The 2017 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, the third level of the Brazilian League, was contested by 20 clubs. The competition started on 14 May and ended on 21 October 2017.
CSA, Fortaleza, Sampaio Corrêa and São Bento qualified for the semi-finals and were promoted to the 2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B.
CSA won the title after defeating Fortaleza in the final.
Teams
Pos.Relegated from 2016 Serie B17ºJoinville18ºBragantino19ºTupi20ºSampaio Corrêa
Pos.Promoted from 2016 Serie D1ºVolta Redonda2ºCSA3°Moto Club4ºSão Bento
Number of teams by state Number of teams State Team(s)4 Botafogo, Bragantino, Mogi Mirim and São Bento2 CSA and ASAMoto Club and Sampaio CorrêaTupi and Tombense Macaé and Volta Redonda1 Fortaleza Cuiabá Remo Botafogo SalgueiroYpiranga Joinville Confiança
Personnel TeamHome cityManager ASA Arapiraca Marcelo Vilar Botafogo-PB João Pessoa Ramiro Souza Botafogo-SP Ribeirão Preto Vica Bragantino Bragança Paulista Marcelo Veiga Confiança Aracaju Ailton Silva CSA Maceió Flávio Araújo Cuiabá Cuiabá Moacir Júnior Fortaleza Fortaleza Antônio Carlos Zago Joinville Joinville Fabinho Santos Macaé Macaé Josué Teixeira Mogi Mirim Mogi Mirim Lecheva Moto Club São Luís Marcinho Guerreiro Remo Belém Léo Goiano Salgueiro Salgueiro Evandro GuimarãesSampaio Corrêa São Luís Francisco Diá São Bento Sorocaba Paulo Roberto Santos Tombense Tombos Raul Cabral Tupi Juiz de Fora Ailton Ferraz Volta Redonda Volta Redonda Felipe Surian Ypiranga Erechim Hélio Vieira
Group stage In the group stage, each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, the following criteria would be used to determine the ranking: 1. Wins; 2. Goal difference; 3. Goals scored; 4. Head-to-head (if the tie is only between two teams). If tied on aggregate, the away goals rule would be used (except if both teams share the same stadium); 5. Fewest red cards; 6. Fewest yellow cards; 7. Draw in the headquarters of the Brazilian Football Confederation (Regulations Article 14).
Group A
Group B
Final Stage In the final stage, each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If tied on aggregate, the away goals rule would be used. If still tied, extra time would not be played, and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (Regulations Article 15).
Bracket
Quarter-finals The matches were played between 16 and 25 September.
Group C
Sampaio Corrêa won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals
Group D
Fortaleza won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals
Group E
CSA won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals
Group F
São Bento won 2–0 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals
Semi-finals Semi-finals seedings Team 1 CSA3810+12 2 Sampaio Corrêa3610+5 3 São Bento359+12 4 Fortaleza308+6
The matches were played between 1 and 7 October.
Group G
Fortaleza won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the Finals
Group H
Tied 1–1 on aggregate, CSA won on penalties and advanced to the Finals
Finals Finals seedings Team 1 CSA4111+12 2 Fortaleza349+7
The matches were played on 14 and 21 October.
Group I
References