Campeonato Brasileiro Série C

Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
Country	Brazil
Confederation	CONMEBOL
Founded	1981
Number of teams	20
Level on pyramid	3
Promotion to	Série B
Relegation to	Série D
Current champions	Vila Nova (2015)
Most championships	Atlético Goianiense Vila Nova (2 titles each)
TV partners	Esporte Interativo (in DTT) SporTV (in Pay TV) TV Brasil (in Free TV)
Website	http://www.cbf.com.br/seriec
2016 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C

The Campeonato Brasileiro Série C is the third tier of the Brazilian football league system.

Unlike the first and second divisions, the Série C is not played in a double round robin system, arguably because many participating teams lack the financial conditions to travel long distances. Thus, the tournament is organized in regional groups and the table prevents teams from distant states to play each other in the initial rounds.

Until 2008, any professional team could apply, but only 64 teams would take part in the tournament. The teams that had been relegated from Série B in the previous year were joined by teams qualified for each federation state. Qualification rules varied, some federations used the state tournaments as qualification tournaments, others organized exclusive qualification tournaments to the Série C.

Beginning in 2009, Série C was reduced from 64 teams to 20 and a new Campeonato Brasileiro Série D is the qualifier for Brazilian league football. In its current format the 20 teams are dived into 2 groups and each team plays all opponents from its own group on home and away matches. The top four teams of each group qualify to a knock out stage and the four semifinalists are promoted to Campeonato Brasileiro Série B. The bottom two teams of each group are relegated to Campeonato Brasileiro Série D.

History and past champions

Official champions

The Campeonato Brasileiro has existed ever since 1971. However, there have been many years when no third division tournament took place. In most cases it was because the two elite divisions had too many clubs (in 1989, for instance, 96 teams contested the second division^[1]). The following table shows the winners and runners-up of the Série C tournaments played as from 1981, according to the Brazilian Football Confederation:^[2]

Year	Winner	Score	Runner-up	Comments
1981 Details	Olaria RJ	4 − 0 0 − 1	Santo Amaro PE⁽¹⁾
1982–1987	Not held
1988 Details	União São João SP	1 − 1 2 − 2	Esportivo MG	União São João declared champions due to more points scored during the championship.
1989	Not held
1990 Details	Atlético Goianiense GO	0 − 0 0 − 0	América MG	Atlético Goianiense won 3-2 on penalties.
1991	Not held
1992 Details	Tuna Luso PA	0 − 2 3 − 1	Fluminense de Feira BA	Tuna Luso declared champions due to more points scored during the championship.
1993	Not held
1994 Details	Novorizontino SP	1 − 0 5 − 0	Ferroviária SP
1995 Details	XV de Piracicaba SP	2 − 0 1 − 0	Volta Redonda RJ
1996 Details	Vila Nova GO	2 − 1 1 − 0	Botafogo SP
1997 Details	Sampaio Corrêa MA		Juventus SP	From 1997 to 1999, the championship had no final match. The four best teams of the Fourth Round played against each other, and the team with most points were declared champions.
1998 Details	Avaí SC		São Caetano SP
1999 Details	Fluminense RJ		São Raimundo AM
2000	Not held
2001 Details	Etti Jundiaí SP⁽²⁾		Mogi Mirim SP	From 2001 to 2005, the championship had no final match. The four best teams of the Fourth Round played against each other, and the team with most points were declared champions.Only two teams were promoted.
2002 Details	Brasiliense DF		Marília SP
2003 Details	Ituano SP		Santo André SP
2004 Details	União Barbarense SP		Gama DF
2005 Details	Remo PA		América RN
2006 Details	Criciúma SC		Vitória BA	From 2006 to 2008, the championship had no final match. The eight best teams of the Fourth Round played against each other, and the team with most points were declared champions. Top 4 teams ascend to Série B
2007 Details	Bragantino SP		Bahia BA
2008 Details	Atlético Goianiense GO		Guarani SP
2009 Details	América MG	3 − 1 1 − 0	ASA AL	From 2009 on, the championship is divided in four groups of five clubs each, playing against each other twice within their groups. The two best-placed teams of each group qualify to the knockout stage, played in two legs. The final is played in two legs. The quarterfinal winners ascend to Série B.^[3]
2010 Details	ABC RN	1 − 0 0 − 0	Ituiutaba MG⁽³⁾
2011 Details	Joinville SC	3 − 1 4 − 0	CRB AL
2012 Details	Oeste SP	0 − 0 2 − 0	Icasa CE
2013 Details	Santa Cruz PE	0 − 0 2 − 1	Sampaio Corrêa MA
2014 Details	Macaé RJ	1 − 1 3 − 3	Paysandu PA
2015 Details	Vila Nova GO	0 − 1 4 − 1	Londrina PR

¹ Associação Atlética Santo Amaro is named presently named Manchete.

² Etti Jundiaí was later renamed Paulista.

³ Ituiutaba was later renamed Boa Esporte Clube.

Unofficial champions

The following season is not officially recognized by the CBF:^[2]^[4]

Year	Winner	Score	Runner-up	Comments
2000 Details	Malutrom	1 − 1 3 − 2	Uberlândia	It was the Green and White modules of the Copa João Havelange.

Titles by team

Club	State	Titles
Atlético Goianiense	Goiás	2 titles
Vila Nova	Goiás	2 titles
ABC	Rio Grande do Norte	1 title
América-MG	Minas Gerais	1 title
Avaí	Santa Catarina	1 title
Bragantino	São Paulo	1 title
Brasiliense	Distrito Federal	1 title
Criciúma	Santa Catarina	1 title
Etti Jundiaí (Paulista)	São Paulo	1 title
Fluminense	Rio de Janeiro	1 title
Ituano	São Paulo	1 title
Joinville	Santa Catarina	1 title
Macaé	Rio de Janeiro	1 title
Novorizontino	São Paulo	1 title
Oeste	São Paulo	1 title
Olaria	Rio de Janeiro	1 title
Remo	Pará	1 title
Sampaio Corrêa	Maranhão	1 title
Santa Cruz	Pernambuco	1 title
Tuna Luso	Pará	1 title
União Barbarense	São Paulo	1 title
União São João	São Paulo	1 title
XV de Piracicaba	São Paulo	1 title

Titles by state

State	Titles
São Paulo	8 titles
Goiás	4 titles
Rio de Janeiro	3 titles
Santa Catarina	3 titles
Pará	2 titles
Distrito Federal	1 title
Maranhão	1 title
Minas Gerais	1 title
Pernambuco	1 title
Rio Grande do Norte	1 title

References

↑ http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/tablesae/br1989l2.htm
1 2 "Campeões" (in Portuguese). CBF. Archived from the original on October 14, 2009. Retrieved October 29, 2009.
↑ http://www.cbf.com.br/seriec/tabela2009.html
↑ Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro Lance Volume 2. Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A. 2001. p. 387. ISBN 85-88651-01-7.

External links

CBF Confederação Brasileira de Futebol - Brazilian Football Confederation
RSSSF Brazil links

Campeonato Brasileiro Série C

2016 clubs

Group A	ABC América-RN ASA Botafogo-PB Confiança Cuiabá Fortaleza Remo Ríver Salgueiro

Group B	Botafogo-SP Boa Esporte Guarani Guaratinguetá Juventude Macaé Mogi Mirim Portuguesa Tombense Ypiranga-RS

Seasons

1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016

Football in Brazil

Brazilian Football Confederation

Men's

National teams	National team (History Players Managers) U-23 U-20 U-17 U-15

League system	Série A Série B Série C Série D

Domestic cups	Copa do Brasil Copa do Nordeste Copa Verde Primeira Liga

State championships	Acre Alagoas Amapá Amazonas Bahia (2) Ceará Distrito Federal Espírito Santo Goiás Maranhão Mato Grosso Mato Grosso do Sul Minas Gerais (2) Pará Paraíba Paraná Pernambuco (2) Piauí Rio de Janeiro (2) Rio Grande do Norte Rio Grande do Sul (2), (3) Rondônia Roraima Santa Catarina São Paulo (2, 3, 4) Sergipe (2) Tocantins

State cups	Minas Gerais Rio de Janeiro Rio Grande do Sul Santa Catarina São Paulo

Youth competitions	Série A U-20 Copa do Brasil U-20 (U-17) Copa Santiago Copa São Paulo Taça Belo Horizonte

State federations	Acre Alagoas Amapá Amazonas Bahia Ceará Distrito Federal Espírito Santo Goiás Maranhão Mato Grosso Mato Grosso do Sul Minas Gerais Pará Paraíba Paraná Pernambuco Piauí Rio de Janeiro Rio Grande do Norte Rio Grande do Sul Rondônia Roraima Santa Catarina São Paulo Sergipe Tocantins

Defunct competitions	Wanderpreis Cup Copa dos Campeões Estaduais Taça Brasil Torneio dos Campeões 1967 Torneio dos Campeões da CBD Copa Norte-Nordeste Copa Sul-Minas Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa Torneio do Povo Campeonato da Cidade de Campos Campeonato Fluminense Copa dos Campeões da Copa Brasil Torneio dos Campeões Campeonato Brasileiro de Seleções Estaduais Supercopa do Brasil Taça da Prefeitura do Distrito Federal Torneio Rio-São Paulo Copa Centro-Oeste Copa Norte Copa dos Campeões Torneio de Integração da Amazônia Paulista B3 Paulista B2 Copa Integração Copa Macaé Recopa Sul-Brasileira

Awards Broadcasters (Série A) CBF Ranking Champions Derbies Mascots Clubs Footballers (Expatriate) Managers Records Referees Seasons Transfers Triple Crown Venues

Women's

National teams	National team (Managers) U-23 U-20 U-17

League system	Série A

Domestic cups	Copa do Brasil

State championships	Rio de Janeiro São Paulo

Champions Clubs Footballers

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