2021 in Brazilian football

Football in Brazil

Season	2021
Men's football
Série A	Atlético Mineiro
Série B	Botafogo
Série C	Ituano
Série D	Aparecidense
Copa do Brasil	Atlético Mineiro
Supercopa	Flamengo
Women's football
Série A1	Corinthians
Série A2	Red Bull Bragantino
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The following article presents a summary of the 2021 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which was the 120th season of competitive football in the country.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A[]

The 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A started on 29 May 2021 and ended on 9 December 2021.

Atlético Mineiro won the league.

Relegation[]

The four worst placed teams, Grêmio, Bahia, Sport and Chapecoense, were relegated to the following year's second level.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série B[]

The 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B started on 28 May 2021 and ended on 28 November 2021.

Botafogo won the league.

Promotion[]

The four best placed teams, Botafogo, Coritiba, Goiás and Avaí, were promoted to the following year's first level.

Relegation[]

The four worst placed teams, Remo, Vitória, Confiança and Brasil de Pelotas, were relegated to the following year's third level.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série C[]

The 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C started on 29 May 2021 and ended on 20 November 2021.

The Campeonato Brasileiro Série C final was played between Ituano and Tombense.

Ituano won the league after beating Tombense.

Promotion[]

The four best placed teams, Tombense, Ituano, Criciúma and Novorizontino, were promoted to the following year's second level.

Relegation[]

The four worst placed teams, Jacuipense, Paraná, Santa Cruz and Oeste, were relegated to the following year's fourth level.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série D[]

The 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D started on 26 May 2021 and ended on 13 November 2021.

Salgueiro declined to participate in the Série D. They were replaced by Central.^[3]

The Campeonato Brasileiro Série D final was played between Aparecidense and Campinense.

Aparecidense won the league after defeating Campinense.

Promotion[]

The four best placed teams, Aparecidense, Campinense, ABC and Atlético Cearense, were promoted to the following year's third level.

Super cup[]

Supercopa do Brasil[]

The 2021 Supercopa do Brasil was played on 11 April 2021 between Flamengo and Palmeiras.

Flamengo won the super cup after defeating Palmeiras.

Domestic cups[]

Copa do Brasil[]

The 2021 Copa do Brasil started on 9 March 2021 and ended on 15 December 2021. The Copa do Brasil final was played between Athletico Paranaense and Atlético Mineiro.

Atlético Mineiro won the cup after defeating Athletico Paranaense.

Copa do Nordeste[]

The competition featured 16 clubs from the Northeastern region. It started on 27 February 2021 and ended on 8 May 2021. The Copa do Nordeste final was played between Bahia and Ceará.

Bahia won the cup after defeating Ceará.

Copa Verde[]

The competition featured 24 clubs from the North and Central-West regions, including two teams from Espírito Santo. It started on 13 October 2021 and ended on 11 December 2021. The Copa Verde final was played between Vila Nova and Remo.

Remo won the cup after defeating Vila Nova.

State championship champions[]

State	Champions
	Rio Branco
Alagoas	CSA
	Trem
	Manaus
Bahia	Atlético de Alagoinhas
Ceará	Fortaleza
	Brasiliense
	Real Noroeste
Goiás	Grêmio Anápolis
	Sampaio Corrêa
	Cuiabá
	Costa Rica
Minas Gerais	Atlético Mineiro
Pará	Paysandu
Paraíba	Campinense
Paraná	Londrina
Pernambuco	Náutico
	Altos
Rio de Janeiro	Flamengo
	Globo
Rio Grande do Sul	Grêmio
	Porto Velho
	São Raimundo
Santa Catarina	Avaí
São Paulo	São Paulo
	Sergipe
Tocantins	Tocantinópolis

State cup competition champions[]

Youth competition champions[]

⁽¹⁾ The , 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	2021 Copa Libertadores	2021 Copa Sudamericana	2021 Recopa Sudamericana	2021 FIFA Club World Cup
Athletico Paranaense	N/A	Champions defeated Red Bull Bragantino	N/A	N/A
Atlético Goianiense	N/A	Eliminated in the Group Stage	N/A	N/A
Atlético Mineiro	Semi-finals eliminated by Palmeiras	N/A	N/A	N/A
Bahia	N/A	Eliminated in the Group Stage	N/A	N/A
Ceará	N/A	Eliminated in the Group Stage	N/A	N/A
Corinthians	N/A	Eliminated in the Group Stage	N/A	N/A
Flamengo	Runners-up lost to Palmeiras	N/A	N/A	N/A
Fluminense	Quarter-finals eliminated by Barcelona	N/A	N/A	N/A
Grêmio	Third Stage eliminated by Independiente del Valle	Round of 16 eliminated by LDU Quito	N/A	N/A
Internacional	Round of 16 eliminated by Olimpia	N/A	N/A	N/A
Palmeiras	Champions defeated Flamengo	N/A	Runners-up lost to Defensa y Justicia	In the Semi-finals
Red Bull Bragantino	N/A	Runners-up lost to Athletico Paranaense	N/A	N/A
Santos	Eliminated in the Group Stage	Quarter-finals eliminated by Libertad	N/A	N/A
São Paulo	Quarter-finals eliminated by Palmeiras	N/A	N/A	N/A

National team[]

The following table lists all the games played by the Brazilian national team in official competitions and friendly matches during 2021.

FIFA World Cup qualification[]

Brazil  v  Ecuador

4 June	Brazil	2–0	Ecuador	Porto Alegre, Brazil
21:30 UTC−3	Richarlison 65' Neymar 90+4' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Estádio Beira-Rio Attendance: 0 Referee: Alexis Herrera (Venezuela)

Paraguay  v  Brazil

8 June	Paraguay	0–2	Brazil	Asunción, Paraguay
21:30 UTC−3		Report	Neymar 4' Lucas Paquetá 90+3'	Stadium: Estadio Defensores del Chaco Attendance: 0 Referee: Patricio Loustau (Argentina)

Chile  v  Brazil

2 September	Chile	0–1	Brazil	Santiago, Chile
22:00 UTC−3		Report	Éverton Ribeiro 64'	Stadium: Estadio Monumental David Arellano Attendance: 8,853 Referee: Diego Haro (Peru)

Brazil  v  Argentina

5 September	Brazil	0–0 1 Suspended	Argentina	São Paulo, Brazil
16:00 UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Neo Química Arena Referee: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela)

Brazil  v  Peru

9 September	Brazil	2–0	Peru	São Lourenço da Mata, Brazil
21:30 UTC−3	Éverton Ribeiro 15' Neymar 40'	Report		Stadium: Arena Pernambuco Attendance: 0 Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)

Venezuela  v  Brazil

7 October	Venezuela	1–3	Brazil	Caracas, Venezuela
20:30 UTC−3	Ramírez 11'	Report	Marquinhos 71' Gabriel 85' (pen.) Antony 90+5'	Stadium: Olympic Stadium Referee: Kevin Ortega (Peru)

Colombia  v  Brazil

10 October	Colombia	0–0	Brazil	Barranquilla, Colombia
18:00 UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez Referee: Patricio Loustau (Argentina)

Brazil  v  Uruguay

14 October	Brazil	4–1	Uruguay	Manaus, Brazil
21:30 UTC−3	Neymar 10' Raphinha 18', 58' Gabriel 83'	Report	Suárez 77'	Stadium: Arena da Amazônia Referee: Fernando Rapallini (Argentina)

Brazil  v  Colombia

11 November	Brazil	1–0	Colombia	São Paulo, Brazil
21:30 UTC−3	Lucas Paquetá 72'	Report		Stadium: Neo Química Arena Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile)

Argentina  v  Brazil

16 November	Argentina	0–0	Brazil	San Juan, Argentina
20:30 UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario Referee: Andrés Cunha (Uruguay)

Copa América[]

Brazil  v  Venezuela

13 June Group B	Brazil	3–0	Venezuela	Brasília, Brazil
18:00 UTC−3	Marquinhos 23' Neymar 64' (pen.) Gabriel 89'	Report		Stadium: Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha Attendance: 0 Referee: Esteban Ostojich (Uruguay)

Brazil  v  Peru

17 June Group B	Brazil	4–0	Peru	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
21:00 UTC−3	Alex Sandro 12' Neymar 68' Éverton Ribeiro 89' Richarlison 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos Attendance: 0 Referee: Patricio Loustau (Argentina)

Brazil  v  Colombia

23 June Group B	Brazil	2–1	Colombia	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
21:00 UTC−3	Roberto Firmino 78' Casemiro 90+10'	Report	Díaz 10'	Stadium: Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos Attendance: 0 Referee: Néstor Pitana (Argentina)

Brazil  v  Ecuador

27 June Group B	Brazil	1–1	Ecuador	Goiânia, Brazil
18:00 UTC−3	Éder Militão 37'	Report	Mena 53'	Stadium: Estádio Olímpico Pedro Ludovico Attendance: 0 Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile)

Brazil  v  Chile

2 July Quarter-finals	Brazil	1–0	Chile	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
21:00 UTC−3	Lucas Paquetá 46'	Report		Stadium: Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos Attendance: 0 Referee: Patricio Loustau (Argentina)

Brazil  v  Peru

5 July Semi-finals	Brazil	1–0	Peru	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
20:00 UTC−3	Lucas Paquetá 35'	Report		Stadium: Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos Attendance: 0 Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile)

Argentina  v  Brazil

10 July Final	Argentina	1–0	Brazil	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
21:00 UTC−3	Di María 22'	Report		Stadium: Maracanã Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Esteban Ostojich (Uruguay)

Women's football[]

Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1[]

The 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1 started on 17 April 2021 and ended on 26 September 2021.

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

Corinthians won the league after defeating Palmeiras.

Relegation[]

The four worst placed teams, Botafogo, /, and Bahia, were relegated to the following year's second level.

Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A2[]

The 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A2 started on 15 May 2021 and ended on 7 September 2021.

Audax declined to participate in the Série A2. They were replaced by Atlético Goianiense.^[4]
Complying with the guidelines of the CBF, the federations that did not held a women's state league in the 2020 season awarded their 2021 Serie A2 berths to the best placed teams in the 2019 state league not already qualified.^[5] Therefore, (Alagoas), (Bahia), (Espírito Santo), Tiradentes (Piauí), Criciúma (Santa Catarina) and (Sergipe) qualified for the Série A2. Goiás (2019 Campeonato Goiano champions) declined to participate in the Série A2. They were replaced by .^[6] Although Atlético Acreano won the 2019 Campeonato Acreano, the Federação de Futebol do Acre awarded the berth to the runners-up .^[7]

The Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A2 final was played between Red Bull Bragantino and Atlético Mineiro.

Red Bull Bragantino won the league after defeating Atlético Mineiro.

Promotion[]

The four best placed teams, Red Bull Bragantino, Atlético Mineiro, and , were promoted to the following year's first level.

Domestic competition champions[]

State	Champions
	Rio Branco
	CRB
	Ypiranga
	Bahia
	Ceará
	Real Brasília
	Vila Nova/
	Mixto
	Operário
	Atlético Mineiro
	Remo
	Athletico Paranaense
	Náutico
	Flamengo/Marinha
	Internacional
	Real Ariquemes
	São Raimundo
	Kindermann/Avaí
São Paulo	Corinthians
	Estanciano
	Paraíso

State cup competition champions[]

Youth competition champions[]

Brazilian clubs in international competitions[]

Team	2021 Copa Libertadores Femenina
Corinthians	Champions defeated Santa Fe
Ferroviária	Third place defeated Nacional
Kindermann/Avaí	Quarter-finals eliminated by Santa Fe

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 2021.

The Brazil women's national football team competed in the following competitions in 2021:

Friendlies[]

Brazil  v  Russia

11 June	Brazil	3–0	Russia	Cartagena, Spain
21:00 (CEST)	Bruna Benites 41', 63' Andressa Alves 80'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Cartagonova Referee: Miriama Matulová (Slovakia)

Brazil  v  Canada

14 June	Brazil	0–0	Canada	Cartagena, Spain
21:00 (CEST)		Report		Stadium: Estadio Cartagonova Referee: Zuzana Valentová (Slovakia)

Brazil  v  Argentina

17 September	Brazil	3–1	Argentina	Campina Grande, Brazil
16:00 (BRT)	Debinha 37' Nycole Raysla 49' Angelina 58'	Report	Bonsegundo 73'	Stadium: Amigão Attendance: 400 Referee: Deborah Cecília Cruz Correia (Brazil)

Brazil  v  Argentina

20 September	Brazil	4–1	Argentina	João Pessoa, Brazil
16:00 (BRT)	Kerolin 19' Marta 37' Debinha 47' Yasmim 51'	Report	Larroquette 50'	Stadium: Almeidão Attendance: 700 Referee: Thayslane de Melo Costa (Brazil)

Australia  v  Brazil

23 October	Australia	3–1	Brazil	Parramatta, Australia
19:45 (AEDT)	Polkinghorne 38' Fowler 66' van Egmond 80'	Report	Adriana 68'	Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 15,270 Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland)

Australia  v  Brazil

26 October	Australia	2–2	Brazil	Parramatta, Australia
20:00 (AEDT)	Polkinghorne 10' Kerr 53'	Report	Érika 64' Debinha 71'	Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 12,087 Referee: Désirée Grundbacher (Switzerland)

2021 SheBelieves Cup[]

Brazil  v  Argentina

18 February	Brazil	4–1	Argentina	Orlando, United States
16:05 (EST)	Marta 30' (pen.) Debinha 47' Adriana 54' Geyse 84'	Report	Larroquette 60'	Stadium: Exploria Stadium Attendance: 1,119 Referee: Katja Koroleva (United States)

United States  v  Brazil

21 February	United States	2–0	Brazil	Orlando, United States
15:05 (EST)	Press 11' Rapinoe 88'	Report		Stadium: Exploria Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Melissa Borjas (Honduras)

Canada  v  Brazil

24 February	Canada	0–2	Brazil	Orlando, United States
16:05 (EST)		Report	Debinha 15' Julia Bianchi 39'	Stadium: Exploria Stadium Attendance: 1,409 Referee: Danielle Chesky (United States)

2020 Summer Olympics[]

China PR  v  Brazil

21 July Group F	China PR	0–5	Brazil	Rifu, Japan
17:00 (JST)		Report	Marta 9', 74' Debinha 22' Andressa Alves 80' (pen.) Bia Zaneratto 89'	Stadium: Miyagi Stadium Attendance: 1,645 Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)

Netherlands  v  Brazil

24 July Group F	Netherlands	3–3	Brazil	Rifu, Japan
20:00 (JST)	Miedema 3', 59' Janssen 79'	Report	Debinha 17' Marta 64' (pen.) Ludmila 68'	Stadium: Miyagi Stadium Attendance: 2,621 Referee: Kate Jacewicz (Australia)

Brazil  v  Zambia

27 July Group F	Brazil	1–0	Zambia	Saitama, Japan
20:30 (JST)	Andressa Alves 19'	Report		Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Attendance: 0 Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita (Japan)

Canada  v  Brazil

30 July Quarter-finals	Canada	0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	Brazil	Rifu, Japan
17:00 (JST)		Report		Stadium: Miyagi Stadium Attendance: 3,403 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)
	Penalties
	Sinclair Fleming Lawrence Leon Gilles		Marta Debinha Érika Andressa Alves Rafaelle

2021 International Women's Football Tournament[]

Brazil  v  India

25 November	Brazil	6–1	India	Manaus, Brazil
21:00 (AMT)	Debinha 1' Giovana 36' Ary Borges 51', 80' Kerolin 53' Geyse 75'	Report	Manisha 8'	Stadium: Arena da Amazônia Attendance: 3,194 Referee: Daiane Caroline Muniz dos Santos (Brazil)

Brazil  v  Venezuela

28 November	Brazil	4–1	Venezuela	Manaus, Brazil
20:00 (AMT)	Kerolin 19', 39' Gabi Nunes 24' Debinha 45+1'	Report	Villamizar 2'	Stadium: Arena da Amazônia Referee: Charly Wendy Straub Deretti (Brazil)

Brazil  v  Chile

1 December	Brazil	2–0	Chile	Manaus, Brazil
20:00 (AMT)	Kerolin 50' Giovana 83'	Report		Stadium: Arena da Amazônia Referee: Edina Alves Batista (Brazil)

Competition	Performance
SheBelieves Cup	Runners-up
Summer Olympics	Quarter-finals eliminated by Canada
International Women's Football Tournament	Champions

References[]

External links[]

• Brazilian competitions at RSSSF