2008 in Brazilian football

The following article presents a summary of the 2008 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which was the 107th season of competitive football in the country.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2008 began on May 10, 2008, and concluded on December 7, 2008.

São Paulo declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro champions.

Relegation

The four worst placed teams, which are Figueirense, Vasco da Gama, Portuguesa and Ipatinga, were relegated to the following year's second level.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série B

The Campeonato Brasileiro Série B 2008 began on May 9, 2008, and concluded on November 29, 2008.

Corinthians declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B champions.

Promotion

The four best placed teams, which are Corinthians, Santo André, Avaí and Barueri, were promoted to the following year's first level.

Relegation

The four worst placed teams, which are Marília, Criciúma, Gama and CRB, were relegated to the following year's third level.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série C

The Campeonato Brasileiro Série C 2008 began on July 6, 2008, and concluded on November 23, 2008.

Final Stage

Atlético Goianiense declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C champions.

Promotion

The four best placed teams in the final stage of the competition, which are Atlético Goianiense, Guarani, Campinense and Duque de Caxias, were promoted to the following year's second level.

Copa do Brasil

The Copa do Brasil 2008 began on February 14, 2008, and ended on June 11, 2008. The Copa do Brasil final was played between Corinthians and Sport.

Sport won on away goals after 3-3 in aggregate score.

State championship champions

State	Champion
Acre	Rio Branco
Alagoas	CSA
Amapá	Cristal
Amazonas	Holanda
Bahia	Vitória
Ceará	Fortaleza
Distrito Federal	Brasiliense
Espírito Santo	Serra
Goiás	Itumbiara
Maranhão	Moto Club
Mato Grosso	Mixto
Mato Grosso do Sul	Ivinhema
Minas Gerais	Cruzeiro
Pará	Remo
Paraíba	Campinense
Paraná	Coritiba
Pernambuco	Sport
Piauí	Barras
Rio de Janeiro	Flamengo
Rio Grande do Norte	ABC
Rio Grande do Sul	Internacional
Rondônia	Ulbra
Roraima	Roraima
Santa Catarina	Figueirense
São Paulo	Palmeiras
Sergipe	Confiança
Tocantins	Tocantins

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.

Other competition champions

Competition	Champion
Campeonato Paulista do Interior	Grêmio Barueri
Copa Espírito Santo	Rio Branco-ES
Copa Governador do Mato Grosso	Araguaia
Copa Integração	Icasa
Copa Lupi Martins	Pelotas
Copa Paraná	Londrina
Copa Paulista de Futebol	Atlético Sorocaba
Copa Peregrino	Botafogo
Copa Pernambuco	Santa Cruz
Copa Rio	Nova Iguaçu
Copa Santa Catarina	Brusque
Recopa Sul-Brasileira	Brusque
Taça Minas Gerais	Tupi

Brazilian clubs in international competitions

Team	Copa Libertadores 2008	Copa Sudamericana 2008
Atlético Mineiro	Did not qualify	First stage eliminated by Botafogo
Atlético Paranaense	Did not qualify	Round of 16 eliminated by Guadalajara
Botafogo	Did not qualify	Quarterfinals eliminated by Estudiantes
Cruzeiro	Round of 16 eliminated by Boca Juniors	Did not qualify
Flamengo	Round of 16 eliminated by América	Did not qualify
Fluminense	Runner-up lost to LDU Quito	Did not qualify
Grêmio	Did not qualify	First stage eliminated by Internacional
Internacional	Did not qualify	Champions defeated Estudiantes
Palmeiras	Did not qualify	Quarterfinals eliminated by Argentinos Jrs.
Santos	Quarterfinals eliminated by América	Did not qualify
São Paulo	Quarterfinals eliminated by Fluminense	First stage eliminated by Atl. Paranaense
Vasco	Did not qualify	First stage eliminated by Palmeiras

Brazil national team

The following table lists all the games played by the Brazil national football team in official competitions and friendly matches during 2008.

Date	City	Opposition	Result	Score	Brazil scorers	Competition
February 6, 2008	Dublin	Republic of Ireland	W	1-0	Robinho	International Friendly
March 26, 2008	London	Sweden	W	1-0	Alexandre Pato	International Friendly
May 31, 2008	Seattle	Canada	W	3-2	Diego, Luís Fabiano, Robinho	International Friendly
June 6, 2008	Boston	Venezuela	L	0-2	-	International Friendly
June 15, 2008	Asunción	Paraguay	L	0-2	-	World Cup Qualifying
June 18, 2008	Belo Horizonte	Argentina	D	0-0	-	World Cup Qualifying
September 7, 2008	Santiago	Chile	W	3-0	Luís Fabiano (2), Robinho	World Cup Qualifying
September 10, 2008	Rio de Janeiro	Bolivia	D	0-0	-	World Cup Qualifying
October 12, 2008	San Cristóbal	Venezuela	W	4-0	Kaká, Robinho (2), Adriano	World Cup Qualifying
October 15, 2008	Rio de Janeiro	Colombia	D	0-0	-	World Cup Qualifying
November 19, 2008	Brasília	Portugal	W	6-2	Luís Fabiano (3), Maicon, Elano, Adriano	International Friendly

TBD = to be decided

Women's football

Brazil women's national football team

The following table lists all the games played by the Brazil women's national football team in official competitions and friendly matches during 2008.

Date	Opposition	Result	Score	Brazil scorers	Competition
April 19, 2008	Ghana	W	5–1	Marta, Cristiane Silva (2), Aline Pellegrino, Rosana	Olympics Qualifying
June 15, 2008	Italy	W	2–1	Érika, Maurine	Peace Queen Cup
June 17, 2008	United States	L	0–1	-	Peace Queen Cup
June 19, 2008	Australia	L	0–1	-	Peace Queen Cup
July 10, 2008	Canada	D	1–1	Raquel II	International Friendly
July 13, 2008	United States	L	0–1	-	International Friendly
July 16, 2008	United States	L	0–1	-	International Friendly
July 24, 2008	Umeå	W	2–0	Fabiana II, Cristiane Silva	International Friendly (unofficial match)
July 27, 2008	Umeå/  Finland Combined Team	W	4–0	Rosana, Marta, Pretinha, Cristiane Silva	International Friendly (unofficial match)
August 6, 2008	Germany	D	0–0	-	Summer Olympics
August 9, 2008	South Korea	W	2–1	Daniela Alves, Marta	Summer Olympics
August 12, 2008	Nigeria	W	3–1	Cristiane Silva (3)	Summer Olympics
August 15, 2008	Norway	W	2–1	Daniela Alves, Marta	Summer Olympics
August 18, 2008	Germany	W	4–1	Formiga, Cristiane Silva (2), Marta	Summer Olympics
August 21, 2008	United States	L	0–1	-	Summer Olympics

The Brazil women's national football team competed in the following competitions in 2008:

Competition	Performance
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup	Group stage
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup	Quarter-finals
Peace Queen Cup	Group stage
Summer Olympics	Runner-up

Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino

The Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino 2008 began on November 1, 2008, and concluded on December 17, 2008. The Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino final was played between Santos and Sport.

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Sport v Santos

December 14, 2008

Sport	1–3	Santos

Ilha do Retiro

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Santos v Sport

December 17, 2008

Santos	3–0	Sport

Ulrico Mursa

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Santos declared as the cup champions by aggregate score of 6–1.

Other domestic competition champions

Competition	Champion
Campeonato Carioca	Campo Grande
Campeonato Paulista	Botucatu

References

• Brazilian competitions at RSSSF
• 2008 Brazil national team matches at RSSSF
• 2008-2009 Brazil women's national team matches at RSSSF

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