2008 in Brazilian football
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The following article presents a summary of the 2008 football (soccer) season in Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

, which is the 107th season of competitive football in the country.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2008 began on May 10, 2008, and concluded on December 7, 2008.
Position Team Points Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference
1 São Paulo
São Paulo Futebol Clube
São Paulo Futebol Clube , commonly known as São Paulo, is a professional football club based in São Paulo, Brazil. They play in the Campeonato Paulista, São Paulo's state league, and the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A or Brasileirão, Brazil's national league, and are one of the only five clubs to...

75 38 21 12 5 66 36 30
2 Grêmio
Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense
Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense, commonly known as just Grêmio , is a Brazilian professional association football team based in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul founded by English and German immigrants on September 15, 1903. Major titles captured by Grêmio include one Intercontinental Cup, two Copa...

72 38 21 9 8 59 35 24
3 Cruzeiro
Cruzeiro Esporte Clube
Cruzeiro Esporte Clube is a Brazilian football team, from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, and are one of the only five clubs to have never been relegated, along with Santos, São Paulo, Flamengo and Internacional. Founded on January 2, 1921, they are only one of three clubs to have participated in...

67 38 21 4 13 59 44 15
4 Palmeiras
Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras
Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras is a Brazilian football club from São Paulo. The club was founded on August 26, 1914, as Palestra Italia but changed to the current name on September 14, 1942...

65 38 19 8 11 55 45 10
5 Flamengo 64 38 18 10 10 67 48 19
6 Internacional
Sport Club Internacional
Sport Club Internacional is a Brazilian football team and multi-sport club from Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, founded on April 4, 1909, and are one of the only five clubs to have never been relegated, along with Santos, São Paulo, Flamengo and Cruzeiro. They play in red shirts, white shorts and...

54 38 15 9 14 48 47 1
7 Botafogo
Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas
Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas , also known as Botafogo and familiarly as Estrela Solitária, is a Brazilian sports club based in Botafogo, neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, best known for its football team. They play in the Campeonato Carioca, Rio de Janeiro's state league, and the Campeonato...

53 38 15 8 15 51 44 7
8 Goiás
Goiás Esporte Clube
Goiás Esporte Clube, also known as Goiás, is a Brazilian football team in Goiânia, Goiás state. It is one of the largest clubs of the Central-Western part of Brazil and they won the 'Série B once.Its main rival is Vila Nova...

53 38 14 11 13 57 47 10
9 Coritiba
Coritiba Foot Ball Club
Coritiba Foot Ball Club, commonly known as Coritiba, is a Brazilian football team from Curitiba, Paraná. It's the state's oldest football team and the best classified in the CBF and FIFA classifications. Coritiba has been champion in Paraná State for 35 times, more times than the sum of all the...

53 38 14 11 13 55 48 7
10 Vitória
Esporte Clube Vitória
Esporte Clube Vitória, usually known simply as Vitória, is a Brazilian football team from Salvador in Bahia, founded on May 13, 1899.Vitória's home games are played at the club's own stadium . They play in red and black horizontal striped shirts, black shorts and black socks...

52 38 15 7 16 48 44 4
11 Sport
Sport Club do Recife
Sport Club do Recife, more popularly known as Sport in Recife or Sport Recife in Northeastern Brazil, is a football team from Recife, Pernambuco.-1905 - Foundation:...

52 38 14 10 14 48 45 3
12 Atlético Mineiro
Clube Atlético Mineiro
Clube Atlético Mineiro , are a Brazilian football club based in Belo Horizonte, the oldest in the city. Founded in 1908, they play in the Campeonato Mineiro and Campeonato Brasileiro Série A or Brasileirão. Atlético Mineiro have been Brazilian champions once, state winners a record 40 times and...

48 38 12 12 14 50 61 -11
13 Atlético Paranaense
Clube Atlético Paranaense
Clube Atlético Paranaense is a Brazilian football team from Curitiba in Paraná, founded on March 26, 1924. The club won the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A in 2001.-History:...

45 38 12 9 17 45 54 -9
14 Fluminense
Fluminense Football Club
Fluminense Football Club is a sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Founded in the beginning of the 20th century as a single-sport institution, Fluminense is today an umbrella organization for several teams in more than 16 different sport activities. The most popular endeavor of Fluminense,...

45 38 11 12 15 49 48 1
15 Santos
Santos Futebol Clube
Santos Futebol Clube is a Brazilian professional football club based in Santos, São Paulo They play in the Campeonato Paulista and the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the highest professional leagues in São Paulo state and Brazil, respectively....

45 38 11 12 15 44 53 -9
16 Náutico
Clube Náutico Capibaribe
Clube Náutico Capibaribe, also known as Náutico, is a Brazilian sports club, including a professional football team, in Recife, Pernambuco....

44 38 11 11 16 44 54 -10
17 Figueirense
Figueirense Futebol Clube
Figueirense Futebol Clube, also known as Figueirense, is a Brazilian football team in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina.-History:In 1921, the club was founded as Figueirense Foot-ball Club. The club is named Figueirense after the neighborhood where it is located, in Centro neighborhood). Figueirense...

44 38 11 11 16 49 73 -24
18 Vasco da Gama
Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama
Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama |Rowing Club]]), usually known as Vasco da Gama or simply Vasco, is a famous and traditional Brazilian multisports club from Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, founded on August 21, 1898...

40 38 11 7 20 56 72 -16
19 Portuguesa
Associação Portuguesa de Desportos
Associação Portuguesa de Desportos, usually called Portuguesa or Lusa, is a sports club, and a Brazilian football team from São Paulo in São Paulo state, founded on August 14, 1920 by the Portuguese population of the city.-History:...

38 38 9 11 18 48 70 -22
20 Ipatinga
Ipatinga Futebol Clube
Ipatinga Futebol Clube, commonly known as Ipatinga, is a Brazilian football club, based in Ipatinga, Minas Gerais. They were founded on May 21, 1998.-History:...

35 38 9 8 21 37 67 -30


São Paulo
São Paulo Futebol Clube
São Paulo Futebol Clube , commonly known as São Paulo, is a professional football club based in São Paulo, Brazil. They play in the Campeonato Paulista, São Paulo's state league, and the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A or Brasileirão, Brazil's national league, and are one of the only five clubs to...

 declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro champions.

Relegation

The four worst placed teams, which are Figueirense
Figueirense Futebol Clube
Figueirense Futebol Clube, also known as Figueirense, is a Brazilian football team in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina.-History:In 1921, the club was founded as Figueirense Foot-ball Club. The club is named Figueirense after the neighborhood where it is located, in Centro neighborhood). Figueirense...

, Vasco da Gama
Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama
Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama |Rowing Club]]), usually known as Vasco da Gama or simply Vasco, is a famous and traditional Brazilian multisports club from Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, founded on August 21, 1898...

, Portuguesa
Associação Portuguesa de Desportos
Associação Portuguesa de Desportos, usually called Portuguesa or Lusa, is a sports club, and a Brazilian football team from São Paulo in São Paulo state, founded on August 14, 1920 by the Portuguese population of the city.-History:...

 and Ipatinga
Ipatinga Futebol Clube
Ipatinga Futebol Clube, commonly known as Ipatinga, is a Brazilian football club, based in Ipatinga, Minas Gerais. They were founded on May 21, 1998.-History:...

, were relegated to the following year's second level.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série B

The Campeonato Brasileiro Série B 2008 began on May 9, 2008, and concluded on November 29, 2008.
Position Team Points Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference
1 Corinthians
Sport Club Corinthians Paulista
Sport Club Corinthians Paulista, commonly just known as Corinthians , is a Brazilian football club based in the city of São Paulo. They play in the São Paulo state league, as well as the Brasileirão, Brazil's top national league...

85 38 25 10 3 79 29 50
2 Santo André
Esporte Clube Santo André
Esporte Clube Santo André, also known as Santo André, is a Brazilian football team from Santo André, São Paulo state.Santo André greatest rival is São Caetano, the other team in ABC region. The club's mascot name is Ramalhão after the bandeirante João Ramalho...

68 38 19 11 8 71 45 26
3 Avaí
Avaí Futebol Clube
Avaí Futebol Clube is a Brazilian football team from Florianópolis in Santa Catarina, founded on September 1, 1923. Their best known supporter is tennis player Gustavo Kuerten.Their home stadium is the Ressacada stadium, with a capacity 17,800...

67 38 18 13 7 71 40 31
4 Barueri
Grêmio Recreativo Barueri
Grêmio Barueri Futebol Ltda., generally known as Grêmio Barueri, or just as Barueri, is a Brazilian football club from Presidente Prudente, São Paulo state. The club was formerly known as Grêmio Recreativo Barueri and Grêmio Prudente Futebol Ltda.The club was founded in 1989, in the city of...

63 38 20 3 15 58 55 3
5 Ponte Preta
Associação Atlética Ponte Preta
Ponte Preta is a Brazilian football club located in Campinas, São Paulo. Ponte Preta is also known as Macaca. Ponte Preta's biggest rival is from the same city: Guarani. The games between Ponte Preta and Guarani are known as derby . They are known as "pontepretanos"...

58 38 17 7 14 54 46 8
6 Vila Nova
Vila Nova Futebol Clube
Vila Nova Futebol Clube is a Brazilian football team from Goiânia in Goiás, founded on July 29, 1943. They play in red shirts, shorts and socks. Their nickname is 'The Tigers' . The club won the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C in 1996. Vila Nova's greatest rival is Goiás...

58 38 17 7 14 57 55 2
7 Bragantino
Clube Atlético Bragantino
Clube Atlético Bragantino, or Bragantino as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from Bragança Paulista in São Paulo that was founded on January 8, 1928....

57 38 16 9 13 47 41 6
8 Juventude
Esporte Clube Juventude
Esporte Clube Juventude, also known as Juventude, is a Brazilian football team in Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul.Juventude's greatest rival is Caxias.-History:...

56 38 16 8 14 51 48 3
9 São Caetano
Associação Desportiva São Caetano
Associação Desportiva São Caetano, commonly known as São Caetano, is a Brazilian football team based in the city of São Caetano, Brazil, part of the São Paulo greater metropolitan area. The team is dubbed Azulão , after the shirt colour. The sponsor is Consul, a well known Brazilian producer of...

54 38 14 12 12 61 55 6
10 Bahia
Esporte Clube Bahia
Esporte Clube Bahia , known familiarly as Bahiaço, is a Brazilian professional football club, based in Salvador, Bahia. They play in the Campeonato Baiano, Bahia's state league, and the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, Brazil's national league. Bahia was a founding member of the Clube dos 13 group...

52 38 14 10 14 47 65 -18
11 Paraná
Paraná Clube
Paraná Clube is a Brazilian football team. It was established on December 19, 1989, in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil. Its uniform is composed of a blue/red shirt, white shorts and white socks....

49 38 14 7 17 49 54 -5
12 Ceará
Ceará Sporting Club
Ceará Sporting Club, or Ceará as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from Fortaleza in Ceará, founded on June 2, 1914....

49 38 12 13 12 52 50 2
13 ABC
ABC Futebol Clube
ABC Futebol Clube, or ABC, as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from Natal in Rio Grande do Norte, founded on June 29, 1915. ABC is the oldest club of Rio Grande do Norte state...

48 38 12 12 14 55 57 -2
14 Brasiliense
Brasiliense Futebol Clube
The Brasiliense Futebol Clube is a Brazilian football club, based in Taguatinga, Distrito Federal.Brasiliense wears yellow uniforms, hence one of its supporters' associations is named Febre Amarela...

47 38 13 8 17 56 64 -8
15 América de Natal
América Futebol Clube (RN)
América Futebol Clube, or América , as they are usually called, is a traditional Brazilian football team from Natal in Rio Grande do Norte, founded on July 14, 1915....

46 38 12 10 16 46 51 -5
16 Fortaleza
Fortaleza Esporte Clube
Fortaleza Esporte Clube, usually known as Fortaleza, is primarily a football club, but is active in other sports such as futsal, handball and basketball. Fortaleza Esporte Clube is based in Fortaleza, capital of the State of Ceará, Brazil...

45 38 12 9 17 56 56 0
17 Marília
Marília Atlético Clube
Marília Atlético Clube, or Marília as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from Marília in São Paulo, founded on December 14, 1942....

45 38 11 12 15 47 60 -13
18 Criciúma
Criciúma Esporte Clube
Criciúma Esporte Clube, also known simply as Criciúma, is a Brazilian football club in Criciúma, Santa Catarina. The club won the Copa do Brasil in 1991, the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B in 2002, and the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C in 2006.-History:...

41 38 11 8 19 40 54 -14
19 Gama
Sociedade Esportiva do Gama
Gama is a Brazilian football team from Gama in Distrito Federal, founded on November 15, 1975.Gama greatest rival is Brasiliense.Their home stadium is the Bezerrão stadium, capacity 25,000. They play in green shirts, white shorts and green socks....

35 38 9 8 21 37 72 -35
20 CRB
Clube de Regatas Brasil
Clube de Regatas Brasil, or CRB as it is usually called, is a Brazilian football team from Maceió in Alagoas.Founded on September 20, 1912, its greatest rival is Centro Sportivo Alagoano, and it plays in white and red shirts, shorts and socks....

24 38 5 9 24 35 72 -37


Corinthians
Sport Club Corinthians Paulista
Sport Club Corinthians Paulista, commonly just known as Corinthians , is a Brazilian football club based in the city of São Paulo. They play in the São Paulo state league, as well as the Brasileirão, Brazil's top national league...

 declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B champions.

Promotion

The four best placed teams, which are Corinthians
Sport Club Corinthians Paulista
Sport Club Corinthians Paulista, commonly just known as Corinthians , is a Brazilian football club based in the city of São Paulo. They play in the São Paulo state league, as well as the Brasileirão, Brazil's top national league...

, Santo André
Esporte Clube Santo André
Esporte Clube Santo André, also known as Santo André, is a Brazilian football team from Santo André, São Paulo state.Santo André greatest rival is São Caetano, the other team in ABC region. The club's mascot name is Ramalhão after the bandeirante João Ramalho...

, Avaí
Avaí Futebol Clube
Avaí Futebol Clube is a Brazilian football team from Florianópolis in Santa Catarina, founded on September 1, 1923. Their best known supporter is tennis player Gustavo Kuerten.Their home stadium is the Ressacada stadium, with a capacity 17,800...

 and Barueri
Grêmio Recreativo Barueri
Grêmio Barueri Futebol Ltda., generally known as Grêmio Barueri, or just as Barueri, is a Brazilian football club from Presidente Prudente, São Paulo state. The club was formerly known as Grêmio Recreativo Barueri and Grêmio Prudente Futebol Ltda.The club was founded in 1989, in the city of...

, were promoted to the following year's first level.

Relegation

The four worst placed teams, which are Marília
Marília Atlético Clube
Marília Atlético Clube, or Marília as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from Marília in São Paulo, founded on December 14, 1942....

, Criciúma
Criciúma Esporte Clube
Criciúma Esporte Clube, also known simply as Criciúma, is a Brazilian football club in Criciúma, Santa Catarina. The club won the Copa do Brasil in 1991, the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B in 2002, and the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C in 2006.-History:...

, Gama
Sociedade Esportiva do Gama
Gama is a Brazilian football team from Gama in Distrito Federal, founded on November 15, 1975.Gama greatest rival is Brasiliense.Their home stadium is the Bezerrão stadium, capacity 25,000. They play in green shirts, white shorts and green socks....

 and CRB
Clube de Regatas Brasil
Clube de Regatas Brasil, or CRB as it is usually called, is a Brazilian football team from Maceió in Alagoas.Founded on September 20, 1912, its greatest rival is Centro Sportivo Alagoano, and it plays in white and red shirts, shorts and socks....

, were relegated to the following year's third level.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série C

The Campeonato Brasileiro Série C 2008 began on July 6, 2008, and concluded on November 23, 2008.

Final Stage
Position Team Points Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference
1 Atlético Goianiense
Atlético Clube Goianiense
Atlético Clube Goianiense, usually known as Atlético Goianiense or just Atlético, is a Brazilian football team from the city of Goiânia, Goiás state. Atlético Goianiense is the oldest Goiânia city football club. The club is the first team of its state to win a national competition, which was the...

29 14 9 2 3 35 10 25
2 Guarani
Guarani Futebol Clube
Guarani Futebol Clube is a Brazilian football club located in Campinas, São Paulo. Guarani is also known as Bugre, a popular term for an Indigenous Brazilian...

21 14 6 3 5 25 22 3
3 Campinense
Campinense Clube
Campinense Clube, usually known simply as Campinense, is a Brazilian football club from Campina Grande, Paraíba state. The club finished as the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B runner-up in 1972, and has also competed in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A several times.-History:The club was founded on...

21 14 5 6 3 19 20 -1
4 Duque de Caxias
Duque de Caxias Futebol Clube
Duque de Caxias Futebol Clube, usually known simply as Duque de Caxias, is a Brazilian football team from the city of Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro state, currently playing in the Brazilian Série B which is the second division level of the Brazilian football...

18 14 5 3 6 27 31 -4
5 Águia de Marabá
Águia de Marabá Futebol Clube
Águia de Marabá Futebol Clube, usually known as Águia de Marabá, is a Brazilian football team from the city of Marabá, Pará.-History:...

18 14 5 3 6 20 24 -4
6 Brasil
Grêmio Esportivo Brasil
Grêmio Esportivo Brasil, also known as Brasil de Pelotas, is a Brazilian football team in Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul.-History:Grêmio Esportivo Brasil was founded after a divergency between players and directors of Sport Club Cruzeiro do Sul, which was supported and managed by employees of...

17 14 5 2 7 17 21 -4
7 Confiança
Associação Desportiva Confiança
Associação Desportiva Confiança, or Confiança as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from Aracaju in Sergipe, founded on May 1, 1936.Confiança's greatest rival is Sergipe....

17 14 5 2 7 23 33 -10
8 Rio Branco
Rio Branco Football Club
Rio Branco Football Club, usually known simply as Rio Branco, is a Brazilian football club based in the city of Rio Branco in the Acre state of Brazil.-History:...

16 14 5 1 8 25 30 -5


Atlético Goianiense
Atlético Clube Goianiense
Atlético Clube Goianiense, usually known as Atlético Goianiense or just Atlético, is a Brazilian football team from the city of Goiânia, Goiás state. Atlético Goianiense is the oldest Goiânia city football club. The club is the first team of its state to win a national competition, which was the...

 declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C champions.

Promotion

The four best placed teams in the final stage of the competition, which are Atlético Goianiense
Atlético Clube Goianiense
Atlético Clube Goianiense, usually known as Atlético Goianiense or just Atlético, is a Brazilian football team from the city of Goiânia, Goiás state. Atlético Goianiense is the oldest Goiânia city football club. The club is the first team of its state to win a national competition, which was the...

, Guarani
Guarani Futebol Clube
Guarani Futebol Clube is a Brazilian football club located in Campinas, São Paulo. Guarani is also known as Bugre, a popular term for an Indigenous Brazilian...

, Campinense
Campinense Clube
Campinense Clube, usually known simply as Campinense, is a Brazilian football club from Campina Grande, Paraíba state. The club finished as the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B runner-up in 1972, and has also competed in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A several times.-History:The club was founded on...

 and Duque de Caxias
Duque de Caxias Futebol Clube
Duque de Caxias Futebol Clube, usually known simply as Duque de Caxias, is a Brazilian football team from the city of Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro state, currently playing in the Brazilian Série B which is the second division level of the Brazilian football...

, were promoted to the following year's second level.

Copa do Brasil

The Copa do Brasil 2008 began on February 14, 2008, and ended on June 11, 2008. The Copa do Brasil final was played between Corinthians
Sport Club Corinthians Paulista
Sport Club Corinthians Paulista, commonly just known as Corinthians , is a Brazilian football club based in the city of São Paulo. They play in the São Paulo state league, as well as the Brasileirão, Brazil's top national league...

 and Sport
Sport Club do Recife
Sport Club do Recife, more popularly known as Sport in Recife or Sport Recife in Northeastern Brazil, is a football team from Recife, Pernambuco.-1905 - Foundation:...

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Sport
Sport Club do Recife
Sport Club do Recife, more popularly known as Sport in Recife or Sport Recife in Northeastern Brazil, is a football team from Recife, Pernambuco.-1905 - Foundation:...

 won on away goals after 3-3 in aggregate score.

State championship champions

State Champion
  Acre
Campeonato Acreano
The Campeonato Acriano is the football league of the state of Acre, Brazil.-Format:First Division 2006First stage - Taça Cidade de Rio Branco*Teams are divided into two groups of four teams....

Rio Branco
Rio Branco Football Club
Rio Branco Football Club, usually known simply as Rio Branco, is a Brazilian football club based in the city of Rio Branco in the Acre state of Brazil.-History:...

  Alagoas
Campeonato Alagoano
The Campeonato Alagoano is the football league of the state of Alagoas, Brazil.-Format:First Division 2010The Campeonato Alagoano is divided into three stages....

CSA
Centro Sportivo Alagoano
Centro Sportivo Alagoano, is a Brazilian football team from Maceió in Alagoas, founded on September 7, 1913. It is the biggest club in the state of Alagoas, and the largest fan base....

  Amapá
Campeonato Amapaense
The Campeonato Amapaense is the football league of the state of Amapá, Brazil.-Format:First Stage*Standard round-robin, in which all teams play each other once.*Single leg playoff between the top 2 teams...

Cristal
Clube Atlético Cristal
Cristal Atlético Clube, also known as Cristal, are a Brazilian football team from Macapá, Amapá. They competed in the Série C in 2008, and in the Série D in 2009.-History:...

  Amazonas
Campeonato Amazonense
The Campeonato Amazonense is the football league of the state of Amazonas, Brazil.-Format:The Campeonato Amazonense is divided into Taça Amazonas and Taça Cidade de Manaus.Taça Amazonas...

Holanda
Holanda Esporte Clube
Holanda Esporte Clube, commonly known as Holanda, is a Brazilian football club based in Rio Preto da Eva, Amazonas. They won the Campeonato Amazonense once and competed in the Série C and in the Copa do Brasil once.-History:...

  Bahia
Campeonato Baiano
The Campeonato Baiano is the football league of the state of Bahia, Brazil. The championship has been played since 1905 without interruption.-2008 format:First stage:...

Vitória
Esporte Clube Vitória
Esporte Clube Vitória, usually known simply as Vitória, is a Brazilian football team from Salvador in Bahia, founded on May 13, 1899.Vitória's home games are played at the club's own stadium . They play in red and black horizontal striped shirts, black shorts and black socks...

  Ceará
Campeonato Cearense
The Campeonato Cearense is the football league of the state of Ceará, Brazil.-Format:The Cearense Championship has three divisions with the following division and format :First DivisionThe ten clubs play two legs...

Fortaleza
Fortaleza Esporte Clube
Fortaleza Esporte Clube, usually known as Fortaleza, is primarily a football club, but is active in other sports such as futsal, handball and basketball. Fortaleza Esporte Clube is based in Fortaleza, capital of the State of Ceará, Brazil...

Distrito Federal
Campeonato Brasiliense
The Campeonato Brasiliense, also known as Campeonato Metropolitano de Brasília or Campeonato Candango, is the football league of the Distrito Federal, Brazil....

Brasiliense
Brasiliense Futebol Clube
The Brasiliense Futebol Clube is a Brazilian football club, based in Taguatinga, Distrito Federal.Brasiliense wears yellow uniforms, hence one of its supporters' associations is named Febre Amarela...

  Espírito Santo
Campeonato Capixaba
The Campeonato Capixaba is the football league of the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo.-History:From 1917 to 1929, it was disputed the Campeonato da Cidade de Vitória , a competition contested only by Vitória city clubs...

Serra
Sociedade Desportiva Serra Futebol Clube
Sociedade Desportiva Serra Futebol Clube, usually known simply as Serra is a Brazilian football club from Serra, Espírito Santo state. The club won the Campeonato Capixaba five times.-History:The club was founded on July 24, 1930...

  Goiás
Campeonato Goiano
The Campeonato Goiano is the football league of the state of Goiás, Brazil.-Format:First DivisionFirst stage*Teams are divided in two groups of six teams....

Itumbiara
Itumbiara Esporte Clube
Itumbiara Esporte Clube, usually known simply as Itumbiara is a Brazilian football club from Itumbiara, Goiás state. The club competed in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A in 1979 and won the state championship in 2008.-History:...

  Maranhão
Campeonato Maranhense
The Campeonato Maranhense is the football league of the state of Maranhão, Brazil.-Format:First Division 2006First Stage*Double round-robin, in which all teams play each other home-and-away games.*Home-and-away playoffs with the top 4 teams....

Moto Club
Moto Club de São Luís
Moto Club de São Luís, usually known simply as Moto Club, is a Brazilian football club based in São Luís, Maranhão.-History:The club was founded on September 13, 1937, in São Luís, Maranhão state, as Ciclo Moto...

  Mato Grosso
Campeonato Matogrossense
The Campeonato Mato-Grossense is the football league of the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil.-Format:First Division 2006First stage:*The teams are divided in two groups of six teams....

Mixto
Mixto Esporte Clube
Mixto Esporte Clube, usually known simply as Mixto, is a Brazilian football club from Cuiabá, Mato Grosso state. The club competed in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A several times and is one of the most popular clubs of Mato Grosso state...

  Mato Grosso do Sul
Campeonato Sul-Matogrossense
The Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense is the football league of the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. Before 1979, the Sul-Mato-Grossense clubs competed in the Campeonato Mato-Grossense, because Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul were a single state.-Format:...

Ivinhema
Ivinhema Futebol Clube
Ivinhema Futebol Clube, commonly known as Ivinhema, is a Brazilian football team based in Ivinhema, Mato Grosso do Sul state. They won the Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense once and competed in the Copa do Brasil twice.-History:...

  Minas Gerais
Campeonato Mineiro
Campeonato Mineiro is the state football league of the state of Minas Gerais and is controlled by the Minas Gerais Football Federation FMF ....

Cruzeiro
Cruzeiro Esporte Clube
Cruzeiro Esporte Clube is a Brazilian football team, from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, and are one of the only five clubs to have never been relegated, along with Santos, São Paulo, Flamengo and Internacional. Founded on January 2, 1921, they are only one of three clubs to have participated in...

  Pará
Campeonato Paraense
Campeonato Paraense is the football league of the State of Pará, Brazil. It is organized by the Pará State Football Federation.-Clubs:Campeonato Paraense 2009*Águia de Marabá Futebol Clube*Clube Municipal Ananindeua...

Remo
Clube do Remo
Clube do Remo, or Remo, or Leão as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from Belém in Pará, founded on February 5, 1905. Remo greatest rivals are Paysandu and Tuna Luso.-History:...

  Paraíba
Campeonato Paraibano
The Campeonato Paraibano is the football league of the state of Paraíba, Brazil.-Format:As in any other Brazilian soccer championship, the format can change and be adapted every year, mostly to avoid conflicts for the teams that will compete at a national level.The most recent season was played in...

Campinense
Campinense Clube
Campinense Clube, usually known simply as Campinense, is a Brazilian football club from Campina Grande, Paraíba state. The club finished as the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B runner-up in 1972, and has also competed in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A several times.-History:The club was founded on...

  Paraná
Campeonato Paranaense
Campeonato Paranaense, which has been contested since 1915, is the football league of the state of Paraná, Brazil. The "Série Ouro", literally the Golden Series, are the highest division of the league.-Format:...

Coritiba
Coritiba Foot Ball Club
Coritiba Foot Ball Club, commonly known as Coritiba, is a Brazilian football team from Curitiba, Paraná. It's the state's oldest football team and the best classified in the CBF and FIFA classifications. Coritiba has been champion in Paraná State for 35 times, more times than the sum of all the...

  Pernambuco
Campeonato Pernambucano
The Campeonato Pernambucano de Futebol is the football championship of Pernambuco state, Brazil, and is organized by the Pernambuco Football Federation....

Sport
Sport Club do Recife
Sport Club do Recife, more popularly known as Sport in Recife or Sport Recife in Northeastern Brazil, is a football team from Recife, Pernambuco.-1905 - Foundation:...

  Piauí
Campeonato Piauiense
The Campeonato Piauiense is the football league of the state of Piauí, Brazil. The competition is organized by the Piauí Football Federation.-Clubs:First Division*4 de Julho Esporte Clube*Barras Futebol Club...

Barras
Barras Futebol Club
Barras Futebol Club, commonly known as Barras, is a Brazilian football club based in Barras, Piauí state. They competed in the Série C twice and competed in the Copa do Brasil once.-History:...

  Rio de Janeiro
Campeonato Carioca
The Campeonato Carioca, also known as Campeonato Estadual do Rio de Janeiro, is the football league of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and is one of the most prestigious national football tournaments...

Flamengo
Clube de Regatas do Flamengo
Clube de Regatas do Flamengo , also known as Flamengo and familiarly as Mengão, is a Brazilian sports club based in the Flamengo bairro, Zona Sul, Rio de Janeiro, best known for its professional football team...

  Rio Grande do Norte
Campeonato Potiguar
The Campeonato Potiguar is the football league of the state of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.-Format:First DivisionFirst stage: standard round-robin, in which all teams play each other once....

ABC
ABC Futebol Clube
ABC Futebol Clube, or ABC, as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from Natal in Rio Grande do Norte, founded on June 29, 1915. ABC is the oldest club of Rio Grande do Norte state...

  Rio Grande do Sul
Campeonato Gaúcho
The Campeonato da Primeira Divisão de Futebol Profissional da FGF is the top tier of the footballleague of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.-Clubs:Clubs qualified to Campeonato Gaúcho Primeira Divisão 2011.*Canoas*Caxias...

Internacional
Sport Club Internacional
Sport Club Internacional is a Brazilian football team and multi-sport club from Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, founded on April 4, 1909, and are one of the only five clubs to have never been relegated, along with Santos, São Paulo, Flamengo and Cruzeiro. They play in red shirts, white shorts and...

  Rondônia
Campeonato Rondoniense
The Campeonato Rondoniense is the football league of the state of Rondônia, Brazil. Between 1945 and 1990, the league was an amateur competition...

Ulbra
Sport Club Ulbra Ji-Paraná
Sport Club Ulbra Ji-Paraná, or Ulbra Ji-Paraná as they are usually called, were a Brazilian football team from Ji-Paraná in Rondônia state, founded on April 1, 2005. Their home stadium was the Biancão, which has a maximum capacity of 4,400 people. They played in red and white colors...

  Roraima
Campeonato Roraimense
The Campeonato Roraimense is the football league of the state of Roraima, Brazil.-Format:First DivisionFirst Stage*Standard round-robin, in which all teams play each other once.Second Stage*Teams are divided in two groups of four....

Roraima
Atlético Roraima Clube
Atlético Roraima Clube, also known as Atlético Roraima, or just Roraima, are a Brazilian football team from Boa Vista, Roraima. They competed in the Série C in 1995 and in the Série D in 2009.-History:...

  Santa Catarina
Campeonato Catarinense
Campeonato Catarinense is the Brazilian State of Santa Catarina football league.-History:The Campeonato Catarinense top level had several different names since it started. From its first edition, in 1924, to 1985, it was called just Campeonato Catarinense...

Figueirense
Figueirense Futebol Clube
Figueirense Futebol Clube, also known as Figueirense, is a Brazilian football team in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina.-History:In 1921, the club was founded as Figueirense Foot-ball Club. The club is named Figueirense after the neighborhood where it is located, in Centro neighborhood). Figueirense...

  São Paulo
Campeonato Paulista
The Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Profissional da Primeira Divisão - Série A1, simply known as the Campeonato Paulista, is the top-flight professional football league in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. The league is contested between 20 clubs and typically lasts from January to April...

Palmeiras
Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras
Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras is a Brazilian football club from São Paulo. The club was founded on August 26, 1914, as Palestra Italia but changed to the current name on September 14, 1942...

  Sergipe
Campeonato Sergipano
The Campeonato Sergipano is the football league of the state of Sergipe, Brazil.-Format:Serie A-1Double round-robin, in which all teams play each other home-and-away games.The team with the most points is crowned the champion....

Confiança
Associação Desportiva Confiança
Associação Desportiva Confiança, or Confiança as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from Aracaju in Sergipe, founded on May 1, 1936.Confiança's greatest rival is Sergipe....

  Tocantins
Campeonato Tocantinense
The Campeonato Tocantinense is the football league of the state of Tocantins, Brazil.-Format:First Division*First stage: standard round-robin, in which all teams play each other once....

Tocantins
Tocantins Futebol Clube
Tocantins Futebol Clube, also known as Tocantins, are a Brazilian football team from Palmas, Tocantins. They competed in the Série D in 2009.-History:...


Youth competition champions

Competition Champion
Campeonato Brasileiro Sub-20
Campeonato Brasileiro Sub-20
In 2006, the Brazilian Football Confederation created the Campeonato Brasileiro Sub-20, the official national tournament for U-20 teams. The first edition was played in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, contested by 30 clubs – the 20 clubs currently playing in the Campeonato Brasileiro plus 10...

Grêmio
Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense
Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense, commonly known as just Grêmio , is a Brazilian professional association football team based in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul founded by English and German immigrants on September 15, 1903. Major titles captured by Grêmio include one Intercontinental Cup, two Copa...

Copa 2 de Julho Internacional
Sport Club Internacional
Sport Club Internacional is a Brazilian football team and multi-sport club from Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, founded on April 4, 1909, and are one of the only five clubs to have never been relegated, along with Santos, São Paulo, Flamengo and Cruzeiro. They play in red shirts, white shorts and...

Copa Brasil Sub-17 Vasco
Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama
Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama |Rowing Club]]), usually known as Vasco da Gama or simply Vasco, is a famous and traditional Brazilian multisports club from Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, founded on August 21, 1898...

Copa Macaé de Juvenis
Copa Macaé de Juvenis
The Copa Macaé de Juvenis is a cup competition usually played between 18 and 24 Brazilian and international under-17 football clubs, most of them from Rio de Janeiro state...

Cruzeiro
Cruzeiro Esporte Clube
Cruzeiro Esporte Clube is a Brazilian football team, from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, and are one of the only five clubs to have never been relegated, along with Santos, São Paulo, Flamengo and Internacional. Founded on January 2, 1921, they are only one of three clubs to have participated in...

Copa Santiago de Futebol Juvenil
Copa Santiago de Futebol Juvenil
The Copa Santiago de Futebol Juvenil, formerly known as Torneio Romeu Goulart Jacques, is a U-17 football tournament played on annual basis in the Brazilian city of Santiago, Rio Grande do Sul...

Grêmio
Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense
Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense, commonly known as just Grêmio , is a Brazilian professional association football team based in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul founded by English and German immigrants on September 15, 1903. Major titles captured by Grêmio include one Intercontinental Cup, two Copa...

Copa São Paulo de Juniores
Copa São Paulo de Juniores
The Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior , also known as Copa São Paulo de Juniores and Copinha , is a cup competition played by 88 Brazilian under-18 football teams , most of them from São Paulo state...

Figueirense
Figueirense Futebol Clube
Figueirense Futebol Clube, also known as Figueirense, is a Brazilian football team in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina.-History:In 1921, the club was founded as Figueirense Foot-ball Club. The club is named Figueirense after the neighborhood where it is located, in Centro neighborhood). Figueirense...

Copa Sub-17 de Promissão Figueirense
Figueirense Futebol Clube
Figueirense Futebol Clube, also known as Figueirense, is a Brazilian football team in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina.-History:In 1921, the club was founded as Figueirense Foot-ball Club. The club is named Figueirense after the neighborhood where it is located, in Centro neighborhood). Figueirense...

Porto Seguro Cup Santos
Santos Futebol Clube
Santos Futebol Clube is a Brazilian professional football club based in Santos, São Paulo They play in the Campeonato Paulista and the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the highest professional leagues in São Paulo state and Brazil, respectively....

 (June edition)
Internacional
Sport Club Internacional
Sport Club Internacional is a Brazilian football team and multi-sport club from Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, founded on April 4, 1909, and are one of the only five clubs to have never been relegated, along with Santos, São Paulo, Flamengo and Cruzeiro. They play in red shirts, white shorts and...

 (November edition)
Taça Belo Horizonte de Juniores
Taça Belo Horizonte de Juniores
The Taça Belo Horizonte de Juniores , also known as Taça Belo Horizonte de Futebol Júnior is a cup competition usually played by 36 Brazilian under-20 football teams, most of them from Minas Gerais state....

Grêmio
Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense
Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense, commonly known as just Grêmio , is a Brazilian professional association football team based in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul founded by English and German immigrants on September 15, 1903. Major titles captured by Grêmio include one Intercontinental Cup, two Copa...


Other competition champions

Competition Champion
Campeonato Paulista do Interior Grêmio Barueri
Grêmio Recreativo Barueri
Grêmio Barueri Futebol Ltda., generally known as Grêmio Barueri, or just as Barueri, is a Brazilian football club from Presidente Prudente, São Paulo state. The club was formerly known as Grêmio Recreativo Barueri and Grêmio Prudente Futebol Ltda.The club was founded in 1989, in the city of...

Copa Espírito Santo Rio Branco-ES
Rio Branco Atlético Clube
Rio Branco Atlético Clube, usually known simply as Rio Branco, is a Brazilian football club based in the city of Cariacica in the Espírito Santo state of Brazil.-History:...

Copa Governador do Mato Grosso Araguaia
Araguaia Atlético Clube
Araguaia Atlético Clube, also known as Araguaia, are a Brazilian football team from Alto Araguaia, Mato Grosso. They competed in the Série D in 2009.- History :...

Copa Integração
Copa Integração
The Copa Integração was a Brazilian football competition held in the Northeast Region. Its purpose was to prepare the clubs for the following season.-List of champions:-Titles by team:-Titles by state:...

Icasa
Copa Lupi Martins
Copa FGF
The Copa FGF , is a cup competition organized by the Rio Grande do Sul state football federation for clubs that are in the first and second divisions of the Campeonato Gaúcho. It is held in the second half of the year and usually clubs participating in the higher levels of the Campeonato Brasileiro...

Pelotas
Esporte Clube Pelotas
Esporte Clube Pelotas, usually known simply as Pelotas, is a Brazilian football club in Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul. The club competed several times in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B and in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, and won the Campeonato Gaúcho in 1930...

Copa Paraná
Copa Paraná
The Copa Paraná is a Brazilian football tournament played in the second semester of the year, along with other cups played in other states, participating clubs according to their performances in the state championships played during the first semester. A spot in the Copa do Brasil and in the...

Londrina
Londrina Esporte Clube
Londrina Esporte Clube, or Londrina as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from Londrina in Paraná, founded on April 5, 1956. The club won the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B in 1980, won the state championship three times, and competed several times in the Campeonato Brasileiro...

Copa Paulista de Futebol Atlético Sorocaba
Clube Atlético Sorocaba
Clube Atlético Sorocaba, usually known as Atlético Sorocaba, is a Brazilian football club from Sorocaba. They play in the Campeonato Paulista league. The club competed in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C several times.The club is owned by Rev...

Copa Peregrino
Copa Peregrino
Copa Peregrino was a friendly soccer tournament between clubs of Rio de Janeiro and Norway in 2008. Hosted in Rio de Janeiro, the competition was played in stadiums such as Estádio Giulite Coutinho, in Mesquita, but, one match was played in Estádio Olímpico João Havelange...

Botafogo
Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas
Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas , also known as Botafogo and familiarly as Estrela Solitária, is a Brazilian sports club based in Botafogo, neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, best known for its football team. They play in the Campeonato Carioca, Rio de Janeiro's state league, and the Campeonato...

Copa Pernambuco Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz Futebol Clube
Santa Cruz Futebol Clube, or simply Santa Cruz is a Brazilian football club in Recife, Pernambuco.-Early history:On February 3, 1914, eleven young men aging from 14 to 16 years founded a football society...

Copa Rio
Copa Rio (National)
The Copa Rio , was created in 1991 by the Rio de Janeiro State Football Federation to decide one of the Rio de Janeiro's Copa do Brasil representatives of the following year...

Nova Iguaçu
Nova Iguaçu Futebol Clube
Nova Iguaçu Futebol Clube, or Nova Iguaçu as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from Nova Iguaçu in Rio de Janeiro, founded on April 1, 1990.Nova Iguaçu greatest rival is from the same city: Artsul....

Copa Santa Catarina
Copa Santa Catarina
The Copa Santa Catarina is a tournament organized by the Santa Catarina State Football Federation every second half of the season. It is played by Santa Catarina state teams. The competition's winner gains the right to compete in the same year's Recopa Sul-Brasileira and in the following year's...

Brusque
Brusque Futebol Clube
Brusque Futebol Clube, usually known just as Brusque, is a football club from Brusque, Santa Catarina, Brazil, founded on October 12, 1987...

Recopa Sul-Brasileira
Recopa Sul-Brasileira
The Recopa Sul-Brasileira is a Brazilian football competition reuniting the champions of four other competitions, which are the Copa FPF, the Copa Paraná, the Copa Santa Catarina and the Copa FGF, respectively played by teams of São Paulo, Paraná, Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul. It is...

Brusque
Brusque Futebol Clube
Brusque Futebol Clube, usually known just as Brusque, is a football club from Brusque, Santa Catarina, Brazil, founded on October 12, 1987...

Taça Minas Gerais
Taça Minas Gerais
The Taça Minas Gerais is a traditional football tournament played in the Minas Gerais state in Brazil. From 1973 through 1977 it was played as a separate tournament, but from 1979 through 1986, it was played as one of the phases in the Campeonato Mineiro, not unlike the Taça Guanabara in the...

Tupi
Tupi Football Club
Tupi Football Club, usually known simply as Tupi, is a traditional Brazilian football club from Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais state. They won the Série D once.-History:On May 16, 1912, Antônio Maria Júnior and four other people founded Tupi Football Club....


Brazilian clubs in international competitions

Team Copa Libertadores 2008
Copa Libertadores 2008
The 2008 Copa Libertadores de América was the 49th edition of the Copa Libertadores, CONMEBOL's premier annual international club tournament. This marked the first year the competition was sponsored by Spanish bank Santander. As such, the competition is officially the 2008 Copa Santander...

Copa Sudamericana 2008
Copa Sudamericana 2008
The 2008 Copa Sudamericana de Clubes was the seventh edition of the Copa Sudamericana football tournament. The draw for the tournament took place on June 10, 2008 in Buenos Aires and the competition was played between July 30 and December 3. Arsenal de Sarandí were the defending champions, having...

Atlético Mineiro
Clube Atlético Mineiro
Clube Atlético Mineiro , are a Brazilian football club based in Belo Horizonte, the oldest in the city. Founded in 1908, they play in the Campeonato Mineiro and Campeonato Brasileiro Série A or Brasileirão. Atlético Mineiro have been Brazilian champions once, state winners a record 40 times and...

Did not qualify First stage
eliminated by
  Botafogo
Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas
Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas , also known as Botafogo and familiarly as Estrela Solitária, is a Brazilian sports club based in Botafogo, neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, best known for its football team. They play in the Campeonato Carioca, Rio de Janeiro's state league, and the Campeonato...

Atlético Paranaense
Clube Atlético Paranaense
Clube Atlético Paranaense is a Brazilian football team from Curitiba in Paraná, founded on March 26, 1924. The club won the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A in 2001.-History:...

Did not qualify Round of 16
eliminated by
  Guadalajara
Botafogo
Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas
Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas , also known as Botafogo and familiarly as Estrela Solitária, is a Brazilian sports club based in Botafogo, neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, best known for its football team. They play in the Campeonato Carioca, Rio de Janeiro's state league, and the Campeonato...

Did not qualify Quarterfinals
eliminated by
  Estudiantes
Estudiantes de La Plata
Club Estudiantes de La Plata , simply referred to as Estudiantes, is an Argentine professional sports club based in La Plata. The club's football team currently competes in the Primera División, where it has spent most of its history....

Cruzeiro
Cruzeiro Esporte Clube
Cruzeiro Esporte Clube is a Brazilian football team, from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, and are one of the only five clubs to have never been relegated, along with Santos, São Paulo, Flamengo and Internacional. Founded on January 2, 1921, they are only one of three clubs to have participated in...

Round of 16
eliminated by
  Boca Juniors
Did not qualify
Flamengo
Clube de Regatas do Flamengo
Clube de Regatas do Flamengo , also known as Flamengo and familiarly as Mengão, is a Brazilian sports club based in the Flamengo bairro, Zona Sul, Rio de Janeiro, best known for its professional football team...

Round of 16
eliminated by
  América
Club América
Club América is a Mexican Professional football club based in Mexico City. It competes in the Primera División, the top professional league in the country. The team's nickname is Las Águilas ....

Did not qualify
Fluminense
Fluminense Football Club
Fluminense Football Club is a sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Founded in the beginning of the 20th century as a single-sport institution, Fluminense is today an umbrella organization for several teams in more than 16 different sport activities. The most popular endeavor of Fluminense,...

Runner-up
lost to
  LDU Quito
Did not qualify
Grêmio
Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense
Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense, commonly known as just Grêmio , is a Brazilian professional association football team based in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul founded by English and German immigrants on September 15, 1903. Major titles captured by Grêmio include one Intercontinental Cup, two Copa...

Did not qualify First stage
eliminated by
  Internacional
Sport Club Internacional
Sport Club Internacional is a Brazilian football team and multi-sport club from Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, founded on April 4, 1909, and are one of the only five clubs to have never been relegated, along with Santos, São Paulo, Flamengo and Cruzeiro. They play in red shirts, white shorts and...

Internacional
Sport Club Internacional
Sport Club Internacional is a Brazilian football team and multi-sport club from Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, founded on April 4, 1909, and are one of the only five clubs to have never been relegated, along with Santos, São Paulo, Flamengo and Cruzeiro. They play in red shirts, white shorts and...

Did not qualify Champions
defeated
  Estudiantes
Estudiantes de La Plata
Club Estudiantes de La Plata , simply referred to as Estudiantes, is an Argentine professional sports club based in La Plata. The club's football team currently competes in the Primera División, where it has spent most of its history....

Palmeiras
Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras
Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras is a Brazilian football club from São Paulo. The club was founded on August 26, 1914, as Palestra Italia but changed to the current name on September 14, 1942...

Did not qualify Quarterfinals
eliminated by
  Argentinos Jrs.
Argentinos Juniors
Asociación Atlética Argentinos Juniors is an Argentine football club based in La Paternal, Buenos Aires. Founded on August 15, 1904, the club was originally called the “Martyrs of Chicago”, in homage to the eight anarchists imprisoned or hanged after the 1886 Haymarket Riot in Chicago.-Early...

Santos
Santos Futebol Clube
Santos Futebol Clube is a Brazilian professional football club based in Santos, São Paulo They play in the Campeonato Paulista and the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the highest professional leagues in São Paulo state and Brazil, respectively....

Quarterfinals
eliminated by
  América
Club América
Club América is a Mexican Professional football club based in Mexico City. It competes in the Primera División, the top professional league in the country. The team's nickname is Las Águilas ....

Did not qualify
São Paulo
São Paulo Futebol Clube
São Paulo Futebol Clube , commonly known as São Paulo, is a professional football club based in São Paulo, Brazil. They play in the Campeonato Paulista, São Paulo's state league, and the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A or Brasileirão, Brazil's national league, and are one of the only five clubs to...

Quarterfinals
eliminated by
  Fluminense
Fluminense Football Club
Fluminense Football Club is a sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Founded in the beginning of the 20th century as a single-sport institution, Fluminense is today an umbrella organization for several teams in more than 16 different sport activities. The most popular endeavor of Fluminense,...

First stage
eliminated by
  Atl. Paranaense
Clube Atlético Paranaense
Clube Atlético Paranaense is a Brazilian football team from Curitiba in Paraná, founded on March 26, 1924. The club won the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A in 2001.-History:...

Vasco
Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama
Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama |Rowing Club]]), usually known as Vasco da Gama or simply Vasco, is a famous and traditional Brazilian multisports club from Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, founded on August 21, 1898...

Did not qualify First stage
eliminated by
  Palmeiras
Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras
Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras is a Brazilian football club from São Paulo. The club was founded on August 26, 1914, as Palestra Italia but changed to the current name on September 14, 1942...


Brazil national team

The following table lists all the games played by the Brazil national football team
Brazil national football team
The Brazil national football team represents Brazil in international men's football and is controlled by the Brazilian Football Confederation , the governing body for football in Brazil. They are a member of the International Federation of Association Football since 1923 and also a member of the...

 in official competitions and friendly matches during 2008.
Date City Opposition Result Score Brazil scorers Competition
February 6, 2008   Dublin W 1-0 Robinho
Robinho
Robson de Souza , more commonly known as Robinho, is a Brazilian professional footballer who currently plays as second striker and winger for Serie A club AC Milan...

International Friendly
Exhibition game
An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...

March 26, 2008   London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...

W 1-0 Alexandre Pato
Alexandre Pato
Alexandre Rodrigues da Silva , commonly known as Alexandre Pato or simply Pato, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Italian Serie A club Milan and the Brazilian national team. His nickname, Pato, refers to his place of birth, Pato Branco...

International Friendly
Exhibition game
An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...

May 31, 2008   Seattle W 3-2 Diego
Diego Ribas da Cunha
Diego Ribas da Cunha , commonly known as just Diego, is an international Brazilian footballer who plays for Atlético Madrid on loan from VfL Wolfsburg, as an attacking midfielder.-Santos:...

, Luís Fabiano
Luís Fabiano
Luís Fabiano Clemente , commonly known as Luís Fabiano, is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays for São Paulo and the Brazilian national football team as a striker.-Early career:...

, Robinho
Robinho
Robson de Souza , more commonly known as Robinho, is a Brazilian professional footballer who currently plays as second striker and winger for Serie A club AC Milan...

International Friendly
Exhibition game
An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...

June 6, 2008   Boston
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...

L 0-2
International Friendly
Exhibition game
An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...

June 15, 2008   Asunción
Asunción
Asunción is the capital and largest city of Paraguay.The "Ciudad de Asunción" is an autonomous capital district not part of any department. The metropolitan area, called Gran Asunción, includes the cities of San Lorenzo, Fernando de la Mora, Lambaré, Luque, Mariano Roque Alonso, Ñemby, San...

L 0-2
World Cup Qualifying
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
The South American zone of 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification saw 10 teams competing for places in the finals which were held in South Africa. The format is identical to that used for the previous three World Cup qualification tournaments held by CONMEBOL...

June 18, 2008   Belo Horizonte
Belo Horizonte
Belo Horizonte is the capital of and largest city in the state of Minas Gerais, located in the southeastern region of Brazil. It is the third largest metropolitan area in the country...

D 0-0
World Cup Qualifying
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
The South American zone of 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification saw 10 teams competing for places in the finals which were held in South Africa. The format is identical to that used for the previous three World Cup qualification tournaments held by CONMEBOL...

September 7, 2008   Santiago
Santiago, Chile
Santiago , also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile, and the center of its largest conurbation . It is located in the country's central valley, at an elevation of above mean sea level...

W 3-0 Luís Fabiano
Luís Fabiano
Luís Fabiano Clemente , commonly known as Luís Fabiano, is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays for São Paulo and the Brazilian national football team as a striker.-Early career:...

 (2), Robinho
Robinho
Robson de Souza , more commonly known as Robinho, is a Brazilian professional footballer who currently plays as second striker and winger for Serie A club AC Milan...

World Cup Qualifying
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
The South American zone of 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification saw 10 teams competing for places in the finals which were held in South Africa. The format is identical to that used for the previous three World Cup qualification tournaments held by CONMEBOL...

September 10, 2008   Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...

D 0-0
World Cup Qualifying
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
The South American zone of 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification saw 10 teams competing for places in the finals which were held in South Africa. The format is identical to that used for the previous three World Cup qualification tournaments held by CONMEBOL...

October 12, 2008   San Cristóbal
San Cristóbal, Táchira
San Cristóbal is the capital city of the Venezuelan state of Táchira. It is located in a mountainous region of Western Venezuela. The city is situated 818 m/2,625 ft above sea level in the northern Andes overlooking the Torbes River, 56 km/35 mi from the Colombian border. San...

W 4-0 Kaká
Kaká
Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite , commonly known as Kaká , is a Brazilian football attacking midfielder who currently plays for Spanish La Liga club Real Madrid and the Brazilian national team. Kaká started his footballing career at the age of eight, when he began playing for a local club...

, Robinho
Robinho
Robson de Souza , more commonly known as Robinho, is a Brazilian professional footballer who currently plays as second striker and winger for Serie A club AC Milan...

 (2), Adriano
Adriano Leite Ribeiro
Adriano Leite Ribeiro , commonly known as simply Adriano, is a Brazilian footballer who played striker who currently plays for Corinthians...

World Cup Qualifying
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
The South American zone of 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification saw 10 teams competing for places in the finals which were held in South Africa. The format is identical to that used for the previous three World Cup qualification tournaments held by CONMEBOL...

October 15, 2008   Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...

D 0-0
World Cup Qualifying
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
The South American zone of 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification saw 10 teams competing for places in the finals which were held in South Africa. The format is identical to that used for the previous three World Cup qualification tournaments held by CONMEBOL...

November 19, 2008   Brasília
Brasília
Brasília is the capital city of Brazil. The name is commonly spelled Brasilia in English. The city and its District are located in the Central-West region of the country, along a plateau known as Planalto Central. It has a population of about 2,557,000 as of the 2008 IBGE estimate, making it the...

W 6-2 Luís Fabiano
Luís Fabiano
Luís Fabiano Clemente , commonly known as Luís Fabiano, is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays for São Paulo and the Brazilian national football team as a striker.-Early career:...

 (3), Maicon, Elano, Adriano
Adriano Leite Ribeiro
Adriano Leite Ribeiro , commonly known as simply Adriano, is a Brazilian footballer who played striker who currently plays for Corinthians...

International Friendly
Exhibition game
An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...



TBD = to be decided

Brazil women's national football team

The following table lists all the games played by the Brazil women's national football team
Brazil women's national football team
The Brazil women's national football team represents Brazil in international women's association football. Brazil played their first game on July 22, 1986 against the United States....

 in official competitions and friendly matches during 2008.
Date Opposition Result Score Brazil scorers Competition
April 19, 2008 W 5–1 Marta, Cristiane Silva
Cristiane Rozeira de Souza Silva
Cristiane Rozeira de Souza Silva , better known as Cristiane, is a Brazilian association football player...

 (2), Aline Pellegrino
Aline Pellegrino
Aline Pellegrino, or simply Aline is a Brazilian women's soccer player. She currently plays as a defender for Russian side WFC Rossiyanka. She was a member of the Brazilian National Team that won the silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics and competed at the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup...

, Rosana
Rosana dos Santos Augusto
Rosana dos Santos Augusto , commonly known as Rosana, is a Brazilian footballer who played midfielder currently playing for French club Lyon in the Division 1 Féminine. She is also a member of the Brazilian Women's National Team.-Club career:Rosana played for years in Brazil before moving to...

Olympics Qualifying
June 15, 2008 W 2–1 Érika
Érika Cristiano dos Santos
Érika Cristiano dos Santos , commonly known as Érika, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a defender for Santos and the Brazilian Women's National Team....

, Maurine
Maurine Dorneles Gonçalves
Maurine Dornelles Gonçalves, usually known as Maurine , is a football midfielder who currently plays for the Brazilian Women's National Team, the Western New York Flash, and Santos FC...

Peace Queen Cup
June 17, 2008 L 0–1
Peace Queen Cup
June 19, 2008 L 0–1
Peace Queen Cup
July 10, 2008 D 1–1 Raquel II International Friendly
Exhibition game
An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...

July 13, 2008 L 0–1
International Friendly
Exhibition game
An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...

July 16, 2008 L 0–1
International Friendly
Exhibition game
An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...

July 24, 2008   Umeå
Umeå IK
Umeå IK is a prominent women's association football club based in the city of Umeå, Sweden. The club was established in 1917 as a general sports club, and started competing in women's in 1985. In 1996 the team reached the premier division, the Damallsvenskan but was relegated the following year. In...

W 2–0 Fabiana II
Fabiana da Silva Simões
Fabiana da Silva Simões is a Brazilian footballer who plays forward who last played for Boston Breakers of Women's Professional Soccer and is a member of the Brazilian women's national team....

, Cristiane Silva
Cristiane Rozeira de Souza Silva
Cristiane Rozeira de Souza Silva , better known as Cristiane, is a Brazilian association football player...

International Friendly
Exhibition game
An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...

 (unofficial match)
July 27, 2008   Umeå
Umeå IK
Umeå IK is a prominent women's association football club based in the city of Umeå, Sweden. The club was established in 1917 as a general sports club, and started competing in women's in 1985. In 1996 the team reached the premier division, the Damallsvenskan but was relegated the following year. In...

/ Combined Team
W 4–0 Rosana
Rosana dos Santos Augusto
Rosana dos Santos Augusto , commonly known as Rosana, is a Brazilian footballer who played midfielder currently playing for French club Lyon in the Division 1 Féminine. She is also a member of the Brazilian Women's National Team.-Club career:Rosana played for years in Brazil before moving to...

, Marta, Pretinha
Delma Gonçalves
Delma Gonçalves known as Pretinha is a Brazilian women's soccer player. She currently plays as a striker for South Korea's Daekyo Kangaroos. She has been a longtime member of the Brazilian National Team for which she debuted in 1991...

, Cristiane Silva
Cristiane Rozeira de Souza Silva
Cristiane Rozeira de Souza Silva , better known as Cristiane, is a Brazilian association football player...

International Friendly
Exhibition game
An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...

 (unofficial match)
August 6, 2008 D 0–0
Summer Olympics
Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held in Beijing and several other cities in the People's Republic of China from 6 August to 23 August. Associations affiliated with FIFA were invited to send their full women's national teams and men's U-23 teams to participate...

August 9, 2008 W 2–1 Daniela Alves
Daniela Alves Lima
Daniela Alves Lima , commonly known as Daniela, is a Brazilian footballer who played midfielder who last played for Saint Louis Athletica of Women's Professional Soccer and is a member of the Brazil women's national football team.-Career:Daniela begun her career at the age of 13, at Portuguesa de...

, Marta
Summer Olympics
Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held in Beijing and several other cities in the People's Republic of China from 6 August to 23 August. Associations affiliated with FIFA were invited to send their full women's national teams and men's U-23 teams to participate...

August 12, 2008 W 3–1 Cristiane Silva
Cristiane Rozeira de Souza Silva
Cristiane Rozeira de Souza Silva , better known as Cristiane, is a Brazilian association football player...

 (3)
Summer Olympics
Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held in Beijing and several other cities in the People's Republic of China from 6 August to 23 August. Associations affiliated with FIFA were invited to send their full women's national teams and men's U-23 teams to participate...

August 15, 2008 W 2–1 Daniela Alves
Daniela Alves Lima
Daniela Alves Lima , commonly known as Daniela, is a Brazilian footballer who played midfielder who last played for Saint Louis Athletica of Women's Professional Soccer and is a member of the Brazil women's national football team.-Career:Daniela begun her career at the age of 13, at Portuguesa de...

, Marta
Summer Olympics
Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held in Beijing and several other cities in the People's Republic of China from 6 August to 23 August. Associations affiliated with FIFA were invited to send their full women's national teams and men's U-23 teams to participate...

August 18, 2008 W 4–1 Formiga
Miraildes Maciel Mota
Miraildes Maciel Mota , commonly known as Formiga , is a Brazilian footballer who played midfielder who last played for FC Gold Pride of Women's Professional Soccer and is a member of the Brazil women's national football team.-Career:Formiga was acquired by FC Gold Pride in the 2008 WPS...

, Cristiane Silva
Cristiane Rozeira de Souza Silva
Cristiane Rozeira de Souza Silva , better known as Cristiane, is a Brazilian association football player...

 (2), Marta
Summer Olympics
Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held in Beijing and several other cities in the People's Republic of China from 6 August to 23 August. Associations affiliated with FIFA were invited to send their full women's national teams and men's U-23 teams to participate...

August 21, 2008 L 0–1
Summer Olympics
Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held in Beijing and several other cities in the People's Republic of China from 6 August to 23 August. Associations affiliated with FIFA were invited to send their full women's national teams and men's U-23 teams to participate...



The Brazil women's national football team
Brazil women's national football team
The Brazil women's national football team represents Brazil in international women's association football. Brazil played their first game on July 22, 1986 against the United States....

 competed in the following competitions in 2008:
Competition Performance
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
-Group B:---------------------Group C:---------------------Group D:---------------------Knockout stage:All times local -Quarterfinals:-----------------Semifinals:---------3rd Place Playoff:----...

Group stage
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
The 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup was held in Chile between November 19 and December 7, 2008. Sixteen teams, comprising representatives from all six confederations, took part in the final competition, in which Chile had a guaranteed place as the host nation....

Quarter-finals
Peace Queen Cup Group stage
Summer Olympics
Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held in Beijing and several other cities in the People's Republic of China from 6 August to 23 August. Associations affiliated with FIFA were invited to send their full women's national teams and men's U-23 teams to participate...

Runner-up

Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino

The Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino
Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino
The Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino is a Brazilian women's football competition organized by the Brazilian Football Confederation with the help of the Brazilian Ministry of Sports. It is designed as an equivalent to the men's Copa do Brasil. The first edition is scheduled to start in the end...

 2008 began on November 1, 2008, and concluded on December 17, 2008. The Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino final was played between Santos
Santos FC (ladies)
Santos Futebol Clube, commonly known as just Santos, is a Brazilian women's football club, based in the city of Santos, São Paulo state, Brazil. They play in the Copa do Brasil, which is the most important competition of Brazilian women's football...

 and Sport
Sport Club do Recife
Sport Club do Recife, more popularly known as Sport in Recife or Sport Recife in Northeastern Brazil, is a football team from Recife, Pernambuco.-1905 - Foundation:...

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Santos
Santos FC (ladies)
Santos Futebol Clube, commonly known as just Santos, is a Brazilian women's football club, based in the city of Santos, São Paulo state, Brazil. They play in the Copa do Brasil, which is the most important competition of Brazilian women's football...

 declared as the cup champions by aggregate score of 6–1.

Other domestic competition champions

Competition Champion
Campeonato Carioca
Campeonato Carioca de Futebol Feminino
The Campeonato Carioca de Futebol Feminino , organized by the Rio de Janeiro State Football Federation is the women's football state championship of Rio de Janeiro State, and is contested since 1983.The four most important Rio de Janeiro Men's football teams contested in...

Campo Grande
Campo Grande Atlético Clube
Campo Grande Atlético Clube, or Campo Grande as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from Campo Grande neighborhood, Rio de Janeiro in Rio de Janeiro, founded on June 13, 1940.-History:...

Campeonato Paulista
Campeonato Paulista Feminino de Futebol
The Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Feminino is the women's football state championship of São Paulo State, and is contested since 1997. In 2002 and 2003, however, the competition was not contested...

Botucatu
Botucatu Futebol Clube
Botucatu Futebol Clube, usually known simply as Botucatu, is a Brazilian women's football team, from Botucatu, São Paulo state.-History:...

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