2007 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C

In 2007, the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, the third division of the Brazilian League, was contested by 64 clubs, with the promotion of Bragantino, Bahia(lost Fonte Nova against Vila Nova), Vila Nova-GO, and ABC-RN, to the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B to be contested in 2008. No teams were relegated, since the fourth division in the Brazilian league was introduced only in 2009.

Competition format

First stage

The 64 teams play in 16 groups of four. Within each group, the four teams play a double round robin, i.e. they play each other in home and away matches, totalling six matchdays. The two best ranked teams in each group qualify to the Second Stage.

Second stage

The 32 teams qualified from the First Stage play in eight groups of four. Within each group, the four teams play a double round robin, i.e. they play each other in home and away matches, totalling six matchdays. The two best ranked teams in each group qualify to the Third Stage.

Third stage

The 16 teams qualified from the Second Stage play in four groups of four. Within each group, the four teams play a double round robin, i.e. they play each other in home and away matches, totalling six matchdays. The two best ranked teams in each group qualify to the Final Stage.

Final stage

The eight teams qualified from the Third Stage are put together in a single group. They play a double round robin, i.e. they play each other in home and away matches, totalling fourteen matchdays. The four best ranked teams are automatically promoted to the Série B in 2008.

Participating teams

The participating teams are sorted by state:

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

Stages of the competition

First stage

Pts – points earned; G – games played; W – wins; D – draws; L – losses;
GF – goals for; GA – goals against; GD – goal differential
Teams qualified to the Second Stage
Group 1
Team Pts G W D L GF GA GD
1 Acre (state) Rio Branco/AC 12 6 3 3 0 15 5 10
2 Amazonas (Brazilian state) Fast Clube/AM 11 6 3 2 1 6 3 3
3 Rondônia Jaruense/RO 5 6 1 2 3 7 14 -7
4 Roraima São Raimundo/RR 4 6 1 1 4 8 14 -6
Group 2
Team Pts G W D L GF GA GD
1 Amazonas (Brazilian state) Nacional/AM 11 6 3 2 1 9 6 3
2 Pará Tuna Luso/PA 10 6 3 1 2 7 7 0
3 Amapá Amapá/AP 7 6 2 1 3 6 8 -2
4 Amazonas (Brazilian state) São Raimundo/AM 5 6 1 2 3 5 7 -2
Group 3
Team Pts G W D L GF GA GD
1 Maranhão Imperatriz/MA 10 6 2 4 0 4 2 2
2 Pará Ananindeua/PA 9 6 2 3 1 6 6 0
3 Pará Paysandu/PA 1 6 0 1 5 3 9 -6
4 Tocantins Araguaina/TO -1 6 3 2 1 8 4 4
Note: Araguaina/TO was punished with the loss of 12 points
Group 4
Team Pts G W D L GF GA GD
1 Piauí Barras/PI 11 6 3 2 1 9 5 4
2 Maranhão Sampaio Corrêa/MA 9 6 2 3 1 5 5 0
3 Piauí River/PI 8 6 2 2 2 9 11 -2
4 Ceará Itapipoca/CE 4 6 1 1 4 10 12 -2
Group 5
Team Pts G W D L GF GA GD
1 Paraíba Nacional/PB 11 6 3 2 1 8 6 2
2 Pernambuco Porto/PE 7 6 2 1 3 8 10 -2
3 Ceará Icasa/CE 7 6 2 1 3 5 7 -2
4 Rio Grande do Norte Potiguar/RN 7 6 1 4 1 10 8 2
Group 6
Team Pts G W D L GF GA GD
1 Rio Grande do Norte ABC/RN 13 6 4 1 1 13 6 7
2 Paraíba Atlético/PB 10 6 3 1 2 4 3 1
3 Pernambuco Central/PE 6 6 1 3 2 9 10 -1
4 Pernambuco Vera Cruz/PE 4 6 1 1 4 1 10 -9
Group 7
Team Pts G W D L GF GA GD
1 Bahia Bahia/BA 16 6 5 1 0 11 1 10
2 Sergipe Confiança/SE 13 6 7 1 1 11 5 6
3 Sergipe América/SE 4 6 1 1 4 1 7 -6
4 Alagoas ASA/AL 1 6 0 1 5 3 13 -10
Group 8
Team Pts G W D L GF GA GD
1 Alagoas Coruripe/AL 14 6 4 2 0 11 4 7
2 Espírito Santo Linhares/ES 8 6 2 2 2 12 10 2
3 Bahia Atlético/BA 6 6 1 3 2 7 11 -4
4 Bahia Poções/BA 4 6 1 1 4 5 10 -5
Group 9
Team Pts G W D L GF GA GD
1 Goiás Atlético/GO 12 6 4 0 2 8 4 6
2 Goiás CRAC/GO 9 6 3 0 3 7 7 0
3 Federal District (Brazil) Ceilândia/DF 7 6 2 1 3 6 7 -1
4 Mato Grosso Cacerense/MT 7 6 2 1 3 5 8 -3
Group 10
Team Pts G W D L GF GA GD
1 Goiás Vila Nova/GO 13 6 4 1 1 12 5 7
2 Goiás Itumbiara/GO 12 6 4 0 2 11 8 3
3 Mato Grosso Jaciara/MT 10 6 3 1 2 14 9 5
4 Federal District (Brazil) Esportivo Guará/DF 0 6 0 0 6 3 18 -15
Group 11
Team Pts G W D L GF GA GD
1 Rio de Janeiro (state) América/RJ 10 6 3 1 2 10 7 3
2 São Paulo (state) Guarani/SP 10 6 3 1 2 8 7 1
3 Espírito Santo Jaguaré/ES 7 6 2 1 3 12 12 0
4 Minas Gerais Tupi/MG 7 6 2 1 3 8 12 -4
Group 12
Team Pts G W D L GF GA GD
1 São Paulo (state) Rio Claro/SP 9 6 2 3 1 4 3 1
2 Rio de Janeiro (state) Volta Redonda/RJ 8 6 2 2 2 6 6 0
3 Rio de Janeiro (state) Friburguense/RJ 7 6 1 4 1 5 5 0
4 São Paulo (state) Noroeste/SP 6 6 1 3 2 5 6 -1
Group 13
Team Pts G W D L GF GA GD
1 São Paulo (state) Bragantino/SP 13 6 3 1 1 10 3 7
2 Mato Grosso do Sul Águia Negra/MS 8 6 2 2 2 7 8 -1
3 Mato Grosso do Sul CENE/MS 8 6 2 2 2 6 7 -1
4 São Paulo (state) Sertãozinho/SP 4 6 1 1 4 8 13 -5
Group 14
Team Pts G W D L GF GA GD
1 Minas Gerais Villa Nova/MG 9 6 2 3 1 12 6 6
2 Minas Gerais Democrata-GV/MG 9 6 2 3 1 7 10 -3
3 São Paulo (state) Juventus/SP 8 6 1 5 0 3 2 1
4 Rio de Janeiro (state) Madureira/RJ 3 6 0 3 3 1 5 -4
Group 15
Team Pts G W D L GF GA GD
1 Paraná (state) Roma/PR 14 6 4 2 0 10 3 7
2 Rio Grande do Sul Ulbra/RS 9 6 2 3 1 9 5 4
3 Santa Catarina (state) Chapecoense/SC 4 6 1 1 4 5 10 -5
4 Paraná (state) Paranavaí/PR 4 6 0 4 2 4 10 -6
Group 16
Team Pts G W D L GF GA GD
1 Santa Catarina (state) Joinville/SC 13 6 4 1 1 8 4 4
2 Rio Grande do Sul Esportivo/RS 9 6 3 0 3 6 9 -3
3 Paraná (state) Adap Galo Maringá/PR 8 6 2 2 2 10 8 2
4 Rio Grande do Sul Caxias/RS 3 6 0 3 3 5 8 -3

Second stage

Pts – points earned; G – games played; W – wins; D – draws; L – losses;
GF – goals for; GA – goals against; GD – goal differential
Teams qualified to the Third Stage
Group 17
Team Pts G W D L GF GA GD
1 Maranhão Imperatriz/MA 10 (−2) 6 3 1 2 9 4 5
2 Acre (state) Rio Branco/AC 10 6 3 1 2 8 8 0
3 Pará Tuna Luso/PA 8 6 2 2 2 11 8 3
4 Maranhão Sampaio Corrêa/MA 5 6 1 2 3 6 14 -8
Note: Imperatriz/MA was expelled from the competition (lost 12 points on STJD)
Group 18
Team Pts G W D L GF GA GD
1 Piauí Barras/PI 11 6 3 2 1 9 5 4
2 Amazonas (Brazilian state) Fast Clube/AM 11 6 3 2 1 13 10 3
3 Pará Ananindeua/PA 10 6 3 1 2 12 10 2
4 Amazonas (Brazilian state) Nacional/AM 1 6 0 1 5 7 16 -9
Group 19
Team Pts G W D L GF GA GD
1 Bahia Bahia/BA 13 6 4 1 1 16 4 12
2 Paraíba Nacional/PB 12 6 4 0 2 8 8 0
3 Paraíba Atlético/PB 6 6 2 0 4 9 12 -3
4 Espírito Santo Linhares/ES 4 6 1 1 4 6 14 -8
Group 20
Team Pts G W D L GF GA GD
1 Alagoas Coruripe/AL 13 6 4 1 1 8 4 4
2 Rio Grande do Norte ABC/RN 12 6 4 0 2 8 7 1
3 Sergipe Confiança/SE 8 6 2 2 2 4 4 0
4 Pernambuco Porto/PE 1 6 0 1 5 3 8 -5
Group 21
Team Pts G W D L GF GA GD
1 Goiás Atlético/GO 13 6 4 1 1 8 5 3
2 Rio de Janeiro (state) América/RJ 10 6 3 1 2 8 7 1
3 Rio de Janeiro (state) Volta Redonda/RJ 7 6 2 1 3 7 6 1
4 Goiás Itumbiara/GO 4 6 1 1 4 3 8 -5
Group 22
Team Pts G W D L GF GA GD
1 Goiás CRAC/GO 11 6 3 2 1 7 3 4
2 Goiás Vila Nova/GO 9 6 3 0 3 9 9 0
3 São Paulo (state) Guarani/SP 8 6 2 2 2 6 5 1
4 São Paulo (state) Rio Claro/SP 6 6 2 0 4 8 13 -5
Group 23
Team Pts G W D L GF GA GD
1 Rio Grande do Sul Esportivo/RS 11 6 3 2 1 8 4 4
2 São Paulo (state) Bragantino/SP 9 6 3 0 3 8 9 -1
3 Paraná (state) Roma/PR 9 6 2 3 1 5 3 2
4 Minas Gerais Democrata-GV/MG 4 6 1 1 4 8 13 -5
Group 24
Team Pts G W D L GF GA GD
1 Rio Grande do Sul Ulbra/RS 11 6 3 2 1 9 6 3
2 Minas Gerais Villa Nova/MG 9 6 2 3 1 8 6 2
3 Santa Catarina (state) Joinville/SC 8 6 2 2 2 8 5 3
4 Mato Grosso do Sul Águia Negra/MS 3 6 0 3 3 3 11 -8

Third stage

Pts – points earned; G – games played; W – wins; D – draws; L – losses;
GF – goals for; GA – goals against; GD – goal differential
Teams qualified to the Final Stage
Group 25
Team Pts G W D L GF GA GD
1 Rio Grande do Norte ABC/RN 13 6 4 1 1 8 5 3
2 Bahia Bahia/BA 10 6 3 1 2 10 8 2
3 Acre (state) Rio Branco/AC 10 6 3 1 2 9 7 2
4 Amazonas (Brazilian state) Fast Clube/AM 1 6 0 1 5 5 12 -7
Group 26
Team Pts G W D L GF GA GD
1 Piauí Barras/PI 13 6 4 1 1 14 9 5
2 Paraíba Nacional/PB 9 6 3 0 3 11 12 -1
3 Alagoas Coruripe/AL 7 6 2 1 3 7 7 0
4 Pará Tuna Luso/PA 5 6 1 2 3 7 11 -4
Group 27
Team Pts G W D L GF GA GD
1 Goiás Vila Nova/GO 12 6 3 3 0 11 7 4
2 Goiás Atlético/GO 8 6 1 5 0 10 5 5
3 Minas Gerais Villa Nova/MG 6 6 1 3 2 4 6 -2
4 Rio Grande do Sul Esportivo/RS 3 6 0 3 3 5 12 -7
Group 28
Team Pts G W D L GF GA GD
1 Goiás CRAC/GO 14 6 4 2 0 12 4 8
2 São Paulo (state) Bragantino/SP 7 6 2 1 3 7 7 0
3 Rio Grande do Sul Ulbra/RS 7 6 2 1 3 8 10 -2
4 Rio de Janeiro (state) América/RJ 5 6 1 2 3 9 15 -6

Final stage

Pts – points earned; G – games played; W – wins; D – draws; L – losses;
GF – goals for; GA – goals against; GD – goal differential
Teams promoted to the Série B
Group 29
Team Pts G W D L GF GA GD
1 São Paulo (state) Bragantino/SP 26 14 7 5 2 21 13 8
2 Bahia Bahia/BA 24 14 6 6 2 26 18 8
3 Goiás Vila Nova/GO 23 14 7 2 5 26 19 7
4 Rio Grande do Norte ABC/RN 23 14 7 2 5 20 21 -1
5 Goiás CRAC/GO 21 14 7 0 7 24 20 4
6 Goiás Atlético/GO 21 14 6 3 5 24 17 7
7 Piauí Barras/PI 10 14 2 4 8 15 31 -16
8 Paraíba Nacional/PB 8 14 2 2 10 8 25 -17

Champion: Bragantino Runners-up: Bahia Third Place: Vila Nova Fourth Place: ABC de Natal

Note: On This Phase, The EC Bahia Lost the Fonte Nova in last game at home (25 November 2007) (2008–2014).

Bahia 0 × 0 Vila Nova:

Stadium – Estádio Octávio Mangabeira, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

On 85 or 88 minutes, 13 people fell and 7 people died, because the collapse of the bleachers(see more in Portuguese.)

The biggest rival of Bahia promoted to first division in same year.

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