The 2025 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D (officially the Brasileirão Série D will bank 2025 for sponsorship reasons) was a football competition held in Brazil, equivalent to the fourth division. It began on 19 April and ended on 4 October.

Sixty-four teams competed in the tournament. Sixty teams qualified from their state leagues and cups, and four relegated from the 2024 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C (Aparecidense, Ferroviário, Sampaio Corrêa, and São José).

Teams

Federation ranking The number of teams from each state was chosen based on the CBF State Ranking. RankFederationCoeff.TeamsNotes1 São Paulo92,41642 Rio de Janeiro57,60733 Rio Grande do Sul41,5084 Minas Gerais40,4815 Paraná32,2096 Ceará26,3107 Goiás25,9428 Santa Catarina24,3939 Bahia22,38710 Pernambuco12,978211 Alagoas11,38212 Mato Grosso10,72813 Pará9,651146,69615 Maranhão6,64116 Amazonas6,53317 Paraíba5,63818 Sergipe4,57319 Piauí4,07120 Distrito Federal3,43321 Espírito Santo2,51222 Acre2,36023 Tocantins2,22424 Roraima1,671125 Rondônia1,51126 Mato Grosso do Sul1,41027 Amapá1,285

Participating teams FederationTeamHome cityQualification method AcreIndependênciaRio Branco2024 Campeonato Acreano championsHumaitáPorto Acre2024 Campeonato Acreano runners-up AlagoasASAArapiraca2024 Campeonato Alagoano runners-upPenedensePenedo2024 Copa Alagoas runners-up AmapáTremMacapá2024 Campeonato Amapaense champions AmazonasManausManaus2024 Campeonato Amazonense championsManauaraManaus2024 Campeonato Amazonense 3rd place BahiaBarcelona de IlhéusIlhéus2024 Campeonato Baiano 3rd placeJequiéJequié2024 Campeonato Baiano 4th placeJuazeirenseJuazeiro2024 Campeonato Baiano 5th place CearáMaracanãMaracanaú2024 Campeonato Cearense 3rd placeIguatuIguatu2024 Campeonato Cearense 6th placeHorizonteHorizonte2024 Campeonato Cearense 7th placeFerroviárioFortaleza2024 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C 19th place Espírito SantoRio BrancoVitória2024 Campeonato Capixaba championsPorto VitóriaVitória2024 Copa ES champions Federal DistrictCeilândiaCeilândia2024 Campeonato Brasiliense championsCapitalParanoá2024 Campeonato Brasiliense runners-up GoiásGoiâniaGoiânia2024 Campeonato Goiano 4th placeGoiatubaGoiatuba2024 Campeonato Goiano 7th placeGoianésiaGoianésia2024 Campeonato Goiano 8th placeAparecidenseAparecida de Goiânia2024 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C 18th place MaranhãoMaranhãoSão Luís2024 Campeonato Maranhense runners-upImperatrizImperatriz2024 Campeonato Maranhense 3rd placeSampaio CorrêaSão Luís2024 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C 17th place Mato GrossoLuverdenseLucas do Rio Verde2024 Campeonato Mato-Grossense 3rd placeMixtoCuiabá2024 Campeonato Mato-Grossense 4th place Mato Grosso do SulOperárioCampo Grande2024 Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense champions Minas GeraisPouso AlegrePouso Alegre2024 Campeonato Mineiro 6th placeItabiritoItabirito2024 Campeonato Mineiro 7th placeUberlândiaUberlândia2024 Campeonato Mineiro 8th place ParáTuna LusoBelém2024 Campeonato Paraense 3rd placeÁguia de MarabáMarabá2024 Campeonato Paraense 4th place ParaíbaSousaSousa2024 Campeonato Paraibano championsTrezeCampina Grande2024 Campeonato Paraibano 3rd place ParanáFC CascavelCascavel2024 Campeonato Paranaense 5th placeAzurizMarmeleiro2024 Campeonato Paranaense 6th placeCianorteCianorte2024 Campeonato Paranaense 8th place PernambucoSanta CruzRecife2024 Campeonato Pernambucano 4th placeCentralCaruaru2024 Campeonato Pernambucano 5th place PiauíAltosAltos2024 Campeonato Piauiense championsParnahybaParnaíba2024 Campeonato Piauiense runners-up Rio de JaneiroNova IguaçuNova Iguaçu2024 Campeonato Carioca runners-upBoavistaSaquarema2024 Campeonato Carioca 6th placeMaricáMaricá2024 Copa Rio championsAmérica de NatalNatal2024 Campeonato Potiguar championsSanta Cruz de NatalNatal2024 Campeonato Potiguar runners-up Rio Grande do SulGuarany de BagéBagé2024 Campeonato Gaúcho 5th placeBrasil de PelotasPelotas2024 Campeonato Gaúcho 7th placeSão LuizIjuí2024 Campeonato Gaúcho 8th placeSão JoséPorto Alegre2024 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C 20th place RondôniaPorto VelhoPorto Velho2024 Campeonato Rondoniense champions RoraimaGASBoa Vista2024 Campeonato Roraimense champions Santa CatarinaBarraBalneário Camboriú2024 Campeonato Catarinense 4th placeMarcílio DiasItajaí2024 Campeonato Catarinense 5th placeJoinvilleJoinville2024 Campeonato Catarinense 7th place São PauloInter de LimeiraLimeira2024 Campeonato Paulista 6th placePortuguesaSão Paulo2024 Campeonato Paulista 8th placeÁgua SantaDiadema2024 Campeonato Paulista 10th placeMonte AzulMonte Azul Paulista2024 Copa Paulista champions SergipeSergipeAracaju2024 Campeonato Sergipano runners-upLagartoLagarto2024 Campeonato Sergipano 3rd place TocantinsUniãoAraguaína2024 Campeonato Tocantinense championsTocantinópolisTocantinópolis2024 Campeonato Tocantinense runners-up

Notes

Format In the group stage, the 64 teams were divided into eight groups of eight organized regionally. Top four teams qualified for the round of 32. From the round of 32 on the competition was played as a knock-out tournament with each round contested over two legs.

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 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 16).

The top four teams qualified for the round of 32.

Group A1

Group A2

Group A3

Group A4

Group A5

Group A6

Group A7

Group A8

Final stages The final stages were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. For the round of 16, semi-finals and finals, the best-overall-performance team hosted 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 winners (Regulations Article 20).

For the quarter-finals, teams were seeded based on the table of results of all matches in the competition. The top four seeded teams hosted the second leg.

The four quarter-finals winners were promoted to 2026 Série C.

Round of 32 The round of 32 was a two-legged knockout tie, with the draw regionalised. The matches were played from 2 to 10 August. Matches

Round of 16 The matches were played from 16 to 24 August. Matches

Quarter-finals The draw for the quarter-finals were seeded based on the table of results of all matches in the competition for the qualifying teams. The teams were ranked according to points. 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 18).

Quarter-finals seedings Team 1 ASA4112+23 2 Inter de Limeira3811+16 3 Barra3611+15 4 América de Natal3510+15 5 Santa Cruz329+10 6 Cianorte308+11 7 Goiatuba298+7 8 Maranhão266+8

Matches The matches were played from 30 August to 7 September.

Semi-finals The matches were played from 13 to 20 September. Matches

Finals The matches were played on 27 September and 4 October.

Matches

Top goalscorers RankPlayerTeamGoals1 Ronaldy Tuna Luso102 Giovane Gomes São José9 Marcelo Toscano ASA Renan Bernabé Barra5 Ciel Ferroviário8 Diego Fernandes Rio Branco Jonas Moreira Trem Júnior Mandacaru Altos Source: CBF

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