Football league season
The 2025 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C is a football competition held in Brazil, equivalent to the third division. It began on 12 April and will end on 26 October 2025.[ 1]
Twenty teams compete in the tournament, twelve returning from the 2024 season, four promoted from the 2024 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D (Anápolis , Itabaiana , Maringá and Retrô )[ 2] and four relegated from the 2024 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B (Brusque , Ituano , Guarani and Ponte Preta ).[ 3]
The first stage will have one group where each team will play the other teams in a single round-robin tournament . The top eight teams will advance to the second stage, while the bottom four will be relegated. In the second stage, the teams will be divided into two groups of four teams each. Each group will be played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The top two teams of each group will be promoted to the Série B, while the group winners will advance to the finals.[ 4]
Location of teams in
2025 Série C
Number of teams by state [ edit ]
Stadiums and locations [ edit ]
Team
Home city
State
Stadium
Capacity
ABC
Natal
Rio Grande do Norte
Frasqueirão
18,000
Anápolis
Anápolis
Goiás
Jonas Duarte
14,000
Botafogo-PB
João Pessoa
Paraíba
Almeidão
25,770
Brusque
Brusque
Santa Catarina
Augusto Bauer
5,000
Caxias
Caxias do Sul
Rio Grande do Sul
Centenário
22,132
Confiança
Aracaju
Sergipe
Batistão
15,575
CSA
Maceió
Alagoas
Rei Pelé
17,126
Figueirense
Florianópolis
Santa Catarina
Orlando Scarpelli
19,584
Floresta
Fortaleza
Ceará
Presidente Vargas
20,262
Guarani
Campinas
São Paulo
Brinco de Ouro
29,130
Itabaiana
Itabaiana
Sergipe
Etelvino Mendonça
12,000
Ituano
Itu
São Paulo
Novelli Júnior
18,560
Londrina
Londrina
Paraná
Estádio do Café
31,000
Maringá
Maringá
Willie Davids
16,226
Náutico
Recife
Pernambuco
Aflitos
22,856
Ponte Preta
Campinas
São Paulo
Moisés Lucarelli
19,728
Retrô
Camaragibe
Pernambuco
Arena Pernambuco
44,300
São Bernardo
São Bernardo do Campo
São Paulo
1º de Maio
15,159
Tombense
Tombos
Minas Gerais
Almeidão
3,050
Ypiranga
Erechim
Rio Grande do Sul
Colosso da Lagoa
22,000
Team
Head coach
Captain
Kit manufacturer
Kit main sponsor
ABC
Evaristo Piza
Bruno Bispo
Elefante MQ[ a]
ZeroUm
Anápolis
Ângelo Luiz
Victor Oliveira
Kelme
Brejeiro
Botafogo-PB
Antônio Carlos Zago
Reniê
Kappa
Loccel
Brusque
Filipe Gouveia
Éverton Alemão
Finta
HAVAN
Caxias
Júnior Rocha
Tomas Bastos
Bravo 35[ a]
Banrisul , ZeroUm, Postos SIM
Confiança
Waguinho Dias
Fábio Silva
Super Bolla
Banese Card, MC Games Bet
CSA
Higo Magalhães
Igor Bahia
Azulão[ a]
BETesporte
Figueirense
Thiago Carvalho
Ligger
Volt Sport
Grupo Liderança, Dalla Cervejaria
Floresta
Leston Júnior
Ícaro
Golaço
ZeroUm
Guarani
Marcelo Cordeiro (caretaker)
Anderson Leite
Kappa
Única Saúde, ASA Alumínio
Itabaiana
Roberto Cavalo
Jefferson
Robrac
Banese Card, ZeroUm
Ituano
Mazola Júnior
Matheus Mancini
Alluri Sports
ZeroUm, HARAS Coração de Cavalo
Londrina
Claudinei Oliveira
Wallace
MaxRun
OnilX, Refriko
Maringá
Jorge Castilho
Ronald Carvalho
Maringá[ a]
Cresol, Tayayá, UniCesumar
Náutico
Hélio dos Anjos
Vinícius
Diadora
Esportes da Sorte
Ponte Preta
Alberto Valentim
Danilo Barcelos
Diadora
GingaBet, DESKTOP
Retrô
Milton Mendes
Fernandinho
LWGA Company
UNIBRA
São Bernardo
Ricardo Catalá
Hélder Maciel
Magnum
Magnum Bank, Zona de Jogo
Tombense
Raul Cabral
Roger Carvalho
Vettor
None
Ypiranga
Matheus Costa
Edson
Clanel
Banrisul , Aurora, Cavaletti
Notes
^ a b c d Club manufactured kit
Notes
In the first stage, each team will play the other nineteen teams in a single round-robin tournament . The teams will be 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 will be used to determine the ranking: 1. Wins; 2. Goal difference ; 3. Goals scored; 4. Fewest red cards; 5. Fewest yellow cards; 6. Draw in the headquarters of the Brazilian Football Confederation (Regulations Article 16).[ 48]
The top eight teams will advance to the second stage, while the bottom four will be relegated to Série D .
Updated to match(es) played on 21 April 2025. Source:
CBF Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) fewest red cards; 6) fewest yellow cards; 7) draw.
Updated to match(es) played on 21 April 2025. Source:
CBF Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
In the second stage, each group will be played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The teams will be 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 will be used to determine the ranking: 1. Wins; 2. Goal difference ; 3. Goals scored; 4. Head-to-head (if the tie was only between two teams); 5. Fewest red cards; 6. Fewest yellow cards; 7. Draw in the headquarters of the Brazilian Football Confederation (Regulations Article 20).[ 48]
The top two teams of each group will be promoted to the Série B. Group winners will advance to the finals.
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Group A winners
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Advance to Finals and promoted to 2026 Série B
2
Group A 4th place
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Promoted to 2026 Série B
3
Group A 5th place
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
Group A 8th place
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Source:
CBF Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results (only between 2 teams); 6) fewest red cards; 7) fewest yellow cards; 8) draw.
Source:
CBF Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Group A runners-up
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Advance to Finals and promoted to 2026 Série B
2
Group A 3rd place
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Promoted to 2026 Série B
3
Group A 6th place
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
Group A 7th place
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Source:
CBF Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results (only between 2 teams); 6) fewest red cards; 7) fewest yellow cards; 8) draw.
Source:
CBF Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
The finals will be played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the higher-seeded team hosting the second leg. If tied on aggregate, the away goals rule will not be used, extra time will not be played, and the penalty shoot-out will be used to determine the champions (Regulations Article 21).[ 48]
The finalists will be seeded according to their performance in the tournament. The teams will be ranked according to overall points. If tied on overall points, the following criteria will 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 22).[ 48]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Host
1
Group B winners
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2nd leg
2
Group C winners
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1st leg
Source: CBF
Team 1
Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score
Team 2
1st leg
2nd leg
Group B winners
D[†]
Group C winners
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