2021 in Brazilian football

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.

Football in Brazil
Season2021
Men's football
Série AAtlético Mineiro
Série BBotafogo
Série CItuano
Série DAparecidense
Copa do BrasilAtlético Mineiro
SupercopaFlamengo
Women's football
Série A1Corinthians
Série A2Red Bull Bragantino

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

The 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A started on 29 May 2021 and ended on 9 December 2021.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Atlético Mineiro (C) 38 26 6 6 67 34 +33 84 Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage[lower-alpha 1]
2 Flamengo 38 21 8 9 69 36 +33 71
3 Palmeiras 38 20 6 12 58 43 +15 66
4 Fortaleza 38 17 7 14 44 45 1 58
5 Corinthians 38 15 12 11 40 36 +4 57
6 Red Bull Bragantino 38 14 14 10 55 46 +9 56
7 Fluminense 38 15 9 14 38 38 0 54 Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage
8 América Mineiro 38 13 14 11 41 37 +4 53
9 Atlético Goianiense 38 13 14 11 33 36 3 53 Qualification for Copa Sudamericana group stage
10 Santos 38 12 14 12 35 40 5 50
11 Ceará 38 11 17 10 39 38 +1 50
12 Internacional 38 12 12 14 44 42 +2 48
13 São Paulo 38 11 15 12 31 39 8 48
14 Athletico Paranaense 38 13 8 17 41 45 4 47 Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage[lower-alpha 2]
15 Cuiabá 38 10 17 11 34 37 3 47 Qualification for Copa Sudamericana group stage
16 Juventude 38 11 13 14 36 44 8 46
17 Grêmio (R) 38 12 7 19 44 51 7 43 Relegation to Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
18 Bahia (R) 38 11 10 17 42 51 9 43
19 Sport (R) 38 9 11 18 24 37 13 38
20 Chapecoense (R) 38 1 12 25 27 67 40 15
Source: CBF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results (only between two teams); 6) fewest red cards; 7) fewest yellow cards; 8) drawing of lots.[1]
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Palmeiras qualified for the Copa Libertadores group stage by winning the 2021 Copa Libertadores.
  2. Athletico Paranaense qualified for the Copa Libertadores group stage by winning the 2021 Copa Sudamericana.

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.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Botafogo (C, P) 38 20 10 8 56 31 +25 70 Promotion to 2022 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
2 Goiás (P) 38 17 14 7 48 31 +17 65
3 Coritiba (P) 38 18 10 10 49 35 +14 64
4 Avaí (P) 38 18 10 10 44 35 +9 64
5 CSA 38 18 8 12 48 33 +15 62
6 Guarani 38 16 12 10 54 41 +13 60
7 CRB 38 16 12 10 47 39 +8 60
8 Náutico 38 14 11 13 50 50 0 53
9 Vila Nova 38 12 15 11 35 36 1 51
10 Vasco da Gama 38 13 10 15 43 52 9 49
11 Ponte Preta 38 12 13 13 39 40 1 49
12 Operário Ferroviário 38 13 9 16 35 46 11 48
13 Brusque 38 13 9 16 44 56 12 48
14 Cruzeiro 38 10 18 10 42 44 2 48
15 Sampaio Corrêa 38 12 11 15 41 42 1 47
16 Londrina 38 11 11 16 31 41 10 44
17 Remo (R) 38 11 10 17 31 42 11 43 Relegation to 2022 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
18 Vitória (R) 38 8 16 14 31 32 1 40
19 Confiança (R) 38 9 10 19 35 48 13 37
20 Brasil de Pelotas (R) 38 4 11 23 23 52 29 23
Source: CBF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results (only between 2 teams); 6) fewest red cards; 7) fewest yellow cards; 8) drawing of lots.[2]
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

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.

The Campeonato Brasileiro Série C final was played between Ituano and Tombense.


Tombense1–1Ituano


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.

Salgueiro declined to participate in the Série D. They were replaced by Central.[3]

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.



Ceará1–2Bahia
Penalties
2–4

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.



Remo0–0Vila Nova
Penalties
4–2

Remo won the cup after defeating Vila Nova.

State championship champions

State Champions
Acre Rio Branco
Alagoas CSA
Amapá Trem
Amazonas Manaus
Bahia Atlético de Alagoinhas
Ceará Fortaleza
Distrito Federal Brasiliense
Espírito Santo Real Noroeste
Goiás Grêmio Anápolis
Maranhão Sampaio Corrêa
Mato Grosso Cuiabá
Mato Grosso do Sul Costa Rica
Minas Gerais Atlético Mineiro
Pará Paysandu
Paraíba Campinense
Paraná Londrina
Pernambuco Náutico
Piauí Altos
Rio de Janeiro Flamengo
Rio Grande do Norte Globo
Rio Grande do Sul Grêmio
Rondônia Porto Velho
Roraima São Raimundo
Santa Catarina Avaí
São Paulo São Paulo
Sergipe Sergipe
Tocantins

State cup competition champions

Competition Champions
Copa Alagoas ASA
Copa Espírito Santo Nova Venécia
Copa Fares Lopes Icasa
Copa FGF Glória
Copa FMF (MA)
Copa FMF (MT) União Rondonópolis
Copa Paulista São Bernardo
Copa Rio Pérolas Negras
Copa Santa Catarina Figueirense

Youth competition champions

Competition Champions
Campeonato Brasileiro de Aspirantes Grêmio
Campeonato Brasileiro Sub-20 Internacional
Copa do Brasil Sub-20 Coritiba
Supercopa do Brasil Sub-20
Campeonato Brasileiro Sub-17 Flamengo
Copa do Brasil Sub-17(1) Flamengo
Supercopa do Brasil Sub-17 Flamengo
Copa RS de Futebol Sub-20
Copa Santiago de Futebol Juvenil Cancelled
Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior Cancelled

(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

Team 2021 Copa Libertadores 2021 Copa Sudamericana 2021 Recopa Sudamericana 2021 FIFA Club World Cup
Athletico Paranaense N/A Champions
defeated
Red Bull Bragantino
N/A N/A
Atlético Goianiense N/A Eliminated
in the Group Stage
N/A N/A
Atlético Mineiro Semi-finals
eliminated by
Palmeiras
N/A N/A N/A
Bahia N/A Eliminated
in the Group Stage
N/A N/A
Ceará N/A Eliminated
in the Group Stage
N/A N/A
Corinthians N/A Eliminated
in the Group Stage
N/A N/A
Flamengo Runners-up
lost to
Palmeiras
N/A N/A N/A
Fluminense Quarter-finals
eliminated by
Barcelona
N/A N/A N/A
Grêmio Third Stage
eliminated by
Independiente del Valle
Round of 16
eliminated by
LDU Quito
N/A N/A
Internacional Round of 16
eliminated by
Olimpia
N/A N/A N/A
Palmeiras Champions
defeated
Flamengo
N/A Runners-up
lost to
Defensa y Justicia
In the Semi-finals
Red Bull Bragantino N/A Runners-up
lost to
Athletico Paranaense
N/A N/A
Santos Eliminated
in the Group Stage
Quarter-finals
eliminated by
Libertad
N/A N/A
São Paulo Quarter-finals
eliminated by
Palmeiras
N/A N/A N/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

4 June Brazil  2–0  Ecuador Porto Alegre, Brazil
21:30 UTC−3 Richarlison  65'
Neymar  90+4' (pen.)
Report Stadium: Estádio Beira-Rio
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alexis Herrera (Venezuela)
8 June Paraguay  0–2  Brazil Asunción, Paraguay
21:30 UTC−3 Report Neymar  4'
Lucas Paquetá  90+3'
Stadium: Estadio Defensores del Chaco
Attendance: 0
Referee: Patricio Loustau (Argentina)
2 September Chile  0–1  Brazil Santiago, Chile
22:00 UTC−3 Report Éverton Ribeiro  64' Stadium: Estadio Monumental David Arellano
Attendance: 8,853
Referee: Diego Haro (Peru)
5 September Brazil  0–0 1
Suspended
 Argentina São Paulo, Brazil
16:00 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Neo Química Arena
Referee: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela)
9 September Brazil  2–0  Peru São Lourenço da Mata, Brazil
21:30 UTC−3 Éverton Ribeiro  15'
Neymar  40'
Report Stadium: Arena Pernambuco
Attendance: 0
Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)
7 October Venezuela  1–3  Brazil Caracas, Venezuela
20:30 UTC−3 Ramírez  11' Report Marquinhos  71'
Gabriel  85' (pen.)
Antony  90+5'
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Referee: Kevin Ortega (Peru)
14 October Brazil  4–1  Uruguay Manaus, Brazil
21:30 UTC−3 Neymar  10'
Raphinha  18', 58'
Gabriel  83'
Report Suárez  77' Stadium: Arena da Amazônia
Referee: Fernando Rapallini (Argentina)
11 November Brazil  1–0  Colombia São Paulo, Brazil
21:30 UTC−3 Lucas Paquetá  72' Report Stadium: Neo Química Arena
Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile)
16 November Argentina  0–0  Brazil San Juan, Argentina
20:30 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario
Referee: Andrés Cunha (Uruguay)
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.

Copa América

13 June Group B Brazil  3–0  Venezuela Brasília, Brazil
18:00 UTC−3 Marquinhos  23'
Neymar  64' (pen.)
Gabriel  89'
Report Stadium: Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
Attendance: 0
Referee: Esteban Ostojich (Uruguay)
17 June Group B Brazil  4–0  Peru Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
21:00 UTC−3 Alex Sandro  12'
Neymar  68'
Éverton Ribeiro  89'
Richarlison  90+3'
Report Stadium: Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos
Attendance: 0
Referee: Patricio Loustau (Argentina)
23 June Group B Brazil  2–1  Colombia Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
21:00 UTC−3 Roberto Firmino  78'
Casemiro  90+10'
Report Díaz  10' Stadium: Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos
Attendance: 0
Referee: Néstor Pitana (Argentina)
27 June Group B Brazil  1–1  Ecuador Goiânia, Brazil
18:00 UTC−3 Éder Militão  37' Report Mena  53' Stadium: Estádio Olímpico Pedro Ludovico
Attendance: 0
Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile)
5 July Semi-finals Brazil  1–0  Peru Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
20:00 UTC−3 Lucas Paquetá  35' Report Stadium: Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos
Attendance: 0
Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile)
10 July Final Argentina  1–0  Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
21:00 UTC−3 Di María  22' Report Stadium: Maracanã
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Esteban Ostojich (Uruguay)
Competition Performance
Copa América Runners-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.

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.

Audax declined to participate in the Série A2. They were replaced by Atlético Goianiense.[4]
Complying with the guidelines of the CBF, the federations that did not held a women's state league in the 2020 season awarded their 2021 Serie A2 berths to the best placed teams in the 2019 state league not already qualified.[5] Therefore, UDA (Alagoas), Juventude (Bahia), Vila Nova (Espírito Santo), Tiradentes (Piauí), Criciúma (Santa Catarina) and Santos Dumont (Sergipe) qualified for the Série A2. Goiás (2019 Campeonato Goiano champions) declined to participate in the Série A2. They were replaced by Aliança.[6] Although Atlético Acreano won the 2019 Campeonato Acreano, the Federação de Futebol do Acre awarded the berth to the runners-up Assermurb.[7]

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

State Champions
Acre Rio Branco
Alagoas CRB
Amapá
Amazonas
Bahia Bahia
Ceará Ceará
Distrito Federal Real Brasília
Espírito Santo Vila Nova
Goiás Vila Nova/UNIVERSO
Maranhão
Mato Grosso Mixto
Mato Grosso do Sul Operário
Minas Gerais Atlético Mineiro
Pará
Paraíba VF4
Paraná Athletico Paranaense
Pernambuco Náutico
Piauí Teresina
Rio de Janeiro Flamengo/Marinha
Rio Grande do Norte União
Rio Grande do Sul Internacional
Rondônia Real Ariquemes
Roraima São Raimundo
Santa Catarina Kindermann/Avaí
São Paulo Corinthians
Sergipe
Tocantins

State cup competition champions

Competition Champions
Copa Paulista de Futebol Feminino Palmeiras

Youth competition champions

Competition Champions
Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Sub-18 São Paulo
Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Sub-16 Corinthians

Brazilian clubs in international competitions

Team 2021 Copa Libertadores Femenina
Corinthians Champions
defeated
Santa Fe
Ferroviária Third place
defeated
Nacional
Kindermann/Avaí Quarter-finals
eliminated by
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

11 June Brazil  3–0  Russia Cartagena, Spain
21:00 (CEST) Bruna Benites  41', 63'
Andressa Alves  80'
Report Stadium: Estadio Cartagonova
Referee: Miriama Matulová (Slovakia)
14 June Brazil  0–0  Canada Cartagena, Spain
21:00 (CEST) Report Stadium: Estadio Cartagonova
Referee: Zuzana Valentová (Slovakia)
17 September Brazil  3–1  Argentina Campina Grande, Brazil
16:00 (BRT) Debinha  37'
Nycole Raysla  49'
Angelina  58'
Report Bonsegundo  73' Stadium: Amigão
Attendance: 400
Referee: Deborah Cecília Cruz Correia (Brazil)
20 September Brazil  4–1  Argentina João Pessoa, Brazil
16:00 (BRT) Kerolin  19'
Marta  37'
Debinha  47'
Yasmim  51'
Report Larroquette  50' Stadium: Almeidão
Attendance: 700
Referee: Thayslane de Melo Costa (Brazil)
23 October Australia  3–1  Brazil Parramatta, Australia
19:45 (AEDT) Polkinghorne  38'
Fowler  66'
van Egmond  80'
Report Adriana  68' Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 15,270
Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland)
26 October Australia  2–2  Brazil Parramatta, Australia
20:00 (AEDT) Polkinghorne  10'
Kerr  53'
Report Érika  64'
Debinha  71'
Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 12,087
Referee: Désirée Grundbacher (Switzerland)

2021 SheBelieves Cup

18 February Brazil  4–1  Argentina Orlando, United States
16:05 (EST) Marta  30' (pen.)
Debinha  47'
Adriana  54'
Geyse  84'
Report Larroquette  60' Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 1,119
Referee: Katja Koroleva (United States)
21 February United States  2–0  Brazil Orlando, United States
15:05 (EST) Press  11'
Rapinoe  88'
Report Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Melissa Borjas (Honduras)
24 February Canada  0–2  Brazil Orlando, United States
16:05 (EST) Report Debinha  15'
Julia Bianchi  39'
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 1,409
Referee: Danielle Chesky (United States)

2020 Summer Olympics

21 July Group F China PR  0–5  Brazil Rifu, Japan
17:00 (JST) Report Marta  9', 74'
Debinha  22'
Andressa Alves  80' (pen.)
Bia Zaneratto  89'
Stadium: Miyagi Stadium
Attendance: 1,645
Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)
24 July Group F Netherlands  3–3  Brazil Rifu, Japan
20:00 (JST) Miedema  3', 59'
Janssen  79'
Report Debinha  17'
Marta  64' (pen.)
Ludmila  68'
Stadium: Miyagi Stadium
Attendance: 2,621
Referee: Kate Jacewicz (Australia)
27 July Group F Brazil  1–0  Zambia Saitama, Japan
20:30 (JST) Andressa Alves  19' Report Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 0
Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita (Japan)

2021 International Women's Football Tournament

25 November Brazil  6–1  India Manaus, Brazil
21:00 (AMT) Debinha  1'
Giovana  36'
Ary Borges  51', 80'
Kerolin  53'
Geyse  75'
Report Manisha  8' Stadium: Arena da Amazônia
Attendance: 3,194
Referee: Daiane Caroline Muniz dos Santos (Brazil)
28 November Brazil  4–1  Venezuela Manaus, Brazil
20:00 (AMT) Kerolin  19', 39'
Gabi Nunes  24'
Debinha  45+1'
Report Villamizar  2' Stadium: Arena da Amazônia
Referee: Charly Wendy Straub Deretti (Brazil)
1 December Brazil  2–0  Chile Manaus, Brazil
20:00 (AMT) Kerolin  50'
Giovana  83'
Report Stadium: Arena da Amazônia
Referee: Edina Alves Batista (Brazil)
Competition Performance
SheBelieves Cup Runners-up
Summer Olympics Quarter-finals
eliminated by
Canada
International Women's Football Tournament Champions

References

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