The Brazilian
football league system is a series of interconnected leagues
for football clubs in Brazil. It consists of several independent pyramids, which are the
national pyramid, and the state pyramids. As those pyramids are independent,
clubs usually compete in both pyramids in the same year (a state and a national
one). Both the national pyramid and the state pyramids consist of several
different levels. The best placed teams in the state championships as well as
the best ranked clubs in CBF's ranking compete in the Copa do Brasil.
There are
two simultaneous and independent pyramids in the Brazilian football, the
national pyramid, and the state pyramid.
While the national competitions are organized by CBF, the state
championships are organized by the respective football federations of each
state (for example, the Campeonato Pernambucano is organized by the Pernambuco Football Federation).
The national pyramid competitions starts in May and ends
in December. The state pyramid has different duration and schedule in each
state, but in states with clubs competing on the national first and second
divisions, the main state championships run from January/February to April/May.
Most states have at least one secondary tournament
involving smaller clubs not in the top two leagues of the national
championship, this lesser championship runs from July to December. Besides the
trophy, it may award the winner(s) places in the main tournament or in the Brazilian Cup next
year.
Smaller states, whose clubs do not take part in national
competitions have longer competitions, usually running during the
"winter" months: April to October.
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Level
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League/Division
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National Championships
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1
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Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
20 clubs Bottom four teams relegated |
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2
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Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
20 clubs Top four teams promoted Bottom four teams relegated |
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3
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Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
20 clubs divided in 2 groups of 10 Semifinalists promoted Bottom two teams of each group relegated |
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4
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Campeonato Brasileiro Série D
40 clubs Semifinalists promoted No relegation |
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State Championships
(championships not held in 2011 in italics) |
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1
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State
Championships Top 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 -Roraima - Santa Catarina - São Paulo - Sergipe - Tocantins |
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2
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State
Championships Second 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 - Sergipe - Tocantins |
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3
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State
Championships Third Divisions
Bahia - Ceará - Distrito Federal - Goiás - Mato Grosso - Mato Grosso do Sul - Minas Gerais - Paraná - Pernambuco - Rio de Janeiro - Rio Grande do Sul - Santa Catarina - São Paulo |
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4
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