2020 in Brazilian football

The following article presents a summary of the 2020 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which is the 119th season of competitive football in the country.

Football in Brazil
Season2020
Men's football
Série BChapecoense
Série CVila Nova
Série DMirassol
Women's football
Série A1Corinthians
Série A2Napoli
← 2019 2021 →

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
Main article: 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

The 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A started on August 8, 2020, and is scheduled to end on February 24, 2021.

Relegation

The four worst placed teams, Botafogo, TBD, TBD and TBD, were relegated to the following year's second level.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
Main article: 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B

The 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B started on August 7, 2020, and ended on January 29, 2021.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Chapecoense (C, P) 38 20 13 5 42 21 +21 73 Promotion to 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
2 América Mineiro (P) 38 20 13 5 43 23 +20 73
3 Juventude (P) 38 17 10 11 52 42 +10 61
4 Cuiabá (P) 38 17 10 11 48 40 +8 61
5 CSA 38 16 10 12 50 37 +13 58
6 Sampaio Corrêa 38 17 6 15 50 38 +12 57
7 Ponte Preta 38 16 9 13 54 49 +5 57
8 Operário Ferroviário 38 15 12 11 40 34 +6 57
9 Avaí 38 16 7 15 45 49 −4 55
10 CRB 38 15 7 16 48 47 +1 52
11 Cruzeiro[lower-alpha 1] 38 14 13 11 39 32 +7 49
12 Brasil de Pelotas 38 11 16 11 31 33 −2 49
13 Guarani 38 13 9 16 41 48 −7 48
14 Vitória 38 11 15 12 45 45 0 48
15 Confiança 38 12 10 16 38 46 −8 46
16 Náutico 38 10 14 14 35 42 −7 44
17 Figueirense (R) 38 9 12 17 35 49 −14 39 Relegation to 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
18 Paraná (R) 38 9 10 19 34 50 −16 37
19 Botafogo-SP (R) 38 8 10 20 26 39 −13 34
20 Oeste (R) 38 7 8 23 28 60 −32 29
Source: CBF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results (only between 2 teams); 6) fewest red cards; 7) fewest yellow cards; 8) draw.[1]
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Cruzeiro were deducted six points after their denial to pay the fee that was agreed upon with Al Wahda over Denílson loan in 2016. Al Wahda decided to take this issue to FIFA and they won the case.

Chapecoense won the league.

Promotion

The four best placed teams, Chapecoense, América Mineiro, Juventude and Cuiabá, were promoted to the following year's first level.

Relegation

The four worst placed teams, Figueirense, Paraná, Botafogo-SP and Oeste, were relegated to the following year's third level.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
Main article: 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C

The 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C started on August 8, 2020, and ended on January 30, 2021.

The Campeonato Brasileiro Série C final was played between Vila Nova and Remo.

Vila Nova5–1Remo
Remo2–3Vila Nova

Vila Nova won the league after beating Remo.

Promotion

The four best placed teams, Vila Nova, Remo, Londrina and Brusque, were promoted to the following year's second level.

Relegation

The four worst placed teams, Treze, São Bento, Boa Esporte and Imperatriz, were relegated to the following year's fourth level.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série D
Main article: 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D

The 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D started on September 6, 2020, and ended on February 6, 2021.

CRAC, Luverdense, Patrocinense, and Red Bull Brasil declined to participate in the Série D. They were replaced by Aparecidense, Sinop, Villa Nova, and Mirassol, respectively.[2][3][4][5]

The Campeonato Brasileiro Série D final was played between Mirassol and Floresta.

Floresta0–1Mirassol
Mirassol1–0Floresta
Estádio José Maria de Campos Maia, Mirassol

Mirassol won the league after defeating Floresta.

Promotion

The four best placed teams, Mirassol, Floresta, Novorizontino and Altos, were promoted to the following year's third level.

Super cup

Supercopa do Brasil
Main article: 2020 Supercopa do Brasil

The 2020 Supercopa do Brasil was played on February 16, 2020 between Flamengo and Athletico Paranaense.

Flamengo3–0Athletico Paranaense

Flamengo won the super cup after defeating Athletico Paranaense.

Domestic cups

Copa do Brasil
Main article: 2020 Copa do Brasil

The 2020 Copa do Brasil started on February 5, 2020, and is scheduled to end on February 10, 2021. The Copa do Brasil final will be played between Grêmio and Palmeiras.

Grêmio–Palmeiras
Palmeiras–Grêmio

Copa do Nordeste
Main article: 2020 Copa do Nordeste

The competition features 16 clubs from the Northeastern region. It started on January 21, 2020, and ended on August 4, 2020.The Copa do Nordeste final were played between Ceará and Bahia.

Ceará3–1Bahia
Bahia0–1Ceará

Ceará won the cup after defeating Bahia.

Copa Verde
Main article: 2020 Copa Verde

The competition features 24 clubs from the North and Central-West regions, including two teams from Espírito Santo. It started on 20 January 2021, and is scheduled to end on 24 February 2021.

State championship champions
State Champions
Acre Galvez
Alagoas CRB
Amapá Ypiranga
Amazonas
Bahia Bahia
Ceará Fortaleza
Distrito Federal Gama
Espírito Santo Rio Branco de Venda Nova
Goiás
Maranhão Sampaio Corrêa
Mato Grosso Nova Mutum
Mato Grosso do Sul Águia Negra
Minas Gerais Atlético Mineiro
Pará Paysandu
Paraíba Treze
Paraná Athletico Paranaense
Pernambuco Salgueiro
Piauí 4 de Julho
Rio de Janeiro Flamengo
Rio Grande do Norte ABC
Rio Grande do Sul Grêmio
Rondônia Porto Velho
Roraima São Raimundo
Santa Catarina Chapecoense
São Paulo Palmeiras
Sergipe Confiança
Tocantins

State cup competition champions
Competition Champions
Copa Alagoas ASA
Copa Fares Lopes
Copa FGF Santa Cruz
Copa Paulista Portuguesa
Copa Santa Catarina Joinville

Youth competition champions
Competition Champions
Campeonato Brasileiro de Aspirantes Ceará
Campeonato Brasileiro Sub-20 Atlético Mineiro
Copa do Brasil Sub-20 Vasco da Gama
Supercopa do Brasil Sub-20
Campeonato Brasileiro Sub-17 Fluminense
Copa do Brasil Sub-17(1) São Paulo
Supercopa do Brasil Sub-17
Copa RS de Futebol Sub-20
Copa Santiago de Futebol Juvenil Palmeiras
Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior Internacional

(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.

Brazilian clubs in international competitions
Team 2020 Copa Libertadores 2020 Copa Sudamericana 2020 Recopa Sudamericana 2020 FIFA Club World Cup
Athletico Paranaense Round of 16
eliminated by
River Plate		 N/A N/A N/A
Atlético Mineiro N/A First Stage
eliminated by
Unión		 N/A N/A
Bahia N/A Quarter-finals
eliminated by
Defensa y Justicia		 N/A N/A
Corinthians Second Stage
eliminated by
Guaraní		 N/A N/A N/A
Flamengo Round of 16
eliminated by
Racing		 N/A Champions
defeated
Independiente del Valle		 N/A
Fluminense N/A First Stage
eliminated by
Unión La Calera		 N/A N/A
Fortaleza N/A First Stage
eliminated by
Independiente		 N/A N/A
Goiás N/A First Stage
eliminated by
Sol de América		 N/A N/A
Grêmio Quarter-finals
eliminated by
Santos		 N/A N/A N/A
Internacional Round of 16
eliminated by
Boca Juniors		 N/A N/A N/A
Palmeiras Champions
defeated
Santos		 N/A N/A Semi-finals
eliminated by
UANL
Santos Runners-up
lost to
Palmeiras		 N/A N/A N/A
São Paulo Eliminated
in the Group Stage		 Second Stage
eliminated by
Lanús		 N/A N/A
Vasco da Gama N/A Round of 16
eliminated by
Defensa y Justicia		 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 2020.

FIFA World Cup qualification
Main article: 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
October 9 Brazil  5–0  Bolivia São Paulo, Brazil
21:30 UTC−3 Marquinhos  16'
Roberto Firmino  30', 49'
Carrasco  66' (o.g.)
Philippe Coutinho  73'		 Report Stadium: Neo Química Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Leodán González (Uruguay)
October 13 Peru  2–4  Brazil Lima, Peru
21:00 UTC−3 Carrillo  5'
Tapia  59'		 Report Neymar  28' (pen.), 83' (pen.), 90+4'
Richarlison  64'		 Stadium: Estadio Nacional
Attendance: 0
Referee: Julio Bascuñán (Chile)
November 13 Brazil  1–0  Venezuela São Paulo, Brazil
21:30 UTC−3 Roberto Firmino  66' Report Stadium: Estádio do Morumbi
Attendance: 0
Referee: Juan Gabriel Benítez (Paraguay)
November 17 Uruguay  0–2  Brazil Montevideo, Uruguay
20:00 UTC−3 Report Arthur  33'
Richarlison  45'		 Stadium: Estadio Centenario
Attendance: 0
Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile)

Women's football

Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1
Main article: 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1

The 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1 started on February 8, 2020, and ended on December 6, 2020.

After the tournament suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Audax and Iranduba started a temporary partnership with Juventus and 3B da Amazônia, respectively.[6][7]

The Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1 final will be played between Corinthians and Kindermann/Avaí.

Kindermann/Avaí0–0Corinthians
Corinthians4–2Kindermann/Avaí

Corinthians won the league after defeating Kindermann/Avaí.

Relegation

The four worst placed teams, Iranduba, Audax, Ponte Preta and Vitória, were relegated to the following year's second level.

Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A2

The 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A2 started on March 14, 2020, and ended on January 31, 2021.

São Raimundo (RR) were excluded by CBF. They were replaced by Fortaleza.[8]
Vitória das Tabocas/Santa Cruz declined to participate in the Série A2. They were replaced by Atlético Goianiense.[9]

The Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A2 final will be played between Napoli and Botafogo.

Napoli2–1Botafogo
Estádio Carlos Alberto da Costa Neves, Caçador
Botafogo1–2Napoli

Napoli won the league after defeating Botafogo.

Promotion

The four best placed teams, Napoli, Botafogo, Bahia and Real Brasília, were promoted to the following year's first level.

Domestic competition champions
State Champions
Acre Cancelled
Alagoas
Amapá Oratório
Amazonas
Bahia
Ceará
Distrito Federal Real Brasília
Espírito Santo
Goiás
Maranhão
Mato Grosso Cancelled
Mato Grosso do Sul Cancelled
Minas Gerais Atlético Mineiro
Pará ESMAC
Paraíba Botafogo
Paraná Cancelled
Pernambuco
Piauí Cancelled
Rio de Janeiro
Rio Grande do Norte
Rio Grande do Sul Internacional
Rondônia Real Ariquemes
Roraima
Santa Catarina
São Paulo Corinthians
Sergipe
Tocantins

State cup competition champions
Competition Champions
Copa Paulista de Futebol Feminino Santos

Youth competition champions
Competition Champions
Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Sub-18
Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Sub-16 Internacional

Brazilian clubs in international competitions
Team 2020 Copa Libertadores Femenina
Corinthians In the Group Stage
Ferroviária In the Group Stage
Kindermann/Avaí In the Group Stage

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 2020.

The Brazil women's national football team competed in the following competitions in 2020:

Friendlies
November 27 Brazil  6–0  Ecuador São Paulo, Brazil
21:30 (BRT) Debinha  33', 77', 84' (pen.)
Valéria  78'
Rafaelle  82'
Duda Santos  87'		 Report Stadium: Neo Química Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Charly Wendy Straub Deretti (Brazil)
December 1 Brazil  8–0  Ecuador São Paulo, Brazil
21:30 (BRT) Debinha  1'
Luana  15'
Andressa Alves  17', 45+1'
Rafaelle  20', 41'
Júlia Bianchi  70'
Érika  79'		 Report Stadium: Estádio do Morumbi
Attendance: 0
Referee: Edina Alves Batista (Brazil)

2020 Tournoi de France
Main article: 2020 Tournoi de France
March 4 Netherlands  0–0  Brazil Valenciennes, France
19:00 (CET) Report Stadium: Stade du Hainaut
Attendance: 6,199
Referee: Victoria Beyer (France)
March 7 France  1–0  Brazil Valenciennes, France
21:00 (CET) Gauvin  55' Report Stadium: Stade du Hainaut
Attendance: 17,022
Referee: Marta Huerta de Aza (Spain)
March 10 Brazil  2–2  Canada Calais, France
19:00 (CET) Marta  8'
Ludmila  18'		 Report Matheson  74'
Beckie  87'		 Stadium: Stade de l'Épopée
Attendance: 0 1
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)
1.^ The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in France.[10]
Competition Performance
Tournoi de France Fourth place

References
  1. "Regulamento Específico da Competição - Campeonato Brasileiro Série B de 2020" (PDF) (in Portuguese). CBF. March 2, 2020.
  2. "Aparecidense vai substituir o Crac de Catalão no Campeonato Brasileiro" (in Portuguese). Diário de Goiás. July 30, 2020.
  3. "Luverdense desiste de disputar a Série D do Brasileiro" (in Portuguese). Globo. August 15, 2020.
  4. "Villa Nova-MG fica com a vaga do Patrocinense na Série D" (in Portuguese). Em Cima do Lance. March 18, 2020.
  5. "Mirassol herda vaga do Red Bull Brasil na Série D em 2020" (in Portuguese). Torcedores. December 11, 2019.
  6. "Juventus fecha parceria com Audax no Futebol Feminino para a disputa do Brasileiro A1" (in Portuguese). Clube Atlético Juventus. September 2, 2020.
  7. "União pelo futebol Amazonense: EC Iranduba apresenta elenco em parceria com o 3B" (in Portuguese). Federação Amazonense de Futebol. August 27, 2020.
  8. "Brasileirão Feminino A2: com entrada do Fortaleza, CBF divulga os grupos" (in Portuguese). Torcedores. January 23, 2020.
  9. "Brasileirão Feminino A2: Vitória das Tabocas-PE desiste da competição" (in Portuguese). Torcedores. February 1, 2020.
  10. "France-Pays Bas et Brésil-Canada á huis clos" (in French). FFF. March 9, 2020.
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