2020 in Brazilian football

The following article presents a summary of the 2020 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which is the 119th season of competitive football in the country.

Football in Brazil
Season2020
Men's football
Série AFlamengo
Série BChapecoense
Série CVila Nova
Série DMirassol
Copa do BrasilPalmeiras
SupercopaFlamengo
Women's football
Série A1Corinthians
Série A2Napoli
Brazil

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
Main article: 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

The 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A started on August 8, 2020, and ended on February 25, 2021.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Flamengo (C) 38 21 8 9 68 48 +20 71 Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage
2 Internacional 38 20 10 8 61 35 +26 70
3 Atlético Mineiro 38 20 8 10 64 45 +19 68
4 São Paulo 38 18 12 8 59 41 +18 66
5 Fluminense 38 18 10 10 55 42 +13 64
6 Grêmio 38 14 17 7 53 40 +13 59 Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage
7 Palmeiras 38 15 13 10 51 37 +14 58 Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage[lower-alpha 1]
8 Santos 38 14 12 12 52 51 +1 54 Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage
9 Athletico Paranaense 38 15 8 15 38 36 +2 53 Qualification for Copa Sudamericana group stage
10 Red Bull Bragantino 38 13 14 11 50 40 +10 53
11 Ceará 38 14 10 14 54 51 +3 52
12 Corinthians 38 13 12 13 45 45 0 51
13 Atlético Goianiense 38 12 14 12 40 45 −5 50
14 Bahia 38 12 8 18 48 59 −11 44
15 Sport 38 12 6 20 31 50 −19 42
16 Fortaleza 38 10 11 17 34 44 −10 41
17 Vasco da Gama (R) 38 10 11 17 37 56 −19 41 Relegation to Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
18 Goiás (R) 38 9 10 19 41 63 −22 37
19 Coritiba (R) 38 7 10 21 31 54 −23 31
20 Botafogo (R) 38 5 12 21 32 62 −30 27
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.[1]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Palmeiras qualified for the Copa Libertadores group stage by winning the 2020 Copa Libertadores and the 2020 Copa do Brasil.

Flamengo won the league.

Relegation

The four worst placed teams, Vasco da Gama, Goiás, Coritiba and Botafogo, were relegated to the following year's second level.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
Main article: 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B

The 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B started on August 7, 2020, and ended on January 29, 2021.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Chapecoense (C, P) 38 20 13 5 42 21 +21 73 Promotion to 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
2 América Mineiro (P) 38 20 13 5 43 23 +20 73
3 Juventude (P) 38 17 10 11 52 42 +10 61
4 Cuiabá (P) 38 17 10 11 48 40 +8 61
5 CSA 38 16 10 12 50 37 +13 58
6 Sampaio Corrêa 38 17 6 15 50 38 +12 57
7 Ponte Preta 38 16 9 13 54 49 +5 57
8 Operário Ferroviário 38 15 12 11 40 34 +6 57
9 Avaí 38 16 7 15 45 49 −4 55
10 CRB 38 15 7 16 48 47 +1 52
11 Cruzeiro[lower-alpha 1] 38 14 13 11 39 32 +7 49
12 Brasil de Pelotas 38 11 16 11 31 33 −2 49
13 Guarani 38 13 9 16 41 48 −7 48
14 Vitória 38 11 15 12 45 45 0 48
15 Confiança 38 12 10 16 38 46 −8 46
16 Náutico 38 10 14 14 35 42 −7 44
17 Figueirense (R) 38 9 12 17 35 49 −14 39 Relegation to 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
18 Paraná (R) 38 9 10 19 34 50 −16 37
19 Botafogo-SP (R) 38 8 10 20 26 39 −13 34
20 Oeste (R) 38 7 8 23 28 60 −32 29
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.[2]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Cruzeiro were deducted six points after their denial to pay the fee that was agreed upon with Al Wahda over Denílson loan in 2016. Al Wahda decided to take this issue to FIFA and they won the case.

Chapecoense won the league.

Promotion

The four best placed teams, Chapecoense, América Mineiro, Juventude and Cuiabá, were promoted to the following year's first level.

Relegation

The four worst placed teams, Figueirense, Paraná, Botafogo-SP and Oeste, were relegated to the following year's third level.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
Main article: 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C

The 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C started on August 8, 2020, and ended on January 30, 2021.

The Campeonato Brasileiro Série C final was played between Vila Nova and Remo.

Vila Nova5–1Remo
Remo2–3Vila Nova

Vila Nova won the league after beating Remo.

Promotion

The four best placed teams, Vila Nova, Remo, Londrina and Brusque, were promoted to the following year's second level.

Relegation

The four worst placed teams, Treze, São Bento, Boa Esporte and Imperatriz, were relegated to the following year's fourth level.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série D
Main article: 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D

The 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D started on September 6, 2020, and ended on February 6, 2021.

CRAC, Luverdense, Patrocinense, and Red Bull Brasil declined to participate in the Série D. They were replaced by Aparecidense, Sinop, Villa Nova, and Mirassol, respectively.[3][4][5][6]

The Campeonato Brasileiro Série D final was played between Mirassol and Floresta.

Floresta0–1Mirassol
Mirassol1–0Floresta

Mirassol won the league after defeating Floresta.

Promotion

The four best placed teams, Mirassol, Floresta, Novorizontino and Altos, were promoted to the following year's third level.

Super cup

Supercopa do Brasil
Main article: 2020 Supercopa do Brasil

The 2020 Supercopa do Brasil was played on February 16, 2020 between Flamengo and Athletico Paranaense.

Flamengo3–0Athletico Paranaense

Flamengo won the super cup after defeating Athletico Paranaense.

Domestic cups

Copa do Brasil
Main article: 2020 Copa do Brasil

The 2020 Copa do Brasil started on February 5, 2020, and ended on March 7, 2021. The Copa do Brasil final was played between Palmeiras and Grêmio.

Grêmio0–1Palmeiras
Palmeiras2–0Grêmio

Palmeiras won the cup after defeating Grêmio.

Copa do Nordeste
Main article: 2020 Copa do Nordeste

The competition features 16 clubs from the Northeastern region. It started on January 21, 2020, and ended on August 4, 2020.The Copa do Nordeste final was played between Ceará and Bahia.

Ceará3–1Bahia
Bahia0–1Ceará

Ceará won the cup after defeating Bahia.

Copa Verde
Main article: 2020 Copa Verde

The competition featured 24 clubs from the North and Central-West regions, including two teams from Espírito Santo. It started on 20 January 2021, and ended on 24 February 2021. The Copa Verde final was played between Brasiliense and Remo.

Brasiliense2–1Remo
Remo2–1Brasiliense
Penalties
4–5

Brasiliense won the cup after defeating Remo.

State championship champions
State Champions
Acre (state) Acre Galvez
Alagoas Alagoas CRB
Amapá Amapá Ypiranga
Amazonas (Brazilian state) Amazonas Penarol
Bahia Bahia Bahia
Ceará Ceará Fortaleza
Federal District (Brazil) Distrito Federal Gama
Espírito Santo Espírito Santo Rio Branco de Venda Nova
Goiás Goiás Atlético Goianiense
Maranhão Maranhão Sampaio Corrêa
Mato Grosso Mato Grosso Nova Mutum
Mato Grosso do Sul Mato Grosso do Sul Águia Negra
Minas Gerais Minas Gerais Atlético Mineiro
Pará Pará Paysandu
Paraíba Paraíba Treze
Paraná (state) Paraná Athletico Paranaense
Pernambuco Pernambuco Salgueiro
Piauí Piauí 4 de Julho
Rio de Janeiro (state) Rio de Janeiro Flamengo
Rio Grande do Norte Rio Grande do Norte ABC
Rio Grande do Sul Rio Grande do Sul Grêmio
Rondônia Rondônia Porto Velho
Roraima Roraima São Raimundo
Santa Catarina (state) Santa Catarina Chapecoense
São Paulo (state) São Paulo Palmeiras
Sergipe Sergipe Confiança
Tocantins Tocantins Palmas

State cup competition champions
Competition Champions
Copa Alagoas ASA
Copa Fares Lopes Ferroviário
Copa FGF Santa Cruz
Copa Paulista Portuguesa
Copa Rio Grande do Norte[lower-roman 1] ABC
Copa Santa Catarina Joinville
Notes
  1. Tournament was the second stage of the 2020 Campeonato Potiguar

Youth competition champions
Competition Champions
Campeonato Brasileiro de Aspirantes Ceará
Campeonato Brasileiro Sub-20 Atlético Mineiro
Copa do Brasil Sub-20 Vasco da Gama
Supercopa do Brasil Sub-20 Vasco da Gama
Campeonato Brasileiro Sub-17 Fluminense
Copa do Brasil Sub-17(1) São Paulo
Supercopa do Brasil Sub-17 São Paulo
Copa RS de Futebol Sub-20 Cancelled
Copa Santiago de Futebol Juvenil Palmeiras
Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior Internacional

(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 2020 Copa Libertadores 2020 Copa Sudamericana 2020 Recopa Sudamericana 2020 FIFA Club World Cup
Athletico Paranaense Round of 16
eliminated by
Argentina River Plate		 N/A N/A N/A
Atlético Mineiro N/A First Stage
eliminated by
Argentina Unión		 N/A N/A
Bahia N/A Quarter-finals
eliminated by
Argentina Defensa y Justicia		 N/A N/A
Corinthians Second Stage
eliminated by
Paraguay Guaraní		 N/A N/A N/A
Flamengo Round of 16
eliminated by
Argentina Racing		 N/A Champions
defeated
Ecuador Independiente del Valle		 N/A
Fluminense N/A First Stage
eliminated by
Chile Unión La Calera		 N/A N/A
Fortaleza N/A First Stage
eliminated by
Argentina Independiente		 N/A N/A
Goiás N/A First Stage
eliminated by
Paraguay Sol de América		 N/A N/A
Grêmio Quarter-finals
eliminated by
Brazil Santos		 N/A N/A N/A
Internacional Round of 16
eliminated by
Argentina Boca Juniors		 N/A N/A N/A
Palmeiras Champions
defeated
Brazil Santos		 N/A N/A Semi-finals
eliminated by
Mexico UANL
Santos Runners-up
lost to
Brazil Palmeiras		 N/A N/A N/A
São Paulo Eliminated
in the group stage		 Second Stage
eliminated by
Argentina Lanús		 N/A N/A
Vasco da Gama N/A Round of 16
eliminated by
Argentina Defensa y Justicia		 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 2020.

FIFA World Cup qualification
Main article: 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
October 9 Brazil  5–0  Bolivia São Paulo, Brazil
21:30 UTC−3 Marquinhos 16'
Roberto Firmino 30', 49'
Carrasco 66' (o.g.)
Philippe Coutinho 73'		 Report Stadium: Neo Química Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Leodán González (Uruguay)
October 13 Peru  2–4  Brazil Lima, Peru
21:00 UTC−3 Carrillo 5'
Tapia 59'		 Report Neymar 28' (pen.), 83' (pen.), 90+4'
Richarlison 64'		 Stadium: Estadio Nacional
Attendance: 0
Referee: Julio Bascuñán (Chile)
November 13 Brazil  1–0  Venezuela São Paulo, Brazil
21:30 UTC−3 Roberto Firmino 66' Report Stadium: Estádio do Morumbi
Attendance: 0
Referee: Juan Gabriel Benítez (Paraguay)
November 17 Uruguay  0–2  Brazil Montevideo, Uruguay
20:00 UTC−3 Report Arthur 33'
Richarlison 45'		 Stadium: Estadio Centenario
Attendance: 0
Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile)

Women's football

Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1
Main article: 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1

The 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1 started on February 8, 2020, and ended on December 6, 2020.

After the tournament suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Audax and Iranduba started a temporary partnership with Juventus and 3B da Amazônia, respectively.[7][8]

The Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1 final was played between Corinthians and Kindermann/Avaí.

Kindermann/Avaí0–0Corinthians
Corinthians4–2Kindermann/Avaí

Corinthians won the league after defeating Kindermann/Avaí.

Relegation

The four worst placed teams, Iranduba, Audax, Ponte Preta and Vitória, were relegated to the following year's second level.

Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A2

The 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A2 started on March 14, 2020, and ended on January 31, 2021.

São Raimundo (RR) were excluded by CBF. They were replaced by Fortaleza.[9]
Vitória das Tabocas/Santa Cruz declined to participate in the Série A2. They were replaced by Atlético Goianiense.[10]

The Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A2 final was played between Napoli and Botafogo.

Napoli2–1Botafogo
Estádio Carlos Alberto da Costa Neves, Caçador
Botafogo1–2Napoli

Napoli won the league after defeating Botafogo.

Promotion

The four best placed teams, Napoli, Botafogo, Bahia and Real Brasília, were promoted to the following year's first level.

Domestic competition champions
State Champions
Acre (state) Acre Cancelled
Alagoas Alagoas Cancelled
Amapá Amapá Oratório
Amazonas (Brazilian state) Amazonas JC
Bahia Bahia Cancelled
Ceará Ceará Fortaleza
Federal District (Brazil) Distrito Federal Real Brasília
Espírito Santo Espírito Santo Cancelled
Goiás Goiás Cancelled
Maranhão Maranhão Cefama
Mato Grosso Mato Grosso Mixto
Mato Grosso do Sul Mato Grosso do Sul SERC/UCDB
Minas Gerais Minas Gerais Atlético Mineiro
Pará Pará ESMAC
Paraíba Paraíba Botafogo
Paraná (state) Paraná Athletico Paranaense
Pernambuco Pernambuco Náutico
Piauí Piauí Cancelled
Rio de Janeiro (state) Rio de Janeiro Botafogo
Rio Grande do Norte Rio Grande do Norte América de Natal
Rio Grande do Sul Rio Grande do Sul Internacional
Rondônia Rondônia Real Ariquemes
Roraima Roraima São Raimundo
Santa Catarina (state) Santa Catarina Cancelled
São Paulo (state) São Paulo Corinthians
Sergipe Sergipe Cancelled
Tocantins Tocantins Paraíso

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

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

Brazilian clubs in international competitions
Team 2020 Copa Libertadores Femenina
Corinthians Third place
defeated
Chile Universidad de Chile
Ferroviária Champions
defeated
Colombia América
Kindermann/Avaí Eliminated
in the group stage

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 2020.

The Brazil women's national football team competed in the following competitions in 2020:

Friendlies
November 27 Brazil  6–0  Ecuador São Paulo, Brazil
21:30 (BRT) Debinha 33', 77', 84' (pen.)
Valéria 78'
Rafaelle 82'
Duda Santos 87'		 Report Stadium: Neo Química Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Charly Wendy Straub Deretti (Brazil)
December 1 Brazil  8–0  Ecuador São Paulo, Brazil
21:30 (BRT) Debinha 1'
Luana 15'
Andressa Alves 17', 45+1'
Rafaelle 20', 41'
Julia Bianchi 70'
Érika 79'		 Report Stadium: Estádio do Morumbi
Attendance: 0
Referee: Edina Alves Batista (Brazil)

2020 Tournoi de France
Main article: 2020 Tournoi de France
March 4 Netherlands  0–0  Brazil Valenciennes, France
19:00 (CET) Report Stadium: Stade du Hainaut
Attendance: 6,199
Referee: Victoria Beyer (France)
March 7 France  1–0  Brazil Valenciennes, France
21:00 (CET) Gauvin 55' Report Stadium: Stade du Hainaut
Attendance: 17,022
Referee: Marta Huerta de Aza (Spain)
March 10 Brazil  2–2  Canada Calais, France
19:00 (CET) Marta 8'
Ludmila 18'		 Report Matheson 74'
Beckie 87'		 Stadium: Stade de l'Épopée
Attendance: 0 1
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)
1.^ The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in France.[11]
Competition Performance
Tournoi de France Fourth place

References
  1. "Regulamento Específico da Competição - Campeonato Brasileiro Série A de 2020" (PDF) (in Portuguese). CBF. March 3, 2020.
  2. "Regulamento Específico da Competição - Campeonato Brasileiro Série B de 2020" (PDF) (in Portuguese). CBF. March 2, 2020.
  3. "Aparecidense vai substituir o Crac de Catalão no Campeonato Brasileiro" (in Portuguese). Diário de Goiás. July 30, 2020.
  4. "Luverdense desiste de disputar a Série D do Brasileiro" (in Portuguese). Globo. August 15, 2020.
  5. "Villa Nova-MG fica com a vaga do Patrocinense na Série D" (in Portuguese). Em Cima do Lance. March 18, 2020.
  6. "Mirassol herda vaga do Red Bull Brasil na Série D em 2020" (in Portuguese). Torcedores. December 11, 2019.
  7. "Juventus fecha parceria com Audax no Futebol Feminino para a disputa do Brasileiro A1" (in Portuguese). Clube Atlético Juventus. September 2, 2020.
  8. "União pelo futebol Amazonense: EC Iranduba apresenta elenco em parceria com o 3B" (in Portuguese). Federação Amazonense de Futebol. August 27, 2020.
  9. "Brasileirão Feminino A2: com entrada do Fortaleza, CBF divulga os grupos" (in Portuguese). Torcedores. January 23, 2020.
  10. "Brasileirão Feminino A2: Vitória das Tabocas-PE desiste da competição" (in Portuguese). Torcedores. February 1, 2020.
  11. "France-Pays Bas et Brésil-Canada á huis clos" (in French). FFF. March 9, 2020.
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