2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D

The 2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D, the fourth level of the Brazilian League, was contested by 40 clubs, and started on July 12 and ended on November 15, 2015. The four teams in the semifinals were promoted to the 2016 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C.[1]

Campeonato Brasileiro Série D
Season2015
ChampionsBotafogo-SP (1st title)
PromotedBotafogo-SP
Ypiranga de Erechim
Remo
Ríver
Matches played190
Goals scored426 (2.24 per match)
Top goalscorer Jô
(12 goals)
Biggest home winSão Caetano 5–0 Lajeadense
(12 July 2015)
Duque de Caxias 5–0 Villa Nova
(12 July 2015)
Highest scoringFoz do Iguaçu 4–5 Volta Redonda
(5 September 2015)
Highest attendance40,000
Ríver 0–0 Botafogo-SP
(11 November 2015)
Lowest attendance5
Villa Nova 0–2 CRAC
(13 September 2015)
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Competition format

The 40 teams are divided in eight groups of 5, playing within them in a double round-robin format. The two best ranked in each group at the end of 8 rounds will qualify to the Second Stage, which will be played in home-and-away system. Winners advance to Third Stage. The quarterfinal winners will be promoted to the 2016 Série C. As there is no Série E, or fifth division, technically there will be no relegation. However, teams who were not promoted will have to re-qualify for 2016 Série D through their respective state leagues.

Participating teams
Team Home city State Qualified as
Aparecidense Aparecida de Goiânia GO 2015 Campeonato Goiano runners-up
Botafogo-SP Ribeirão Preto SP 2015 Campeonato Paulista 7th place
Caldense Poços de Caldas MG 2015 Campeonato Mineiro runners-up
Campinense Campina Grande PB 2015 Campeonato Paraibano champions
Central Caruaru PE 2015 Campeonato Pernambucano 4th place
Colo Colo Ilhéus BA 2015 Campeonato Baiano 4th place
Comercial-MS Campo Grande MS 2015 Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense champions
Coruripe Coruripe AL 2015 Campeonato Alagoano runners-up
CRAC Catalão GO 19th in 2014 Série C
Duque de Caxias Duque de Caxias RJ 20th in 2014 Série C
Estanciano Estância SE 2015 Campeonato Sergipano runners-up
Foz do Iguaçu Foz do Iguaçu PR 2015 Campeonato Paranaense 4th place
Gama Gama DF 2015 Campeonato Brasiliense champions
Globo Ceará-Mirim RN 2015 Campeonato Potiguar 3rd place
Goianésia Goianésia GO 2015 Campeonato Goiano 3rd place
Guarani de Juazeiro Juazeiro do Norte CE 2015 Campeonato Cearense 4th place
Imperatriz Imperatriz MA 2015 Campeonato Maranhense champions
Inter de Lages Lages SC 2015 Campeonato Catarinense 4th place
Lajeadense Lajeado RS 2014 Supercopa Gaúcha champions
Metropolitano Blumenau SC 2015 Campeonato Catarinense 5th place
Nacional Manaus AM 2014 Campeonato Amazonense champions
Náutico-RR Boa Vista RR 2015 Campeonato Roraimense champions
Operário-MT Várzea Grande MT 2015 Campeonato Mato-Grossense Runners-up
Operário Ferroviário Ponta Grossa PR 2015 Campeonato Paranaense champions
Palmas Palmas TO 2014 Campeonato Tocantinense 3rd place[2]
Red Bull Brasil Campinas SP 2015 Campeonato Paulista 6th place
Remo Belém PA 2015 Campeonato Paraense champions
Resende Resende RJ 2014 Copa Rio champions
Rio Branco Rio Branco AC 2015 Campeonato Acreano champions
Rio Branco-ES Cariacica ES 2015 Campeonato Capixaba champions
Ríver Teresina PI 2015 Campeonato Piauiense champions
Santos-AP Macapá AP 2014 Campeonato Amapaense champions
São Caetano São Caetano do Sul SP 17th in 2014 Série C
Serrano Vitória da Conquista BA 2014 Copa Governador do Estado da Bahia 3rd place[3]
Serra Talhada Serra Talhada PE 2015 Campeonato Pernambucano 5th place
Treze Campina Grande PB 18th in 2014 Série C
Villa Nova Nova Lima MG 2015 Campeonato Mineiro 6th place
Vilhena Vilhena RO 2015 Campeonato Rondoniense first round champions
Volta Redonda Volta Redonda RJ 2015 Campeonato Carioca 7th place
Ypiranga de Erechim Erechim RS 2015 Campeonato Gaúcho 5th place

First stage

Group A1
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Remo (A) 8 5 2 1 14 6 +8 17
2 Rio Branco (A) 8 4 3 1 10 6 +4 15
3 Nacional 8 2 2 4 10 12 −2 8
4 Vilhena 8 1 3 4 8 14 −6 6
5 Náutico-RR 8 2 2 4 8 12 −4 4[lower-alpha 1]
Source:
(A) Advance to the Round of 16.
Notes:
  1. Náutico lost 4 points for using 17 irregular players.

Group A2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Ríver (A) 8 4 4 0 8 3 +5 16
2 Palmas (A) 8 4 2 2 7 4 +3 14
3 Santos-AP 8 3 1 4 8 11 −3 10
4 Imperatriz 8 2 2 4 11 11 0 8
5 Guarani de Juazeiro 8 0 5 3 4 9 −5 5
Source:
(A) Advance to the Round of 16.

Group A3
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Campinense (A) 8 4 2 2 10 5 +5 14
2 Coruripe (A) 8 3 4 1 15 10 +5 13
3 Colo Colo 8 3 2 3 9 12 −3 8[lower-alpha 1]
4 Serra Talhada 8 2 2 4 7 9 −2 8
5 Globo 8 2 2 4 5 10 −5 8
Source:
(A) Advance to the Round of 16.
Notes:
  1. Colo Colo lost 3 points for using 3 irregular players.

Group A4
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Central (A) 8 5 1 2 11 5 +6 16
2 Estanciano (A) 8 5 0 3 14 11 +3 15
3 Treze 8 4 3 1 11 5 +6 15
4 Goianésia 8 1 2 5 3 10 −7 5
5 Serrano 8 1 2 5 6 14 −8 5
Source:
(A) Advance to the Round of 16.

Group A5
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Rio Branco-ES (A) 8 5 2 1 12 7 +5 17
2 Caldense (A) 8 4 2 2 8 4 +4 14
3 Aparecidense 8 3 4 1 9 5 +4 13
4 Comercial 8 2 1 5 6 10 −4 7
5 Operário-MT 8 1 1 6 7 16 −9 4
Source:
(A) Advance to the Round of 16.

Group A6
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 CRAC (A) 8 5 3 0 7 1 +6 18
2 Botafogo-SP (A) 8 3 4 1 11 5 +6 13
3 Gama 8 3 4 1 9 6 +3 13
4 Duque de Caxias 8 2 1 5 10 11 −1 7
5 Villa Nova 8 1 0 7 9 23 −14 3
Source:
(A) Advance to the Round of 16.

Group A7
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Ypiranga de Erechim (A) 8 5 1 2 7 3 +4 16
2 Operário Ferroviário (A) 8 5 1 2 11 8 +3 16
3 Resende 8 2 3 3 9 10 −1 9
4 Red Bull Brasil 8 2 2 4 5 8 −3 8
5 Inter de Lages 8 2 1 5 6 9 −3 7
Source:
(A) Advance to the Round of 16.

Group A8
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 São Caetano (A) 8 6 1 1 22 5 +17 19
2 Lajeadense (A) 8 4 3 1 11 9 +2 15
3 Volta Redonda 8 3 0 5 10 14 −4 9
4 Metropolitano 8 2 2 4 8 12 −4 8
5 Foz do Iguaçu 8 1 2 5 10 21 −11 5
Source:
(A) Advance to the Round of 16.

Round of 16
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Coruripe 1–3 São Caetano 0–3 1–0
Botafogo-SP 3–1 CRAC 3–0 0–1
Palmas 1–3 Remo 1–0 0–3
Caldense 2–1 Rio Branco-ES 1–1 1–0
Lajeadense 6–1 Central 4–0 2–1
Rio Branco-AC 0–4 Ypiranga de Erechim 0–1 0–3
Estanciano 2–4 Ríver 2–1 0–3
Operário Ferroviário 1–1 (4-3 p) Campinense 1–0 0–1

Quarterfinals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Botafogo-SP 2–1 São Caetano 2–1 0–0
Caldense 2–2 (3–4 p) Ypiranga de Erechim 1–1 1–1
Ríver 4–1 Lajeadense 3–0 1–1
Operário Ferroviário 1–4 Remo 0–1 3–1

Semifinals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Ríver 2–2 (5–4 p) Ypiranga de Erechim 2–0 0–2
Botafogo-SP 1–0 Remo 1–0 0–0

Finals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Botafogo-SP 3–2 Ríver 3–2 0–0

References
  1. "CBF divulga tabela e grupos da Série D do Campeonato Brasileiro". Globo Esporte. 13 May 2015.
  2. Originally, Interporto would qualify as winner of the 2014 Campeonato Tocantinense, but withdrew, and was replaced by Palmas, that had been third placed in that competition.
  3. Originally, Jacuipense would qualify as winner of the 2014 Copa Governador do Estado, but withdrew, and was replaced by Serrano, that had been third placed in that competition.
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