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The following article presents a summary of the 2011 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which was the 110th season of competitive football in the country.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

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The 2011 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A started on May 21, 2011, and concluded on December 4, 2011.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Corinthians (C) 38 21 8 9 53 36 +17 71 2012 Copa Libertadores Second Stage
2 Vasco da Gama 38 19 12 7 57 40 +17 69 2012 Copa Libertadores Second Stage[a]
3 Fluminense 38 20 3 15 60 51 +9 63 2012 Copa Libertadores Second Stage
4 Flamengo 38 15 16 7 59 47 +12 61 2012 Copa Libertadores First Stage
5 Internacional 38 16 12 10 57 43 +14 60
6 São Paulo 38 16 11 11 57 46 +11 59 2012 Copa Sudamericana Second Stage
7 Figueirense 38 15 13 10 46 45 +1 58
8 Coritiba 38 16 9 13 57 41 +16 57
9 Botafogo 38 16 8 14 52 49 +3 56
10 Santos 38 15 8 15 55 55 0 53 2012 Copa Libertadores Second Stage[b]
11 Palmeiras 38 11 17 10 43 39 +4 50 2012 Copa Sudamericana Second Stage
12 Grêmio 38 13 9 16 49 57 −8 48
13 Atlético Goianiense 38 12 12 14 50 45 +5 48
14 Bahia 38 11 13 14 43 49 −6 46
15 Atlético Mineiro 38 13 6 19 50 60 −10 45
16 Cruzeiro 38 11 10 17 48 51 −3 43
17 Atlético Paranaense 38 10 11 17 38 55 −17 41 Relegation to Série B
18 Ceará 38 10 9 19 47 64 −17 39
19 América Mineiro 38 8 13 17 51 69 −18 37
20 Avaí 38 7 10 21 45 75 −30 31
Updated to match(es) played on December 4, 2011. Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd wins; 3rd goal difference; 4th goals scored; 5th head-to-head results; 6th least red cards received; 7th least yellow cards received; 8th draw
(C) Champions
Notes:

Corinthians declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A champions.

Relegation

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The four worst placed teams, which are Atlético Paranaense, Ceará, América (MG) and Avaí, were relegated to the following year's second level.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série B

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The 2011 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B started on May 6, 2011, and concluded on November 26, 2011.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Portuguesa (C, P) 38 23 12 3 82 38 +44 81 Promotion to Série A
2 Náutico (P) 38 17 13 8 51 41 +10 64
3 Ponte Preta (P) 38 17 12 9 63 45 +18 63
4 Sport Recife (P) 38 17 10 11 62 44 +18 61
5 Vitória 38 17 9 12 61 48 +13 60
6 Bragantino 38 16 10 12 65 53 +12 58
7 Boa Esporte 38 16 9 13 44 40 +4 57
8 Americana 38 15 11 12 40 45 −5 56
9 Barueri 38 15 8 15 48 53 −5 53
10 ABC 38 13 14 11 52 53 −1 53
11 Goiás 38 16 4 18 51 57 −6 52
12 Guarani 38 15 7 16 51 48 +3 52
13 Paraná 38 14 10 14 48 44 +4 52
14 Criciúma 38 13 12 13 43 43 0 51
15 São Caetano 38 12 15 11 57 51 +6 51
16 ASA 38 13 9 16 44 54 −10 48
17 Icasa (R) 38 11 14 13 52 55 −3 47 Relegation to Série C
18 Vila Nova (R) 38 7 11 20 34 53 −19 32
19 Salgueiro (R) 38 8 5 25 32 63 −31 26[a]
20 Duque de Caxias (R) 38 2 11 25 32 84 −52 17
Updated to match(es) played on 5 November 2011. Source: CBF
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd wins; 3rd goal difference; 4th goals scored; 5th head-to-head results; 6th least red cards received; 7th least yellow cards received; 8th draw.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Salgueiro was docked 3 points due to fielding a suspended player.

Portuguesa declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B champions.

Promotion

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The four best placed teams, which are Portuguesa, Náutico, Ponte Preta and Sport, were promoted to the following year's first level.

Relegation

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The four worst placed teams, which are Icasa, Vila Nova, Salgueiro and Duque de Caxias, were relegated to the following year's third level.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série C

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The 2011 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C started on July 16, 2011, and concluded on December 3, 2011. The Campeonato Brasileiro Série C final was played between Joinville and CRB.


CRB1–3Joinville

Joinville4–0CRB

Joinville declared as the league champions by aggregate score of 7–1.

Participating teams

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Promotion

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The four best placed teams, which are Joinville, CRB, Ipatinga and América (RN), were promoted to the following year's second level.

Relegation

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The four worst placed teams, which are Campinense, Marília, Brasil de Pelotas and Araguaína, were relegated to the following year's fourth level.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série D

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The 2011 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D started on July 18, 2011, and concluded on November 20, 2011.

Participating teams

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The Campeonato Brasileiro Série D final was played between Tupi and Santa Cruz.



Santa Cruz0–2Tupi

Tupi declared as the league champions by aggregate score of 3–0.

Promotion

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The four best placed teams, which are Tupi, Santa Cruz, Cuiabá and Oeste, were promoted to the following year's third level.

Copa do Brasil

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The 2011 Copa do Brasil started on February 16, 2011, and concluded on June 8, 2011. The Copa do Brasil final was played between Vasco and Coritiba.


Vasco1–0Coritiba

Coritiba3–2Vasco

Vasco declared as the cup champions on the away goal rule by aggregate score of 3–3.

State championship champions

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State Champion
Acre (state) Acre Rio Branco
Alagoas Alagoas ASA
Amapá Amapá Trem
Amazonas (Brazilian state) Amazonas Penarol
Bahia Bahia Bahia de Feira
Ceará Ceará Ceará
Federal District (Brazil) Distrito Federal Brasiliense
Espírito Santo Espírito Santo São Mateus
Goiás Goiás Atlético Goianiense
Maranhão Maranhão Sampaio Corrêa
Mato Grosso Mato Grosso Cuiabá
Mato Grosso do Sul Mato Grosso do Sul CENE
Minas Gerais Minas Gerais Cruzeiro
Pará Pará Independente
Paraíba Paraíba Treze
Paraná (state) Paraná Coritiba
Pernambuco Pernambuco Santa Cruz
Piauí Piauí 4 de Julho
Rio de Janeiro (state) Rio de Janeiro Flamengo
Rio Grande do Norte Rio Grande do Norte ABC
Rio Grande do Sul Rio Grande do Sul Internacional
Rondônia Rondônia Espigão
Roraima Roraima Real
Santa Catarina (state) Santa Catarina Chapecoense
São Paulo (state) São Paulo Santos
Sergipe Sergipe River Plate
Tocantins Tocantins Gurupi

Youth competition champions

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Competition Champion
Campeonato Brasileiro Sub-20 América (MG)
Copa Brasil Sub-17 (Copa Nacional do Espírito Santo Sub-17)[a] Cruzeiro
Copa Rio Sub-17 Palmeiras
Copa Santiago de Futebol Juvenil Internacional
Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior Flamengo
Copa Sub-17 de Promissão Internacional
Taça Belo Horizonte de Juniores Atlético Mineiro
Copa 2 de Julho Sub-17 São Paulo
  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.

Other competition champions

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Competition Champion
Campeonato Paulista do Interior Oeste
Copa Espírito Santo Real Noroeste
Copa FGF Juventude
Copa Governador do Mato Grosso Luverdense
Copa Paulista de Futebol Paulista
Copa Pernambuco Náutico
Copa Rio Madureira
Copa Santa Catarina Joinville
Taça Minas Gerais Ipatinga

Brazilian clubs in international competitions

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Team 2011 Copa Libertadores 2011 Copa Sudamericana 2011 Recopa Sudamericana 2011 FIFA Club World Cup
Atlético Mineiro N/A Second stage
eliminated by
Brazil Botafogo
N/A N/A
Atlético Paranaense N/A Second stage
eliminated by
Brazil Flamengo
N/A N/A
Botafogo N/A Round of 16
eliminated by
Colombia Santa Fe
N/A N/A
Ceará N/A Second stage
eliminated by
Brazil São Paulo
N/A N/A
Corinthians First stage
eliminated by
Colombia Deportes Tolima
N/A N/A N/A
Cruzeiro Round of 16
eliminated by
Colombia Once Caldas
N/A N/A N/A
Flamengo N/A Round of 16
eliminated by
Chile Universidad de Chile
N/A N/A
Fluminense Round of 16
eliminated by
Paraguay Libertad
N/A N/A N/A
Grêmio Round of 16
eliminated by
Chile Universidad Católica
N/A N/A N/A
Internacional Round of 16
eliminated by
Uruguay Peñarol
N/A Champions
defeated
Argentina Independiente
N/A
Palmeiras N/A Second stage
eliminated by
Brazil Vasco da Gama
N/A N/A
Santos Champions
defeated
Uruguay Peñarol
N/A N/A Runners-up
lost to
Spain Barcelona
São Paulo N/A Round of 16
eliminated by
Paraguay Libertad
N/A N/A
Vasco da Gama N/A Semifinals
eliminated by
Chile Universidad de Chile
N/A N/A

Brazil national team

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The following table lists all the games played by the Brazilian national team in official competitions and friendly matches during 2011.

February 9 International
Friendly
France  1–0  Brazil Saint-Denis
Benzema 54' Report Stadium: Stade de France, France
Attendance: 79,712[2]
Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)
March 27 International
Friendly
Scotland  0–2  Brazil London, England
Report Neymar 42', 77' (pen.) Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 53,087
Referee: Howard Webb (England)
June 7 International
Friendly
Brazil  1–0  Romania São Paulo, Brazil
Fred 21' Stadium: Estádio do Pacaembu
Attendance: 30,059
Referee: Sergio Pezzotta (Argentina)
July 13 Copa América
group stage
Brazil  4–2  Ecuador Córdoba, Argentina
21:45 Pato 28', 61'
Neymar 49', 72'
Report Caicedo 37', 59' Stadium: Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes
Attendance: 39,000
Referee: Roberto Silvera (Uruguay)
August 10 International
Friendly
Germany  3–2  Brazil Stuttgart, Germany
Schweinsteiger 61' (pen.)
Götze 67'
Schürrle 80'
Robinho 71' (pen.)
Neymar 90+2'
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 54,767[3]
Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)
September 5 International
Friendly
Brazil  1–0  Ghana Fullham, England
Leandro Damião 45' Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 25,700
Referee: Mike Dean (England)
October 11 International
Friendly
Mexico  1–2  Brazil Torreón, Mexico
David Luiz 10' (o.g.) Ronaldinho 79'
Marcelo 83'
Stadium: Estadio Corona
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Marlon Mejía (El Salvador)
November 10 International
Friendly
Gabon  0–2  Brazil Libreville, Gabon
Sandro 12'
Hernanes 35'
Stadium: Stade d'Angondjé
Referee: Victor Hlungwani (South Africa)
November 14 International
Friendly
Egypt  0–2  Brazil Doha, Qatar
Jonas 39', 59' Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium
Attendance: 18,000[4]
Referee: Banjar Al Dosari (Qatar)

Women's football

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National team

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The following table lists all the games played by the Brazil women's national football team in official competitions and friendly matches during 2011.

June 29, 2011 World Cup
group stage
Brazil  1–0  Australia Mönchengladbach, Germany
18:15 Rosana 54' Report Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 27,258
Referee: Jenny Palmqvist (Sweden)
July 3, 2011 World Cup
group stage
Brazil  3–0  Norway Wolfsburg, Germany
18:15 Marta 22', 48'
Rosana 46'
Report Stadium: Volkswagen-Arena
Attendance: 26,067
Referee: Kari Seitz (United States)
July 6, 2011 World Cup
group stage
Equatorial Guinea  0–3  Brazil Frankfurt, Germany
18:00 Report Érika 49'
Cristiane 54', 90+3' (pen.)
Stadium: Commerzbank-Arena
Attendance: 35,859
Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus (Germany)
July 10, 2011 World Cup
Quarterfinals
 Brazil 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(3–5 p)
United States  Dresden, Germany
17:30 Marta 68' (pen.), 92' Report Daiane 2' (o.g.)
Wambach 120+2'
Stadium: Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion
Attendance: 25,598
Referee: Jacqui Melksham (Australia)
Penalties
Cristiane soccer ball with check mark
Marta soccer ball with check mark
Daiane soccer ball with red X
Francielle soccer ball with check mark
soccer ball with check mark Boxx
soccer ball with check mark Lloyd
soccer ball with check mark Wambach
soccer ball with check mark Rapinoe
soccer ball with check mark Krieger

The Brazil women's national football team competed in the following competitions in 2011:

Competition Performance
FIFA World Cup Quarterfinals
Pan American Games Runner-up
Torneio Internacional Feminino
Champions

Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino

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The 2011 Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino started on August 18, 2011, and concluded on November 26, 2011.



Foz Cataratas declared as the cup champions by aggregate score of 5–0.

Domestic competition champions

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Competition Champion
Campeonato Carioca CEPE
Campeonato Paulista Santos

Other competition champions

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Competition Champion
Torneio Internacional Interclubes Santos

Brazilian clubs in international competitions

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Team 2011 Copa Libertadores Femenina
Duque de Caxias/CEPE First stage
Santos Third place
defeated
Venezuela Caracas
São José Champions
defeated
Chile Colo Colo

References

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  1. ^ "Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2011" [Campeonato Brasileiro Série A] (in Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. Archived from the original on May 16, 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2011.
  2. ^ "France - Brazil 1:0 (Friendlies 2011, February)".
  3. ^ "Germany vs. Brazil - 10 August 2011 - Soccerway".
  4. ^ "Egypt vs. Brazil - 14 November 2011 - Soccerway".