The following article presents a summary of the 2011 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which was the 110th season of competitive football in the country.
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
The 2011 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A started on 21 May 2011, and concluded on 4 December 2011.
Corinthians declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A champions.
Relegation The four worst placed teams, which are Atlético Paranaense, Ceará, América (MG) and Avaí, were relegated to the following year's second level.
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
The 2011 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B started on 6 May 2011, and concluded on 26 November 2011.
Portuguesa declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B champions.
Promotion The four best placed teams, which are Portuguesa, Náutico, Ponte Preta and Sport, were promoted to the following year's first level.
Relegation The four worst placed teams, which are Icasa, Vila Nova, Salgueiro and Duque de Caxias, were relegated to the following year's third level.
Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
The 2011 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C started on 16 July 2011, and concluded on 3 December 2011. The Campeonato Brasileiro Série C final was played between Joinville and CRB.
Joinville declared as the league champions by aggregate score of 7–1.
Participating teams
América (RN) Águia de Marabá Araguaína Brasil de Pelotas Brasiliense Campinense Caxias Chapecoense CRB Fortaleza Guarany de Sobral Ipatinga Joinville Luverdense Madureira Macaé Marília Paysandu Rio Branco (AC) Santo André
Promotion The four best placed teams, which are Joinville, CRB, Ipatinga and América (RN), were promoted to the following year's second level.
Relegation The four worst placed teams, which are Campinense, Marília, Brasil de Pelotas and Araguaína, were relegated to the following year's fourth level.
Campeonato Brasileiro Série D
The 2011 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D started on 18 July 2011, and concluded on 20 November 2011.
Participating teams
Alecrim Anapolina Audax Rio Bahia de Feira Brusque CENE Cerâmica Cianorte Comercial (PI) Coruripe Cruzeiro (PA) Cuiabá Formosa Gama Guarani de Juazeiro Independente Itumbiara Juventude Metropolitano Mirassol Nacional (AM) Oeste Operário (PR) Penarol Plácido de Castro Porto River Plate Sampaio Corrêa Santa Cruz Santa Cruz (RS) São Mateus São Raimundo (PA) Tocantinópolis Trem Treze Tupi Vila Aurora Villa Nova Vitória da Conquista Volta Redonda
The Campeonato Brasileiro Série D final was played between Tupi and Santa Cruz.
Tupi declared as the league champions by aggregate score of 3–0.
Promotion The four best placed teams, which are Tupi, Santa Cruz, Cuiabá and Oeste, were promoted to the following year's third level.
Copa do Brasil
The 2011 Copa do Brasil started on 16 February 2011, and concluded on 8 June 2011. The Copa do Brasil final was played between Vasco and Coritiba.
Vasco declared as the cup champions on the away goal rule by aggregate score of 3–3.
State championship champions StateChampion AcreRio Branco AlagoasASA AmapáTrem AmazonasPenarol BahiaBahia de Feira CearáCeará Distrito FederalBrasiliense Espírito SantoSão Mateus GoiásAtlético Goianiense MaranhãoSampaio Corrêa Mato GrossoCuiabá Mato Grosso do SulCENE Minas GeraisCruzeiro ParáIndependente ParaíbaTreze ParanáCoritiba PernambucoSanta Cruz Piauí4 de Julho Rio de JaneiroFlamengo Rio Grande do NorteABC Rio Grande do SulInternacional RondôniaEspigão RoraimaReal Santa CatarinaChapecoense São PauloSantos SergipeRiver Plate TocantinsGurupi
Youth competition champions CompetitionChampionCampeonato Brasileiro Sub-20América (MG)Copa Brasil Sub-17 (Copa Nacional do Espírito Santo Sub-17)CruzeiroCopa Rio Sub-17PalmeirasCopa Santiago de Futebol JuvenilInternacionalCopa São Paulo de Futebol JúniorFlamengoCopa Sub-17 de PromissãoInternacionalTaça Belo Horizonte de JunioresAtlético MineiroCopa 2 de Julho Sub-17São Paulo
Other competition champions CompetitionChampionCampeonato Paulista do InteriorOesteCopa Espírito SantoReal NoroesteCopa FGFJuventudeCopa Governador do Mato GrossoLuverdenseCopa Paulista de FutebolPaulistaCopa PernambucoNáuticoCopa RioMadureiraCopa Santa CatarinaJoinvilleTaça Minas GeraisIpatinga
Brazilian clubs in international competitions
Team2011 Copa Libertadores2011 Copa Sudamericana2011 Recopa Sudamericana2011 FIFA Club World CupAtlético MineiroN/ASecond stageeliminated by BotafogoN/AN/AAtlético ParanaenseN/ASecond stageeliminated by FlamengoN/AN/ABotafogoN/ARound of 16eliminated by Santa FeN/AN/ACearáN/ASecond stageeliminated by São PauloN/AN/ACorinthiansFirst stageeliminated by Deportes TolimaN/AN/AN/ACruzeiroRound of 16eliminated by Once CaldasN/AN/AN/AFlamengoN/ARound of 16eliminated by Universidad de ChileN/AN/AFluminenseRound of 16eliminated by LibertadN/AN/AN/AGrêmioRound of 16eliminated by Universidad CatólicaN/AN/AN/AInternacionalRound of 16eliminated by PeñarolN/AChampionsdefeated IndependienteN/APalmeirasN/ASecond stageeliminated by Vasco da GamaN/AN/ASantosChampionsdefeated PeñarolN/AN/ARunners-uplost to BarcelonaSão PauloN/ARound of 16eliminated by LibertadN/AN/AVasco da GamaN/ASemifinalseliminated by Universidad de ChileN/AN/A
Brazil national team The following table lists all the games played by the Brazilian national team in official competitions and friendly matches during 2011.
Women's football
National team The following table lists all the games played by the Brazil women's national football team in official competitions and friendly matches during 2011.
The Brazil women's national football team competed in the following competitions in 2011:
CompetitionPerformanceFIFA World CupQuarterfinalsPan American GamesRunner-upTorneio Internacional Feminino
Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino
The 2011 Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino started on August 18, 2011, and concluded on November 26, 2011.
Foz Cataratas declared as the cup champions by aggregate score of 5–0.
Domestic competition champions CompetitionChampionCampeonato CariocaCEPECampeonato PaulistaSantos
Other competition champions CompetitionChampionTorneio Internacional InterclubesSantos
Brazilian clubs in international competitions
Team2011 Copa Libertadores FemeninaDuque de Caxias/CEPEFirst stageSantosThird placedefeated CaracasSão JoséChampionsdefeated Colo Colo
References
Brazilian competitions at RSSSF