Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
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The Série C of the Campeonato Brasileiro is the third and lowest division of Brazilian football. Any professional team can apply, but only 64 teams take part in the tournament. The teams that were relegated from Série B in the previous year are joined by teams qualified for each federation state. Qualification rules vary, some federations use the state tournaments as qualification tournaments, others organize exclusive qualification tournaments to the Série C.
Unlike the first and second divisions, the Série C is not played in a double round robin system, arguably because many participating teams lack the financial conditions to travel long distances. Thus, the tournament is organized in regional groups and the table prevents teams from distant states to play each other in the initial rounds.
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[edit] History and Past Champions
The Campeonato Brasileiro has existed ever since 1971. However, there have been many years when no third division tournament took place. In most cases it was due to the fact that the two elite divisions had too many clubs (in 1979, for instance, 94 teams contested the first division). The following table shows the winners and runners-up of the Série C tournaments played as from 1981.
| Year | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Comments |
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| 1971-1980 | Not held | |||
| 1981 Details |
 Olaria (RJ) |
4 - 0 0 - 1 |
Santo Amaro (1) (PE) |
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| 1982-1987 | Not held | |||
| 1988 Details |
União São João (SP) |
1 - 1 2 - 2 |
Esportivo (MG) |
União São João declared champions due to more points scored during the championship. |
| 1989 | Not held | |||
| 1990 Details |
 Atlético Goianiense (GO) |
0 - 0 0 - 0 |
 América (MG) |
Atlético Goianiense won 3-2 on penalties. |
| 1991 | Not held | |||
| 1992 Details |
 Tuna Luso (PA) |
0 - 2 3 - 1 |
 Fluminense (BA) |
Tuna Luso declared champions due to more points scored during the championship. |
| 1993 | Not held | |||
| 1994 Details |
Novorizontino (SP) |
1 - 0 5 - 0 |
 Ferroviária (SP) |
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| 1995 Details |
XV de Piracicaba (SP) |
2 - 0 1 - 0 |
 Volta Redonda (RJ) |
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| 1996 Details |
 Vila Nova (GO) |
2 - 1 1 - 0 |
 Botafogo (SP) |
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| 1997 Details |
Sampaio Corrêa (MA) |
 Juventus (SP) |
From 1997 to 1999, the championship had no final match. The four best teams of the Fourth Round played against each other, and the team with most points were declared champions. | |
| 1998 Details |
 Avaí (SC) |
 São Caetano (SP) |
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| 1999 Details |
 Fluminense (RJ) |
 São Raimundo (AM) |
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| 2000 | Not held | |||
| 2001 Details |
 Etti Jundiaí(2) (SP) |
 Mogi Mirim (SP) |
From 2001 on, the championship had no final match. The four best teams of the Fourth Round played against each other, and the team with most points were declared champions. | |
| 2002 Details |
 Brasiliense (DF) |
 Marília (SP) |
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| 2003 Details |
 Ituano (SP) |
 Santo André (SP) |
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| 2004 Details |
 União Barbarense (SP) |
 Gama (DF) |
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| 2005 Details |
 Remo (PA) |
 América (RN) |
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| 2006 Details |
 Criciúma (SC) |
 Vitória (BA) |
In 2006, the championship had no final match. The eight best teams of the Fourth Round played against each other, and the team with most points were declared champions. | |
[edit] Titles by Team
1 title: Atlético Goianiense, Avaí, Brasiliense, Etti Jundiaí (Paulista), Fluminense, Ituano, Novorizontino, Olaria, Remo, Sampaio Corrêa, Tuna Luso, União Barbarense, União São João, Vila Nova, Vitória, XV de Piracicaba
[edit] Titles by State
São Paulo 6 titles
Goiás 2 titles
Pará 2 titles
Rio de Janeiro 2 titles
Santa Catarina 2 titles
Distrito Federal 1 title
Maranhão 1 title
[edit] External links
- CBF Confederação Brasileira de Futebol - Brazilian Football Confederation
- RSSSF Brazil links
