2021 in Brazilian football

The following article presents a summary of the 2021 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which was the 120th season of competitive football in the country.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
The 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A started on 29 May 2021 and ended on 9 December 2021.


 * América Mineiro
 * Athletico Paranaense
 * Atlético Goianiense
 * Atlético Mineiro
 * Bahia
 * Ceará
 * Chapecoense
 * Corinthians
 * Cuiabá
 * Flamengo
 * Fluminense
 * Fortaleza
 * Grêmio
 * Internacional
 * Juventude
 * Palmeiras
 * Red Bull Bragantino
 * Santos
 * São Paulo
 * Sport

Atlético Mineiro won the league.

Relegation
The four worst placed teams, Grêmio, Bahia, Sport and Chapecoense, were relegated to the following year's second level.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
The 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B started on 28 May 2021 and ended on 28 November 2021.


 * Avaí
 * Botafogo
 * Brasil de Pelotas
 * Brusque
 * Confiança
 * Coritiba
 * CRB
 * Cruzeiro
 * CSA
 * Goiás
 * Guarani
 * Londrina
 * Náutico
 * Operário Ferroviário
 * Ponte Preta
 * Remo
 * Sampaio Corrêa
 * Vasco da Gama
 * Vila Nova
 * Vitória

Botafogo won the league.

Promotion
The four best placed teams, Botafogo, Coritiba, Goiás and Avaí, were promoted to the following year's first level.

Relegation
The four worst placed teams, Remo, Vitória, Confiança and Brasil de Pelotas, were relegated to the following year's third level.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
The 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C started on 29 May 2021 and ended on 20 November 2021.


 * Altos
 * Botafogo (PB)
 * Botafogo (SP)
 * Criciúma
 * Ferroviário
 * Figueirense
 * Floresta
 * Ituano
 * Jacuipense
 * Manaus
 * Mirassol
 * Novorizontino
 * Oeste
 * Paraná
 * Paysandu
 * Santa Cruz
 * São José (RS)
 * Tombense
 * Volta Redonda
 * Ypiranga

The Campeonato Brasileiro Série C final was played between Ituano and Tombense.

Ituano won the league after beating Tombense.

Promotion
The four best placed teams, Tombense, Ituano, Criciúma and Novorizontino, were promoted to the following year's second level.

Relegation
The four worst placed teams, Jacuipense, Paraná, Santa Cruz and Oeste, were relegated to the following year's fourth level.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série D
The 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D started on 26 May 2021 and ended on 13 November 2021.


 * 4 de Julho
 * ABC
 * Águia Negra
 * Aimoré
 * América de Natal
 * Aparecidense
 * Aquidauanense
 * ASA
 * Atlético Acreano
 * Atlético Cearense
 * Atlético de Alagoinhas
 * Bahia de Feira
 * Bangu
 * Boa Esporte
 * Boavista
 * Brasiliense
 * Caldense
 * Campinense
 * FC Cascavel
 * Castanhal
 * Caucaia
 * Caxias
 * Central
 * Cianorte
 * Esportivo
 * Fast Clube
 * Ferroviária
 * Galvez
 * Gama
 * GAS
 * Goianésia
 * Guarany de Sobral
 * Imperatriz
 * Inter de Limeira
 * Itabaiana
 * Jaraguá
 * Joinville
 * Juazeirense
 * Juventude Samas
 * Juventus
 * Madureira
 * Marcílio Dias
 * Moto Club
 * Murici
 * Nova Mutum
 * Palmas
 * Paragominas
 * Patrocinense
 * Penarol
 * Picos
 * Porto Velho
 * Portuguesa (SP)
 * Real Ariquemes
 * Retrô
 * Rio Branco (ES)
 * Rio Branco (PR)
 * Rio Branco de Venda Nova
 * Santana
 * Santo André
 * São Bento
 * São Raimundo (RR)
 * Sergipe
 * Sousa
 * Tocantinópolis
 * Treze
 * Uberlândia
 * União Rondonópolis
 * Ypiranga (AP)

Salgueiro declined to participate in the Série D. They were replaced by Central.

The Campeonato Brasileiro Série D final was played between Aparecidense and Campinense.

Aparecidense won the league after defeating Campinense.

Promotion
The four best placed teams, Aparecidense, Campinense, ABC and Atlético Cearense, were promoted to the following year's third level.

Supercopa do Brasil
The 2021 Supercopa do Brasil was played on 11 April 2021 between Flamengo and Palmeiras.

Flamengo won the super cup after defeating Palmeiras.

Copa do Brasil
The 2021 Copa do Brasil started on 9 March 2021 and ended on 15 December 2021. The Copa do Brasil final was played between Athletico Paranaense and Atlético Mineiro.

Atlético Mineiro won the cup after defeating Athletico Paranaense.

Copa do Nordeste
The competition featured 16 clubs from the Northeastern region. It started on 27 February 2021 and ended on 8 May 2021. The Copa do Nordeste final was played between Bahia and Ceará.

Bahia won the cup after defeating Ceará.

Copa Verde
The competition featured 24 clubs from the North and Central-West regions, including two teams from Espírito Santo. It started on 13 October 2021 and ended on 11 December 2021. The Copa Verde final was played between Vila Nova and Remo.

Remo won the cup after defeating Vila Nova.

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.

National team
The following table lists all the games played by the Brazilian national team in official competitions and friendly matches during 2021.

FIFA World Cup qualification

 * 1. The match was suspended after Anvisa stopped it after 5 minutes at 0–0 accusing four Argentine players of violating the COVID quarantine rules. On 14 February 2022, FIFA annulled the match being initially rescheduled to September 2022 at a location to be defined by the CBF. Finally the match was cancelled by FIFA on 16 August 2022.

Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1
The 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1 started on 17 April 2021 and ended on 26 September 2021.


 * Bahia
 * Botafogo
 * Corinthians
 * Cruzeiro
 * Ferroviária
 * Flamengo/Marinha
 * Grêmio
 * Internacional
 * Kindermann/Avaí
 * Minas/ICESP
 * Napoli
 * Palmeiras
 * Real Brasília
 * Santos
 * São José
 * São Paulo

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

Corinthians won the league after defeating Palmeiras.

Relegation
The four worst placed teams, Botafogo, Minas/ICESP, Napoli and Bahia, were relegated to the following year's second level.

Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A2
The 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A2 started on 15 May 2021 and ended on 7 September 2021.


 * Aliança
 * América de Natal
 * América Mineiro
 * Assermurb
 * Athletico Paranaense
 * Atlético Goianiense
 * Atlético Mineiro
 * Botafogo (PB)
 * Brasil de Farroupilha
 * Ceará
 * CEFAMA
 * Chapecoense
 * CRESSPOM
 * Criciúma
 * ESMAC
 * Fluminense
 * Fortaleza
 * Iranduba
 * JC
 * Juventude (BA)
 * Mixto
 * Náutico
 * Oratório
 * Paraíso
 * Ponte Preta
 * Real Ariquemes
 * Red Bull Bragantino
 * Santos Dumont
 * São Raimundo (RR)
 * SERC/UCDB
 * Sport
 * Tiradentes
 * UDA
 * Vasco da Gama
 * Vila Nova (ES)
 * Vitória

Audax declined to participate in the Série A2. They were replaced by Atlético Goianiense. Complying with the guidelines of the CBF, the federations that did not held a women's state league in the 2020 season awarded their 2021 Serie A2 berths to the best placed teams in the 2019 state league not already qualified. Therefore, UDA (Alagoas), Juventude (Bahia), Vila Nova (Espírito Santo), Tiradentes (Piauí), Criciúma (Santa Catarina) and Santos Dumont (Sergipe) qualified for the Série A2. Goiás (2019 Campeonato Goiano champions) declined to participate in the Série A2. They were replaced by Aliança. Although Atlético Acreano won the 2019 Campeonato Acreano, the Federação de Futebol do Acre awarded the berth to the runners-up Assermurb.

The Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A2 final was played between Red Bull Bragantino and Atlético Mineiro.

Red Bull Bragantino won the league after defeating Atlético Mineiro.

Promotion
The four best placed teams, Red Bull Bragantino, Atlético Mineiro, ESMAC and CRESSPOM, 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 2021.

The Brazil women's national football team competed in the following competitions in 2021: