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Season	2020
Men's football
Série A	Flamengo
Série B	Chapecoense
Série C	Vila Nova
Série D	Mirassol
Copa do Brasil	Palmeiras
Supercopa	Flamengo
Women's football
Série A1	Corinthians
Série A2	Napoli
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The following article presents a summary of the 2020 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which is the 119th season of competitive football in the country.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

The 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A started on August 8, 2020, and ended on February 25, 2021.

• Athletico Paranaense
• Atlético Goianiense
• Atlético Mineiro
• Bahia
• Botafogo
• Ceará
• Corinthians
• Coritiba
• Flamengo
• Fluminense
• Fortaleza
• Goiás
• Grêmio
• Internacional
• Palmeiras
• Red Bull Bragantino
• Santos
• São Paulo
• Sport
• Vasco da Gama

1. Palmeiras qualified for the Copa Libertadores group stage by winning the 2020 Copa Libertadores and the 2020 Copa do Brasil.

Flamengo won the league.

Relegation

The four worst placed teams, Vasco da Gama, Goiás, Coritiba and Botafogo, were relegated to the following year's second level.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série B

The 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B started on August 7, 2020, and ended on January 29, 2021.

• América Mineiro
• Avaí
• Botafogo (SP)
• Brasil de Pelotas
• Chapecoense
• Confiança
• CRB
• Cruzeiro
• CSA
• Cuiabá
• Figueirense
• Guarani
• Juventude
• Náutico
• Oeste
• Operário Ferroviário
• Paraná
• Ponte Preta
• Sampaio Corrêa
• Vitória

1. Cruzeiro were deducted six points after their denial to pay the fee that was agreed upon with Al Wahda over the loan of Denílson in 2016. Al Wahda decided to take this issue to FIFA and won the case.

Chapecoense won the league.

Promotion

The four best placed teams, Chapecoense, América Mineiro, Juventude and Cuiabá, were promoted to the following year's first level.

Relegation

The four worst placed teams, Figueirense, Paraná, Botafogo-SP and Oeste, were relegated to the following year's third level.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série C

The 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C started on August 8, 2020, and ended on January 30, 2021.

• Boa Esporte
• Botafogo (PB)
• Brusque
• Criciúma
• Ferroviário
• Imperatriz
• Ituano
• Jacuipense
• Londrina
• Manaus
• Paysandu
• Remo
• Santa Cruz
• São Bento
• São José (RS)
• Tombense
• Treze
• Vila Nova
• Volta Redonda
• Ypiranga

The Campeonato Brasileiro Série C final was played between Vila Nova and Remo.

Vila Nova won the league after beating Remo.

Promotion

The four best placed teams, Vila Nova, Remo, Londrina and Brusque, were promoted to the following year's second level.

Relegation

The four worst placed teams, Treze, São Bento, Boa Esporte and Imperatriz, were relegated to the following year's fourth level.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série D

The 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D started on September 6, 2020, and ended on February 6, 2021.

• ABC
• Afogados
• Águia Negra
• Altos
• América de Natal
• Aparecidense
• Aquidauanense
• Atlético Acreano
• Atlético Cajazeirense
• Atlético de Alagoinhas
• Bahia de Feira
• Bangu
• Baré
• Bragantino (PA)
• Brasiliense
• Cabofriense
• Caldense
• Campinense
• FC Cascavel
• Caxias
• Central
• CEOV
• Coruripe
• Fast Clube
• Ferroviária
• Floresta
• Freipaulistano
• Galvez
• Gama
• Globo
• Goianésia
• Goiânia
• Guarany de Sobral
• Independente
• Itabaiana
• Jaciobá
• Ji-Paraná
• Joinville
• Juventude Samas
• Marcílio Dias
• Mirassol
• Moto Club
• Nacional (AM)
• Nacional (PR)
• Novorizontino
• Palmas
• Pelotas
• Portuguesa (RJ)
• Potiguar de Mossoró
• Real Noroeste
• Rio Branco
• River
• Salgueiro
• Santos (AP)
• São Caetano
• São Luiz
• São Raimundo (RR)
• Sinop
• Tocantinópolis
• Toledo
• Tubarão
• Tupynambás
• União Rondonópolis
• Vilhenense
• Villa Nova
• Vitória (ES)
• Vitória da Conquista
• Ypiranga (AP)

CRAC, Luverdense, Patrocinense, and Red Bull Brasil declined to participate in the Série D. They were replaced by Aparecidense, Sinop, Villa Nova, and Mirassol, respectively.

The Campeonato Brasileiro Série D final was played between Mirassol and Floresta.

Mirassol won the league after defeating Floresta.

Promotion

The four best placed teams, Mirassol, Floresta, Novorizontino and Altos, were promoted to the following year's third level.

Super cup

Supercopa do Brasil

The 2020 Supercopa do Brasil was played on February 16, 2020 between Flamengo and Athletico Paranaense.

Flamengo won the super cup after defeating Athletico Paranaense.

Domestic cups

Copa do Brasil

The 2020 Copa do Brasil started on February 5, 2020, and ended on March 7, 2021. The Copa do Brasil final was played between Palmeiras and Grêmio.

Palmeiras won the cup after defeating Grêmio.

Copa do Nordeste

The competition features 16 clubs from the Northeastern region. It started on January 21, 2020, and ended on August 4, 2020.The Copa do Nordeste final was played between Ceará and Bahia.

Ceará won the cup after defeating Bahia.

Copa Verde

The competition featured 24 clubs from the North and Central-West regions, including two teams from Espírito Santo. It started on 20 January 2021, and ended on 24 February 2021. The Copa Verde final was played between Brasiliense and Remo.

Brasiliense won the cup after defeating Remo.

State championship champions

State	Champions
Acre	Galvez
Alagoas	CRB
Amapá	Ypiranga
Amazonas	Penarol
Bahia	Bahia
Ceará	Fortaleza
Distrito Federal	Gama
Espírito Santo	Rio Branco de Venda Nova
Goiás	Atlético Goianiense
Maranhão	Sampaio Corrêa
Mato Grosso	Nova Mutum
Mato Grosso do Sul	Águia Negra
Minas Gerais	Atlético Mineiro
Pará	Paysandu
Paraíba	Treze
Paraná	Athletico Paranaense
Pernambuco	Salgueiro
Piauí	4 de Julho
Rio de Janeiro	Flamengo
Rio Grande do Norte	ABC
Rio Grande do Sul	Grêmio
Rondônia	Porto Velho
Roraima	São Raimundo
Santa Catarina	Chapecoense
São Paulo	Palmeiras
Sergipe	Confiança
Tocantins	Palmas

State cup competition champions

Notes

1. Tournament was the second stage of the 2020 Campeonato Potiguar

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.

Brazilian clubs in international competitions

Team	2020 Copa Libertadores	2020 Copa Sudamericana	2020 Recopa Sudamericana	2020 FIFA Club World Cup
Athletico Paranaense	Round of 16 eliminated by River Plate	N/A	N/A	N/A
Atlético Mineiro	N/A	First Stage eliminated by Unión	N/A	N/A
Bahia	N/A	Quarter-finals eliminated by Defensa y Justicia	N/A	N/A
Corinthians	Second Stage eliminated by Guaraní	N/A	N/A	N/A
Flamengo	Round of 16 eliminated by Racing	N/A	Champions defeated Independiente del Valle	N/A
Fluminense	N/A	First Stage eliminated by Unión La Calera	N/A	N/A
Fortaleza	N/A	First Stage eliminated by Independiente	N/A	N/A
Goiás	N/A	First Stage eliminated by Sol de América	N/A	N/A
Grêmio	Quarter-finals eliminated by Santos	N/A	N/A	N/A
Internacional	Round of 16 eliminated by Boca Juniors	N/A	N/A	N/A
Palmeiras	Champions defeated Santos	N/A	N/A	Semi-finals eliminated by UANL
Santos	Runners-up lost to Palmeiras	N/A	N/A	N/A
São Paulo	Eliminated in the group stage	Second Stage eliminated by Lanús	N/A	N/A
Vasco da Gama	N/A	Round of 16 eliminated by Defensa y Justicia	N/A	N/A

Brazil national team

The following table lists all the games played by the Brazilian national team in official competitions and friendly matches during 2020.

FIFA World Cup qualification

October 9	Brazil	5–0	Bolivia	São Paulo, Brazil
21:30 UTC−3	Marquinhos 16' Roberto Firmino 30', 49' Carrasco 66' (o.g.) Philippe Coutinho 73'	Report		Stadium: Neo Química Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Leodán González (Uruguay)

October 13	Peru	2–4	Brazil	Lima, Peru
21:00 UTC−3	Carrillo 5' Tapia 59'	Report	Neymar 28' (pen.), 83' (pen.), 90+4' Richarlison 64'	Stadium: Estadio Nacional Attendance: 0 Referee: Julio Bascuñán (Chile)

November 13	Brazil	1–0	Venezuela	São Paulo, Brazil
21:30 UTC−3	Roberto Firmino 66'	Report		Stadium: Estádio do Morumbi Attendance: 0 Referee: Juan Gabriel Benítez (Paraguay)

November 17	Uruguay	0–2	Brazil	Montevideo, Uruguay
20:00 UTC−3		Report	Arthur 33' Richarlison 45'	Stadium: Estadio Centenario Attendance: 0 Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile)

Women's football

Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1

The 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1 started on February 8, 2020, and ended on December 6, 2020.

• Audax
• Corinthians
• Cruzeiro
• Ferroviária
• Flamengo/Marinha
• Grêmio
• Internacional
• Iranduba
• Kindermann/Avaí
• Minas/ICESP
• Palmeiras
• Ponte Preta
• Santos
• São José
• São Paulo
• Vitória

After the tournament suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Audax and Iranduba started a temporary partnership with Juventus and 3B da Amazônia, respectively.

The Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1 final was played between Corinthians and Kindermann/Avaí.

Corinthians won the league after defeating Kindermann/Avaí.

Relegation

The four worst placed teams, Iranduba, Audax, Ponte Preta and Vitória, were relegated to the following year's second level.

Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A2

The 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A2 started on March 14, 2020, and ended on January 31, 2021.

• 3B da Amazônia
• América Mineiro
• Athletico Paranaense
• Atlético Acreano
• Atlético Goianiense
• Atlético Mineiro
• Auto Esporte
• Bahia
• Botafogo
• Brasil de Farroupilha
• Ceará
• Chapecoense
• Cruzeiro (RN)
• ESMAC
• Fluminense
• Fortaleza
• Foz Cataratas
• Goiás
• Juventude Timonense
• Juventus
• Napoli
• Náutico
• Operário FC
• Oratório
• Real Ariquemes
• Real Brasília
• Santos Dumont
• São Francisco
• São Valério
• SERC/UCDB
• Sport
• Tiradentes
• Toledo/Coritiba
• UDA
• Vasco da Gama
• Vila Nova (ES)

São Raimundo (RR) were excluded by CBF. They were replaced by Fortaleza.
Vitória das Tabocas/Santa Cruz declined to participate in the Série A2. They were replaced by Atlético Goianiense.

The Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A2 final was played between Napoli and Botafogo.

Napoli won the league after defeating Botafogo.

Promotion

The four best placed teams, Napoli, Botafogo, Bahia and Real Brasília, were promoted to the following year's first level.

Domestic competition champions

State	Champions
Acre	Cancelled
Alagoas	Cancelled
Amapá	Oratório
Amazonas	JC
Bahia	Cancelled
Ceará	Fortaleza
Distrito Federal	Real Brasília
Espírito Santo	Cancelled
Goiás	Cancelled
Maranhão	Cefama
Mato Grosso	Mixto
Mato Grosso do Sul	SERC/UCDB
Minas Gerais	Atlético Mineiro
Pará	ESMAC
Paraíba	Botafogo
Paraná	Athletico Paranaense
Pernambuco	Náutico
Piauí	Cancelled
Rio de Janeiro	Botafogo
Rio Grande do Norte	América de Natal
Rio Grande do Sul	Internacional
Rondônia	Real Ariquemes
Roraima	São Raimundo
Santa Catarina	Cancelled
São Paulo	Corinthians
Sergipe	Cancelled
Tocantins	Paraíso

State cup competition champions

Youth competition champions

Brazilian clubs in international competitions

Team	2020 Copa Libertadores Femenina
Corinthians	Third place defeated Universidad de Chile
Ferroviária	Champions defeated América
Kindermann/Avaí	Eliminated in the group stage

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 2020.

The Brazil women's national football team competed in the following competitions in 2020:

Friendlies

November 27	Brazil	6–0	Ecuador	São Paulo, Brazil
21:30 (BRT)	Debinha 33', 77', 84' (pen.) Valéria 78' Rafaelle 82' Duda Santos 87'	Report		Stadium: Neo Química Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Charly Wendy Straub Deretti (Brazil)

December 1	Brazil	8–0	Ecuador	São Paulo, Brazil
21:30 (BRT)	Debinha 1' Luana 15' Andressa Alves 17', 45+1' Rafaelle 20', 41' Julia Bianchi 70' Érika 79'	Report		Stadium: Estádio do Morumbi Attendance: 0 Referee: Edina Alves Batista (Brazil)

2020 Tournoi de France

March 4	Netherlands	0–0	Brazil	Valenciennes, France
19:00 (CET)		Report		Stadium: Stade du Hainaut Attendance: 6,199 Referee: Victoria Beyer (France)

March 7	France	1–0	Brazil	Valenciennes, France
21:00 (CET)	Gauvin 55'	Report		Stadium: Stade du Hainaut Attendance: 17,022 Referee: Marta Huerta de Aza (Spain)

March 10	Brazil	2–2	Canada	Calais, France
19:00 (CET)	Marta 8' Ludmila 18'	Report	Matheson 74' Beckie 87'	Stadium: Stade de l'Épopée Attendance: 0 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)

1. The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in France.

References

1. "Regulamento Específico da Competição - Campeonato Brasileiro Série A de 2020" (PDF) (in Portuguese). CBF. March 3, 2020.
2. "Regulamento Específico da Competição - Campeonato Brasileiro Série B de 2020" (PDF) (in Portuguese). CBF. March 2, 2020.
3. "Aparecidense vai substituir o Crac de Catalão no Campeonato Brasileiro" (in Portuguese). Diário de Goiás. July 30, 2020.
4. "Luverdense desiste de disputar a Série D do Brasileiro" (in Portuguese). Globo. August 15, 2020.
5. "Villa Nova-MG fica com a vaga do Patrocinense na Série D" (in Portuguese). Em Cima do Lance. March 18, 2020.
6. "Mirassol herda vaga do Red Bull Brasil na Série D em 2020" (in Portuguese). Torcedores. December 11, 2019.
7. "Juventus fecha parceria com Audax no Futebol Feminino para a disputa do Brasileiro A1" (in Portuguese). Clube Atlético Juventus. September 2, 2020.
8. "União pelo futebol Amazonense: EC Iranduba apresenta elenco em parceria com o 3B" (in Portuguese). Federação Amazonense de Futebol. August 27, 2020.
9. "Brasileirão Feminino A2: com entrada do Fortaleza, CBF divulga os grupos" (in Portuguese). Torcedores. January 23, 2020.
10. "Brasileirão Feminino A2: Vitória das Tabocas-PE desiste da competição" (in Portuguese). Torcedores. February 1, 2020.
11. "France-Pays Bas et Brésil-Canada á huis clos" (in French). FFF. March 9, 2020.

External links

• Brazilian competitions at RSSSF

• 2020 in Brazilian football
• Seasons in Brazilian football