Football in Brazil
Season2015
Men's football
Série ACorinthians
Série BBotafogo
Série CVila Nova
Série DBotafogo-SP
Copa do BrasilPalmeiras
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The following article presents a summary of the 2015 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which iwas the 114th season of competitive football in the country.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

Main article: 2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

The 2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A started on May 9, 2015, and concluded on December 6, 2015.

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Corinthians (C) 38 24 9 5 71 31 +40 81 2016 Copa Libertadores second stage[a]
2 Atlético Mineiro 38 21 6 11 65 47 +18 69
3 Grêmio 38 20 8 10 52 32 +20 68
4 São Paulo 38 18 8 12 53 47 +6 62 2016 Copa Libertadores first stage
5 Internacional 38 17 9 12 39 38 +1 60 2016 Copa do Brasil round of 16[b]
6 Sport Recife 38 15 14 9 53 38 +15 59 2016 Copa Sudamericana second stage[c]
7 Santos 38 16 10 12 59 41 +18 58
8 Cruzeiro 38 15 10 13 44 35 +9 55
9 Palmeiras 38 15 8 15 60 51 +9 53 2016 Copa Libertadores second stage[a]
10 Atlético Paranaense 38 14 9 15 43 48 −5 51 2016 Copa Sudamericana second stage[c]
11 Ponte Preta 38 13 12 13 41 40 +1 51
12 Flamengo 38 15 4 19 45 53 −8 49
13 Fluminense 38 14 5 19 40 49 −9 47
14 Chapecoense 38 12 11 15 34 44 −10 47
15 Coritiba 38 11 11 16 31 42 −11 44
16 Figueirense 38 11 10 17 36 50 −14 43
17 Avaí (R) 38 11 9 18 38 60 −22 42 Relegation to 2016 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
18 Vasco da Gama (R) 38 10 11 17 28 54 −26 41
19 Goiás (R) 38 10 8 20 39 49 −10 38
20 Joinville (R) 38 7 10 21 26 48 −22 31
Source: Soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results; 6) least red cards received; 7) least yellow cards received; 8) draw.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Palmeiras has a berth guaranteed to the second stage as the 2015 Copa do Brasil champions.
  2. ^ Since a Brazilian team didn't win the 2015 Copa Libertadores, an additional berth to the 2016 Copa do Brasil round of 16 will be given to the best team not qualified to the 2016 Copa Libertadores, the fifth-placed Internacional.
  3. ^ a b Teams will enter in the 2016 Copa Sudamericana if they do not reach the 2016 Copa do Brasil round of 16. Also, the 2015 Copa Verde champion (Cuiabá) and the 2016 Copa do Nordeste champion have a guaranteed berth.

Corinthians won the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.

Relegation

The four worst placed teams, which are Avaí, Vasco da Gama, Goiás and Joinville, were relegated to the following year's second level.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série B

Main article: 2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B

The 2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B started on May 8, 2015, and concluded on November 28, 2015.

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Botafogo (P, C) 38 21 9 8 60 30 +30 72 Promoted to 2016 Série A
2 Santa Cruz (P) 38 20 7 11 63 43 +20 67
3 Vitória (P) 38 19 9 10 58 40 +18 66
4 América-MG (P) 38 19 8 11 55 39 +16 65
5 Náutico 38 18 9 11 49 42 +7 63
6 Bragantino 38 19 3 16 56 56 0 60
7 Paysandu 38 17 9 12 49 40 +9 60
8 Sampaio Corrêa 38 15 13 10 51 43 +8 58
9 Bahia 38 15 13 10 48 41 +7 58
10 Luverdense 38 15 9 14 46 40 +6 54
11 CRB 38 15 9 14 47 45 +2 54
12 Criciúma 38 12 13 13 36 41 −5 49
13 Paraná 38 12 11 15 39 43 −4 47
14 Atlético Goianiense 38 11 13 14 36 46 −10 46
15 Ceará 38 12 9 17 42 50 −8 45
16 Oeste 38 10 14 14 37 45 −8 44
17 Macaé (R) 38 10 13 15 46 54 −8 43 Relegated to 2016 Série C
18 ABC (R) 38 6 14 18 41 64 −23 32
19 Boa Esporte (R) 38 7 10 21 34 54 −20 31
20 Mogi Mirim (R) 38 4 11 23 32 69 −37 23
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Botafogo won the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B.

Promotion

The four best placed teams, which are Botafogo, Santa Cruz, Vitória and América-MG, were promoted to the following year's first level.

Relegation

The four worst placed teams, which are Macaé, ABC, Boa Esporte and Mogi Mirim, were relegated to the following year's third level.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série C

Main article: 2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C

The 2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C started on May 16, 2015, and concluded on November 21, 2015.

The Campeonato Brasileiro Série C final was played between Londrina and Vila Nova.

Londrina1–0Vila Nova
Estádio do Café
Vila Nova4–1Londrina
Estádio Serra Dourada

Vila Nova won the league after beating Londrina by aggregate score of 4–2.

Promotion

The four best placed teams, which are Vila Nova, Londrina, Tupi and Brasil de Pelotas, were promoted to the following year's second level.

Relegation

The four worst placed teams, which are Águia de Marabá, Madureira, Caxias and Icasa, were relegated to the following year's fourth level.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série D

Main article: 2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D

The 2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D started on July 12, 2015, and concluded on November 14, 2015.

The Campeonato Brasileiro Série D final was played between Botafogo-SP and Ríver-PI.

Botafogo-SP3–2Ríver
Estádio Santa Cruz
Ríver0–0Botafogo-SP
Estádio Albertão

Botafogo-SP won the league after beating Ríver by aggregate score of 3–2.

Promotion

The four best placed teams, which are Botafogo-SP, Ríver, Remo and Ypiranga de Erechim, were promoted to the following year's third level.

Domestic cups

Copa do Brasil

Main article: 2015 Copa do Brasil

The 2015 Copa do Brasil started on February 8, 2015, and concluded on December 2, 2015. The Copa do Brasil final was played between Palmeiras and Santos.

Santos1–0Palmeiras
Vila Belmiro
Palmeiras2–1Santos
Penalties
4–3
Allianz Parque

Palmeiras won the cup after beating Santos 4–3 on penalties.

Copa do Nordeste

Main article: 2015 Copa do Nordeste

The competition featured 20 clubs from the Northeastern region, including for the first time the Maranhão and Piauí champions and runners-up. Ceará beat Bahia in the final with a 3–1 aggregate score.

Copa Verde

Main article: 2015 Copa Verde

The competition featured 16 clubs from the North and Central-West regions, including the Espírito Santo champions. Mato Grosso's team Cuiabá defeated Pará's team Remo 6–5 on aggregate score.

State championship champions

State Champion
Acre (state) Acre Rio Branco-AC
Alagoas Alagoas CRB
Amapá Amapá Santos-AP
Amazonas (Brazilian state) Amazonas Nacional
Bahia Bahia Bahia
Ceará Ceará Fortaleza
Federal District (Brazil) Distrito Federal Gama
Espírito Santo Espírito Santo Rio Branco-ES
Goiás Goiás Goiás
Maranhão Maranhão Imperatriz
Mato Grosso Mato Grosso Cuiabá
Mato Grosso do Sul Mato Grosso do Sul Comercial-MS
Minas Gerais Minas Gerais Atlético Mineiro
Pará Pará Remo
Paraíba Paraíba Campinense
Paraná (state) Paraná Operário-PR
Pernambuco Pernambuco Santa Cruz
Piauí Piauí Ríver-PI
Rio de Janeiro (state) Rio de Janeiro Vasco da Gama
Rio Grande do Norte Rio Grande do Norte América-RN
Rio Grande do Sul Rio Grande do Sul Internacional
Rondônia Rondônia Genus
Roraima Roraima Náutico-RR
Santa Catarina (state) Santa Catarina Joinville
São Paulo (state) São Paulo Santos
Sergipe Sergipe Confiança
Tocantins Tocantins Tocantinópolis

Youth competition champions

Competition Champion
Campeonato Brasileiro Sub-20 Fluminense
Copa do Brasil Sub-17(1) Vitória
Copa do Brasil Sub-20 São Paulo
Copa Ipiranga Sub-20 São Paulo
Copa Santiago de Futebol Juvenil Independiente del Valle (Ecuador)
Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior Corinthians
Taça Belo Horizonte de Juniores Corinthians

(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 Ponte Preta
Copa Espírito Santo Espírito Santo
Copa FGF Lajeadense
Copa Paulista Linense
Copa Rio Resende
Copa Verde Cuiabá

Brazilian clubs in international competitions

Team 2015 Copa Libertadores 2015 Copa Sudamericana
Atlético Mineiro Round of 16
eliminated by
Brazil Internacional 		N/A
Atlético Paranaense N/A Quarterfinals
Paraguay Sportivo Luqueño
Bahia N/A Second Stage
eliminated by
Brazil Sport Recife
Brasília N/A Round of 16
eliminated by
Brazil Atlético Paranaense
Chapecoense N/A Quarterfinals
Argentina River Plate
Corinthians Round of 16
eliminated by
Paraguay Guaraní 		N/A
Cruzeiro Quarterfinals
eliminated by
Argentina River Plate 		N/A
Goiás N/A Second Stage
eliminated by
Brazil Brasília
Internacional Semifinals
eliminated by
Mexico Tigres 		N/A
Joinville N/A Second Stage
eliminated by
Brazil Atlético Paranaense
Ponte Preta N/A Second Stage
eliminated by
Brazil Chapecoense
São Paulo Round of 16
eliminated by
Brazil Cruzeiro 		N/A
Sport Recife N/A Round of 16
eliminated by
Argentina Huracán

Brazil national team

The following table lists all the games played by the Brazilian national team in official competitions and friendly matches during 2015.

Friendlies

March 26 France  1–3  Brazil Saint-Denis, France
21:00 (UTC+1) Varane 21' Report Oscar 40'
Neymar 57'
Luiz Gustavo 69'		 Stadium: Stade de France
Attendance: 81,338
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)
March 29 Brazil  1–0  Chile London, England
15:00 (UTC+1) Firmino 71' Report Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,007
Referee: Martin Atkinson (England)
June 7 Brazil  2–0  Mexico São Paulo, Brazil
17:00 (UTC−03) Coutinho 28'
Tardelli 37'		 Report Stadium: Allianz Parque
Attendance: 34,659
Referee: Julio César Quintana (Paraguay)
June 10 Brazil  1–0  Honduras Porto Alegre, Brazil
22:00 (UTC−03) Firmino 33' Report Stadium: Estádio Beira-Rio
Attendance: 22,305
Referee: Gery Vargas (Bolivia)
September 5 Brazil  1–0  Costa Rica New Jersey, United States
17:00 (UTC−03) Hulk 10' Report Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 19,600
Referee: Mathieu Bourdeau (Canada)
September 8 United States  1–4  Brazil Foxborough, United States
21:40 (UTC−03) Williams 90+1' Report Hulk 9'
Neymar 51' (pen.), 67'
Rafinha 64'		 Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 29,308
Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)

Copa América

Main article: 2015 Copa América
June 14 Group stage Brazil  2–1  Peru Temuco, Chile
18:30 (UTC−03) Neymar 5'
Douglas Costa 90+2'		 Report Cueva 2' Stadium: Estadio Municipal Germán Becker
Attendance: 16,342[1]
Referee: Roberto García (Mexico)
June 17 Group stage Brazil  0–1  Colombia Santiago, Chile
21:00 (UTC−03) Report Murillo 36' Stadium: Estadio Monumental David Arellano
Attendance: 44,008[2]
Referee: Enrique Osses (Chile)
June 21 Group stage Brazil  2–1  Venezuela Santiago, Chile
18:30 (UTC−03) Thiago Silva 9'
Firmino 51'		 Report Miku 84' Stadium: Estadio Monumental David Arellano
Attendance: 33,284[3]
Referee: Enrique Cáceres (Paraguay)
June 27 Quarter-finals Brazil  1–1
(3–4 p)		  Paraguay Concepción, Chile
18:30 (UTC−03) Robinho 15' Report González 72' (pen.) Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Concepción
Attendance: 29,276[4]
Referee: Andrés Cunha (Uruguay)
Penalties
Fernandinho soccer ball with check mark
Ribeiro soccer ball with red X
Miranda soccer ball with check mark
Douglas Costa soccer ball with red X
Coutinho soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with check mark Martínez
soccer ball with check mark Cáceres
soccer ball with check mark Bobadilla
soccer ball with red X Santa Cruz
soccer ball with check mark González

2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
October 9 Chile  2–0  Brazil Santiago, Chile
20:30 UTC−03 Vargas 72'
Sánchez 88'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos
Referee: Roddy Zambrano (Ecuador)
October 13 Brazil  3–1  Venezuela Fortaleza, Brazil
22:00 UTC−03 Willian 1', 42'
Oliveira 73'		 Report Santos 64' Stadium: Estádio Castelão
Attendance: 38,970
Referee: Darío Ubriaco (Uruguay)
November 13[note 1] Argentina  1–1  Brazil Buenos Aires, Argentina
19:00 UTC−03 Lavezzi 34' Report Lucas Lima 58' Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti
Referee: Antonio Arias (Paraguay)
November 17 Brazil  3–0  Peru Salvador, Brazil
21:00 UTC−03 Douglas Costa 22'
Renato Augusto 57'
Filipe Luís 76'		 Report Stadium: Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova
Referee: Hernando Buitrago (Colombia)

Women

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 2015.

Friendlies

April 8 Germany  4–0  Brazil Fürth, Germany
13:00 (UTC-3) Šašić 26' (pen.)
Laudehr 35'
Leupolz 60'
Marozsán 86'		 Report Stadium: Stadion am Laubenweg
Referee: Riem Hussein (Germany)
September 19 France  2–1  Brazil Le Havre, France
19:00 CET Renard 37'
Henry 55'		 Report (in French) Poliana 80' Stadium: Stade Océane,
Attendance: 22,053
Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)
October 21 United States  1–1  Brazil Seattle, United States
19:00 PT Lloyd 85' Report Monica 3'
Rafaelle Yellow card 65'		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 23,603
Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva (United States)
October 25 United States  3–1  Brazil Orlando, United States
14:30 ET Morgan 9'
Dunn Yellow card 14'
Dunn 45+2'
Horan Yellow card 66'
McCaffrey 90+3'		 Report Cristiane Yellow card 37'
Cristiane 45+1'		 Stadium: Orlando Citrus Bowl
Attendance: 32,869
Referee: Margaret Domka (United States)
December 1 Brazil  5–1  New Zealand Cuiabá, Brazil
21:00 BRT Poliana 46'
Érika 48'
Formiga 59'
Marta 87'
Debinha 90+3'		 Gregorius 30' Stadium: Arena Pantanal
Attendance: 32,869

Algarve Cup

Main article: 2015 Algarve Cup
March 4 Group stage Brazil  0–0  China Albufeira, Portugal
15:00 Report Stadium: Estádio Municipal
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)
March 6 Group stage Sweden  0–2  Brazil Lagos, Portugal
13:30 Report Marta 20'
Andressa 68' (pen.)		 Stadium: Estádio Municipal
Referee: Qin Liang (China)
March 9 Group stage Brazil  1–3  Germany Parchal, Portugal
17:30 Bruna 47' Report Popp 39'
Šašić 49'
Marozsán 56'		 Stadium: Stadium Bela Vista
Attendance: 769
Referee: Melissa Borjas (Honduras)
March 11 Seventh-place match Brazil  4–1  Switzerland Albufeira, Portugal
15:00 Marta 30', 77'
Bia 37'
Andressa 82'		 Report Wälti 45' Stadium: Estádio Municipal
Referee: Jana Adámková (Czech Republic)

FIFA Women's World Cup

Main article: 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
June 9 Group stage Brazil  2–0  South Korea Montreal, Canada
19:00 EDT (UTC−4) Formiga 33'
Marta 53' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 10,175
Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland)
June 13 Group stage Brazil  1–0  Spain Montreal, Canada
16:00 EDT (UTC−4) Andressa 44' Report Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 28,623
Referee: Carol Chenard (Canada)
June 17 Group stage Costa Rica  0–1  Brazil Moncton, Canada
20:00 ADT (UTC−3) Report Raquel 83' Stadium: Moncton Stadium
Attendance: 9,543
Referee: Efthalia Mitsi (Greece)
June 21 Round of 16 Brazil  0–1  Australia Moncton, Canada
14:00 ADT (UTC−3) Report Simon 80' Stadium: Moncton Stadium
Attendance: 12,054
Referee: Teodora Albon (Romania)

Pan American Games

Main article: Football at the 2015 Pan American Games – Women's tournament
July 11 Group stage Costa Rica  0–3  Brazil Hamilton, Canada
18:00 Report Raquel 14'
Thaisa 34'
Formiga 90'		 Stadium: Hamilton Pan Am Soccer Stadium
Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva (United States)
July 15 Group stage Brazil  7–1  Ecuador Hamilton, Canada
17:35 Monica 17'
Cristiane 44', 55', 67', 70', 78'
Maurine 84'		 http://results.toronto2015.org/IRS/en/football/results-women-b-06.htm Report] Pesantes 5' Stadium: Hamilton Pan Am Soccer Stadium
Referee: Gillian Martindale (Barbados)
July 19 Group stage Canada  0–2  Brazil Hamilton, Canada
20:35 Report Alves 55'
Cristiane 87'		 Stadium: Hamilton Pan Am Soccer Stadium
Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva (United States)
July 22 Semifinals Brazil  4–2  Mexico Hamilton, Canada
20:35 Cristiane 4'
Rafaelle Souza 45+1' 73'
Romero 46' (o.g.)
Andressinha Yellow card 69'		 Report Fabiana 25' (o.g.)
Rangel 70'		 Stadium: Hamilton Pan Am Soccer Stadium
July 25 Final Brazil  4–0  Colombia Hamilton, Canada
20:35 Formiga 7'
Maurine 75'
Alves 86'
Fabiana 90+3'		 Report Stadium: Hamilton Pan Am Soccer Stadium
Referee: Mirian Leon (El Salvador)

Torneio Internacional Feminino

Main article: 2015 Torneio Internacional de Natal de Futebol Feminino
November 9 Group stage Brazil  11–0  Trinidad and Tobago Natal, Brazil
18:15 Marta 10', 28', 30', 52', 58'
Beatriz 33', 55', 64'
Debinha 48'
Raquel 70'
Rilany 79'		 Report Stadium: Arena das Dunas
November 13 Group stage Mexico  0–6  Brazil Natal, Brazil
16:00 Report Marta 2' (pen.), 11' (pen.)
Debinha 18'
Andressa Alves 32'
Formiga 53'
Poliana 68'		 Stadium: Arena das Dunas
November 16 Group stage Brazil  2–1  Canada Natal, Brazil
20:45 Andressa Alves 12'
Debinha 40'		 Report Bélanger 43' Stadium: Arena das Dunas
November 20 Final Brazil  3–1  Canada Natal, Brazil
18:30 Andressa Alves 47'
Mônica 63', 81'		 Report Beckie 46' Stadium: Arena das Dunas

The Brazil women's national football team competed in the following competitions in 2015:

Competition Performance
Algarve Cup Seventh-place
FIFA Women's World Cup Round of 16
Torneio Internacional Feminino
Champions
Pan American Games
Champions

Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino

Main article: 2015 Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino

The 2015 Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino started on September 7, 2015, and concluded on December 6, 2015. The Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino final was played between Rio Preto and São José.

Rio Preto1–0São José
São José1–1Rio Preto

Rio Preto won the league by aggregate score of 2–1.

Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino

Main article: 2015 Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino

The 2015 Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino started on February 4, 2015, and concluded on April 8, 2015.

Ferroviária3–3Kindermann
Fonte Luminosa
Kindermann5–2Ferroviária
Estádio Carlos A.C. Neves

Kindermann won the cup 4–1 on points.

Domestic competition champions

Competition Champion
Campeonato Carioca Flamengo/Marinha
Campeonato Paulista São José

Brazilian clubs in international competitions

Team 2015 Copa Libertadores Femenina
Ferroviária Champions
defeated
Chile Colo Colo
São José Fourth place
defeated by
Argentina UAI Urquiza

Notes

  1. ^ The match between Argentina and Brazil was originally scheduled to be played on November 12, 2015, 21:00 UTC−3, but was postponed to the following day due to bad weather.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Brazil vs. Peru - 14 June 2015 - Soccerway".
  2. ^ "Brazil vs. Colombia - 18 June 2015 - Soccerway".
  3. ^ "Brazil vs. Venezuela - 21 June 2015 - Soccerway".
  4. ^ "Brazil vs. Paraguay - 27 June 2015 - Soccerway".
  5. ^ "Argentina v Brazil postponed due to wet weather". goal.com. November 12, 2015. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
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