2011_Campeonato_Brasileiro_Série_C

2011 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C

2011 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C

Football league season


In 2011, the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, the third level of the Brazilian League, will be contested by 20 clubs divided in four groups, followed by a playoff round, during 16 July and 13 November.[1] The top four clubs, the ones which qualifies to the semifinals, will be promoted to the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B to be contested in 2012. Meanwhile, the bottom four clubs, the ones that finish in last place of each group, will be relegated to 2012 Série D.

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Team information

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Format

  • First Stage: The 20 teams are divided in four groups of 5, playing within them in a double round-robin format. The two best ranked in each group advance towards next stage. The last placed team in each group is relegated to Série D 2012
  • Second Stage: The eight qualified teams are divided in two groups of 4, playing within them in a double round-robin format. The two best ranked in each group are promoted to Série B 2012.Winners qualify to the Finals.
  • Finals: Second stage winners play in two-leg format, home and away. Winners are declared champions.[2]

Tiebreakers

If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings

1. Higher number of wins
2. Superior goal difference
3. Higher number of goals scored

First stage

Group A (North)

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Notes:
  1. Rio Branco/AC was excluded from the competition due to having appealed to the common courts about the interdiction of their stadium.

Group B (Northeast)

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Group C (Southeast/Central-West)

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Group D (South/Southeast)

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Notes:
  1. Brasil de Pelotas was deducted six points for fielding an ineligible player.

Second stage

Group E

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Group F

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Finals

First leg
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Attendance: 15557
Referee: Minas Gerais Alício Pena Júnior
Second leg
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Attendance: 19115
Referee: Rio Grande do Sul Fabrício Neves Corrêa

Final standings

Note that no round-robin will be played involving all clubs; positions will depend on individual scoring.

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Rules for classification: 1st stage classification; 2nd points; 3rd wins; 4th goal difference; 5th goals scored; 6th head-to-head results; 7th least red cards received; 8th least yellow cards received; 9th draw
(C) Champions; (D) Disqualified; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

References

  1. "Calendário 2011" [2011 Schedule] (PDF) (in Portuguese). CBF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 October 2010. Retrieved 23 October 2010.
  2. "Classificação Campeonato Brasileiro Série C 2011" [2011 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C Standings] (in Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation.

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