In 2011, the Campeonato Brasileiro Série D, the fourth division of the Brazilian League, will be contested for the third time in history, during 18 July and 13 November. It will be contested by 40 clubs, four of which will eventually qualify to the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C to be contested in 2012.
Competition format The 40 teams are divided in eight groups of 5, playing within them in a double round-robin format. The two best ranked in each group at the end of 10 rounds will qualify to the Second Stage, which will be played in home-and-away system. Winners advance to Third Stage. The quarterfinal winners will be promoted to the Série C 2012. 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 2012 through their respective state leagues.The competition can also be considered as 4 mini-tournaments (Group 1+2;3+4;5+6;7+8) because according to the playoff-structure, exactly one team of each "mini-tournament" will be promoted.https://brasileiroseried.blogspot.com/2011/05/quatro-torneios-quem-sobe.html
Participating teams StateTeamQualification method Acre1 berthPlácido de Castro2011 Campeonato Acreano best record (RU) Alagoas1 berthCoruripe2011 Campeonato Alagoano best record (RU) Amapá1 berthTrem2010 Campeonato Amapaense champions Amazonas1+1 Note RRberthPenarol 2010 Campeonato Amazonense championsNacionalBest Amazonas team in CBF Club Ranking Note AM Bahia2 berthsBahia de Feira2011 Campeonato Baiano championsVitória da Conquista2010 Copa Governador do Estado da Bahia champions Ceará1 berthGuarani de Juazeiro2011 Campeonato Cearense best record (RU) Distrito Federal1 + 1 berthFormosa2011 Campeonato Brasiliense best record (3rd)GamaRelegated from 2010 Série C (19th place) Espírito Santo1 berthSão Mateus2011 Campeonato Capixaba champions Goiás2 berthsAnapolina2011 Campeonato Goiano best record(4th)Itumbiara 2010 Campeonato Goiano best placed non 2011 Campeonato Goiano 1ª Divisão teamNote GO Maranhão1 berthSampaio Corrêa2010 Campeonato Maranhense champions Mato Grosso1+1 berth Note ROCuiabá 2011 Campeonato Matogrossense championsVila Aurora2011 Campeonato Matogrossense 4th Note MT Mato Grosso do Sul1 berthCENE2010 Copa MS champions Minas Gerais2 berthsVilla Nova2011 Campeonato Mineiro 2nd best record (4th)Tupi2011 Campeonato Mineiro 3rdNote MG best record (5th) Pará1 + 1 berthIndependente2011 Campeonato Paraense championsSão Raimundo (PA)Relegated from 2010 Série C (20th place) Paraíba1 berthTreze2011 Campeonato Paraibano best record Paraná2 berths Operário2011 Campeonato Paranaense best record (3rd)Cianorte2011 Campeonato Paranaense 2nd best record (4th) Pernambuco2 berths Santa Cruz2011 Campeonato Pernambucano best first stage record (2nd)Porto2011 Campeonato Pernambucano 2nd best first stage record (3rd) Piauí1 berth Comercial(PI)2011 Campeonato Piauiense 1º turno champions Rio de Janeiro2 berthsVolta Redonda2011 Campeonato Carioca 6thNote RJ best record (12th)Audax Rio2010 Copa Rio champions Rio Grande do Norte1 + 1 berthSport Club Santa Cruz2011 Campeonato Potiguar best recordAlecrimRelegated from 2010 Série C (17th place) Rio Grande do Sul2 + 1 berthsCruzeiro (PA)2011 Campeonato Gaúcho best record (4th)Cerâmica2010 Copa Enio Costamilan runnersJuventudeRelegated from 2010 Série C (18th place) Rondônia(1 berth)No representativeNote RO(2011 Campeonato Rondoniense champions) Roraima(1 berth)No representativeNote RR (2011 Campeonato Roraimense champions) São Paulo2 berthsOeste2011 Campeonato Paulista best record (6th)Mirassol2011 Campeonato Paulista 2nd best record (7th) Santa Catarina2 berthsMetropolitano2010 Copa Santa Catarina best record (7th)Brusque2011 Campeonato Catarinense best record (6th) Sergipe1 berth River Plate2011 Campeonato Sergipano champions Tocantins 1 berthTocantinópolis2010 Campeonato Tocantinense 2nd Note TO best record (3rd) Notes: Amazonas:After Amazonas got an additional berth (see Note RO) Amazonas FA decided that the best placed team in CBF's ranking (Nacional) is qualified.Fast Clube (2010 Campeonato Amazonense runners) appealed to the Amazonas Court of Sporting Justice (TJD), and on 7 July 2011, it was announced that Fast Clube's appeal was rejected.Nacional defeat Fast at TJD On 12 July the Court of the State of Amazonas granted an injunction in favor of the fan Cavalcante Marco Tulio Costa, as a fan against the FAF and CBF. In the injunction, the FAF is obliged to indicate the Fast Club as the second representative of the Amazonas in the Brazilian Championship Série D.TJ-AM Liminar: Fast Clube na Série D 2011 (Court of Amazonas Injunction: Fast Club in Series D 2011) On 14 July the injunction was revoked. Goiás: All eligible teams from 2011 Campeonato Goiano 1ª Divisão (CRAC, Aparecidense, Goianésia, Morrinhos) withdrew and 2011 Campeonato Goiano 2ª Divisão season start in June. So the best placed non-2011 1ª Divisão team in 2010 Campeonato Goiano is qualified.
Minas Gerais: Best placed team América de Teófilo Otoni (4th) withdrew. Rio de Janeiro: The five best teams (Boavista, Olaria, Resende, Americano and Nova Iguaçu) withdrew.
Rondônia and Roraima: All Rondônia and all Roraima-based teams withdrew. Since Rondônia and Roraima were already allocated in Group 1, the entries passed on to Amazonas and Mato Grosso best and second best placed on CBF's Ranking.
Tocantins: Best placed team Gurupi (1st) withdrew.
First stage Key to colours in group tablesGroup winners, runners-up advance to the Round of 16Teams which can no longer advance to the Round of 16
Group 1 (AC-AM-MT)
Team Cuiabá 85121911+816 Penarol 842298+114 Plácido de Castro8332169+712 Nacional-AM8215914−57 Vila Aurora8134718−116
Group 2 (AP-MA-PA-PI)
Team Independente-PA 842 2 12 10 +2 14 Sampaio Corrêa 841 3 178 +913 Trem 8 32 3 8 11−311 São Raimundo-PA 8 24 2 9 8 +1 10 Comercial-PI 8 21 5 6 15 −9 7
Group 3 (CE-PE-RN)
Team Santa Cruz-RN 8 51 2 9 6 +3 16 Santa Cruz8 43 1 10 6 +4 15 Guarani de Juazeiro8 323 7 4+3 11 Alecrim 8 30 5 7 12 −5 9 Porto-PE 8 12 5 611−5 5
Group 4 (AL-BA-PB-SE)
Team Coruripe 851 2 13 11 +2 16 Treze8 50 3 14 11+3 15 Bahia de Feira8 40 4 12 9 +3 12 River Plate-SE 82 24 10 12 −2 8 Vitória da Conquista821 5 612 −6 7
Group 5 (DF-GO-MG-TO)
Team Tupi 8 4 22 10 8 +2 14 Anapolina 8 4 13 15 11 +4 13 Itumbiara 8 41 3 13 10 +3 13 Gama 8 23 3 8 9 −1 9 Tocantinópolis 821 5 8 18 −10 7
Group 6 (DF-ES-MG-RJ)
Team Villa Nova 8 51 2 11 6 +5 16 Volta Redonda 8 43 1 11 3 +8 15 Audax Rio 8 3 23 13 7 +6 11 Formosa 8 23 3 5 12 −7 9 São Mateus 8 03 5 7 19 −12 3
Group 7 (MS-PR-RS-SP)
Team Oeste 8 422 12 8 +4 14 Mirassol 8 42 2 6 7 −1 14 CENE 841 3 15 13 +2 13 Operário 8 31 4 79 −2 10 Cerâmica 812 5 6 9 −3 5
Group 8 (PR-RS-SC)
Team Juventude8 61 1 19 7 +12 19 Cianorte 842 2 9 9 +0 14 Brusque8 31 4 6 11−5 10 Metropolitano8 30 5 14 16 −2 9 Cruzeiro-RS8 12 5 6 11 −5 5
Final stage
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