2021 Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1

The 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Feminino A-1 is the 9th season of the Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1, the top level of women's football in Brazil, and the 5th edition in a Série A1 since its establishment in 2016. The tournament was organized by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF).This tournament will start on 28 March and scheduled to end on 26 September 2021.[1][2]

Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1
Season2021
Dates28 March – 26 September 2021
← 2020
2022 →

Corinthians are the defending champions[3]

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.[4]

Teams
Location of teams in 2021 Série A1 outside the state of São Paulo (in red).
Location of teams in 2021 Série A1 within the state of São Paulo.

Sixteen teams will compete in the league – the top twelve teams from the previous season, as well as four teams promoted from the 2020 Série A2.

Number of teams by state
Number
of teams		 State Team(s)
6  São PauloCorinthians, Ferroviária, Palmeiras,
Santos, São José and São Paulo
2  Rio Grande do SulGrêmio and Internacional
 Santa CatarinaKindermann/Avaí and AA Napoli
 Rio de JaneiroFlamengo/Marinha and Botafogo
 Distrito FederalMinas/ICESP and Real Brasília FC
1  BahiaBahia
 Minas GeraisCruzeiro

Stadiums and locations
Team Location Stadium Capacity[5]
Bahia Bahia
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
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
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
b Grêmio also played home matches at Estádio do Vale (Novo Hamburgo) and CT Presidente Hélio Dourado (Eldorado do Sul).
d Palmeiras also played a home match at Estádio Novelli Júnior (Itu).
e São Paulo also played a home match at Arena Barueri (Barueri).

References
  1. "Confirmed calendar, proposed regional tournaments and the end of the Cup's legacy: Aline Pellegrino projects 2021" (in Portuguese). Globoesporte. 4 January 2021.
  2. "CBF publishes 2021 women's competition schedule" (in Portuguese). CBF. 6 January 2021.
  3. "Corinthians vence o Avaí/Kindermann e conquista o Brasileiro Feminino A-1" (in Portuguese). CBF. 6 December 2020.
  4. https://globoesporte.globo.com/ce/futebol/noticia/calendario-das-competicoes-femininas-de-2021-e-definido-pela-cbf-confira-detalhes.ghtml
  5. "CNEF CADASTRO NACIONAL DE ESTÁDIOS DE FUTEBOL" (PDF) (in Portuguese). CBF. 18 January 2016.
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