Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
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| Founded | 1981 |
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| Country |  Brazil |
| Confederation | CONMEBOL |
| Number of teams | 20 |
| Level on pyramid | 3 |
Promotion to | Série B |
Relegation to | Série D |
| Current champions | Operário Ferroviário (2018) |
| Most championships | Atlético Goianiense Vila Nova (2 titles each) |
| TV partners | Esporte Interativo (in DTT) (free and pay TV) |
| Website | http://www.cbf.com.br/seriec/ |
 2018 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 from playing 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 the 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, the Série C was reduced from 64 teams to 20 and the new Campeonato Brasileiro Série D is the qualifier for Brazilian league football. In its current format the 20 teams are divided into two groups and each team plays all opponents from its own group on a home and away basis. The top four teams in each group qualify for a knock out stage and the four semi-finalists are promoted to the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B. The bottom two teams of each group are relegated to the Campeonato Brasileiro Série D.
Contents
1 History and past champions
1.1 Official champions
1.2 Unofficial champions
2 Titles by team
3 Titles by state
4 References
5 External links
History and past champions
Official champions
The Campeonato Brasileiro has existed 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 from 1981, according to the Brazilian Football Confederation:[2]
| Year | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Comments |
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| 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 See Copa João Havelange | |||
| 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 | |
| 2016 Details | Boa MG | 1 − 1 3 − 0 | Guarani SP | |
| 2017 Details | CSA AL | 2 − 1 0 − 0 | Fortaleza CE | |
| 2018 Details | Operário Ferroviário PR | 3 − 3 1 − 0 | Cuiabá  MT | |
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 |
Boa Esporte | Minas Gerais | 1 title |
Bragantino | São Paulo | 1 title |
Brasiliense | Distrito Federal | 1 title |
Criciúma | Santa Catarina | 1 title |
CSA | Alagoas | 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 |
Operário Ferroviário | Paraná | 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 |
| Minas Gerais | 2 titles |
| Alagoas | 1 title |
| Distrito Federal | 1 title |
| Maranhão | 1 title |
| Paraná | 1 title |
| Pernambuco | 1 title |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 1 title |
References
^ "Brazil 2nd Level 1989 Divisão Especial". Rssf.
^ ab "Campeões" (in Portuguese). CBF. Archived from the original on October 14, 2009. Retrieved October 29, 2009..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
^ 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
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