2019 in Brazilian football

The following article presents a summary of the 2019 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which was the 118th season of competitive football in the country.

Football in Brazil
Season2019
Men's football
Série AFlamengo
Série BBragantino
Série CNáutico
Série DBrusque
Copa do BrasilAthletico Paranaense
Women's football
Série A1Ferroviária
Série A2São Paulo
← 2018 Brazil 2020 →

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A edit

The 2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A started on April 27, 2019, and ended on December 8, 2019.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Flamengo (C) 38 28 6 4 86 37 +49 90 Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage[a]
2 Santos 38 22 8 8 60 33 +27 74
3 Palmeiras 38 21 11 6 61 32 +29 74
4 Grêmio 38 19 8 11 64 39 +25 65
5 Athletico Paranaense 38 18 10 10 51 32 +19 64
6 São Paulo 38 17 12 9 39 30 +9 63
7 Internacional 38 16 9 13 44 39 +5 57 Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage
8 Corinthians 38 14 14 10 42 34 +8 56
9 Fortaleza 38 15 8 15 50 49 +1 53 Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage
10 Goiás 38 15 7 16 46 64 −18 52
11 Bahia 38 12 13 13 44 43 +1 49
12 Vasco da Gama 38 12 13 13 39 45 −6 49
13 Atlético Mineiro 38 13 9 16 45 49 −4 48
14 Fluminense 38 12 10 16 38 46 −8 46
15 Botafogo 38 13 4 21 31 45 −14 43
16 Ceará 38 10 9 19 36 41 −5 39
17 Cruzeiro (R) 38 7 15 16 27 46 −19 36 Relegation to Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
18 CSA (R) 38 8 8 22 24 58 −34 32
19 Chapecoense (R) 38 7 11 20 31 52 −21 32
20 Avaí (R) 38 3 11 24 18 62 −44 20
Source: CBF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results; 6) least red cards received; 7) least yellow cards received; 8) draw.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Flamengo won the league.

Relegation edit

The four worst placed teams, Cruzeiro, CSA, Chapecoense and Avaí, were relegated to the following year's second level.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série B edit

The 2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B started on April 26, 2019, and ended on November 30, 2019.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Bragantino (C, P) 38 22 9 7 64 27 +37 75 Promotion to Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
2 Sport (P) 38 17 17 4 49 29 +20 68
3 Coritiba (P) 38 18 12 8 48 34 +14 66
4 Atlético Goianiense (P) 38 15 17 6 44 29 +15 62
5 América Mineiro 38 17 10 11 42 34 +8 61
6 Paraná 38 14 14 10 34 33 +1 56
7 CRB 38 15 10 13 44 43 +1 55
8 Cuiabá 38 13 13 12 43 40 +3 52
9 Botafogo-SP 38 13 11 14 38 38 0 50
10 Operário Ferroviário 38 13 11 14 32 41 −9 50
11 Ponte Preta 38 11 14 13 41 39 +2 47
12 Vitória 38 11 12 15 42 48 −6 45
13 Guarani 38 12 8 18 27 37 −10 44
14 Brasil de Pelotas 38 11 11 16 31 47 −16 44
15 Oeste 38 8 17 13 41 49 −8 41
16 Figueirense 38 7 20 11 31 38 −7 41
17 Londrina (R) 38 11 6 21 37 53 −16 39 Relegation to Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
18 São Bento (R) 38 10 9 19 46 54 −8 39
19 Criciúma (R) 38 8 15 15 30 38 −8 39
20 Vila Nova (R) 38 7 18 13 27 40 −13 39
Source: CBF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results (only between 2 teams. Away goals rule is used); 6) fewest red cards; 7) fewest yellow cards; 8) draw.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Bragantino won the league.

Promotion edit

The four best placed teams, Bragantino, Sport, Coritiba and Atlético Goianiense, were promoted to the following year's first level.

Relegation edit

The four worst placed teams, Londrina, São Bento, Criciúma and Vila Nova, were relegated to the following year's third level.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série C edit

The 2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C started on April 27, 2019, and ended on October 6, 2019.

The Campeonato Brasileiro Série C final was played between Náutico and Sampaio Corrêa.




Náutico won the league after beating Sampaio Corrêa

Promotion edit

The four best placed teams, Náutico, Sampaio Corrêa, Juventude and Confiança, were promoted to the following year's second level.

Relegation edit

The four worst placed teams, ABC, Globo, Luverdense and Atlético Acreano, were relegated to the following year's fourth level.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série D edit

The 2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D started on May 4, 2019, and ended on August 18, 2019.

Gurupi declined to participate in the Série D. They were replaced by Interporto.[1]

The Campeonato Brasileiro Série D final was played between Brusque and Manaus.



Manaus2–2Brusque
Penalties
5–6

Brusque won the league after defeating Manaus.

Promotion edit

The four best placed teams, Brusque, Manaus, Ituano and Jacuipense, were promoted to the following year's third level.

Domestic cups edit

Copa do Brasil edit

The 2019 Copa do Brasil started on February 5, 2019, and ended on September 18, 2019. The Copa do Brasil final was played between Athletico Paranaense and Internacional.




Athletico Paranaense won the cup after defeating Internacional.

Copa do Nordeste edit

The competition features 16 clubs from the Northeastern region. It started on January 15, 2019, and ended on May 29, 2019. The Copa do Nordeste final was played between Fortaleza and Botafogo (PB).




Fortaleza won the cup after defeating Botafogo (PB).

Copa Verde edit

The competition featured 24 clubs from the North and Central-West regions, including two teams from Espírito Santo. It started on July 24, 2019, and ended on November 20, 2019. The Copa Verde final was played between Cuiabá and Paysandu.


Cuiabá0–1Paysandu


Cuiabá won the cup after defeating Paysandu.

State championship champions edit

State Champions
  Acre Atlético Acreano
  Alagoas CSA
  Amapá Santos
  Amazonas Manaus
  Bahia Bahia
  Ceará Fortaleza
  Distrito Federal Gama
  Espírito Santo Vitória
  Goiás Atlético Goianiense
  Maranhão Imperatriz
  Mato Grosso Cuiabá
  Mato Grosso do Sul Águia Negra
  Minas Gerais Cruzeiro
  Pará Remo
  Paraíba Botafogo
  Paraná Athletico Paranaense
  Pernambuco Sport
  Piauí River
  Rio de Janeiro Flamengo
  Rio Grande do Norte América de Natal
  Rio Grande do Sul Grêmio
  Rondônia Vilhenense
  Roraima São Raimundo
  Santa Catarina Avaí
  São Paulo Corinthians
  Sergipe Frei Paulistano
  Tocantins Palmas

State cup competition champions edit

Competition Champions
Copa Espírito Santo Real Noroeste
Copa Fares Lopes Caucaia
Copa FGF Pelotas
Copa FMF (MA) Juventude
Copa FMF (MT) Luverdense
Copa Paulista São Caetano
Copa Pernambuco Santa Cruz
Copa Rio Bonsucesso
Copa Santa Catarina Brusque
Taça FPF Nacional

Youth competition champions edit

Competition Champions
Campeonato Brasileiro de Aspirantes Internacional
Campeonato Brasileiro Sub-20 Flamengo
Copa do Brasil Sub-20 Palmeiras
Supercopa do Brasil Sub-20 Flamengo
Campeonato Brasileiro Sub-17 Flamengo
Copa do Brasil Sub-17(1) Palmeiras
Supercopa do Brasil Sub-17 Palmeiras
Copa RS de Futebol Sub-20 Grêmio
Copa Santiago de Futebol Juvenil Grêmio
Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior São Paulo

(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.

Brazilian clubs in international competitions edit

Team 2019 Copa Libertadores 2019 Copa Sudamericana 2019 Recopa Sudamericana 2019 J.League Cup / Copa
Sudamericana Championship
2019 FIFA Club World Cup
Athletico Paranaense Round of 16
eliminated by
  Boca Juniors
N/A Runners-up
lost to
  River Plate
Champions
defeated
  Shonan Bellmare
N/A
Atlético Mineiro Eliminated
in the Group Stage
Semi-finals
eliminated by
  Colón
N/A N/A N/A
Bahia N/A First Stage
eliminated by
  Liverpool
N/A N/A N/A
Botafogo N/A Round of 16
eliminated by
  Atlético Mineiro
N/A N/A N/A
Chapecoense N/A First Stage
eliminated by
  Unión La Calera
N/A N/A N/A
Corinthians N/A Semi-finals
eliminated by
  Independiente del Valle
N/A N/A N/A
Cruzeiro Round of 16
eliminated by
  River Plate
N/A N/A N/A N/A
Flamengo Champions
defeated
  River Plate
N/A N/A N/A Runners-up
lost to
  Liverpool
Fluminense N/A Quarter-finals
eliminated by
  Corinthians
N/A N/A N/A
Grêmio Semi-finals
eliminated by
  Flamengo
N/A N/A N/A N/A
Internacional Quarter-finals
eliminated by
  Flamengo
N/A N/A N/A N/A
Palmeiras Quarter-finals
eliminated by
  Grêmio
N/A N/A N/A N/A
Santos N/A First Stage
eliminated by
  River Plate
N/A N/A N/A
São Paulo Second Stage
eliminated by
  Talleres
N/A N/A N/A N/A

Brazil national team edit

The following table lists all the games played by the Brazilian national team in official competitions and friendly matches during 2019.

Friendlies edit

March 23 Brazil   1–1   Panama Porto, Portugal
14:00 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
Attendance: 39,410
Referee: João Pinheiro (Portugal)
March 26 Czech Republic   1–3   Brazil Prague, Czech Republic
16:45 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Sinobo Stadium
Attendance: 19,166
Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)
June 5 Brazil   2–0   Qatar Brasília, Brazil
21:30 UTC−3
Report Stadium: Mané Garrincha
Attendance: 34,204
Referee: José Argote (Venezuela)
June 9 Brazil   7–0   Honduras Porto Alegre, Brazil
16:00 UTC−3
Report Stadium: Estádio Beira-Rio
Attendance: 16,521
Referee: Andrés Cunha (Uruguay)
September 6 Brazil   2–2   Colombia Miami Gardens, United States
21:30 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Hard Rock Stadium
Attendance: 65,232
Referee: Ismail Elfath (United States)
September 11 Brazil   0–1   Peru Los Angeles, United States
00:00 UTC−3 Report
Stadium: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Attendance: 32,287
Referee: Jair Marrufo (United States)
October 10 Brazil   1–1   Senegal Kallang, Singapore
09:00 UTC−3 Report
Stadium: National Stadium
Attendance: 20,621
Referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)
October 13 Brazil   1–1   Nigeria Kallang, Singapore
09:00 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: National Stadium
Attendance: 20,305
Referee: Chuan Hui Jansen Foo (Singapore)
November 15 Brazil   0–1   Argentina Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
14:00 UTC−3 Report Messi   13' Stadium: King Saud University Stadium
Attendance: 22,541
Referee: Matthew Conger (New Zealand)
November 19 Brazil   3–0   South Korea Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
10:30 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium
Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi (United Arab Emirates)

Copa América edit

June 14 Group A Brazil   3–0   Bolivia São Paulo, Brazil
21:30 (UTC-3)
Report Stadium: Estádio do Morumbi
Attendance: 47,260
Referee: Néstor Pitana (Argentina)
June 18 Group A Brazil   0–0   Venezuela Salvador, Brazil
21:30 (UTC-3) Report Stadium: Arena Fonte Nova
Attendance: 42,587
Referee: Julio Bascuñán (Chile)
June 22 Group A Peru   0–5   Brazil São Paulo, Brazil
16:00 (UTC-3) Report
Stadium: Arena Corinthians
Attendance: 45,067
Referee: Fernando Rapallini (Argentina)
June 27 Quarter-finals Brazil   0–0
(4–3 p)
  Paraguay Porto Alegre, Brazil
21:30 (UTC-3) Report Stadium: Arena do Grêmio
Attendance: 48,211
Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile)
Penalties
July 2 Semi-finals Brazil   2–0   Argentina Belo Horizonte, Brazil
21:30 (UTC-3) Report Stadium: Mineirão
Attendance: 55,947
Referee: Roddy Zambrano (Ecuador)
July 7 Final Brazil   3–1   Peru Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
17:00 (UTC-3)
Report
Stadium: Maracanã
Attendance: 69,906
Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile)

Women's football edit

Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1 edit

The 2019 Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1 started on March 16, 2019, and ended on September 29, 2019.

Rio Preto women's section was closed. They were replaced by Internacional[2]

The Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1 final was played between Ferroviária and Corinthians.




Ferroviária won the league after defeating Corinthians.

Relegation edit

The four worst placed teams, Vitória das Tabocas/Santa Cruz, Foz Cataratas/Athletico Paranaense, São Francisco and Sport/Ipojuca, were relegated to the following year's second level.

Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A2 edit

The 2019 Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A2 started on March 27, 2019, and ended on August 25, 2019.

Internacional was promoted to Série A1. They were replaced by Vasco da Gama[3]

The Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A2 final was played between São Paulo and Cruzeiro.


São Paulo4–0Cruzeiro


São Paulo won the league after defeating Cruzeiro.

Promotion edit

The four best placed teams, São Paulo, Cruzeiro, Palmeiras and Grêmio, were promoted to the following year's first level.

Domestic competition champions edit

State Champions
  Acre Atlético Acreano
  Alagoas UDA
  Amapá Oratório
  Amazonas 3B da Amazônia
  Bahia Bahia
  Ceará Ceará
  Distrito Federal Real
  Espírito Santo Vila Nova
  Goiás Goiás/UNIVERSO
  Maranhão Juventude Timonense
  Mato Grosso Operário
  Mato Grosso do Sul SERC/UCDB
  Minas Gerais Cruzeiro
  Pará ESMAC
  Paraíba Auto Esporte
  Paraná Foz Cataratas/Athletico Paranaense
  Pernambuco Vitória das Tabocas/Santa Cruz
  Piauí Tiradentes
  Rio de Janeiro Flamengo/Marinha
  Rio Grande do Norte Cruzeiro
  Rio Grande do Sul Internacional
  Rondônia Real Ariquemes
  Roraima São Raimundo
  Santa Catarina Kindermann/Avaí
  São Paulo Corinthians
  Sergipe Santos Dumont
  Tocantins São Valério

State cup competition champions edit

Competition Champions
Copa Paulista de Futebol Feminino Palmeiras

Youth competition champions edit

Competition Champions
Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Sub-18 Internacional
Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Sub-16 São Paulo

Brazilian clubs in international competitions edit

Team 2019 Copa Libertadores Femenina
Corinthians Champions
defeated
  Ferroviária
Ferroviária Runners-up
lost to
  Corinthians

National team edit

The following table lists all the games played by the Brazil women's national football team in official competitions and friendly matches during 2019.

The Brazil women's national football team competed in the following competitions in 2019:

Friendlies edit

April 5 Spain   2–1   Brazil Don Benito, Spain
18:30 (CEST)
Report
Stadium: Estadio Vicente Sanz
Attendance: 4,800
Referee: Zulema González González (Spain)
April 8 Scotland   1–0   Brazil San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
20:00 (CEST)
Report Stadium: Pinatar Arena
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Petra Pavlíková (Slovakia)
October 5 England   1–2   Brazil Middlesbrough, England
12:45 (BST)
Report
Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 29,238
Referee: Riem Hussein (Germany)
October 8 Poland   1–3   Brazil Kielce, Poland
20:15 (CEST)
Report
Stadium: Suzuki Arena
Attendance: 3,585
Referee: Olga Zadinová (Czech Republic)
December 12 Brazil   6–0   Mexico São Paulo, Brazil
21:00 (BRT)
Report Stadium: Arena Corinthians
Attendance: 4,993
Referee: Thayslane de Melo Costa (Brazil)
December 15 Brazil   4–0   Mexico Araraquara, Brazil
18:30 (BRT)
Report Stadium: Estádio Fonte Luminosa
Attendance: 5,384
Referee: Rejane Caetano da Silva (Brazil)

2019 SheBelieves Cup edit

February 27 England   2–1   Brazil Chester, United States
16:00 (ET)
Report
Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium
Attendance: 5,954
Referee: Katja Koroleva (United States)
March 2 Brazil   1–3   Japan Nashville, United States
13:00 (CT)
Report
Stadium: Nissan Stadium
Attendance: 12,586
Referee: Karen Abt (United States)
March 5 United States   1–0   Brazil Tampa, United States
20:20 (ET)
Report Stadium: Raymond James Stadium
Attendance: 14,009
Referee: Carol Anne Chénard (Canada)

2019 FIFA Women's World Cup edit

June 9 Group C Brazil   3–0   Jamaica Grenoble, France
15:30 (CEST)
Report Stadium: Stade des Alpes
Attendance: 17,668
Referee: Riem Hussein (Germany)
June 13 Group C Australia   3–2   Brazil Montpellier, France
18:00 (CEST)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 17,032
Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland)
June 18 Group C Italy   0–1   Brazil Valenciennes, France
21:00 (CEST) Report
Stadium: Stade du Hainaut
Attendance: 21,669
Referee: Lucila Venegas (Mexico)
June 23 Round of 16 France   2–1 (a.e.t.)   Brazil Le Havre, France
21:00 (CEST)
Report
Stadium: Stade Océane
Attendance: 23,965
Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin (Canada)

2019 Torneio Uber Internacional de Futebol Feminino edit

August 29 Semifinal Brazil   5–0   Argentina São Paulo, Brazil
21:30 (BRT)
Report Stadium: Pacaembu
Attendance: 13,180
Referee: Edina Alves Batista (Brazil)
September 1 Final Brazil   0–0
(4–5 p)
  Chile São Paulo, Brazil
13:00 (BRT) Report Stadium: Pacaembu
Attendance: 16,812
Referee: Deborah Cecília Cruz Correia (Brazil)
Penalties

2019 Yongchuan International Tournament edit

November 7 Semifinal Brazil   4–0   Canada Chongqing, China
16:00 (CST)
Report Stadium: Yongchuan Sports Center
Attendance: 4,823
Referee: Cha Min-ji (South Korea)
November 10 Final Brazil   0–0
(2–4 p)
  China Chongqing, China
19:35 (CST) Report Stadium: Yongchuan Sports Center
Attendance: 20,367
Referee: Cha Min-ji (South Korea)
Penalties
Competition Performance
SheBelieves Cup Fourth place
FIFA Women's World Cup Round of 16
eliminated by
  France
Torneio Internacional de Futebol Feminino Runners-up
lost to
  Chile
Yongchuan International Tournament Runners-up
lost to
  China

References edit

  1. ^ "Diretoria do Interporto confirma participação do clube no Brasileiro da Série D" (in Portuguese). Globo. April 12, 2019.
  2. ^ "Brasileirão Feminino: Sem Rio Preto e com Internacional no lugar, tabela da série A1 é divulgada" (in Portuguese). Planeta Futebol Feminino. February 26, 2019.
  3. ^ "Com ida do Inter para Série A1, Vasco herda vaga e estará no Brasileiro feminino A2" (in Portuguese). Globo - Blog Dona do Campinho. February 27, 2019.

External links edit