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The following article presents a summary of the 2018 football season in Brazil, which was the 117th season of competitive football in the country.

Football in Brazil
Season2018
Men's football
Série APalmeiras
Série BFortaleza
Série COperário Ferroviário
Série DFerroviário
Copa do BrasilCruzeiro
Women's football
Série A1Corinthians
Série A2Minas/ICESP
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Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

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The 2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A started on April 14, 2018, and is scheduled to end on December 2, 2018.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Palmeiras (C) 38 23 11 4 64 26 +38 80 Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage
2 Flamengo 38 21 9 8 59 29 +30 72
3 Internacional 38 19 12 7 51 29 +22 69
4 Grêmio 38 18 12 8 48 27 +21 66
5 São Paulo 38 16 15 7 46 34 +12 63 Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage
6 Atlético Mineiro 38 17 8 13 56 43 +13 59
7 Atlético Paranaense 38 16 9 13 54 37 +17 57 Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage[a]
8 Cruzeiro 38 14 11 13 34 34 0 53 Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage[b]
9 Botafogo 38 13 12 13 38 46 −8 51 Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage
10 Santos 38 13 11 14 46 40 +6 50
11 Bahia 38 12 12 14 39 41 −2 48
12 Fluminense 38 12 9 17 32 46 −14 45
13 Corinthians 38 11 11 16 34 35 −1 44
14 Chapecoense 38 11 11 16 34 50 −16 44
15 Ceará 38 10 14 14 32 38 −6 44
16 Vasco da Gama 38 10 13 15 41 48 −7 43
17 América Mineiro (R) 38 10 10 18 30 47 −17 40 Relegation to Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
18 Sport[c] (R) 38 11 9 18 35 57 −22 39
19 Vitória (R) 38 9 10 19 36 63 −27 37
20 Paraná (R) 38 4 11 23 18 57 −39 23

Source: CBF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results; 6) least red cards received; 7) least yellow cards received; 8) draw.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

  1. ^ Atlético Paranaense qualified for the Copa Libertadores group stage by winning the 2018 Copa Sudamericana.
  2. ^ Cruzeiro qualified for the Copa Libertadores group stage by winning the 2018 Copa do Brasil.
  3. ^ Sport were deducted three points for the late payment of salary of player Gabriel.

Palmeiras won the league.

The four worst placed teams, Sport, América Mineiro, Vitória and Paraná, were relegated to the following year's second level.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série B

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The 2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B started on April 13, 2018, and concluded on November 24, 2018.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Fortaleza (C, P) 38 21 8 9 54 33 +21 71 Promotion to 2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
2 CSA (P) 38 17 11 10 51 37 +14 62
3 Avaí (P) 38 16 13 9 50 32 +18 61
4 Goiás (P) 38 18 6 14 54 50 +4 60
5 Ponte Preta 38 16 12 10 42 30 +12 60
6 Atlético Goianiense 38 16 11 11 57 51 +6 59
7 Vila Nova 38 14 15 9 41 36 +5 57
8 Londrina 38 15 10 13 45 42 +3 55
9 Guarani 38 14 12 12 44 39 +5 54
10 Coritiba 38 13 13 12 40 44 −4 52
11 Brasil de Pelotas 38 13 11 14 36 35 +1 50
12 CRB 38 12 12 14 35 39 −4 48
13 São Bento 38 11 14 13 41 41 0 47
14 Criciúma 38 11 14 13 45 49 −4 47
15 Figueirense 38 11 13 14 48 51 −3 46
16 Oeste 38 9 19 10 36 40 −4 46
17 Paysandu (R) 38 10 13 15 42 53 −11 43 Relegation to 2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
18 Sampaio Corrêa (R) 38 10 8 20 32 47 −15 38
19 Juventude (R) 38 7 14 17 27 48 −21 35
20 Boa Esporte (R) 38 7 9 22 26 49 −23 30

Source: CBF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results; 6) least red cards received; 7) least yellow cards received; 8) draw.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Fortaleza won the league.

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

The four worst placed teams, Paysandu, Sampaio Corrêa, Juventude and Boa Esporte, were relegated to the following year's third level.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série C

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The 2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C started on April 14, 2018, and concluded on September 22, 2018.

The Campeonato Brasileiro Série C final was played between Operário Ferroviário and Cuiabá.

Operário Ferroviário won the league after beating Cuiabá

The four best placed teams, Operário Ferroviário, Cuiabá, Botafogo (SP) and Bragantino, were promoted to the following year's second level.

The four worst placed teams, Tupi, Juazeirense, Salgueiro and Joinville, were relegated to the following year's fourth level.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série D

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The 2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D started on April 21, 2018, and concluded on August 4, 2018.

The Campeonato Brasileiro Série D final was played between Ferroviário and Treze.

Ferroviário won the league after defeating Treze.

The four best placed teams, Ferroviário, Treze, São José (RS) and Imperatriz, were promoted to the following year's third level.

The 2018 Copa do Brasil started on January 30, 2018, and concluded on October 17, 2018. The Copa do Brasil final was played between Cruzeiro and Corinthians.

Cruzeiro won the cup after defeating Corinthians.

The competition featured 20 clubs from the Northeastern region. It started on August 15, 2017, and concluded on July 7, 2018. The Copa do Nordeste final was played between Sampaio Corrêa and Bahia.

Sampaio Corrêa won the cup after defeating Bahia.

The competition featured 18 clubs from the North and Central-West regions, including the Espírito Santo champions. It started on January 21, 2018, and concluded on May 16, 2018. The Copa Verde final was played between Paysandu and Atlético Itapemirim.

Paysandu won the cup after defeating Atlético Itapemirim.

State championship champions

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State Champions
  Acre Rio Branco
  Alagoas CSA
  Amapá Ypiranga
  Amazonas Manaus
  Bahia Bahia
  Ceará Ceará
  Distrito Federal Sobradinho
  Espírito Santo Serra
  Goiás Goiás
  Maranhão Moto Club
  Mato Grosso Cuiabá
  Mato Grosso do Sul Operário
  Minas Gerais Cruzeiro
  Pará Remo
  Paraíba Botafogo
  Paraná Atlético Paranaense
  Pernambuco Náutico
  Piauí Altos
  Rio de Janeiro Botafogo
  Rio Grande do Norte ABC
  Rio Grande do Sul Grêmio
  Rondônia Real Ariquemes
  Roraima São Raimundo
  Santa Catarina Figueirense
  São Paulo Corinthians
  Sergipe Sergipe
  Tocantins Palmas

State cup competition champions

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Competition Champions
Copa Espírito Santo Vitória
Copa Fares Lopes Ferroviário
Copa FGF Avenida
Copa FMF (MA) Maranhão
Copa FMF (MT) Mixto
Copa Paulista Votuporanguense
Copa Rio Americano
Copa Santa Catarina Brusque

Youth competition champions

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Competition Champions
Campeonato Brasileiro de Aspirantes São Paulo
Campeonato Brasileiro Sub-20 Palmeiras
Copa do Brasil Sub-17(1) Flamengo
Copa do Brasil Sub-20 São Paulo
Copa RS de Futebol Sub-20 Palmeiras
Copa Santiago de Futebol Juvenil Palmeiras
Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior Flamengo
Supercopa do Brasil Sub-20 São Paulo
Taça Belo Horizonte de Juniores Atlético Mineiro
Copa 2 de Julho Sub-15 Sport

(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.

Brazilian clubs in international competitions

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Team 2018 Copa Libertadores 2018 Copa Sudamericana 2018 Recopa Sudamericana
Atlético Mineiro N/A First Stage
eliminated by
  San Lorenzo 		N/A
Atlético Paranaense N/A Champions
defeated
  Junior 		N/A
Bahia N/A Quarter-finals
eliminated by
  Atlético Paranaense 		N/A
Botafogo N/A Round of 16
eliminated by
  Bahia 		N/A
Chapecoense Second Stage
eliminated by
  Nacional 		N/A N/A
Corinthians Round of 16
eliminated by
  Colo-Colo 		N/A N/A
Cruzeiro Quarter-finals
eliminated by
  Boca Juniors 		N/A N/A
Flamengo Round of 16
eliminated by
  Cruzeiro 		N/A N/A
Fluminense N/A Semi-finals
eliminated by
  Atlético Paranaense 		N/A
Grêmio Semi-finals
eliminated by
  River Plate 		N/A Champions
defeated
  Independiente
Palmeiras Semi-finals
eliminated by
  Boca Juniors 		N/A N/A
Santos Round of 16
eliminated by
  Independiente 		N/A N/A
São Paulo N/A Second Stage
eliminated by
  Colón 		N/A
Vasco da Gama Eliminated
in the Group Stage 		Second Stage
eliminated by
  LDU Quito 		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 2018.

The following table lists all the games played by the Brazil women's national football team in official competitions and friendly matches during 2018.

The Brazil women's national football team competed in the following competitions in 2018:

2018 Tournament of Nations

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Competition Performance
Copa América Champions
Tournament of Nations Third place

Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1

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The 2018 Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1 started on April 25, 2018, and concluded on October 26, 2018.

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

Corinthians won the league after defeating Rio Preto.

The two worst placed teams, Portuguesa (SP) and Pinheirense, were relegated to the following year's second level.

Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A2

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The 2018 Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A2 started on March 24, 2018, and concluded on July 12, 2018.

The Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A2 final was played between Minas/ICESP and Vitória.

Minas/ICESP won the league after defeating Vitória.

The two best placed teams, Minas/ICESP and Vitória, were promoted to the following year's first level.

Domestic competition champions

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State Champions
  Acre Atlético Acreano
  Alagoas UDA
  Amapá Oratório
  Amazonas Iranduba
  Bahia Vitória
  Ceará Ceará
  Distrito Federal Minas/ICESP
  Espírito Santo Vila Nova
  Goiás Aliança
  Maranhão Santa Quitéria
  Mato Grosso Operário Ltda
  Mato Grosso do Sul Moreninhas
  Minas Gerais América Mineiro
  Pará ESMAC
  Paraíba Botafogo
  Paraná Foz Cataratas
  Pernambuco Sport
  Piauí Tiradentes
  Rio de Janeiro Flamengo/Marinha
  Rio Grande do Norte Cruzeiro
  Rio Grande do Sul Grêmio
  Rondônia Porto Velho
  Roraima São Raimundo
  Santa Catarina Kindermann
  São Paulo Santos
  Sergipe Canindé
  Tocantins São Valério

Brazilian clubs in international competitions

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Team 2018 Copa Libertadores Femenina
Audax Eliminated
in the Group Stage
Iranduba Third place
defeated
  Colo-Colo
Santos Runners-up
lost to
  Atlético Huila