2008 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C

In 2008, the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, the third division of the Brazilian League, was contested by 64 clubs, four of which qualified to the Série B. For the second time in history, Atlético Goianiense were crowned Série C champions. Following them, former Série A champions Guarani were also promoted, along with Campinense and Duque de Caxias. The new, revamped 20-club round robin Série C in 2009, will be contested by the clubs which finished from 5th to 20th this season, plus the four relegated from Série B 2008.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
Season2008
ChampionsAtlético Goianiense
2nd Série C title
Promotion to Série B 2009Atlético Goianiense
Guarani
Campinense
Duque de Caxias
Goals scored1,080
Average goals/game2.77
Biggest home winAtlético Goianiense 7-1 Itumbiara
(2008 Sep 06)
Biggest away winMixto 0–5 Duque de Caxias
(2008 Sep 17)
Highest scoringAtlético Goianiense 6–4 Dom Pedro II (10 goals)
(2008 Aug 17)
Highest attendance23,393 – Remo v Luverdense
Lowest attendance22 – Marcílio Dias v Ituiutaba

Competition format

First stage

The 64 teams play in 16 groups of four. Within each group, the four teams play a double round robin, i.e. they play each other in home and away matches, totalling six matchdays. The two best ranked teams in each group qualify to the Second Stage.

Second stage

The 32 teams qualified from the First Stage play in eight groups of four. Within each group, the four teams play a double round robin, i.e. they play each other in home and away matches, totalling six matchdays. The two best ranked teams in each group qualify to the Third Stage.

Third stage

The 16 teams qualified from the Second Stage play in four groups of four. Within each group, the four teams play a double round robin, i.e. they play each other in home and away matches, totalling six matchdays. The two best ranked teams in each group qualify to the Final Stage.

Final stage

The eight teams qualified from the Third Stage are put together in a single group. They play a double round robin, i.e. they play each other in home and away matches, totalling fourteen matchdays. The four best ranked teams are automatically promoted to the Série B in 2009.

Teams

Sorted by state. Each state federation has its own criteria to indicate a club to this tournament. Only teams which do not take place in Série A and Série B are being considered.

StateTeamCityQualification criteria
 AcreRio BrancoRio Branco2008 State Championship 1st Stage winners
 AlagoasCSAMaceió2008 State Championship winners
ASAArapiraca2008 State Championship runners-up
 AmapáCristalMacapá2007 State Championship runners-up1
 AmazonasHolandaRio Preto da Eva2008 State Championship winners
Fast ClubeManaus2008 State Championship runners-up
 BahiaVitória da ConquistaV. da ConquistaBest record in 2008 State Championship 1st Stage
ItabunaItabuna2nd best record in 2008 State Championship 1st Stage
AtléticoAlagoinhas3rd best record in 2008 State Championship 1st Stage
 CearáIcasaJuazeiro do Norte2008 State Championship 1st Stage winners
HorizonteHorizonte2008 State Championship 2nd Stage runners-up
 Distrito FederalDom Pedro IIGuaráBest record in 2008 Metropolitan Championship
LegiãoBrasília2nd best record in 2008 Metropolitan Championship
 Espírito SantoSerraSerra2008 State Championship winners
LinharesLinhares2008 State Championship 3rd place2
 GoiásItumbiaraItumbiara2008 State Championship
Atlético GoianienseGoiânia2nd best record in 2008 State Championship
AnápolisAnápolis3rd best record in 2008 State Championship
 MaranhãoBacabalBacabal2008 City of São Luís Trophy winners
Sampaio CorrêaSão Luís2008 City of São Luís Trophy runners-up
 Mato GrossoMixtoCuiabá2008 State Championship winners
LuverdenseLucas do Rio Verde2008 Governor's Cup winners
 Mato Grosso do SulÁguia NegraRio Brilhante2008 State Championship Group A winners
OperárioCampo Grande2008 State Championship Group B winners
 Minas GeraisTupiJuiz de ForaBest record in 2008 State Championship
ItuiutabaItuiutaba2nd best record in 2008 State Championship
América MineiroBelo Horizonte2007 Taça Minas Gerais 3rd place3
 ParáÁguia de MarabáMarabá2008 State Championship 1st Stage winners
PaysanduBelém2008 State Championship 2nd Stage winners
RemoBelémRelegated from Série B 2007
 ParaíbaCampinenseCampina Grande2008 State Championship winners
TrezeCampina Grande2008 State Championship runners-up
 ParanáToledoToledoBest record in 2008 State Championship
Engenheiro BeltrãoEngenheiro Beltrão2nd Best record in 2008 State Championship
J. MalucelliCuritiba2007 Copa Paraná winners
 PernambucoCentralCaruaruBest record in 2008 State Championship
SalgueiroSalgueiro2nd best record in 2008 State Championship
Petrolina4Petrolina5th best record in 2008 State Championship
Santa CruzRecifeRelegated from Série B 2007
 PiauíBarrasBarras2008 State Championship winners
PicosPicos2008 State Championship runners-up
 Rio de JaneiroMadureiraRio de JaneiroBest record in 2008 State Championship
BoavistaSaquarema2nd best record in 2008 State Championship
MacaéMacaé3rd best record in 2008 State Championship
Duque de CaxiasDuque de Caxias2007 Copa Rio 6th Place
 Rio Grande do NorteSanta CruzSanta Cruz2008 State Championship 1st Stage runners-up
PotiguarMossoró2008 State Championship 2nd Stage winners
 Rio Grande do SulInternacionalSanta MariaBest record in 2008 State Championship
CaxiasCaxias do Sul2nd best record in 2008 State Championship
BrasilPelotas2007 Copa FGF runners-up5
 RondôniaIt will not have representative6
 RoraimaProgressoMucajaí2008 State Championship 1st Stage winners
 São PauloGuaratinguetáGuaratinguetáBest record in 2008 State Championship
MirassolMirassol2nd best record in 2008 State Championship
NoroesteBauru3rd best record in 2008 State Championship
GuaraniCampinas4th best record in 2008 State Championship
LinenseLins2007 Copa FPF winners
PaulistaJundiaíRelegated from Série B 2007
ItuanoItuRelegated from Série B 2007
 Santa CatarinaMetropolitanoBlumenauBest record in 2008 State Championship
Marcílio DiasItajaí2007 Copa Santa Catarina winners
 SergipeConfiançaAracaju2008 State Championship winners
SergipeAracaju2008 State Championship runners-up
 TocantinsPalmasPalmas2007 State Championship winners

1 State Championship winners Trem withdrew.
2 State Championship runners-up Rio Bananal withdrew.
3 2007 Taça Minas Gerais champions Ituiutaba and runners-up Tupi qualified via Campeonato Mineiro.
4 Ypiranga withdrew.[1]
5 2007 Copa FGF winners Caxias qualified via Campeonato Gaúcho.
6 Ulbra withdrew and no other team was interested in the vacancy.

Results

First stage

Group 1 (AC-AM-MT)

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts RBR LUV FST
1 Rio Branco4301147+795–23–0
2 Luverdense4301118+394–23–0[a]
3 Fast Clube4004212−1001–41–2
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:

Group 2 (AP-AM-PA-RR)

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts HOL REM CRI APC
1 Holanda6402118+3124–32–03–1
2 Remo6321125+7113–00–04–0
3 Cristal622255081–01–12–0
4 Progresso6105313−1030–20–12–1
Source: [citation needed]

Group 3 (MA-PA-TO)

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts AGU PAY BAC PAL
1 Águia de Marabá63121310+3101–12–34–2
2 Paysandu623175+293–10–02–1
3 Bacabal622287+181–21–13–1
4 Palmas6204612−660–31–01–0
Source: [citation needed]

Group 4 (CE-MA-PI)

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts PIC SCO BAR HOR
1 Picos624031+2100–00–01–0
2 Sampaio Corrêa623164+290–00–02–1
3 Barras622244080–12–11–0
4 Horizonte611459−441–11–32–1
Source: [citation needed]

Group 5 (PB-PE-RN)

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts CAM SCR POT CEN
1 Campinense6321116+5112–16–20–1
2 Santa Cruz622276+181–12–03–0
3 Potiguar6213910−171–23–03–0
4 Central613216−560–00–00–0
Source: [citation needed]

Group 6 (CE-PB-PE-RN)

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts SAL ICA SCZ TRZ
1 Salgueiro6330105+5122–23–11–0
2 Icasa632174+3111–10–12–0
3 Santa Cruz621358−370–20–11–0
4 Treze602438−521–10–12–2
Source: [citation needed]

Group 7 (AL-BA-PE-SE)

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts ASA CON ATL PET
1 ASA6411146+8136–02–01–0
2 Confiança64021210+2124–12–03–0
3 Atlético de Alagoinhas621368−270–02–14–2
4 Petrolina6105614−832–41–21–0
Source: [citation needed]

Group 8 (AL-BA-SE)

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts VCQ ITA SER CSA
1 Vitória da Conquista6411127+5132–13–12–0
2 Itabuna630387+192–02–12–1
3 Sergipe63129904[a]2–22–11–0
4 CSA6105410−631–31–01–2
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:

Group 9 (GO-MT-MS)

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts AGO MIX OPE AGN
1 Atlético Goianiense6420155+10143–23–02–0
2 Mixto6231118+392–21–13–2
3 Operário (MS)614135−270–00–01–0
4 Águia Negra6015415−1111–50–31–1
Source: [citation needed]

Group 10 (DF-GO)

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts DPE ITU ANA LEG
1 Dom Pedro II623187+190–01–12–1
2 Itumbiara622264+280–13–02–1
3 Anápolis6222711−482–21–02–0
4 Legião62131110+174–21–15–1
Source: [citation needed]

Group 11 (ES-MG-RJ-SP)

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts AME DCA PTA SER
1 América632173+4112–01–02–0
2 Duque de Caxias622288082–22–14–1
3 Paulista622266080–00–03–2
4 Serra6204711−461–02–01–2
Source: [citation needed]

Group 12 (ES-RJ-SP)

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts GUA BOA MAC LIN
1 Guaratinguetá641173+4131–00–12–1
2 Boavista6312134+9101–32–06–0
3 Macaé623164+290–00–03–0
4 Linhares6015318−1510–10–42–2
Source: [citation needed]

Group 13 (MG-SP)

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts ITU NOR TUP MIR
1 Ituiutaba642083+5144–11–02–1
2 Noroeste622286+281–12–02–0
3 Tupi621369−371–12–12–1
4 Mirassol6114711−440–22–23–1
Source: [citation needed]

Group 14 (RJ-SP)

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts ITU GUA MAD LIN
1 Ituano6312108+2101–24–23–2
2 Guarani631254+1101–00–00–1
3 Madureira621389−171–22–13–1
4 Linense621357−270–00–11–0
Source: [citation needed]

Group 15 (PR-RS-SC)

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts TOL MCD INT ENB
1 Toledo623186+291–1[a]2–12–0
2 Marcílio Dias623164+291–11–12–0
3 Internacional (SM)622275+281–11–03–0[a]
4 Engenheiro Beltrão620439−662–10–11–0
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:

Group 16 (PR-RS-SC)

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts BRA CAX JMA MET
1 Brasil6321440111–01–01–1
2 Caxias622284+483–00–13–0
3 J. Malucelli614144070–01–11–1
4 Metropolitano604248−440–11–11–1
Source: [citation needed]

Second stage

Group 17 (AC-AM-MT-PA)

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts RBR LUV HOL REM
1 Rio Branco64112016+4134–34–23–0
2 Luverdense61321312+165–21–11–2
3 Holanda61321012−263–42–21–1
4 Remo6132710−363–31–10–1
Source: [citation needed]

Group 18 (MA-PA-PI)

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts AGU PAY SCO PIC
1 Águia de Marabá6312138+5102–01–16–1
2 Paysandu6312880103–22–02–0
3 Sampaio Corrêa622266081–21–12–0
4 Picos6204611−562–03–00–1
Source: [citation needed]

Group 19 (CE-PB-PI)

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts SAL CAM ICA SCR
1 Salgueiro6231108+292–13–12–2
2 Campinense623164+291–02–00–0
3 Icasa622257−281–11–11–0
4 Santa Cruz604257−242–21–10–1
Source: [citation needed]

Group 20 (AL-BA-SE)

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts ASA CON VCQ ITA
1 ASA6312117+4101–03–05–0
2 Confiança6312118+3102–03–34–2
3 Vitória da Conquista62131111073–02–02–3
4 Itabuna6213916−772–20–22–1
Source: [citation needed]

Group 21 (DF-GO-MT)

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts AGO MIX DPE ITU
1 Atlético Goianiense6501229+13152–16–47–1
2 Mixto621378−172–11–12–1
3 Dom Pedro II6213912−370–21–01–0
4 Itumbiara6204817−961–42–13–2
Source: [citation needed]

Group 22 (MG-RJ-SP)

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts GUA DCA AME BOA
1 Guaratinguetá641194+5131–02–11–0
2 Duque de Caxias640287+1122–12–01–0
3 América621365+170–03–02–0
4 Boavista6105411−731–42–31–0
Source: [citation needed]

Group 23 (MG-SP)

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts ITT GUA NOR ITU
1 Ituiutaba642082+6141–00–02–1
2 Guarani631265+1100–21–02–0
3 Noroeste614133070–01–11–0
4 Ituano6015411−711–31–21–1
Source: [citation needed]

Group 24 (PR-RS-SC)

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts MCD BRA CAX TOL
1 Marcílio Dias6411108+2132–12–12–1
2 Brasil64021211+1123–12–12–1
3 Caxias6213129+371–25–12–0
4 Toledo6024612−621–11–32–2
Source: [citation needed]

Third stage

Group 25 (AC-MT-PA)

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts RBR AGU PAY LUV
1 Rio Branco641193+6134–02–11–0
2 Águia de Marabá6231810−290–03–21–1
3 Paysandu622298+182–11–13–1
4 Luverdense602449−520–12–30–0
Source: [citation needed]

Group 26 (AL-PB-PE-SE)

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts CON CAM ASA SAL
1 Confiança632185+3111–03–12–2
2 Campinense631278−1101–01–51–1
3 ASA622286+281–10–11–0
4 Salgueiro603348−430–11–30–0
Source: [citation needed]

Group 27 (GO-MT-RJ-SP)

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts AGO DCA GUA MIX
1 Atlético Goianiense6312126+6103–02–04–1
2 Duque de Caxias6312128+4103–21–13–1
3 Guaratinguetá6312106+4101–01–05–0
4 Mixto6114620−1441–10–53–2
Source: [citation needed]

Group 28 (MG-RS-SC-SP)

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts GUA BRA ITU MCD
1 Guarani6330114+7120–02–05–1
2 Brasil6231108+291–14–21–1
3 Ituiutaba6204712−561–23–21–0
4 Marcílio Dias6123610−451–11–22–0
Source: [citation needed]

Final stage (AC-GO-PA-PB-RJ-RS-SP-SE)

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts AGO GUA CAM DCA AGU BRA CON RBR
1 Atlético Goianiense (P)149233510+25292–00–05–14–02–06–05–0
2 Guarani (P)146352522+3210–31–14–22–11–05–13–1
3 Campinense (P)145631920−1212–10–03–12–22–12–13–0
4 Duque de Caxias (P)145362731−4182–22–42–21–04–13–14–1
5 Águia de Marabá145362024−4182–12–11–11–22–12–21–0
6 Brasil145271721−4171–01–14–01–12–12–02–1
7 Confiança145272333−10171–22–14–03–23–22–02–2
8 Rio Branco145182530−5161–24–22–13–0[a]2–34–14–1
Source: [citation needed]
(P) Promoted to Série B 2009
Notes:

Qualification to Série C 2009

In 2009, Série C will have a new format and the number of teams will be reduced from 64 to only 20 clubs. Teams finished from 5th to 20th are qualified to next season, meanwhile the ones finished from the 21st-place will have to qualify via state competitions to play Série D in 2009.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Atlético Goianiense149233510+2529Série B 2009
2 Guarani146352522+321
3 Campinense145631920−121
4 Duque de Caxias145362731−418
5 Águia de Marabá145362024−418Série C 2009
6 Brasil145271721−417
7 Confiança145272333−1017
8 Rio Branco145182530−516
9 Guaratinguetá6312106+410Série C 2009
10 ASA622286+28
11 Paysandu622298+18
12 Ituiutaba6204712−56
13 Marcílio Dias6123610−45
14 Mixto6114620−144
15 Salgueiro603348−43
16 Luverdense602449−52
17 Sampaio Corrêa62226608Série C 2009
18 Icasa622257−28
19 Caxias6213129+37
20 América Mineiro621365+17
21 Vitória da Conquista6213111107
22 Dom Pedro II6213912−37
23 Noroeste61413307
24 Holanda61321012−26
Source: [citation needed]

See also

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