, Londrina, Andraus, São Joseense, Paraná Clube, and Rio Branco-PR). The top eight clubs will qualify for the knockout stage.
Relegation: The two clubs with the fewest points in the first phase (11th and 12th places) will be relegated.
Quarter-finals: The eight clubs qualified from the first phase will be divided into four groups of two clubs (“A”, “B”, “C”, and “D”) and will play within their respective groups in home-and-away matches (1st vs. 8th, 2nd vs. 7th, 3rd vs. 6th, and 4th vs. 5th).
Semi-finals: The four qualified clubs will be divided into two groups of two clubs (“E” and “F”) and will play within their respective groups in home-and-away matches (winner of A vs B and winner of B vs C).
Final: The two qualified clubs will play home-and-away matches.
