2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C

The 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C is a football competition held in Brazil, equivalent to the third division. The competition was originally scheduled to begin on 3 May and end on 8 November,[1] however due to COVID-19 pandemic the tournament was rescheduled for 8 August 2020 – 31 January 2021.[2]

Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
Season2020
Dates8 August 2020 – 31 January 2021
Matches played15
Goals scored35 (2.33 per match)
Top goalscorerRubens (3 goals)
Biggest home winTombense 4–0 São José
R2, 15 August
← 2019
2021 →
All statistics correct as of 16 August 2020.

Twenty teams compete in the tournament, twelve returning from the 2019 season, four promoted from the 2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D (Brusque, Manaus, Ituano and Jacuipense)[3] and four relegated from the 2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B (Londrina, São Bento, Criciúma and Vila Nova).[4]

The matches Treze v Imperatriz, scheduled for 9 August 2020 (1st round), and Imperatriz v Jacuipense, scheduled for 15 August 2020 (2nd round), were postponed after 14 Imperatriz players tested positive for COVID-19.[5][6]

Format changes

Starting from this edition, the quarter-finals and semi-finals were replaced by a second group stage played by eight teams. They will be divided into two groups of four teams each. The top two teams of each group will be promoted to the Série B, while the group winners will qualify for the finals.[7]

Teams
Location of teams in 2020 Série C
Pos. Relegated from 2019 Série B
17º Londrina
18º São Bento
19º Criciúma
20º Vila Nova
Pos. Promoted from 2019 Série D
1º Brusque
2º Manaus
3º Ituano
4º Jacuipense

Number of teams by state
Number
of teams		 State Team(s)
2  Minas GeraisBoa Esporte and Tombense
 ParáPaysandu and Remo
 ParaíbaBotafogo-PB and Treze
 Rio Grande do SulSão José and Ypiranga
 Santa CatarinaBrusque and Criciúma
 São PauloItuano and São Bento
1  AmazonasManaus
 BahiaJacuipense
 CearáFerroviário
 GoiásVila Nova
 MaranhãoImperatriz
 ParanáLondrina
 PernambucoSanta Cruz
 Rio de JaneiroVolta Redonda

Personnel
Team Home city Manager Kit Manufacturer
Boa Esporte Varginha Nedo Xavier GSport
Botafogo-PB João Pessoa Rogério Zimmermann Belo 1931 (club manufactured kit)
Brusque Brusque Jerson Testoni Embratex
Criciúma Criciúma Roberto Cavalo Garra91 (club manufactured kit)
Ferroviário Fortaleza Marcelo Vilar BM9 Sports
Imperatriz Imperatriz Luís dos Reis DG Sports
Ituano Itu Vinícius Bergantin Kanxa
Jacuipense Riachão do Jacuípe Jonílson Veloso Onza
Londrina Londrina Alemão Karilu
Manaus Manaus Luizinho Lopes Soft Malhas
Paysandu Belém Hélio dos Anjos Lobo (Club manufactured kit)
Remo Belém Mazola Júnior Kappa
Santa Cruz Recife Itamar Schülle Cobra Coral (Club manufactured kit)
São Bento Sorocaba Edson Vieira Joma
São José Porto Alegre Everton Vanoni Mega Sports
Tombense Tombos Eugênio Souza Vettor
Treze Campina Grande Moacir Júnior Karilu
Vila Nova Goiânia Bolívar V43 (club manufactured kit)
Volta Redonda Volta Redonda Luizinho Vieira Ícone sports
Ypiranga Erechim Paulo Henrique Marques Clanel

First stage

In the first 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 is only between two teams); 5. Fewest red cards; 6. Fewest yellow cards; 7. Draw in the headquarters of the Brazilian Football Confederation (Regulations Article 15).[8]

The top four teams of each group will advance to the second stage.

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Remo 2 2 0 0 4 2 +2 6 Advance to second stage
2 Vila Nova 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 4
3 Ferroviário 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 3
4 Manaus 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
5 Santa Cruz 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
6 Paysandu 2 0 1 1 0 2 −2 1
7 Imperatriz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Treze 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Jacuipense 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 0 Relegation to 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D
10 Botafogo-PB 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 0
Updated to match(es) played on 16 August 2020. 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.

Results
Home \ Away BOT FER IMP JAC MAN PAY REM SAN TRE VIL
Botafogo-PB —
Ferroviário 2–0 —
Imperatriz —
Jacuipense — 1–2
Manaus — 1–1
Paysandu — 0–0
Remo 2–1 —
Santa Cruz —
Treze —
Vila Nova 2–0 —
Updated to match(es) played on 16 August 2020. 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 Brusque 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2 6 Advance to second stage
2 Volta Redonda 2 1 1 0 5 3 +2 4
3 Criciúma 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 4
4 Ituano 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 3
5 Tombense 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 3
6 Ypiranga 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 3
7 São José 2 1 0 1 1 4 −3 3
8 Londrina 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1
9 Boa Esporte 2 0 1 1 3 5 −2 1 Relegation to 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D
10 São Bento 2 0 0 2 0 2 −2 0
Updated to match(es) played on 17 August 2020. 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.

Results
Home \ Away BOA BRU CRI ITU LON SBE SJO TOM VOL YPI
Boa Esporte — 2–2
Brusque — 2–1
Criciúma 3–1 —
Ituano — 3–0
Londrina 0–0 —
São Bento 0–1 —
São José 1–0 —
Tombense 4–0 —
Volta Redonda 3–1 —
Ypiranga 2–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 17 August 2020. Source: CBF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second stage

In the second 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 criteria to determine the ranking are the same as used in the first stage (Regulations Article 19).[8]

The top two teams of each group will be promoted to the Série B. Group winners will play the finals.

Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Group A winners 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to Finals and promoted to 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
2 Group B runners-up 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promoted to 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
3 Group A 3rd place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Group B 4th place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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.

Results
Home \ Away 1GA 2GB 3GA 4GB
Group A winners —
Group B runners-up —
Group A 3rd place —
Group B 4th place —
Source: CBF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Group B winners 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to Finals and promoted to 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
2 Group A runners-up 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promoted to 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
3 Group B 3rd place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Group A 4th place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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.

Results
Home \ Away 1GB 2GA 3GB 4GA
Group B winners —
Group A runners-up —
Group B 3rd place —
Group A 4th place —
Source: CBF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Finals

The finals will be played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the higher-seeded team hosting 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 champions (Regulations Article 20).[8]

The finalists will be seeded according to their performance in the tournament. The teams will be ranked according to overall points. If tie on overall points, the following criteria will 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 21).[8]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Winners Group C [†] Winners Group D – –
  1. † Order of legs to be decided, with the higher-seeded team hosting the second leg.

Matches
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Top goalscorers
As of 16 August 2020
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Rubens Tombense 3
2 Eduardo Ramos Remo 2
Éverton Alemão Brusque
Fernandinho Ypiranga
Heitor Volta Redonda
Raphael Luz Boa Esporte
Wellington Rato Ferroviário

Source: CBF

References
  1. "CBF publica calendário de 2020 com Datas FIFA livres" (in Portuguese). CBF. 3 October 2019.
  2. "CBF publica calendário revisado da temporada 2020" (in Portuguese). CBF. 9 July 2020.
  3. "Brusque, Manaus, Jacuipense-BA e Ituano garantem acesso à Série C; confira os duelos das semis" (in Portuguese). Globo. 21 July 2019.
  4. "Figueirense empata com o CRB-AL e garante permanência na Série B" (in Portuguese). CBF. 22 November 2019.
  5. "Nota oficial - adiamento de partida da Série C do Campeonato Brasileiro" (in Portuguese). CBF. 9 August 2020.
  6. "Nota oficial - adiamento de partida da Série C do Campeonato Brasileiro" (in Portuguese). CBF. 13 August 2020.
  7. "Com grupos definidos, CBF muda formato da Série C: sai mata-mata e entram quadrangulares" (in Portuguese). Globo. 2 March 2020.
  8. "Regulamento Específico da Competição - Campeonato Brasileiro Série C de 2020" (PDF) (in Portuguese). CBF.
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