2019 in Brazilian football

The following article presents a summary of the 2019 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which was the 118th season of competitive football in the country.

Football in Brazil
Season2019
Men's football
Série AFlamengo
Série BBragantino
Série CNáutico
Série DBrusque
Copa do BrasilAthletico Paranaense
Women's football
Série A1Ferroviária
Série A2São Paulo
Brazil

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
Main article: 2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

The 2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A started on April 27, 2019, and ended on December 8, 2019.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Flamengo (C) 38 28 6 4 86 37 +49 90 Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage[lower-alpha 1]
2 Santos 38 22 8 8 60 33 +27 74
3 Palmeiras 38 21 11 6 61 32 +29 74
4 Grêmio 38 19 8 11 64 39 +25 65
5 Athletico Paranaense 38 18 10 10 51 32 +19 64
6 São Paulo 38 17 12 9 39 30 +9 63
7 Internacional 38 16 9 13 44 39 +5 57 Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage
8 Corinthians 38 14 14 10 42 34 +8 56
9 Fortaleza 38 15 8 15 50 49 +1 53 Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage
10 Goiás 38 15 7 16 46 64 −18 52
11 Bahia 38 12 13 13 44 43 +1 49
12 Vasco da Gama 38 12 13 13 39 45 −6 49
13 Atlético Mineiro 38 13 9 16 45 49 −4 48
14 Fluminense 38 12 10 16 38 46 −8 46
15 Botafogo 38 13 4 21 31 45 −14 43
16 Ceará 38 10 9 19 36 41 −5 39
17 Cruzeiro (R) 38 7 15 16 27 46 −19 36 Relegation to Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
18 CSA (R) 38 8 8 22 24 58 −34 32
19 Chapecoense (R) 38 7 11 20 31 52 −21 32
20 Avaí (R) 38 3 11 24 18 62 −44 20
Source: CBF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results; 6) least red cards received; 7) least yellow cards received; 8) draw.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Flamengo qualified for the Copa Libertadores group stage by winning the 2019 Copa Libertadores. Athletico Paranaense qualified for the Copa Libertadores group stage by winning the 2019 Copa do Brasil.

Flamengo won the league.

Relegation

The four worst placed teams, Cruzeiro, CSA, Chapecoense and Avaí, were relegated to the following year's second level.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
Main article: 2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B

The 2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B started on April 26, 2019, and ended on November 30, 2019.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Bragantino (C, P) 38 22 9 7 64 27 +37 75 Promotion to Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
2 Sport (P) 38 17 17 4 49 29 +20 68
3 Coritiba (P) 38 18 12 8 48 34 +14 66
4 Atlético Goianiense (P) 38 15 17 6 44 29 +15 62
5 América Mineiro 38 17 10 11 42 34 +8 61
6 Paraná 38 14 14 10 34 33 +1 56
7 CRB 38 15 10 13 44 43 +1 55
8 Cuiabá 38 13 13 12 43 40 +3 52
9 Botafogo-SP 38 13 11 14 38 38 0 50
10 Operário Ferroviário 38 13 11 14 32 41 −9 50
11 Ponte Preta 38 11 14 13 41 39 +2 47
12 Vitória 38 11 12 15 42 48 −6 45
13 Guarani 38 12 8 18 27 37 −10 44
14 Brasil de Pelotas 38 11 11 16 31 47 −16 44
15 Oeste 38 8 17 13 41 49 −8 41
16 Figueirense 38 7 20 11 31 38 −7 41
17 Londrina (R) 38 11 6 21 37 53 −16 39 Relegation to Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
18 São Bento (R) 38 10 9 19 46 54 −8 39
19 Criciúma (R) 38 8 15 15 30 38 −8 39
20 Vila Nova (R) 38 7 18 13 27 40 −13 39
Source: CBF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results (only between 2 teams. Away goals rule is used); 6) fewest red cards; 7) fewest yellow cards; 8) draw.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Bragantino won the league.

Promotion

The four best placed teams, Bragantino, Sport, Coritiba and Atlético Goianiense, were promoted to the following year's first level.

Relegation

The four worst placed teams, Londrina, São Bento, Criciúma and Vila Nova, were relegated to the following year's third level.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
Main article: 2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C

The 2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C started on April 27, 2019, and ended on October 6, 2019.

The Campeonato Brasileiro Série C final was played between Náutico and Sampaio Corrêa.

Náutico3–1Sampaio Corrêa
Sampaio Corrêa2–2Náutico

Náutico won the league after beating Sampaio Corrêa

Promotion

The four best placed teams, Náutico, Sampaio Corrêa, Juventude and Confiança, were promoted to the following year's second level.

Relegation

The four worst placed teams, ABC, Globo, Luverdense and Atlético Acreano, were relegated to the following year's fourth level.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série D
Main article: 2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D

The 2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D started on May 4, 2019, and ended on August 18, 2019.

Gurupi declined to participate in the Série D. They were replaced by Interporto.[1]

The Campeonato Brasileiro Série D final was played between Brusque and Manaus.

Brusque2–2Manaus
Manaus2–2Brusque
Penalties
5–6

Brusque won the league after defeating Manaus.

Promotion

The four best placed teams, Brusque, Manaus, Ituano and Jacuipense, were promoted to the following year's third level.

Domestic cups

Copa do Brasil
Main article: 2019 Copa do Brasil

The 2019 Copa do Brasil started on February 5, 2019, and ended on September 18, 2019. The Copa do Brasil final was played between Athletico Paranaense and Internacional.

Athletico Paranaense1–0Internacional
Internacional1–2Athletico Paranaense

Athletico Paranaense won the cup after defeating Internacional.

Copa do Nordeste
Main article: 2019 Copa do Nordeste

The competition features 16 clubs from the Northeastern region. It started on January 15, 2019, and ended on May 29, 2019. The Copa do Nordeste final was played between Fortaleza and Botafogo (PB).

Fortaleza1–0Botafogo (PB)
Botafogo (PB)0–1Fortaleza

Fortaleza won the cup after defeating Botafogo (PB).

Copa Verde
Main article: 2019 Copa Verde

The competition featured 24 clubs from the North and Central-West regions, including two teams from Espírito Santo. It started on July 24, 2019, and ended on November 20, 2019. The Copa Verde final was played between Cuiabá and Paysandu.

Cuiabá0–1Paysandu
Paysandu0–1Cuiabá
Penalties
4–5

Cuiabá won the cup after defeating Paysandu.

State championship champions
State Champions
Acre (state) Acre Atlético Acreano
Alagoas Alagoas CSA
Amapá Amapá Santos
Amazonas (Brazilian state) Amazonas Manaus
Bahia Bahia Bahia
Ceará Ceará Fortaleza
Federal District (Brazil) Distrito Federal Gama
Espírito Santo Espírito Santo Vitória
Goiás Goiás Atlético Goianiense
Maranhão Maranhão Imperatriz
Mato Grosso Mato Grosso Cuiabá
Mato Grosso do Sul Mato Grosso do Sul Águia Negra
Minas Gerais Minas Gerais Cruzeiro
Pará Pará Remo
Paraíba Paraíba Botafogo
Paraná (state) Paraná Athletico Paranaense
Pernambuco Pernambuco Sport
Piauí Piauí River
Rio de Janeiro (state) Rio de Janeiro Flamengo
Rio Grande do Norte Rio Grande do Norte América de Natal
Rio Grande do Sul Rio Grande do Sul Grêmio
Rondônia Rondônia Vilhenense
Roraima Roraima São Raimundo
Santa Catarina (state) Santa Catarina Avaí
São Paulo (state) São Paulo Corinthians
Sergipe Sergipe Frei Paulistano
Tocantins Tocantins Palmas

State cup competition champions
Competition Champions
Copa Espírito Santo Real Noroeste
Copa Fares Lopes Caucaia
Copa FGF Pelotas
Copa FMF (MA) Juventude
Copa FMF (MT) Luverdense
Copa Paulista São Caetano
Copa Pernambuco Santa Cruz
Copa Rio Bonsucesso
Copa Santa Catarina Brusque
Taça FPF Nacional

Youth competition champions
Competition Champions
Campeonato Brasileiro de Aspirantes Internacional
Campeonato Brasileiro Sub-20 Flamengo
Copa do Brasil Sub-20 Palmeiras
Supercopa do Brasil Sub-20 Flamengo
Campeonato Brasileiro Sub-17 Flamengo
Copa do Brasil Sub-17(1) Palmeiras
Supercopa do Brasil Sub-17 Palmeiras
Copa RS de Futebol Sub-20 Grêmio
Copa Santiago de Futebol Juvenil Grêmio
Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior São Paulo

(1) The Copa Nacional do Espírito Santo Sub-17, between 2008 and 2012, was named Copa Brasil Sub-17. The similar named Copa do Brasil Sub-17 is organized by the Brazilian Football Confederation and it was first played in 2013.

Brazilian clubs in international competitions
Team 2019 Copa Libertadores 2019 Copa Sudamericana 2019 Recopa Sudamericana 2019 J.League Cup / Copa
Sudamericana Championship		 2019 FIFA Club World Cup
Athletico Paranaense Round of 16
eliminated by
Argentina Boca Juniors		 N/A Runners-up
lost to
Argentina River Plate		 Champions
defeated
Japan Shonan Bellmare		 N/A
Atlético Mineiro Eliminated
in the Group Stage		 Semi-finals
eliminated by
Argentina Colón		 N/A N/A N/A
Bahia N/A First Stage
eliminated by
Uruguay Liverpool		 N/A N/A N/A
Botafogo N/A Round of 16
eliminated by
Brazil Atlético Mineiro		 N/A N/A N/A
Chapecoense N/A First Stage
eliminated by
Chile Unión La Calera		 N/A N/A N/A
Corinthians N/A Semi-finals
eliminated by
Ecuador Independiente del Valle		 N/A N/A N/A
Cruzeiro Round of 16
eliminated by
Argentina River Plate		 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Flamengo Champions
defeated
Argentina River Plate		 N/A N/A N/A Runners-up
lost to
England Liverpool
Fluminense N/A Quarter-finals
eliminated by
Brazil Corinthians		 N/A N/A N/A
Grêmio Semi-finals
eliminated by
Brazil Flamengo		 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Internacional Quarter-finals
eliminated by
Brazil Flamengo		 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Palmeiras Quarter-finals
eliminated by
Brazil Grêmio		 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Santos N/A First Stage
eliminated by
Uruguay River Plate		 N/A N/A N/A
São Paulo Second Stage
eliminated by
Argentina Talleres		 N/A N/A N/A N/A

Brazil national team

The following table lists all the games played by the Brazilian national team in official competitions and friendly matches during 2019.

Friendlies
March 23 Brazil  1–1  Panama Porto, Portugal
14:00 UTC−3
  • Lucas Paquetá 32'
 Report
Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
Attendance: 39,410
Referee: João Pinheiro (Portugal)
March 26 Czech Republic  1–3  Brazil Prague, Czech Republic
16:45 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Sinobo Stadium
Attendance: 19,166
Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)
June 5 Brazil  2–0  Qatar Brasília, Brazil
21:30 UTC−3
Report Stadium: Mané Garrincha
Attendance: 34,204
Referee: José Argote (Venezuela)
June 9 Brazil  7–0  Honduras Porto Alegre, Brazil
16:00 UTC−3
Report Stadium: Estádio Beira-Rio
Attendance: 16,521
Referee: Andrés Cunha (Uruguay)
September 6 Brazil  2–2  Colombia Miami Gardens, United States
21:30 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Hard Rock Stadium
Attendance: 65,232
Referee: Ismail Elfath (United States)
September 11 Brazil  0–1  Peru Los Angeles, United States
00:00 UTC−3 Report
Stadium: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Attendance: 32,287
Referee: Jair Marrufo (United States)
October 10 Brazil  1–1  Senegal Kallang, Singapore
09:00 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: National Stadium
Attendance: 20,621
Referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)
October 13 Brazil  1–1  Nigeria Kallang, Singapore
09:00 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: National Stadium
Attendance: 20,305
Referee: Chuan Hui Jansen Foo (Singapore)
November 15 Brazil  0–1  Argentina Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
14:00 UTC−3 Report Messi 13' Stadium: King Saud University Stadium
Attendance: 22,541
Referee: Matthew Conger (New Zealand)
November 19 Brazil  3–0  South Korea Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
10:30 UTC−3
Report Stadium: Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium
Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi (United Arab Emirates)

Copa América
Main article: 2019 Copa América
June 14 Group A Brazil  3–0  Bolivia São Paulo, Brazil
21:30 (UTC-3)
Report Stadium: Estádio do Morumbi
Attendance: 47,260
Referee: Néstor Pitana (Argentina)
June 18 Group A Brazil  0–0  Venezuela Salvador, Brazil
21:30 (UTC-3) Report Stadium: Arena Fonte Nova
Attendance: 42,587
Referee: Julio Bascuñán (Chile)
June 22 Group A Peru  0–5  Brazil São Paulo, Brazil
16:00 (UTC-3) Report
Stadium: Arena Corinthians
Attendance: 45,067
Referee: Fernando Rapallini (Argentina)
June 27 Quarter-finals Brazil  0–0
(4–3 p)		  Paraguay Porto Alegre, Brazil
21:30 (UTC-3) Report Stadium: Arena do Grêmio
Attendance: 48,211
Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile)
Penalties
July 2 Semi-finals Brazil  2–0  Argentina Belo Horizonte, Brazil
21:30 (UTC-3)
Report Stadium: Mineirão
Attendance: 55,947
Referee: Roddy Zambrano (Ecuador)
July 7 Final Brazil  3–1  Peru Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
17:00 (UTC-3)
Report
Stadium: Maracanã
Attendance: 69,906
Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile)

Women's football

Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1

The 2019 Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1 started on March 16, 2019, and ended on September 29, 2019.

Rio Preto women's section was closed. They were replaced by Internacional[2]

The Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1 final was played between Ferroviária and Corinthians.

Ferroviária1–1Corinthians
Corinthians0–0Ferroviária
Penalties
2–4

Ferroviária won the league after defeating Corinthians.

Relegation

The four worst placed teams, Vitória das Tabocas/Santa Cruz, Foz Cataratas/Athletico Paranaense, São Francisco and Sport/Ipojuca, were relegated to the following year's second level.

Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A2

The 2019 Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A2 started on March 27, 2019, and ended on August 25, 2019.

Internacional was promoted to Série A1. They were replaced by Vasco da Gama[3]

The Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A2 final was played between São Paulo and Cruzeiro.

São Paulo4–0Cruzeiro
Cruzeiro1–1São Paulo
Estádio das Alterosas, Belo Horizonte

São Paulo won the league after defeating Cruzeiro.

Promotion

The four best placed teams, São Paulo, Cruzeiro, Palmeiras and Grêmio, were promoted to the following year's first level.

Domestic competition champions
State Champions
Acre (state) Acre Atlético Acreano
Alagoas Alagoas UDA
Amapá Amapá Oratório
Amazonas (Brazilian state) Amazonas 3B da Amazônia
Bahia Bahia Bahia
Ceará Ceará Ceará
Federal District (Brazil) Distrito Federal Real
Espírito Santo Espírito Santo Vila Nova
Goiás Goiás Goiás/UNIVERSO
Maranhão Maranhão Juventude Timonense
Mato Grosso Mato Grosso Operário
Mato Grosso do Sul Mato Grosso do Sul SERC/UCDB
Minas Gerais Minas Gerais Cruzeiro
Pará Pará ESMAC
Paraíba Paraíba Auto Esporte
Paraná (state) Paraná Foz Cataratas/Athletico Paranaense
Pernambuco Pernambuco Vitória das Tabocas/Santa Cruz
Piauí Piauí Tiradentes
Rio de Janeiro (state) Rio de Janeiro Flamengo/Marinha
Rio Grande do Norte Rio Grande do Norte Cruzeiro
Rio Grande do Sul Rio Grande do Sul Internacional
Rondônia Rondônia Real Ariquemes
Roraima Roraima São Raimundo
Santa Catarina (state) Santa Catarina Kindermann/Avaí
São Paulo (state) São Paulo Corinthians
Sergipe Sergipe Santos Dumont
Tocantins Tocantins São Valério

State cup competition champions
Competition Champions
Copa Paulista de Futebol Feminino Palmeiras

Youth competition champions
Competition Champions
Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Sub-18 Internacional
Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Sub-16 São Paulo

Brazilian clubs in international competitions
Team 2019 Copa Libertadores Femenina
Corinthians Champions
defeated
Brazil Ferroviária
Ferroviária Runners-up
lost to
Brazil Corinthians

National team

The following table lists all the games played by the Brazil women's national football team in official competitions and friendly matches during 2019.

The Brazil women's national football team competed in the following competitions in 2019:

Friendlies
April 5 Spain  2–1  Brazil Don Benito, Spain
18:30 (CEST)
Report
Stadium: Estadio Vicente Sanz
Attendance: 4,800
Referee: Zulema González González (Spain)
April 8 Scotland  1–0  Brazil San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
20:00 (CEST)
Report Stadium: Pinatar Arena
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Petra Pavlíková (Slovakia)
October 5 England  1–2  Brazil Middlesbrough, England
12:45 (BST)
Report
Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 29,238
Referee: Riem Hussein (Germany)
October 8 Poland  1–3  Brazil Kielce, Poland
20:15 (CEST)
Report
Stadium: Suzuki Arena
Attendance: 3,585
Referee: Olga Zadinová (Czech Republic)
December 12 Brazil  6–0  Mexico São Paulo, Brazil
21:00 (BRT)
Report Stadium: Arena Corinthians
Attendance: 4,993
Referee: Thayslane de Melo Costa (Brazil)
December 15 Brazil  4–0  Mexico Araraquara, Brazil
18:30 (BRT)
Report Stadium: Estádio Fonte Luminosa
Attendance: 5,384
Referee: Rejane Caetano da Silva (Brazil)

2019 SheBelieves Cup
Main article: 2019 SheBelieves Cup
February 27 England  2–1  Brazil Chester, United States
16:00 (ET)
Report
Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium
Attendance: 5,954
Referee: Katja Koroleva (United States)
March 2 Brazil  1–3  Japan Nashville, United States
13:00 (CT)
Report
Stadium: Nissan Stadium
Attendance: 12,586
Referee: Karen Abt (United States)
March 5 United States  1–0  Brazil Tampa, United States
20:20 (ET)
Report Stadium: Raymond James Stadium
Attendance: 14,009
Referee: Carol Anne Chénard (Canada)

2019 FIFA Women's World Cup
Main article: 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup
June 9 Group C Brazil  3–0  Jamaica Grenoble, France
15:30 (CEST)
Report Stadium: Stade des Alpes
Attendance: 17,668
Referee: Riem Hussein (Germany)
June 13 Group C Australia  3–2  Brazil Montpellier, France
18:00 (CEST)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 17,032
Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland)
June 18 Group C Italy  0–1  Brazil Valenciennes, France
21:00 (CEST) Report
Stadium: Stade du Hainaut
Attendance: 21,669
Referee: Lucila Venegas (Mexico)
June 23 Round of 16 France  2–1 (a.e.t.)  Brazil Le Havre, France
21:00 (CEST)
Report
Stadium: Stade Océane
Attendance: 23,965
Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin (Canada)

2019 Torneio Uber Internacional de Futebol Feminino
Main article: 2019 International Women's Football Tournament of City of São Paulo
August 29 Semifinal Brazil  5–0  Argentina São Paulo, Brazil
21:30 (BRT)
Report Stadium: Pacaembu
Attendance: 13,180
Referee: Edina Alves Batista (Brazil)
September 1 Final Brazil  0–0
(4–5 p)		  Chile São Paulo, Brazil
13:00 (BRT) Report Stadium: Pacaembu
Attendance: 16,812
Referee: Deborah Cecília Cruz Correia (Brazil)
Penalties

2019 Yongchuan International Tournament
Main article: 2019 Yongchuan International Tournament
November 7 Semifinal Brazil  4–0  Canada Chongqing, China
16:00 (CST)
Report Stadium: Yongchuan Sports Center
Attendance: 4,823
Referee: Cha Min-ji (South Korea)
November 10 Final Brazil  0–0
(2–4 p)		  China Chongqing, China
19:35 (CST) Report Stadium: Yongchuan Sports Center
Attendance: 20,367
Referee: Cha Min-ji (South Korea)
Penalties
Competition Performance
SheBelieves Cup Fourth place
FIFA Women's World Cup Round of 16
eliminated by
France France
Torneio Internacional de Futebol Feminino Runners-up
lost to
Chile Chile
Yongchuan International Tournament Runners-up
lost to
China China

References
  1. "Diretoria do Interporto confirma participação do clube no Brasileiro da Série D" (in Portuguese). Globo. April 12, 2019.
  2. "Brasileirão Feminino: Sem Rio Preto e com Internacional no lugar, tabela da série A1 é divulgada" (in Portuguese). Planeta Futebol Feminino. February 26, 2019.
  3. "Com ida do Inter para Série A1, Vasco herda vaga e estará no Brasileiro feminino A2" (in Portuguese). Globo - Blog Dona do Campinho. February 27, 2019.
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