Campeonato Brasileiro Série C 2007

In 2007, the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, the third division of the Brazilian League, was contested by 64 clubs, with the promotion of brazil fc|Bragantino, brazil fc|Bahia, brazil fc|Vila Nova-GO, and brazil fc|ABC-RN, to the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B to be contested in 2008. No teams will be relegated, since there is no fourth division in the Brazilian league.

Competition format

First Stage

The 64 teams play in 16 groups of four. Within each group, the four teams play a double round robin, i.e. they play each other in home and away matches, totalling six matchdays. The two best ranked teams in each group qualify to the Second Stage.

econd Stage

The 32 teams qualified from the First Stage play in eight groups of four. Within each group, the four teams play a double round robin, i.e. they play each other in home and away matches, totalling six matchdays. The two best ranked teams in each group qualify to the Third Stage.

Third Stage

The 16 teams qualified from the Second Stage play in four groups of four. Within each group, the four teams play a double round robin, i.e. they play each other in home and away matches, totalling six matchdays. The two best ranked teams in each group qualify to the Final Stage.

Final Stage

The eight teams qualified from the Third Stage are put together in a single group. They play a double round robin, i.e. they play each other in home and away matches, totalling fourteen matchdays. The four best ranked teams are automatically promoted to the Série B in 2008.

Participating teams

The participating teams are sorted by state:

Acre
*Rio Branco

Alagoas
*ASA
*Coruripe

Amapá
*Amapá

Amazonas
*Fast Clube
*Nacional
*São Raimundo/AM

Bahia
*Atlético/BA
*Bahia
*Poções

Ceará
*Icasa
*Itapipoca

Distrito Federal
*Ceilândia
*Guará

Espírito Santo
*Jaguaré
*Linhares

Goiás
*Atlético Goianiense
*CRAC
*Itumbiara
*Vila Nova

Maranhão
*Imperatriz
*Sampaio Corrêa

Mato Grosso
*Cacerense
*Jaciara

Mato Grosso do Sul
*Águia Negra
*CENE

Minas Gerais
*Democrata de Governador Valadares
*Tupi
*Villa Nova

Pará
*Ananindeua
*Paysandu
*Tuna Luso

Paraíba
*Atlético/PB
*Nacional de Patos

Paraná
*Adap Galo Maringá
*Paranavaí
*Roma

Pernambuco
*Central de Caruaru
*Porto
*Vera Cruz

Piauí
*Barras
*River

Rio de Janeiro
*América/RJ
*Friburguense
*Madureira
*Volta Redonda

Rio Grande do Norte
*ABC
*Potiguar de Mossoró

Rio Grande do Sul
*Caxias
*Esportivo
*Ulbra (RS)

Rondônia
*Jaruense

Roraima
*São Raimundo/RR

Santa Catarina
*Chapecoense
*Joinville

São Paulo
*Bragantino
*Guarani
*Juventus
*Noroeste
*Rio Claro
*Sertãozinho

Sergipe
*América/SE
*Confiança

Tocantins
*Araguaína

tages of the competition

First Stage

econd Stage

External links

* [http://paginas.terra.com.br/esporte/rsssfbrasil/tables/br2007l3.htm 2007 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C at RSSSF]