2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C

Football league season

Campeonato Brasileiro Série CSeason| 2020

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Dates| 8 August 2020 – 30 January 2021
Champions| Vila Nova (3rd title)
Promoted| Brusque
Londrina
Remo
Vila Nova
Relegated| Boa Esporte
Imperatriz
São Bento
Treze
Matches played| 206
Goals scored| 498 (2.42 per match)
Top goalscorer| Thiago Alagoano (12 goals)
Biggest home win| Botafogo-PB 7–0 Imperatriz
Group A, R14, 7 November
Ferroviário 7–0 Imperatriz
Group A, R17, 28 November
Biggest away win| Brusque 1–8 Volta Redonda
Group B, R17, 28 November
Highest scoring| Brusque 1–8 Volta Redonda
Group B, R17, 28 November
Longest winning run| 7 games
Santa Cruz
Longest unbeaten run| 10 games
Santa Cruz
Tombense
Vila Nova
Longest winless run| 18 games
Imperatriz
Longest losing run| 17 games
Imperatriz

← 2019

2021 →

The 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C was a football competition held in Brazil, equivalent to the third division. The competition was originally scheduled to begin on 3 May and end on 8 November,[1] however due to COVID-19 pandemic the tournament was rescheduled for 8 August 2020 – 30 January 2021.[2]

Twenty teams competed in the tournament, twelve returning from the 2019 season, four promoted from the 2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D (Brusque, Manaus, Ituano and Jacuipense)[3] and four relegated from the 2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B (Londrina, São Bento, Criciúma and Vila Nova).[4]

The matches Treze v Imperatriz, scheduled for 9 August 2020 (Group A 1st round), and Imperatriz v Jacuipense, scheduled for 15 August 2020 (Group A 2nd round), were postponed after 14 Imperatriz players tested positive for COVID-19.[5][6]

Brusque, Londrina, Remo and Vila Nova were promoted to the 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B.[7]

Vila Nova defeated Remo 8–3 on aggregate in the finals to win their third title.[8]

## Format changes

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Starting from this edition, the quarter-finals and semi-finals were replaced by a second group stage played by eight teams. They were divided into two groups of four teams each. The top two teams of each group were promoted to the Série B, while the group winners qualified for the finals.[9]

## Teams

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Boa Esporte

Botafogo-PB

Brusque

Criciúma

Ferroviário

Imperatriz

Ituano

Jacuipense

Londrina

Manaus

Paysandu

Remo

Santa Cruz

São Bento

São José

Tombense

Treze

Vila Nova

Volta Redonda

Ypiranga

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Location of teams in 2020 Série C

| Pos.  | Relegated from 2019 Série B

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17º  | Londrina
18º  | São Bento
19º  | Criciúma
20º  | Vila Nova
| Pos.  | Promoted from 2019 Série D

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1º  | Brusque
2º  | Manaus
3º  | Ituano
4º  | Jacuipense

### Number of teams by state

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2  |  Minas Gerais | Boa Esporte and Tombense
Pará | Paysandu and Remo
Paraíba | Botafogo-PB and Treze
Rio Grande do Sul | São José and Ypiranga
Santa Catarina | Brusque and Criciúma
São Paulo | Ituano and São Bento
1  |  Amazonas | Manaus
Bahia | Jacuipense
Ceará | Ferroviário
Goiás | Vila Nova
Maranhão | Imperatriz
Paraná | Londrina
Pernambuco | Santa Cruz
Rio de Janeiro | Volta Redonda

## Personnel

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Team  | Home city  | Manager  | Kit Manufacturer

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Boa Esporte | Varginha |  Ariel Mamede |  GSport
Botafogo-PB | João Pessoa |  Evaristo Piza |  Belo 1931 (Club manufactured kit)
Brusque | Brusque |  Jerson Testoni |  Embratex
Criciúma | Criciúma |  Itamar Schülle |  Garra91 (Club manufactured kit)
Ferroviário | Fortaleza |  Totonho (caretaker)  |  BM9 Sports
Imperatriz | Imperatriz |  Charles Guerreiro |  DG Sports
Ituano | Itu |  Vinícius Bergantin |  Kanxa
Jacuipense | Riachão do Jacuípe |  Jonilson Veloso |  Niory Sports
Londrina | Londrina |  Silvinho (caretaker)  |  Karilu
Manaus | Manaus |  Souza Baiano (caretaker)  |  Soft Malhas
Paysandu | Belém |  João Brigatti |  Lobo (Club manufactured kit)
Remo | Belém |  Paulo Bonamigo |  Kappa
Santa Cruz | Recife |  Marcelo Martelotte |  Cobra Coral (Club manufactured kit)
São Bento | Sorocaba |  Edson Vieira |  Joma
São José | Porto Alegre |  China Balbino |  Mega Sports
Tombense | Tombos |  Julinho Camargo |  Vettor
Treze | Campina Grande |  Márcio Fernandes |  Karilu
Vila Nova | Goiânia |  Márcio Fernandes |  V43 (Club manufactured kit)
Volta Redonda | Volta Redonda |  Neto Colucci |  Ícone sports
Ypiranga | Erechim |  Celso Teixeira  |  Clanel

## First stage

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In the first 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); 5. Fewest red cards; 6. Fewest yellow cards; 7. Draw in the headquarters of the Brazilian Football Confederation (Regulations Article 15).[10]

The top four teams of each group advanced to the second stage.

### Group A

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

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1  | Santa Cruz | 18  | 11  | 4  | 3  | 32  | 16  | +16  | 37  | Advance to second stage
2  | Remo | 18  | 8  | 7  | 3  | 20  | 10  | +10  | 31
3  | Vila Nova | 18  | 8  | 7  | 3  | 20  | 11  | +9  | 31
4  | Paysandu | 18  | 8  | 5  | 5  | 25  | 14  | +11  | 29
5  | Manaus | 18  | 6  | 8  | 4  | 19  | 18  | +1  | 26  |
6  | Jacuipense | 18  | 6  | 6  | 6  | 19  | 21  | −2  | 24
7  | Ferroviário | 18  | 6  | 5  | 7  | 27  | 22  | +5  | 23
8  | Botafogo-PB | 18  | 4  | 8  | 6  | 19  | 17  | +2  | 20
9  | Treze (R) | 18  | 4  | 7  | 7  | 19  | 21  | −2  | 19  | Relegation to 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D
10  | Imperatriz (R) | 18  | 0  | 1  | 17  | 10  | 60  | −50  | 1

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.
(R) Relegated

#### Results

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Home \ Away  | BOT | FER | IMP | JAC | MAN | PAY | REM | SAN | TRE | VIL

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Botafogo-PB | -- | 2–1  | 7–0  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 1–2  | 1–1  | 0–0
Ferroviário | 2–0  | -- | 7–0  | 0–0  | 1–1  | 0–2  | 1–0  | 1–3  | 0–1  | 4–0
Imperatriz | 1–2  | 1–2  | -- | 1–2  | 1–2  | 0–3  | 0–0  | 1–6  | 1–2  | 1–3
Jacuipense | 1–1  | 0–0  | 3–1  | -- | 1–0  | 0–1  | 1–2  | 1–0  | 3–2  | 0–3
Manaus | 3–2  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 2–1  | -- | 2–1  | 0–2  | 0–0  | 1–1  | 1–1
Paysandu | 1–0  | 3–0  | 6–1  | 1–2  | 1–1  | -- | 2–3  | 0–0  | 1–0  | 0–0
Remo | 0–0  | 2–1  | 5–0  | 2–0  | 1–0  | 0–0  | -- | 0–2  | 1–0  | 0–0
Santa Cruz | 1–0  | 3–3  | 2–0  | 3–3  | 1–2  | 2–1  | 1–0  | -- | 3–2  | 2–0
Treze | 2–0  | 0–3  | 4–1  | 0–0  | 1–1  | 0–1  | 2–2  | 0–1  | -- | 1–1
Vila Nova | 0–1  | 3–0  | 3–0  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 2–0  | 0–0  | 1–0  | 0–0  | --

Source: CBF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

### Group B

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

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1  | Ypiranga | 18  | 9  | 4  | 5  | 31  | 26  | +5  | 31  | Advance to second stage
2  | Ituano | 18  | 8  | 5  | 5  | 28  | 20  | +8  | 29
3  | Londrina | 18  | 8  | 5  | 5  | 20  | 16  | +4  | 29
4  | Brusque | 18  | 8  | 5  | 5  | 23  | 26  | −3  | 29
5  | Tombense | 18  | 7  | 6  | 5  | 21  | 18  | +3  | 27  |
6  | Volta Redonda | 18  | 5  | 8  | 5  | 31  | 23  | +8  | 23
7  | Criciúma | 18  | 4  | 7  | 7  | 20  | 25  | −5  | 19
8  | São José | 18  | 5  | 5  | 8  | 15  | 23  | −8  | 20
9  | São Bento (R) | 18  | 3  | 8  | 7  | 13  | 19  | −6  | 17  | Relegation to 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D
10  | Boa Esporte (R) | 18  | 2  | 9  | 7  | 17  | 23  | −6  | 15

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.
(R) Relegated

#### Results

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Home \ Away  | BOA | BRU | CRI | ITU | LON | SBE | SJO | TOM | VOL | YPI

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Boa Esporte | -- | 0–1  | 2–0  | 1–2  | 0–0  | 0–1  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 2–2  | 1–1
Brusque | 2–2  | -- | 3–1  | 2–0  | 2–1  | 1–0  | 0–0  | 1–0  | 1–8  | 2–1
Criciúma | 3–1  | 2–2  | -- | 0–2  | 2–1  | 3–1  | 2–0  | 0–1  | 1–1  | 4–4
Ituano | 4–3  | 3–1  | 2–2  | -- | 1–1  | 0–0  | 2–2  | 3–0  | 2–0  | 1–2
Londrina | 2–0  | 2–1  | 0–0  | 1–0  | -- | 1–0  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 1–0  | 3–2
São Bento | 1–1  | 0–1  | 0–0  | 0–3  | 1–0  | -- | 2–0  | 2–2  | 1–1  | 1–1
São José | 0–0  | 1–0  | 2–0  | 0–1  | 0–0  | 1–0  | -- | 2–2  | 0–2  | 2–0
Tombense | 1–1  | 2–0  | 1–0  | 0–0  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 4–0  | -- | 1–0  | 2–0
Volta Redonda | 0–0  | 2–2  | 0–0  | 3–1  | 2–2  | 1–1  | 3–4  | 2–0  | -- | 1–2
Ypiranga | 2–1  | 1–1  | 2–0  | 2–1  | 2–1  | 2–1  | 3–1  | 2–0  | 2–3  | --

Source: CBF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

## Second stage

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In the second 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 criteria to determine the ranking were the same as used in the first stage (Regulations Article 19).[10]

The top two teams of each group were promoted to the Série B. Group winners advanced to the finals.

### Group C

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

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1  | Vila Nova (P) | 6  | 3  | 1  | 2  | 6  | 7  | −1  | 10  | Advance to Finals and promoted to 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
2  | Brusque (P) | 6  | 2  | 3  | 1  | 9  | 6  | +3  | 9  | Promoted to 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
3  | Santa Cruz | 6  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 8  | 7  | +1  | 8  |
4  | Ituano | 6  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 7  | 10  | −3  | 5

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.
(P) Promoted

#### Results

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Home \ Away  | BRU | ITU | SAN | VIL

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Brusque | -- | 4–2  | 0–0  | 0–0
Ituano | 1–1  | -- | 1–2  | 0–1
Santa Cruz | 3–1  | 1–1  | -- | 1–2
Vila Nova | 0–3  | 1–2  | 2–1  | --

Source: CBF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

### Group D

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

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1  | Remo (P) | 6  | 3  | 1  | 2  | 7  | 5  | +2  | 10  | Advance to Finals and promoted to 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
2  | Londrina (P) | 6  | 2  | 3  | 1  | 7  | 6  | +1  | 9  | Promoted to 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
3  | Ypiranga | 6  | 2  | 1  | 3  | 8  | 9  | −1  | 7  |
4  | Paysandu | 6  | 2  | 1  | 3  | 6  | 8  | −2  | 7

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.
(P) Promoted

#### Results

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Home \ Away  | LON | PAY | REM | YPI

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Londrina | -- | 0–0  | 0–0  | 1–1
Paysandu | 3–2  | -- | 0–1  | 2–1
Remo | 0–1  | 3–1  | -- | 2–1
Ypiranga | 2–3  | 1–0  | 2–1  | --

Source: CBF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

## Finals

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The finals were 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 would not be used, extra time would not be played, and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the champions (Regulations Article 20).[10]

The finalists 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 21).[10]

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Host

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1  |  Remo | 24  | 11  | 8  | 5  | 27  | 15  | +12  | 41  | 2nd leg
2  |  Vila Nova | 24  | 11  | 8  | 5  | 26  | 18  | +8  | 41  | 1st leg

Source: CBF

The matches were played on 23 and 30 January 2021.[11]

Team 1  | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2  | 1st leg  | 2nd leg

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Vila Nova | 8–3  |  Remo | 5–1  | 3–2

### Matches

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23 January 2021

17:00

Vila Nova | 5–1|  Remo

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Talles 25', 36'
Alan Mineiro 45+2'
Henan 58', 69' | Report | Gilberto Alemão 9'

Estádio Onésio Brasileiro Alvarenga, Goiânia

Attendance: 0

Referee: Caio Max Augusto Vieira (Rio Grande do Norte)

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30 January 2021

17:00

Remo | 2–3|  Vila Nova

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Felipe Gedoz 7'
Lucas Siqueira 35' | Report | Alan Mineiro 9'
Mimica 40' (o.g.), 88' (o.g.)

Estádio Olímpico do Pará, Belém

Attendance: 0

Referee: Ramon Abatti Abel (Santa Catarina)

## Top goalscorers

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Rank  | Player  | Club  | Goals

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1  |  Thiago Alagoano | Brusque | 12
2  |  Willian Lira | Ferroviário | 11
3  |  Henan | Vila Nova | 10
Neto Pessoa | Ypiranga
5  |  Nicolas | Paysandu | 9
6  |  Chiquinho | Santa Cruz | 8
Hamilton | Manaus
João Carlos | Volta Redonda
9  |  Caprini | Ypiranga | 7
Fernandinho | Ypiranga
Rubens | Tombense

Source: CBF

## References

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1. ^ "CBF publica calendário de 2020 com Datas FIFA livres" (in Portuguese). CBF. 3 October 2019.
2. ^ "CBF publica calendário revisado da temporada 2020" (in Portuguese). CBF. 9 July 2020.
3. ^ "Brusque, Manaus, Jacuipense-BA e Ituano garantem acesso à Série C; confira os duelos das semis" (in Portuguese). Globo. 21 July 2019.
4. ^ "Figueirense empata com o CRB-AL e garante permanência na Série B" (in Portuguese). CBF. 22 November 2019.
5. ^ "Nota oficial - adiamento de partida da Série C do Campeonato Brasileiro" (in Portuguese). CBF. 9 August 2020.
6. ^ "Nota oficial - adiamento de partida da Série C do Campeonato Brasileiro" (in Portuguese). CBF. 13 August 2020.
7. ^ "Série C: Vila Nova se junta a Brusque, Remo e Londrina entre os classificados para a 2ª divisão" (in Portuguese). Globo. 17 January 2021.
8. ^ "Vila Nova volta a vencer o Remo e conquista a Série C 2020" (in Portuguese). CBF. 30 January 2021.
9. ^ "Com grupos definidos, CBF muda formato da Série C: sai mata-mata e entram quadrangulares" (in Portuguese). Globo. 2 March 2020.
10. ^ a b c d "Regulamento Específico da Competição - Campeonato Brasileiro Série C de 2020" (PDF) (in Portuguese). CBF.
11. ^ "Tabela detalhada da final da Série C entre Vila Nova e Remo" (in Portuguese). CBF. 18 January 2021.

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