2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D

The 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D will be a football competition held in Brazil, equivalent to the fourth division. The competition was originally scheduled to begin on 3 May and end on 22 November,[1] however due to the COVID-19 pandemic the tournament was rescheduled for 6 September 2020 – 7 February 2021.[2]

Campeonato Brasileiro Série D
Season2020
Dates6 September 2020 – 7 February 2021
← 2019
2021 →

Sixty-eight teams will compete in the tournament. Sixty-four teams qualified from their state leagues and cups, and four relegated from the 2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C (ABC, Atlético Acreano, Globo and Luverdense).[3] Luverdense declined to participate being replaced by Sinop.[4]

The teams qualified for the semi-finals will be promoted to the 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C.

Format changes

A preliminary stage called Pré-Série D will be played during this and next season. In the Pré-Série D, eight teams will be drawn into four ties, with the winners of each tie advancing to the group stage. The group stage will have 64 teams, 60 teams qualified directly and four teams decided in the Pré-Série D stage. The 64 teams will be drawn into eight groups of eight teams each. The top four teams of each group will qualify for the round of 32.[5]

Teams
Location of teams in 2020 Série D

Federation ranking

The number of teams from each state was chosen based on the CBF State Ranking.

Rank Federation Coeff. Teams Notes
1 São Paulo 84,166 4
2 Rio de Janeiro 50,130 3
3 Minas Gerais 45,014
4 Rio Grande do Sul 42,149
5 Paraná 34,612
6 Santa Catarina 31,777
7 Bahia 21,631
8 Goiás 19,856
9 Pernambuco 19,369
10 Ceará 16,853 2
11 Alagoas 11,986
12 Pará 9,746
13 Mato Grosso 9,100 +1 (C)
14 Maranhão 7,643
15 Rio Grande do Norte 6,801 +2 (C)
16 Paraíba 5,313
17 Sergipe 4,128
18 Acre 3,305 +1 (C)
19 Piauí 2,573
20 Amazonas 2,245
21 Distrito Federal 2,237
22 Mato Grosso do Sul 2,059
23 Espírito Santo 1,910
24 Tocantins 1,876
25 Rondônia 1,784
26 Amapá 1,770
27 Roraima 1,739

Participating teams

Teams in italic will play the Pré-Série D. The teams are:[6]

Federation Team Home city Qualification method
Acre Galvez Rio Branco 2019 Campeonato Acriano runners-up
Rio Branco Rio Branco 2019 Campeonato Acriano 3rd place
Atlético Acreano Rio Branco 2019 Série C Group B 10th place
Alagoas Coruripe Coruripe 2019 Campeonato Alagoano 3rd place
Jaciobá Pão de Açúcar 2019 Campeonato Alagoano 4th place
Amapá Santos Macapá 2019 Campeonato Amapaense champions
Ypiranga Macapá 2019 Campeonato Amapaense runners-up
Amazonas Fast Clube Manaus 2019 Campeonato Amazonense runners-up
Nacional-AM Manaus 2019 Campeonato Amazonense 3rd place
Bahia Bahia de Feira Feira de Santana 2019 Campeonato Baiano runners-up
Atlético de Alagoinhas Alagoinhas 2019 Campeonato Baiano 3rd place
Vitória da Conquista Vitória da Conquista 2019 Campeonato Baiano 4th place
Ceará Floresta Fortaleza 2019 Campeonato Cearense 3rd place
Guarany de Sobral Sobral 2019 Campeonato Cearense 4th place
Espírito Santo Vitória Vitória 2019 Campeonato Capixaba champions
Real Noroeste Águia Branca 2019 Copa Espírito Santo champions
Federal District Gama Gama 2019 Campeonato Brasiliense champions
Brasiliense Taguatinga 2019 Campeonato Brasiliense runners-up
Goiás Goiânia Goiânia 2019 Campeonato Goiano 4th place
Goianésia Goianésia 2019 Campeonato Goiano 6th place
Aparecidense[a] Aparecida de Goiânia 2019 Campeonato Goiano 7th place
Maranhão Moto Club São Luís 2019 Campeonato Maranhense runners-up
Juventude Caxias 2019 Copa FMF champions
Mato Grosso CEOV Várzea Grande 2019 Campeonato Mato-Grossense runners-up
União Rondonópolis Rondonópolis 2019 Campeonato Mato-Grossense 3rd place
Sinop[b] Sinop 2019 Campeonato Mato-Grossense 5th place
Mato Grosso do Sul Águia Negra Rio Brilhante 2019 Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense champions
Aquidauanense Aquidauana 2019 Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense runners-up
Minas Gerais Caldense Poços de Caldas 2019 Campeonato Mineiro 6th place
Tupynambás Juiz de Fora 2019 Campeonato Mineiro 8th place
Villa Nova[c] Nova Lima 2019 Campeonato Mineiro 9th place
Pará Independente Tucuruí 2019 Campeonato Paraense runners-up
Bragantino Bragança 2019 Campeonato Paraense 3rd place
Paraíba Campinense Campina Grande 2019 Campeonato Paraibano runners-up
Atlético Cajazeirense Cajazeiras 2019 Campeonato Paraibano 3rd place
Paraná Toledo Toledo 2019 Campeonato Paranaense runners-up
FC Cascavel Cascavel 2019 Campeonato Paranaense 7th place
Nacional-PR Rolândia 2019 Taça FPF champions
Pernambuco Salgueiro Salgueiro 2019 Campeonato Pernambucano first stage 4th place
Central Caruaru 2019 Campeonato Pernambucano first stage 5th place
Afogados Afogados da Ingazeira 2019 Campeonato Pernambucano first stage 6th place
Piauí Ríver Teresina 2019 Campeonato Piauiense champions
Altos Altos 2019 Campeonato Piauiense runners-up
Rio de Janeiro Bangu Rio de Janeiro 2019 Campeonato Carioca 3rd place
Cabofriense Cabo Frio 2019 Campeonato Carioca 6th place
Portuguesa Rio de Janeiro 2019 Copa Rio runners-up
Rio Grande do Norte América de Natal Natal 2019 Campeonato Potiguar champions
Potiguar de Mossoró Mossoró 2019 Campeonato Potiguar 4th place
ABC Natal 2019 Série C Group A 9th place
Globo Ceará-Mirim 2019 Série C Group A 10th place
Rio Grande do Sul Caxias Caxias do Sul 2019 Campeonato Gaúcho 3rd place
São Luiz Ijuí 2019 Campeonato Gaúcho 4th place
Pelotas Pelotas 2019 Copa FGF champions
Rondônia Vilhenense Vilhena 2019 Campeonato Rondoniense champions
Ji-Paraná Ji-Paraná 2019 Campeonato Rondoniense runners-up
Roraima São Raimundo Boa Vista 2019 Campeonato Roraimense champions
Baré Boa Vista 2019 Campeonato Roraimense runners-up
Santa Catarina Marcílio Dias Itajaí 2019 Campeonato Catarinense 5th place
Joinville Joinville 2019 Campeonato Catarinense 7th place
Tubarão Tubarão 2019 Campeonato Catarinense 8th place
São Paulo Novorizontino Novo Horizonte 2019 Campeonato Paulista 6th place
Ferroviária Araraquara 2019 Campeonato Paulista 7th place
Mirassol[d] Mirassol 2019 Campeonato Paulista 12th place
São Caetano São Caetano do Sul 2019 Copa Paulista champions
Sergipe Freipaulistano[e] Frei Paulo 2019 Campeonato Sergipano champions
Itabaiana Itabaiana 2019 Campeonato Sergipano runners-up
Tocantins Palmas Palmas 2019 Campeonato Tocantinense champions
Tocantinópolis Tocantinópolis 2019 Campeonato Tocantinense runners-up
a CRAC, 2019 Campeonato Goiano 5th place, declined to participate in the Série D on 22 July 2020, being replaced by Aparecidense (2019 Campeonato Goiano 7th place).[7]
b Luverdense, 2019 Série C Group B 9th place, declined to participate in the Série D on 14 August 2020, being replaced by Sinop (2019 Campeonato Mato-Grossense 5th place).[4]
c Patrocinense, 2019 Campeonato Mineiro 7th place, declined to participate in the Série D on 12 March 2020, being replaced by Villa Nova (2019 Campeonato Mineiro 9th place).[8]
d Red Bull Brasil, 2019 Campeonato Paulista 5th place, declined to participate in the Série D on 11 December 2019, being replaced by Mirassol (2019 Campeonato Paulista 12th place).[9]
e Associação Desportiva Frei Paulistano was renamed as Associação Desportiva Freipaulistano on 22 April 2019.[10]

Competition format

In the Pré-Série D, eight teams from the worst ranked federations in the CBF ranking will be 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 Pré-Série D will be divided into eight groups of eight organized regionally. Top four teams will qualify for the round of 32. From the round of 32 on the competition will be played as a knock-out tournament with each round contested over two legs.[11]

Pré-Série D

It will be played from TBA to TBA 2020.The lowest-seeded teams from the eight worst ranked federations in the 2020 CBF ranking (Amazonas, Distrito Federal, Mato Grosso do Sul, Espírito Santo, Tocantins, Rondônia, Amapá, and Roraima) 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 (Regulations Article 18).[11]

Matches
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Ji-Paraná A1 Nacional-AM – –
Baré A2 Ypiranga – –
Real Noroeste A5 Aquidauanense – –
Tocantinópolis A6 Brasiliense – –

Group stage

In the group stage, each group will play 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 tied on points, the following criteria would 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 (Regulations Article 13).[11]

The toup four teams will qualify for the round of 32.

Group A1
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ATL BRA FAS GAL IND RIO VIL TBD
1 Atlético Acreano 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to round of 32
2 Bragantino 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Fast Clube 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Galvez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Independente 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Rio Branco 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Vilhenense 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 TBD 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.

Group A2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ALT JUV MOT RIV SAN SAO SIN TBD
1 Altos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to round of 32
2 Juventude 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Moto Club 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Ríver 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Santos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 São Raimundo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Sinop 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 TBD 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.

Group A3
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification AFO AME ATL CAM FLO GLO GUA SAL
1 Afogados 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to round of 32
2 América de Natal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Atlético Cajazeirense 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Campinense 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Floresta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Globo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Guarany de Sobral 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Salgueiro 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.

Group A4
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ABC CEN COR FRE ITA JAC POT VIT
1 ABC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to round of 32
2 Central 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Coruripe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Freipaulistano 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Itabaiana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Jaciobá 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Potiguar de Mossoró 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Vitória da Conquista 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.

Group A5
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification AGU APA CEO GEC GOI UNI VIT TBD
1 Águia Negra 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to round of 32
2 Aparecidense 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 CEOV 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Goianésia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Goiânia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 União Rondonópolis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Vitória 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 TBD 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.

Group A6
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ATL BAH CAL GAM PAL TUP VIL TBD
1 Atlético de Alagoinhas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to round of 32
2 Bahia de Feira 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Caldense 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Gama 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Palmas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Tupynambás 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Villa Nova 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 TBD 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.

Group A7
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BAN CAB CAS FER MIR NAC POR TOL
1 Bangu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to round of 32
2 Cabofriense 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 FC Cascavel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Ferroviária 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Mirassol 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Nacional-PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Portuguesa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Toledo 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.

Group A8
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CAX JOI MAR NOV PEL SCA SLU TUB
1 Caxias 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to round of 32
2 Joinville 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Marcílio Dias 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Novorizontino 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Pelotas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 São Caetano 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 São Luiz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Tubarão 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.

Final stages

The final stages will be played on a home-and-away two-legged basis with round of 32, round of 16, quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals rounds. 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 (Regulations Article 18).

The draw for the quarter-finals will be seeded based on the table of results of all matches in the competition for the qualifying teams. The top four seeded teams will play the second leg at home.

The four quarter-final winners will be promoted to 2021 Série C.[11]

Round of 32

The round of 32 will be a two-legged knockout tie, with the draw regionalised.

Matches
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Group A2 4th place B1 Group A1 winners – –
Group A1 3rd place B2 Group A2 runners-up – –
Group A1 4th place B3 Group A2 winners – –
Group A2 3rd place B4 Group A1 runners-up – –
Group A4 4th place B5 Group A3 winners – –
Group A3 3rd place B6 Group A4 runners-up – –
Group A3 4th place B7 Group A4 winners – –
Group A4 3rd place B8 Group A3 runners-up – –
Group A6 4th place B9 Group A5 winners – –
Group A5 3rd place B10 Group A6 runners-up – –
Group A5 4th place B11 Group A6 winners – –
Group A6 3rd place B12 Group A5 runners-up – –
Group A8 4th place B13 Group A7 winners – –
Group A7 3rd place B14 Group A8 runners-up – –
Group A7 4th place B15 Group A8 winners – –
Group A8 3rd place B16 Group A7 runners-up – –

Round of 16

Matches
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Winners B6 C1 Winners B1 – –
Winners B5 C2 Winners B2 – –
Winners B8 C3 Winners B3 – –
Winners B7 C4 Winners B4 – –
Winners B14 C5 Winners B9 – –
Winners B13 C6 Winners B10 – –
Winners B16 C7 Winners B11 – –
Winners B15 C8 Winners B12 – –

Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals will be seeded based on the table of results of all matches in the competition (except Pré-Série D 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 (Regulations Article 15).[11]

Quarter-finals seedings
Seed Team Pts W GD
1 Seed 1
2 Seed 2
3 Seed 3
4 Seed 4
5 Seed 5
6 Seed 6
7 Seed 7
8 Seed 8

Matches
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Seed 8 D1 Seed 1 – –
Seed 5 D2 Seed 4 – –
Seed 7 D3 Seed 2 – –
Seed 6 D4 Seed 3 – –

Semi-finals


Matches
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Winners D2 E1 Winners D1 – –
Winners D4 E2 Winners D3 – –

Finals


Matches
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Winners E2 Winners E1 – –
Winners E2–Winners E1
Winners E1–Winners E2
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  2. "CBF publica calendário revisado da temporada 2020" (in Portuguese). CBF. 9 July 2020.
  3. "Paysandu e Ypiranga dentro, Remo fora: Série C define jogos do mata-mata e os rebaixados; Confira" (in Portuguese). Globo. 25 August 2019.
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  6. "A 138 dias da abertura, Série D de 2020 conhece os 68 participantes; veja todos por Regiões e Estados" (in Portuguese). Globo. 15 December 2019.
  7. "Aparecidense vai substituir o Crac de Catalão no Campeonato Brasileiro" (in Portuguese). Diário de Goiás. 30 July 2020.
  8. "Villa Nova-MG fica com a vaga do Patrocinense na Série D" (in Portuguese). Em Cima do Lance. 18 March 2020.
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  11. "Regulamento Específico da Competição - Campeonato Brasileiro Série D de 2020" (PDF) (in Portuguese). CBF. 3 March 2020.
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