2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D
The 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D is a football competition held in Brazil, equivalent to the fourth division. The competition will begin on 30 May and will end on 14 November 2021.[1]
| Season | 2021 |
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| Dates | 30 May – 14 November |
← 2020 2022 → | |
Sixty-eight teams will compete in the tournament. Sixty-four teams qualified from their state leagues and cups, and four relegated from the 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C (Boa Esporte, Imperatriz, São Bento and Treze).[2]
Teams qualified for the semi-finals will be promoted to the 2022 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C.
Teams
Federation ranking
The number of teams from each state will be chosen based on the CBF State Ranking.
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Participating teams
Teams in italic will play the preliminary stage. The teams are:[3]
- a As the 2020 Copa Espírito Santo was cancelled, its 2021 Série D berth was awarded to the best placed team in the 2020 Campeonato Capixaba not already qualified, Rio Branco-ES (2020 Campeonato Capixaba runners-up).[4]
- b As the 2020 Copa FMF was cancelled, its 2021 Série D berth was awarded to the best placed team in the 2020 Campeonato Maranhense not already qualified, Juventude (2020 Campeonato Maranhense 3rd place).[5]
- c As the 2020 Copa Rio was cancelled, its 2021 Série D berth was awarded to the best placed team in the 2020 Campeonato Carioca not already qualified, Bangu (2020 Campeonato Carioca 8th place).[6]
- d Originally a finalist of 2020 Copa FGF would qualify for 2021 Série D, but FGF decided to award the Copa FGF berth to the best placed team in the 2020 Campeonato Gaúcho not already qualified, Aimoré (2020 Campeonato Gaúcho 7th place).[7]
Competition format
In the preliminary stage, eight teams from the worst ranked federations in the CBF ranking are drawn into four ties, with the winners of each tie advancing to the group stage. In the group stage, the remaining 60 teams and the 4 four teams qualified from the preliminary stage are divided into eight groups of eight organized regionally. Top four teams qualify for the round of 32. From the round of 32 on the competition is played as a knock-out tournament with each round contested over two legs.
Preliminary stage
The lowest-seeded teams from the eight worst ranked federations in the 2021 CBF ranking (Piauí, Distrito Federal, Espírito Santo, Mato Grosso do Sul, Rondônia, Roraima, Tocantins and Amapá) will compete to decide four places in the group stage.
Each tie will be played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If tie on aggregate, the away goals rule will not be used, extra time will not be played, and the penalty shoot-out will be used to determine the winners.
Group stage
In the group stage, each group will be played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The teams will be ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss). If tie on points, the following criteria will be used to determine the ranking: 1. Wins; 2. Goal difference; 3. Goals scored; 4. Head-to-head (if the tie was only between two teams); 5. Fewest red cards; 6. Fewest yellow cards; 7. Draw in the headquarters of the Brazilian Football Confederation.
The top four teams will qualify for the round of 32.
Final stages
The final stages will be played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. For the round of 16, semi-finals and finals, the best-overall-performance team will host the second leg. If tie on aggregate, the away goals rule will not be used, extra time will not be played, and the penalty shoot-out will be used to determine the winners.
For the quarter-finals, teams will be seeded based on the table of results of all matches in the competition. The top four seeded teams will play the second leg at home.
The four quarter-final winners will be promoted to 2021 Série C.
Round of 32
The round of 32 will be a two-legged knockout tie, with the draw regionalised.
Matches
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Quarter-finals
The draw for the quarter-finals will be seeded based on the table of results of all matches in the competition (except preliminary stage matches) for the qualifying teams. The teams will be ranked according to points. If tie on points, the following criteria will be used to determine the ranking: 1. Wins; 2. Goal difference; 3. Draw in the headquarters of the Brazilian Football Confederation.
References
- "Estaduais, Brasileirão, Libertadores e mais: confira o calendário completo do futebol brasileiro em 2021" (in Portuguese). Torcedores. 4 January 2021.
- "Série C: veja classificados, divisão de grupos da próxima fase e rebaixados" (in Portuguese). Globo. 5 December 2020.
- "A linha do tempo de classificação à Série D 2021" (in Portuguese). Revista Série Z. 26 January 2021.
- "FES cancela a Copa ES e vice-campeão capixaba fica com vagas na Série D e Copa Verde de 2021" (in Portuguese). Globo. 4 July 2020.
- "Clubes e FMF aprovam retorno do Estadual com manutenção de rebaixamento e transmissões monetizadas" (in Portuguese). Globo. 12 June 2020.
- "FERJ confirma times na Série D e Copa do Brasil 2021" (in Portuguese). Futebol do Rio. 12 November 2020.
- "Exclusivo: o Aimoré está garantido na Série D 2021" (in Portuguese). Revista Série Z. 24 October 2020.