2011 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C

Football league season

Campeonato Brasileiro Série CSeason| 2011

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Biggest home win| Paysandu 5–0 Araguaína
(24 July)
Biggest away win| Fortaleza 1–3 América RN
(23 July)
Highest scoring| Santo André 2–3 Brasil de Pelotas
(17 July)

← 2010

2012 →

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.

## Team information

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Araguaína

América (RN)

Brasil de Pelotas

Brasiliense

Campinense

Caxias

Chapecoense

CRB

Fortaleza

Guarany de Sobral

Ipatinga

Joinville

Luverdense

Macaé

Madureira

Marília

Paysandu

Rio Branco (AC)

Santo André

Águia de Marabá

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Locations of the 2011 Série C teams (sorted by groups)

Team  | City  | Stadium  | Capacity  | 2010 season

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Águia de Marabá | Marabá | Zinho de Oliveira | 5,000  | Série C 08th place
América (RN) | Natal | Machadão | 35,000  | Série B 19th place (relegated)
Araguaína | Araguaína | Mirandão | 10,000  | Série D 03rd place (promoted)
Brasil de Pelotas | Pelotas | Bento Freitas | 18,000  | Série C 14th place
Brasiliense | Brasília | Boca do Jacaré | 32,000  | Série B 17th place (relegated)
Campinense | Campina Grande | Amigão | 35,000  | Série C 12th place
Caxias | Caxias do Sul | Centenário | 30,434  | Série C 13th place
Chapecoense | Chapecó | Arena Condá | 15,000  | Série C 07th place
CRB | Maceió | Rei Pelé | 30,000  | Série C 11th place
Fortaleza | Fortaleza | Castelão | 60,326  | Série C 10th place
Guarany de Sobral | Sobral | Estádio do Junco | 15,000  | Série D 01st place (promoted)
Ipatinga | Ipatinga | Ipatingão | 20,500  | Série B 20th place (relegated)
Joinville | Joinville | Arena Joinville | 22,500  | Série D 04th place (promoted)
Luverdense | Lucas do Rio Verde | Paço das Emas | 7,000  | Série C 09th place
Macaé | Macaé | Cláudio Moacyr de Azevedo | 15,000  | Série C 05th place
Madureira | Rio de Janeiro | Conselheiro Galvão | 10,000  | Série D 02nd place (promoted)
Marília | Marília | Bento de Abreu | 19,500  | Série C 16th place
Paysandu | Belém | Curuzu | 16,500  | Série C 06th place
Rio Branco (AC) | Rio Branco | Arena da Floresta | 20,000  | Série C 15th place
Santo André | Santo André | Bruno José Daniel | 18,000  | Série B 18th place (relegated)

## Format

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* 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

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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

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### Group A (North)

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation

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1  | Paysandu | 8  | 4  | 2  | 2  | 13  | 7  | +6  | 14  | Advances to Second Stage
2  | Luverdense | 8  | 4  | 1  | 3  | 11  | 6  | +5  | 13
3  | Águia de Marabá | 8  | 4  | 1  | 3  | 11  | 8  | +3  | 13  |
4  | Rio Branco-AC | 8  | 5  | 1  | 2  | 12  | 10  | +2  | 16[a] | Relegation to Série D
5  | Araguaína | 8  | 0  | 1  | 7  | 3  | 19  | −16  | 1  | Relegation to Série D

Source: [citation needed]
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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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation

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1  | América de Natal | 8  | 5  | 1  | 2  | 16  | 8  | +8  | 16  | Advances to Second Stage
2  | CRB | 8  | 3  | 2  | 3  | 7  | 13  | −6  | 11
3  | Guarany de Sobral | 8  | 2  | 3  | 3  | 9  | 9  | 0  | 9  |
4  | Fortaleza | 8  | 2  | 3  | 3  | 11  | 12  | −1  | 9
5  | Campinense | 8  | 2  | 3  | 3  | 7  | 8  | −1  | 9  | Relegation to Série D

Source: [citation needed]

### Group C (Southeast/Central-West)

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation

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1  | Ipatinga | 8  | 6  | 0  | 2  | 15  | 8  | +7  | 18  | Advances to Second Stage
2  | Brasiliense | 8  | 4  | 1  | 3  | 8  | 5  | +3  | 13
3  | Madureira | 8  | 3  | 1  | 4  | 7  | 8  | −1  | 10  |
4  | Macaé | 8  | 2  | 2  | 4  | 14  | 17  | −3  | 8
5  | Marília | 8  | 2  | 2  | 4  | 11  | 17  | −6  | 8  | Relegation to Série D

Source: [citation needed]

### Group D (South/Southeast)

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation

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1  | Chapecoense | 8  | 5  | 1  | 2  | 13  | 7  | +6  | 16  | Advances to Second Stage
2  | Joinville | 8  | 4  | 3  | 1  | 17  | 11  | +6  | 15
3  | Caxias | 8  | 2  | 2  | 4  | 11  | 14  | −3  | 8  |
4  | Santo André | 8  | 2  | 2  | 4  | 8  | 13  | −5  | 8
5  | Brasil de Pelotas | 8  | 2  | 2  | 4  | 11  | 15  | −4  | 2[a] | Relegation to Série D

Source: [citation needed]
Notes:

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

## Second stage

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### Group E

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification

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1  | CRB | 6  | 3  | 3  | 0  | 7  | 2  | +5  | 12  | Promoted and Qualified to the Finals
2  | América-RN | 6  | 2  | 3  | 1  | 6  | 4  | +2  | 9  | Promoted
3  | Paysandu | 6  | 2  | 1  | 3  | 5  | 8  | −3  | 7  |
4  | Luverdense | 6  | 0  | 3  | 3  | 4  | 8  | −4  | 3

Source: [citation needed]

### Group F

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification

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1  | Joinville | 6  | 5  | 1  | 0  | 14  | 5  | +9  | 16  | Promoted and Qualified to the Finals
2  | Ipatinga | 6  | 3  | 0  | 3  | 9  | 11  | −2  | 9  | Promoted
3  | Chapecoense | 6  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 12  | 12  | 0  | 5  |
4  | Brasiliense | 6  | 1  | 1  | 4  | 9  | 16  | −7  | 4

Source: [citation needed]

## Finals

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First leg

26 November 2011 (2011-11-26)

CRB | 1–3|  Joinville

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Geovani 53' |  | Filipe 10' (o.g.)
Glaydson 23'
Aldair 90+3'

Estádio Rei Pelé, Maceió

Attendance: 15557

Referee:  Alício Pena Júnior

Second leg

3 December 2011 (2011-12-03)

Joinville | 4–0|  CRB

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Lima 45+1'
Eduardo  75'
Pedro Paulo  79'
Gilton  86' |  |

Arena Joinville, Joinville

Attendance: 19115

Referee:  Fabrício Neves Corrêa

## Final standings

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

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation

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1  | Joinville (C, P) | 16  | 11  | 4  | 1  | 38  | 16  | +22  | 37  | Promotion to Série B
2  | CRB (P) | 16  | 6  | 5  | 5  | 15  | 22  | −7  | 23
3  | Ipatinga (P) | 14  | 9  | 0  | 5  | 24  | 19  | +5  | 27
4  | América de Natal (P) | 14  | 7  | 4  | 3  | 22  | 12  | +10  | 25
5  | Chapecoense | 14  | 6  | 3  | 5  | 25  | 19  | +6  | 21  |
6  | Paysandu | 14  | 6  | 3  | 5  | 18  | 15  | +3  | 21
7  | Brasiliense | 14  | 5  | 2  | 7  | 17  | 21  | −4  | 17
8  | Luverdense | 14  | 4  | 4  | 6  | 15  | 14  | +1  | 16
9  | Águia de Marabá | 8  | 4  | 2  | 2  | 11  | 8  | +3  | 14
10  | Madureira | 8  | 3  | 1  | 4  | 7  | 8  | −1  | 10
11  | Guarany de Sobral | 8  | 2  | 3  | 3  | 9  | 9  | 0  | 9
12  | Fortaleza | 8  | 2  | 3  | 3  | 11  | 12  | −1  | 9
13  | Macaé | 8  | 2  | 2  | 4  | 14  | 17  | −3  | 8
14  | Caxias | 8  | 2  | 2  | 4  | 11  | 14  | −3  | 8
15  | Santo André | 8  | 2  | 2  | 4  | 8  | 13  | −5  | 8
16  | Campinense (R) | 8  | 2  | 3  | 3  | 7  | 8  | −1  | 9  | Relegation to Série D
17  | Marília (R) | 8  | 2  | 2  | 4  | 11  | 17  | −6  | 8
18  | Brasil de Pelotas (R) | 8  | 2  | 2  | 4  | 11  | 15  | −4  | 2
19  | Araguaína (R) | 8  | 0  | 1  | 7  | 3  | 19  | −16  | 1
20  | Rio Branco-AC (R, D) | 8  | 5  | 1  | 2  | 12  | 10  | +2  | 16  | Relegation to Série D

Source: [3]
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

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1. ^ "Calendário 2011" [2011 Schedule] (PDF) (in Portuguese). CBF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 October 2010. Retrieved 23 October 2010.
2. ^ CBF:Regulations for 2011 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C  Archived 9 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine
3. ^ "Classificação Campeonato Brasileiro Série C 2011" [2011 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C Standings] (in Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation.

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