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The following article presents a summary of the 2012 association football season in Brazil, which was the 111th season of competitive football in the country.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

Main article: 2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

The 2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A started on May 20, 2012, and concluded on December 2, 2012.

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Fluminense (C) 38 22 11 5 61 33 +28 77 2013 Copa Libertadores Second Stage
2 Atlético Mineiro 38 20 12 6 64 37 +27 72
3 Grêmio 38 20 11 7 56 33 +23 71 2013 Copa Libertadores First Stage
4 São Paulo 38 20 6 12 59 37 +22 66
5 Vasco da Gama 38 16 10 12 45 44 +1 58
6 Corinthians 38 15 12 11 51 39 +12 57 2013 Copa Libertadores Second Stage[a]
7 Botafogo 38 15 10 13 60 50 +10 55
8 Santos 38 13 14 11 50 44 +6 53
9 Cruzeiro 38 15 7 16 47 51 −4 52
10 Internacional 38 13 13 12 44 40 +4 52
11 Flamengo 38 12 14 12 38 45 −7 50
12 Náutico 38 14 7 17 44 51 −7 49
13 Coritiba 38 14 6 18 53 60 −7 48
14 Ponte Preta 38 12 12 14 37 44 −7 48
15 Bahia 38 11 14 13 37 41 −4 47
16 Portuguesa 38 10 15 13 39 41 −2 45
17 Sport do Recife 38 10 11 17 39 56 −17 41 Relegation to 2013 Série B
18 Palmeiras 38 9 7 22 39 54 −15 34 Copa Libertadores Second Stage and relegation to Série B[b]
19 Atlético Goianiense 38 7 9 22 37 67 −30 30 Relegation to 2013 Série B
20 Figueirense 38 7 9 22 39 72 −33 30
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: UOL.com.br
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd wins; 3rd goal difference; 4th goals scored; 5th head-to-head results; 6th least red cards received; 7th least yellow cards received; 8th draw
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Corinthians is qualified for the second stage of the 2013 Copa Libertadores as the 2012 Copa Libertadores champion.
  2. ^ Palmeiras is qualified for the second stage of the 2013 Copa Libertadores as the 2012 Copa do Brasil champion.

Fluminense declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A champions.

Relegation

The four worst placed teams, which are Sport, Palmeiras, Atlético Goianiense and Figueirense, were relegated to the following year's second level.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série B

Main article: 2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B

The 2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B started on May 19, 2012, and concluded on November 24, 2012.

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Goiás (C, P) 38 23 9 6 75 37 +38 78 Promotion to Série A
2 Criciúma (P) 38 22 7 9 78 57 +21 73
3 Atlético Paranaense (P) 38 21 8 9 65 37 +28 71
4 Vitória (P) 38 21 8 9 59 43 +16 71
5 São Caetano 38 20 11 7 58 38 +20 71
6 Joinville 38 17 9 12 58 40 +18 60
7 Avaí 38 18 5 15 44 42 +2 59
8 América Mineiro 38 16 7 15 63 58 +5 55
9 América de Natal 38 14 12 12 60 61 −1 54
10 Paraná 38 14 9 15 49 46 +3 51
11 Ceará 38 12 11 15 51 52 −1 47
12 ABC 38 11 12 15 50 52 −2 45
13 ASA 38 13 5 20 48 56 −8 44
14 Bragantino 38 12 8 18 45 53 −8 44
15 Boa Esporte 38 11 11 16 51 63 −12 44
16 Guaratinguetá 38 13 4 21 41 63 −22 43
17 CRB (R) 38 12 6 20 47 67 −20 42 Relegation to Série C
18 Guarani (R) 38 10 11 17 36 47 −11 41
19 Ipatinga (R) 38 8 7 23 38 73 −35 31
20 Grêmio Barueri (R) 38 7 9 22 38 69 −31 30
Updated to match(es) played on 24 November 2012. Source: Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd wins; 3rd goal difference; 4th goals scored; 5th head-to-head results; 6th least red cards received; 7th least yellow cards received; 8th draw.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Goiás declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B champions.

Promotion

The four best placed teams, which are Goiás, Criciúma, Atlético Paranaense and Vitória, were promoted to the following year's first level.

Relegation

The four worst placed teams, which are CRB, Guarani, Ipatinga and Grêmio Barueri, were relegated to the following year's third level.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série C

Main article: 2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C

The 2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C started on June 30, 2012, and concluded on December 1, 2012.

The Campeonato Brasileiro Série C final was played between Oeste and Icasa.

Icasa0–0Oeste
Romeirão
Oeste2–0Icasa
Estádio dos Amaros

Oeste declared as the league champions by aggregate score of 2–0.

Promotion

The four best placed teams, which are Oeste, Icasa, Paysandu and Chapecoense, were promoted to the following year's second level.

Relegation

The four worst placed teams, which are Salgueiro, Santo André, Guarany de Sobral and Tupi, were relegated to the following year's fourth level.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série D

Main article: 2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D

The 2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D started on June 23, 2012, and concluded on October 21, 2012.

The Campeonato Brasileiro Série D final was played between CRAC and Sampaio Corrêa.

CRAC1–1Sampaio Corrêa
Estádio Genervino da Fonseca
Sampaio Corrêa2–0CRAC
Castelão

Sampaio Corrêa declared as the league champions by aggregate score of 3–1.

Promotion

The four best placed teams, which are Sampaio Corrêa, CRAC, Baraúnas and Mogi Mirim, were promoted to the following year's third level.

Copa do Brasil

Main article: 2012 Copa do Brasil

The 2012 Copa do Brasil started on March 7, 2012, and concluded on July 11, 2012. The Copa do Brasil final was played between Palmeiras and Coritiba.

Palmeiras2–0Coritiba
Arena Barueri
Coritiba1–1Palmeiras
Couto Pereira

Palmeiras declared as the cup champions by aggregate score of 3–1.

State championship champions

State Champion
Acre (state) Acre Rio Branco-AC
Alagoas Alagoas CRB
Amapá Amapá Oratório
Amazonas (Brazilian state) Amazonas Nacional-AM
Bahia Bahia Bahia
Ceará Ceará Ceará
Federal District (Brazil) Distrito Federal Ceilândia
Espírito Santo Espírito Santo Aracruz
Goiás Goiás Goiás
Maranhão Maranhão Sampaio Corrêa
Mato Grosso Mato Grosso Luverdense
Mato Grosso do Sul Mato Grosso do Sul Águia Negra
Minas Gerais Minas Gerais Atlético Mineiro
Pará Pará Cametá
Paraíba Paraíba Campinense
Paraná (state) Paraná Coritiba
Pernambuco Pernambuco Santa Cruz
Piauí Piauí Parnahyba
Rio de Janeiro (state) Rio de Janeiro Fluminense
Rio Grande do Norte Rio Grande do Norte América-RN
Rio Grande do Sul Rio Grande do Sul Internacional
Rondônia Rondônia Ji-Paraná
Roraima Roraima São Raimundo-RR
Santa Catarina (state) Santa Catarina Avaí
São Paulo (state) São Paulo Santos
Sergipe Sergipe Itabaiana
Tocantins Tocantins Gurupi

Youth competition champions

Competition Champion
Campeonato Brasileiro Sub-17 Internacional
Campeonato Brasileiro Sub-20 Cruzeiro
Copa Brasil Sub-17 (Copa Nacional do Espírito Santo Sub-17)(1) Atlético Paranaense
Copa do Brasil Sub-20 Vitória
Copa Rio Sub-17 Internacional
Copa Santiago de Futebol Juvenil Internacional
Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior Corinthians
Copa Sub-17 de Promissão Figueirense
Taça Belo Horizonte de Juniores Grêmio

(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.

Other competition champions

Competition Champion
Campeonato Paulista do Interior Mogi Mirim
Copa Espírito Santo Desportiva
Copa FGF Juventude
Copa Governador do Mato Grosso Mixto
Copa Paulista de Futebol Noroeste
Copa Pernambuco Santa Cruz
Copa Rio Nova Iguaçu
Copa Santa Catarina Joinville
Taça Minas Gerais Boa Esporte

Brazilian clubs in international competitions

Team 2012 Copa Libertadores 2012 Copa Sudamericana 2012 Recopa Sudamericana 2012 FIFA Club World Cup
Atlético Goianiense N/A Round of 16
eliminated by
Chile Universidad Católica 		N/A N/A
Bahia N/A Second Stage
eliminated by
Brazil São Paulo 		N/A N/A
Botafogo N/A Second Stage
eliminated by
Brazil Palmeiras 		N/A N/A
Corinthians Champions
defeated
Argentina Boca Juniors 		N/A N/A Champions
defeated
England Chelsea
Coritiba N/A Second Stage
eliminated by
Brazil Grêmio 		N/A N/A
Figueirense N/A Second Stage
eliminated by
Brazil Atlético Goianiense 		N/A N/A
Flamengo Eliminated
in the Second Stage 		N/A N/A N/A
Fluminense Quarterfinals
eliminated by
Argentina Boca Juniors 		N/A N/A N/A
Grêmio N/A Quarterfinals
eliminated by
Colombia Millonarios 		N/A N/A
Internacional Round of 16
eliminated by
Brazil Fluminense 		N/A N/A N/A
Palmeiras N/A Round of 16
eliminated by
Colombia Millonarios 		N/A N/A
Santos Semifinals
eliminated by
Brazil Corinthians 		N/A Champions
defeated
Chile Universidad de Chile 		N/A
São Paulo N/A Champions
defeated
Argentina Tigre 		N/A N/A
Vasco da Gama Quarterfinals
eliminated by
Brazil Corinthians 		N/A N/A N/A

Brazil national team

The following table lists all the games played by the Brazilian national team in official competitions and friendly matches during 2012.

February 28, 2012 International friendly Bosnia and Herzegovina  1–2  Brazil St. Gallen, Switzerland
Ibišević 13' Marcelo 4'
Papac 90+1' (o.g.)		 Stadium: AFG Arena
Attendance: 17,500[1]
Referee: Sascha Kever (Switzerland)
May 26, 2012 International friendly Denmark  1–3  Brazil Hamburg, Germany
Bendtner 71' Hulk 8', 40'
Zimling 13' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Imtech Arena
Attendance: 52,000[2]
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
May 30, 2012 International friendly United States  1–4  Brazil Landover, Maryland, United States
20:00 UTC−05 Gomez 45' Neymar 12' (pen.)
Silva 26'
Marcelo 52'
Pato 87'		 Stadium: FedExField
Attendance: 67,619[3]
Referee: Jeffrey Solís (Costa Rica)
June 3, 2012 International friendly Mexico  2–0  Brazil Arlington, Texas, United States
16:06 UTC-3 G. dos Santos 22'
Hernández 33' (pen.)		 Stadium: Cowboys Stadium
Attendance: 84,519[4]
Referee: Silviu Petrescu (Canada)
June 9, 2012 International friendly Brazil  3–4  Argentina East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States
Rômulo 23'
Oscar 56'
Hulk 72'		 Messi 31', 34', 85'
Fernández 76'		 Stadium: MetLife Stadium
Attendance: 81,994[5]
Referee: Jair Marrufo (United States)
August 15, 2012 International friendly Sweden  0–3  Brazil Solna, Sweden
Leandro Damião 32'
Pato 84', 86' (pen.)		 Stadium: Råsunda Stadium
Attendance: 32,781[6]
Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)
September 7, 2012 International friendly Brazil  1–0  South Africa São Paulo, Brazil
Hulk 74' Stadium: Estádio do Morumbi
Attendance: 51,500[7]
Referee: Néstor Pitana (Argentina)
September 10, 2012 International friendly Brazil  8–0  China Recife, Brazil
Ramires 23'
Neymar 26', 54', 60'
Lucas 49'
Hulk 52'
Liu Jianye 70' (o.g.)
Oscar 76' (pen.)		 Stadium: Estádio do Arruda
Attendance: 29,658[8]
Referee: Roberto Silvera (Uruguay)
September 19, 2012 Superclásico
de las Américas		 Brazil  2–1  Argentina Goiânia, Brazil
Paulinho 26'
Neymar 90+4' (pen.)		 Report Martínez 20' Stadium: Estádio Serra Dourada
Attendance: 37,871[9]
Referee: Carlos Amarilla (Paraguay)
October 3, 2012 Superclásico
de las Américas		 Argentina  Canceled  Brazil Resistencia, Argentina
Stadium: Estadio Centenario
Note: The second leg of the 2012 Superclasico de Las Américas was canceled due to a floodlight failure.[10] Both AFA and CBF agreed to play the canceled game at a later date.[11]
October 11, 2012 International friendly Brazil  6–0  Iraq Malmö, Sweden
20:30 (UTC+2) Oscar 22', 27'
Kaká 48'
Hulk 56'
Neymar 75'
Lucas 80'		 Stadium: Swedbank Stadion
Attendance: 14,147[12]
Referee: Martin Hansson (Sweden)
October 16, 2012 International friendly Brazil  4–0  Japan Wrocław, Poland
14:10 (UTC+1) Paulinho 12'
Neymar 25' (pen.), 48'
Kaká 76'		 Stadium: Stadion Miejski
Attendance: 36,000[13]
Referee: Marcin Borski (Poland)
November 14, 2012 International friendly Brazil  1–1  Colombia East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States
19:30 (UTC-3) Neymar 64' Cuadrado 44' Stadium: MetLife Stadium
Attendance: 38,624[14]
Referee: Mark Geiger (United States)
November 21, 2012 Superclásico
de las Américas		 Argentina  2–1
(3 - 4 p)		  Brazil Buenos Aires, Argentina
Scocco 82' (pen.), 90' Report Fred 84' Stadium: La Bombonera
Attendance: 32,000[15]
Referee: Enrique Osses (Chile)
Penalties
Martínez soccer ball with red X
Montillo soccer ball with red X
Domínguez soccer ball with check mark
Scocco soccer ball with check mark
Orión soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with check mark Neves
soccer ball with check mark Jean
soccer ball with red X Carlinhos
soccer ball with check mark Fred
soccer ball with check mark Neymar
Note: The game was originally scheduled to be played on October 3, but it was moved to November 21 due to a floodlight failure.[16]

Women's football

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 2012.

March 24, 2012 International friendly Canada  2–1  Brazil Boston, United States
Christine Sinclair ?', ?' Report Gabriela ?' Stadium: Gillette Stadium
April 3, 2012 Kirin Cup United States  3–0  Brazil Chiba, Japan
Carli Lloyd 18'
Shannon Boxx 23'
Amy Rodriguez 83'		 Report Stadium: Fukuda Denshi Arena
April 5, 2012 Kirin Cup Japan  4–1  Brazil Kobe, Japan
Bagé 16' (o.g.)
Nagasato 58'
Aya Miyama 61'
Yukari Kinga 89'		 Report Francielle 45' Stadium: Home's Stadium
July 11, 2012 International friendly (unofficial match) Kriens Switzerland 0–2  Brazil Fribourg, Switzerland
Report[permanent dead link] Thaisinha ?'
Formiga ?'		 Stadium: Stade Universitaire Saint-Léonard
Referee: Desireé Grudbacher (Switzerland)
July 14, 2012 Matchworld Women's Cup Brazil  2–1  Colombia Châtel-Saint-Denis, Switzerland
Rosana ?'
Formiga ?'		 Report Oriánica Velásquez ?' Stadium: Stade du Lussy
Referee: Jorge Mendez (Switzerland)
July 17, 2012 Matchworld Women's Cup Brazil  2–1  Canada Savièse, Switzerland
Formiga 42'
Grazielle 92'		 Report Christine Sinclair 91' Stadium: Stade Saint-Germain
Referee: Simona Ghisletta (Switzerland)
July 25, 2012 Summer Olympics
Group stage		 Cameroon  0–5  Brazil Cardiff, Wales
18:45 Report[dead link] Francielle 7'
Renata Costa 10'
Marta 73' (pen.), 88'
Cristiane 78'		 Stadium: Millennium Stadium
Referee: Jenny Palmqvist (Sweden)
July 28, 2012 Summer Olympics
Group stage		 New Zealand  0–1  Brazil Cardiff, Wales
14:30 Report Cristiane 86' Stadium: Millennium Stadium
Attendance: 30,103[17]
Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus (Germany)
July 31, 2012 Summer Olympics
Group stage		 Great Britain  1–0  Brazil London, England
19:45 Houghton 2' Report Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 70,584
Referee: Carol Anne Chenard (Canada)
August 3, 2012 Summer Olympics
Quarterfinals		 Brazil  0–2  Japan Cardiff, Wales
17:00 Report Ōgimi 27'
Ohno 73'		 Stadium: Millennium Stadium
Referee: Kirsi Heikkinen (Finland)
December 9, 2012 Torneio Internacional Feminino Brazil  4–0  Portugal São Paulo, Brazil
16:00 Cristiane 8'
Fabiana Baiana 35'
Marta 46'
Giovania 80'		 Report[permanent dead link] Stadium: Estádio do Pacaembu
Referee: Katiucia da Mota Lima (Brazil)
December 13, 2012 Torneio Internacional Feminino Brazil  1–2  Mexico São Paulo, Brazil
21:50 Rosana 14' Report Guajardo 61'
Dominguez 89'		 Stadium: Estádio do Pacaembu
December 16, 2012 Torneio Internacional Feminino Brazil  2–1  Denmark São Paulo, Brazil
16:00 Érika 7'
Débora 87'		 Report Line Hansen 90+2' (penalty) Stadium: Estádio do Pacaembu
December 19, 2011 Torneio Internacional Feminino
Final		 Brazil  2–2  Denmark São Paulo, Brazil
20:50 Andressa 29' (pen.)
Fabiana 45+3'		 Report[permanent dead link] Rasmussen 83'
Pedersen 87'		 Stadium: Estádio do Pacaembu
Referee: Regildenia de Holanda Moura (Brazil)

The Brazil women's national football team competed in the following competitions in 2012:

Competition Performance
Kirin Cup Third place
Summer Olympics Quarterfinals
Torneio Internacional Feminino
Champions

Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino

Main article: 2012 Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino

The 2012 Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino started on March 3, 2012, and concluded on June 10, 2012.

São José1–0Centro Olímpico
Estádio Martins Pereira
Centro Olímpico2–4São José
Estádio do Pacaembu

São José declared as the cup champions by aggregate score of 5–2.

Domestic competition champions

Competition Champion
Campeonato Carioca Vasco da Gama
Campeonato Paulista São José

Brazilian clubs in international competitions

Team 2012 Copa Libertadores Femenina
Foz Cataratas Runners-up
lost to
Chile Colo Colo
São José Third Place
defeated
Brazil Vitória das Tabocas
Vitória das Tabocas Fourth Place
defeated by
Brazil São José

References

  1. ^ "Bosnia-Herzegovina vs. Brazil - 28 February 2012 - Soccerway".
  2. ^ "Denmark vs. Brazil - 26 May 2012 - Soccerway".
  3. ^ "United States vs. Brazil - 31 May 2012 - Soccerway".
  4. ^ "Brazil vs. Mexico - 3 June 2012 - Soccerway".
  5. ^ "Argentina vs. Brazil - 9 June 2012 - Soccerway".
  6. ^ "Sweden vs. Brazil - 15 August 2012 - Soccerway".
  7. ^ "Brazil vs. South Africa - 7 September 2012 - Soccerway".
  8. ^ "Brazil vs. China PR - 11 September 2012 - Soccerway".
  9. ^ "Brazil vs. Argentina - 20 September 2012 - Soccerway".
  10. ^ "Argentina X Brasil é cancelado". Correio do Estado (in Portuguese). October 3, 2012. Archived from the original on December 31, 2012. Retrieved October 4, 2012.
  11. ^ "Brasil e Argentina vão jogar nova partida do Superclássico" (in Portuguese). Veja. October 5, 2012. Archived from the original on October 6, 2012. Retrieved October 8, 2012.
  12. ^ "Brazil vs. Iraq - 11 October 2012 - Soccerway".
  13. ^ "Japan vs. Brazil - 16 October 2012 - Soccerway".
  14. ^ "Brazil vs. Colombia - 15 November 2012 - Soccerway".
  15. ^ "Argentina vs. Brazil - 22 November 2012 - Soccerway".
  16. ^ "Após apagão, Brasil x Argentina é remarcado para novembro". ESPBR (in Portuguese). October 12, 2012. Retrieved October 12, 2012.
  17. ^ "New Zealand – Brazil". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. July 28, 2012. Archived from the original on August 6, 2012. Retrieved July 28, 2012.
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