The Campeonato Brasileiro Série D (English: Brazilian Championship Serie D), commonly known as the Série D or the Brazilian Série D to distinguish it from the Italian Serie D, is the fourth division of the Brazilian football league system, and was announced by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) on 9 April 2008. The Campeonato Brasileiro Série D was formed from the split of the Série C, keeping its best 20 clubs and playing double round robin as does the top three divisions. The Série D keeps the same format of the older Série C, but with participation limited to 40 clubs recognized by the state federation. In 2016 the Série D was expanded to 68 clubs, but in 2022 it was reduced to 64 clubs.
The Série D format is a mixed system: the 64 clubs are divided in 8 groups organized regionally, playing in a round-robin format. The top teams qualify for playoffs and clubs that reach the semi-finals are promoted to Série C. Clubs qualify for the Série D by their performance at state championships — spots are given to the top clubs on those leagues that are not at Série A, B or C — at state cups or relegation from Série C.
List of champions The following table shows the winners and runners-up of the Série D tournaments played since its beginning in 2009, according to the Brazilian Football Confederation:
SeasonChampion Runner-up 2009 São Raimundo Macaé 2010 Guarany de Sobral Madureira 2011 Tupi Santa Cruz 2012 Sampaio Corrêa CRAC 2013 Botafogo Juventude 2014 Tombense Brasil de Pelotas 2015 Botafogo Ríver 2016 Volta Redonda CSA 2017 Operário Ferroviário Globo 2018 Ferroviário Treze 2019 Brusque Manaus 2020 Mirassol Floresta 2021 Aparecidense Campinense 2022 América de Natal Pouso Alegre 2023 Ferroviário Ferroviária 2024 Retrô Anápolis 2025 Barra Santa Cruz 2026 Uberlândia ASA
Performances
By club + Performance in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série D by clubClubWonRunners-upYears wonYears runners-up Ferroviário 2 0 2018, 2023 América-RN 1 0 2022 Aparecidense 1 0 2021 Barra-SC 1 0 2025 Botafogo-PB 1 0 2013 Botafogo-SP 1 0 2015 Brusque 1 0 2019 Guarany de Sobral 1 0 2010 Mirassol 1 0 2020 Operário Ferroviário 1 0 2017 Retrô 1 0 2024 Sampaio Corrêa 1 0 2012 São Raimundo 1 0 2009 Tombense 1 0 2014 Tupi 1 0 2011 Uberlândia 1 0 2026 Volta Redonda 1 0 2016 Santa Cruz 0 2 2011, 2025 Anápolis 0 1 2024 ASA 0 1 2026 Brasil de Pelotas 0 1 2014 Campinense 0 1 2021 CRAC 0 1 2012 CSA 0 1 2016 Ferroviária 0 1 2023 Floresta 0 1 2020 Globo 0 1 2017 Juventude 0 1 2013 Macaé 0 1 2009 Madureira 0 1 2010 Manaus 0 1 2019 Pouso Alegre 0 1 2022 Ríver 0 1 2015 Treze 0 1 2018
By state
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Participations Most appearances
Below is the list of clubs that have more appearances in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série D.
Club App First Last Central 12 2009 2025 Sergipe 11 2009 2025 Aparecidense 10 2012 2025 Campinense 10 2012 2023 Moto Club 9 2009 2024 Rio Branco (AC) 9 2014 2024 São Raimundo (RR) 9 2014 2024
Clubs promoted from Série D
YearClubs 2009São Raimundo (PA), Macaé, Chapecoense, Alecrim2010Guarany de Sobral, Madureira, Araguaína, Joinville2011Tupi, Santa Cruz, Cuiabá, Oeste, Treze2012Sampaio Corrêa, CRAC, Baraúnas, Mogi Mirim2013Botafogo (PB), Juventude, Tupi, Salgueiro2014Tombense, Brasil de Pelotas, Londrina, Confiança2015Botafogo (SP), Ríver, Remo, Ypiranga2016Volta Redonda, CSA, São Bento, Moto Club2017Operário Ferroviário, Globo, Atlético Acreano, Juazeirense2018Ferrovário, Treze, São José (RS), Imperatriz2019Brusque, Manaus, Ituano, Jacuipense2020Mirassol, Floresta, Novorizontino, Altos2021Aparecidense, Campinense, ABC, Atlético Cearense2022América de Natal, Pouso Alegre, Amazonas, São Bernardo FC2023Ferrovário, Ferroviária, Athletic, Caxias2024Retrô, Anápolis, Itabaiana, Maringá2025Barra (SC), Santa Cruz, Inter de Limeira, Maranhão2026Uberlândia, ASA, Gama, ABC, Goiatuba, Nacional (AM)
Top scorers
YearPlayer (team)Goals2009Michell 102010Danilo Pitbull 112011Fernando Marcinho Beija-Flor 112012Nino Guerreiro 132013Ademilson 122014Nena 82015Jô 122016Manoel 102017Eduardo Weverton 92018Edson Cariús 112019Júnior Pirambu 102020Wallace Pernambucano Zé Eduardo 122021Gabriel Santos 132022Ítalo Rafael 112023Eron 142024Thiaguinho 102025Ronaldy 102026Felipe Clemente Rian Santana 11
Winning managers YearManagerClub2009Lúcio MatosSão Raimundo (PA)2010Oliveira CanindéGuarany de Sobral2011Ricardo DrubsckyTupi2012Flávio AraújoSampaio Corrêa2013Marcelo VilarBotafogo (PB)2014Eugênio SouzaTombense2015Marcelo VeigaBotafogo (SP)2016Felipe SurianVolta Redonda2017Gerson GusmãoOperário Ferroviário2018Marcelo Vilar Ferroviário2019Waguinho DiasBrusque2020Eduardo BaptistaMirassol2021Thiago CarvalhoAparecidense2022Leandro SenaAmérica de Natal2023Paulinho KobayashiFerroviário2024Itamar SchülleRetrô2025Eduardo SouzaBarra (SC)2026DaniloUberlândia
See also Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the main division of Brazilian football Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, the second division of Brazilian football Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, the third division of Brazilian football CBF
References
External links
CBF - Brazilian Football Confederation