2016 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D
# 2016 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D

The 2016 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D, the fourth level of the Brazilian League, was contested by 68 clubs. The competition started on 12 June and is ended on 1 October. The four teams in the semifinals, CSA, Moto Club, São Bento and Volta Redonda were promoted to the 2017 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C.

Volta Redonda were champions, beating CSA in the final.

## Competition format

In the first stage, 68 teams were divided into seventeen groups of four, organized regionally. The teams played home and away against the other three teams in their group, a total of six games. The winner of each group plus the best 15 runners-up qualified for the second stage. From the second stage on the competition was played as a knock-out tournament. The four semi-finalists qualified for the 2017 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C. The winners of the semifinals played the final over two legs to determine the champion.

## First stage

As at 17 July 2016

Key to colours in group tables :

* Group winners advance to the Second stage
* Best group runners-up advance to the Second stage

### Group A1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Atlético Acreano (Q) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 14 |
| 2 | Nacional | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 3 | Genus | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 7 |
| 4 | Trem | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 4 |

### Group A2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Princesa do Solimões (Q) | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 13 |
| 2 | Palmas (Q) | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 10 |
| 3 | São Francisco | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 5 |
| 4 | Baré | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 0 |

* ↑ Baré deducted 4 points for fielding an ineligible player against Princesa do Solimões on 19 June.

### Group A3

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | São Raimundo (Q) | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 2 | +13 | 13 |
| 2 | Náutico (Q) | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 9 |
| 3 | Rondoniense | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 7 |
| 4 | Rio Branco | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 15 | −9 | 4 |

### Group A4

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Águia de Marabá (Q) | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 11 |
| 2 | Moto Club (Q) | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 10 |
| 3 | Tocantinópolis | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| 4 | Santos | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 2 |

### Group A5

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Altos (Q) | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 5 | +17 | 16 |
| 2 | Juazeirense (Q) | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 11 |
| 3 | Maranhão | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 6 |
| 4 | Icasa | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 19 | −16 | 1 |

### Group A6

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | CSA (Q) | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 11 |
| 2 | Parnahyba (Q) | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 9 |
| 3 | Central | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 9 |
| 4 | Guarani | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 18 | −13 | 2 |

### Group A7

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Globo (Q) | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 11 |
| 2 | América (Q) | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 10 |
| 3 | Sousa | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 10 |
| 4 | Galícia | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 16 | −9 | 3 |

### Group A8

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Uniclinic (Q) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 12 |
| 2 | Itabaiana (Q) | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 11 |
| 3 | Potiguar | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 10 |
| 4 | Serra Talhada | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 14 | −13 | 0 |

### Group A9

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Campinense (Q) | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 10 |
| 2 | Fluminense de Feira (Q) | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 9 |
| 3 | Murici | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 8 |
| 4 | Sergipe | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 4 |

### Group A10

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Ceilândia (Q) | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 6 | +13 | 15 |
| 2 | Aparecidense (Q) | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 13 |
| 3 | Comercial | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 4 |
| 4 | AA Araguaia | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 3 |

### Group A11

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Sete de Setembro (Q) | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 11 |
| 2 | Anápolis (Q) | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 11 |
| 3 | Luziânia | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 6 |
| 4 | Sinop | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 3 |

### Group A12

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Volta Redonda (Q) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 14 |
| 2 | URT (Q) | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 13 |
| 3 | Desportiva Ferroviária | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 7 |
| 4 | Goianésia | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 20 | −18 | 0 |

### Group A13

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Caldense (Q) | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 13 |
| 2 | Espírito Santo (Q) | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 8 |
| 3 | Boavista | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 7 |
| 4 | Osasco Audax | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 4 |

### Group A14

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | São Bento (Q) | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 13 |
| 2 | Portuguesa | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 7 |
| 3 | Villa Nova | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 4 | São José | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 5 |

### Group A15

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | J. Malucelli (Q) | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 11 |
| 2 | Brusque (Q) | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 9 |
| 3 | Novo Hamburgo | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 8 |
| 4 | Madureira | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 4 |

### Group A16

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Internacional de Lages (Q) | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 10 |
| 2 | Linense (Q) | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | São Paulo | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 9 |
| 4 | PSTC | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 5 |

### Group A17

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Ituano (Q) | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 13 |
| 2 | Caxias (Q) | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | Maringá | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 8 |
| 4 | Metropolitano | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 4 |

## Second stage

The Second stage was a two-legged knockout tie, with the draw regionalised.

### Qualification and draw

The 32 qualifiers (17 group winners and 15 best performing group runners-up) were divided into two pots. Pot 1 contained the 16 best performing group winners. Pot 2 contained the worst performing group winner and the 15 qualifying group runners-up. In pot 1 the teams were numbered 1 to 16 in numerical order of the group they qualified from. In pot 2 the teams were numbered 17 to 32 in numerical order of the group they qualified from. In the case that one of the qualifying runners-up was from the same group as the worst performing group winner, both teams would be in pot 2 and the group winner would be numbered lower in sequence than the group runner-up.

To keep the draw regionalised Team 1 would play Team 18, Team 2 would play Team 17 and this pattern was repeated throughout the draw. The higher numbered team would play at home in the first leg.

**Ranking of group winners**

Ranking of group winners to determine the worst performing team to be placed into pot 2 was achieved by comparing 1) Points gained 2) Most victories 3) Best goal difference 4) Most goals scored 5) Sort.

| Rank | Team | Pts | W | GD | GF | Pot |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Altos | 16 | 5 | 17 | 22 | Pot 1 |
| 2 | Ceilândia | 15 | 5 | 13 | 19 | Pot 1 |
| 3 | Volta Redonda | 14 | 4 | 10 | 11 | Pot 1 |
| 4 | Atlético Acreano | 14 | 4 | 8 | 15 | Pot 1 |
| 5 | São Raimundo | 13 | 4 | 13 | 15 | Pot 1 |
| 6 | Ituano | 13 | 4 | 10 | 15 | Pot 1 |
| 7 | Princesa do Solimões | 13 | 4 | 6 | 11 | Pot 1 |
| 8 | São Bento | 13 | 4 | 6 | 7 | Pot 1 |
| 9 | Caldense | 13 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pot 1 |
| 10 | Uniclinic | 12 | 3 | 6 | 11 | Pot 1 |
| 11 | CSA | 11 | 3 | 7 | 13 | Pot 1 |
| 12 | Globo | 11 | 3 | 7 | 11 | Pot 1 |
| 13 | J. Malucelli | 11 | 3 | 4 | 8 | Pot 1 |
| 14 | Sete de Setembro | 11 | 3 | 3 | 9 | Pot 1 |
| 15 | Águia de Marabá | 11 | 3 | 2 | 7 | Pot 1 |
| 16 | Internacional de Lages | 10 | 3 | 4 | 8 | Pot 1 |
| 17 | Campinense | 10 | 3 | 2 | 7 | Pot 2 |

**Ranking of group runners-up**

Ranking of group runners-up to determine the 15 best performing teams to be placed into pot 2 was achieved by comparing 1) Points gained 2) Most victories 3) Best goal difference 4) Most goals scored 5) Sort.

| Rank | Team | Pts | W | GD | GF | Pot |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | URT | 13 | 4 | 7 | 10 | Pot 2 |
| 2 | Aparecidense | 13 | 4 | 2 | 9 | Pot 2 |
| 3 | Itabaiana | 11 | 3 | 5 | 10 | Pot 2 |
| 4 | Juazeirense | 11 | 3 | 4 | 12 | Pot 2 |
| 5 | Anápolis | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | Pot 2 |
| 6 | Palmas | 10 | 3 | 3 | 13 | Pot 2 |
| 7 | América | 10 | 3 | 2 | 9 | Pot 2 |
| 8 | Linense | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | Pot 2 |
| 9 | Moto Club | 10 | 2 | 6 | 8 | Pot 2 |
| 10 | Caxias | 9 | 3 | 0 | 9 | Pot 2 |
| 11 | Parnahyba | 9 | 2 | 5 | 11 | Pot 2 |
| 12 | Brusque | 9 | 2 | 5 | 7 | Pot 2 |
| 13 | Náutico | 9 | 2 | 2 | 9 | Pot 2 |
| 14 | Fluminense de Feira | 9 | 2 | 1 | 9 | Pot 2 |
| 15 | Espírito Santo | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | Pot 2 |
| 16 | Nacional | 8 | 2 | 0 | 8 | Eliminated |
| 17 | Portuguesa | 7 | 2 | -5 | 3 | Eliminated |

**Qualification pots**

Pot 1 :

| # | Group | Team |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | A1 | Atlético Acreano |
| 2 | A2 | Princesa do Solimões |
| 3 | A3 | São Raimundo |
| 4 | A4 | Águia de Marabá |
| 5 | A5 | Altos |
| 6 | A6 | CSA |
| 7 | A7 | Globo |
| 8 | A8 | Uniclinic |
| 9 | A10 | Ceilândia |
| 10 | A11 | Sete de Setembro |
| 11 | A12 | Volta Redonda |
| 12 | A13 | Caldense |
| 13 | A14 | São Bento |
| 14 | A15 | J. Malucelli |
| 15 | A16 | Internacional de Lages |
| 16 | A17 | Ituano |

Pot 2 :

| # | Group | Team |
| - | - | - |
| 17 | A2 | Palmas |
| 18 | A3 | Náutico |
| 19 | A4 | Moto Club |
| 20 | A5 | Juazeirense |
| 21 | A6 | Parnahyba |
| 22 | A7 | América |
| 23 | A8 | Itabaiana |
| 24 | A9 | Campinense |
| 25 | A9 | Fluminense de Feira |
| 26 | A10 | Aparecidense |
| 27 | A11 | Anápolis |
| 28 | A12 | URT |
| 29 | A13 | Espírito Santo |
| 30 | A15 | Brusque |
| 31 | A16 | Linense |
| 32 | A17 | Caxias |

**Ties**

Matches took place between 23 July and 7 August.

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Tie number |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Náutico | 1–13 | Atlético Acreano | 1–5 | 0–8 | B1 |
| Palmas | 1–6 | Princesa do Solimões | 1–3 | 0–3 | B2 |
| Juazeirense | 5–2 | São Raimundo | 2–1 | 3–1 | B3 |
| Moto Club | 2–1 | Águia de Marabá | 1–0 | 1–1 | B4 |
| América | 1–4 | Altos | 1–2 | 0–2 | B5 |
| Parnahyba | 1–5 | CSA | 1–2 | 0–3 | B6 |
| Campinense | 2–1 | Globo | 2–1 | 0–0 | B7 |
| Itabaiana | 3–2 | Uniclinic | 0–0 | 3–2 | B8 |
| Aparecidense | 1–2 | Ceilândia | 0–0 | 1–2 | B9 |
| Fluminense de Feira | 4–0 | Sete de Setembro | 2–0 | 2–0 | B10 |
| URT | 1–3 | Volta Redonda | 1–1 | 0–2 | B11 |
| Anápolis | 2–2 (7–6 p) | Caldense | 1–1 | 1–1 | B12 |
| Brusque | 0–1 | São Bento | 0–0 | 0–1 | B13 |
| Espírito Santo | 1–3 | J. Malucelli | 0–1 | 1–2 | B14 |
| Caxias | 1–2 | Internacional de Lages | 1–2 | 0–0 | B15 |
| Linense | 2–2 | Ituano | 2–1 | 0–1 | B16 |

* ↑ Ituano go through due to Away goals rule

## Third stage

The third stage was also a two-legged knockout tie, with the draw regionalised. The ties were predetermined from the second stage, with the winner of second stage tie 1 playing the winner of second stage tie 2, etc.

### Ties

First team in the draw has home advantage in the second leg.

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Tie number |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Atlético Acreano | 4–2 | Princesa do Solimões | 1–1 | 3–1 | C1 |
| Juazeirense | 2–3 | Moto Club | 1–3 | 1–0 | C2 |
| Altos | 2–3 | CSA | 0–3 | 2–0 | C3 |
| Itabaiana | 2–2 (4–3 p) | Campinense | 0–2 | 2–0 | C4 |
| Ceilândia | 1–1 (3–4 p) | Fluminense de Feira | 1–0 | 0–1 | C5 |
| Volta Redonda | 2–1 | Anápolis | 2–1 | 0–0 | C6 |
| São Bento | 3–1 | J. Malucelli | 1–1 | 2–0 | C7 |
| Ituano | 5–4 | Internacional de Lages | 5–3 | 0–1 | C8 |

## Final stage

The final stage was a two leg knockout competition with quarter-final, semi-final and final rounds. The draw for the quarter-final was seeded based on the table of results of all matches in the competition for the qualifying teams. First would play eighth, second would play seventh, etc. The top four seeded teams would play the second leg at home. The four quarter-final winners were promoted to Série C for 2017.

The draw for the semi-final was seeded based on the table of results of all matches in the competition for the qualifying teams. First would play fourth, second would play third. The top two seeded teams would play the second leg at home.

In the final, the team with the best record in the competition would play the second leg at home.

### Quarter final seedings

| Seed | Team | Pts | W | GD | GF |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Atlético Acreano | 24 | 10 | 32 | 10 |
| 2 | Volta Redonda | 22 | 10 | 16 | 3 |
| 3 | São Bento | 21 | 10 | 11 | 2 |
| 4 | CSA | 20 | 10 | 21 | 9 |
| 5 | Ituano | 19 | 10 | 22 | 11 |
| 6 | Itabaiana | 18 | 10 | 15 | 9 |
| 7 | Fluminense de Feira | 18 | 10 | 14 | 9 |
| 8 | Moto Club | 17 | 10 | 13 | 5 |

### Quarter final ties

First team in the draw had home advantage in the second leg.

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Atlético Acreano | 3–4 | Moto Club | 2–2 | 1–2 |
| Volta Redonda | 5–3 | Fluminense de Feira | 3–2 | 2–1 |
| São Bento | 3–0 | Itabaiana | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| CSA | 3–1 | Ituano | 2–1 | 1–0 |

### Semi finals seedings

| Seed | Team | Pts | W | GD | GF |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Volta Redonda | 28 | 12 | 21 | 6 |
| 2 | São Bento | 27 | 12 | 14 | 2 |
| 3 | CSA | 26 | 12 | 24 | 10 |
| 4 | Moto Club | 21 | 12 | 17 | 8 |

### Semi finals ties

First team in the draw had home advantage in the second leg.

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Volta Redonda | 4–1 | Moto Club | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| São Bento | 1–2 | CSA | 0–2 | 1–0 |

### Final

First team in the draw had home advantage in the second leg.

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Volta Redonda | 4–0 | CSA | 0–0 | 4–0 |
