2015 in Brazilian football

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.

Football in Brazil
Season2015
Men's football
Série ACorinthians
Série BBotafogo
Série CVila Nova
Série DBotafogo-SP
Copa do BrasilPalmeiras
← 2014 Brazil 2016 →

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

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The 2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A started on May 9, 2015, and concluded on December 6, 2015.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Corinthians (C) 38 24 9 5 71 31 +40 81 2016 Copa Libertadores second stage[a]
2 Atlético Mineiro 38 21 6 11 65 47 +18 69
3 Grêmio 38 20 8 10 52 32 +20 68
4 São Paulo 38 18 8 12 53 47 +6 62 2016 Copa Libertadores first stage
5 Internacional 38 17 9 12 39 38 +1 60 2016 Copa do Brasil round of 16[b]
6 Sport Recife 38 15 14 9 53 38 +15 59 2016 Copa Sudamericana second stage[c]
7 Santos 38 16 10 12 59 41 +18 58
8 Cruzeiro 38 15 10 13 44 35 +9 55
9 Palmeiras 38 15 8 15 60 51 +9 53 2016 Copa Libertadores second stage[a]
10 Atlético Paranaense 38 14 9 15 43 48 −5 51 2016 Copa Sudamericana second stage[c]
11 Ponte Preta 38 13 12 13 41 40 +1 51
12 Flamengo 38 15 4 19 45 53 −8 49
13 Fluminense 38 14 5 19 40 49 −9 47
14 Chapecoense 38 12 11 15 34 44 −10 47
15 Coritiba 38 11 11 16 31 42 −11 44
16 Figueirense 38 11 10 17 36 50 −14 43
17 Avaí (R) 38 11 9 18 38 60 −22 42 Relegation to 2016 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
18 Vasco da Gama (R) 38 10 11 17 28 54 −26 41
19 Goiás (R) 38 10 8 20 39 49 −10 38
20 Joinville (R) 38 7 10 21 26 48 −22 31
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.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Palmeiras has a berth guaranteed to the second stage as the 2015 Copa do Brasil champions.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b 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.

Corinthians won the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.

Relegation

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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

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The 2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B started on May 8, 2015, and concluded on November 28, 2015.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Botafogo (P, C) 38 21 9 8 60 30 +30 72 Promoted to 2016 Série A
2 Santa Cruz (P) 38 20 7 11 63 43 +20 67
3 Vitória (P) 38 19 9 10 58 40 +18 66
4 América-MG (P) 38 19 8 11 55 39 +16 65
5 Náutico 38 18 9 11 49 42 +7 63
6 Bragantino 38 19 3 16 56 56 0 60
7 Paysandu 38 17 9 12 49 40 +9 60
8 Sampaio Corrêa 38 15 13 10 51 43 +8 58
9 Bahia 38 15 13 10 48 41 +7 58
10 Luverdense 38 15 9 14 46 40 +6 54
11 CRB 38 15 9 14 47 45 +2 54
12 Criciúma 38 12 13 13 36 41 −5 49
13 Paraná 38 12 11 15 39 43 −4 47
14 Atlético Goianiense 38 11 13 14 36 46 −10 46
15 Ceará 38 12 9 17 42 50 −8 45
16 Oeste 38 10 14 14 37 45 −8 44
17 Macaé (R) 38 10 13 15 46 54 −8 43 Relegated to 2016 Série C
18 ABC (R) 38 6 14 18 41 64 −23 32
19 Boa Esporte (R) 38 7 10 21 34 54 −20 31
20 Mogi Mirim (R) 38 4 11 23 32 69 −37 23
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Botafogo won the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B.

Promotion

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The four best placed teams, which are Botafogo, Santa Cruz, Vitória and América-MG, were promoted to the following year's first level.

Relegation

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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

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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.


Londrina1–0Vila Nova


Vila Nova won the league after beating Londrina by aggregate score of 4–2.

Promotion

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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

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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

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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-SP3–2Ríver

Ríver0–0Botafogo-SP

Botafogo-SP won the league after beating Ríver by aggregate score of 3–2.

Promotion

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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

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Copa do Brasil

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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.


Santos1–0Palmeiras

Palmeiras2–1Santos
Penalties
4–3

Palmeiras won the cup after beating Santos 4–3 on penalties.

Copa do Nordeste

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The competition featured 20 clubs from the Northeastern 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

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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

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State Champion
  Acre Rio Branco-AC
  Alagoas CRB
  Amapá Santos-AP
  Amazonas Nacional
  Bahia Bahia
  Ceará Fortaleza
  Distrito Federal Gama
  Espírito Santo Rio Branco-ES
  Goiás Goiás
  Maranhão Imperatriz
  Mato Grosso Cuiabá
  Mato Grosso do Sul Comercial-MS
  Minas Gerais Atlético Mineiro
  Pará Remo
  Paraíba Campinense
  Paraná Operário-PR
  Pernambuco Santa Cruz
  Piauí Ríver-PI
  Rio de Janeiro Vasco da Gama
  Rio Grande do Norte América-RN
  Rio Grande do Sul Internacional
  Rondônia Genus
  Roraima Náutico-RR
  Santa Catarina Joinville
  São Paulo Santos
  Sergipe Confiança
  Tocantins Tocantinópolis

Youth competition champions

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Competition Champion
Campeonato Brasileiro Sub-20 Fluminense
Copa do Brasil Sub-17(1) Vitória
Copa do Brasil Sub-20 São Paulo
Copa Ipiranga Sub-20 São Paulo
Copa Santiago de Futebol Juvenil Independiente del Valle (Ecuador)
Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior Corinthians
Taça Belo Horizonte de Juniores Corinthians
Copa 2 de Julho Sub-15 Bahia

(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

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Competition Champion
Campeonato Paulista do Interior Ponte Preta
Copa Espírito Santo Espírito Santo
Copa FGF Lajeadense
Copa Paulista Linense
Copa Rio Resende
Copa Verde Cuiabá

Brazilian clubs in international competitions

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Team 2015 Copa Libertadores 2015 Copa Sudamericana
Atlético Mineiro Round of 16
eliminated by
  Internacional
N/A
Atlético Paranaense N/A Quarterfinals
  Sportivo Luqueño
Bahia N/A Second Stage
eliminated by
  Sport Recife
Brasília N/A Round of 16
eliminated by
  Atlético Paranaense
Chapecoense N/A Quarterfinals
  River Plate
Corinthians Round of 16
eliminated by
  Guaraní
N/A
Cruzeiro Quarterfinals
eliminated by
  River Plate
N/A
Goiás N/A Second Stage
eliminated by
  Brasília
Internacional Semifinals
eliminated by
  Tigres
N/A
Joinville N/A Second Stage
eliminated by
  Atlético Paranaense
Ponte Preta N/A Second Stage
eliminated by
  Chapecoense
São Paulo Round of 16
eliminated by
  Cruzeiro
N/A
Sport Recife N/A Round of 16
eliminated by
  Huracán

Brazil national team

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The following table lists all the games played by the Brazilian national team in official competitions and friendly matches during 2015.

Friendlies

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March 26 France   1–3   Brazil Saint-Denis, France
21:00 (UTC+1) Varane   21' Report Oscar   40'
Neymar   57'
Luiz Gustavo   69'
Stadium: Stade de France
Attendance: 81,338
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)
March 29 Brazil   1–0   Chile London, England
15:00 (UTC+1) Firmino   71' Report Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,007
Referee: Martin Atkinson (England)
June 7 Brazil   2–0   Mexico São Paulo, Brazil
17:00 (UTC−03) Coutinho   28'
Tardelli   37'
Report Stadium: Allianz Parque
Attendance: 34,659
Referee: Julio César Quintana (Paraguay)
June 10 Brazil   1–0   Honduras Porto Alegre, Brazil
22:00 (UTC−03) Firmino   33' Report Stadium: Estádio Beira-Rio
Attendance: 22,305
Referee: Gery Vargas (Bolivia)
September 5 Brazil   1–0   Costa Rica New Jersey, United States
17:00 (UTC−03) Hulk   10' Report Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 19,600
Referee: Mathieu Bourdeau (Canada)
September 8 United States   1–4   Brazil Foxborough, United States
21:40 (UTC−03) Williams   90+1' Report Hulk   9'
Neymar   51' (pen.), 67'
Rafinha   64'
Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 29,308
Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)

Copa América

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June 14 Group stage Brazil   2–1   Peru Temuco, Chile
18:30 (UTC−03) Neymar   5'
Douglas Costa   90+2'
Report Cueva   2' Stadium: Estadio Municipal Germán Becker
Attendance: 16,342[1]
Referee: Roberto García (Mexico)
June 17 Group stage Brazil   0–1   Colombia Santiago, Chile
21:00 (UTC−03) Report Murillo   36' Stadium: Estadio Monumental David Arellano
Attendance: 44,008[2]
Referee: Enrique Osses (Chile)
June 21 Group stage Brazil   2–1   Venezuela Santiago, Chile
18:30 (UTC−03) Thiago Silva   9'
Firmino   51'
Report Miku   84' Stadium: Estadio Monumental David Arellano
Attendance: 33,284[3]
Referee: Enrique Cáceres (Paraguay)
June 27 Quarter-finals Brazil   1–1
(3–4 p)
  Paraguay Concepción, Chile
18:30 (UTC−03) Robinho   15' Report González   72' (pen.) Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Concepción
Attendance: 29,276[4]
Referee: Andrés Cunha (Uruguay)
Penalties
Fernandinho  
Ribeiro  
Miranda  
Douglas Costa  
Coutinho  
  Martínez
  Cáceres
  Bobadilla
  Santa Cruz
  González

2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

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October 9 Chile   2–0   Brazil Santiago, Chile
20:30 UTC−03 Vargas   72'
Sánchez   88'
Report Stadium: Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos
Referee: Roddy Zambrano (Ecuador)
October 13 Brazil   3–1   Venezuela Fortaleza, Brazil
22:00 UTC−03 Willian   1', 42'
Oliveira   73'
Report Santos   64' Stadium: Estádio Castelão
Attendance: 38,970
Referee: Darío Ubriaco (Uruguay)
November 17 Brazil   3–0   Peru Salvador, Brazil
21:00 UTC−03 Douglas Costa   22'
Renato Augusto   57'
Filipe Luís   76'
Report Stadium: Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova
Referee: Hernando Buitrago (Colombia)

Women

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National team

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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

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April 8 Germany   4–0   Brazil Fürth, Germany
13:00 (UTC-3) Šašić   26' (pen.)
Laudehr   35'
Leupolz   60'
Marozsán   86'
Report Stadium: Stadion am Laubenweg
Referee: Riem Hussein (Germany)
September 19 France   2–1   Brazil Le Havre, France
19:00 CET Renard   37'
Henry   55'
Report (in French) Poliana   80' Stadium: Stade Océane,
Attendance: 22,053
Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)
October 21 United States   1–1   Brazil Seattle, United States
19:00 PT Lloyd   85' Report Monica   3'
Rafaelle   65'
Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 23,603
Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva (United States)
October 25 United States   3–1   Brazil Orlando, United States
14:30 ET Morgan   9'
Dunn   14'
Dunn   45+2'
Horan   66'
McCaffrey   90+3'
Report Cristiane   37'
Cristiane   45+1'
Stadium: Orlando Citrus Bowl
Attendance: 32,869
Referee: Margaret Domka (United States)
December 1 Brazil   5–1   New Zealand Cuiabá, Brazil
21:00 BRT Poliana   46'
Érika   48'
Formiga   59'
Marta   87'
Debinha   90+3'
Gregorius   30' Stadium: Arena Pantanal
Attendance: 32,869

Algarve Cup

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March 4 Group stage Brazil   0–0   China Albufeira, Portugal
15:00 Report Stadium: Estádio Municipal
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)
March 6 Group stage Sweden   0–2   Brazil Lagos, Portugal
13:30 Report Marta   20'
Andressa   68' (pen.)
Stadium: Estádio Municipal
Referee: Qin Liang (China)
March 9 Group stage Brazil   1–3   Germany Parchal, Portugal
17:30 Bruna   47' Report Popp   39'
Šašić   49'
Marozsán   56'
Stadium: Stadium Bela Vista
Attendance: 769
Referee: Melissa Borjas (Honduras)
March 11 Seventh-place match Brazil   4–1   Switzerland Albufeira, Portugal
15:00 Marta   30', 77'
Bia   37'
Andressa   82'
Report Wälti   45' Stadium: Estádio Municipal
Referee: Jana Adámková (Czech Republic)

FIFA Women's World Cup

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June 9 Group stage Brazil   2–0   South Korea Montreal, Canada
19:00 EDT (UTC−4) Formiga   33'
Marta   53' (pen.)
Report Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 10,175
Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland)
June 13 Group stage Brazil   1–0   Spain Montreal, Canada
16:00 EDT (UTC−4) Andressa   44' Report Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 28,623
Referee: Carol Chenard (Canada)
June 17 Group stage Costa Rica   0–1   Brazil Moncton, Canada
20:00 ADT (UTC−3) Report Raquel   83' Stadium: Moncton Stadium
Attendance: 9,543
Referee: Efthalia Mitsi (Greece)
June 21 Round of 16 Brazil   0–1   Australia Moncton, Canada
14:00 ADT (UTC−3) Report Simon   80' Stadium: Moncton Stadium
Attendance: 12,054
Referee: Teodora Albon (Romania)

Pan American Games

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July 11 Group stage Costa Rica   0–3   Brazil Hamilton, Canada
18:00 Report Raquel   14'
Thaisa   34'
Formiga   90'
Stadium: Hamilton Pan Am Soccer Stadium
Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva (United States)
July 15 Group stage Brazil   7–1   Ecuador Hamilton, Canada
17:35 Monica   17'
Cristiane   44', 55', 67', 70', 78'
Maurine   84'
http://results.toronto2015.org/IRS/en/football/results-women-b-06.htm Report] Pesantes   5' Stadium: Hamilton Pan Am Soccer Stadium
Referee: Gillian Martindale (Barbados)
July 19 Group stage Canada   0–2   Brazil Hamilton, Canada
20:35 Report Alves   55'
Cristiane   87'
Stadium: Hamilton Pan Am Soccer Stadium
Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva (United States)
July 22 Semifinals Brazil   4–2   Mexico Hamilton, Canada
20:35 Cristiane   4'
Rafaelle Souza   45+1'   73'
Romero   46' (o.g.)
Andressinha   69'
Report Fabiana   25' (o.g.)
Rangel   70'
Stadium: Hamilton Pan Am Soccer Stadium
July 25 Final Brazil   4–0   Colombia Hamilton, Canada
20:35 Formiga   7'
Maurine   75'
Alves   86'
Fabiana   90+3'
Report Stadium: Hamilton Pan Am Soccer Stadium
Referee: Mirian Leon (El Salvador)

Torneio Internacional Feminino

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November 9 Group stage Brazil   11–0   Trinidad and Tobago Natal, Brazil
18:15 Marta   10', 28', 30', 52', 58'
Beatriz   33', 55', 64'
Debinha   48'
Raquel   70'
Rilany   79'
Report Stadium: Arena das Dunas
November 13 Group stage Mexico   0–6   Brazil Natal, Brazil
16:00 Report Marta   2' (pen.), 11' (pen.)
Debinha   18'
Andressa Alves   32'
Formiga   53'
Poliana   68'
Stadium: Arena das Dunas
November 16 Group stage Brazil   2–1   Canada Natal, Brazil
20:45 Andressa Alves   12'
Debinha   40'
Report Bélanger   43' Stadium: Arena das Dunas
November 20 Final Brazil   3–1   Canada Natal, Brazil
18:30 Andressa Alves   47'
Mônica   63', 81'
Report Beckie   46' Stadium: Arena das Dunas

The Brazil women's national football team competed in the following competitions in 2015:

Competition Performance
Algarve Cup Seventh-place
FIFA Women's World Cup Round of 16
Torneio Internacional Feminino
Champions
Pan American Games
Champions

Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino

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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 Preto1–0São José

São José1–1Rio Preto

Rio Preto won the league by aggregate score of 2–1.

Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino

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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

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Competition Champion
Campeonato Carioca Flamengo/Marinha
Campeonato Paulista São José

Brazilian clubs in international competitions

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Team 2015 Copa Libertadores Femenina
Ferroviária Champions
defeated
  Colo Colo
São José Fourth place
defeated by
  UAI Urquiza

Notes

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  1. ^ 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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  1. ^ "Brazil vs. Peru - 14 June 2015 - Soccerway".
  2. ^ "Brazil vs. Colombia - 18 June 2015 - Soccerway".
  3. ^ "Brazil vs. Venezuela - 21 June 2015 - Soccerway".
  4. ^ "Brazil vs. Paraguay - 27 June 2015 - Soccerway".
  5. ^ "Argentina v Brazil postponed due to wet weather". goal.com. November 12, 2015. Retrieved November 14, 2015.