In 2012, the Campeonato Brasileiro Série D, the fourth division of the Brazilian League, was contested for the fourth time. Forty clubs competed, four of which eventually qualified for the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C to be contested in 2013.
Competition format The 40 teams were divided in eight groups of 5, playing in a double round-robin format. The two best ranked in each group at the end of 10 rounds qualified for the second stage, which was played in home-and-away system. Winners advanced to the third stage. These quarterfinal winners were promoted to the Série C 2013. According to the playoff structure, one team from each "mini-tournament" was promoted.https://brasileiroseried.blogspot.com/2011/05/quatro-torneios-quem-sobe.html
Participating teams StateTeamQualification method AcreAtlético Acreano 2012 Campeonato Acreano best record Note AC AlagoasCSA2012 Campeonato Alagoano best record AmapáSantos-AP2011 Campeonato Amapaense runners-up Note AP AmazonasPenarol 2011 Campeonato Amazonense champions BahiaFeirense2012 Campeonato Baiano best recordVitória da Conquista2011 Copa Governador do Estado da Bahia champions CearáHorizonte 2012 Campeonato Cearense best record Distrito FederalCeilândia2012 Campeonato Brasiliense best recordSobradinho2012 Campeonato Brasiliense 3rd best record Note TO Espírito SantoAracruz 2012 Campeonato Capixaba champions GoiásCRAC 2012 Campeonato Goiano best recordAA Aparecidense2012 Campeonato Goiano 3rd best record Note GO MaranhãoSampaio Corrêa 2011 Campeonato Maranhense champions Mato GrossoMixto 2012 Campeonato Matogrossense best record Mato Grosso do SulCENE2011 Campeonato Sul-Matogrossense champions Minas GeraisNacional-MG 2012 Campeonato Mineiro best record Guarani-MG 2012 Campeonato Mineiro 2nd best record ParáRemo2012 Campeonato Paraense 2nd best record Note PA ParaíbaSousa2012 Campeonato Paraibano best record ParanáArapongas2012 Campeonato Paranaense best record Cianorte2012 Campeonato Paranaense 2nd best record PernambucoPetrolina 2012 Campeonato Pernambucano best record Ypiranga-PE 2012 Campeonato Pernambucano 2nd best record PiauíComercial-PI 2011 Campeonato Piauiense champion Rio de JaneiroVolta Redonda2012 Campeonato Carioca 2nd best recordNote RJ Friburguense2011 Copa Rio runner-up Rio Grande do NorteBaraúnas 2012 Campeonato Potiguar best record Rio Grande do SulJuventude2011 Copa FGF championsCerâmica2012 Campeonato Gaúcho 6th best record Note RS RondôniaVilhena2012 Campeonato Rondoniense champions RoraimaNáutico-RR Roraima qualifiers 2012 São PauloMogi Mirim2012 Campeonato Paulista best record Mirassol 2012 Campeonato Paulista 2nd best record Santa CatarinaMetropolitano2012 Campeonato Catarinense best record Concórdia2011 Copa Santa Catarina 5th SergipeItabaiana2012 Campeonato Sergipano champions Tocantins (all teams withdrew)2011 Campeonato Tocantinense champions Araguaína2011 Série C Group A 5thCampinense2011 Série C Group B 5th Marília2011 Série C Group C 5thBrasil de Pelotas2011 Série C Group D 5th Notes: Acre: Atlético Acreano replaced Rio Branco-AC. Amapá:Santos-AP replaced Trem. Goias:Associação Atlética Aparecidense replaced Itumbiara. Pará: Remo replaced Cametá Sport Club. Rio Grande do Sul: Cerâmica replaced Veranópolis Esporte Clube, Novo Hamburgo, São José (PA), Pelotas and Lajeadense. Rio de Janeiro:Volta Redonda replaced Resende. Santa Catarina:Concórdia replaced Brusque and Metropolitano. Concórdia qualified as last placed team. Tocantins: All Tocantins-based teams withdrew. Since Tocantins was already allocated a berth in Group 5 the berth passed on to Goias. No Goias-based team wanted the berth so it passed on to the Federal District.
First stage Key to colours in group tablesGroup winners, runners-up advance to the Round of 16Teams eliminated from the competition
Group 1 (AC-AM-PA-RO-RR) Team Remo85122016+416 Vilhena 85031710+715 Atlético Acreano84131915+413 Penarol8305161609 Náutico-RR8206924−156
Group 2 (AP-MA-MT-PI-TO) Team Sampaio Corrêa8800252+2324 Mixto 8332139+412 Comercial-PI8224613-751 Santos-AP8143916-741 Araguaína 8035417−133 1 Three points deducted for use of irregular player.
Group 3 (CE-PB-PE-RN) Team Baraúnas8431127+5 15 Campinense8 422118+3 14 Horizonte 8 34195+4 13 Ypiranga-PE8 2241315−2 8 Petrolina 8 035 919−103
Group 4 (AL-BA-PB-SE) Team CSA 8620153 +12 20 Sousa 8 341 7 5+2 13 Feirense 8 323912-3 11 Itabaiana 81 34510−5 6 Vitória da Conquista811 6 713−6 4
Group 5 (DF-GO-MS) Team CRAC 8 4 31159+6 15 Ceilândia8 4 22 14 14 0 14 CENE8 41 3 1711+6 13 Aparecidense8 31 4 1115 −4 10 Sobradinho8035 8 16 −83
Group 6 (ES-MG-RJ) Team Friburguense 8 440134+916 Nacional-MG 8 341 75+213 Aracruz 8 2 33 57 -2 9 Volta Redonda 8 2245 6−18 Guarani-MG 8 13 4311−86
Group 7 (PR-RS-SC-SP) Team Cianorte 8 530144+1018 Mogi Mirim8 341107 +3 13 Cerâmica 832 310 7 +3 11 Marília 8 143 715−8 7 Concórdia 8116715−84
Group 8 (PR-RS-SC-SP) Team Metropolitano 8 4228 7 +1 14 Juventude8332 74+312 Arapongas8 24 26 60 10 Brasil de Pelotas 8 23367−19 Mirassol8 1428 11 −37
Final Stage
* Promoted to 2013 Série C.
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