The 2025 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C was a football competition held in Brazil, equivalent to the third division. It began on 12 April and ended on 25 October 2025.
Twenty teams competed in the tournament, twelve returning from the 2024 season, four promoted from the 2024 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D (Anápolis, Itabaiana, Maringá and Retrô) and four relegated from the 2024 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B (Brusque, Ituano, Guarani and Ponte Preta).
Format The first stage had one group where each team played the other teams in a single round-robin tournament. The top eight teams advanced to the second stage, while the bottom four were relegated. In the second stage, the teams were divided into two groups of four teams each. Each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The top two teams of each group were promoted to the Série B, while the group winners advanced to the finals.
Teams
Pos.Relegated from 2024 Série B17thPonte Preta18thItuano19thBrusque20thGuaraniPos.Promoted from 2024 Série D1stRetrô2ndAnápolis3rdMaringá4thItabaiana
Number of teams by state Numberof teams State Team(s)4 Guarani, Ituano, Ponte Preta and São Bernardo2 Londrina and Maringá Náutico and Retrô Caxias and Ypiranga Brusque and Figueirense Confiança and Itabaiana1 CSA Floresta Anápolis Tombense Botafogo-PB ABC
Stadiums and locations Team Home city State Stadium Capacity ABC Natal Frasqueirão 18,000 Anápolis Anápolis Jonas Duarte 14,000 Botafogo-PB João Pessoa Almeidão 25,770 Brusque Brusque Augusto Bauer 5,000 Caxias Caxias do Sul Centenário 22,132 Confiança Aracaju Batistão 15,575 CSA Maceió Rei Pelé 17,126 Figueirense Florianópolis Orlando Scarpelli 19,584 Floresta Fortaleza Presidente Vargas 20,262 Guarani Campinas Brinco de Ouro 29,130 Itabaiana Itabaiana Etelvino Mendonça 12,000 Ituano Itu Novelli Júnior 18,560 Londrina Londrina Estádio do Café 31,000 Maringá Maringá Willie Davids 16,226 Náutico Recife Aflitos 22,856 Ponte Preta Campinas Moisés Lucarelli 19,728 Retrô Camaragibe Arena Pernambuco 44,300 São Bernardo São Bernardo do Campo 1º de Maio 15,159 Tombense Tombos Almeidão 3,050 Ypiranga Erechim Colosso da Lagoa 22,000
Personnel and kits TeamHead coachCaptainKit manufacturerKit main sponsorABC Jonydei Tostão (caretaker) Bruno BispoDiadoraZeroUm, Nota PotiguarAnápolis Gabardo Júnior PaulinhoKelmeBrejeiro, ZeroUmBotafogo-PB Evaristo Piza Wendel LomarKappaLoccel, ZeroUmBrusque Bernardo Franco Alex RuanFintaHAVAN, ZeroUmCaxias Júnior Rocha Tomas BastosBravo 35Banrisul, ZeroUm, Postos SIMConfiança Luizinho Vieira ValdoSuper BollaBanese Card, MC Games BetCSA Higo Magalhães CamachoAzulãoBETesporte, Governo de AlagoasFigueirense Elio Sizenando LiggerVolt SportGrupo Liderança, Dalla CervejariaFloresta Leston Júnior ÍcaroGolaçoZeroUmGuarani Matheus Costa Alan SantosKappaÚnica Saúde, ASA Alumínio, ZeroUmItabaiana Gilson Kleina BetãoRobracBanese Card, ZeroUmItuano Mazola Júnior Bruno SilvaAlluri SportsZeroUm, HARAS Coração de CavaloLondrina Roger Silva WallaceMaxRunOnilX, RefrikoMaringá Rodrigo Chipp Ronald CarvalhoMaringáCresol, Tayayá, UniCesumarNáutico Hélio dos Anjos ViníciusDiadoraEsportes da Sorte, CONSERT, CIMEDPonte Preta Marcelo Fernandes ÉlvisDiadoraGingaBet, DESKTOPRetrô Jamesson Andrade (caretaker) FabinhoLWGA CompanyUNIBRASão Bernardo Ricardo Catalá Hélder MacielMagnumMagnum Bank, Zona de JogoTombense Marcelo Chamusca Roger CarvalhoVettorNoneYpiranga Raul Cabral Zé CarlosClanelBanrisul, Aurora, Cavaletti Notes
Coaching changes TeamOutgoing head coachManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming head coachDate of appointmentRefABC Roberto FonsecaMutual agreement28 August 2024Pre-season Ney Franco15 November 2024Figueirense João BurseSacked30 August 2024 Thiago Carvalho25 November 2024Floresta Marcelo CaboContract ended2 September 2024 Marcelo Chamusca13 December 2024Confiança Mazola JúniorMutual agreement3 September 2024 Waguinho Dias23 September 2024Náutico Bruno PivettiSigned by CRB6 September 2024 Marquinhos Santos28 September 2024Caxias Thiago GomesSacked22 September 2024 Luizinho Vieira24 September 2024Retrô Itamar SchülleContract ended1 October 2024 Dico Woolley1 October 2024Botafogo-PB Evaristo PizaSacked8 October 2024 João Burse3 November 2024Ypiranga Thiago CarvalhoResigned20 October 2024 Matheus Costa23 October 2024Ponte Preta João BrigattiMoved to coordinator role22 November 2024 Alberto Valentim26 November 2024Ituano Chico EliasEnd of caretaker spell24 November 2024 Vinicius Munhoz18 December 2024Brusque Marcelo CaboContract ended25 November 2024 Filipe Gouveia6 January 2025Guarani Allan AalMutual agreement Maurício Souza4 December 2024Retrô Dico WoolleySacked12 January 2025State leagues Evaristo Piza17 January 2025Ituano Vinicius Munhoz13 February 2025 Chico Elias (caretaker)14 February 2025ABC Ney Franco24 February 2025 Evaristo Piza27 February 2025Ituano Chico EliasEnd of caretaker spell Mazola Júnior24 February 2025Retrô Evaristo PizaMutual agreement27 February 2025 Wíres Souza (caretaker)1 March 2025Floresta Marcelo ChamuscaSacked5 March 2025 Leston Júnior6 March 2025Retrô Wíres SouzaEnd of caretaker spell2 April 2025 Milton Mendes27 March 2025Botafogo-PB João BurseSacked Antônio Carlos Zago7 April 2025Náutico Marquinhos Santos14 April 202517th Hélio dos Anjos15 April 2025Caxias Luizinho Vieira22 April 20259th Júnior Rocha22 April 2025Guarani Maurício Souza19th Marcelo Cordeiro (caretaker)Confiança Waguinho Dias28 April 202514th Luizinho Vieira28 April 2025Figueirense Thiago Carvalho17th Pintado29 April 2025Guarani Marcelo CordeiroEnd of caretaker spell29 April 202520th Marcelo Fernandes30 April 2025Retrô Milton MendesSacked11 May 202515th Wíres Souza11 May 2025Botafogo-PB Antônio Carlos Zago12 May 202513th Márcio Fernandes12 May 2025Itabaiana Roberto Cavalo2 June 202517th Gilson Kleina4 June 2025Londrina Claudinei OliveiraResigned4 June 20255th Roger Silva7 June 2025Anápolis Ângelo LuizSacked17 June 202520th Gabardo Júnior18 June 2025Retrô Wíres Souza20 June 202517th Itamar Schülle21 June 2025ABC Evaristo Piza30 June 202515th Rodrigo Santana2 July 2025Botafogo-PB Márcio Fernandes2 July 202517th Zé Carlos (caretaker)7 July 2025 Zé CarlosEnd of caretaker spell8 July 2025 Evaristo Piza8 July 2025Brusque Filipe GouveiaMutual agreement10 July 202511th Bernardo Franco10 July 2025Tombense Raul CabralSacked13 July 202517th Marcelo Chamusca13 July 2025Guarani Marcelo Fernandes26 July 202512th Matheus Costa28 July 2025CSA Higo Magalhães27 July 20259th Márcio FernandesYpiranga Matheus CostaResigned6th Raul CabralMaringá Jorge CastilhoSacked31 July 202513th Cyro Bueno (caretaker)2 August 2025 Cyro BuenoEnd of caretaker spell4 August 2025 Rodrigo Chipp4 August 2025Ponte Preta Alberto ValentimSigned by América Mineiro11 August 20253rd Marcelo Fernandes12 August 2025Figueirense PintadoSacked17th Elio Sizenando13 August 2025CSA Márcio FernandesMutual agreement12 August 20259th Higo MagalhãesRetrô Itamar SchülleSacked18 August 202519th Jamesson Andrade (caretaker)18 August 2025ABC Rodrigo Santana18th Jonydei Tostão (caretaker) Notes
First stage In the first stage, each team played the other nineteen teams in a single round-robin tournament. The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, the following criteria would be used to determine the ranking: 1. Wins; 2. Goal difference; 3. Goals scored; 4. Fewest red cards; 5. Fewest yellow cards; 6. Draw in the headquarters of the Brazilian Football Confederation (Regulations Article 16).
The top eight teams advanced to the second stage, while the bottom four were relegated to Série D.
Group A
Results
Second stage In the second stage, each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, the following criteria would be used to determine the ranking: 1. Wins; 2. Goal difference; 3. Goals scored; 4. Head-to-head (if the tie was only between two teams); 5. Fewest red cards; 6. Fewest yellow cards; 7. Draw in the headquarters of the Brazilian Football Confederation (Regulations Article 20).
The top two teams of each group were promoted to the Série B. Group winners advanced to the finals.
Group B
Results
Group C
Results
Finals The finals were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the higher-seeded team hosting the second leg. If tied on aggregate, the away goals rule would not be used, extra time would not be played, and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the champions (Regulations Article 21).
The finalists were seeded according to their performance in the tournament. The teams were ranked according to overall points. If tied on overall points, the following criteria would be used to determine the ranking: 1. Overall wins; 2. Overall goal difference; 3. Draw in the headquarters of the Brazilian Football Confederation (Regulations Article 22).
The matches were played on 18 and 25 October 2025.
Matches
Top goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Iago TelesLondrina8 Jonas ToróPonte Preta3 Diego MathiasBrusque7 ÉlvisPonte Preta5 Bruno SantosGuarani6 MaranhãoMaringá Tiago MarquesCSA
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