In 2010, the Campeonato Brasileiro Série D, the fourth division of the Brazilian League, will be contested for the second time in history. The competition has 40 clubs, four of which will eventually qualify to the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C to be contested in 2011.

Competition format The 40 teams are divided in ten groups of 4, playing within them in a double round-robin format. The two best ranked in each group at the end of 6 rounds will qualify to the Second Stage, which will be played in home-and-away system. Winners advance to Third Stage along with the three losers with best record in previous stages. The Quarter-Final winners will be promoted to the Série C 2011. As there is no Série E, or Fifth Division, technically there will be no relegation. However, teams who were not promoted will have to re-qualify for Série D 2011 through their respective state leagues.

Participating teams

State Team City Qualification criteria Botafogo-SP Ribeirão Preto Best record in 2010 State Championship Oeste Itápolis 2nd best record in 2010 State Championship América-RJ Rio de Janeiro Best record in 2010 State Championship Madureira Rio de Janeiro 2009 Copa Rio Runner-up São José Porto Alegre Best record in 2010 State Championship Pelotas1 Pelotas 3rd best record in 2010 State Championship Tupi2 Juiz de Fora 3rd best record in 2010 State Championship Uberaba2 Uberaba 5th best record in 2010 State Championship Iraty Irati Best record in 2010 State Championship Operário Ferroviário Ponta Grossa 2nd Best Record in 2010 State Championship Santa Cruz Recife Best record in 2010 State Championship Central Caruaru 2nd best record in 2010 State Championship Camaçari Camaçari Best record in 2010 State Championship Fluminense de Feira Feira de Santana 2009 Copa Governador do Estado Champion No representative3 No representative3 Joinville Joinville Best record in 2010 State Championship Metropolitano Blumenau 2009 Copa Santa Catarina Runner-up Marcílio Dias Itajaí 2009 Série C Relegated Guarany de Sobral Sobral Best record in 2010 State Championship Remo Belém Best record in 2010 State Championship Cametá4 Cametá 4th Best record in 2010 State Championship Potiguar5 Mossoró 5th best record in 2010 State Championship CSA8 Maceió 2010 Second Division State Championship Champion Ceilândia Ceilândia 2010 State Championship Champion Botafogo-DF3 Guará 3rd Best record in 2010 State Championship Brasília3 Ceilândia 6th Best record in 2010 State Championship Rio Branco-ES Cariacica 2010 State Championship Champion JV Lideral Imperatriz 2009 State Championship Champion Sampaio Corrêa São Luís 2009 Série C Relegated Treze Campina Grande Best record in 2010 State Championship CENE Campo Grande 2010 Copa Governador André Pucinelli Champion América-AM6 Manaus 2009 State Championship Champion River Plate-SE Carmópolis 2010 State Championship Champion Confiança Aracaju 2009 Série C Relegated Flamengo do Piauí Teresina 2009 Copa Piauí Champion Vila Aurora Rondonópolis 2009 Copa Governador de Mato Grosso Champion Mixto Cuiabá 2009 Série C Relegated Náuas Cruzeiro do Sul Best record in 2010 State Championship Vilhena Vilhena 2010 State Championship Runners-up Araguaína Araguaína 2009 State Championship Champion Cristal7 Macapá 2009 State Championship Runner-up No representative4

1 The second best team, Veranópolis withdrew. 2 Both the second best team, Democrata-GV, and the fourth best team, Villa Nova withdrew. 3 All Goiás-based teams withdrew. Since Goiás clubs were already allocated in Group 6, the entries were passed on to Distrito Federal, also on Group 6, and better placed on CBF's Ranking, ahead of Tocantins, also on Group 6. 4 All Roraima-based teams withdrew. Since Roraima clube were already allocated in Group 1, the entry passed on to Pará, better placed on CBF's Ranking. 5 The second best team Corintians de Caicó and the fourth best team Santa Cruz (RN) withdrew. 6 Briefly known as Manaos 7 Santana withdrew. 8 Murici and all the other Alagoas State Championship First Division teams withdrew due to the floodings

Results

First stage

Group 1 Team Remo632195411 América (AM)62319729 Cametá622210828 Cristal6114412-84 AMNCMTCRSREMAmérica (AM)

||0-0 ||3-1 ||1-1Cametá ||3-3 ||— ||2-0 ||3-1Cristal ||1-2 ||2-1

||0-0Remo ||1-0 ||2-1 ||4-0

Group 2 Team Mixto6510134916 Vila Aurora632185311 Vilhena62046606 Náuas6015315-121 MIXNASVAUVLHMixto ||— ||5-1 ||1-1 ||1-0Náuas ||0-2 ||— ||0-1 ||0-2Vila Aurora ||1-2 ||2-2 ||— ||2-0Vilhena ||1-2 ||3-0WO ||0-1 ||—

Group 3 Team Guarany de Sobral623113769 Sampaio Corrêa62319549 JV Lideral62316609 Flamengo (PI)6033414-103 FLMGNYJVLSCOFlamengo (PI) ||— ||2-2 ||1-1 ||0-1Guarany de Sobral ||5-0 ||— ||4-0 ||0-0JV Lideral ||0-0 ||3-0 ||— ||0-0Sampaio Corrêa ||5-1 ||2-2 ||1-2 ||—

Group 4 Team CSA6501137615 Santa Cruz632163311 Confiança62226608 Potiguar de Mossoró6006312-90 CONCSAPOTSCRConfiança ||— ||1-2 ||1-0 ||1-1CSA ||3-1 ||— ||2-0 ||1-2Potiguar de Mossoró ||0-2 ||3-4 ||— ||0-1Santa Cruz ||0-0 ||0-1 ||2-0 ||—

Group 5 Team Treze640296312 Fluminense de Feira6312109110 River Plate (SE)62221012-28 Central61141013-34 CTLFLFRVRTRECentral ||— ||0-1 ||5-2 ||0-1Fluminense de Feira ||2-1 ||— ||2-3 ||3-2River Plate (SE) ||3-3 ||1-1 ||— ||1-0Treze ||4-1 ||2-1 ||1-0 ||—

Group 6 Team Brasília62317619 Araguaína62316519 Ceilândia62227708 Botafogo (DF)604246-24 ARABDFBLICEIAraguaína ||— ||1-0 ||1-1 ||2-1Botafogo (DF) ||0-0

||0-0 ||1-1Brasília ||2-2 ||2-1

||2-0Ceilândia ||1-0 ||2-2 ||2-0 ||—

Group 7 Team Uberaba64111871113 Rio Branco (ES)63121412210 América (RJ)63121112-110 Camaçari6015416-121 AMECMÇRBCUBRAmérica (RJ) ||— ||2-1 ||3-2 ||1-1Camaçari ||0-2 ||— ||1-1 ||1-3Rio Branco (ES) ||4-1 ||4-1 ||— ||2-0Uberaba ||4-2 ||4-0 ||6-1 ||—

Group 8 Team Madureira6312911-210 Tupi62317439 CENE62318629 Botafogo-RP611459-34 BRPCENMADTUPBotafogo-RP ||— ||0-1 ||0-1 ||1-1CENE ||0-1 ||— ||4-2 ||1-1Madureira ||4-3 ||1-1 ||— ||1-0Tupi ||1-0 ||1-1 ||3-0 ||—

Group 9 Team Joinville632174311 Operário (PR)631233010 São José62136607 Oeste612336-35 JECOESOPESJSJoinville ||— ||2-1 ||2-0 ||2-1Oeste ||0-0 ||— ||0-0 ||1-0Operário (PR) ||1-0 ||1-0 ||— ||1-0São José ||1-1 ||3-1 ||1−0 ||—

Group 10 Team Metropolitano632195411 Iraty62318809 Pelotas62229638 Marcílio Dias603329-73 IRTMCDMTPPELIraty ||— ||1-0 ||3-3 ||2-1Marcílio Dias ||0-0 ||— ||0-2 ||1-1Metropolitano ||2-0 ||1-1 ||— ||1-0Pelotas ||2-2 ||4-0 ||1-0 ||—

Second stage First leg played on September 4 and 05; Second leg played on September 11 and 12.

Teams in the left column played second match at home.

Third stage First leg played on September 25 and 26; Second leg played on October 2.

Teams in the left column played second match at home.

Three of the five 3rd stage losers qualify due to their overall record:Qualification After 3rd Stage Matchday 02, October 2

Team Joinville10631124821 Madureira105321514118 Araguaína104511512317 Guarany de Sobral104422214816 Vila Aurora10442138516 Uberaba1053223121118 Operário (PR)1052376117 América (AM)104331515015 Sampaio Corrêa103521510514 Brasília103341413112

Bracket

(p) won on penalty shootout. (a) won by away goals rule.

Quarter-finals First leg played on October 10; Second leg played on October 16 and 17.

Teams in the left column played second match at home.

Semifinals First leg played on October 23 and 24; Second leg played on October 27 and 30.

Teams in the left column played second match at home.

Finals All times Brazilian Daylight Saving Time

1 Since América's stadium, SESI, doesn't have the minimum attendance capacity, the game was transferred from Amazonas to Pará

Guarany de Sobral won 5–2 on aggregate.

América (AM) was judged not guilty on November 5 by the STJD, accused of fielding an out-of-contract player in the Quarterfinals against Joinville. If found guilty, the club would have been disqualified from the Série D, losing its promotion, which would then by awarded to Joinville. The Semifinals should be then replayed, this time facing Madureira and Joinville. The club will now be judged again, accused of fielding a suspended player in the Second Leg of the Semifinals against Madureira.On November 12, América (AM) was declared guilty of fielding a suspender player. However, later on the same day, the club achieved to suspend the decision. Finally, on December 9, the STJD decided to punish América (AM) with the loss of 6 points due to fielding an out-of-contract player. América (AM), that way, loses its promoting, that being awarded to Joinville.

2010 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D WinnersGuarany de Sobral 1st Title

Final standings Team Guarany de Sobral (P) (C)1677233191428 Madureira (P)148332721627 Araguaína (P)144911714321 Joinville (P)12642147722 Uberaba1255223121120 Operário (PR)125251116-517 Vila Aurora124441412216 América (AM)166552324-113 Sampaio Corrêa103521510514 Brasília103341413112 Mixto8611189919 CSA85121514116 Treze8422129314 Santa Cruz8422108214 Fluminense de Feira84131112-113 Remo8341106413 Metropolitano8323119211 Rio Branco (ES)83231615111 Tupi824298110 Iraty8233812-49 América (RJ)63121112-110 CENE62318629 JV Lideral62316609 Pelotas62229638 Cametá622210828 Ceilândia62227708 Confiança62226608 River Plate (SE)62221012-28 São José62136607 Vilhena62046606 Oeste612336-35 Central61141013-34 Botafogo-RP611459-34 Cristal6114412-84 Botafogo (DF)604246-24 Marcílio Dias603329-73 Flamengo (PI)6033414-103 Camaçari6015416-121 Náuas6015315-121 Potiguar de Mossoró6006312-90

Top goalscorers Pos Name Club Goals 1 Danilo Pitbull Guarany de Sobral 11 2 Patrick Mixto 8 3 Charles América (AM) 7 4 Célio Codó Sampaio Corrêa 6 Dimba Ceilândia Maciel Madureira

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