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.
América Mineiro Athletico Paranaense Atlético Goianiense Atlético Mineiro Bahia Ceará Chapecoense Corinthians Cuiabá Flamengo Fluminense Fortaleza Grêmio Internacional Juventude Palmeiras Red Bull Bragantino Santos São Paulo Sport
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.
Avaí Botafogo Brasil de Pelotas Brusque Confiança Coritiba CRB Cruzeiro CSA Goiás Guarani Londrina Náutico Operário Ferroviário Ponte Preta Remo Sampaio Corrêa Vasco da Gama Vila Nova Vitória
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.
Altos Botafogo (PB) Botafogo (SP) Criciúma Ferroviário Figueirense Floresta Ituano Jacuipense Manaus Mirassol Novorizontino Oeste Paraná Paysandu Santa Cruz São José (RS) Tombense Volta Redonda Ypiranga
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.
4 de Julho ABC Águia Negra Aimoré América de Natal Aparecidense Aquidauanense ASA Atlético Acreano Atlético Cearense Atlético de Alagoinhas Bahia de Feira Bangu Boa Esporte Boavista Brasiliense Caldense Campinense FC Cascavel Castanhal Caucaia Caxias Central Cianorte Esportivo Fast Clube Ferroviária Galvez Gama GAS Goianésia Guarany de Sobral Imperatriz Inter de Limeira Itabaiana Jaraguá Joinville Juazeirense Juventude Samas Juventus Madureira Marcílio Dias Moto Club Murici Nova Mutum Palmas Paragominas Patrocinense Penarol Picos Porto Velho Portuguesa (SP) Real Ariquemes Retrô Rio Branco (ES) Rio Branco (PR) Rio Branco de Venda Nova Santana Santo André São Bento São Raimundo (RR) Sergipe Sousa Tocantinópolis Treze Uberlândia União Rondonópolis Ypiranga (AP)
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 StateChampions AcreRio Branco AlagoasCSA AmapáTrem AmazonasManaus BahiaAtlético de Alagoinhas CearáFortaleza Distrito FederalBrasiliense Espírito SantoReal Noroeste GoiásGrêmio Anápolis MaranhãoSampaio Corrêa Mato GrossoCuiabá Mato Grosso do SulCosta Rica Minas GeraisAtlético Mineiro ParáPaysandu ParaíbaCampinense ParanáLondrina PernambucoNáutico PiauíAltos Rio de JaneiroFlamengo Rio Grande do NorteGlobo Rio Grande do SulGrêmio RondôniaPorto Velho RoraimaSão Raimundo Santa CatarinaAvaí São PauloSão Paulo SergipeSergipe TocantinsTocantinópolis
State cup competition champions CompetitionChampionsCopa AlagoasASACopa Espírito SantoNova VenéciaCopa Fares LopesIcasaCopa FGFGlóriaCopa FMF (MA)TuntumCopa FMF (MT)União RondonópolisCopa PaulistaSão BernardoCopa RioPérolas NegrasCopa Santa CatarinaFigueirense
Youth competition champions CompetitionChampionsCampeonato Brasileiro de AspirantesGrêmioCampeonato Brasileiro Sub-20InternacionalCopa do Brasil Sub-20CoritibaSupercopa do Brasil Sub-20InternacionalCampeonato Brasileiro Sub-17FlamengoCopa do Brasil Sub-17(1)FlamengoSupercopa do Brasil Sub-17FlamengoCopa RS de Futebol Sub-20CancelledCopa Santiago de Futebol JuvenilCancelledCopa São Paulo de Futebol JúniorCancelled
(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
Team2021 Copa Libertadores2021 Copa Sudamericana2021 Recopa Sudamericana2021 FIFA Club World CupAthletico ParanaenseN/AChampions Red Bull BragantinoN/AN/AAtlético GoianienseN/AEliminatedin the Group StageN/AN/AAtlético MineiroSemi-finals PalmeirasN/AN/AN/ABahiaN/AEliminatedin the Group StageN/AN/ACearáN/AEliminatedin the Group StageN/AN/ACorinthiansN/AEliminatedin the Group StageN/AN/AFlamengoRunners-up PalmeirasN/AN/AN/AFluminenseQuarter-finals BarcelonaN/AN/AN/AGrêmioThird Stage Independiente del ValleRound of 16 LDU QuitoN/AN/AInternacionalRound of 16 OlimpiaN/AN/AN/APalmeirasChampions FlamengoN/ARunners-up Defensa y JusticiaRunners-up ChelseaRed Bull BragantinoN/ARunners-up Athletico ParanaenseN/AN/ASantosEliminatedin the Group StageQuarter-finals LibertadN/AN/ASão PauloQuarter-finals PalmeirasN/AN/AN/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
1. The match was suspended after Anvisa stopped it after 5 minutes at 0–0 accusing four Argentine players of violating the COVID quarantine rules. On 14 February 2022, FIFA annulled the match being initially rescheduled to September 2022 at a location to be defined by the CBF. Finally the match was cancelled by FIFA on 16 August 2022.
Copa América
CompetitionPerformanceCopa AméricaRunners-up
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.
Bahia Botafogo Corinthians Cruzeiro Ferroviária Flamengo/Marinha Grêmio Internacional Kindermann/Avaí Minas/ICESP Napoli Palmeiras Real Brasília Santos São José São Paulo
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, Minas/ICESP, Napoli 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.
Aliança América de Natal América Mineiro Assermurb Athletico Paranaense Atlético Goianiense Atlético Mineiro Botafogo (PB) Brasil de Farroupilha Ceará CEFAMA Chapecoense CRESSPOM Criciúma ESMAC Fluminense Fortaleza Iranduba JC Juventude (BA) Mixto Náutico Oratório Paraíso Ponte Preta Real Ariquemes Red Bull Bragantino Santos Dumont São Raimundo (RR) SERC/UCDB Sport Tiradentes UDA Vasco da Gama Vila Nova (ES) Vitória
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, ESMAC and CRESSPOM, were promoted to the following year's first level.
Domestic competition champions StateChampions AcreRio Branco AlagoasCRB AmapáYpiranga Amazonas3B da Amazônia BahiaBahia CearáCeará Distrito FederalReal Brasília Espírito SantoVila Nova GoiásVila Nova/UNIVERSO MaranhãoCancelled Mato GrossoMixto Mato Grosso do SulOperário Minas GeraisAtlético Mineiro ParáRemo ParaíbaVF4 ParanáAthletico Paranaense PernambucoNáutico PiauíTeresina Rio de JaneiroFlamengo/Marinha Rio Grande do NorteUnião Rio Grande do SulInternacional RondôniaReal Ariquemes RoraimaSão Raimundo Santa CatarinaKindermann/Avaí São PauloCorinthians SergipeEstanciano TocantinsParaíso
State cup competition champions CompetitionChampionsCopa Paulista de Futebol FemininoPalmeiras
Youth competition champions CompetitionChampionsCampeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Sub-18São PauloCampeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Sub-16Corinthians
Brazilian clubs in international competitions
Team2021 Copa Libertadores FemeninaCorinthiansChampions Santa FeFerroviáriaThird place NacionalKindermann/AvaíQuarter-finals 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
2021 SheBelieves Cup
2020 Summer Olympics
2021 International Women's Football Tournament
CompetitionPerformanceSheBelieves CupRunners-upSummer OlympicsQuarter-finalseliminated by CanadaInternational Women's Football TournamentChampions
References
External links Brazilian competitions at RSSSF