The following article presents a summary of the 2015 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which iwas the 114th season of competitive football in the country.
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
The 2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A started on May 9, 2015, and concluded on December 6, 2015.
2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Table
Source: Soccerway.com
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results; 6) least red cards received; 7) least yellow cards received; 8) draw.
1 Since a Brazilian team didn't win the 2015 Copa Libertadores, an additional berth to the 2016 Copa do Brasil round of 16 will be given to the best team not qualified to the 2016 Copa Libertadores, the fifth-placed Internacional.
2 Teams will enter in the 2016 Copa Sudamericana if they do not reach the 2016 Copa do Brasil round of 16. Also, the 2015 Copa Verde champion (Cuiabá) and the 2016 Copa do Nordeste champion have a guaranteed berth.
3 Palmeiras has a berth guaranteed to the second stage as the 2015 Copa do Brasil champions.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Corinthians won the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.
Relegation
The four worst placed teams, which are Avaí, Vasco da Gama, Goiás and Joinville, were relegated to the following year's second level.
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
The 2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B started on May 8, 2015, and concluded on November 28, 2015.
2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B Table
Source: Soccerway.com
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Botafogo won the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B.
Promotion
The four best placed teams, which are Botafogo, Santa Cruz, Vitória and América-MG, were promoted to the following year's first level.
Relegation
The four worst placed teams, which are Macaé, ABC, Boa Esporte and Mogi Mirim, were relegated to the following year's third level.
Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
The 2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C started on May 16, 2015, and concluded on November 21, 2015.
The Campeonato Brasileiro Série C final was played between Londrina and Vila Nova.
Vila Nova won the league after beating Londrina by aggregate score of 4-2.
Promotion
The four best placed teams, which are Vila Nova, Londrina, Tupi and Brasil de Pelotas, were promoted to the following year's second level.
Relegation
The four worst placed teams, which are Águia de Marabá, Madureira, Caxias and Icasa, were relegated to the following year's fourth level.
Campeonato Brasileiro Série D
The 2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D started on July 12, 2015, and concluded on November 14, 2015.
The Campeonato Brasileiro Série D final was played between Botafogo-SP and Ríver-PI.
Botafogo-SP won the league after beating Ríver by aggregate score of 3-2.
Promotion
The four best placed teams, which are Botafogo-SP, Ríver, Remo and Ypiranga de Erechim, were promoted to the following year's third level.
Domestic cups
Copa do Brasil
The 2015 Copa do Brasil started on February 8, 2015, and concluded on December 2, 2015. The Copa do Brasil final was played between Palmeiras and Santos.
Palmeiras won the cup after beating Santos 4-3 on penalties.
Copa do Nordeste
The competition featured 20 clubs from the Northeatern region, including for the first time the Maranhão and Piauí champions and runners-up. Ceará beat Bahia in the final with a 3-1 aggregate score.
Copa Verde
The competition featured 16 clubs from the North and Central-West regions, including the Espírito Santo champions. Mato Grosso's team Cuiabá defeated Pará's team Remo 6–5 on aggregate score.
State championship champions
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
Brazilian clubs in international competitions
Brazil national team
The following table lists all the games played by the Brazilian national team in official competitions and friendly matches during 2015.
Friendlies
Copa América
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
Women
National team
The following table lists all the games played by the Brazil women's national football team in official competitions and friendly matches during 2015.
Friendlies
Algarve Cup
FIFA Women's World Cup
Pan American Games
Torneio Internacional Feminino
The Brazil women's national football team competed in the following competitions in 2015:
Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino
The 2015 Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino started on September 7, 2015, and concluded on December 6, 2015.
The Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino final was played between Rio Preto and São José.
Rio Preto won the league by aggregate score of 2–1.
Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino
The 2015 Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino started on February 4, 2015, and concluded on April 8, 2015.
Kindermann won the cup 4–1 on points.
Domestic competition champions
Brazilian clubs in international competitions
Notes
- ↑ The match between Argentina and Brazil was originally scheduled to be played on November 12, 2015, 21:00 UTC−3, but was postponed to the following day due to bad weather.[5]
References
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- Copa do Brasil Sub-20
- Copa do Brasil Sub-17
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| Club seasons | | | Série A | |
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| | Série B |
- ABC
- América-MG
- Atlético Goianiense
- Bahia
- Boa Esporte
- Botafogo
- Bragantino
- Ceará
- CRB
- Criciúma
- Luverdense
- Macaé
- Mogi Mirim
- Náutico
- Oeste
- Paraná
- Paysandu
- Sampaio Corrêa
- Santa Cruz
- Vitória
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| | Série C |
- Águia de Marabá
- América-RN
- ASA
- Brasil de Pelotas
- Botafogo-PB
- Caxias
- Confiança
- Cuiabá
- Fortaleza
- Guarani
- Guaratinguetá
- Icasa
- Juventude
- Londrina
- Madureira
- Portuguesa
- Salgueiro
- Tombense
- Tupi
- Vila Nova
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