Season | 2018 |
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Champions | Operário Ferroviário (1st title) |
Promoted | Botafogo-SP Bragantino Cuiabá Operário Ferroviário |
Relegated | Joinville Juazeirense Salgueiro Tupi |
Matches played | 194 |
Goals scored | 456 (2.35 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Caio Dantas (11 goals) |
Biggest home win | Atlético Acreano 5–0 Juazeirense R5, 13 May Cuiabá 5–0 Joinville R14, 14 July |
Biggest away win | Remo 0–3 Confiança R6, 20 May Ypiranga 0–3 Botafogo-SP R8, 3 June Tupi 0–3 Bragantino R11, 23 June ABC 0–3 Santa Cruz R12, 1 July Atlético Acreano 0–3 Confiança R17, 5 August Botafogo-SP 0–3 Cuiabá Semifinals 2nd leg, 8 September |
Highest attendance | 34,474 Santa Cruz 1–0 Operário Ferroviário Quarter-finals 1st leg, 19 August |
Lowest attendance | 96 Ypiranga 3–0 Cuiabá R16, 29 July |
Total attendance | 605,023 |
Average attendance | 3,119 |
← 2017 2019 → |
The 2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C was a football competition held in Brazil, equivalent to the third division. The competition started on 14 April and ended on 22 September 2018.[1]
Twenty teams competed in the tournament, twelve returning from the 2017 season, four promoted from the 2017 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D (Operário Ferroviário, Globo, Atlético Acreano and Juazeirense),[2] and four relegated from the 2017 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B (Luverdense, Santa Cruz, ABC and Náutico).[3]
Botafogo-SP, Bragantino, Cuiabá and Operário Ferroviário qualified for the semi-finals and were promoted to the 2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B.[4]
Operário Ferroviário won the title after defeating Cuiabá in the final.[5]
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Number of teams | State | Team(s) |
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3 | Pernambuco | Náutico, Salgueiro and Santa Cruz |
2 | Mato Grosso | Cuiabá and Luverdense |
Minas Gerais | Tombense and Tupi | |
Rio Grande do Norte | ABC and Globo | |
São Paulo | Botafogo-SP and Bragantino | |
1 | Acre | Atlético Acreano |
Bahia | Juazeirense | |
Pará | Remo | |
Paraíba | Botafogo-PB | |
Paraná | Operário Ferroviário | |
Rio de Janeiro | Volta Redonda | |
Rio Grande do Sul | Ypiranga | |
Santa Catarina | Joinville | |
Sergipe | Confiança |
Team | Home city | Manager |
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ABC | Natal | Ranielle Ribeiro |
Atlético Acreano | Rio Branco | Álvaro Miguéis |
Botafogo-PB | João Pessoa | Evaristo Piza |
Botafogo-SP | Ribeirão Preto | Léo Condé |
Bragantino | Bragança Paulista | Marcelo Veiga |
Confiança | Aracaju | Betinho |
Cuiabá | Cuiabá | Itamar Schülle |
Globo | Ceará-Mirim | Higor César |
Joinville | Joinville | Pedrinho Maradona |
Juazeirense | Juazeiro | Evandro Guimarães |
Luverdense | Lucas do Rio Verde | Maico Gaúcho |
Náutico | Recife | Márcio Goiano |
Operário Ferroviário | Ponta Grossa | Gerson Gusmão |
Remo | Belém | Netão |
Salgueiro | Salgueiro | Sérgio China |
Santa Cruz | Recife | Roberto Fernandes |
Tombense | Tombos | Eugênio Souza |
Tupi | Juiz de Fora | Aílton Ferraz |
Volta Redonda | Volta Redonda | Moacir Júnior |
Ypiranga | Erechim | Márcio Nunes |
In the group stage, each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The teams were 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 is only between two teams). If tied on aggregate, the away goals rule would be used (except if both teams shared the same stadium); 5. Fewest red cards; 6. Fewest yellow cards; 7. Draw in the headquarters of the Brazilian Football Confederation (Regulations Article 15).[6]
The top four teams of each group advanced to the quarter-finals of the knockout stages.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Náutico | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 22 | +4 | 31 | Advance to Final stages |
2 | Atlético Acreano | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 22 | +3 | 30 | |
3 | Santa Cruz | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 13 | +9 | 28 | |
4 | Botafogo-PB | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 17 | +5 | 26 | |
5 | Confiança | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 24 | 25 | −1 | 23 | |
6 | Remo | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 20 | −2 | 22 | |
7 | Globo | 18 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 22 | |
8 | ABC | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 24 | −6 | 21 | |
9 | Juazeirense | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 20 | −4 | 19 | Relegation to 2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D |
10 | Salgueiro | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 19 | −8 | 17 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Botafogo-SP | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 14 | +16 | 35 | Advance to Final stages |
2 | Operário Ferroviário | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 17 | +8 | 35 | |
3 | Cuiabá | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 32 | 21 | +11 | 32 | |
4 | Bragantino | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 29 | |
5 | Luverdense | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 25 | +2 | 24 | |
6 | Tombense | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 22 | |
7 | Ypiranga | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 27 | −2 | 22 | |
8 | Volta Redonda | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 25 | −7 | 20 | |
9 | Tupi | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 19 | 30 | −11 | 20 | Relegation to Série D |
10 | Joinville | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 35 | −22 | 14 |
Starting from the quarter-finals, the teams played a single-elimination tournament with the following rules:[6]
Starting from the semi-finals, the teams were seeded according to their performance in the tournament. The teams were ranked according to overall points. If tied on overall points, the following criteria would be used to determine the ranking: 1. Overall wins; 2. Overall goal difference; 3. Draw in the headquarters of the Brazilian Football Confederation (Regulations Article 17).[6]
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | |||||||||||||||
Bragantino | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
Náutico | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Bragantino | 0 | 0 | 0 (2) | ||||||||||||||
Operário Ferroviário (p) | 0 | 0 | 0 (4) | ||||||||||||||
Santa Cruz | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Operário Ferroviário | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Operário Ferroviário | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
Cuiabá | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Cuiabá | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
Atlético Acreano | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Cuiabá | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Botafogo-SP | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Botafogo-PB | 1 | 0 | 1 (3) | ||||||||||||||
Botafogo-SP (p) | 0 | 1 | 1 (4) |
The matches were played between 18 and 27 August 2018.[7]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Bragantino | 4–2 | Náutico | 3–1 | 1–1 |
Santa Cruz | 1–3 | Operário Ferroviário | 1–0 | 0–3 |
Cuiabá | 4–2 | Atlético Acreano | 2–0 | 2–2 |
Botafogo-PB | 1–1 (3–4 p) | Botafogo-SP | 1–0 | 0–1 |
18 August 2018 | Bragantino | 3–1 | Náutico | Estádio Nabi Abi Chedid, Bragança Paulista |
16:00 | Vitinho 28' Marquinhos 45+1' Fabiano 54' |
Report | Ortigoza 73' | Attendance: 3,624 Referee: Anderson Daronco (Rio Grande do Sul) |
26 August 2018 | Náutico | 1–1 | Bragantino | Arena Pernambuco, São Lourenço da Mata |
17:00 | Wallace Pernambucano 83' | Report | Matheus Peixoto 33' | Attendance: 27,469 Referee: Wagner do Nascimento Magalhães (Rio de Janeiro) |
Bragantino won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals
19 August 2018 | Santa Cruz | 1–0 | Operário Ferroviário | Estádio do Arruda, Recife |
17:00 | Vítor 45' | Report | Attendance: 49,476 Referee: Wagner do Nascimento Magalhães (Rio de Janeiro) |
26 August 2018 | Operário Ferroviário | 3–0 | Santa Cruz | Estádio Germano Krüger, Ponta Grossa |
15:00 | Alisson 21' Schumacher 72' Dione 78' |
Report | Attendance: 6,477 Referee: Raphael Claus (São Paulo) |
Operário Ferroviário won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals
20 August 2018 | Cuiabá | 2–0 | Atlético Acreano | Arena Pantanal, Cuiabá |
21:00 | Alê 36' Edson Borges 87' |
Report | Attendance: 24,895 Referee: Raphael Claus (São Paulo) |
27 August 2018 | Atlético Acreano | 2–2 | Cuiabá | Florestão, Rio Branco |
21:00 | Rafael Barros 81' Diego 87' |
Report | Alê 47' Bruno Sávio 73' |
Attendance: 6,740 Referee: Luiz Flávio de Oliveira (São Paulo) |
Cuiabá won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals
19 August 2018 | Botafogo-PB | 1–0 | Botafogo-SP | Almeidão, João Pessoa |
19:00 | Juninho 65' | Report | Attendance: 10,330 Referee: Wilton Sampaio (Goiás) |
26 August 2018 | Botafogo-SP | 1–0 (4–3 p) | Botafogo-PB | Estádio Santa Cruz, Ribeirão Preto |
19:00 | Caio Dantas 90+3' | Report | Attendance: 23,950 Referee: Dewson Fernando Freitas da Silva (Pará) | |
Penalties | ||||
Tchô Caio Dantas Yuri Éverton Santos Felipe Augusto |
Gedeílson Leandro Kivel Daniel Nazaré Juninho Marcos Aurélio |
Tied 1–1 on aggregate, Botafogo-SP won on penalties and advanced to the semi-finals
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Host |
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2 | Operário Ferroviário | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 18 | +10 | 38 | 2nd leg |
4 | Bragantino | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 18 | +7 | 33 | 1st leg |
1 | Botafogo-SP | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 15 | +16 | 38 | 2nd leg |
3 | Cuiabá | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 36 | 23 | +13 | 36 | 1st leg |
The matches were played between 1 and 9 September 2018.[8]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Bragantino | 0–0 (2–4 p) | Operário Ferroviário | 0–0 | 0–0 |
Cuiabá | 3–0 | Botafogo-SP | 0–0 | 3–0 |
1 September 2018 | Bragantino | 0–0 | Operário Ferroviário | Estádio Nabi Abi Chedid, Bragança Paulista |
16:00 | Report | Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Igor Junio Benevenuto (Minas Gerais) |
9 September 2018 | Operário Ferroviário | 0–0 (4–2 p) | Bragantino | Estádio Germano Krüger, Ponta Grossa |
15:30 | Report | Attendance: 4,524 Referee: Bráulio da Silva Machado (Santa Catarina) | ||
Penalties | ||||
Bruno Batata Schumacher Cleyton Dione |
Robertinho Rafael Chorão Guilherme Mattis Marquinhos |
Tied 0–0 on aggregate, Operário Ferroviário won on penalties and advanced to the finals
2 September 2018 | Cuiabá | 0–0 | Botafogo-SP | Arena Pantanal, Cuiabá |
19:00 | Report | Attendance: 24,008 Referee: Sávio Pereira Sampaio (Distrito Federal) |
8 September 2018 | Botafogo-SP | 0–3 | Cuiabá | Estádio Santa Cruz, Ribeirão Preto |
17:00 | Report | Jenison 3', 74' Danilo 34' |
Attendance: 11,366 Referee: Bruno Arleu de Araújo (Rio de Janeiro) |
Cuiabá won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the finals
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Host |
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1 | Cuiabá | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 39 | 23 | +16 | 40 | 2nd leg |
2 | Operário Ferroviário | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 28 | 18 | +10 | 40 | 1st leg |
The matches were played on 16 and 22 September 2018.[9]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Operário Ferroviário | 4–3 | Cuiabá | 3–3 | 1–0 |
16 September 2018 | Operário Ferroviário | 3–3 | Cuiabá | Estádio Germano Krüger, Ponta Grossa |
15:30 | Dione 1' Erick 45' Robinho 90' |
Report | Marino 49', 64' Jenison 66' |
Attendance: 5,439 Referee: Leandro Vuaden (Rio Grande do Sul) |
22 September 2018 | Cuiabá | 0–1 | Operário Ferroviário | Arena Pantanal, Cuiabá |
19:00 | Report | Bruno Batata 54' | Attendance: 41,311 Referee: Marcelo de Lima Henrique (Rio de Janeiro) |
Source:CBF[10]