2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
# 2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C

The 2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C was a football competition held in Brazil, equivalent to the third division. The competition started on 27 April and ended on 6 October 2019.

Twenty teams competed in the tournament, twelve returning from the 2018 season, four promoted from the 2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D (Ferroviário, Treze, São José and Imperatriz), and four relegated from the 2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B (Paysandu, Sampaio Corrêa, Juventude and Boa Esporte).

Confiança, Juventude, Náutico and Sampaio Corrêa qualified for the semi-finals and were promoted to the 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B.

Náutico defeated Sampaio Corrêa 5–3 on aggregate in the finals to win their first title.

## Teams

| Pos. | Relegated from 2018 Série B |
| - | - |
| 17º | Paysandu |
| 18º | Sampaio Corrêa |
| 19º | Juventude |
| 20º | Boa Esporte |
| Pos. | Promoted from 2018 Série D |
| 1º | Ferroviário |
| 2º | Treze |
| 3° | São José |
| 4º | Imperatriz |

### Number of teams by state

| Number of teams | State | Team(s) |
| - | - | - |
| 3 | Rio Grande do Sul | Juventude, São José and Ypiranga |
| 2 | Maranhão | Imperatriz and Sampaio Corrêa |
| 2 | Minas Gerais | Boa Esporte and Tombense |
| 2 | Pará | Paysandu and Remo |
| 2 | Paraíba | Botafogo-PB and Treze |
| 2 | Pernambuco | Náutico and Santa Cruz |
| 2 | Rio Grande do Norte | ABC and Globo |
| 1 | Acre | Atlético Acreano |
| 1 | Ceará | Ferroviário |
| 1 | Mato Grosso | Luverdense |
| 1 | Rio de Janeiro | Volta Redonda |
| 1 | Sergipe | Confiança |

## Personnel

| Team | Home city | Manager | Kit Manufacturer |
| - | - | - | - |
| ABC | Natal | Roberto Fernandes | ERK |
| Atlético Acreano | Rio Branco | Álvaro Miguéis | Criare |
| Boa Esporte | Varginha | Nedo Xavier | GSport |
| Botafogo-PB | João Pessoa | Evaristo Piza | Karilu |
| Confiança | Aracaju | Daniel Paulista | WA Sport |
| Ferroviário | Fortaleza | Marcelo Veiga | BM9 Sports |
| Globo | Ceará-Mirim | Higor César | AM Confecção |
| Imperatriz | Imperatriz | Paulinho Kobayashi | Embratex |
| Juventude | Caxias do Sul | Fahel | 19treze (Club manufactured kit) |
| Luverdense | Lucas do Rio Verde | Maico Gaúcho | Kanxa |
| Náutico | Recife | Gilmar Dal Pozzo | N Seis (Club Manufactured kit) |
| Paysandu | Belém | Hélio dos Anjos | Lobo (Club manufactured kit) |
| Remo | Belém | Márcio Fernandes | Topper |
| Sampaio Corrêa | São Luís | João Brigatti | Tubarão 1923 (Club manufactured kit) |
| Santa Cruz | Recife | Milton Mendes | Cobra Coral (Club manufactured kit) |
| São José | Porto Alegre | Rafael Jaques | Mega Sports |
| Tombense | Tombos | Eugênio Souza | Vettor |
| Treze | Campina Grande | Celso Teixeira | Karilu |
| Volta Redonda | Volta Redonda | Toninho Andrade | Ícone sports |
| Ypiranga | Erechim | Fabiano Daitx | Clanel |

## Group stage

In the group stage, each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, the following criteria would be used to determine the ranking: 1. Wins; 2. Goal difference; 3. Goals scored; 4. Head-to-head (if the tie is only between two teams). If tied on aggregate, the away goals rule would be used (except if both teams shared the same stadium); 5. Fewest red cards; 6. Fewest yellow cards; 7. Draw in the headquarters of the Brazilian Football Confederation (Regulations Article 15).

The top four teams of each group advanced to the quarter-finals of the knockout stages.

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Náutico | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 18 | +6 | 33 | Advance to Final stages |
| 2 | Sampaio Corrêa | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 19 | +3 | 31 | Advance to Final stages |
| 3 | Imperatriz | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 22 | +5 | 28 | Advance to Final stages |
| 4 | Confiança | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 26 | Advance to Final stages |
| 5 | Ferroviário | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 20 | +1 | 25 | |
| 6 | Botafogo-PB | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 22 | +4 | 25 | |
| 7 | Santa Cruz | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 27 | −3 | 25 | |
| 8 | Treze | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 27 | −5 | 19 | |
| 9 | ABC | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 22 | −3 | 18 | Relegation to 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D |
| 10 | Globo | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 27 | −8 | 16 | Relegation to 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D |

**Results**

| Home \ Away | ABC | BOT | CON | FER | GLO | IMP | NAU | SAM | SAN | TRE |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| ABC | — | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| Botafogo-PB | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–2 |
| Confiança | 1–0 | 3–0 | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Ferroviário | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 |
| Globo | 0–2 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 3–1 |
| Imperatriz | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | — | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 |
| Náutico | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 4–2 | — | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 |
| Sampaio Corrêa | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| Santa Cruz | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–3 | — | 2–2 |
| Treze | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | — |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Ypiranga | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 28 | Advance to Final stages |
| 2 | Juventude | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 14 | +6 | 28 | Advance to Final stages |
| 3 | São José | 18 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 25 | 17 | +8 | 28 | Advance to Final stages |
| 4 | Paysandu | 18 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 18 | 11 | +7 | 28 | Advance to Final stages |
| 5 | Remo | 18 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 27 | |
| 6 | Volta Redonda | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 19 | +3 | 25 | |
| 7 | Tombense | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 20 | −3 | 23 | |
| 8 | Boa Esporte | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 19 | −3 | 20 | |
| 9 | Luverdense | 18 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 19 | −6 | 13 | Relegation to 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D |
| 10 | Atlético Acreano | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 37 | −25 | 11 | Relegation to 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D |

**Results**

| Home \ Away | ATL | BOA | JUV | LUV | PAY | REM | SAO | TOM | VOL | YPI |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Atlético Acreano | — | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 |
| Boa Esporte | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Juventude | 3–0 | 2–0 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| Luverdense | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | — | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Paysandu | 4–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Remo | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | — | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| São José | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | 2–0 | 4–2 | 0–0 |
| Tombense | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | — | 0–2 | 1–1 |
| Volta Redonda | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | — | 1–2 |
| Ypiranga | 2–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | — |

## Final Stages

Starting from the quarter-finals, the teams played a single-elimination tournament with the following rules:

* Each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the higher-seeded team hosting the second leg.
* If tied on aggregate, the away goals rule would not be used, extra time would not be played, and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (Regulations Article 16).

Starting from the semi-finals, the teams were seeded according to their performance in the tournament. The teams were ranked according to overall points. If tied on overall points, the following criteria would be used to determine the ranking: 1. Overall wins; 2. Overall goal difference; 3. Draw in the headquarters of the Brazilian Football Confederation (Regulations Article 17).

### Bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Imperatriz | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Juventude | 0 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Juventude | 0 | 4 | 4 | Juventude | 2 | 1 | 3 (3) | | | | |
| | | | | Náutico (p) | 1 | 2 | 3 (4) | | | | |
| Paysandu | 0 | 2 | 2 (3) | Náutico (p) | 1 | 2 | 3 (4) | | | | |
| Náutico (p) | 0 | 2 | 2 (5) | | | | | | | | |
| Náutico (p) | 0 | 2 | 2 (5) | | | | | Náutico | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | Sampaio Corrêa | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Confiança | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | Sampaio Corrêa | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Ypiranga | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Ypiranga | 0 | 1 | 1 | Confiança | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | Sampaio Corrêa | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| São José | 0 | 2 | 2 | Sampaio Corrêa | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| Sampaio Corrêa | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |

### Quarter-finals

The matches were played from 31 August to 9 September 2019.

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Paysandu | 2–2 (3–5 p) | Náutico | 0–0 | 2–2 |
| Imperatriz | 0–4 | Juventude | 0–0 | 0–4 |
| São José | 2–3 | Sampaio Corrêa | 0–0 | 2–3 |
| Confiança | 2–1 | Ypiranga | 1–0 | 1–1 |

**Group C**

Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Náutico won on penalties and advanced to the semi-finals

**Group D**

Juventude won 4–0 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals

**Group E**

Sampaio Corrêa won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals

**Group F**

Confiança won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals

### Semi-finals

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Host |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Náutico | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 20 | +6 | 35 | 2nd leg |
| 3 | Juventude | 20 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 24 | 14 | +10 | 32 | 1st leg |
| 2 | Sampaio Corrêa | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 21 | +4 | 35 | 2nd leg |
| 4 | Confiança | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 23 | +1 | 30 | 1st leg |

The matches were played from 14 to 22 September 2019.

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Juventude | 3–3 (3–4 p) | Náutico | 2–1 | 1–2 |
| Confiança | 0–3 | Sampaio Corrêa | 0–2 | 0–1 |

**Group G**

Tied 3–3 on aggregate, Náutico won on penalties and advanced to the finals

**Group H**

Sampaio Corrêa won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the finals

### Finals

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Host |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Sampaio Corrêa | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 21 | +7 | 41 | 2nd leg |
| 2 | Náutico | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 38 | 1st leg |

The matches were played on 29 September and 6 October 2019.

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Náutico | 5–3 | Sampaio Corrêa | 3–1 | 2–2 |

## Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Eduardo | Treze | 8 |
| 1 | Luiz Eduardo | São José | 8 |
| 1 | Negueba | Globo | 8 |
| 1 | Salatiel | Sampaio Corrêa | 8 |
| 5 | Edson Cariús | Ferroviário | 7 |
| 5 | Felipe Alves | Botafogo-PB | 7 |
| 5 | Jefinho | ABC | 7 |
| 5 | Matheus Lima | Imperatriz | 7 |
| 5 | Pipico | Santa Cruz | 7 |
| 10 | Álvaro | Náutico | 6 |
| 10 | Núbio Flávio | Volta Redonda | 6 |

Source: CBF

