Not to be confused with Serie C
Football league
The Campeonato Brasileiro Série C is the
third tier of the Brazilian football ⚾️ league system.
Unlike the first and second
divisions, the Série C is not played in a double round robin system, arguably ⚾️ because
many participating teams lack the financial conditions to travel long distances. Thus,
the tournament is organized in regional groups ⚾️ and the table prevents teams from
distant states from playing each other in the initial rounds.
Beginning in 2009, the
Série ⚾️ C was reduced from 64 teams to 20 and the new Campeonato Brasileiro Série D is
the qualifier for Brazilian ⚾️ league football. In its current format the first phase was
then played in a single round, with 19 matches. The ⚾️ top eight teams qualify for a knock
out stage and the four semi-finalists are promoted to the Campeonato Brasileiro Série
⚾️ B. The four lowest-placed teams are relegated to the Campeonato Brasileiro Série
D.
Format history [ edit ]
Until 2008, any professional ⚾️ team could apply, but only 64
teams would take part in the tournament. The teams that had been relegated from ⚾️ the
Série B in the previous year were joined by teams qualified for each federation state.
Qualification rules varied, some ⚾️ federations used the state tournaments as
qualification tournaments, others organized exclusive qualification tournaments to the
Série C.
From 2009 onwards, the ⚾️ qualifiers were played in four groups of five teams
each. In 2011, the final round was played in two groups ⚾️ of four. From 2012, the
competition was played in two groups of ten teams in the first phase, increasing the
⚾️ number of dates. This format was maintained until 2024, when the competition's
Technical Council decided to make a change in ⚾️ the second phase, reintroducing two
groups of four to determine the promoted teams and finalists, as in 2011. In 2024, ⚾️ in
turn, the first phase was then played in a single round, with 19 matches instead of 18.
The eight ⚾️ best teams qualify for the second phase, which is played in the same format
as before, while the four lowest-placed ⚾️ teams are relegated.
2024 Série C teams [ edit
]
Champions [ edit ]
Official champions [ edit ]
The Campeonato Brasileiro has existed
⚾️ since 1971. However, there have been many years when no third division tournament took
place. In most cases it was ⚾️ because the two elite divisions had too many clubs (in
1989, for instance, 96 teams contested the second division[1]). The ⚾️ following table
shows the winners and runners-up of the Série C tournaments played from 1981, according
to the Brazilian Football ⚾️ Confederation:[2]
Unofficial champions [ edit ]
The following
season is not officially recognized by the CBF:[2][3]
Titles by team [ edit ]
Titles by
⚾️ state [ edit ]
Participations [ edit ]
Most appearances [ edit ]
As of 2024
season
Below is the list of clubs that ⚾️ have more appearances in the Campeonato
Brasileiro Série C.
Clubs promoted from Série C [ edit ]
Clubs relegated from Série C ⚾️ [
edit ]
^ [7] Expelled by the sports court. CRAC is spared from relegation.
Topscorers [
edit ]
Winning managers [ edit ⚾️ ]
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
