2013 in Brazilian football

The following article presents a summary of the 2013 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which is the 112th season of competitive football in the country.

Football in Brazil
Season2013
Men's football
Série ACruzeiro
Série BPalmeiras
Série CSanta Cruz
Série DBotafogo PB
Copa do BrasilFlamengo
← 2012 Brazil 2014 →

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A edit

The 2013 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A started on May 26, 2013, and concluded on December 8, 2013.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Cruzeiro (C) 38 23 7 8 77 37 +40 76 2014 Copa Libertadores Second Stage[a]
2 Grêmio 38 18 11 9 42 35 +7 65
3 Atlético Paranaense 38 18 10 10 65 49 +16 64 2014 Copa Libertadores First Stage
4 Botafogo 38 17 10 11 55 41 +14 61
5 Vitória 38 16 11 11 59 53 +6 59
6 Goiás 38 16 11 11 48 44 +4 59
7 Santos 38 15 12 11 51 38 +13 57
8 Atlético Mineiro 38 15 12 11 49 38 +11 57 2014 Copa Libertadores Second Stage[a]
9 São Paulo 38 14 8 16 39 40 −1 50
10 Corinthians 38 11 17 10 27 22 +5 50
11 Coritiba 38 12 12 14 42 45 −3 48
12 Bahia 38 12 12 14 37 45 −8 48
13 Internacional 38 11 15 12 51 52 −1 48
14 Criciúma 38 13 7 18 49 63 −14 46
15 Fluminense 38 12 10 16 43 47 −4 46
16 Flamengo 38 12 13 13 43 46 −3 45[b] 2014 Copa Libertadores Second Stage[a]
17 Portuguesa (R) 38 12 12 14 50 46 +4 44[b] Relegation to Série B
18 Vasco da Gama (R) 38 11 11 16 50 61 −11 44
19 Ponte Preta (R) 38 9 10 19 37 55 −18 37
20 Náutico (R) 38 5 5 28 22 79 −57 20
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Soccerway.com
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; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Atlético Mineiro is qualified for the second stage of the 2014 Copa Libertadores as the 2013 Copa Libertadores champion.
    Flamengo is qualified for the second stage of the 2014 Copa Libertadores as the 2013 Copa do Brasil champion.
  2. ^ a b Flamengo and Portuguesa were punished for selecting suspended players in Round 38. Each club lost 4 points.

Cruzeiro declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A champions.

Relegation edit

The four worst placed teams, which are Portuguesa, Vasco da Gama, Ponte Preta and Náutico, were relegated to the following year's second level.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série B edit

The 2013 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B started on May 24, 2013, and concluded on November 30, 2013.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Palmeiras (C, P) 38 24 7 7 71 28 +43 79 Promotion to 2014 Série A
2 Chapecoense (P) 38 20 12 6 60 31 +29 72
3 Sport (P) 38 20 3 15 64 56 +8 63
4 Figueirense (P) 38 18 6 14 63 52 +11 60
5 Icasa 38 18 5 15 50 54 −4 59
6 Joinville 38 17 8 13 58 44 +14 59
7 Ceará 38 16 11 11 60 50 +10 59
8 Paraná 38 16 9 13 55 39 +16 57
9 América-MG 38 14 15 9 51 42 +9 57
10 Avaí 38 16 8 14 49 46 +3 56
11 Boa Esporte 38 13 11 14 33 46 −13 50
12 Bragantino 38 13 8 17 37 43 −6 47
13 América-RN 38 11 14 13 48 56 −8 47
14 ABC 38 13 7 18 45 58 −13 46
15 Oeste 38 11 13 14 44 58 −14 46
16 Atlético Goianiense 38 12 8 18 42 51 −9 44
17 Guaratinguetá (R) 38 11 8 19 42 54 −12 41 Relegation to 2014 Série C
18 Paysandu (R) 38 10 10 18 40 56 −16 40
19 São Caetano (R) 38 9 9 20 45 59 −14 36
20 ASA (R) 38 11 2 25 41 75 −34 35
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Soccerway.com
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

Palmeiras declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B champions.

Promotion edit

The four best placed teams, which are Palmeiras, Chapecoense, Sport and Figueirense, were promoted to the following year's first level.

Relegation edit

The four worst placed teams, which are Guaratinguetá, Paysandu, São Caetano and ASA, were relegated to the following year's third level.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série C edit

The 2013 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C started on June 1, 2013, and is scheduled to end on December 1, 2013.

The Campeonato Brasileiro Série C final was played between Santa Cruz and Sampaio Corrêa.


Sampaio Corrêa0–0Santa Cruz


Santa Cruz declared as the league champions by aggregate score of 2–1.

Promotion edit

The four best placed teams, which are Santa Cruz, Sampaio Corrêa, Luverdense, and Vila Nova, were promoted to the following year's second level.

Relegation edit

The five worst placed teams, which are Baraúnas, Barueri, Brasiliense, CRAC and Rio Branco, were relegated to the following year's fourth level.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série D edit

The 2013 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D started on June 1, 2013, and concluded on November 3, 2013.

The Campeonato Brasileiro Série D final was played between Botafogo (PB) and Juventude.


Juventude2–1Botafogo (PB)

Botafogo (PB)2–0Juventude

Botafogo (PB) declared as the league champions by aggregate score of 3–2.

Promotion edit

The four best placed teams, which are Botafogo (PB), Juventude, Salgueiro and Tupi, were promoted to the following year's third level.

Copa do Brasil edit

The 2013 Copa do Brasil started on April 3, 2013, and concluded on November 27, 2013. The Copa do Brasil final was played between Flamengo and Atlético Paranaense.




Flamengo declared as the cup champions by aggregate score of 3–1.

State championship champions edit

State Champion
  Acre Plácido de Castro
  Alagoas CRB
  Amapá Santos
  Amazonas Princesa do Solimões
  Bahia Vitória
  Ceará Ceará
  Distrito Federal Brasiliense
  Espírito Santo Desportiva
  Goiás Goiás
  Maranhão Maranhão
  Mato Grosso Cuiabá
  Mato Grosso do Sul CENE
  Minas Gerais Atlético Mineiro
  Pará Paysandu
  Paraíba Botafogo
  Paraná Coritiba
  Pernambuco Santa Cruz
  Piauí Parnahyba
  Rio de Janeiro Botafogo
  Rio Grande do Norte Potiguar
  Rio Grande do Sul Internacional
  Rondônia Vilhena
  Roraima Náutico
  Santa Catarina Criciúma
  São Paulo Corinthians
  Sergipe Sergipe
  Tocantins Interporto

Youth competition champions edit

Competition Champion
Campeonato Brasileiro Sub-20 Internacional
Copa do Brasil Sub-17(1) São Paulo
Copa do Brasil Sub-20 Santos
Copa Nacional do Espírito Santo Sub-17(1) Fluminense
Copa Rio Sub-17 Fluminense
Copa Santiago de Futebol Juvenil Internacional
Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior Santos
Copa Sub-17 de Promissão Audax São Paulo
Taça Belo Horizonte de Juniores Vasco da Gama

(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 edit

Competition Champion
Campeonato Paulista do Interior Ponte Preta
Copa Espírito Santo Real Noroeste
Copa FGF Novo Hamburgo
Copa Governador do Mato Grosso Rondonópolis
Copa do Nordeste Campinense
Copa Paulista de Futebol São Bernardo
Copa Rio Duque de Caxias
Copa Santa Catarina Joinville

Brazilian clubs in international competitions edit

Team 2013 Copa Libertadores 2013 Copa Sudamericana 2013 Recopa Sudamericana 2013 Suruga Bank Championship 2013 FIFA Club World Cup
Atlético Mineiro Champions
defeated
  Olimpia
N/A N/A N/A Third place
defeated
  Guangzhou Evergrande
Bahia N/A Quarterfinals
eliminated by
  Atlético Nacional
N/A N/A N/A
Corinthians Round of 16
eliminated by
  Boca Juniors
N/A Champions
defeated
  São Paulo
N/A N/A
Coritiba N/A Quarterfinals
eliminated by
  Itagüí
N/A N/A N/A
Criciúma N/A Second Stage
eliminated by
  Ponte Preta
N/A N/A N/A
Fluminense Quarterfinals
eliminated by
  Olimpia
N/A N/A N/A N/A
Grêmio Round of 16
eliminated by
  Santa Fe
N/A N/A N/A N/A
Náutico N/A Second Stage
eliminated by
  Sport Recife
N/A N/A N/A
Palmeiras Round of 16
eliminated by
  Tijuana
N/A N/A N/A N/A
Ponte Preta N/A Runners-up
lost to
  Lanús
N/A N/A N/A
Portuguesa N/A Second Stage
eliminated by
  Bahia
N/A N/A N/A
São Paulo Round of 16
eliminated by
  Atlético Mineiro
Semifinals
eliminated by
  Ponte Preta
Runners-up
lost to
  Corinthians
Runners-up
lost to
  Kashima Antlers
N/A
Sport Recife N/A Quarterfinals
eliminated by
  Libertad
N/A N/A N/A
Vitória N/A Second Stage
eliminated by
  Coritiba
N/A N/A N/A

Brazil national team edit

The following table lists all the games played by the Brazilian national team in official competitions and friendly matches during 2013.

February 6 International friendly England   2–1   Brazil London, England
17:30 (UTC–3) Rooney   26'
Lampard   60'
Fred   48' Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 87,453[1]
Referee: Pedro Proença (Portugal)
March 21 International friendly Italy   2–2   Brazil Geneva, Switzerland
16:30 (UTC–3) De Rossi   54'
Balotelli   57'
Fred   33'
Oscar   42'
Stadium: Stade de Genève
Attendance: 28,000[2]
Referee: Stephan Studer (Switzerland)
March 25 International friendly Russia   1–1   Brazil London, England
16:30 (UTC–3) Fayzulin   73' Fred   90' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 35,206[3]
Referee: Howard Webb (England)
April 6 International friendly Bolivia   0–4   Brazil Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
16:30 (UTC–3) Damião   4'
Neymar   31', 42'
Leandro   90+2'
Stadium: Estadio Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera
Attendance: 35,000[4]
Referee: Patricio Loustau (Argentina)
April 24 International friendly Brazil   2–2   Chile Belo Horizonte, Brazil
22:00 (UTC–3) Réver   25'
Neymar   55'
González   8'
Vargas   64'
Stadium: Mineirão
Attendance: 53,331[5]
Referee: Carlos Amarilla (Paraguay)
June 2 International friendly Brazil   2–2   England Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
16:00 (UTC–3) Fred   57'
Paulinho   83'
Oxlade-Chamberlain   68'
Rooney   79'
Stadium: Estádio do Maracanã
Attendance: 66,015[6]
Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)
June 9 International friendly Brazil   3–0   France Porto Alegre, Brazil
16:00 (UTC–3) Oscar   54'
Hernanes   85'
Lucas   90+3' (pen.)
Stadium: Arena do Grêmio
Attendance: 51,919[7]
Referee: Víctor Carrillo (Peru)
June 15 FIFA Confederations Cup
Group Stage
Brazil   3–0   Japan Brasília, Brazil
16:00 (UTC–3) Neymar   3'
Paulinho   48'
  90+3'
Report Stadium: Estádio Nacional de Brasília
Attendance: 67,423
Referee: Pedro Proença (Portugal)
June 19 FIFA Confederations Cup
Group Stage
Brazil   2–0   Mexico Fortaleza, Brazil
16:00 (UTC–3) Neymar   9'
  90+3'
Report Stadium: Castelão
Attendance: 50,791
Referee: Howard Webb (England)
June 22 FIFA Confederations Cup
Group Stage
Italy   2–4   Brazil Salvador, Brazil
16:00 (UTC–3) Giaccherini   51'
Chiellini   71'
Report Dante   45+1'
Neymar   55'
Fred   66', 89'
Stadium: Arena Fonte Nova
Attendance: 48,874
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
June 26 FIFA Confederations Cup
Semifinals
Brazil   2–1   Uruguay Belo Horizonte, Brazil
16:00 (UTC–3) Fred   41'
Paulinho   86'
Report Cavani   48' Stadium: Mineirão
Attendance: 57,483
Referee: Enrique Osses (Chile)
June 30 FIFA Confederations Cup
Final
Brazil   3–0   Spain Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
19:00 (UTC–3) Fred   2', 47'
Neymar   44'
Report Stadium: Estádio do Maracanã
Attendance: 73,531
Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
August 14 International friendly Switzerland   1–0   Brazil Basel, Switzerland
15:45 (UTC–3) Alves   48' (o.g.) Stadium: St. Jakob-Park
Attendance: 31,100[8]
Referee: Deniz Aytekin (Germany)
September 7 International friendly Brazil   6–0   Australia Brasília, Brazil
16:15 (UTC–3)   8', 34'
Neymar   36'
Ramires   58'
Pato   73'
Luiz Gustavo   84'
Stadium: Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
Attendance: 40,996[9]
Referee: Enrique Cáceres (Paraguay)
September 10 International friendly Brazil   3–1   Portugal Foxborough, United States
22:00 (UTC–3) Thiago Silva   24'
Neymar   34'
  49'
Meireles   18' Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 62,310[10]
Referee: Juan Guzman (United States)
October 12 International friendly South Korea   0–2   Brazil Seoul, South Korea
08:00 (UTC–3) Neymar   44'
Oscar   49'
Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 65,038[11]
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
October 15 International friendly Brazil   2–0   Zambia Beijing, China
08:45 (UTC–3) Oscar   59'
Dedé   66'
Stadium: National Stadium
Referee: Fan Qi (China)
November 16 International friendly Brazil   5–0   Honduras Miami, United States
22:30 (UTC–2) Bernard   22'
Dante   55'
Maicon   66'
Willian   70'
Hulk   74'
Stadium: Sun Life Stadium
Attendance: 71,124[12]
Referee: Dave Gantar (Canada)
November 19 International friendly Brazil   2–1   Chile Toronto, Canada
23:00 (UTC–2) Hulk   14'
Robinho   79'
Vargas   71' Stadium: Rogers Centre
Attendance: 53,331[13]
Referee: Silviu Petrescu (Canada)

Women's football edit

National team edit

The following table lists all the games played by the Brazil women's national football team in official competitions and friendly matches during 2013.

International friendly edit

March 6, 2013 International friendly France   2–2   Brazil Nancy, France
Eugenie Le Sommer   56'
Gaëtanie Thiney   85'
Report Giovânia   31', 78' Stadium: Stade Marcel Picot
Referee: Alexandra Ihringova (England)
March 9, 2013 International friendly France   1–1   Brazil Rouen, France
Louisa Necib   90+1' Report Laura Georges   48' (own goal) Stadium: Stade Robert Diochon
Referee: Simona Ghisletta (Switzerland)
June 19, 2013 International friendly Sweden   1–1   Brazil Stockholm, Sweden
Nilla Fischer   5' Report Andressa Alves   30' Stadium: Söderstadion
Referee: Christina Pedersen (Norway)
November 11, 2013 Friendly United States   4–1   Brazil Orlando, United States
15:30 EDT Leroux   15'   36'
Wambach   17' (pen.)
Tymrak   76'
Loyd   79'   90+2'
Report Andréia Rosa   5'
Rosana   25'
Stadium: Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium
Attendance: 20,274
Referee: Margaret Domka (USA)

Valais Women's Cup edit

September 22, 2013 Semifinals Brazil   0–1   New Zealand Châtel-Saint-Denis, Switzerland
Report Amber Hearn   66' Stadium: Stade du Lussy
Referee: Stéphane Frappart (France)
September 25, 2013 Third place playoff Brazil   4–0   Mexico Savièse, Switzerland
Fabiana Baiana   29'
Debinha   25', 41'
Tamires   80'
Report Stadium: Stade Saint-Germain
Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland)

Torneio Internacional de Brasília de Futebol Feminino edit

December 11, 2013 First Stage Brazil   2–0   Chile Brasília, Brazil
16:00 Marta   10'
Thaisa   32'
Report Stadium: Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
Attendance: 8,371
Referee: Rodrigo Raposo (Brazil)
December 15, 2013 First Stage Scotland   1–3   Brazil Brasília, Brazil
21:50 Lauder   75' Report Marta   26'
Debinha   35', 48'
Stadium: Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
Attendance: 3,257
Referee: Ademário Neves (Brazil)
December 18, 2013 First Stage Brazil   0–0   Canada Brasília, Brazil
21:50 Report Stadium: Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
Attendance: 2,895
Referee: Vanderlei Soares de Macedo (Brazil)
December 22, 2013 Final Brazil   5–0   Chile Brasília, Brazil
16:00 Formiga   8'
Marta   41'
Darlene   56'
Cristiane   76'
Debinha   85'
Report Stadium: Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
Referee: Rodrigo Raposo (Brazil)

The Brazil women's national football team competed in the following competitions in 2013:

Competition Performance
Torneio Internacional de Brasília
Champions
Valais Women's Cup Third place

Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino edit

The 2013 Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino started on September 18, 2013, and concluded on December 7, 2013.

The Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino final was played between Centro Olímpico and São José.



Centro Olímpico2–1São José

Centro Olímpico declared as the league champions by aggregate score of 4–3.

Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino edit

The 2013 Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino started on February 2, 2013, and concluded on May 4, 2013.


Vitória-PE1–1São José


São José declared as the cup champions by aggregate score of 5–1.

Domestic competition champions edit

Competition Champion
Campeonato Carioca Vasco da Gama
Campeonato Paulista Ferroviária

Brazilian clubs in international competitions edit

Team 2013 Copa Libertadores Femenina
Foz Cataratas Eliminated in the First Stage
São José Champions
defeated
  Formas Íntimas

References edit

  1. ^ "England vs. Brazil - 6 February 2013 - Soccerway".
  2. ^ "Italy vs. Brazil - 21 March 2013 - Soccerway".
  3. ^ "Brazil vs. Russia - 25 March 2013 - Soccerway".
  4. ^ "Bolivia vs. Brazil - 6 April 2013 - Soccerway".
  5. ^ "Brazil vs. Chile - 25 April 2013 - Soccerway".
  6. ^ "Brazil vs. England - 2 June 2013 - Soccerway".
  7. ^ "Brazil vs. France - 9 June 2013 - Soccerway".
  8. ^ "Switzerland vs. Brazil - 14 August 2013 - Soccerway".
  9. ^ "Brazil vs. Australia - 7 September 2013 - Soccerway".
  10. ^ "Brazil vs. Portugal - 11 September 2013 - Soccerway".
  11. ^ "Korea Republic vs. Brazil - 12 October 2013 - Soccerway".
  12. ^ "Honduras vs. Brazil - 17 November 2013 - Soccerway".
  13. ^ "Brazil vs. Chile - 20 November 2013 - Soccerway".