2010 in Brazilian football

The following article presents a summary of the 2010 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which was the 109th season of competitive football in the country.

Football in Brazil
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Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

The 2010 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A started on May 8, 2010, and concluded on December 5, 2010.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Fluminense 38 20 11 7 62 36 +26 71 2011 Copa Libertadores Second Stage
2 Cruzeiro 38 20 9 9 53 38 +15 69
3 Corinthians 38 19 11 8 65 41 +24 68 2011 Copa Libertadores First Stage
4 Grêmio 38 17 12 9 68 43 +25 63
5 Atlético Paranaense 38 17 9 12 43 45 2 60 2011 Copa Sudamericana Second Stage
6 Botafogo 38 14 17 7 54 42 +12 59
7 Internacional 38 16 10 12 48 41 +7 58 2011 Copa Libertadores Second Stage[lower-alpha 1]
8 Santos 38 15 11 12 63 50 +13 56 2011 Copa Libertadores Second Stage[lower-alpha 2]
9 São Paulo 38 15 10 13 54 54 0 55 2011 Copa Sudamericana Second Stage
10 Palmeiras 38 12 14 12 42 43 1 50
11 Vasco da Gama 38 11 16 11 43 45 2 49
12 Ceará 38 10 17 11 35 44 9 47
13 Atlético Mineiro 38 13 6 19 52 64 12 45
14 Flamengo 38 9 17 12 41 44 3 44
15 Avaí 38 11 10 17 49 58 9 43
16 Atlético Goianiense 38 11 9 18 51 57 6 42
17 Vitória 38 9 15 14 42 48 6 42 Relegation to Série B
18 Guarani 38 8 13 17 33 53 20 37
19 Goiás 38 8 9 21 41 68 27 33
20 Prudente 38 7 10 21 39 64 25 28[lower-alpha 3]
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd wins; 3rd goal difference; 4th goals scored; 5th head-to-head results; 6th least red cards received; 7th least yellow cards received; 8th draw
Notes:
  1. Internacional qualified as the 2010 Copa Libertadores champion.
  2. Santos qualified as the 2010 Copa do Brasil champion.
  3. Grêmio Prudente was docked 3 points due to fielding a suspended player.

Fluminense declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A champions.

Relegation

The four worst placed teams, which are Vitória, Guarani, Goiás and Prudente, were relegated to the following year's second level.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série B

The 2010 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B started on May 7, 2010, concluded on November 27, 2010.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Coritiba (C, P) 38 21 8 9 69 49 +20 71 Promotion to Campeonato Brasileiro
2 Figueirense (P) 38 19 10 9 68 37 +31 67
3 Bahia (P) 38 19 8 11 63 44 +19 65
4 América Mineiro (P) 38 19 6 13 56 42 +14 63
5 Portuguesa 38 19 5 14 69 52 +17 62
6 Sport Recife 38 15 11 12 54 42 +12 56
7 Paraná 38 15 8 15 47 44 +3 53
8 Bragantino 38 13 14 11 52 37 +15 53
9 ASA 38 16 4 18 52 56 4 52
10 São Caetano 38 14 10 14 50 52 2 52
11 Duque de Caxias 38 15 5 18 46 56 10 50
12 Icasa 38 13 10 15 53 51 +2 49
13 Náutico 38 14 6 18 41 60 19 48
14 Ponte Preta 38 12 12 14 49 48 +1 48
15 Guaratinguetá 38 11 14 13 47 59 12 47
16 Vila Nova 38 13 7 18 50 69 19 46
17 Brasiliense (R) 38 12 10 16 41 59 18 46 Relegation to Série C
18 Santo André (R) 38 11 10 17 53 61 8 43
19 Ipatinga (R) 38 11 8 19 47 62 15 41
20 América de Natal (R) 38 11 8 19 40 68 28 41
Updated to match(es) played on November 27, 2010. Source: CBF (in Portuguese)
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd wins; 3rd goal difference; 4th goals scored; 5th head-to-head results; 6th least red cards received; 7th least yellow cards received; 8th draw
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.

Coritiba declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B champions.

Promotion

The four best placed teams, which are Coritiba, Figueirense, Bahia and América-MG, were promoted to the following year's first level.

Relegation

The four worst placed teams, which are Brasiliense, Santo André, Ipatinga and América-RN, were relegated to the following year's third level.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série C

The 2010 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C started on July 18, 2010, and concluded on November 21, 2010. The Campeonato Brasileiro Série C final was played between ABC and Ituiutaba.


Ituiutaba01ABC

ABC00Ituiutaba

ABC declared as the league champions by aggregate score of 10.

Participating teams

Promotion

The four best placed teams, which are ABC, Ituiutaba, Criciúma and Salgueiro, were promoted to the following year's second level.

Relegation

The four worst placed teams, which are Alecrim, Juventude, Gama and São Raimundo (PA), were relegated to the following year's fourth level.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série D

The 2010 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D started on July 18, 2010, and concluded on November 14, 2010. The Campeonato Brasileiro Série D final was played between Guarany de Sobral and América (AM).


América (AM)11Guarany de Sobral
Estádio Colosso do Tapajós

Guarany de Sobral41América (AM)
Estádio do Junco

Guarany de Sobral declared as the league champions by aggregate score of 52.

Promotion

The four best placed teams, which are Guarany de Sobral, Madureira, Joinville and Araguaína, were promoted to the following year's third level. On December 9, 2010 the STJD punished América (AM) with the loss of six points due to fielding an out-of-contract player. América (AM) then lost its promotion, which was awarded to Joinville.

Copa do Brasil

The 2010 Copa do Brasil started on February 10, 2010, and ended on August 4, 2010. The Copa do Brasil final was played between Santos and Vitória.


Santos20Vitória

Vitória21Santos

Santos declared as the cup champions on better goal difference by aggregate score of 32.

State championship champions

State Champion
Acre Rio Branco-AC
Alagoas Murici
Amapá Trem
Amazonas Penarol
Bahia Vitória
Ceará Fortaleza
Distrito Federal Ceilândia
Espírito Santo Rio Branco-ES
Goiás Atlético-GO
Maranhão Sampaio Corrêa
Mato Grosso União
Mato Grosso do Sul Comercial-ES
Minas Gerais Atlético Mineiro
Pará Paysandu
Paraíba Treze
Paraná Coritiba
Pernambuco Sport
Piauí Comercial-PI
Rio de Janeiro Botafogo
Rio Grande do Norte ABC
Rio Grande do Sul Grêmio
Rondônia Vilhena
Roraima Baré
Santa Catarina Avaí
São Paulo Santos
Sergipe River Plate
Tocantins Gurupi

Youth competition champions

Competition Champion
Campeonato Brasileiro Sub-20 Cruzeiro
Copa 2 de Julho Brazil U16
Copa Brasil Sub-17 (Copa Nacional do Espírito Santo Sub-17)(1) Internacional
Copa Santiago de Futebol Juvenil Internacional
Copa São Paulo de Juniores São Paulo
Copa Sub-17 de Promissão Cruzeiro
Supercopa Eurofarma de Futebol Júnior Santos
Taça Belo Horizonte de Juniores Coritiba

(1) 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

Competition Champion
Campeonato do Nordeste Vitória
Campeonato Paulista do Interior Botafogo-SP
Copa Espírito Santo Vitória-ES
Copa FGF Internacional B
Copa Governador do Mato Grosso Cuiabá
Copa Paulista de Futebol Paulista
Copa Pernambuco Santa Cruz
Copa Rio Sendas
Copa Santa Catarina Brusque
Copa Sub23 Internacional
Recopa Sul-Brasileira Cerâmica
Taça Minas Gerais Uberaba

Brazilian clubs in international competitions

Team 2010 Copa Libertadores 2010 Copa Sudamericana 2010 FIFA Club World Cup
Atlético Mineiro did not qualify Quarterfinals
eliminated by
Palmeiras
N/A
Avaí did not qualify Quarterfinals
eliminated by
Goiás
N/A
Corinthians Round of 16
eliminated by
Flamengo
N/A did not qualify
Cruzeiro Quarterfinals
eliminated by
São Paulo
N/A did not qualify
Flamengo Quarterfinals
eliminated by
Universidad de Chile
N/A did not qualify
Goiás N/A Runners-up
lost to
Independiente
N/A
Grêmio N/A Second Stage
eliminated by
Goiás
N/A
Grêmio Prudente N/A Second Stage
eliminated by
Atlético Mineiro
N/A
Internacional Champions
defeated
Guadalajara
N/A Third place
defeated
Seognam Ilhwa Chunma
Palmeiras N/A Semifinals
eliminated by
Goiás
N/A
Santos N/A Second Stage
eliminated by
Avaí
N/A
São Paulo Semifinals
eliminated by
Internacional
N/A did not qualify
Vitória N/A Second Stage
eliminated by
Palmeiras
N/A

Brazil national team

The following table lists all the games played by the Brazil national team in official competitions and friendly matches during 2010.

March 2, 2010 International
Friendly
Republic of Ireland  0–2  Brazil London, England
20:05 (UTC+1) Report K. Andrews  44' (o.g.)
Robinho  76'
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 40,082[2]
Referee: Mike Dean (England)
June 2, 2010 International
Friendly
Zimbabwe  0–3  Brazil Harare, Zimbabwe
Report Bastos  41'
Robinho  44'
Elano  57'
Stadium: National Sports Stadium
Attendance: 30,000[3]
Referee: Abdul Basit Ebrahim (South Africa)
June 7, 2010 International
Friendly
Tanzania  1–5  Brazil Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Jabir Stima  86' Report Robinho  10', 33'
Ramires  53', 90+1'
Kaká  75'
Stadium: Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium
Attendance: 35,000[4]
Referee: Muhmed Ssegonga (Uganda)
June 15, 2010 FIFA World Cup
Group Stage
Brazil  2–1  North Korea Johannesburg, South Africa
20:30 (UTC+2) Maicon  55'
Elano  72'
Report Ji Yun-nam  89' Stadium: Ellis Park Stadium
Attendance: 54,331
Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)
June 20, 2010 FIFA World Cup
Group Stage
Brazil  3–1  Ivory Coast Johannesburg, South Africa
20:30 (UTC+2) Luís Fabiano  25', 50'
Elano  62'
Report Drogba  79' Stadium: Soccer City
Attendance: 84,455
Referee: Stéphane Lannoy (France)
June 25, 2010 FIFA World Cup
Group Stage
Portugal  0–0  Brazil Durban, South Africa
16:00 (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Moses Mabhida Stadium
Attendance: 62,712
Referee: Benito Archundia (Mexico)
June 28, 2010 FIFA World Cup
Round of 16
Brazil  3–0  Chile Johannesburg, South Africa
20:30 (UTC+2) Juan  35'
Luís Fabiano  38'
Robinho  59'
Report Stadium: Ellis Park Stadium
Attendance: 54,096
Referee: Howard Webb (England)
July 2, 2010 FIFA World Cup
Quarter-finals
Netherlands  2–1  Brazil Port Elizabeth, South Africa
16:00 (UTC+2) Sneijder  53', 68' Report Robinho  10' Stadium: Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
Attendance: 40,186
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)
August 10, 2010 International
Friendly
United States  0–2  Brazil New Jersey, United States
20:00 (UTC-4) Report Neymar  28'
Pato  45+1'
Stadium: New Meadowlands Stadium
Attendance: 77,223[5]
Referee: Silviu Petrescu (Canada)
October 7, 2010 International
Friendly
Iran  0–3  Brazil Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Report Alves  14'
Pato  69'
Nilmar  90+1'
Stadium: Sheikh Zayed Stadium
Attendance: 14,000[6]
Referee: Fareed Al Marzouqi (UAE)
October 11, 2010 International
Friendly
Brazil  2–0  Ukraine Derby, England
Alves  25'
Pato  64'
Report Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 13,088
Referee: Martin Atkinson (England)
November 17, 2010 International
Friendly
Argentina  1–0  Brazil Doha, Qatar
Messi  90+2' Report Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium
Attendance: 49,000[7]
Referee: Abdullah Balideh (Qatar)

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 2010.

October 24, 2010 International
Friendly
Brazil  70  Haiti Teresópolis, Brazil
Renata Costa  ?'
Grazielle  ?'
Marta  ?'
Cristiane ?', ?', ?'
Renata  ?'
Report Stadium: Granja Comary
November 5, 2010 Campeonato Sudamericano
Group Stage
Brazil  40  Venezuela Loja, Ecuador
19:00 UTC-5 Aline  26', 30'
Cristiane  42'
Renata Costa  60'
Report Stadium: Estadio Federativo Reina del Cisne
Referee: Sirley Cornejo Arana (Bolivia)
November 7, 2010 Campeonato Sudamericano
Group Stage
Uruguay  04  Brazil Loja, Ecuador
13:00 UTC-5 Report Cristiane  15' (pen.), 40'
Marta  36', 57'
Stadium: Estadio Federativo Reina del Cisne
November 17, 2010 Campeonato Sudamericano
Second Stage
Brazil  40  Argentina Latacunga, Ecuador
17:00 UTC-5 Graziele  25'
Dos Santos  37'
Marta  63'
Cristiane  77'
Report Stadium: Estadio La Cocha
November 19, 2010 Campeonato Sudamericano
Second Stage
Brazil  50  Colombia Latacunga, Ecuador
17:00 UTC-5 Érika  23'
Grazielle  48'
Marta  69', 87'
Cristiane  82'
Report Stadium: Estadio La Cocha
Referee: Gabriela Lourdes Bandeira Popich (Uruguay)
November 21, 2010 Campeonato Sudamericano
Second Stage
Chile  13  Brazil Quito, Ecuador
14:00 UTC-5 Salgado  45' Report Batista  2'
Marta  36', 83'
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa
December 9, 2010 Torneio Internacional Feminino Brazil  30  Mexico São Paulo, Brazil
Cristiane  21'
Marta  56', 60'
Stadium: Estádio do Pacaembu
December 12, 2010 Torneio Internacional Feminino Brazil  32  Netherlands São Paulo, Brazil
Marta  ?', ?'
Gabriela  ?'
Kirsten van de Ven  ?'
De Ridder  ?'
Stadium: Estádio do Pacaembu
December 19, 2010 Torneio Internacional Feminino
Final
Brazil  22  Canada São Paulo, Brazil
Marta  54', 72' Belanger  11'
Christine Sinclair  82'
Stadium: Estádio do Pacaembu
Attendance: 18,784
Referee: Katiucia da Mota Lima (São Paulo)

The Brazil women's national football team competed in the following competitions in 2010:

Competition Performance
Campeonato Sudamericano
Champions
Torneio Internacional Feminino Runners-up

Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino

The 2010 Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino started on August 16, 2010, and concluded on December 4, 2010.


Foz do Iguaçu12Duque de Caxias/CEPE
Estádio do ABC

Duque de Caxias/CEPE declared as the cup champions by aggregate score of 22.

Domestic competition champions

Competition Champion
Campeonato Carioca Vasco
Campeonato Paulista Santos

Brazilian clubs in international competitions

Team 2010 Copa Libertadores Femenina
Santos Champions
defeated
Everton

References

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