Football in Brazil

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The following article presents a summary of the 2012 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which was the 111th season of competitive football in the country.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A[edit]

The 2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A started on May 20, 2012, and concluded on December 2, 2012.

Updated to games played on November 25, 2012.
Source: UOL.com.br
Rules for classification:
1st points; 2nd wins; 3rd goal difference; 4th goals scored; 5th head-to-head results; 6th least red cards received; 7th least yellow cards received; 8th draw
¹ Corinthians is qualified for the second stage of the 2013 Copa Libertadores as the 2012 Copa Libertadores champion.
² Palmeiras is qualified for the second stage of the 2013 Copa Libertadores as the 2012 Copa do Brasil champion.
(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.

Fluminense declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A champions.

Relegation[edit]

The four worst placed teams, which are Sport, Palmeiras, Atlético Goianiense and Figueirense, were relegated to the following year's second level.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série B[edit]

The 2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B started on May 19, 2012, and concluded on November 24, 2012.

Updated to games played on November 24, 2012.
Source: Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
Rules for classification:
1st points; 2nd wins; 3rd goal difference; 4th goals scored; 5th head-to-head results; 6th least red cards received; 7th least yellow cards received; 8th draw.
(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.

Goiás declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B champions.

Promotion[edit]

The four best placed teams, which are Goiás, Criciúma, Atlético Paranaense and Vitória, were promoted to the following year's first level.

Relegation[edit]

The four worst placed teams, which are CRB, Guarani, Ipatinga and Grêmio Barueri, were relegated to the following year's third level.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série C[edit]

The 2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C started on June 30, 2012, and concluded on December 1, 2012.

The Campeonato Brasileiro Série C final was played between Oeste and Icasa.

Oeste declared as the league champions by aggregate score of 2–0.

Promotion[edit]

The four best placed teams, which are Oeste, Icasa, Paysandu and Chapecoense, were promoted to the following year's second level.

Relegation[edit]

The four worst placed teams, which are Salgueiro, Santo André, Guarany de Sobral and Tupi, were relegated to the following year's fourth level.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série D[edit]

The 2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D started on June 23, 2012, and concluded on October 21, 2012.

The Campeonato Brasileiro Série D final was played between CRAC and Sampaio Corrêa.

Sampaio Corrêa declared as the league champions by aggregate score of 3–1.

Promotion[edit]

The four best placed teams, which are Sampaio Corrêa, CRAC, Baraúnas and Mogi Mirim, were promoted to the following year's third level.

Copa do Brasil[edit]

The 2012 Copa do Brasil started on March 7, 2012, and concluded on July 11, 2012. The Copa do Brasil final was played between Palmeiras and Coritiba.

Palmeiras declared as the cup champions by aggregate score of 3–1.

State championship champions[edit]

State	Champion
Acre	Rio Branco-AC
Alagoas	CRB
Amapá	Oratório
Amazonas	Nacional-AM
Bahia	Bahia
Ceará	Ceará
Distrito Federal	Ceilândia
Espírito Santo	Aracruz
Goiás	Goiás
Maranhão	Sampaio Corrêa
Mato Grosso	Luverdense
Mato Grosso do Sul	Águia Negra
Minas Gerais	Atlético Mineiro
Pará	Cametá
Paraíba	Campinense
Paraná	Coritiba
Pernambuco	Santa Cruz
Piauí	Parnahyba
Rio de Janeiro	Fluminense
Rio Grande do Norte	América-RN
Rio Grande do Sul	Internacional
Rondônia	Ji-Paraná
Roraima	São Raimundo-RR
Santa Catarina	Avaí
São Paulo	Santos
Sergipe	Itabaiana
Tocantins	Gurupi

Youth competition champions[edit]

⁽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[edit]

Competition	Champion
Campeonato Paulista do Interior	Mogi Mirim
Copa Espírito Santo	Desportiva
Copa FGF	Juventude
Copa Governador do Mato Grosso	Mixto
Copa Paulista de Futebol	Noroeste
Copa Pernambuco	Santa Cruz
Copa Rio	Nova Iguaçu
Copa Santa Catarina	Joinville
Taça Minas Gerais	Boa Esporte

Brazilian clubs in international competitions[edit]

Team	2012 Copa Libertadores	2012 Copa Sudamericana	2012 Recopa Sudamericana	2012 FIFA Club World Cup
Atlético Goianiense	N/A	Round of 16 eliminated by Universidad Católica	N/A	N/A
Bahia	N/A	Second Stage eliminated by São Paulo	N/A	N/A
Botafogo	N/A	Second Stage eliminated by Palmeiras	N/A	N/A
Corinthians	Champions defeated Boca Juniors	N/A	N/A	Champions defeated Chelsea
Coritiba	N/A	Second Stage eliminated by Grêmio	N/A	N/A
Figueirense	N/A	Second Stage eliminated by Atlético Goianiense	N/A	N/A
Flamengo	Eliminated in the Second Stage	N/A	N/A	N/A
Fluminense	Quarterfinals eliminated by Boca Juniors	N/A	N/A	N/A
Grêmio	N/A	Quarterfinals eliminated by Millonarios	N/A	N/A
Internacional	Round of 16 eliminated by Fluminense	N/A	N/A	N/A
Palmeiras	N/A	Round of 16 eliminated by Millonarios	N/A	N/A
Santos	Semifinals eliminated by Corinthians	N/A	Champions defeated Universidad de Chile	N/A
São Paulo	N/A	Champions defeated Tigre	N/A	N/A
Vasco da Gama	Quarterfinals eliminated by Corinthians	N/A	N/A	N/A

Brazil national team[edit]

The following table lists all the games played by the Brazilian national team in official competitions and friendly matches during 2012.

Bosnia and Herzegovina  v  Brazil

February 28, 2012 International friendly	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1–2	Brazil	St. Gallen, Switzerland
	Ibišević  13'		Marcelo  4' Papac  90+1' (o.g.)	Stadium: AFG Arena Attendance: 17,500[1] Referee: Sascha Kever (Switzerland)

Denmark  v  Brazil

May 26, 2012 International friendly	Denmark	1–3	Brazil	Hamburg, Germany
	Bendtner  71'		Hulk  8', 40' Zimling  13' (o.g.)	Stadium: Imtech Arena Attendance: 52,000[2] Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

United States  v  Brazil

May 30, 2012 International friendly	United States	1–4	Brazil	Landover, Maryland, United States
20:00 UTC−05	Gomez  45'		Neymar  12' (pen.) Silva  26' Marcelo  52' Pato  87'	Stadium: FedExField Attendance: 67,619[3] Referee: Jeffrey Solís (Costa Rica)

Mexico  v  Brazil

June 3, 2012 International friendly	Mexico	2–0	Brazil	Arlington, Texas, United States
16:06 UTC-3	G. dos Santos  22' Hernández  33' (pen.)			Stadium: Cowboys Stadium Attendance: 84,519[4] Referee: Silviu Petrescu (Canada)

Brazil  v  Argentina

June 9, 2012 International friendly	Brazil	3–4	Argentina	East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States
	Rômulo  23' Oscar  56' Hulk  72'		Messi  31', 34', 85' Fernández  76'	Stadium: MetLife Stadium Attendance: 81,994[5] Referee: Jair Marrufo (United States)

Sweden  v  Brazil

August 15, 2012 International friendly	Sweden	0–3	Brazil	Solna, Sweden
			Leandro Damião  32' Pato  84', 86' (pen.)	Stadium: Råsunda Stadium Attendance: 32,781[6] Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)

Brazil  v  South Africa

September 7, 2012 International friendly	Brazil	1–0	South Africa	São Paulo, Brazil
	Hulk  74'			Stadium: Estádio do Morumbi Attendance: 51,500[7] Referee: Néstor Pitana (Argentina)

Brazil  v  China PR

September 10, 2012 International friendly	Brazil	8–0	China PR	Recife, Brazil
	Ramires  23' Neymar  26', 54', 60' Lucas  49' Hulk  52' Liu Jianye  70' (o.g.) Oscar  76' (pen.)			Stadium: Estádio do Arruda Attendance: 29,658[8] Referee: Roberto Silvera (Uruguay)

Brazil  v  Argentina

September 19, 2012 Superclásico de las Américas	Brazil	2–1	Argentina	Goiânia, Brazil
	Paulinho  26' Neymar  90+4' (pen.)	Report	Martínez  20'	Stadium: Estádio Serra Dourada Attendance: 37,871[9] Referee: Carlos Amarilla (Paraguay)

Argentina  v  Brazil

October 3, 2012 Superclásico de las Américas	Argentina	Canceled	Brazil	Resistencia, Argentina
				Stadium: Estadio Centenario
Note: The second leg of the 2012 Superclasico de Las Américas was canceled due to a floodlight failure.[10] Both AFA and CBF agreed to play the canceled game at a later date.[11]

Brazil  v  Iraq

October 11, 2012 International friendly	Brazil	6–0	Iraq	Malmö, Sweden
20:30 (UTC+2)	Oscar  22', 27' Kaká  48' Hulk  56' Neymar  75' Lucas  80'			Stadium: Swedbank Stadion Attendance: 14,147[12] Referee: Martin Hansson (Sweden)

Brazil  v  Japan

October 16, 2012 International friendly	Brazil	4–0	Japan	Wrocław, Poland
14:10 (UTC+1)	Paulinho  12' Neymar  25' (pen.), 48' Kaká  76'			Stadium: Stadion Miejski Attendance: 36,000[13] Referee: Marcin Borski (Poland)

Brazil  v  Colombia

November 14, 2012 International friendly	Brazil	1–1	Colombia	East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States
19:30 (UTC-3)	Neymar  64'		Cuadrado  44'	Stadium: MetLife Stadium Attendance: 38,624[14] Referee: Mark Geiger (United States)

Argentina  v  Brazil

November 21, 2012 Superclásico de las Américas	Argentina	2–1 (3 - 4 p)	Brazil	Buenos Aires, Argentina
	Scocco  82' (pen.), 90'	Report	Fred  84'	Stadium: La Bombonera Attendance: 32,000[15] Referee: Enrique Osses (Chile)
	Penalties
	Martínez Montillo Domínguez Scocco Orión		Neves Jean Carlinhos Fred Neymar
Note: The game was originally scheduled to be played on October 3, but it was moved to November 21 due to a floodlight failure.[16]

Women's football[edit]

National team[edit]

The following table lists all the games played by the Brazil women's national football team in official competitions and friendly matches during 2012.

Canada  v  Brazil

March 24, 2012 International friendly	Canada	2–1	Brazil	Boston, United States
	Christine Sinclair  ?', ?'		Gabriela  ?'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium

United States  v  Brazil

April 3, 2012 Kirin Cup	United States	3–0	Brazil	Chiba, Japan
	Carli Lloyd  18' Shannon Boxx  23' Amy Rodriguez  83'	Report		Stadium: Fukuda Denshi Arena

Japan  v  Brazil

April 5, 2012 Kirin Cup	Japan	4–1	Brazil	Kobe, Japan
	Bagé  16' (o.g.) Nagasato  58' Aya Miyama  61' Yukari Kinga  89'		Francielle  45'	Stadium: Home's Stadium

Kriens v  Brazil

July 11, 2012 International friendly (unofficial match)	Kriens	0–2	Brazil	Fribourg, Switzerland
		Report[permanent dead link]	Thaisinha  ?' Formiga  ?'	Stadium: Stade Universitaire Saint-Léonard Referee: Desireé Grudbacher (Switzerland)

Brazil  v  Colombia

July 14, 2012 Matchworld Women's Cup	Brazil	2–1	Colombia	Châtel-Saint-Denis, Switzerland
	Rosana  ?' Formiga  ?'	Report[permanent dead link]	Oriánica Velásquez  ?'	Stadium: Stade du Lussy Referee: Jorge Mendez (Switzerland)

Brazil  v  Canada

July 17, 2012 Matchworld Women's Cup	Brazil	2–1	Canada	Savièse, Switzerland
	Formiga  ?' Grazielle  ?'	Report[permanent dead link]	Christine Sinclair  ?'	Stadium: Stade Saint-Germain Referee: Simona Ghisletta (Switzerland)

Cameroon  v  Brazil

July 25, 2012 Summer Olympics Group stage	Cameroon	0–5	Brazil	Cardiff, Wales
18:45		Report	Francielle  7' Renata Costa  10' Marta  73' (pen.), 88' Cristiane  78'	Stadium: Millennium Stadium Referee: Jenny Palmqvist (Sweden)

New Zealand  v  Brazil

July 28, 2012 Summer Olympics Group stage	New Zealand	0–1	Brazil	Cardiff, Wales
14:30		Report	Cristiane  86'	Stadium: Millennium Stadium Attendance: 30,103[17] Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus (Germany)

Great Britain  v  Brazil

July 31, 2012 Summer Olympics Group stage	Great Britain	1–0	Brazil	London, England
19:45	Houghton  2'	Report		Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 70,584 Referee: Carol Anne Chenard (Canada)

Brazil  v  Japan

August 3, 2012 Summer Olympics Quarterfinals	Brazil	0–2	Japan	Cardiff, Wales
17:00		Report	Ōgimi  27' Ohno  73'	Stadium: Millennium Stadium Referee: Kirsi Heikkinen (Finland)

Brazil  v  Portugal

December 9, 2012 Torneio Internacional Feminino	Brazil	4–0	Portugal	São Paulo, Brazil
16:00	Cristiane  8' Fabiana Baiana  35' Marta  46' Giovania  80'	Report[permanent dead link]		Stadium: Estádio do Pacaembu Referee: Katiucia da Mota Lima (Brazil)

Brazil  v  Mexico

December 13, 2012 Torneio Internacional Feminino	Brazil	1–2	Mexico	São Paulo, Brazil
21:50	Rosana  14'	Report	Guajardo  61' Dominguez  89'	Stadium: Estádio do Pacaembu

Brazil  v  Denmark

December 16, 2012 Torneio Internacional Feminino	Brazil	2–1	Denmark	São Paulo, Brazil
16:00	Érika  7' Débora  87'	Report	Line Hansen  90+2' (penalty)	Stadium: Estádio do Pacaembu

Brazil  v  Denmark

December 19, 2011 Torneio Internacional Feminino Final	Brazil	2–2	Denmark	São Paulo, Brazil
20:50	Andressa  29' (pen.) Fabiana  45+3'	Report[permanent dead link]	Rasmussen  83' Pedersen  87'	Stadium: Estádio do Pacaembu Referee: Regildenia de Holanda Moura (Brazil)

The Brazil women's national football team competed in the following competitions in 2012:

Competition	Performance
Kirin Cup	Third place
Summer Olympics	Quarterfinals
Torneio Internacional Feminino	Champions

Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino[edit]

Main article: 2012 Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino

The 2012 Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino started on March 3, 2012, and concluded on June 10, 2012.

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June 3, 2012

São José	1–0	Centro Olímpico

Estádio Martins Pereira

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June 10, 2012

Centro Olímpico	2–4	São José

Estádio do Pacaembu

São José declared as the cup champions by aggregate score of 5–2.

Domestic competition champions[edit]

Competition	Champion
Campeonato Carioca	Vasco da Gama
Campeonato Paulista	São José

Brazilian clubs in international competitions[edit]

Team	2012 Copa Libertadores Femenina
Foz Cataratas	Runners-up lost to Colo Colo
São José	Third Place defeated Vitória das Tabocas
Vitória das Tabocas	Fourth Place defeated by São José

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