Campeonato Brasileiro Sub-20

Campeonato Brasileiro Sub-20

Country	Brazil
Founded	2006
Divisions	1
Number of teams	20
Level on pyramid	1
Current champions	Corinthians (2014)
Most championships	Cruzeiro (3 titles)
TV partners	SporTV
2013 Campeonato Brasileiro Sub-20

The Campeonato Brasileiro Sub-20 is the official Brazilian national football tournament for U-20 teams. The Brazilian Football Confederation and Rio Grande do Sul Football Association created the competition in 2006.

Participating teams

The first edition was played in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, contested by 30 clubs – the 20 clubs currently playing in the Campeonato Brasileiro plus 10 qualified from the federation's national ranking. Since 2007, only clubs participating in the same season's Série A are invited to participate in the Sub-20, unless one of the invited teams decide not to participate. In this case it is replaced by an invited team who is not competing in the Série A.

Format

In the first round, the 30 clubs were divided in six groups of five clubs each. The two best placed clubs of each group plus the four best third placed teams qualified to the second stage. The second stage onwards were contested in single knockout matches. The semifinals losers played a third place match, whereas the winners played the final.

Since 2007, the 20 participating teams are divided in four groups of five teams each. The two best placed teams of each group qualify to the quarterfinals. The quarterfinals onwards were contested in single knockout matches. The semifinals losers play a third place game in some editions of the competition, whereas the winners play the final.

Host cities

In 2014, the host cities were Porto Alegre, Gravataí, Novo Hamburgo and Alvorada. The final match occurred in the city of Porto Alegre.

List of champions

Year	Host		Final
			Winner	Score	Runner-up
2006 Details	Rio Grande do Sul		Internacional	4−0	Grêmio
2007 Details	Rio Grande do Sul		Cruzeiro	1−0	Internacional
2008 Details	Rio Grande do Sul		Grêmio	2−1	Sport
2009 Details	Rio Grande do Sul		Grêmio	1−0	Atlético Mineiro
2010 Details	Rio Grande do Sul		Cruzeiro	0−0 (4–2p)	Palmeiras
2011 Details	Rio Grande do Sul		América	2−1	Fluminense
2012 Details	Rio Grande do Sul		Cruzeiro	2−1	Internacional
2013 Details	Rio Grande do Sul		Internacional	2−0	Palmeiras
2014 Details	Rio Grande do Sul		Corinthians B	1−0	Atlético Paranaense

Titles

By team

Club	Winners	Runners-up	Winning years
Cruzeiro	3	0	2007, 2010, 2012
Internacional	2	2	2006, 2013
Grêmio	2	1	2008, 2009
América	1	0	2011
Corinthians	1	0	2014

By state

State	Winners	Runners-up	Winning Clubs	Runners-up
Rio Grande do Sul	4	3	Grêmio (2), Internacional (2)	Internacional (2), Grêmio (1)
Minas Gerais	4	1	Cruzeiro (3), América (1)	Atlético Mineiro (1)
São Paulo	1	2	Corinthians (1)	Palmeiras (2)
Paraná	0	1		Atlético Paranaense (1)
Pernambuco	0	1		Sport (1)
Rio de Janeiro	0	1		Fluminense (1)

See also

• Campeonato Brasileiro

External links

• RSSSF
• Federação Gaúcha de Futebol