2007 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C

In 2007, the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, the third division of the Brazilian League, was contested by 64 clubs, with the promotion of Bragantino, Bahia(lost Fonte Nova against Vila Nova), Vila Nova-GO, and ABC-RN, to the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B to be contested in 2008. No teams will be relegated, since there is no fourth division in the Brazilian league.

Contents

Competition format

First Stage

The 64 teams play in 16 groups of four. Within each group, the four teams play a double round robin, i.e. they play each other in home and away matches, totalling six matchdays. The two best ranked teams in each group qualify to the Second Stage.

Second Stage

The 32 teams qualified from the First Stage play in eight groups of four. Within each group, the four teams play a double round robin, i.e. they play each other in home and away matches, totalling six matchdays. The two best ranked teams in each group qualify to the Third Stage.

Third Stage

The 16 teams qualified from the Second Stage play in four groups of four. Within each group, the four teams play a double round robin, i.e. they play each other in home and away matches, totalling six matchdays. The two best ranked teams in each group qualify to the Final Stage.

Final Stage

The eight teams qualified from the Third Stage are put together in a single group. They play a double round robin, i.e. they play each other in home and away matches, totalling fourteen matchdays. The four best ranked teams are automatically promoted to the Série B in 2008.

Participating teams

The participating teams are sorted by state:

Acre

Alagoas

Amapá

Amazonas

Bahia

Ceará

Distrito Federal

Espírito Santo

Goiás

Maranhão

Mato Grosso

Mato Grosso do Sul

Minas Gerais

Pará

Paraíba

Paraná

Pernambuco

Piauí

Rio de Janeiro

Rio Grande do Norte

Rio Grande do Sul

Rondônia

Roraima

Santa Catarina

São Paulo

Sergipe

Tocantins

Stages of the competition

First Stage

Pts – points earned; G – games played; W - wins; D - draws; L - losses;
GF – goals for; GA – goals against; GD – goal differential
Teams qualified to the Second Stage
Group 1
Team Pts G W D L GF GA GD
1 Rio Branco/AC 12 6 3 3 0 15 5 10
2 Fast Clube/AM 11 6 3 2 1 6 3 3
3 Jaruense/RO 5 6 1 2 3 7 14 -7
4 São Raimundo/RR 4 6 1 1 4 8 14 -6
Group 2
Team Pts G W D L GF GA GD
1 Nacional/AM 11 6 3 2 1 9 6 3
2 Tuna Luso/PA 10 6 3 1 2 7 7 0
3 Amapá/AP 7 6 2 1 3 6 8 -2
4 São Raimundo/AM 5 6 1 2 3 5 7 -2
Group 3
Team Pts G W D L GF GA GD
1 Imperatriz/MA 10 6 2 4 0 4 2 2
2 Ananindeua/PA 9 6 2 3 1 6 6 0
3 Paysandu/PA 1 6 0 1 5 3 9 -6
4 Araguaina/TO -1 6 3 2 1 8 4 4
Note: Araguaina/TO was punished with the loss of 12 points
Group 4
Team Pts G W D L GF GA GD
1 Barras/PI 11 6 3 2 1 9 5 4
2 Sampaio Corrêa/MA 9 6 2 3 1 5 5 0
3 River/PI 8 6 2 2 2 9 11 -2
4 Itapipoca/CE 4 6 1 1 4 10 12 -2
Group 5
Team Pts G W D L GF GA GD
1 Nacional/PB 11 6 3 2 1 8 6 2
2 Porto/PE 7 6 2 1 3 8 10 -2
3 Icasa/CE 7 6 2 1 3 5 7 -2
4 Potiguar/RN 7 6 1 4 1 10 8 2
Group 6
Team Pts G W D L GF GA GD
1 ABC/RN 13 6 4 1 1 13 6 7
2 Atlético/PB 10 6 3 1 2 4 3 1
3 Central/PE 6 6 1 3 2 9 10 -1
4 Vera Cruz/PE 4 6 1 1 4 1 10 -9
Group 7
Team Pts G W D L GF GA GD
1 Bahia/BA 16 6 5 1 0 11 1 10
2 Confiança/SE 13 6 7 1 1 11 5 6
3 América/SE 4 6 1 1 4 1 7 -6
4 ASA/AL 1 6 0 1 5 3 13 -10
Group 8
Team Pts G W D L GF GA GD
1 Coruripe/AL 14 6 4 2 0 11 4 7
2 Linhares/ES 8 6 2 2 2 12 10 2
3 Atlético/BA 6 6 1 3 2 7 11 -4
4 Poções/BA 4 6 1 1 4 5 10 -5
Group 9
Team Pts G W D L GF GA GD
1 Atlético/GO 12 6 4 0 2 8 4 6
2 CRAC/GO 9 6 3 0 3 7 7 0
3 Ceilândia/DF 7 6 2 1 3 6 7 -1
4 Cacerense/MT 7 6 2 1 3 5 8 -3
Group 10
Team Pts G W D L GF GA GD
1 Vila Nova/GO 13 6 4 1 1 12 5 7
2 Itumbiara/GO 12 6 4 0 2 11 8 3
3 Jaciara/MT 10 6 3 1 2 14 9 5
4 Guará/DF 0 6 0 0 6 3 18 -15
Group 11
Team Pts G W D L GF GA GD
1 América/RJ 10 6 3 1 2 10 7 3
2 Guarani/SP 10 6 3 1 2 8 7 1
3 Jaguaré/ES 7 6 2 1 3 12 12 0
4 Tupi/MG 7 6 2 1 3 8 12 -4
Group 12
Team Pts G W D L GF GA GD
1 Rio Claro/SP 9 6 2 3 1 4 3 1
2 Volta Redonda/RJ 8 6 2 2 2 6 6 0
3 Friburguense/RJ 7 6 1 4 1 5 5 0
4 Noroeste/SP 6 6 1 3 2 5 6 -1
Group 13
Team Pts G W D L GF GA GD
1 Bragantino/SP 13 6 3 1 1 10 3 7
2 Águia Negra/MS 8 6 2 2 2 7 8 -1
3 CENE/MS 8 6 2 2 2 6 7 -1
4 Sertãozinho/SP 4 6 1 1 4 8 13 -5
Group 14
Team Pts G W D L GF GA GD
1 Villa Nova/MG 9 6 2 3 1 12 6 6
2 Democrata-GV/MG 9 6 2 3 1 7 10 -3
3 Juventus/SP 8 6 1 5 0 3 2 1
4 Madureira/RJ 3 6 0 3 3 1 5 -4
Group 15
Team Pts G W D L GF GA GD
1 Roma/PR 14 6 4 2 0 10 3 7
2 Ulbra/RS 9 6 2 3 1 9 5 4
3 Chapecoense/SC 4 6 1 1 4 5 10 -5
4 Paranavaí/PR 4 6 0 4 2 4 10 -6
Group 16
Team Pts G W D L GF GA GD
1 Joinville/SC 13 6 4 1 1 8 4 4
2 Esportivo/RS 9 6 3 0 3 6 9 -3
3 Adap Galo Maringá/PR 8 6 2 2 2 10 8 2
4 Caxias/RS 3 6 0 3 3 5 8 -3

Second Stage

Pts – points earned; G – games played; W - wins; D - draws; L - losses;
GF – goals for; GA – goals against; GD – goal differential
Teams qualified to the Third Stage
Group 17
Team Pts G W D L GF GA GD
1 Imperatriz/MA 10 (-2) 6 3 1 2 9 4 5
2 Rio Branco/AC 10 6 3 1 2 8 8 0
3 Tuna Luso/PA 8 6 2 2 2 11 8 3
4 Sampaio Corrêa/MA 5 6 1 2 3 6 14 -8
Note: Imperatriz/MA was expelled from the competition (lost 12 points on STJD)
Group 18
Team Pts G W D L GF GA GD
1 Barras/PI 11 6 3 2 1 9 5 4
2 Fast Clube/AM 11 6 3 2 1 13 10 3
3 Ananindeua/PA 10 6 3 1 2 12 10 2
4 Nacional/AM 1 6 0 1 5 7 16 -9
Group 19
Team Pts G W D L GF GA GD
1 Bahia/BA 13 6 4 1 1 16 4 12
2 Nacional/PB 12 6 4 0 2 8 8 0
3 Atlético/PB 6 6 2 0 4 9 12 -3
4 Linhares/ES 4 6 1 1 4 6 14 -8
Group 20
Team Pts G W D L GF GA GD
1 Coruripe/AL 13 6 4 1 1 8 4 4
2 ABC/RN 12 6 4 0 2 8 7 1
3 Confiança/SE 8 6 2 2 2 4 4 0
4 Porto/PE 1 6 0 1 5 3 8 -5
Group 21
Team Pts G W D L GF GA GD
1 Atlético/GO 13 6 4 1 1 8 5 3
2 América/RJ 10 6 3 1 2 8 7 1
3 Volta Redonda/RJ 7 6 2 1 3 7 6 1
4 Itumbiara/GO 4 6 1 1 4 3 8 -5
Group 22
Team Pts G W D L GF GA GD
1 CRAC/GO 11 6 3 2 1 7 3 4
2 Vila Nova/GO 9 6 3 0 3 9 9 0
3 Guarani/SP 8 6 2 2 2 6 5 1
4 Rio Claro/SP 6 6 2 0 4 8 13 -5
Group 23
Team Pts G W D L GF GA GD
1 Esportivo/RS 11 6 3 2 1 8 4 4
2 Bragantino/SP 9 6 3 0 3 8 9 -1
3 Roma/PR 9 6 2 3 1 5 3 2
4 Democrata-GV/MG 4 6 1 1 4 8 13 -5
Group 24
Team Pts G W D L GF GA GD
1 Ulbra/RS 11 6 3 2 1 9 6 3
2 Villa Nova/MG 9 6 2 3 1 8 6 2
3 Joinville/SC 8 6 2 2 2 8 5 3
4 Águia Negra/MS 3 6 0 3 3 3 11 -8

Third Stage

Pts – points earned; G – games played; W - wins; D - draws; L - losses;
GF – goals for; GA – goals against; GD – goal differential
Teams qualified to the Final Stage
Group 25
Team Pts G W D L GF GA GD
1 ABC/RN 13 6 4 1 1 8 5 3
2 Bahia/BA 10 6 3 1 2 10 8 2
3 Rio Branco/AC 10 6 3 1 2 9 7 2
4 Fast Clube/AM 1 6 0 1 5 5 12 -7
Group 26
Team Pts G W D L GF GA GD
1 Barras/PI 13 6 4 1 1 14 9 5
2 Nacional/PB 9 6 3 0 3 11 12 -1
3 Coruripe/AL 7 6 2 1 3 7 7 0
4 Tuna Luso/PA 5 6 1 2 3 7 11 -4
Group 27
Team Pts G W D L GF GA GD
1 Vila Nova/GO 12 6 3 3 0 11 7 4
2 Atlético/GO 8 6 1 5 0 10 5 5
3 Villa Nova/MG 6 6 1 3 2 4 6 -2
4 Esportivo/RS 3 6 0 3 3 5 12 -7
Group 28
Team Pts G W D L GF GA GD
1 CRAC/GO 14 6 4 2 0 12 4 8
2 Bragantino/SP 7 6 2 1 3 7 7 0
3 Ulbra/RS 7 6 2 1 3 8 10 -2
4 América/RJ 5 6 1 2 3 9 15 -6

Final Stage

Pts – points earned; G – games played; W - wins; D - draws; L - losses;
GF – goals for; GA – goals against; GD – goal differential
Teams promoted to the Série B
Group 29
Team Pts G W D L GF GA GD
1 Bragantino/SP 26 14 7 5 2 21 13 8
2 Bahia/BA 24 14 6 6 2 26 18 8
3 Vila Nova/GO 23 14 7 2 5 26 19 7
4 ABC/RN 23 14 7 2 5 20 21 -1
5 CRAC/GO 21 14 7 0 7 24 20 4
6 Atlético/GO 21 14 6 3 5 22 17 7
7 Barras/PI 10 14 2 4 8 15 31 -16
8 Nacional/PB 8 14 2 2 10 8 25 -17

Champion: Bragantino Runners-up: Bahia Third Place: Vila Nova Fourth Place: ABC de Natal

Note: On This Phase, The EC Bahia Lost the Fonte Nova in last game at home (November 25 2007) (2008-2014).

Bahia 0x0 Vila Nova:

Stadium - Estádio Octávio Mangabeira, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

On 85 or 88 minutes, 13 people fell and 7 people died, because the collapse of the bleachers(see more in portuguese.)

The biggest rival of Bahia promoted to first division in same year.

External links

CBF · COB
National teams
League system
Nationwide and Regional competitions
Youth competitions
Defunct competitions
State championships
State championships
lower divisions
Acre · Alagoas · Amapá · Amazonas · Bahia · Ceará · Distrito Federal · Espírito Santo · Goiás · Maranhão · Mato Grosso · Mato Grosso do Sul · Minas Gerais · Pará · Paraíba · Paraná · Pernambuco · Piauí · Rio de Janeiro · Rio Grande do Norte · Rio Grande do Sul · Rondônia · Santa Catarina · São Paulo (A2; A3; B; B2; B3) · Sergipe · Tocantins
State cups
Bahia · Espírito Santo · Maranhão  · Mato Grosso  · Mato Grosso do Sul  · Minas Gerais · Paraíba · Piauí · Rio de Janeiro · Rio Grande do Sul · Santa Catarina · São Paulo  · Sergipe
State federations
Awards · Champions · Men's Clubs (list) · Women's Clubs (list) · Male footballers (list) · Female footballers · Managers · Records  · Seasons · Derbies (list) · Venues (list)
2011
Teams
Seasons
1981 · 1982 · 1983 · 1984 · 1985 · 1986 · 1987 · 1988 · 1989 · 1990 · 1991 · 1992 · 1993 · 1994 · 1995 · 1996 · 1997 · 1998 · 1999 · 2000 · 2001 · 2002 · 2003 · 2004 · 2005 · 2006 · 2007 · 2008 · 2009 · 2010 · 2011