2020 Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1
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9–0 Audax Group stage, R14, 11 October →
The 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Feminino A-1 was the 8th season of the Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1 , the top level of women's football in Brazil, and the 4th edition in a Série A1 since its establishment in 2016. The tournament was organized by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF).
The competition began on 8 February and was originally scheduled to end on 13 September,[1] however due to the COVID-19 pandemic the tournament was suspended by CBF on 15 March.[2] After several months, the tournament was resumed on 26 August and the end was rescheduled to 6 December.[3]
In the finals,
were the defending champions, but they were eliminated in the quarter-finals.
Format
In the group stage, each team played once against the other fifteen teams. Top eight teams qualified for the final stages. Quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis.[5]
Teams
Location of teams in
2020 Série A1 outside the state of
São Paulo (in red).
Location of teams in
2020 Série A1 within the state of
São Paulo .
Sixteen teams competed in the league – the top twelve teams from the previous season, as well as four teams promoted from the 2019 Série A2 .
Number of teams by state
Stadiums and locations
Team
Location
Stadium
Capacity[6]
Audax [a]
Osasco
José Liberatti
12,430
Corinthians
São Paulo
Parque São Jorge
18,500
Neo Química Arena
47,605
Cruzeiro
Belo Horizonte
SESC Alterosas
2,000
Mineirão
75,783
Ferroviária
Araraquara
Fonte Luminosa
21,441
Flamengo /Marinha
Rio de Janeiro
Estádio da Gávea
4,000
Giulite Coutinho (Mesquita )
13,544
Porto Alegre
Francisco Novelletto Neto
14,000
Arena do Grêmio
55,662
Antônio Vieira Ramos (Gravataí )
4,700
Internacional
Porto Alegre
SESC Campestre
2,800
Beira-Rio
50,128
Estádio do Vale (Novo Hamburgo )
5,196
Iranduba [c]
Iranduba
Arena da Amazônia (Manaus )
44,000
Ismael Benigno (Manaus )
10,451
Caçador
Carlos Alberto da Costa Neves
6,500
Florianópolis
Estádio da Ressacada
17,826
Minas /ICESP
Brasília
Bezerrão (Gama )
20,310
Palmeiras [d]
São Paulo
Allianz Parque
43,713
Nelo Bracalente (Vinhedo )
4,200
Ponte Preta
Campinas
Moisés Lucarelli
19,728
Santos
Santos
Urbano Caldeira
21,732
Ulrico Mursa
8,392
Arena Barueri (Barueri )
31,452
São José
São José dos Campos
Martins Pereira
16,500
São Paulo [e]
São Paulo
Marcelo Portugal Gouvêa (Cotia )
2,000
Estádio do Morumbi
77,011
Vitória
Salvador
Barradão
35,000
a Audax also played a home match at Arena Barueri (Barueri ).
b Grêmio also played home matches at Estádio do Vale (Novo Hamburgo ) and CT Presidente Hélio Dourado (Eldorado do Sul ).
c Iranduba also played a home match at Estádio Carlos Zamith (Manaus ).
d Palmeiras also played a home match at Estádio Novelli Júnior (Itu ).
e São Paulo also played a home match at Arena Barueri (Barueri ).
Group stage
In the group stage, each team played on a single
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 12).
[5]
Group A
Results
Source:
CBF Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Final stages
Starting from the quarter-finals, the teams played a single-elimination tournament with the following rules:[5]
Quarter-finals, semi-finals and 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 penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (Regulations Article 13).
would not be used in final stages.
Starting from the semi-finals, the teams 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 17).[5]
Bracket
Quarter-finals
Group B
Corinthians won 5–1 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals.
Group C
São Paulo won 2–0 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals.
Group D
Kindermann/Avaí won 4–3 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals.
Group E
Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Palmeiras won on penalties and advanced to the semi-finals.
Semi-finals
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Host
1
Corinthians
17
16
0
1
50
8
+42
48
Second leg
4
Palmeiras
17
9
4
4
34
21
+13
31
First leg
2
17
9
4
4
43
15
+28
31
Second leg
3
São Paulo
17
9
4
4
35
11
+24
31
First leg
Source: CBF
Group F
Craque da partida: Érika (Corinthians)[8]
Craque da partida: Andressinha (Corinthians)
[9]
Corinthians won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the finals.
Group G
Craque da partida: Julia Bianchi (Kindermann/Avaí)[11]
Craque da partida: Julia Bianchi (Kindermann/Avaí)[12]
Kindermann/Avaí won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the finals.
Finals
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Host
1
Corinthians
19
17
1
1
53
8
+45
52
2nd leg
2
19
10
4
5
46
17
+29
34
1st leg
Source: CBF
Group H
Craque da partida: Adriana (Corinthians)
[13]
Craque da partida: Gabi Zanotti (Corinthians)[14]
Top goalscorers
Source:CBF
Awards
Individual awards
The following players were rewarded for their performances during the competition.
Best player: Gabi Zanotti (Corinthians)[15]
Breakthrough player: Jaqueline Ribeiro (São Paulo)
[16]
Topscorer: Carla Nunes (Palmeiras)[17]
Best goal of the tournament: Ingryd (Corinthians, playing against Palmeiras (Semi-finals second leg))[18]
Best player (Internet-based poll): Kaká (Flamengo/Marinha)[19]
Best XI
The best XI team was a squad consisting of the eleven most impressive players at the tournament.[20]
References