2020 Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1

The 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Feminino A-1 was the 8th season of the Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1, the top level of women's football in Brazil, and the 4th edition in a Série A1 since its establishment in 2016. The tournament was organized by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF).

Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1
Season2020
Dates8 February – 6 December 2020
ChampionsCorinthians (2nd title)
RelegatedAudax
Iranduba
Ponte Preta
Vitória
Copa LibertadoresCorinthians
Kindermann/Avaí
Matches played134
Goals scored428 (3.19 per match)
Top goalscorerCarla Nunes (12 goals)
Biggest home winKindermann/Avaí 9–0 Audax
Group stage, R8, 10 September
Internacional 9–0 Audax
Group stage, R14, 11 October
Biggest away winPonte Preta 0–7 Corinthians
Group stage, R14, 11 October
Highest scoring9 goals
Kindermann/Avaí 9–0 Audax
Group stage, R8, 10 September
Internacional 9–0 Audax
Group stage, R14, 11 October
← 2019
2021 →

The competition began on 8 February and was originally scheduled to end on 13 September,[1] however due to the COVID-19 pandemic the tournament was suspended by CBF on 15 March.[2] After several months, the tournament was resumed on 26 August and the end was rescheduled to 6 December.[3]

In the finals, Corinthians won their second title after defeating Kindermann/Avaí 4–2 on aggregate.[4] As champions and runners-up, Corinthians and Kindermann/Avaí qualified for the Copa Libertadores Femenina, while the bottom four teams in the group stage, Audax, Iranduba, Ponte Preta, and Vitória, were relegated to Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A2. Ferroviária were the defending champions, but they were eliminated in the quarter-finals.

Format

In the group stage, each team played once against the other fifteen teams. Top eight teams qualified for the final stages. Quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis.[5]

Teams
Location of teams in 2020 Série A1 outside the state of São Paulo (in red).
Location of teams in 2020 Série A1 within the state of São Paulo.

Sixteen teams competed in the league – the top twelve teams from the previous season, as well as four teams promoted from the 2019 Série A2.

Number of teams by state
Number
of teams		 State Team(s)
8  São PauloAudax, Corinthians, Ferroviária, Palmeiras,
Ponte Preta, Santos, São José and São Paulo
2  Rio Grande do SulGrêmio and Internacional
1  AmazonasIranduba
 BahiaVitória
 Distrito FederalMinas/ICESP
 Minas GeraisCruzeiro
 Rio de JaneiroFlamengo/Marinha
 Santa CatarinaKindermann/Avaí

Stadiums and locations
Team Location Stadium Capacity[6]
Audax[a] Osasco José Liberatti 12,430
Corinthians São Paulo Parque São Jorge 18,500
Neo Química Arena 47,605
Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte SESC Alterosas 2,000
Mineirão 75,783
Ferroviária Araraquara Fonte Luminosa 21,441
Flamengo/Marinha Rio de Janeiro Estádio da Gávea 4,000
Giulite Coutinho (Mesquita) 13,544
Grêmio[b] Porto Alegre Francisco Novelletto Neto 14,000
Arena do Grêmio 55,662
Antônio Vieira Ramos (Gravataí) 4,700
Internacional Porto Alegre SESC Campestre 2,800
Beira-Rio 50,128
Estádio do Vale (Novo Hamburgo) 5,196
Iranduba[c] Iranduba Arena da Amazônia (Manaus) 44,000
Ismael Benigno (Manaus) 10,451
Kindermann/Avaí Caçador Carlos Alberto da Costa Neves 6,500
Florianópolis Estádio da Ressacada 17,826
Minas/ICESP Brasília Bezerrão (Gama) 20,310
Palmeiras[d] São Paulo Allianz Parque 43,713
Nelo Bracalente (Vinhedo) 4,200
Ponte Preta Campinas Moisés Lucarelli 19,728
Santos Santos Urbano Caldeira 21,732
Ulrico Mursa 8,392
Arena Barueri (Barueri) 31,452
São José São José dos Campos Martins Pereira 16,500
São Paulo[e] São Paulo Marcelo Portugal Gouvêa (Cotia) 2,000
Estádio do Morumbi 77,011
Vitória Salvador Barradão 35,000
a Audax also played a home match at Arena Barueri (Barueri).
b Grêmio also played home matches at Estádio do Vale (Novo Hamburgo) and CT Presidente Hélio Dourado (Eldorado do Sul).
c Iranduba also played a home match at Estádio Carlos Zamith (Manaus).
d Palmeiras also played a home match at Estádio Novelli Júnior (Itu).
e São Paulo also played a home match at Arena Barueri (Barueri).

Group stage

In the group stage, each team played on a single round-robin tournament. The top eight teams advanced to the quarter-finals of the knockout stages. 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. Fewest red cards; 5. Fewest yellow cards; 6. Draw in the headquarters of the Brazilian Football Confederation (Regulations Article 12).[5]

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Corinthians 15 14 0 1 45 7 +38 42 Advance to Quarter-finals
2 Santos 15 11 0 4 35 10 +25 33
3 Internacional 15 10 3 2 39 14 +25 33
4 Ferroviária 15 9 2 4 34 13 +21 29
5 Palmeiras 15 8 4 3 32 19 +13 28
6 Kindermann/Avaí 15 8 3 4 39 12 +27 27
7 São Paulo 15 8 3 4 33 11 +22 27
8 Grêmio 15 7 3 5 17 12 +5 24
9 Flamengo/Marinha 15 7 3 5 23 21 +2 24
10 Cruzeiro 15 7 2 6 24 20 +4 23
11 São José 15 6 2 7 24 23 +1 20
12 Minas/ICESP 15 4 2 9 21 30 −9 14
13 Iranduba 15 3 2 10 16 28 −12 11 Relegation to Campeonato Brasileiro Série A2
14 Audax 15 2 1 12 4 57 −53 7
15 Ponte Preta 15 1 0 14 7 62 −55 3
16 Vitória 15 0 0 15 2 56 −54 0
Source: CBF

Results
Home \ Away AUD COR CRU FER FLA GRE INT IRA KIN MIN PAL PON SAN SJO SPO VIT
Audax 0–6 0–3 1–2 0–0 0–4 1–0 0–3 2–1
Corinthians 3–0 4–1 2–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 3–0 6–0
Cruzeiro 0–1 1–2 2–0 0–5 1–0 1–0 4–0
Ferroviária 4–0 0–1 1–2 1–1 2–0 7–1 2–1 7–0
Flamengo/Marinha 4–0 1–3 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–1 3–0 1–3
Grêmio 0–1 3–1 2–1 0–0 0–2 1–1 2–0
Internacional 9–0 0–4 4–1 1–1 2–0 0–0 0–2 2–0
Iranduba 0–2 0–2 1–3 0–2 2–2 0–3 1–3
Kindermann/Avaí 9–0 1–1 1–0 3–0 6–1 2–1 1–1 7–0
Minas/ICESP 1–4 1–2 2–3 1–4 1–1 7–0 3–2
Palmeiras 1–3 1–4 1–0 1–3 2–1 2–1 2–1
Ponte Preta 0–7 1–3 1–6 0–5 0–3 1–4 0–1
Santos 5–0 2–0 1–2 4–0 2–0 6–0 2–1 1–0
São José 0–3 1–0 3–0 0–3 2–2 2–3 0–2 6–0
São Paulo 4–0 2–0 0–0 2–2 1–0 2–0 7–0
Vitória 0–1 0–3 0–3 0–1 0–4 1–3 0–6
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:[5]

  • Quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the higher-seeded team hosting the second leg.
    • If tied on aggregate, the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (Regulations Article 13).
  • Extra time would not be played and away goals rule would not be used in final stages.

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).[5]

Bracket
  Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
                                   
São Paulo 0 2 2  
Santos 0 0 0  
  São Paulo 1 1 2  
  Kindermann/Avaí 3 0 3  
Kindermann/Avaí 3 1 4
Internacional 2 1 3  
  Kindermann/Avaí 0 2 2
  Corinthians 0 4 4
Palmeiras (p) 2 0 2 (4)  
Ferroviária 1 1 2 (2)  
  Palmeiras 0 0 0
  Corinthians 0 3 3  
Grêmio 0 1 1
Corinthians 3 2 5  

Quarter-finals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Grêmio 1–5 Corinthians 0–3 1–2
São Paulo 2–0 Santos 0–0 2–0
Kindermann/Avaí 4–3 Internacional 3–2 1–1
Palmeiras 2–2 (4–2 p) Ferroviária 2–1 0–1

Group B
Grêmio 0–3 Corinthians
Report Giovanna Crivelari  20', 49'
Ana Alice  48' (o.g.)
Attendance: 0
Referee: Diego da Costa Cidral (Santa Catarina)
Corinthians 2–1 Grêmio
Gabi Zanotti  31'
Tamires  45'		 Report Eudimilla  37'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Márcio Henrique de Góis (São Paulo)

Corinthians won 5–1 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals.

Group C
São Paulo 0–0 Santos
Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Thiago Luís Scarascati (São Paulo)
Santos 0–2 São Paulo
Report Jaqueline Ribeiro  18'
Thaís Regina  90+3' (pen.)
Attendance: 0
Referee: Vinícius Furlan (São Paulo)

São Paulo won 2–0 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals.

Group D
Kindermann/Avaí 3–2 Internacional
Lelê  39'
Siméia  43'
Camila  55'		 Report Ju Ferreira  29'
Byanca Brasil  80'
Attendance: 35
Referee: Charly Wendy Straub Deretti (Santa Catarina)
Internacional 1–1 Kindermann/Avaí
Jheniffer  51' Report Siméia  80'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Douglas Schwengber da Silva (Rio Grande do Sul)

Kindermann/Avaí won 4–3 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals.

Group E
Palmeiras 2–1 Ferroviária
Thaís Ferreira  5'
Camilinha  57'		 Report Patrícia Sochor  81'
Attendance: 0
Referee: José Cláudio Rocha Filho (São Paulo)
Ferroviária 1–0 Palmeiras
Aline Milene  36' (pen.) Report
Penalties
Luana Sartório
Aline Milene
Ludmila Barbosa
Nenê 		2–4 Bianca
Barroso
Thaís Ferreira
Karla Alves
Camilinha
Attendance: 0
Referee: Leandro Bizzio Marinho (São Paulo)

Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Palmeiras won on penalties and advanced to the semi-finals.

Semi-finals
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Host
1 Corinthians 17 16 0 1 50 8 +42 48 Second leg
4 Palmeiras 17 9 4 4 34 21 +13 31 First leg
2 Kindermann/Avaí 17 9 4 4 43 15 +28 31 Second leg
3 São Paulo 17 9 4 4 35 11 +24 31 First leg
Source: CBF
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Palmeiras 0–3 Corinthians 0–0 0–3
São Paulo 2–3 Kindermann/Avaí 1–3 1–0

Group F
Palmeiras 0–0 Corinthians
Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Felipe Fernandes de Lima (Minas Gerais)

Craque da partida: Érika (Corinthians)[8]

Corinthians 3–0 Palmeiras
Poliana  21'
Ingryd  90+1'
Diany  90+3'		 Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Vinícius Furlan (São Paulo)

Craque da partida: Andressinha (Corinthians)[9]

Corinthians won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the finals.

Group G
São Paulo 1–3 Kindermann/Avaí
Kamilla Sotero  90+2' Report Duda Santos  16'
Júlia Bianchi  31', 62'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Graziani Maciel Rocha (Rio de Janeiro)

Craque da partida: Júlia Bianchi (Kindermann/Avaí)[11]

Kindermann/Avaí 0–1 São Paulo
Report Duda  41'
Attendance: 34
Referee: Paulo Roberto Alves Júnior (Paraná)

Craque da partida: Júlia Bianchi (Kindermann/Avaí)[12]

Kindermann/Avaí won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the finals.

Finals
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Host
1 Corinthians 19 17 1 1 53 8 +45 52 2nd leg
2 Kindermann/Avaí 19 10 4 5 46 17 +29 34 1st leg
Source: CBF
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Kindermann/Avaí 2–4 Corinthians 0–0 2–4

Group H
Kindermann/Avaí 0–0 Corinthians
Report
Attendance: 45
Referee: Rodolpho Toski Marques (Paraná)

Craque da partida: Adriana Leal (Corinthians)[13]

Corinthians 4–2 Kindermann/Avaí
Gabi Nunes  28'
Gabi Zanotti  32', 57'
Victória  81'		 Report Zóio  51'
Lelê  78'
Attendance: 0

Craque da partida: Gabi Zanotti (Corinthians)[14]

Season statistics

Top goalscorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Carla Nunes Palmeiras 12
2 Lelê Kindermann/Avaí 11
3 Byanca Brasil Internacional 10
4 Caty Kindermann/Avaí 9
Jheniffer Internacional
Patrícia Sochor Ferroviária
7 Gláucia São Paulo 8
8 Giovanna Crivelari Corinthians 7
Ketlen Santos
Larissa Santos
Mylena Carioca São José

Source:CBF

References
  1. "CBF publica calendário exclusivo do futebol feminino de 2020" (in Portuguese). CBF. 20 November 2019.
  2. "CBF suspende competições de âmbito nacional por tempo indeterminado" (in Portuguese). CBF. 15 March 2020.
  3. "CBF divulga calendário revisado do Futebol Feminino para temporada 2020" (in Portuguese). CBF. 17 July 2020.
  4. "Corinthians vence o Avaí/Kindermann e conquista o Brasileiro Feminino A-1" (in Portuguese). CBF. 6 December 2020.
  5. "Regulamento Específico da Competição Campeonato Brasileiro Feminino A-1 2020" (PDF) (in Portuguese). CBF.
  6. "CNEF CADASTRO NACIONAL DE ESTÁDIOS DE FUTEBOL" (PDF) (in Portuguese). CBF. 18 January 2016.
  7. "IMT - 59BF1/20 DE 27/10/20" (PDF) (in Portuguese). CBF. 27 October 2020.
  8. "Érika lamenta empate e torce por jogo melhor na volta da semifinal do Brasileirão Feminino" (in Portuguese). CBF. 8 November 2020.
  9. "Craque da Partida Guaraná Antártica, Andressinha exalta coletividade do Corinthians para chegar à final" (in Portuguese). CBF. 16 November 2020.
  10. "São Paulo x Avaí/Kindermann (portões fechados)" (in Portuguese). Esportividade. 8 November 2020.
  11. "Craque do Jogo, Julia Bianchi comemora nova premiação e vitória na ida das semifinais do Brasileirão Feminino" (in Portuguese). CBF. 8 November 2020.
  12. "Julia Bianchi se emociona com classificação do Avaí/Kindermann para final do Brasileirão Feminino A-1" (in Portuguese). CBF. 14 November 2020.
  13. "Craque da Partida, Adriana lamenta oportunidades perdidas e pede foco na grande final" (in Portuguese). CBF. 22 November 2020.
  14. "Eleita a Craque da Partida, Gabi Zanotti marca duas vezes e festeja o título: 'É um momento muito especial'" (in Portuguese). CBF. 6 December 2020.
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