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The following article presents a summary of the 2015 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which iwas the 114th season of competitive football in the country.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

Main article: 2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

The 2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A started on May 9, 2015, and concluded on December 6, 2015.

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Corinthians (C) 38 24 9 5 71 31 +40 81 2016 Copa Libertadores second stage[a]
2 Atlético Mineiro 38 21 6 11 65 47 +18 69
3
Grêmio
 38 20 8 10 52 32 +20 68
4 São Paulo 38 18 8 12 53 47 +6 62 2016 Copa Libertadores first stage
5
Internacional
 38 17 9 12 39 38 +1 60 2016 Copa do Brasil round of 16[b]
6 Sport Recife 38 15 14 9 53 38 +15 59 2016 Copa Sudamericana second stage[c]
7 Santos 38 16 10 12 59 41 +18 58
8 Cruzeiro 38 15 10 13 44 35 +9 55
9
Palmeiras
 38 15 8 15 60 51 +9 53 2016 Copa Libertadores second stage[a]
10
Atlético Paranaense
 38 14 9 15 43 48 −5 51 2016 Copa Sudamericana second stage[c]
11 Ponte Preta 38 13 12 13 41 40 +1 51
12
Flamengo
 38 15 4 19 45 53 −8 49
13 Fluminense 38 14 5 19 40 49 −9 47
14 Chapecoense 38 12 11 15 34 44 −10 47
15 Coritiba 38 11 11 16 31 42 −11 44
16 Figueirense 38 11 10 17 36 50 −14 43
17 Avaí (R) 38 11 9 18 38 60 −22 42 Relegation to 2016 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
18 Vasco da Gama (R) 38 10 11 17 28 54 −26 41
19 Goiás (R) 38 10 8 20 39 49 −10 38
20 Joinville (R) 38 7 10 21 26 48 −22 31
Source: Soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results; 6) least red cards received; 7) least yellow cards received; 8) draw.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^
    Palmeiras has a berth guaranteed to the second stage as the 2015 Copa do Brasil
    champions.
  2. Internacional
    .
  3. ^ a b Teams will enter in the 2016 Copa Sudamericana if they do not reach the 2016 Copa do Brasil round of 16. Also, the 2015 Copa Verde champion (Cuiabá) and the 2016 Copa do Nordeste champion have a guaranteed berth.

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

Main article: 2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B

The 2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B started on May 8, 2015, and concluded on November 28, 2015.

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Botafogo (P, C) 38 21 9 8 60 30 +30 72 Promoted to 2016 Série A
2 Santa Cruz (P) 38 20 7 11 63 43 +20 67
3 Vitória (P) 38 19 9 10 58 40 +18 66
4 América-MG (P) 38 19 8 11 55 39 +16 65
5 Náutico 38 18 9 11 49 42 +7 63
6
Bragantino
 38 19 3 16 56 56 0 60
7 Paysandu 38 17 9 12 49 40 +9 60
8 Sampaio Corrêa 38 15 13 10 51 43 +8 58
9 Bahia 38 15 13 10 48 41 +7 58
10 Luverdense 38 15 9 14 46 40 +6 54
11 CRB 38 15 9 14 47 45 +2 54
12 Criciúma 38 12 13 13 36 41 −5 49
13 Paraná 38 12 11 15 39 43 −4 47
14 Atlético Goianiense 38 11 13 14 36 46 −10 46
15 Ceará 38 12 9 17 42 50 −8 45
16 Oeste 38 10 14 14 37 45 −8 44
17 Macaé (R) 38 10 13 15 46 54 −8 43 Relegated to 2016 Série C
18 ABC (R) 38 6 14 18 41 64 −23 32
19 Boa Esporte (R) 38 7 10 21 34 54 −20 31
20 Mogi Mirim (R) 38 4 11 23 32 69 −37 23
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

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

Main article: 2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C

The 2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C started on May 16, 2015, and concluded on November 21, 2015.

The Campeonato Brasileiro Série C final was played between Londrina and Vila Nova.

Londrina1–0Vila Nova
Vila Nova4–1Londrina

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

Icasa
, were relegated to the following year's fourth level.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série D

Main article: 2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D

The 2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D started on July 12, 2015, and concluded on November 14, 2015.

The Campeonato Brasileiro Série D final was played between

Ríver-PI
.

Ríver
Ríver
0–0Botafogo-SP

aggregate score
of 3–2.

Promotion

The four best placed teams, which are

Ríver, Remo and Ypiranga de Erechim
, were promoted to the following year's third level.

Domestic cups

Copa do Brasil

Main article: 2015 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
Vila Belmiro
Palmeiras
2–1Santos
Penalties
4–3

penalties
.

Copa do Nordeste

Main article: 2015 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

Main article: 2015 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

State Champion
Acre
 Rio Branco-AC
Alagoas Alagoas CRB
Amapá Amapá Santos-AP
Amazonas (Brazilian state) Amazonas Nacional
Bahia Bahia Bahia
Ceará Ceará Fortaleza
Federal District (Brazil) Distrito Federal Gama
Espírito Santo Espírito Santo Rio Branco-ES
Goiás Goiás Goiás
Maranhão Maranhão Imperatriz
Mato Grosso Mato Grosso Cuiabá
Mato Grosso do Sul Mato Grosso do Sul Comercial-MS
Minas Gerais Minas Gerais Atlético Mineiro
Pará Pará Remo
Paraíba Paraíba Campinense
Paraná (state) Paraná Operário-PR
Pernambuco Pernambuco Santa Cruz
Piauí Piauí
Ríver-PI
Rio de Janeiro (state) Rio de Janeiro Vasco da Gama
Rio Grande do Norte Rio Grande do Norte América-RN
Rio Grande do Sul Rio Grande do Sul
Internacional
Rondônia Rondônia Genus
Roraima Roraima Náutico-RR
Santa Catarina (state) Santa Catarina Joinville
São Paulo (state) São Paulo
Santos
Sergipe Sergipe Confiança
Tocantins Tocantins Tocantinópolis

Youth competition champions

Competition Champion
Campeonato Brasileiro Sub-20
Fluminense
Copa do Brasil Sub-17(1) Vitória
Copa do Brasil Sub-20 São Paulo
Copa Ipiranga Sub-20 São Paulo
Copa Santiago de Futebol Juvenil Independiente del Valle (Ecuador)
Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior Corinthians
Taça Belo Horizonte de Juniores Corinthians

(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

Competition Champion
Campeonato Paulista do Interior Ponte Preta
Copa Espírito Santo Espírito Santo
Copa FGF Lajeadense
Copa Paulista Linense
Copa Rio
Resende
Copa Verde Cuiabá

Brazilian clubs in international competitions

Team 2015 Copa Libertadores 2015 Copa Sudamericana
Atlético Mineiro Round of 16
eliminated by
Brazil Internacional 		N/A
Atlético Paranaense
 N/A Quarterfinals
Paraguay Sportivo Luqueño
Bahia N/A Second Stage
eliminated by
Brazil Sport Recife
Brasília
 N/A Round of 16
eliminated by
Brazil Atlético Paranaense
Chapecoense N/A Quarterfinals
Argentina River Plate
Corinthians Round of 16
eliminated by
Paraguay Guaraní 		N/A
Cruzeiro Quarterfinals
eliminated by
Argentina River Plate 		N/A
Goiás N/A Second Stage
eliminated by
Brazil Brasília
Internacional
 Semifinals
eliminated by
Mexico Tigres 		N/A
Joinville N/A Second Stage
eliminated by
Brazil Atlético Paranaense
Ponte Preta N/A Second Stage
eliminated by
Brazil Chapecoense
São Paulo
 Round of 16
eliminated by
Brazil Cruzeiro 		N/A
Sport Recife N/A Round of 16
eliminated by
Argentina 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

March 26 France  1–3  Brazil Saint-Denis, France
21:00 (UTC+1) Varane 21' Report Oscar 40'
Neymar 57'
Luiz Gustavo 69'		 Stadium: Stade de France
Attendance: 81,338
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)
March 29 Brazil  1–0  Chile London, England
15:00 (UTC+1) Firmino 71' Report Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,007
Referee: Martin Atkinson (England)
June 7 Brazil  2–0  Mexico São Paulo, Brazil
17:00 (UTC−03) Coutinho 28'
Tardelli 37'		 Report Stadium: Allianz Parque
Attendance: 34,659
Referee: Julio César Quintana (Paraguay)
June 10 Brazil  1–0  Honduras Porto Alegre, Brazil
22:00 (UTC−03) Firmino 33' Report Stadium: Estádio Beira-Rio
Attendance: 22,305
Referee: Gery Vargas (Bolivia)
September 5 Brazil  1–0  Costa Rica New Jersey, United States
17:00 (UTC−03) Hulk 10' Report Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 19,600
Referee: Mathieu Bourdeau (Canada)
September 8 United States  1–4  Brazil Foxborough, United States
21:40 (UTC−03) Williams 90+1' Report Hulk 9'
Neymar 51' (pen.), 67'
Rafinha 64'		 Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 29,308
Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)

Copa América

Main article: 2015 Copa América
June 14 Group stage Brazil  2–1  Peru Temuco, Chile
18:30 (UTC−03) Neymar 5'
Douglas Costa 90+2'		 Report Cueva 2' Stadium:
Roberto García (Mexico
)
June 17 Group stage Brazil  0–1  Colombia Santiago, Chile
21:00 (UTC−03) Report Murillo 36' Stadium: Estadio Monumental David Arellano
Attendance: 44,008[2]
Referee: Enrique Osses (Chile)
June 21 Group stage Brazil  2–1  Venezuela Santiago, Chile
18:30 (UTC−03) Thiago Silva 9'
Firmino 51'		 Report Miku 84' Stadium: Estadio Monumental David Arellano
Attendance: 33,284[3]
Referee: Enrique Cáceres (Paraguay)
June 27 Quarter-finals Brazil  1–1
(3–4 p)		  Paraguay Concepción, Chile
18:30 (UTC−03) Robinho 15' Report González 72' (pen.) Stadium:
Estadio Municipal de Concepción
Attendance: 29,276[4]
Referee: Andrés Cunha (Uruguay)
Penalties
Ribeiro soccer ball with red X
Miranda soccer ball with check mark
Douglas Costa soccer ball with red X
Coutinho
soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with check mark Martínez
soccer ball with check mark Cáceres
soccer ball with check mark Bobadilla
soccer ball with red X Santa Cruz
soccer ball with check mark González

2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
October 9 Chile  2–0  Brazil Santiago, Chile
20:30 UTC−03 Vargas 72'
Sánchez 88'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos
Referee: Roddy Zambrano (Ecuador)
October 13 Brazil  3–1  Venezuela Fortaleza, Brazil
22:00 UTC−03 Willian 1', 42'
Oliveira 73'		 Report Santos 64' Stadium: Estádio Castelão
Attendance: 38,970
Referee: Darío Ubriaco (Uruguay)
November 13[note 1] Argentina  1–1  Brazil Buenos Aires, Argentina
19:00 UTC−03 Lavezzi 34' Report Lucas Lima 58' Stadium:
Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti
Referee: Antonio Arias (Paraguay
)
November 17 Brazil  3–0  Peru Salvador, Brazil
21:00 UTC−03 Douglas Costa 22'
Renato Augusto 57'
Filipe Luís 76'		 Report Stadium:
Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova
Referee: Hernando Buitrago (Colombia
)

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

April 8
UTC-3
)		 Šašić 26' (pen.)
Laudehr 35'
Leupolz 60'
Marozsán 86'		 Report Stadium:
Stadion am Laubenweg
Referee: Riem Hussein (Germany
)
September 19 France  2–1  Brazil Le Havre, France
19:00 CET Renard 37'
Henry 55'		 Report (in French)
Poliana
80'		 Stadium:
Ukraine
)
October 21 United States  1–1  Brazil Seattle, United States
19:00 PT Lloyd 85' Report
Monica 3'
Rafaelle
Yellow card 65'		 Stadium:
CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 23,603
Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva (United States
)
October 25 United States  3–1  Brazil Orlando, United States
14:30 ET Morgan 9'
Dunn Yellow card 14'
Dunn 45+2'
Horan Yellow card 66'
McCaffrey 90+3'		 Report Cristiane Yellow card 37'
Cristiane 45+1'		 Stadium:
Orlando Citrus Bowl
Attendance: 32,869
Referee: Margaret Domka (United States
)
December 1 Brazil  5–1  New Zealand Cuiabá, Brazil
21:00 BRT
Debinha
90+3'		 Gregorius 30' Stadium: Arena Pantanal
Attendance: 32,869

Algarve Cup

Main article: 2015 Algarve Cup
March 4 Group stage Brazil  0–0  China Albufeira, Portugal
15:00 Report Stadium: Estádio Municipal
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)
March 6 Group stage Sweden  0–2  Brazil Lagos, Portugal
13:30 Report
Andressa 68' (pen.
)		 Stadium: Estádio Municipal
Referee: Qin Liang (China)
March 9 Group stage Brazil  1–3  Germany Parchal, Portugal
17:30
Bruna
47'		 Report Popp 39'
Šašić 49'
Marozsán 56'		 Stadium: Stadium Bela Vista
Attendance: 769
Referee: Melissa Borjas (Honduras)
March 11 Seventh-place match Brazil  4–1  Switzerland Albufeira, Portugal
15:00
Andressa
82'		 Report Wälti 45' Stadium: Estádio Municipal
Referee: Jana Adámková (Czech Republic)

FIFA Women's World Cup

Main article: 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
June 9 Group stage
UTC−4
)		 Formiga 33'
Marta 53' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 10,175
Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland)
June 13 Group stage
UTC−4
)
Andressa
44'		 Report Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 28,623
Referee: Carol Chenard (Canada)
June 17 Group stage
UTC−3
)		 Report
Raquel
83'		 Stadium:
Moncton Stadium
Attendance: 9,543
Referee: Efthalia Mitsi (Greece
)
June 21 Round of 16
UTC−3
)		 Report Simon 80' Stadium:
Moncton Stadium
Attendance: 12,054
Referee: Teodora Albon (Romania
)

Pan American Games

Main article: Football at the 2015 Pan American Games – Women's tournament
July 11 Group stage Costa Rica  0–3  Brazil Hamilton, Canada
18:00 Report
Thaisa 34'
Formiga
90'		 Stadium: Hamilton Pan Am Soccer Stadium
Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva (United States)
July 15 Group stage Brazil  7–1  Ecuador Hamilton, Canada
17:35
Maurine
84'		 http://results.toronto2015.org/IRS/en/football/results-women-b-06.htm Report]
Pesantes
5'		 Stadium: Hamilton Pan Am Soccer Stadium
Referee: Gillian Martindale (Barbados)
July 19 Group stage Canada  0–2  Brazil Hamilton, Canada
20:35 Report
Alves 55'
Cristiane
87'		 Stadium: Hamilton Pan Am Soccer Stadium
Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva (United States)
July 22 Semifinals Brazil  4–2  Mexico Hamilton, Canada
20:35 Cristiane 4'
Rafaelle Souza 45+1' 73'
Romero 46' (o.g.)
Andressinha Yellow card 69'		 Report
Fabiana 25' (o.g.)
Rangel
70'		 Stadium: Hamilton Pan Am Soccer Stadium
July 25 Final Brazil  4–0  Colombia Hamilton, Canada
20:35
Fabiana
90+3'		 Report Stadium: Hamilton Pan Am Soccer Stadium
Referee: Mirian Leon (El Salvador)

Torneio Internacional Feminino

Main article:
2015 Torneio Internacional de Natal de Futebol Feminino
November 9 Group stage Brazil  11–0  Trinidad and Tobago Natal, Brazil
18:15
Debinha 48'
Raquel 70'
Rilany
79'		 Report Stadium: Arena das Dunas
November 13 Group stage Mexico  0–6  Brazil Natal, Brazil
16:00 Report
Poliana
68'		 Stadium: Arena das Dunas
November 16 Group stage Brazil  2–1  Canada Natal, Brazil
20:45
Debinha
40'		 Report Bélanger 43' Stadium: Arena das Dunas
November 20 Final Brazil  3–1  Canada Natal, Brazil
18:30
Mônica
63', 81'		 Report Beckie 46' Stadium: Arena das Dunas

The Brazil women's national football team competed in the following competitions in 2015:

Competition Performance
Algarve Cup Seventh-place
FIFA Women's World Cup Round of 16
Torneio Internacional Feminino
Champions
Pan American Games
Champions

Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino

Main article: 2015 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 Preto1–0São José
São José1–1Rio Preto

aggregate score
of 2–1.

Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino

Main article: 2015 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
Fonte Luminosa
Kindermann
5–2Ferroviária

Kindermann
won the cup 4–1 on points.

Domestic competition champions

Competition Champion
Campeonato Carioca Flamengo/Marinha
Campeonato Paulista
 São José

Brazilian clubs in international competitions

Team 2015 Copa Libertadores Femenina
Ferroviária Champions
defeated
Chile Colo Colo
São José Fourth place
defeated by
Argentina UAI Urquiza

Notes

  1. ^ The match between Argentina and Brazil was originally scheduled to be played on November 12, 2015, 21:00 UTC−3, but was postponed to the following day due to bad weather.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Brazil vs. Peru - 14 June 2015 - Soccerway".
  2. ^ "Brazil vs. Colombia - 18 June 2015 - Soccerway".
  3. ^ "Brazil vs. Venezuela - 21 June 2015 - Soccerway".
  4. ^ "Brazil vs. Paraguay - 27 June 2015 - Soccerway".
  5. ^ "Argentina v Brazil postponed due to wet weather". goal.com. November 12, 2015. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
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