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2021 in Brazilian football

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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.

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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) Champions; (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.

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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) Champions; (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.


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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.


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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.


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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.


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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.


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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.


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Remo won the cup after defeating Vila Nova.

State championship champions

State cup competition champions

Youth competition champions

(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

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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  Annulled 1  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. On 14 February 2022, FIFA annulled the match being initially rescheduled to September 2022 at a location to be defined by the CBF.[4] Finally the match was cancelled by FIFA on 16 August 2022.

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)
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)
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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.


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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.[5]
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.[6] 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.[7] Although Atlético Acreano won the 2019 Campeonato Acreano, the Federação de Futebol do Acre awarded the berth to the runners-up Assermurb.[8]

The Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A2 final was played between Red Bull Bragantino and Atlético Mineiro.


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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

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State cup competition champions

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Youth competition champions

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Brazilian clubs in international competitions

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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  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)
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References

  1. "Regulamento Específico da Competição Brasileirão Assaí – 2021" (PDF) (in Portuguese). CBF. 14 April 2021.

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