2019 in Brazilian football

The following article presents a summary of the 2019 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which was the 118th season of competitive football in the country.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
The 2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A started on April 27, 2019, and ended on December 8, 2019.


 * Athletico Paranaense
 * Atlético Mineiro
 * Avaí
 * Bahia
 * Botafogo
 * Ceará
 * Chapecoense
 * Corinthians
 * Cruzeiro
 * CSA
 * Flamengo
 * Fortaleza
 * Fluminense
 * Goiás
 * Grêmio
 * Internacional
 * Palmeiras
 * Santos
 * São Paulo
 * Vasco da Gama

Flamengo won the league.

Relegation
The four worst placed teams, Cruzeiro, CSA, Chapecoense and Avaí, were relegated to the following year's second level.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
The 2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B started on April 26, 2019, and ended on November 30, 2019.


 * América Mineiro
 * Atlético Goianiense
 * Botafogo (SP)
 * Bragantino
 * Brasil de Pelotas
 * Coritiba
 * CRB
 * Criciúma
 * Cuiabá
 * Figueirense
 * Guarani
 * Londrina
 * Oeste
 * Operário Ferroviário
 * Paraná
 * Ponte Preta
 * São Bento
 * Sport
 * Vila Nova
 * Vitória

Bragantino won the league.

Promotion
The four best placed teams, Bragantino, Sport, Coritiba and Atlético Goianiense, were promoted to the following year's first level.

Relegation
The four worst placed teams, Londrina, São Bento, Criciúma and Vila Nova, were relegated to the following year's third level.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
The 2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C started on April 27, 2019, and ended on October 6, 2019.


 * ABC
 * Atlético Acreano
 * Boa Esporte
 * Botafogo (PB)
 * Confiança
 * Ferroviário
 * Globo
 * Imperatriz
 * Juventude
 * Luverdense
 * Náutico
 * Paysandu
 * Remo
 * Sampaio Corrêa
 * Santa Cruz
 * São José (RS)
 * Tombense
 * Treze
 * Volta Redonda
 * Ypiranga

The Campeonato Brasileiro Série C final was played between Náutico and Sampaio Corrêa.

Náutico won the league after beating Sampaio Corrêa

Promotion
The four best placed teams, Náutico, Sampaio Corrêa, Juventude and Confiança, were promoted to the following year's second level.

Relegation
The four worst placed teams, ABC, Globo, Luverdense and Atlético Acreano, were relegated to the following year's fourth level.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série D
The 2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D started on May 4, 2019, and ended on August 18, 2019.


 * Altos
 * América de Natal
 * América (PE)
 * Anapolina
 * Aparecidense
 * ASA
 * Atlético Cearense
 * Atlético Roraima
 * Avenida
 * Bahia de Feira
 * Barcelona
 * Boavista
 * Bragantino (PA)
 * Brasiliense
 * Brusque
 * Caldense
 * Campinense
 * Caxias
 * Central
 * Cianorte
 * Corumbaense
 * Coruripe
 * Fast Clube
 * Ferroviária
 * Floresta
 * Fluminense de Feira
 * Foz do Iguaçu
 * Galvez
 * Gaúcho
 * Hercílio Luz
 * Interporto
 * Iporá
 * Itabaiana
 * Itaboraí
 * Ituano
 * Jacuipense
 * Joinville
 * Juazeirense
 * Manaus
 * Maranhão
 * Maringá
 * Moto Club
 * Novorizontino
 * Operário
 * Palmas
 * Patrocinense
 * Portuguesa (RJ)
 * Real Ariquemes
 * Rio Branco (AC)
 * River
 * Salgueiro
 * Santa Cruz de Natal
 * Santos (AP)
 * São Caetano
 * São Raimundo (PA)
 * São Raimundo (RR)
 * Sergipe
 * Serra
 * Serrano
 * Sinop
 * Sobradinho
 * Tubarão
 * Tupi
 * União Rondonópolis
 * URT
 * Vitória das Tabocas
 * Vitória (ES)
 * Ypiranga (AP)

Gurupi declined to participate in the Série D. They were replaced by Interporto.

The Campeonato Brasileiro Série D final was played between Brusque and Manaus.

Brusque won the league after defeating Manaus.

Promotion
The four best placed teams, Brusque, Manaus, Ituano and Jacuipense, were promoted to the following year's third level.

Copa do Brasil
The 2019 Copa do Brasil started on February 5, 2019, and ended on September 18, 2019. The Copa do Brasil final was played between Athletico Paranaense and Internacional.

Athletico Paranaense won the cup after defeating Internacional.

Copa do Nordeste
The competition features 16 clubs from the Northeastern region. It started on January 15, 2019, and ended on May 29, 2019. The Copa do Nordeste final was played between Fortaleza and Botafogo (PB).

Fortaleza won the cup after defeating Botafogo (PB).

Copa Verde
The competition featured 24 clubs from the North and Central-West regions, including two teams from Espírito Santo. It started on July 24, 2019, and ended on November 20, 2019. The Copa Verde final was played between Cuiabá and Paysandu.

Cuiabá won the cup after defeating Paysandu.

Youth competition champions
(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.

Brazil national team
The following table lists all the games played by the Brazilian national team in official competitions and friendly matches during 2019.

Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1
The 2019 Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1 started on March 16, 2019, and ended on September 29, 2019.


 * Audax
 * Corinthians
 * Ferroviária
 * Flamengo/Marinha
 * Foz Cataratas/Athletico Paranaense
 * Internacional
 * Iranduba
 * Kindermann/Avaí
 * Minas/ICESP
 * Ponte Preta
 * Santos
 * São Francisco
 * São José
 * Sport/Ipojuca
 * Vitória
 * Vitória das Tabocas/Santa Cruz

Rio Preto women's section was closed. They were replaced by Internacional

The Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1 final was played between Ferroviária and Corinthians.

Ferroviária won the league after defeating Corinthians.

Relegation
The four worst placed teams, Vitória das Tabocas/Santa Cruz, Foz Cataratas/Athletico Paranaense, São Francisco and Sport/Ipojuca, were relegated to the following year's second level.

Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A2
The 2019 Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A2 started on March 27, 2019, and ended on August 25, 2019.


 * 3B da Amazônia
 * Aliança
 * América Mineiro
 * Atlético Acreano
 * Atlético Mineiro
 * Botafogo
 * Botafogo (PB)
 * Canindé
 * Ceará
 * Chapecoense
 * CRESSPOM
 * Cruzeiro
 * Cruzeiro (RN)
 * Duque de Caxias
 * ESMAC
 * Fluminense
 * Grêmio
 * Lusaca/Bahia
 * Moreninhas
 * Náutico
 * Operário Ltda.
 * Oratório
 * Palmeiras
 * Pinheirense
 * Porto Velho
 * Portuguesa (SP)
 * Santa Quitéria
 * São Paulo
 * São Raimundo (RR)
 * São Valério
 * Taubaté
 * Tiradentes
 * Toledo/Ouro Verde
 * UDA/CSA
 * Vasco da Gama
 * Vila Nova (ES)

Internacional was promoted to Série A1. They were replaced by Vasco da Gama

The Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A2 final was played between São Paulo and Cruzeiro.

São Paulo won the league after defeating Cruzeiro.

Promotion
The four best placed teams, São Paulo, Cruzeiro, Palmeiras and Grêmio, were promoted to the following year's first level.

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 2019.

The Brazil women's national football team competed in the following competitions in 2019: