The Campeonato Brasileiro Sub 20 2008 (Under-20 Brazilian Championship) was the 3rd edition of the annual tournament organized by FGF, the Rio Grande do Sul State Football Federation. Only players 20 years old or younger are allowed to play. The competition was contested by all teams on the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2008, except from Vasco and São Paulo, which were replaced by Corinthians and Juventude. It began on December 8 and the final match was played on December 21, 2008.
The matches were played at four stadiums: Passo D'Areia and PUC Sport Stadium in Porto Alegre; Morada dos Quero-Queros in Alvorada; and Municipal Farroupilha in Alegrete.
After reaching the final for the second time in tournament history, Grêmio won its first title. They beat city rivals Internacional in the semifinal match and then, in the final match, they came back from a 0-1 score against Sport to win the tournament.
Results
First stage
Group 1 TeamPtsPWDLGFGAGD1Náutico943016332Grêmio74211133103Coritiba742118354Botafogo4411216-55Corinthians14013113-12 NAUGRECTBBOTCORNáutico ||— ||1-0 ||0-2 ||3-0 ||2-1Grêmio ||0-1 ||— ||2-2 ||3-0 ||7-0Coritiba ||2-0 ||2-2 ||— ||0-1 ||4-0Botafogo ||0-3 ||0-3 ||1-0 ||— ||0-0Corinthians ||1-2 ||0-7 ||0-4 ||0-0 ||—
Group 2 TeamPtsPWDLGFGAGD1Goiás742118622Santos7421169-33Vitória641307524Juventude541217435Cruzeiro1401348-12 GOISANVITJUVCRUGoiás ||— ||2-3 ||2-2 ||2-0 ||2-1Santos ||3-2 ||— ||1-1 ||0-5 ||2-1Vitória ||2-2 ||1-1 ||— ||1-1 ||3-1Juventude ||0-2 ||5-0 ||1-1 ||— ||1-1Cruzeiro ||1-2 ||1-2 ||1-3 ||1-1 ||—
Group 3 TeamPtsPWDLGFGAGD1Ipatinga742115412Palmeiras641305323Figueirense641305414Fluminense3403167-15Atlético Mineiro2402236-3 IPAPALFIGFLUCAMIpatinga ||— ||0-2 ||1-1 ||2-1 ||2-0Palmeiras ||2-0 ||— ||0-0 ||1-1 ||2-2Figueirense ||1-1 ||0-0 ||— ||3-3 ||1-0Fluminense ||1-2 ||1-1 ||3-3 ||— ||1-1Atlético Mineiro ||0-2 ||2-2 ||0-1 ||1-1 ||—
Group 4 TeamPtsPWDLGFGAGD1Internacional943019362Sport6420256-13Portuguesa6420245-14Atlético Paranaense4411223-15Flamengo4411247-3 INTSPTPORCAPFLAInternacional ||— ||3-0 ||0-2 ||2-0 ||4-1Sport ||0-3 ||— ||3-0 ||0-2 ||2-1Portuguesa ||2-0 ||0-3 ||— ||1-0 ||1-2Atlético Paranaense ||0-2 ||2-0 ||0-1 ||— ||0-0Flamengo ||1-4 ||1-2 ||2-1 ||0-0 ||—
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Third-place match
Final
Campeonato Brasileiro Sub 202008 WinnersGrêmioFirst Title
References