2011 in Brazilian football

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The following article presents a summary of the 2011 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which was the 110th season of competitive football in the country.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

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The 2011 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A started on May 21, 2011 and concluded on December 4, 2011.

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Corinthians (C) 38 21 8 9 53 36 +17 71 2012 Copa Libertadores Second Stage
2 Vasco da Gama 38 19 12 7 57 40 +17 69 2012 Copa Libertadores Second Stage 1
3 Fluminense 38 20 3 15 60 51 +9 63 2012 Copa Libertadores Second Stage
4 Flamengo 38 15 16 7 59 47 +12 61 2012 Copa Libertadores First Stage
5 Internacional 38 16 12 10 57 43 +14 60
6 São Paulo 38 16 11 11 57 46 +11 59 2012 Copa Sudamericana Second Stage
7 Figueirense 38 15 13 10 46 45 +1 58
8 Coritiba 38 16 9 13 57 41 +16 57
9 Botafogo 38 16 8 14 52 49 +3 56
10 Santos 38 15 8 15 55 55 0 53 2012 Copa Libertadores Second Stage 2
11 Palmeiras 38 11 17 10 43 39 +4 50 2012 Copa Sudamericana Second Stage
12 Grêmio 38 13 9 16 50 57 −7 48
13 Atlético Goianiense 38 12 12 14 50 45 +5 48
14 Bahia 38 11 13 14 43 49 −6 46
15 Atlético Mineiro 38 13 6 19 50 60 −10 45
16 Cruzeiro 38 11 10 17 48 51 −3 43
17 Atlético Paranaense 38 10 11 17 38 55 −17 41 Relegation to Série B
18 Ceará 38 10 9 19 47 64 −17 39
19 América-MG 38 8 13 17 51 69 −18 37
20 Avaí 38 7 10 21 45 75 −30 31

Updated to games played on December 4, 2011.
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd wins; 3rd goal difference; 4th goals scored; 5th head-to-head results; 6th least red cards received; 7th least yellow cards received; 8th draw
1 Vasco da Gama is qualified for the second stage of the 2012 Copa Libertadores as the 2011 Copa do Brasil champion.
2 Santos is qualified for the second stage of the 2012 Copa Libertadores as the 2011 Copa Libertadores champion.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Corinthians declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A champions.

Relegation

The four worst placed teams, which are Atlético Paranaense, Ceará, América (MG) and Avaí, were relegated to the following year's second level.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série B

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The 2011 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B started on May 6, 2011 and concluded on November 26, 2011.

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Portuguesa (C) (P) 38 23 12 3 82 38 +44 81 Promotion to the Série A
2 Náutico (P) 38 17 13 8 51 41 +10 64
3 Ponte Preta (P) 38 17 12 9 63 45 +18 63
4 Sport Recife (P) 38 17 10 11 62 44 +18 61
5 Vitória 38 17 9 12 61 48 +13 60
6 Bragantino 38 16 10 12 65 53 +12 58
7 Boa Esporte 38 16 9 13 44 40 +4 57
8 Americana 38 15 11 12 40 45 −5 56
9 Grêmio Barueri 38 15 8 15 48 53 −5 53
10 ABC 38 13 14 11 52 53 −1 53
11 Goiás 38 16 4 18 51 57 −6 52
12 Guarani 38 15 7 16 51 48 +3 52
13 Paraná 38 14 10 14 48 44 +4 52
14 Criciúma 38 13 12 13 43 43 0 51
15 São Caetano 38 12 15 11 57 51 +6 51
16 ASA 38 13 9 16 44 54 −10 48
17 Icasa (R) 38 11 14 13 52 55 −3 47 Relegation to the Série C
18 Vila Nova (R) 38 7 11 20 34 53 −19 32
19 Salgueiro (R) 38 8 5 25 32 63 −31 26
20 Duque de Caxias (R) 38 2 11 25 32 84 −52 17

Updated to games played on November 26, 2011.
Source: CBF
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd wins; 3rd goal difference; 4th goals scored; 5th head-to-head results; 6th least red cards received; 7th least yellow cards received; 8th draw.
Salgueiro was docked 3 points for fielding a suspended player.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Portuguesa declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B champions.

Promotion

The four best placed teams, which are Portuguesa, Náutico, Ponte Preta and Sport, were promoted to the following year's first level.

Relegation

The four worst placed teams, which are Icasa, Vila Nova, Salgueiro and Duque de Caxias, were relegated to the following year's third level.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série C

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The 2011 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C started on July 16, 2011, and concluded on December 3, 2011. The Campeonato Brasileiro Série C final was played between Joinville and CRB.


November 26, 2011
CRB 1–3 Joinville

December 3, 2011
Joinville 4–0 CRB

Joinville declared as the league champions by aggregate score of 7–1.

Participating teams

América (RN) Águia de Marabá Araguaína Brasil de Pelotas Brasiliense
Campinense Caxias Chapecoense CRB Fortaleza
Guarany de Sobral Ipatinga Joinville Luverdense Madureira
Macaé Marília Paysandu Rio Branco (AC) Santo André

Promotion

The four best placed teams, which are Joinville, CRB, Ipatinga and América (RN), were promoted to the following year's second level.

Relegation

The four worst placed teams, which are Campinense, Marília, Brasil de Pelotas and Araguaína, were relegated to the following year's fourth level.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série D

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The 2011 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D started on July 18, 2011, and concluded on November 20, 2011.

Participating teams

Alecrim Anapolina Audax Rio Bahia de Feira Brusque
CENE Cerâmica Cianorte Comercial (PI) Coruripe
Cruzeiro (PA) Cuiabá Formosa Gama Guarani de Juazeiro
Independente Itumbiara Juventude Metropolitano Mirassol
Nacional (AM) Oeste Operário (PR) Penarol Plácido de Castro
Porto River Plate Sampaio Corrêa Santa Cruz Santa Cruz (RS)
São Mateus São Raimundo (PA) Tocantinópolis Trem Treze
Tupi Vila Aurora Villa Nova Vitória da Conquista Volta Redonda

The Campeonato Brasileiro Série D final was played between Tupi and Santa Cruz.



November 20, 2011
Santa Cruz 0–2 Tupi

Tupi declared as the league champions by aggregate score of 3–0.

Promotion

The four best placed teams, which are Tupi, Santa Cruz, Cuiabá and Oeste, were promoted to the following year's third level.

Copa do Brasil

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The 2011 Copa do Brasil started on February 16, 2011, and concluded on June 8, 2011. The Copa do Brasil final was played between Vasco and Coritiba.


June 1, 2011
Vasco 1–0 Coritiba

June 8, 2011
Coritiba 3–2 Vasco

Vasco declared as the cup champions on the away goal rule by aggregate score of 3–3.

State championship champions

State Champion
Acre (state) Acre Rio Branco
Alagoas Alagoas ASA
Amapá Amapá Trem
Amazonas (Brazilian state) Amazonas Penarol
Bahia Bahia Bahia de Feira
Ceará Ceará Ceará
Federal District (Brazil) Distrito Federal Brasiliense
Espírito Santo Espírito Santo São Mateus
Goiás Goiás Atlético Goianiense
Maranhão Maranhão Sampaio Corrêa
Mato Grosso Mato Grosso Cuiabá
Mato Grosso do Sul Mato Grosso do Sul CENE
Minas Gerais Minas Gerais Cruzeiro
Pará Pará Independente
Paraíba Paraíba Treze
Paraná (state) Paraná Coritiba
Pernambuco Pernambuco Santa Cruz
Piauí Piauí 4 de Julho
Rio de Janeiro (state) Rio de Janeiro Flamengo
Rio Grande do Norte Rio Grande do Norte ABC
File:Bandeira do Rio Grande do Sul.svg Rio Grande do Sul Internacional
Rondônia Rondônia Espigão
Roraima Roraima Real
Santa Catarina (state) Santa Catarina Chapecoense
São Paulo (state) São Paulo Santos
Sergipe Sergipe River Plate
Tocantins Tocantins Gurupi

Youth competition champions

Competition Champion
Campeonato Brasileiro Sub-20 América (MG)
Copa Brasil Sub-17 (Copa Nacional do Espírito Santo Sub-17)(1) Cruzeiro
Copa Rio Sub-17 Palmeiras
Copa Santiago de Futebol Juvenil Internacional
Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior Flamengo
Copa Sub-17 de Promissão Internacional
Taça Belo Horizonte de Juniores Atlético Mineiro
(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.

Other competition champions

Competition Champion
Campeonato Paulista do Interior Oeste
Copa Espírito Santo Real Noroeste
Copa FGF Juventude
Copa Governador do Mato Grosso Luverdense
Copa Paulista de Futebol Paulista
Copa Pernambuco Náutico
Copa Rio Madureira
Copa Santa Catarina Joinville
Taça Minas Gerais Ipatinga

Brazilian clubs in international competitions

Team 2011 Copa Libertadores 2011 Copa Sudamericana 2011 Recopa Sudamericana 2011 FIFA Club World Cup
Atlético Mineiro N/A Second Stage
eliminated by
Brazil Botafogo
N/A N/A
Atlético Paranaense N/A Second Stage
eliminated by
Brazil Flamengo
N/A N/A
Botafogo N/A Round of 16
eliminated by
Colombia Santa Fe
N/A N/A
Ceará N/A Second Stage
eliminated by
Brazil São Paulo
N/A N/A
Corinthians First Stage
eliminated by
Colombia Deportes Tolima
N/A N/A N/A
Cruzeiro Round of 16
eliminated by
Colombia Once Caldas
N/A N/A N/A
Flamengo N/A Round of 16
eliminated by
Chile Universidad de Chile
N/A N/A
Fluminense Round of 16
eliminated by
Paraguay Libertad
N/A N/A N/A
Grêmio Round of 16
eliminated by
Chile Universidad Católica
N/A N/A N/A
Internacional Round of 16
eliminated by
Uruguay Peñarol
N/A Champions
defeated
Argentina Independiente
N/A
Palmeiras N/A Second Stage
eliminated by
Brazil Vasco da Gama
N/A N/A
Santos Champions
defeated
Uruguay Peñarol
N/A N/A Runners-up
lost to
Spain Barcelona
São Paulo N/A Round of 16
eliminated by
Paraguay Libertad
N/A N/A
Vasco da Gama N/A Semifinals
eliminated by
Chile Universidad de Chile
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 2011.

Women's football

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 2011.

The Brazil women's national football team competed in the following competitions in 2011:

Competition Performance
FIFA World Cup Quarterfinals
Pan American Games Runner-up
Torneio Internacional Feminino
Champions

Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino

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The 2011 Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino started on August 18, 2011 and concluded on November 26, 2011.



Foz Cataratas declared as the cup champions by aggregate score of 5–0.

Domestic competition champions

Competition Champion
Campeonato Carioca CEPE
Campeonato Paulista Santos

Other competition champions

Competition Champion
Torneio Internacional Interclubes Santos

Brazilian clubs in international competitions

Team 2011 Copa Libertadores Femenina
Duque de Caxias/CEPE First Stage
Santos Third place
defeated
Venezuela Caracas
São José Champions
defeated
Chile Colo Colo

References