2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D

Campeonato Brasileiro Série D
Season 2012
Champions Sampaio Corrêa
Promoted Sampaio Corrêa
CRAC
Mogi Mirim
Baraúnas
Matches played 190
Goals scored 483 (2.54 per match)
Average attendance 2,301.5
2011
2013

In 2012, the Campeonato Brasileiro Série D, the fourth division of the Brazilian League, will be contested for the fourth time in history. It will be contested by 40 clubs, four of which will eventually qualify to the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C to be contested in 2013.

Competition format

The 40 teams are divided in eight groups of 5, playing within them in a double round-robin format. The two best ranked in each group at the end of 10 rounds will qualify to the Second Stage, which will be played in home-and-away system. Winners advance to Third Stage. The quarterfinal winners will be promoted to the Série C 2013. As there is no Série E, or fifth division, technically there will be no relegation. However, teams who were not promoted will have to re-qualify for Série D 2013 through their respective state leagues.
The competition can also be considered as 4 mini-tournaments (Group 1+2;3+4;5+6;7+8) because according to the playoff-structure, exactly one team of each "mini-tournament" will be promoted.[1]

Participating teams

State Team Qualification method
Acre (state) Acre Atlético Acreano 2012 Campeonato Acreano best record Note AC
Alagoas Alagoas CSA 2012 Campeonato Alagoano best record
Amapá Amapá Santos-AP 2011 Campeonato Amapaense runners-up Note AP
Amazonas (Brazilian state) Amazonas Penarol 2011 Campeonato Amazonense champions
Bahia Bahia Feirense 2012 Campeonato Baiano best record
Vitória da Conquista 2011 Copa Governador do Estado da Bahia champions
Ceará Ceará Horizonte 2012 Campeonato Cearense best record
Federal District (Brazil) Distrito Federal Ceilândia 2012 Campeonato Brasiliense best record
Sobradinho Esport Clube 2012 Campeonato Brasiliense 3rd best record Note TO
Espírito Santo Espírito Santo Aracruz 2012 Campeonato Capixaba champions
Goiás Goiás CRAC 2012 Campeonato Goiano best record
AA Aparecidense 2012 Campeonato Goiano 3nd best record Note GO
Maranhão Maranhão Sampaio Corrêa 2011 Campeonato Maranhense champions
Mato Grosso Mato Grosso Mixto 2012 Campeonato Matogrossense best record
Mato Grosso do Sul Mato Grosso do Sul CENE 2011 Campeonato Sul-Matogrossense champions
Minas Gerais Minas Gerais Nacional-MG 2012 Campeonato Mineiro best record
Guarani-MG 2012 Campeonato Mineiro 2nd best record
Pará Pará Remo 2012 Campeonato Paraense 2nd best record Note PA
Paraíba Paraíba Sousa 2012 Campeonato Paraibano best record
Paraná (state) Paraná Arapongas 2012 Campeonato Paranaense best record
Cianorte 2012 Campeonato Paranaense 2nd best record
Pernambuco Pernambuco Petrolina 2012 Campeonato Pernambucano best record
Ypiranga-PE 2012 Campeonato Pernambucano 2nd best record
Piauí Piauí Comercial-PI 2011 Campeonato Piauiense champion
Rio de Janeiro (state) Rio de Janeiro Volta Redonda 2012 Campeonato Carioca 2nd best record Note RJ
Friburguense 2011 Copa Rio runner-up
Rio Grande do Norte Rio Grande do Norte Baraúnas 2012 Campeonato Potiguar best record
Rio Grande do Sul Rio Grande do Sul Juventude 2011 Copa FGF champions
Cerâmica 2012 Campeonato Gaúcho 6th best record Note RS
Rondônia Rondônia Vilhena 2012 Campeonato Rondoniense champions
Roraima Roraima Náutico-RR Roraima qualifiers 2012
São Paulo (state) São Paulo Mogi Mirim 2012 Campeonato Paulista best record
Mirassol 2012 Campeonato Paulista 2nd best record
Santa Catarina (state) Santa Catarina Metropolitano 2012 Campeonato Catarinense best record
Concórdia 2011 Copa Santa Catarina 5th
Sergipe Sergipe Itabaiana 2012 Campeonato Sergipano champions
Tocantins Tocantins (all teams withdrew) 2011 Campeonato Tocantinense champions
 Brazil Araguaína 2011 Série C Group A 5th [2]
Campinense 2011 Série C Group B 5th
Marília 2011 Série C Group C 5th
Brasil de Pelotas 2011 Série C Group D 5th

Notes:


Acre (state) Acre:
Atlético Acreano replaced Rio Branco-AC.


Amapá Amapá:
Santos-AP replaced Trem.


Goiás Goias:
Associação Atlética Aparecidense replaced Itumbiara.


Pará Pará:
Remo replaced Cametá Sport Club.


Rio Grande do Sul Rio Grande do Sul:
Cerâmica replaced Veranópolis Esporte Clube, Novo Hamburgo, São José (PA), Pelotas and Lajeadense.


Rio de Janeiro (state) Rio de Janeiro:
Volta Redonda replaced Resende.


Santa Catarina (state) Santa Catarina:
Concórdia replaced Brusque and Metropolitano. Concórdia qualified as last placed team.


Tocantins Tocantins:

All Tocantins-based teams withdrew. Since Tocantins was already allocated a berth in Group 5 the berth passed on to Goias. No Goias-based team wanted the berth so it passed on to the Federal District.

First stage

Key to colours in group tables
Group winners, runners-up advance to the Round of 16
Teams eliminated from the competition

Group 1

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Pará Remo85122016+416
Rondônia Vilhena 85031710+715
Acre (state) Atlético Acreano84131915+413
Amazonas (Brazilian state) Penarol8305161609
Roraima Náutico-RR8206924−156

Group 2

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Maranhão Sampaio Corrêa8800252+2324
Mato Grosso Mixto 8332139+412
Piauí Comercial-PI8224613-751
Amapá Santos-AP8143916-741
Tocantins Araguaína 8035417−133
1 Three points deducted for use of irregular player.

Group 3

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Rio Grande do Norte Baraúnas8431127+5 15
Paraíba Campinense8 422118+3 14
Ceará Horizonte 8 34195+4 13
Pernambuco Ypiranga-PE8 2241315−2 8
Pernambuco Petrolina 8 035 919−103

Group 4

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Alagoas CSA 8620153 +12 20
Paraíba Sousa 8 341 7 5+2 13
Bahia Feirense 8 323912-3 11
Sergipe Itabaiana 81 34510−5 6
Bahia Vitória da Conquista811 6 713−6 4

Group 5

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Goiás CRAC 8 4 31159+6 15
Federal District (Brazil) Ceilândia8 4 22 14 14 0 14
Mato Grosso do Sul CENE8 41 3 1711+6 13
Goiás AA Aparecidense8 31 4 1115 −4 10
Federal District (Brazil) Sobradinho8035 8 16 −83

Group 6

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Rio de Janeiro (state) Friburguense 8 440134+916
Minas Gerais Nacional-MG 8 341 75+213
Espírito Santo Aracruz 8 2 33 57 -2 9
Rio de Janeiro (state) Volta Redonda 8 2245 6−18
Minas Gerais Guarani-MG 8 13 4311−86

Group 7

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Paraná (state) Cianorte 8 530144+1018
São Paulo (state) Mogi Mirim8 341107 +3 13
Rio Grande do Sul Cerâmica 832 310 7 +3 11
São Paulo (state) Marília 8 143 715−8 7
Santa Catarina (state) Concórdia 8116715−84

Group 8

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Santa Catarina (state) Metropolitano 8 4228 7 +1 14
Rio Grande do Sul Juventude8332 74+312
Paraná (state) Arapongas8 24 26 60 10
Rio Grande do Sul Brasil de Pelotas 8 23367−19
São Paulo (state) Mirassol8 1428 11 −37

Final Stage

  Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                             
 ParáRemo 0 2 2  
 Mato Grosso Mixto 2 1 3  
   Mato Grosso Mixto 1 0 1  
   Maranhão Sampaio Corrêa* (a) 1 0 1  
 Maranhão Sampaio Corrêa 2 4 6
 Rondônia Vilhena 2 1 3  
   Maranhão Sampaio Corrêa 1 1 2  
   Rio Grande do Norte Baraúnas 1 0 1  
 Rio Grande do Norte Baraúnas 1 2 3  
 Paraíba Sousa 0 0 0  
   Rio Grande do Norte Baraúnas* 1 2 3
   Paraíba Campinense 1 0 1  
 Alagoas CSA 1 0 1
 Paraíba Campinense 2 0 2  
   Maranhão Sampaio Corrêa 1 2 3
   Goiás CRAC 1 0 1
 Goiás CRAC (a) 1 1 2  
 Minas Gerais Nacional-MG 2 0 2  
   Goiás CRAC* (a) 2 1 3
   Rio de Janeiro (state) Friburguense 0 3 3  
 Rio de Janeiro (state) Friburguense 0 2 2
 Ceilândia 0 1 1  
   Goiás CRAC 1 2 3
   São Paulo (state) Mogi Mirim 1 0 1  
 Paraná (state)Cianorte 1 3 4  
 Rio Grande do Sul Juventude 3 0 3  
   Paraná (state) Cianorte 2 1 3 (2)
   São Paulo (state) Mogi Mirim* (pen) 1 2 3 (4)  
 Santa Catarina (state) Metropolitano 1 1 2
 São Paulo (state) Mogi Mirim (a) 0 2 2  
* Promoted to 2013 Série C.

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