2012 in Brazilian football

The following article presents a summary of the 2012 association football season in Brazil, which was the 111th season of competitive football in the country.

Football in Brazil
Season2012
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Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
Main article: 2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

The 2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A started on May 20, 2012, and concluded on December 2, 2012.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Fluminense (C) 38 22 11 5 61 33 +28 77 2013 Copa Libertadores Second Stage
2 Atlético Mineiro 38 20 12 6 64 37 +27 72
3 Grêmio 38 20 11 7 56 33 +23 71 2013 Copa Libertadores First Stage
4 São Paulo 38 20 6 12 59 37 +22 66
5 Vasco da Gama 38 16 10 12 45 44 +1 58
6 Corinthians 38 15 12 11 51 39 +12 57 2013 Copa Libertadores Second Stage[lower-alpha 1]
7 Botafogo 38 15 10 13 60 50 +10 55
8 Santos 38 13 14 11 50 44 +6 53
9 Cruzeiro 38 15 7 16 47 51 −4 52
10 Internacional 38 13 13 12 44 40 +4 52
11 Flamengo 38 12 14 12 38 45 −7 50
12 Náutico 38 14 7 17 44 51 −7 49
13 Coritiba 38 14 6 18 53 60 −7 48
14 Ponte Preta 38 12 12 14 37 44 −7 48
15 Bahia 38 11 14 13 37 41 −4 47
16 Portuguesa 38 10 15 13 39 41 −2 45
17 Sport do Recife 38 10 11 17 39 56 −17 41 Relegation to 2013 Série B
18 Palmeiras 38 9 7 22 39 54 −15 34
2013 Copa Libertadores Second Stage[lower-alpha 2]
Relegation to the 2013 Série B
19 Atlético Goianiense 38 7 9 22 37 67 −30 30 Relegation to 2013 Série B
20 Figueirense 38 7 9 22 39 72 −33 30
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: UOL.com.br
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.
Notes:
  1. Corinthians is qualified for the second stage of the 2013 Copa Libertadores as the 2012 Copa Libertadores champion.
  2. Palmeiras is qualified for the second stage of the 2013 Copa Libertadores as the 2012 Copa do Brasil champion.

Fluminense declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A champions.

Relegation

The four worst placed teams, which are Sport, Palmeiras, Atlético Goianiense and Figueirense, were relegated to the following year's second level.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
Main article: 2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B

The 2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B started on May 19, 2012, and concluded on November 24, 2012.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Goiás (C, P) 38 23 9 6 75 37 +38 78 Promotion to Série A
2 Criciúma (P) 38 22 7 9 78 57 +21 73
3 Atlético Paranaense (P) 38 21 8 9 65 37 +28 71
4 Vitória (P) 38 21 8 9 59 43 +16 71
5 São Caetano 38 20 11 7 58 38 +20 71
6 Joinville 38 17 9 12 58 40 +18 60
7 Avaí 38 18 5 15 44 42 +2 59
8 América Mineiro 38 16 7 15 63 58 +5 55
9 América de Natal 38 14 12 12 60 61 −1 54
10 Paraná 38 14 9 15 49 46 +3 51
11 Ceará 38 12 11 15 51 52 −1 47
12 ABC 38 11 12 15 50 52 −2 45
13 ASA 38 13 5 20 48 56 −8 44
14 Bragantino 38 12 8 18 45 53 −8 44
15 Boa Esporte 38 11 11 16 51 63 −12 44
16 Guaratinguetá 38 13 4 21 41 63 −22 43
17 CRB (R) 38 12 6 20 47 67 −20 42 Relegation to Série C
18 Guarani (R) 38 10 11 17 36 47 −11 41
19 Ipatinga (R) 38 8 7 23 38 73 −35 31
20 Grêmio Barueri (R) 38 7 9 22 38 69 −31 30
Updated to match(es) played on 24 November 2012. Source: Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
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.

Goiás declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B champions.

Promotion

The four best placed teams, which are Goiás, Criciúma, Atlético Paranaense and Vitória, were promoted to the following year's first level.

Relegation

The four worst placed teams, which are CRB, Guarani, Ipatinga and Grêmio Barueri, were relegated to the following year's third level.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
Main article: 2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C

The 2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C started on June 30, 2012, and concluded on December 1, 2012.

The Campeonato Brasileiro Série C final was played between Oeste and Icasa.

Icasa0–0Oeste
Oeste2–0Icasa

Oeste declared as the league champions by aggregate score of 2–0.

Promotion

The four best placed teams, which are Oeste, Icasa, Paysandu and Chapecoense, were promoted to the following year's second level.

Relegation

The four worst placed teams, which are Salgueiro, Santo André, Guarany de Sobral and Tupi, were relegated to the following year's fourth level.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série D
Main article: 2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D

The 2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D started on June 23, 2012, and concluded on October 21, 2012.

The Campeonato Brasileiro Série D final was played between CRAC and Sampaio Corrêa.

CRAC1–1Sampaio Corrêa
Estádio Genervino da Fonseca
Sampaio Corrêa2–0CRAC

Sampaio Corrêa declared as the league champions by aggregate score of 3–1.

Promotion

The four best placed teams, which are Sampaio Corrêa, CRAC, Baraúnas and Mogi Mirim, were promoted to the following year's third level.

Copa do Brasil
Main article: 2012 Copa do Brasil

The 2012 Copa do Brasil started on March 7, 2012, and concluded on July 11, 2012. The Copa do Brasil final was played between Palmeiras and Coritiba.

Palmeiras2–0Coritiba
Coritiba1–1Palmeiras

Palmeiras declared as the cup champions by aggregate score of 3–1.

State championship champions
State Champion
Acre Rio Branco-AC
Alagoas CRB
Amapá Oratório
Amazonas Nacional-AM
Bahia Bahia
Ceará Ceará
Distrito Federal Ceilândia
Espírito Santo Aracruz
Goiás Goiás
Maranhão Sampaio Corrêa
Mato Grosso Luverdense
Mato Grosso do Sul Águia Negra
Minas Gerais Atlético Mineiro
Pará Cametá
Paraíba Campinense
Paraná Coritiba
Pernambuco Santa Cruz
Piauí Parnahyba
Rio de Janeiro Fluminense
Rio Grande do Norte América-RN
Rio Grande do Sul Internacional
Rondônia Ji-Paraná
Roraima São Raimundo-RR
Santa Catarina Avaí
São Paulo Santos
Sergipe Itabaiana
Tocantins Gurupi

Youth competition champions
Competition Champion
Campeonato Brasileiro Sub-17 Internacional
Campeonato Brasileiro Sub-20 Cruzeiro
Copa Brasil Sub-17 (Copa Nacional do Espírito Santo Sub-17)(1) Atlético Paranaense
Copa do Brasil Sub-20 Vitória
Copa Rio Sub-17 Internacional
Copa Santiago de Futebol Juvenil Internacional
Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior Corinthians
Copa Sub-17 de Promissão Figueirense
Taça Belo Horizonte de Juniores Grêmio

(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 Paulista do Interior Mogi Mirim
Copa Espírito Santo Desportiva
Copa FGF Juventude
Copa Governador do Mato Grosso Mixto
Copa Paulista de Futebol Noroeste
Copa Pernambuco Santa Cruz
Copa Rio Nova Iguaçu
Copa Santa Catarina Joinville
Taça Minas Gerais Boa Esporte

Brazilian clubs in international competitions
Team 2012 Copa Libertadores 2012 Copa Sudamericana 2012 Recopa Sudamericana 2012 FIFA Club World Cup
Atlético Goianiense N/A Round of 16
eliminated by
Universidad Católica		 N/A N/A
Bahia N/A Second Stage
eliminated by
São Paulo		 N/A N/A
Botafogo N/A Second Stage
eliminated by
Palmeiras		 N/A N/A
Corinthians Champions
defeated
Boca Juniors		 N/A N/A Champions
defeated
Chelsea
Coritiba N/A Second Stage
eliminated by
Grêmio		 N/A N/A
Figueirense N/A Second Stage
eliminated by
Atlético Goianiense		 N/A N/A
Flamengo Eliminated
in the Second Stage		 N/A N/A N/A
Fluminense Quarterfinals
eliminated by
Boca Juniors		 N/A N/A N/A
Grêmio N/A Quarterfinals
eliminated by
Millonarios		 N/A N/A
Internacional Round of 16
eliminated by
Fluminense		 N/A N/A N/A
Palmeiras N/A Round of 16
eliminated by
Millonarios		 N/A N/A
Santos Semifinals
eliminated by
Corinthians		 N/A Champions
defeated
Universidad de Chile		 N/A
São Paulo N/A Champions
defeated
Tigre		 N/A N/A
Vasco da Gama Quarterfinals
eliminated by
Corinthians		 N/A 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 2012.

February 28, 2012 International friendly Bosnia and Herzegovina  1–2  Brazil St. Gallen, Switzerland
Ibišević  13' Marcelo  4'
Papac  90+1' (o.g.)		 Stadium: AFG Arena
Attendance: 17,500[1]
Referee: Sascha Kever (Switzerland)
May 26, 2012 International friendly Denmark  1–3  Brazil Hamburg, Germany
Bendtner  71' Hulk  8', 40'
Zimling  13' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Imtech Arena
Attendance: 52,000[2]
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
May 30, 2012 International friendly United States  1–4  Brazil Landover, Maryland, United States
20:00 UTC−05 Gomez  45' Neymar  12' (pen.)
Silva  26'
Marcelo  52'
Pato  87'		 Stadium: FedExField
Attendance: 67,619[3]
Referee: Jeffrey Solís (Costa Rica)
June 3, 2012 International friendly Mexico  2–0  Brazil Arlington, Texas, United States
16:06 UTC-3 G. dos Santos  22'
Hernández  33' (pen.)		 Stadium: Cowboys Stadium
Attendance: 84,519[4]
Referee: Silviu Petrescu (Canada)
June 9, 2012 International friendly Brazil  3–4  Argentina East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States
Rômulo  23'
Oscar  56'
Hulk  72'		 Messi  31', 34', 85'
Fernández  76'		 Stadium: MetLife Stadium
Attendance: 81,994[5]
Referee: Jair Marrufo (United States)
August 15, 2012 International friendly Sweden  0–3  Brazil Solna, Sweden
Leandro Damião  32'
Pato  84', 86' (pen.)		 Stadium: Råsunda Stadium
Attendance: 32,781[6]
Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)
September 7, 2012 International friendly Brazil  1–0  South Africa São Paulo, Brazil
Hulk  74' Stadium: Estádio do Morumbi
Attendance: 51,500[7]
Referee: Néstor Pitana (Argentina)
September 10, 2012 International friendly Brazil  8–0  China PR Recife, Brazil
Ramires  23'
Neymar  26', 54', 60'
Lucas  49'
Hulk  52'
Liu Jianye  70' (o.g.)
Oscar  76' (pen.)		 Stadium: Estádio do Arruda
Attendance: 29,658[8]
Referee: Roberto Silvera (Uruguay)
September 19, 2012 Superclásico
de las Américas		 Brazil  2–1  Argentina Goiânia, Brazil
Paulinho  26'
Neymar  90+4' (pen.)		 Report Martínez  20' Stadium: Estádio Serra Dourada
Attendance: 37,871[9]
Referee: Carlos Amarilla (Paraguay)
October 3, 2012 Superclásico
de las Américas		 Argentina  Canceled  Brazil Resistencia, Argentina
Stadium: Estadio Centenario
Note: The second leg of the 2012 Superclasico de Las Américas was canceled due to a floodlight failure.[10] Both AFA and CBF agreed to play the canceled game at a later date.[11]
October 11, 2012 International friendly Brazil  6–0  Iraq Malmö, Sweden
20:30 (UTC+2) Oscar  22', 27'
Kaká  48'
Hulk  56'
Neymar  75'
Lucas  80'		 Stadium: Swedbank Stadion
Attendance: 14,147[12]
Referee: Martin Hansson (Sweden)
October 16, 2012 International friendly Brazil  4–0  Japan Wrocław, Poland
14:10 (UTC+1) Paulinho  12'
Neymar  25' (pen.), 48'
Kaká  76'		 Stadium: Stadion Miejski
Attendance: 36,000[13]
Referee: Marcin Borski (Poland)
November 14, 2012 International friendly Brazil  1–1  Colombia East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States
19:30 (UTC-3) Neymar  64' Cuadrado  44' Stadium: MetLife Stadium
Attendance: 38,624[14]
Referee: Mark Geiger (United States)
November 21, 2012 Superclásico
de las Américas		 Argentina  2–1
(3 - 4 p)		  Brazil Buenos Aires, Argentina
Scocco  82' (pen.), 90' Report Fred  84' Stadium: La Bombonera
Attendance: 32,000[15]
Referee: Enrique Osses (Chile)
Penalties
Martínez
Montillo
Domínguez
Scocco
Orión 		Neves
Jean
Carlinhos
Fred
Neymar
Note: The game was originally scheduled to be played on October 3, but it was moved to November 21 due to a floodlight failure.[16]

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 2012.

March 24, 2012 International friendly Canada  2–1  Brazil Boston, United States
Christine Sinclair  ?', ?' Report Gabriela  ?' Stadium: Gillette Stadium
April 3, 2012 Kirin Cup United States  3–0  Brazil Chiba, Japan
Carli Lloyd  18'
Shannon Boxx  23'
Amy Rodriguez  83'		 Report Stadium: Fukuda Denshi Arena
April 5, 2012 Kirin Cup Japan  4–1  Brazil Kobe, Japan
Bagé  16' (o.g.)
Nagasato  58'
Aya Miyama  61'
Yukari Kinga  89'		 Report Francielle  45' Stadium: Home's Stadium
July 11, 2012 International friendly (unofficial match) Kriens 0–2  Brazil Fribourg, Switzerland
Report Thaisinha  ?'
Formiga  ?'		 Stadium: Stade Universitaire Saint-Léonard
Referee: Desireé Grudbacher (Switzerland)
July 14, 2012 Matchworld Women's Cup Brazil  2–1  Colombia Châtel-Saint-Denis, Switzerland
Rosana  ?'
Formiga  ?'		 Report Oriánica Velásquez  ?' Stadium: Stade du Lussy
Referee: Jorge Mendez (Switzerland)
July 17, 2012 Matchworld Women's Cup Brazil  2–1  Canada Savièse, Switzerland
Formiga  42'
Grazielle  92'		 Report Christine Sinclair  91' Stadium: Stade Saint-Germain
Referee: Simona Ghisletta (Switzerland)
July 25, 2012 Summer Olympics
Group stage		 Cameroon  0–5  Brazil Cardiff, Wales
18:45 Report Francielle  7'
Renata Costa  10'
Marta  73' (pen.), 88'
Cristiane  78'		 Stadium: Millennium Stadium
Referee: Jenny Palmqvist (Sweden)
July 28, 2012 Summer Olympics
Group stage		 New Zealand  0–1  Brazil Cardiff, Wales
14:30 Report Cristiane  86' Stadium: Millennium Stadium
Attendance: 30,103[17]
Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus (Germany)
July 31, 2012 Summer Olympics
Group stage		 Great Britain  1–0  Brazil London, England
19:45 Houghton  2' Report Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 70,584
Referee: Carol Anne Chenard (Canada)
August 3, 2012 Summer Olympics
Quarterfinals		 Brazil  0–2  Japan Cardiff, Wales
17:00 Report Ōgimi  27'
Ohno  73'		 Stadium: Millennium Stadium
Referee: Kirsi Heikkinen (Finland)
December 9, 2012 Torneio Internacional Feminino Brazil  4–0  Portugal São Paulo, Brazil
16:00 Cristiane  8'
Fabiana Baiana  35'
Marta  46'
Giovania  80'		 Report Stadium: Estádio do Pacaembu
Referee: Katiucia da Mota Lima (Brazil)
December 13, 2012 Torneio Internacional Feminino Brazil  1–2  Mexico São Paulo, Brazil
21:50 Rosana  14' Report Guajardo  61'
Dominguez  89'		 Stadium: Estádio do Pacaembu
December 16, 2012 Torneio Internacional Feminino Brazil  2–1  Denmark São Paulo, Brazil
16:00 Érika  7'
Débora  87'		 Report Line Hansen  90+2' (penalty) Stadium: Estádio do Pacaembu
December 19, 2011 Torneio Internacional Feminino
Final		 Brazil  2–2  Denmark São Paulo, Brazil
20:50 Andressa  29' (pen.)
Fabiana  45+3'		 Report Rasmussen  83'
Pedersen  87'		 Stadium: Estádio do Pacaembu
Referee: Regildenia de Holanda Moura (Brazil)

The Brazil women's national football team competed in the following competitions in 2012:

Competition Performance
Kirin Cup Third place
Summer Olympics Quarterfinals
Torneio Internacional Feminino
Champions

Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino
Main article: 2012 Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino

The 2012 Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino started on March 3, 2012, and concluded on June 10, 2012.

São José1–0Centro Olímpico
Centro Olímpico2–4São José

São José declared as the cup champions by aggregate score of 5–2.

Domestic competition champions
Competition Champion
Campeonato Carioca Vasco da Gama
Campeonato Paulista São José

Brazilian clubs in international competitions
Team 2012 Copa Libertadores Femenina
Foz Cataratas Runners-up
lost to
Colo Colo
São José Third Place
defeated
Vitória das Tabocas
Vitória das Tabocas Fourth Place
defeated by
São José

References
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  2. https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2012/05/26/world/friendlies/denmark/brazil/1253772/
  3. https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2012/05/31/world/friendlies/united-states-of-america/brazil/1253778/
  4. https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2012/06/03/world/friendlies/brazil/mexico/1284931/
  5. https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2012/06/09/world/friendlies/argentina/brazil/1284941/
  6. https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2012/08/15/world/friendlies/sweden/brazil/1313638/
  7. https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2012/09/07/world/friendlies/brazil/south-africa/1300300/
  8. https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2012/09/11/world/friendlies/brazil/china-pr/1377193/
  9. https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2012/09/20/world/friendlies/brazil/argentina/1384360/
  10. "Argentina X Brasil é cancelado". Correio do Estado (in Portuguese). October 3, 2012. Retrieved October 4, 2012.
  11. "Brasil e Argentina vão jogar nova partida do Superclássico" (in Portuguese). Veja. October 5, 2012. Retrieved October 8, 2012.
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  14. https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2012/11/15/world/friendlies/brazil/colombia/1401970/
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  17. "New Zealand – Brazil". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. July 28, 2012. Retrieved July 28, 2012.
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