The 2024 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C was a football competition held in Brazil, equivalent to the third division. It began on 20 April and ended on 19 October 2024.
Twenty teams competed in the tournament, twelve returning from the 2023 season, four promoted from the 2023 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D (Athletic, Caxias, Ferroviária and Ferroviário) and four relegated from the 2023 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B (ABC, Londrina, Sampaio Corrêa and Tombense).
Athletic, Ferroviária, Remo and Volta Redonda were promoted to the 2025 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, while Aparecidense, Ferroviário, Sampaio Corrêa, and São José were relegated to the 2025 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D.
In the finals, Volta Redonda won their first title after defeating Athletic 3–0 on aggregate.
Format The first stage had one group where each team played the other teams in a single round-robin tournament. The top eight teams advanced to the second stage, while the bottom four were relegated. In the second stage, the teams were divided into two groups of four teams each. Each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The top two teams of each group were promoted to the Série B, while the group winners advanced to the finals.
Teams
Pos.Relegated from 2023 Série B17thSampaio Corrêa18thTombense19thLondrina20thABCPos.Promoted from 2023 Série D1stFerroviário2ndFerroviária3rdAthletic4thCaxias
Number of teams by state Numberof teams State Team(s)3 Caxias, São José and Ypiranga2 Ferroviário and Floresta Athletic and Tombense Ferroviária and São Bernardo1 CSA Aparecidense Sampaio Corrêa Remo Londrina Botafogo-PB Náutico Volta Redonda ABC Figueirense Confiança
Stadiums and locations Team Home city State Stadium Capacity ABC Natal Frasqueirão 18,000 Aparecidense Aparecida de Goiânia Annibal Batista de Toledo 6,645 Athletic São João del-Rei Arena Sicredi 6,000 Botafogo-PB João Pessoa Almeidão 25,770 Caxias Caxias do Sul Centenário 22,132 Confiança Aracaju Batistão 15,575 CSA Maceió Rei Pelé 17,126 Ferroviária Araraquara Fonte Luminosa 20,000 Ferroviário Fortaleza Presidente Vargas 20,262 Figueirense Florianópolis Orlando Scarpelli 19,584 Floresta Fortaleza Presidente Vargas 20,262 Londrina Londrina Estádio do Café 31,000 Náutico Recife Aflitos 22,856 Remo Belém Baenão 13,792 Sampaio Corrêa São Luís Nhozinho Santos 11,429 São Bernardo São Bernardo do Campo 1º de Maio 15,159 São José Porto Alegre Passo D'Areia 15,000 Tombense Tombos Almeidão 3,050 Volta Redonda Volta Redonda Raulino de Oliveira 20,255 Ypiranga Erechim Colosso da Lagoa 22,000
Personnel and kits
TeamHead coachCaptainKit manufacturerKit main sponsorABC Roberto Fonseca RichardsonElefante MQ Esportes da SorteAparecidense Emerson Ávila Guilherme NunesSuper BollaBETesporte, Arroz CristalAthletic Roger Silva Diego FumaçaKickBallBet7k, Connect@, São João del-ReiBotafogo-PB Evaristo Piza DaltonLWGA CompanyBetnacional, Game ArenaCaxias Thiago Gomes DirceuBravo35Banrisul, Postos SIM, R Dimer ConstrutoraConfiança Mazola Júnior RobsonSuper BollaBanese CardCSA Higo Magalhães Tiago MarquesAzulão Governo de Alagoas, Carajás Home CenterFerroviária Júnior Rocha SauloLupo SportBetnacionalFerroviário Raimundo Wágner (caretaker) CielT33 Zenir, ABRO, Grupo ServnacFigueirense João Burse GenílsonVolt SportAposta Ganha, Grupo Liderança, Dalla CervejariaFloresta Marcelo Cabo MarceloGolaçoLondrina Claudinei Oliveira Rafael LonguineKariluAgroPlayNáutico Bruno Pivetti SousaDiadoraEsportes da SorteRemo Rodrigo Santana Bruno SilvaVolt SportBanpará, BetnacionalSampaio Corrêa Felipe Surian FerreiraFintaSó Saúde Resgate, PAGBET, Lojas NoroesteSão Bernardo Ricardo Catalá Alex AlvesMagnum Magnum BankSão José Rogério Zimmermann Fábio RampiWeefeBanrisulTombense Raul Cabral Roger CarvalhoVettorVolta Redonda Rogério Corrêa Bruno BarraPratic SportBetSpeed, CSN CimentosYpiranga Thiago Carvalho Anderson UchôaClanelBanrisul, Aurora, Cavaletti
Coaching changes TeamOutgoing head coachManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming head coachDate of appointmentRefNáutico Bruno PivettiMutual agreement28 August 2023Pre-season Allan Aal15 November 2023Floresta Matheus CostaEnd of contract4 September 2023 Felipe Surian16 October 2023Confiança Luizinho Vieira Signed by Amazonas11 September 2023 Paulo Massaro8 November 2023Ferroviário Paulinho Kobayashi Resigned18 September 2023 Matheus Costa22 September 2023Athletic Cícero JúniorEnd of contract21 September 2023 Rodrigo Santana9 December 2023CSA Marcelo Cabo22 September 2023 Rogério Corrêa13 October 2023Botafogo-PB Felipe Surian 10 October 2023 Cristian de Souza1 November 2023Volta Redonda Rogério Corrêa Felipe Loureiro23 October 2023Figueirense Paulo Baier 30 October 2023 João Burse28 November 2023ABC Jonydei TostãoEnd of caretaker spell25 November 2023 Rafael Lacerda22 November 2023Londrina Roberto Fonseca Júnior Emerson Ávila27 December 2023Sampaio Corrêa Dejair Ferreira Thiago Gomes11 December 2023Tombense Moacir JúniorEnd of contract30 November 2023 Raul Cabral30 November 2023São José Thiago GomesResigned1 December 2023 China Balbino5 December 2023Aparecidense Hemerson MariaEnd of contract2 December 2023 Rodrigo Limiro2 December 2023Ferroviário Matheus CostaSacked21 January 2024State leagues Raimundo Wágner (caretaker)24 January 2024CSA Rogério Corrêa22 January 2024 Marcelo Cabo22 January 2024Ferroviária Alexandre Lopes29 January 2024 Vinícius Bergantin30 January 2024Ferroviário Raimundo WágnerEnd of caretaker spell31 January 2024 Maurício Copertino31 January 2024Ypiranga Jerson TestoniSacked5 February 2024 Thiago Carvalho5 February 2024Aparecidense Rodrigo Limiro8 February 2024 Lúcio Flávio9 February 2024Volta Redonda Felipe Loureiro15 February 2024 Rogério Corrêa16 February 2024Caxias Gerson Gusmão16 February 2024 Argel FuchsBotafogo-PB Cristian de SouzaMutual agreement28 February 2024 Moacir Júnior1 March 2024Remo Ricardo CataláSacked Gustavo Morínigo4 March 2024Confiança Paulo MassaroMutual agreement29 February 2024 Neto Pereira (caretaker)1 March 2024CSA Marcelo CaboSacked3 March 2024 Bebeto Moraes (caretaker)4 March 2024Athletic Rodrigo SantanaMutual agreement5 March 2024 Roger Silva5 March 2024Confiança Neto PereiraEnd of caretaker spell8 March 2024 Gerson Gusmão8 March 2024ABC Rafael LacerdaMutual agreement10 March 2024 Marcelo Cabo10 March 2024CSA Bebeto MoraesEnd of caretaker spell15 March 2024 Cristian de Souza15 March 2024Náutico Allan AalSacked30 March 2024 Mazola Júnior2 April 2024São Bernardo Márcio ZanardiSigned by Goiás31 March 2024 Ricardo Catalá3 April 2024Botafogo-PB Moacir JúniorSacked15 April 2024 Evaristo Piza15 April 2024ABC Marcelo Cabo27 April 202414th Roberto Fonseca29 April 2024São José China BalbinoMutual agreement30 April 202419th Pingo1 May 2024Floresta Felipe Surian5 May 202420th Marcelo Cabo6 May 2024Ferroviário Maurício CopertinoSacked7 May 202417th Paulinho Kobayashi7 May 2024CSA Cristian de Souza13 May 202414th Bebeto Moraes (caretaker)14 May 2024Sampaio Corrêa Thiago Gomes14 May 202415th Zé AugustoLondrina Emerson Ávila10th Claudinei Oliveira15 May 2024Remo Gustavo Morínigo20 May 202414th Rodrigo Santana23 May 2024CSA Bebeto MoraesEnd of caretaker spell15th Higo Magalhães20 May 2024Náutico Mazola JúniorSacked10 June 202411th Bruno Pivetti11 June 2024Confiança Gerson GusmãoMutual agreement17 June 202414th Mazola Júnior19 June 2024Caxias Argel FuchsSacked27 June 202418th Roberto Maschio (caretaker)27 June 2024 Roberto MaschioEnd of caretaker spell30 June 202419th Thiago Gomes29 June 2024São José PingoSacked5 July 202420th Rogério Zimmermann5 July 2024Aparecidense Lúcio Flávio7 July 202415th Emerson Ávila9 July 2024Ferroviária Vinícius BergantinSigned by Flamengo20 July 20245th Júnior Rocha20 July 2024Sampaio Corrêa Zé AugustoSacked29 July 202416th Felipe Surian30 July 2024Ferroviário Paulinho Kobayashi6 August 202419th Ranielle Ribeiro6 August 2024 Ranielle RibeiroResigned23 August 2024 Raimundo Wágner (caretaker)23 August 2024 Notes
First stage In the first stage, each team played the other nineteen teams in a single round-robin tournament. 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. Fewest red cards; 5. Fewest yellow cards; 6. Draw in the headquarters of the Brazilian Football Confederation (Regulations Article 16).
The top eight teams advanced to the second stage, while the bottom four were relegated to Série D.
Group A
Results
Second stage In the second 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 was only between two teams); 5. Fewest red cards; 6. Fewest yellow cards; 7. Draw in the headquarters of the Brazilian Football Confederation (Regulations Article 20).
The top two teams of each group were promoted to the Série B. Group winners advanced to the finals.
Group B
Results
Group C
Results
Finals The finals were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the higher-seeded team hosting the second leg. If tied on aggregate, the away goals rule would not be used, extra time would not be played, and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the champions (Regulations Article 21).
The finalists were seeded according to their performance in the tournament. The teams were ranked according to overall points. If tied on overall points, the following criteria would be used to determine the ranking: 1. Overall wins; 2. Overall goal difference; 3. Draw in the headquarters of the Brazilian Football Confederation (Regulations Article 22).
The matches were played on 12 and 19 October 2024.
Matches
Top goalscorers
RankPlayerClubGoals1 KaykeSão Bernardo10 Paulo SérgioNáutico3 CarlãoFerroviária9 JonathasAthletic Tiago MarquesCSA6 DenilsonAthletic8 ÍtaloVolta Redonda Zé VítorYpiranga
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