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Season	2016
Men's football
Série A	Palmeiras
Série B	Atlético Goianiense
Série C	Boa Esporte
Série D	Volta Redonda
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The following article presents a summary of the 2016 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which was the 115th season of competitive football in the country.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

The 2016 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A started on May 14, 2016, and concluded on December 11, 2016.

• América Mineiro
• Atlético Mineiro
• Atlético Paranaense
• Botafogo
• Chapecoense
• Corinthians
• Coritiba
• Cruzeiro
• Figueirense
• Flamengo
• Fluminense
• Grêmio
• Internacional
• Palmeiras
• Ponte Preta
• Santa Cruz
• Santos
• São Paulo
• Sport
• Vitória

1. ^ The matchday 38 game between Chapecoense and Atlético Mineiro was cancelled after both teams declined to play following the Chapecoense team plane crash. Both teams received a double walkover (3–0 loss for each team).

Palmeiras won the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.

Relegation

The four worst placed teams, which are Internacional, Figueirense, Santa Cruz and América Mineiro, were relegated to the following year's second level.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série B

The 2016 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B started on May 13, 2016, and concluded on November 26, 2016.

• Atlético Goianiense
• Avaí
• Bahia
• Bragantino
• Brasil de Pelotas
• Ceará
• CRB
• Criciúma
• Goiás
• Joinville
• Luverdense
• Londrina
• Náutico
• Oeste
• Paraná
• Paysandu
• Sampaio Corrêa
• Tupi
• Vasco da Gama
• Vila Nova

Atlético Goianiense won the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B.

Promotion

The four best placed teams, which are Atlético Goianiense, Avaí, Vasco da Gama and Bahia, were promoted to the following year's first level.

Relegation

The four worst placed teams, which are Joinville, Tupi, Bragantino and Sampaio Corrêa, were relegated to the following year's third level.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série C

The 2016 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C started on May 21, 2016, and concluded on November 5, 2016.

• ABC
• América de Natal
• ASA
• Boa Esporte
• Botafogo-PB
• Botafogo-SP
• Confiança
• Cuiabá
• Fortaleza
• Guarani
• Guaratinguetá
• Juventude
• Macaé
• Mogi Mirim
• Portuguesa
• Remo
• Ríver
• Salgueiro
• Tombense
• Ypiranga de Erechim

The Campeonato Brasileiro Série C final was played between Boa Esporte and Guarani.

Boa Esporte won the league after beating Guarani by aggregate score of 4–1.

Promotion

The four best placed teams, which are Boa Esporte, Guarani, ABC and Juventude, were promoted to the following year's second level.

Relegation

The four worst placed teams, which are América de Natal, Portuguesa, Ríver and Guaratinguetá, were relegated to the following year's fourth level.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série D

The 2016 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D started on June 12, 2016, and concluded on October 2, 2016.

• Águia de Marabá
• Altos
• América-PE
• Aparecidense
• Anápolis
• Araguaia
• Atlético Acreano
• Audax
• Baré
• Boavista
• Brusque
• Caldense
• Campinense
• Caxias
• Ceilândia
• Central
• Comercial
• CSA
• Desportiva Ferroviária
• Espírito Santo
• Fluminense de Feira
• Galícia
• Genus
• Globo
• Goianésia
• Guarani
• Icasa
• Internacional de Lages
• Itabaiana
• Ituano
• J. Malucelli
• Juazeirense
• Linense
• Luziânia
• Madureira
• Maranhão
• Maringá
• Metropolitano
• Moto Club
• Murici
• Nacional
• Náutico-RR
• Novo Hamburgo
• Palmas
• Parnahyba
• Portuguesa-RJ
• Potiguar
• Princesa do Solimões
• PSTC
• Rio Branco
• Rondoniense
• Santos-AP
• São Bento
• São Francisco
• São José-RS
• São Paulo-RS
• São Raimundo
• Sergipe
• Serra Talhada
• Sete de Setembro
• Sinop
• Sousa
• Tocantinópolis
• Trem
• Uniclinic
• URT
• Villa Nova
• Volta Redonda

The Campeonato Brasileiro Série D final was played between Volta Redonda and CSA.

Volta Redonda won the league after beating CSA by aggregate score of 4–0.

Promotion

The four best placed teams, which are Volta Redonda, CSA, São Bento and Moto Club, were promoted to the following year's third level.

Domestic cups

Copa do Brasil

The competition started on March 16, 2016, and concluded on December 7, 2016. The Copa do Brasil final was played between Atlético Mineiro and Grêmio.

Grêmio won the cup by aggregate score of 4–1.

Copa do Nordeste

The competition featured 20 clubs from the Northeastern region. It started on February 14, 2016 and concluded on May 1, 2016. The Copa do Nordeste final was played between Santa Cruz and Campinense.

Santa Cruz won the cup after defeating Campinense.

Copa Verde

The competition featured 18 clubs from the North and Central-West regions, including Espírito Santo champions. It started on February 6, 2016 and concluded on May 10, 2016. The Copa Verde final was played between Paysandu and Gama.

Paysandu won the cup after defeating Gama.

Primeira Liga

The competition featured 12 clubs from the South and Southeastern regions, including Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro State teams. It started on January 27, 2016 and concluded on April 20, 2016. The Primeira Liga final was played between Fluminense and Atlético Paranaense.

Fluminense won the cup after defeating Atlético Paranaense 1–0.

State championship champions

State	Champion
Acre	Atlético Acreano
Alagoas	CRB
Amapá	Santos-AP
Amazonas	Fast
Bahia	Vitória
Ceará	Fortaleza
Distrito Federal	Luziânia
Espírito Santo	Desportiva Ferroviária
Goiás	Goiás
Maranhão	Moto Club
Mato Grosso	Luverdense
Mato Grosso do Sul	Sete de Dourados
Minas Gerais	América Mineiro
Pará	Paysandu
Paraíba	Campinense
Paraná	Atlético Paranaense
Pernambuco	Santa Cruz
Piauí	Ríver
Rio de Janeiro	Vasco
Rio Grande do Norte	ABC
Rio Grande do Sul	Internacional
Rondônia	Rondoniense
Roraima	São Raimundo-RR
Santa Catarina	Chapecoense
São Paulo	Santos
Sergipe	Sergipe
Tocantins	Gurupi

Youth competition champions

The Copa Nacional do Espírito Santo Sub-17, between 2008 and 2012, was named Copa Brasil Sub-17. The similar named Copa do Brasil Sub-17 is organized by the Brazilian Football Confederation and it was first played in 2013.

Other competition champions

Brazilian clubs in international competitions

Team	2016 Copa Libertadores	2016 Copa Sudamericana
Atlético Mineiro	Quarterfinals eliminated by São Paulo	N/A
Corinthians	Round of 16 eliminated by Nacional	N/A
Chapecoense	N/A	Champions title awarded by CONMEBOL
Coritiba	N/A	Quarterfinals eliminated by Atlético Nacional
Cuiabá	N/A	Second Stage eliminated by Chapecoense
Figueirense	N/A	Second Stage eliminated by Flamengo
Flamengo	N/A	Round of 16 eliminated by Palestino
Grêmio	Round of 16 eliminated by Rosario Central	N/A
Palmeiras	Eliminated in the Second Stage	N/A
Santa Cruz	N/A	Round of 16 eliminated by Independiente Medellín
São Paulo	Semifinals eliminated by Atlético Nacional	N/A
Sport Recife	N/A	Second Stage eliminated by Santa Cruz
Vitória	N/A	Second Stage eliminated by Coritiba

Brazil national team

The following table lists all the games played by the Brazilian national team in official competitions and friendly matches during 2016.

Friendlies

May 29	Brazil	2–0	Panama	Commerce City, United States
22:30 UTC−03	Jonas 2' Gabriel 73'	Report		Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Referee: Armando Castro (Honduras)

Copa América Centenario

June 4 Group stage	Brazil	0–0	Ecuador	Pasadena, United States
22:00		Report (CONMEBOL) Report (CONCACAF)		Stadium: Rose Bowl Attendance: 53,158 Referee: Julio Bascuñán (Chile)

June 8 Group stage	Brazil	7–1	Haiti	Orlando, United States
19:30	Coutinho 14', 29', 90+2' Renato Augusto 35', 86' Gabriel 59' Lucas Lima 67'	Report (CONMEBOL) Report (CONCACAF)	Marcelin 70'	Stadium: Camping World Stadium Attendance: 28,241 Referee: Mark Geiger (United States)

June 12 Group stage	Brazil	0–1	Peru	Foxborough, United States
20:30		Report (CONMEBOL) Report (CONCACAF)	Ruidíaz 75'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 36,187 Referee: Andrés Cunha (Uruguay)

2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

March 25	Brazil	2–2	Uruguay	São Lourenço da Mata, Brazil
21:45 (UTC−03)	Douglas Costa 1' Renato Augusto 25'	Report (FIFA) Report (CONMEBOL)	Cavani 30' Suárez 48'	Stadium: Arena Pernambuco Attendance: 45,010 Referee: Néstor Pitana (Argentina)

March 29	Paraguay	2–2	Brazil	Asunción, Paraguay
20:45 UTC−4	Lezcano 40' E. Benítez 49'	Report (FIFA) Report (CONMEBOL)	Oliveira 79' Alves 90+2'	Stadium: Estadio Defensores del Chaco Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)

September 1	Ecuador	0–3	Brazil	Quito, Ecuador
16:00 UTC−5		Report (FIFA) Report (CONMEBOL)	Neymar 72' (pen.) Gabriel Jesus 87', 90+2'	Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa Referee: Enrique Cáceres (Paraguay)

September 6	Brazil	2–1	Colombia	Manaus, Brazil
20:45 UTC−4	Miranda 2' Neymar 74'	Report (FIFA) Report (CONMEBOL)	Marquinhos 37' (o.g.)	Stadium: Arena da Amazônia Attendance: 36,609 Referee: Patricio Loustau (Argentina)

October 6	Brazil	5–0	Bolivia	Natal, Brazil
21:45 UTC−3	Neymar 11' Coutinho 26' Filipe Luís 39' Gabriel Jesus 44' Firmino 75'	Report (FIFA) Report (CONMEBOL)		Stadium: Arena das Dunas Referee: Wilson Lamouroux (Colombia)

October 11	Venezuela	0–2	Brazil	Mérida, Venezuela
20:30 UTC−4		Report (FIFA) Report (CONMEBOL)	Gabriel Jesus 8' Willian 53'	Stadium: Estadio Metropolitano de Mérida Referee: Víctor Carrillo (Peru)

November 10	Brazil	3–0	Argentina	Belo Horizonte, Brazil
21:45 UTC−2	Coutinho 24' Neymar 45' Paulinho 59'	Report (FIFA) Report (CONMEBOL)		Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 54,490 Referee: Julio Bascuñán (Chile)

November 15	Peru	0–2	Brazil	Lima, Peru
21:15 UTC−5		Report (FIFA) Report (CONMEBOL)	Gabriel Jesus 57' Renato Augusto 78'	Stadium: Estadio Nacional de Lima Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)

Women's football

National team

The following table lists all the games played by the Brazil women's national football team in official competitions and friendly matches during 2016.

Friendlies

June 4	Canada	0–2	Brazil	Toronto, Canada
		Report	Marta ?', ?'	Stadium: BMO Field Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva (United States)

June 7	Canada	1–0	Brazil	Ottawa, Canada
	Beckie ?'	Report		Stadium: TD Place Referee: Francia Gonzalez (Mexico)

July 23	Brazil	3–1	Australia	Fortaleza, Brazil
16:00	Debinha 59' Raquel 71' Darlene 90+2'		Crummer 31'	Stadium: Estádio Presidente Vargas Attendance: 81,338 Referee: Ana Karina Marques (Brazil)

September 16	France	1–1	Brazil	Grenoble, France
	Lavogez 2'		Marta 8'

Algarve Cup

March 2, 2016 Group stage	Brazil	1–0	New Zealand	Lagos, Portugal
18:30	Debinha 20'	Report		Stadium: Lagos Municipal Stadium Referee: Marianela Araya (Costa Rica)

March 4, 2016 Group stage	Portugal	1–3	Brazil	Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal
20:00	T. Pinto 30'	Report	Cristiane 17' Marta 22' Raquel 74'	Stadium: VRS António Sports Complex Referee: Monika Mularczyk (Poland)

March 7, 2016 Group stage	Brazil	3–0	Russia	Lagos, Portugal
15:00	Formiga 51' Bia 66' Thaís Guedes 89'	Report		Stadium: Lagos Municipal Stadium Referee: Sandra Braz (Portugal)

March 9, 2016 Final	Canada	2–1	Brazil	Parchal, Portugal
18:30	Zadorsky 60' Beckie 67'	Report	Andressa Alves 90'	Stadium: Bela Vista Municipal Stadium Referee: Sara Persson (Sweden)

Summer Olympics

August 3, 2016 Group stage	Brazil	3–0	China	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
16:00	Monica 36' Andressa 59' Cristiane 90'	Report (Rio2016) Report (FIFA)		Stadium: Estádio Olímpico João Havelange Attendance: 27,618 Referee: Carol Chenard (Canada)

August 6, 2016 Group stage	Brazil	5–1	Sweden	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
22:00	Beatriz 21', 86' Cristiane 24' Marta 44' (pen.), 80'	Report (Rio2016) Report (FIFA)	Schelin 89'	Stadium: Estádio Olímpico João Havelange Attendance: 43,384 Referee: Lucila Venegas (Mexico)

August 9, 2016 Group stage	South Africa	0–0	Brazil	Manaus, Brazil
21:00		Report (Rio2016) Report (FIFA)		Stadium: Arena da Amazônia Attendance: 38,415 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)

August 12, 2016 Quarter-finals	Brazil	0–0 (7–6 p)	Australia	Belo Horizonte, Brazil
22:00		Report (Rio2016) Report (FIFA)		Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 52,660 Referee: Carol Chenard (Canada)
	Penalties
	Andressa Alves Andressa Beatriz Rafaelle Marta Debinha Monica Tamires		Kellond-Knight Alleway van Egmond Polkinghorne Gorry Heyman Logarzo Kennedy

August 16, 2016 Semi-finals	Brazil	0–0 (3–4 p)	Sweden	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
13:00		Report (FIFA)		Stadium: Maracanã Attendance: 70,454 Referee: Lucila Venegas (Mexico)
	Penalties
	Marta Cristiane Andressa Alves Rafaelle Andressa		Schelin Asllani Seger Fischer Dahlkvist

August 19, 2016 Bronze medal match	Brazil	1–2	Canada	São Paulo, Brazil
13:00	Beatriz 79'	Report (Rio2016) Report (FIFA)	Rose 25' Sinclair 52'	Stadium: Arena Corinthians Attendance: 39,718 Referee: Teodora Albon (Romania)

Torneio de Manaus

December 7, 2016 Group Stage	Brazil	6–0	Costa Rica	Manaus, Brazil
22:45	Andressinha 25' Tamires 28' Gabi Zanotti 45', 47' Bia 53', 73'	report		Stadium: Arena da Amazônia

December 11, 2016 Group Stage	Brazil	4–0	Russia	Manaus, Brazil
18:45	Bia 12', 49' Debinha 14', 60'	Report		Stadium: Arena da Amazônia

December 14, 2016 Group Stage	Brazil	3–1	Italy	Manaus, Brazil
22:45	Andressinha 30' Bartoli 76' (o.g.) Debinha 90+1'	Report	Parisi 45' (pen.)	Stadium: Arena da Amazônia

December 18, 2016 Final	Brazil	5–3	Italy	Manaus, Brazil
18:45	Bia 8' Gabi 20' Andressa 36', 47' Gabi Nunes 60'	Report	Mauro 14' Gabbiadini 32' Bonansea	Stadium: Arena da Amazônia

The Brazil women's national football team competed in the following competitions in 2016:

Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino

The 2016 Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino started on January 20, 2016, and concluded on May 25, 2016. The Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino final was played between Flamengo/Marinha and Rio Preto.

Flamengo/Marinha won the league after defeating Rio Preto.

Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino

The 2016 Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino started on August 24, 2016, and concluded on October 26, 2016. The Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino final was played between Corinthians/Audax and São José.

Corinthians/Audax won the league after defeating São José.

Domestic competition champions

Brazilian clubs in international competitions

Team	2016 Copa Libertadores Femenina
Ferroviária	Eliminated in the group stage
Foz Cataratas	Third-place defeated Colón

References

1. "Atletico Mineiro say they won't play final-round match vs. Chapecoense". ESPN FC. ESPN. Associated Press. December 1, 2016. Retrieved December 10, 2016.
2. "Na Liberta! Fogão e Furacão carimbam passaporte" (in Portuguese). CBF. Retrieved December 11, 2016. Na Arena Condá, em Chapecó (SC), a partida entre Chapecoense e Atlético-MG não aconteceu e as equipes receberam um W.O. duplo, que consiste em derrota por 3 a 0 para cada um dos times. A Chape fechou a competição com 52 pontos, no 11º lugar, e o Galo ficou na quarta posição, com 62. (At the Arena Condá, in Chapecó (Santa Catarina), the match between Chapecoense and Atlético Mineiro did not happen and the teams receive a double walkover, which consists in a 3–0 loss for both teams. Chape ended the competition with 52 points, in the 11th place, and the Galo ended in the fourth position, with 62.)
3. "Perú da el gran golpe y elimina a Brasil de la Copa América" [Peru deal a great blow and eliminate Brazil in Copa America] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. June 12, 2016. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
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