2018 in Brazilian football

Football in Brazil
Season2018
Men's football
Série APalmeiras
Série BFortaleza
Série COperário Ferroviário
Série DFerroviário
Copa do BrasilCruzeiro
Women's football
Série A1Corinthians
Série A2Minas/ICESP
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The following article presents a summary of the 2018 football season in Brazil, which was the 117th season of competitive football in the country.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

The 2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A started on April 14, 2018, and is scheduled to end on December 2, 2018.

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Palmeiras (C) 38 23 11 4 64 26 +38 80 Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage
2 Flamengo 38 21 9 8 59 29 +30 72
3 Internacional 38 19 12 7 51 29 +22 69
4 Grêmio 38 18 12 8 48 27 +21 66
5 São Paulo 38 16 15 7 46 34 +12 63 Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage
6 Atlético Mineiro 38 17 8 13 56 43 +13 59
7 Atlético Paranaense 38 16 9 13 54 37 +17 57 Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage[a]
8 Cruzeiro 38 14 11 13 34 34 0 53 Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage[b]
9 Botafogo 38 13 12 13 38 46 −8 51 Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage
10 Santos 38 13 11 14 46 40 +6 50
11 Bahia 38 12 12 14 39 41 −2 48
12 Fluminense 38 12 9 17 32 46 −14 45
13 Corinthians 38 11 11 16 34 35 −1 44
14 Chapecoense 38 11 11 16 34 50 −16 44
15 Ceará 38 10 14 14 32 38 −6 44
16 Vasco da Gama 38 10 13 15 41 48 −7 43
17 América Mineiro (R) 38 10 10 18 30 47 −17 40 Relegation to Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
18 Sport[c] (R) 38 11 9 18 35 57 −22 39
19 Vitória (R) 38 9 10 19 36 63 −27 37
20 Paraná (R) 38 4 11 23 18 57 −39 23
Source: CBF
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. ^ Atlético Paranaense qualified for the Copa Libertadores group stage by winning the 2018 Copa Sudamericana.
  2. ^ Cruzeiro qualified for the Copa Libertadores group stage by winning the 2018 Copa do Brasil.
  3. ^ Sport were deducted three points for the late payment of salary of player Gabriel.

Palmeiras won the league.

Relegation

The four worst placed teams, Sport, América Mineiro, Vitória and Paraná, were relegated to the following year's second level.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série B

The 2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B started on April 13, 2018, and concluded on November 24, 2018.

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Fortaleza (C, P) 38 21 8 9 54 33 +21 71 Promotion to 2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
2 CSA (P) 38 17 11 10 51 37 +14 62
3 Avaí (P) 38 16 13 9 50 32 +18 61
4 Goiás (P) 38 18 6 14 54 50 +4 60
5 Ponte Preta 38 16 12 10 42 30 +12 60
6 Atlético Goianiense 38 16 11 11 57 51 +6 59
7 Vila Nova 38 14 15 9 41 36 +5 57
8 Londrina 38 15 10 13 45 42 +3 55
9 Guarani 38 14 12 12 44 39 +5 54
10 Coritiba 38 13 13 12 40 44 −4 52
11 Brasil de Pelotas 38 13 11 14 36 35 +1 50
12 CRB 38 12 12 14 35 39 −4 48
13 São Bento 38 11 14 13 41 41 0 47
14 Criciúma 38 11 14 13 45 49 −4 47
15 Figueirense 38 11 13 14 48 51 −3 46
16 Oeste 38 9 19 10 36 40 −4 46
17 Paysandu (R) 38 10 13 15 42 53 −11 43 Relegation to 2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
18 Sampaio Corrêa (R) 38 10 8 20 32 47 −15 38
19 Juventude (R) 38 7 14 17 27 48 −21 35
20 Boa Esporte (R) 38 7 9 22 26 49 −23 30
Source: CBF
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; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Fortaleza won the league.

Promotion

The four best placed teams, Fortaleza, CSA, Avaí and Goiás, were promoted to the following year's first level.

Relegation

The four worst placed teams, Paysandu, Sampaio Corrêa, Juventude and Boa Esporte, were relegated to the following year's third level.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série C

The 2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C started on April 14, 2018, and concluded on September 22, 2018.

The Campeonato Brasileiro Série C final was played between Operário Ferroviário and Cuiabá.

Operário Ferroviário won the league after beating Cuiabá

Promotion

The four best placed teams, Operário Ferroviário, Cuiabá, Botafogo (SP) and Bragantino, were promoted to the following year's second level.

Relegation

The four worst placed teams, Tupi, Juazeirense, Salgueiro and Joinville, were relegated to the following year's fourth level.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série D

The 2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D started on April 21, 2018, and concluded on August 4, 2018.

The Campeonato Brasileiro Série D final was played between Ferroviário and Treze.

Ferroviário3–0Treze
Castelão, Fortaleza
Treze1–0Ferroviário

Ferroviário won the league after defeating Treze.

Promotion

The four best placed teams, Ferroviário, Treze, São José (RS) and Imperatriz, were promoted to the following year's third level.

Domestic cups

Copa do Brasil

The 2018 Copa do Brasil started on January 30, 2018, and concluded on October 17, 2018. The Copa do Brasil final was played between Cruzeiro and Corinthians.

Cruzeiro won the cup after defeating Corinthians.

Copa do Nordeste

The competition featured 20 clubs from the Northeastern region. It started on August 15, 2017, and concluded on July 7, 2018. The Copa do Nordeste final was played between Sampaio Corrêa and Bahia.

Sampaio Corrêa1–0Bahia
Castelão, São Luís

Sampaio Corrêa won the cup after defeating Bahia.

Copa Verde

The competition featured 18 clubs from the North and Central-West regions, including the Espírito Santo champions. It started on January 21, 2018, and concluded on May 16, 2018. The Copa Verde final was played between Paysandu and Atlético Itapemirim.

Paysandu won the cup after defeating Atlético Itapemirim.

State championship champions

State Champions
Acre (state) Acre Rio Branco
Alagoas Alagoas CSA
Amapá Amapá Ypiranga
Amazonas (Brazilian state) Amazonas Manaus
Bahia Bahia Bahia
Ceará Ceará Ceará
Federal District (Brazil) Distrito Federal Sobradinho
Espírito Santo Espírito Santo Serra
Goiás Goiás Goiás
Maranhão Maranhão Moto Club
Mato Grosso Mato Grosso Cuiabá
Mato Grosso do Sul Mato Grosso do Sul Operário
Minas Gerais Minas Gerais Cruzeiro
Pará Pará Remo
Paraíba Paraíba Botafogo
Paraná (state) Paraná Atlético Paranaense
Pernambuco Pernambuco Náutico
Piauí Piauí Altos
Rio de Janeiro (state) Rio de Janeiro Botafogo
Rio Grande do Norte Rio Grande do Norte ABC
Rio Grande do Sul Rio Grande do Sul Grêmio
Rondônia Rondônia Real Ariquemes
Roraima Roraima São Raimundo
Santa Catarina (state) Santa Catarina Figueirense
São Paulo (state) São Paulo Corinthians
Sergipe Sergipe Sergipe
Tocantins Tocantins Palmas

State cup competition champions

Competition Champions
Copa Espírito Santo Vitória
Copa Fares Lopes Ferroviário
Copa FGF Avenida
Copa FMF (MA) Maranhão
Copa FMF (MT) Mixto
Copa Paulista Votuporanguense
Copa Rio Americano
Copa Santa Catarina Brusque

Youth competition champions

Competition Champions
Campeonato Brasileiro de Aspirantes São Paulo
Campeonato Brasileiro Sub-20 Palmeiras
Copa do Brasil Sub-17(1) Flamengo
Copa do Brasil Sub-20 São Paulo
Copa RS de Futebol Sub-20 Palmeiras
Copa Santiago de Futebol Juvenil Palmeiras
Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior Flamengo
Supercopa do Brasil Sub-20 São Paulo
Taça Belo Horizonte de Juniores Atlético Mineiro

(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 2018 Copa Libertadores 2018 Copa Sudamericana 2018 Recopa Sudamericana
Atlético Mineiro N/A First Stage
eliminated by
Argentina San Lorenzo 		N/A
Atlético Paranaense N/A Champions
defeated
Colombia Junior 		N/A
Bahia N/A Quarter-finals
eliminated by
Brazil Atlético Paranaense 		N/A
Botafogo N/A Round of 16
eliminated by
Brazil Bahia 		N/A
Chapecoense Second Stage
eliminated by
Uruguay Nacional 		N/A N/A
Corinthians Round of 16
eliminated by
Chile Colo-Colo 		N/A N/A
Cruzeiro Quarter-finals
eliminated by
Argentina Boca Juniors 		N/A N/A
Flamengo Round of 16
eliminated by
Brazil Cruzeiro 		N/A N/A
Fluminense N/A Semi-finals
eliminated by
Brazil Atlético Paranaense 		N/A
Grêmio Semi-finals
eliminated by
Argentina River Plate 		N/A Champions
defeated
Argentina Independiente
Palmeiras Semi-finals
eliminated by
Argentina Boca Juniors 		N/A N/A
Santos Round of 16
eliminated by
Argentina Independiente 		N/A N/A
São Paulo N/A Second Stage
eliminated by
Argentina Colón 		N/A
Vasco da Gama Eliminated
in the Group Stage 		Second Stage
eliminated by
Ecuador LDU Quito 		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 2018.

Friendlies

Russia  v  Brazil
March 23 Russia  0–3  Brazil Moscow, Russia
13:00 UTC−3 Report Miranda 53'
Philippe Coutinho 62' (pen.)
Paulinho 66'		 Stadium: Luzhniki Stadium
Attendance: 59,263
Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus)
Germany  v  Brazil
March 27 Germany  0–1  Brazil Berlin, Germany
15:45 UTC−3 Report Gabriel Jesus 37' Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 72,717
Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)
Croatia  v  Brazil
June 3 Croatia  0–2  Brazil Liverpool, England
11:00 UTC−3 Report Neymar 69'
Roberto Firmino 90+3'		 Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 42,000
Referee: Michael Oliver (England)
Austria  v  Brazil
June 10 Austria  0–3  Brazil Vienna, Austria
11:00 UTC−3 Report Gabriel Jesus 36'
Neymar 63'
Philippe Coutinho 69'		 Stadium: Ernst-Happel-Stadion
Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)
United States  v  Brazil
September 7 United States  0–2  Brazil East Rutherford, United States
21:00 UTC−3 Report Roberto Firmino 11'
Neymar 43' (pen.)		 Stadium: MetLife Stadium
Attendance: 32,489
Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)
Brazil  v  El Salvador
September 11 Brazil  5–0  El Salvador Landover, United States
21:30 UTC−3 Neymar 4' (pen.)
Richarlison 16', 50'
Philippe Coutinho 30'
Marquinhos 90'		 Report Stadium: FedExField
Referee: Jair Marrufo (United States)
Saudi Arabia  v  Brazil
October 12 Saudi Arabia  0–2  Brazil Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
15:00 UTC−3 Report Gabriel Jesus 43'
Alex Sandro 90+6'		 Stadium: King Saud University Stadium
Attendance: 23,401
Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
Brazil  v  Argentina
October 16 Brazil  1–0  Argentina Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
15:00 UTC−3 Miranda 90+3' Report Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
Brazil  v  Uruguay
November 16 Brazil  1–0  Uruguay London, England
18:00 UTC−2 Neymar 76' (pen.) Report Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Referee: Craig Pawson (England)
Brazil  v  Cameroon
November 20 Brazil  1–0  Cameroon Milton Keynes, England
17:30 UTC−2 Richarlison 45' Report Stadium: Stadium MK
Attendance: 29,669
Referee: Michael Oliver (England)

2018 FIFA World Cup

Brazil  v   Switzerland
June 17 Group E Brazil  1–1   Switzerland Rostov-on-Don, Russia
21:00 UTC+3 Philippe Coutinho 20' Report Zuber 50' Stadium: Rostov Arena
Attendance: 43,109
Referee: César Ramos (Mexico)
Brazil  v  Costa Rica
June 22 Group E Brazil  2–0  Costa Rica Saint Petersburg, Russia
15:00 UTC+3 Philippe Coutinho 90+1'
Neymar 90+7'		 Report Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium
Attendance: 64,468
Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
Serbia  v  Brazil
June 27 Group E Serbia  0–2  Brazil Moscow, Russia
21:00 UTC+3 Report Paulinho 36'
Thiago Silva 68'		 Stadium: Otkrytiye Arena
Attendance: 44,190
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)
Brazil  v  Mexico
July 2 Round of 16 Brazil  2–0  Mexico Samara, Russia
18:00 UTC+4 Neymar 51'
Roberto Firmino 88'		 Report Stadium: Cosmos Arena
Attendance: 41,970
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)
Brazil  v  Belgium
July 6 Quarter-finals Brazil  1–2  Belgium Kazan, Russia
21:00 UTC+3 Renato Augusto 76' Report Fernandinho 13' (o.g.)
De Bruyne 31'		 Stadium: Kazan Arena
Attendance: 42,873
Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)

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 2018.

The Brazil women's national football team competed in the following competitions in 2018:

Friendlies

Canada  v  Brazil
September 2 Canada  1–0  Brazil Ottawa, Canada
14:00 (EDT) Prince 48' Report Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 16,128
Referee: Francia González (Mexico)
England  v  Brazil
October 6 England  1–0  Brazil Nottingham, England
12:30 (BST) Kirby 2' Report Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 7,864
Referee: Sandra Braz Bastos (Portugal)
France  v  Brazil
November 10 France  3–1  Brazil Nice, France
21:00 (CET) Cascarino 23'
Bussaglia 47'
Renard 75'		 Report Darlene 90+4' Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 12,073
Referee: Marta Huerta de Aza (Spain)

2018 Copa América

Brazil  v  Argentina
April 5 Group B Brazil  3–1  Argentina Coquimbo, Chile
19:00 (CLST)
Report Banini 54' Stadium: Estadio Municipal Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso
Referee: Claudia Umpiérrez (Uruguay)
Brazil  v  Ecuador
April 7 Group B Brazil  8–0  Ecuador Coquimbo, Chile
19:00 (CLST)
Report Stadium: Estadio Municipal Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso
Referee: Dione Rissios (Chile)
Brazil  v  Venezuela
April 11 Group B Brazil  4–0  Venezuela Coquimbo, Chile
19:00 (CLST)
Report Stadium: Estadio Municipal Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso
Referee: Olga Miranda (Paraguay)
Bolivia  v  Brazil
April 13 Group B Bolivia  0–7  Brazil Coquimbo, Chile
19:00 (CLST) Report
Stadium: Estadio Municipal Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso
Referee: Elizabeth Tintaya (Peru)
Brazil  v  Chile
April 16 Final Stage Brazil  3–1  Chile La Serena, Chile
19:00 (CLST) Report López 63' Stadium: Estadio La Portada
Referee: Olga Miranda (Paraguay)
Brazil  v  Argentina
April 19 Final Stage Brazil  3–0  Argentina La Serena, Chile
16:45 (CLST)
Report Stadium: Estadio La Portada
Referee: Susana Corella (Ecuador)
Brazil  v  Colombia
April 22 Final Stage Brazil  3–0  Colombia La Serena, Chile
19:00 (CLST)
Report Stadium: Estadio La Portada
Referee: Sirley Cornejo (Bolivia)

2018 Tournament of Nations

Brazil  v  Australia
July 26 Brazil  1–3  Australia Kansas City, United States
15:15 (CDT) Debinha 79' Report
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 10,307
Referee: Christina Unkel (United States)
Japan  v  Brazil
July 29 Japan  1–2  Brazil East Hartford, United States
16:15 (EDT) Masuya 90+3' Report
Stadium: Pratt & Whitney Stadium
Attendance: 13,027
Referee: Katja Koroleva (United States)
United States  v  Brazil
August 2 United States  4–1  Brazil Bridgeview, United States
19:30 (CDT)
Report Davidson 16' (o.g.) Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 18,309
Referee: Quetzalli Alvarado (Mexico)
Competition Performance
Copa América Champions
Tournament of Nations Third place

Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1

The 2018 Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1 started on April 25, 2018, and concluded on October 26, 2018.

The Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1 final was played between Corinthians and Rio Preto.

Corinthians4–0Rio Preto

Corinthians won the league after defeating Rio Preto.

Relegation

The two worst placed teams, Portuguesa (SP) and Pinheirense, were relegated to the following year's second level.

Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A2

The 2018 Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A2 started on March 24, 2018, and concluded on July 12, 2018.

The Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A2 final was played between Minas/ICESP and Vitória.

Vitória2–2Minas/ICESP
Minas/ICESP0–0Vitória
Penalties
4–3
Abadião, Ceilândia

Minas/ICESP won the league after defeating Vitória.

Promotion

The two best placed teams, Minas/ICESP and Vitória, were promoted to the following year's first level.

Domestic competition champions

State Champions
Acre (state) Acre Atlético Acreano
Alagoas Alagoas UDA
Amapá Amapá Oratório
Amazonas (Brazilian state) Amazonas Iranduba
Bahia Bahia Vitória
Ceará Ceará Ceará
Federal District (Brazil) Distrito Federal Minas/ICESP
Espírito Santo Espírito Santo Vila Nova
Goiás Goiás Aliança
Maranhão Maranhão Santa Quitéria
Mato Grosso Mato Grosso Operário Ltda
Mato Grosso do Sul Mato Grosso do Sul Moreninhas
Minas Gerais Minas Gerais América Mineiro
Pará Pará ESMAC
Paraíba Paraíba Botafogo
Paraná (state) Paraná Foz Cataratas
Pernambuco Pernambuco Sport
Piauí Piauí Tiradentes
Rio de Janeiro (state) Rio de Janeiro Flamengo/Marinha
Rio Grande do Norte Rio Grande do Norte Cruzeiro
Rio Grande do Sul Rio Grande do Sul Grêmio
Rondônia Rondônia Porto Velho
Roraima Roraima São Raimundo
Santa Catarina (state) Santa Catarina Kindermann
São Paulo (state) São Paulo Santos
Sergipe Sergipe Canindé
Tocantins Tocantins São Valério

Brazilian clubs in international competitions

Team 2018 Copa Libertadores Femenina
Audax Eliminated
in the Group Stage
Iranduba Third place
defeated
Chile Colo-Colo
Santos Runners-up
lost to
Colombia Atlético Huila

References

  • Brazilian competitions at RSSSF
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