2020 in Brazilian football

The following article presents a summary of the 2020 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which is the 119th season of competitive football in the country.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
The 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A started on August 8, 2020, and ended on February 25, 2021.


 * Athletico Paranaense
 * Atlético Goianiense
 * Atlético Mineiro
 * Bahia
 * Botafogo
 * Ceará
 * Corinthians
 * Coritiba
 * Flamengo
 * Fluminense
 * Fortaleza
 * Goiás
 * Grêmio
 * Internacional
 * Palmeiras
 * Red Bull Bragantino
 * Santos
 * São Paulo
 * Sport
 * Vasco da Gama

Flamengo won the league.

Relegation
The four worst placed teams, Vasco da Gama, Goiás, Coritiba and Botafogo, were relegated to the following year's second level.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
The 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B started on August 7, 2020, and ended on January 29, 2021.


 * América Mineiro
 * Avaí
 * Botafogo (SP)
 * Brasil de Pelotas
 * Chapecoense
 * Confiança
 * CRB
 * Cruzeiro
 * CSA
 * Cuiabá
 * Figueirense
 * Guarani
 * Juventude
 * Náutico
 * Oeste
 * Operário Ferroviário
 * Paraná
 * Ponte Preta
 * Sampaio Corrêa
 * Vitória

Chapecoense won the league.

Promotion
The four best placed teams, Chapecoense, América Mineiro, Juventude and Cuiabá, were promoted to the following year's first level.

Relegation
The four worst placed teams, Figueirense, Paraná, Botafogo-SP and Oeste, were relegated to the following year's third level.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
The 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C started on August 8, 2020, and ended on January 30, 2021.


 * Boa Esporte
 * Botafogo (PB)
 * Brusque
 * Criciúma
 * Ferroviário
 * Imperatriz
 * Ituano
 * Jacuipense
 * Londrina
 * Manaus
 * Paysandu
 * Remo
 * Santa Cruz
 * São Bento
 * São José (RS)
 * Tombense
 * Treze
 * Vila Nova
 * Volta Redonda
 * Ypiranga

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

Vila Nova won the league after beating Remo.

Promotion
The four best placed teams, Vila Nova, Remo, Londrina and Brusque, were promoted to the following year's second level.

Relegation
The four worst placed teams, Treze, São Bento, Boa Esporte and Imperatriz, were relegated to the following year's fourth level.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série D
The 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D started on September 6, 2020, and ended on February 6, 2021.


 * ABC
 * Afogados
 * Águia Negra
 * Altos
 * América de Natal
 * Aparecidense
 * Aquidauanense
 * Atlético Acreano
 * Atlético Cajazeirense
 * Atlético de Alagoinhas
 * Bahia de Feira
 * Bangu
 * Baré
 * Bragantino (PA)
 * Brasiliense
 * Cabofriense
 * Caldense
 * Campinense
 * FC Cascavel
 * Caxias
 * Central
 * CEOV
 * Coruripe
 * Fast Clube
 * Ferroviária
 * Floresta
 * Freipaulistano
 * Galvez
 * Gama
 * Globo
 * Goianésia
 * Goiânia
 * Guarany de Sobral
 * Independente
 * Itabaiana
 * Jaciobá
 * Ji-Paraná
 * Joinville
 * Juventude Samas
 * Marcílio Dias
 * Mirassol
 * Moto Club
 * Nacional (AM)
 * Nacional (PR)
 * Novorizontino
 * Palmas
 * Pelotas
 * Portuguesa (RJ)
 * Potiguar de Mossoró
 * Real Noroeste
 * Rio Branco
 * River
 * Salgueiro
 * Santos (AP)
 * São Caetano
 * São Luiz
 * São Raimundo (RR)
 * Sinop
 * Tocantinópolis
 * Toledo
 * Tubarão
 * Tupynambás
 * União Rondonópolis
 * Vilhenense
 * Villa Nova
 * Vitória (ES)
 * Vitória da Conquista
 * Ypiranga (AP)

CRAC, Luverdense, Patrocinense, and Red Bull Brasil declined to participate in the Série D. They were replaced by Aparecidense, Sinop, Villa Nova, and Mirassol, respectively.

The Campeonato Brasileiro Série D final was played between Mirassol and Floresta.

Mirassol won the league after defeating Floresta.

Promotion
The four best placed teams, Mirassol, Floresta, Novorizontino and Altos, were promoted to the following year's third level.

Supercopa do Brasil
The 2020 Supercopa do Brasil was played on February 16, 2020 between Flamengo and Athletico Paranaense.

Flamengo won the super cup after defeating Athletico Paranaense.

Copa do Brasil
The 2020 Copa do Brasil started on February 5, 2020, and ended on March 7, 2021. The Copa do Brasil final was played between Palmeiras and Grêmio.

Palmeiras won the cup after defeating Grêmio.

Copa do Nordeste
The competition features 16 clubs from the Northeastern region. It started on January 21, 2020, and ended on August 4, 2020.The Copa do Nordeste final was played between Ceará and Bahia.

Ceará won the cup after defeating Bahia.

Copa Verde
The competition featured 24 clubs from the North and Central-West regions, including two teams from Espírito Santo. It started on 20 January 2021, and ended on 24 February 2021. The Copa Verde final was played between Brasiliense and Remo.

Brasiliense won the cup after defeating Remo.

State cup competition champions

 * Notes

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 2020.

Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1
The 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1 started on February 8, 2020, and ended on December 6, 2020.


 * Audax
 * Corinthians
 * Cruzeiro
 * Ferroviária
 * Flamengo/Marinha
 * Grêmio
 * Internacional
 * Iranduba
 * Kindermann/Avaí
 * Minas/ICESP
 * Palmeiras
 * Ponte Preta
 * Santos
 * São José
 * São Paulo
 * Vitória

After the tournament suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Audax and Iranduba started a temporary partnership with Juventus and 3B da Amazônia, respectively.

The Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1 final was played between Corinthians and Kindermann/Avaí.

Corinthians won the league after defeating Kindermann/Avaí.

Relegation
The four worst placed teams, Iranduba, Audax, Ponte Preta and Vitória, were relegated to the following year's second level.

Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A2
The 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A2 started on March 14, 2020, and ended on January 31, 2021.


 * 3B da Amazônia
 * América Mineiro
 * Athletico Paranaense
 * Atlético Acreano
 * Atlético Goianiense
 * Atlético Mineiro
 * Auto Esporte
 * Bahia
 * Botafogo
 * Brasil de Farroupilha
 * Ceará
 * Chapecoense
 * Cruzeiro (RN)
 * ESMAC
 * Fluminense
 * Fortaleza
 * Foz Cataratas
 * Goiás
 * Juventude Timonense
 * Juventus
 * Napoli
 * Náutico
 * Operário Ltda.
 * Oratório
 * Real Ariquemes
 * Real Brasília
 * Santos Dumont
 * São Francisco
 * São Valério
 * SERC/UCDB
 * Sport
 * Tiradentes
 * Toledo/Coritiba
 * UDA
 * Vasco da Gama
 * Vila Nova (ES)

São Raimundo (RR) were excluded by CBF. They were replaced by Fortaleza. Vitória das Tabocas/Santa Cruz declined to participate in the Série A2. They were replaced by Atlético Goianiense.

The Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A2 final was played between Napoli and Botafogo.

Napoli won the league after defeating Botafogo.

Promotion
The four best placed teams, Napoli, Botafogo, Bahia and Real Brasília, 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 2020.

The Brazil women's national football team competed in the following competitions in 2020:

2020 Tournoi de France

 * 1. The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in France.