2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C

The 2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C was a football competition held in Brazil, equivalent to the third division. The competition started on 14 April and ended on 22 September 2018.[1]

Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
Season2018
ChampionsOperário Ferroviário (1st title)
PromotedBotafogo-SP
Bragantino
Cuiabá
Operário Ferroviário
RelegatedJoinville
Juazeirense
Salgueiro
Tupi
Matches played194
Goals scored456 (2.35 per match)
Top goalscorerCaio Dantas (11 goals)
Biggest home winAtlético Acreano 5–0 Juazeirense
R5, 13 May
Cuiabá 5–0 Joinville
R14, 14 July
Biggest away winRemo 0–3 Confiança
R6, 20 May
Ypiranga 0–3 Botafogo-SP
R8, 3 June
Tupi 0–3 Bragantino
R11, 23 June
ABC 0–3 Santa Cruz
R12, 1 July
Atlético Acreano 0–3 Confiança
R17, 5 August
Botafogo-SP 0–3 Cuiabá
Semifinals 2nd leg, 8 September
Highest attendance34,474 Santa Cruz 1–0 Operário Ferroviário
Quarter-finals 1st leg, 19 August
Lowest attendance96 Ypiranga 3–0 Cuiabá
R16, 29 July
Total attendance605,023
Average attendance3,119
2017
2019

Twenty teams competed in the tournament, twelve returning from the 2017 season, four promoted from the 2017 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D (Operário Ferroviário, Globo, Atlético Acreano and Juazeirense),[2] and four relegated from the 2017 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B (Luverdense, Santa Cruz, ABC and Náutico).[3]

Botafogo-SP, Bragantino, Cuiabá and Operário Ferroviário qualified for the semi-finals and were promoted to the 2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B.[4]

Operário Ferroviário won the title after defeating Cuiabá in the final.[5]

Teams

Pos. Relegated from 2017 Série B
17º Luverdense
18º Santa Cruz
19º ABC
20º Náutico
Pos. Promoted from 2017 Série D
Operário Ferroviário
Globo
Atlético Acreano
Juazeirense

Number of teams by state

Number of teams State Team(s)
3  PernambucoNáutico, Salgueiro and Santa Cruz
2  Mato GrossoCuiabá and Luverdense
 Minas GeraisTombense and Tupi
 Rio Grande do NorteABC and Globo
 São PauloBotafogo-SP and Bragantino
1  AcreAtlético Acreano
 BahiaJuazeirense
 ParáRemo
 ParaíbaBotafogo-PB
 ParanáOperário Ferroviário
 Rio de JaneiroVolta Redonda
 Rio Grande do SulYpiranga
 Santa CatarinaJoinville
 SergipeConfiança

Personnel

Team Home city Manager
ABC Natal Ranielle Ribeiro
Atlético Acreano Rio Branco Álvaro Miguéis
Botafogo-PB João Pessoa Evaristo Piza
Botafogo-SP Ribeirão Preto Léo Condé
Bragantino Bragança Paulista Marcelo Veiga
Confiança Aracaju Betinho
Cuiabá Cuiabá Itamar Schülle
Globo Ceará-Mirim Higor César
Joinville Joinville Pedrinho Maradona
Juazeirense Juazeiro Evandro Guimarães
Luverdense Lucas do Rio Verde Maico Gaúcho
Náutico Recife Márcio Goiano
Operário Ferroviário Ponta Grossa Gerson Gusmão
Remo Belém Netão
Salgueiro Salgueiro Sérgio China
Santa Cruz Recife Roberto Fernandes
Tombense Tombos Eugênio Souza
Tupi Juiz de Fora Aílton Ferraz
Volta Redonda Volta Redonda Moacir Júnior
Ypiranga Erechim Márcio Nunes

Group stage

In the group stage, each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, the following criteria would be used to determine the ranking: 1. Wins; 2. Goal difference; 3. Goals scored; 4. Head-to-head (if the tie is only between two teams). If tied on aggregate, the away goals rule would be used (except if both teams shared the same stadium); 5. Fewest red cards; 6. Fewest yellow cards; 7. Draw in the headquarters of the Brazilian Football Confederation (Regulations Article 15).[6]

The top four teams of each group advanced to the quarter-finals of the knockout stages.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Náutico 18 9 4 5 26 22 +4 31 Advance to Final stages
2 Atlético Acreano 18 9 3 6 25 22 +3 30
3 Santa Cruz 18 7 7 4 22 13 +9 28
4 Botafogo-PB 18 6 8 4 22 17 +5 26
5 Confiança 18 5 8 5 24 25 1 23
6 Remo 18 6 4 8 18 20 2 22
7 Globo 18 4 10 4 19 19 0 22
8 ABC 18 6 3 9 18 24 6 21
9 Juazeirense 18 4 7 7 16 20 4 19 Relegation to 2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D
10 Salgueiro 18 3 8 7 11 19 8 17
Source: CBF

Results

Home \ Away ABC AAC BOT CON GLO JZE NAU REM SAL STA
ABC 0–1 2–0 4–0 1–3 1–0 2–0 2–1 2–0 0–3
Atlético Acreano 3–0 1–0 0–3 1–1 5–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 2–1
Botafogo-PB 2–0 1–0 2–0 1–1 2–2 4–0 1–3 0–0 2–0
Confiança 2–2 0–0 2–2 0–0 1–1 2–3 0–2 3–0 1–1
Globo 1–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–2
Juazeirense 2–2 4–0 1–1 0–1 2–0 2–0 1–0 0–0 0–0
Náutico 2–0 3–1 2–0 2–4 2–0 1–0 3–2 3–0 1–1
Remo 1–0 2–2 0–0 0–3 1–0 3–0 1–1 0–1 0–0
Salgueiro 3–0 1–3 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 0–1 0–0
Santa Cruz 0–0 3–1 2–3 4–0 1–1 1–0 0–1 2–0 1–0
Source: CBF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Botafogo-SP 18 10 5 3 30 14 +16 35 Advance to Final stages
2 Operário Ferroviário 18 10 5 3 25 17 +8 35
3 Cuiabá 18 10 2 6 32 21 +11 32
4 Bragantino 18 8 5 5 21 16 +5 29
5 Luverdense 18 7 3 8 27 25 +2 24
6 Tombense 18 6 4 8 17 17 0 22
7 Ypiranga 18 6 4 8 25 27 2 22
8 Volta Redonda 18 6 2 10 18 25 7 20
9 Tupi 18 6 2 10 19 30 11 20 Relegation to Série D
10 Joinville 18 4 2 12 13 35 22 14
Source: CBF

Results

Home \ Away BOT BRA CUI JEC LUV OPE TOM TUP VRE YPI
Botafogo-SP 1–1 0–0 3–0 3–1 2–2 1–0 4–2 2–0 2–0
Bragantino 0–2 2–1 2–0 1–1 0–0 2–1 1–0 0–1 2–1
Cuiabá 2–1 0–1 5–0 1–0 4–0 2–1 1–0 3–0 1–2
Joinville 0–2 0–2 2–3 4–2 1–3 3–1 1–1 1–0 1–0
Luverdense 1–2 3–1 1–3 2–0 1–0 2–0 3–0 4–1 2–2
Operário Ferroviário 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–2 1–1 2–0 1–0 2–1
Tombense 0–0 1–0 3–2 3–0 1–1 0–1 0–1 1–0 2–0
Tupi 1–1 0–3 1–3 2–0 0–1 0–1 1–0 2–1 4–1
Volta Redonda 1–0 2–1 3–0 0–0 2–0 0–1 0–2 2–3 3–2
Ypiranga 0–3 1–1 3–0 2–0 1–0 2–1 0–0 5–1 2–2
Source: CBF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Final Stages

Starting from the quarter-finals, the teams played a single-elimination tournament with the following rules:[6]

  • Each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the higher-seeded team hosting the second leg (Regulations Article 17).
  • If tied on aggregate, the away goals rule would not be used, extra time would not be played, and the penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner (Regulations Article 16).

Starting from the semi-finals, the teams were seeded according to their performance in the tournament. The teams were ranked according to overall points. If tied on overall points, the following criteria would be used to determine the ranking: 1. Overall wins; 2. Overall goal difference; 3. Draw in the headquarters of the Brazilian Football Confederation (Regulations Article 17).[6]

Bracket

  Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
                                   
Bragantino 3 1 4  
Náutico 1 1 2  
  Bragantino 0 0 0 (2)  
  Operário Ferroviário (p) 0 0 0 (4)  
Santa Cruz 1 0 1
Operário Ferroviário 0 3 3  
  Operário Ferroviário 3 1 4
  Cuiabá 3 0 3
Cuiabá 2 2 4  
Atlético Acreano 0 2 2  
  Cuiabá 0 3 3
  Botafogo-SP 0 0 0  
Botafogo-PB 1 0 1 (3)
Botafogo-SP (p) 0 1 1 (4)  

Quarter-finals

The matches were played between 18 and 27 August 2018.[7]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Bragantino 4–2 Náutico 3–1 1–1
Santa Cruz 1–3 Operário Ferroviário 1–0 0–3
Cuiabá 4–2 Atlético Acreano 2–0 2–2
Botafogo-PB 1–1 (3–4 p) Botafogo-SP 1–0 0–1

Group C

18 August 2018 Bragantino 3–1 Náutico Estádio Nabi Abi Chedid, Bragança Paulista
16:00 Vitinho  28'
Marquinhos  45+1'
Fabiano  54'
Report Ortigoza  73' Attendance: 3,624
Referee: Anderson Daronco (Rio Grande do Sul)
26 August 2018 Náutico 1–1 Bragantino Arena Pernambuco, São Lourenço da Mata
17:00 Wallace Pernambucano  83' Report Matheus Peixoto  33' Attendance: 27,469
Referee: Wagner do Nascimento Magalhães (Rio de Janeiro)

Bragantino won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals

Group D

19 August 2018 Santa Cruz 1–0 Operário Ferroviário Estádio do Arruda, Recife
17:00 Vítor  45' Report Attendance: 49,476
Referee: Wagner do Nascimento Magalhães (Rio de Janeiro)
26 August 2018 Operário Ferroviário 3–0 Santa Cruz Estádio Germano Krüger, Ponta Grossa
15:00 Alisson  21'
Schumacher  72'
Dione  78'
Report Attendance: 6,477
Referee: Raphael Claus (São Paulo)

Operário Ferroviário won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals

Group E

20 August 2018 Cuiabá 2–0 Atlético Acreano Arena Pantanal, Cuiabá
21:00 Alê  36'
Edson Borges  87'
Report Attendance: 24,895
Referee: Raphael Claus (São Paulo)
27 August 2018 Atlético Acreano 2–2 Cuiabá Florestão, Rio Branco
21:00 Rafael Barros  81'
Diego  87'
Report Alê  47'
Bruno Sávio  73'
Attendance: 6,740
Referee: Luiz Flávio de Oliveira (São Paulo)

Cuiabá won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals

Group F

19 August 2018 Botafogo-PB 1–0 Botafogo-SP Almeidão, João Pessoa
19:00 Juninho  65' Report Attendance: 10,330
Referee: Wilton Sampaio (Goiás)
26 August 2018 Botafogo-SP 1–0
(4–3 p)
Botafogo-PB Estádio Santa Cruz, Ribeirão Preto
19:00 Caio Dantas  90+3' Report Attendance: 23,950
Referee: Dewson Fernando Freitas da Silva (Pará)
Penalties
Tchô
Caio Dantas
Yuri
Éverton Santos
Felipe Augusto
Gedeílson
Leandro Kivel
Daniel Nazaré
Juninho
Marcos Aurélio

Tied 1–1 on aggregate, Botafogo-SP won on penalties and advanced to the semi-finals

Semi-finals

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Host
2 Operário Ferroviário 20 11 5 4 28 18 +10 38 2nd leg
4 Bragantino 20 9 6 5 25 18 +7 33 1st leg
1 Botafogo-SP 20 11 5 4 31 15 +16 38 2nd leg
3 Cuiabá 20 11 3 6 36 23 +13 36 1st leg
Source: CBF

The matches were played between 1 and 9 September 2018.[8]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Bragantino 0–0 (2–4 p) Operário Ferroviário 0–0 0–0
Cuiabá 3–0 Botafogo-SP 0–0 3–0

Group G

1 September 2018 Bragantino 0–0 Operário Ferroviário Estádio Nabi Abi Chedid, Bragança Paulista
16:00 Report Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Igor Junio Benevenuto (Minas Gerais)

Tied 0–0 on aggregate, Operário Ferroviário won on penalties and advanced to the finals

Group H

2 September 2018 Cuiabá 0–0 Botafogo-SP Arena Pantanal, Cuiabá
19:00 Report Attendance: 24,008
Referee: Sávio Pereira Sampaio (Distrito Federal)
8 September 2018 Botafogo-SP 0–3 Cuiabá Estádio Santa Cruz, Ribeirão Preto
17:00 Report Jenison  3', 74'
Danilo  34'
Attendance: 11,366
Referee: Bruno Arleu de Araújo (Rio de Janeiro)

Cuiabá won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the finals

Finals

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Host
1 Cuiabá 22 12 4 6 39 23 +16 40 2nd leg
2 Operário Ferroviário 22 11 7 4 28 18 +10 40 1st leg
Source: CBF

The matches were played on 16 and 22 September 2018.[9]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Operário Ferroviário 4–3 Cuiabá 3–3 1–0

Group I

16 September 2018 Operário Ferroviário 3–3 Cuiabá Estádio Germano Krüger, Ponta Grossa
15:30 Dione  1'
Erick  45'
Robinho  90'
Report Marino  49', 64'
Jenison  66'
Attendance: 5,439
Referee: Leandro Vuaden (Rio Grande do Sul)

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Team Goals
1 Caio Dantas Botafogo-SP 11
2 Felipe Augusto Botafogo-SP 9
Léo Ceará Confiança
Marino Cuiabá
5 Rafael Barros Atlético Acreano 8
6 Eduardo Atlético Acreano 7
Eduardo Ramos Cuiabá
Jenison Cuiabá
José Ortigoza Náutico
10 Marcos Aurélio Botafogo-PB 6
Neto Atlético Acreano
Patrick Carvalho Tupi
Paulo Renê Luverdense
Pipico Santa Cruz
Robinho Náutico
Romarinho Globo

Source:CBF[10]

References

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