The following article presents a summary of the 2015 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which was the 114th season of competitive football in the country.
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
The 2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A started on May 9, 2015, and concluded on December 6, 2015.
Atlético Mineiro Atlético Paranaense Avaí Chapecoense Corinthians Coritiba Cruzeiro Figueirense Flamengo Fluminense Goiás Grêmio Internacional Joinville Palmeiras Ponte Preta Santos São Paulo Sport Vasco da Gama
Corinthians won the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.
Relegation The four worst placed teams, which are Avaí, Vasco da Gama, Goiás and Joinville, were relegated to the following year's second level.
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
The 2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B started on May 8, 2015, and concluded on November 28, 2015.
ABC América-MG Atlético Goianiense Bahia Boa Esporte Botafogo Bragantino Ceará CRB Criciúma Luverdense Macaé Mogi Mirim Náutico Oeste Paraná Paysandu Sampaio Corrêa Santa Cruz Vitória
Botafogo won the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B.
Promotion The four best placed teams, which are Botafogo, Santa Cruz, Vitória and América-MG, were promoted to the following year's first level.
Relegation The four worst placed teams, which are Macaé, ABC, Boa Esporte and Mogi Mirim, were relegated to the following year's third level.
Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
The 2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C started on May 16, 2015, and concluded on November 21, 2015.
Águia de Marabá América-RN ASA de Arapiraca Botafogo-PB Brasil de Pelotas Caxias Confiança Cuiabá Fortaleza Guarani Guaratinguetá Icasa Juventude Londrina Madureira Portuguesa Salgueiro Tombense Tupi Vila Nova
The Campeonato Brasileiro Série C final was played between Londrina and Vila Nova.
Vila Nova won the league after beating Londrina by aggregate score of 4–2.
Promotion The four best placed teams, which are Vila Nova, Londrina, Tupi and Brasil de Pelotas, were promoted to the following year's second level.
Relegation The four worst placed teams, which are Águia de Marabá, Madureira, Caxias and Icasa, were relegated to the following year's fourth level.
Campeonato Brasileiro Série D
The 2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D started on July 12, 2015, and concluded on November 14, 2015.
Aparecidense Botafogo-SP Caldense Campinense Central CEOV Colo Colo Comercial-MS Coruripe CRAC Duque de Caxias Estanciano Foz do Iguaçu Gama Globo Goianésia Guarani de Juazeiro Imperatriz Inter de Lages Lajeadense Metropolitano Nacional Náutico-RR Operário Ferroviário Palmas Red Bull Brasil Remo Resende Rio Branco Rio Branco-ES Ríver Santos-AP São Caetano Serra Talhada Serrano Treze Vilhena Villa Nova Volta Redonda Ypiranga de Erechim
The Campeonato Brasileiro Série D final was played between Botafogo-SP and Ríver-PI.
Botafogo-SP won the league after beating Ríver by aggregate score of 3–2.
Promotion The four best placed teams, which are Botafogo-SP, Ríver, Remo and Ypiranga de Erechim, were promoted to the following year's third level.
Domestic cups
Copa do Brasil
The 2015 Copa do Brasil started on February 8, 2015, and concluded on December 2, 2015. The Copa do Brasil final was played between Palmeiras and Santos.
Palmeiras won the cup after beating Santos 4–3 on penalties.
Copa do Nordeste
The competition featured 20 clubs from the Northeastern region, including for the first time the Maranhão and Piauí champions and runners-up. Ceará beat Bahia in the final with a 3–1 aggregate score.
Copa Verde
The competition featured 16 clubs from the North and Central-West regions, including the Espírito Santo champions. Mato Grosso's team Cuiabá defeated Pará's team Remo 6–5 on aggregate score.
State championship champions StateChampion AcreRio Branco-AC AlagoasCRB AmapáSantos-AP AmazonasNacional Bahia Bahia CearáFortaleza Distrito FederalGama Espírito SantoRio Branco-ES GoiásGoiás MaranhãoImperatriz Mato GrossoCuiabá Mato Grosso do SulComercial-MS Minas GeraisAtlético Mineiro ParáRemo ParaíbaCampinense Paraná Operário-PR PernambucoSanta Cruz PiauíRíver-PI Rio de JaneiroVasco da Gama Rio Grande do NorteAmérica-RN Rio Grande do SulInternacional RondôniaGenus RoraimaNáutico-RR Santa CatarinaJoinville São PauloSantos SergipeConfiança TocantinsTocantinópolis
Youth competition champions CompetitionChampionCampeonato Brasileiro Sub-20FluminenseCopa do Brasil Sub-17(1)VitóriaCopa do Brasil Sub-20São PauloCopa Ipiranga Sub-20São PauloCopa Santiago de Futebol JuvenilIndependiente del Valle (Ecuador)Copa São Paulo de Futebol JúniorCorinthiansTaça Belo Horizonte de JunioresCorinthiansCopa 2 de Julho Sub-15Bahia
(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 CompetitionChampionCampeonato Paulista do InteriorPonte PretaCopa Espírito SantoEspírito SantoCopa FGFLajeadenseCopa PaulistaLinenseCopa RioResendeCopa VerdeCuiabá
Brazilian clubs in international competitions
Team2015 Copa Libertadores2015 Copa SudamericanaAtlético MineiroRound of 16eliminated by InternacionalN/AAtlético ParanaenseN/AQuarterfinals Sportivo LuqueñoBahiaN/ASecond Stageeliminated by Sport RecifeBrasíliaN/ARound of 16eliminated by Atlético ParanaenseChapecoenseN/AQuarterfinals River PlateCorinthiansRound of 16eliminated by GuaraníN/ACruzeiroQuarterfinalseliminated by River PlateN/AGoiásN/ASecond Stageeliminated by BrasíliaInternacionalSemifinalseliminated by TigresN/AJoinvilleN/ASecond Stageeliminated by Atlético ParanaensePonte PretaN/ASecond Stageeliminated by ChapecoenseSão PauloRound of 16eliminated by CruzeiroN/ASport RecifeN/ARound of 16eliminated by Huracán
Brazil national team The following table lists all the games played by the Brazilian national team in official competitions and friendly matches during 2015.
Friendlies
Copa América
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
Women
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 2015.
Friendlies
Algarve Cup
FIFA Women's World Cup
Pan American Games
Torneio Internacional Feminino
The Brazil women's national football team competed in the following competitions in 2015:
CompetitionPerformanceAlgarve CupSeventh-placeFIFA Women's World CupRound of 16Torneio Internacional FemininoPan American Games
Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino
The 2015 Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino started on September 7, 2015, and concluded on December 6, 2015. The Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino final was played between Rio Preto and São José.
Rio Preto won the league by aggregate score of 2–1.
Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino
The 2015 Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino started on February 4, 2015, and concluded on April 8, 2015.
Kindermann won the cup 4–1 on points.
Domestic competition champions CompetitionChampionCampeonato CariocaFlamengo/MarinhaCampeonato PaulistaSão José
Brazilian clubs in international competitions
Team2015 Copa Libertadores FemeninaFerroviáriaChampionsdefeated Colo ColoSão JoséFourth placedefeated by UAI Urquiza
Notes
References
Brazilian competitions at RSSSF