# 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1

The 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Feminino A-1 was the 8th season of the Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1, the top level of women's football in Brazil, and the 4th edition in a Série A1 since its establishment in 2016. The tournament was organized by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF).
The competition began on 8 February and was originally scheduled to end on 13 September, however due to the COVID-19 pandemic the tournament was suspended by CBF on 15 March. After several months, the tournament was resumed on 26 August and the end was rescheduled to 6 December.
In the finals, Corinthians won their second title after defeating Kindermann/Avaí 4–2 on aggregate. As champions and runners-up, Corinthians and Kindermann/Avaí qualified for the Copa Libertadores Femenina, while the bottom four teams in the group stage, Audax, Iranduba, Ponte Preta, and Vitória, were relegated to Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A2. Ferroviária were the defending champions, but they were eliminated in the quarter-finals.

## Format

In the group stage, each team played once against the other fifteen teams. Top eight teams qualified for the final stages. Quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis.

## Teams

Sixteen teams competed in the league – the top twelve teams from the previous season, as well as four teams promoted from the 2019 Série A2.
| Pos. | Relegated from 2019 Série A1 |
| 13 | Vitória das Tabocas/Santa Cruz |
| 14 | Foz Cataratas/Athletico Paranaense |
| 15 | São Francisco |
| 16 | Sport/Ipojuca |
| Pos. | Promoted from 2019 Série A2 |
| 1 | São Paulo |
| 2 | Cruzeiro |
| 3 | Palmeiras |
| 4 | Grêmio |

### Number of teams by state

| Number of teams | State | Team(s) |
| 8 | São Paulo | Audax, Corinthians, Ferroviária, Palmeiras, Ponte Preta, Santos, São José and São Paulo |
| 2 | Rio Grande do Sul | Grêmio and Internacional |
| 1 | Amazonas | Iranduba |
| 1 | Bahia | Vitória |
| 1 | Distrito Federal | Minas/ICESP |
| 1 | Minas Gerais | Cruzeiro |
| 1 | Rio de Janeiro | Flamengo/Marinha |
| 1 | Santa Catarina | Kindermann/Avaí |

### Stadiums and locations

| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| Audax | Osasco | José Liberatti | 12,430 |
| Corinthians | São Paulo | Parque São Jorge | 18,500 |
| Corinthians | São Paulo | Neo Química Arena | 47,605 |
| Cruzeiro | Belo Horizonte | SESC Alterosas | 2,000 |
| Cruzeiro | Belo Horizonte | Mineirão | 75,783 |
| Ferroviária | Araraquara | Fonte Luminosa | 21,441 |
| Flamengo/Marinha | Rio de Janeiro | Estádio da Gávea | 4,000 |
| Flamengo/Marinha | Rio de Janeiro | Giulite Coutinho (Mesquita) | 13,544 |
| Grêmio | Porto Alegre | Francisco Novelletto Neto | 14,000 |
| Grêmio | Porto Alegre | Arena do Grêmio | 55,662 |
| Grêmio | Porto Alegre | Antônio Vieira Ramos (Gravataí) | 4,700 |
| Internacional | Porto Alegre | SESC Campestre | 2,800 |
| Internacional | Porto Alegre | Beira-Rio | 50,128 |
| Internacional | Porto Alegre | Estádio do Vale (Novo Hamburgo) | 5,196 |
| Iranduba | Iranduba | Arena da Amazônia (Manaus) | 44,000 |
| Iranduba | Iranduba | Ismael Benigno (Manaus) | 10,451 |
| Kindermann/Avaí | Caçador | Carlos Alberto da Costa Neves | 6,500 |
| Kindermann/Avaí | Florianópolis | Estádio da Ressacada | 17,826 |
| Minas/ICESP | Brasília | Bezerrão (Gama) | 20,310 |
| Palmeiras | São Paulo | Allianz Parque | 43,713 |
| Palmeiras | São Paulo | Nelo Bracalente (Vinhedo) | 4,200 |
| Ponte Preta | Campinas | Moisés Lucarelli | 19,728 |
| Santos | Santos | Urbano Caldeira | 21,732 |
| Santos | Santos | Ulrico Mursa | 8,392 |
| Santos | Santos | Arena Barueri (Barueri) | 31,452 |
| São José | São José dos Campos | Martins Pereira | 16,500 |
| São Paulo | São Paulo | Marcelo Portugal Gouvêa (Cotia) | 2,000 |
| São Paulo | São Paulo | Estádio do Morumbi | 77,011 |
| Vitória | Salvador | Barradão | 35,000 |
    $^a$ Audax also played a home match at Arena Barueri (Barueri).
    $^b$ Grêmio also played home matches at Estádio do Vale (Novo Hamburgo) and CT Presidente Hélio Dourado (Eldorado do Sul).
    $^c$ Iranduba also played a home match at Estádio Carlos Zamith (Manaus).
    $^d$ Palmeiras also played a home match at Estádio Novelli Júnior (Itu).
    $^e$ São Paulo also played a home match at Arena Barueri (Barueri).

## Group stage

In the group stage, each team played on a single round-robin tournament. The top eight teams advanced to the quarter-finals of the knockout stages. The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, the following criteria would be used to determine the ranking: 1. Wins; 2. Goal difference; 3. Goals scored; 4. Fewest red cards; 5. Fewest yellow cards; 6. Draw in the headquarters of the Brazilian Football Confederation (Regulations Article 12).

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Corinthians | 15 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 7 | +38 | 42 | Advance to Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Santos | 15 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 35 | 10 | +25 | 33 | Advance to Quarter-finals |
| 3 | Internacional | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 39 | 14 | +25 | 33 | Advance to Quarter-finals |
| 4 | Ferroviária | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 34 | 13 | +21 | 29 | Advance to Quarter-finals |
| 5 | Palmeiras | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 19 | +13 | 28 | Advance to Quarter-finals |
| 6 | Kindermann/Avaí | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 39 | 12 | +27 | 27 | Advance to Quarter-finals |
| 7 | São Paulo | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 11 | +22 | 27 | Advance to Quarter-finals |
| 8 | Grêmio | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 24 | Advance to Quarter-finals |
| 9 | Flamengo/Marinha | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 21 | +2 | 24 | |
| 10 | Cruzeiro | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 20 | +4 | 23 | |
| 11 | São José | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 23 | +1 | 20 | |
| 12 | Minas/ICESP | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 30 | −9 | 14 | |
| 13 | Iranduba | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 28 | −12 | 11 | Relegation to Campeonato Brasileiro Série A2 |
| 14 | Audax | 15 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 57 | −53 | 7 | Relegation to Campeonato Brasileiro Série A2 |
| 15 | Ponte Preta | 15 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 62 | −55 | 3 | Relegation to Campeonato Brasileiro Série A2 |
| 16 | Vitória | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 56 | −54 | 0 | Relegation to Campeonato Brasileiro Série A2 |

### Results

| Home \ Away | AUD | COR | CRU | FER | FLA | GRE | INT | IRA | KIN | MIN | PAL | PON | SAN | SJO | SPO | VIT |
| Audax | | | 0–6 | | | 0–3 | | 1–2 | | 0–0 | 0–4 | 1–0 | | 0–3 | | 2–1 |
| Corinthians | 3–0 | | 4–1 | 2–0 | | 1–0 | | | 2–1 | | | | 1–0 | 3–0 | | 6–0 |
| Cruzeiro | | | | 0–1 | | 1–2 | | | | 2–0 | 0–5 | 1–0 | | | 1–0 | 4–0 |
| Ferroviária | 4–0 | | | | | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | | | 7–1 | | | 2–1 | 7–0 |
| Flamengo/Marinha | 4–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | | 2–0 | | | 2–1 | | | 3–0 | | | 1–3 | |
| Grêmio | | | | | | | 0–1 | 3–1 | | 2–1 | 0–0 | | 0–2 | 1–1 | | 2–0 |
| Internacional | 9–0 | 0–4 | 4–1 | | 1–1 | | | 2–0 | 0–0 | | | | 0–2 | 2–0 | | |
| Iranduba | | 0–2 | 0–2 | | 1–3 | | | | | 0–2 | 2–2 | | 0–3 | 1–3 | | |
| Kindermann/Avaí | 9–0 | | 1–1 | | | 1–0 | | 3–0 | | 6–1 | | | 2–1 | | 1–1 | 7–0 |
| Minas/ICESP | | 1–4 | | 1–2 | 2–3 | | 1–4 | | | | 1–1 | 7–0 | | 3–2 | | |
| Palmeiras | | 1–3 | | 1–4 | 1–0 | | 1–3 | | 2–1 | | | | 2–1 | | 2–1 | |
| Ponte Preta | | 0–7 | | | | 1–3 | 1–6 | 0–5 | 0–3 | | 1–4 | | | 0–1 | | |
| Santos | 5–0 | | 2–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | | | | | 2–0 | | 6–0 | | | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| São José | | | 0–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | | | | 0–3 | | 2–2 | | 2–3 | | 0–2 | 6–0 |
| São Paulo | 4–0 | 2–0 | | | | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | | 2–0 | | 7–0 | | | | |
| Vitória | | | | | 0–1 | | 0–3 | 0–3 | | 0–1 | 0–4 | 1–3 | | | 0–6 | |

## Final stages

Starting from the quarter-finals, the teams played a single-elimination tournament with the following rules:
* Quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the higher-seeded team hosting the second leg.
** If tied on aggregate, the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (Regulations Article 13).
* Extra time would not be played and away goals rule would not be used in final stages.
Starting from the semi-finals, the teams were seeded according to their performance in the tournament. The teams were ranked according to overall points. If tied on overall points, the following criteria would be used to determine the ranking: 1. Overall wins; 2. Overall goal difference; 3. Draw in the headquarters of the Brazilian Football Confederation (Regulations Article 17).

### Bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| São Paulo | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Santos | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Santos | 0 | 0 | 0 | São Paulo | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | Kindermann/Avaí | 3 | 0 | 3 | | | | |
| Kindermann/Avaí | 3 | 1 | 4 | Kindermann/Avaí | 3 | 0 | 3 | | | | |
| Internacional | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Internacional | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | Kindermann/Avaí | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | Corinthians | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Palmeiras (p) | 2 | 0 | 2 (4) | | | | | | | | | Corinthians | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Ferroviária | 1 | 1 | 2 (2) | | | | | | | | |
| Ferroviária | 1 | 1 | 2 (2) | Palmeiras | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | Corinthians | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| Grêmio | 0 | 1 | 1 | Corinthians | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| Corinthians | 3 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | |

### Quarter-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Grêmio | 1–5 | Corinthians | 0–3 | 1–2 |
| São Paulo | 2–0 | Santos | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| Kindermann/Avaí | 4–3 | Internacional | 3–2 | 1–1 |
| Palmeiras | 2–2 (4–2 p) | Ferroviária | 2–1 | 0–1 |

#### Group B

Corinthians won 5–1 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals.

#### Group C

São Paulo won 2–0 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals.

#### Group D

Kindermann/Avaí won 4–3 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals.

#### Group E

Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Palmeiras won on penalties and advanced to the semi-finals.

### Semi-finals

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Host |
| 1 | Corinthians | 17 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 8 | +42 | 48 | Second leg |
| 4 | Palmeiras | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 21 | +13 | 31 | First leg |
| 2 | Kindermann/Avaí | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 43 | 15 | +28 | 31 | Second leg |
| 3 | São Paulo | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 11 | +24 | 31 | First leg |
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Palmeiras | 0–3 | Corinthians | 0–0 | 0–3 |
| São Paulo | 2–3 | Kindermann/Avaí | 1–3 | 1–0 |

#### Group F

Craque da partida: Érika (Corinthians)
Craque da partida: Andressinha (Corinthians)
Corinthians won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the finals.

#### Group G

Craque da partida: Julia Bianchi (Kindermann/Avaí)
Craque da partida: Julia Bianchi (Kindermann/Avaí)
Kindermann/Avaí won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the finals.

### Finals

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Host |
| 1 | Corinthians | 19 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 53 | 8 | +45 | 52 | 2nd leg |
| 2 | Kindermann/Avaí | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 46 | 17 | +29 | 34 | 1st leg |
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Kindermann/Avaí | 2–4 | Corinthians | 0–0 | 2–4 |

#### Group H

Craque da partida: Adriana (Corinthians)
Craque da partida: Gabi Zanotti (Corinthians)

## Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Carla Nunes | Palmeiras | 12 |
| 2 | Lelê | Kindermann/Avaí | 11 |
| 3 | Byanca Brasil | Internacional | 10 |
| 4 | Caty | Kindermann/Avaí | 9 |
| 4 | Jheniffer | Internacional | 9 |
| 4 | Patrícia Sochor | Ferroviária | 9 |
| 7 | Gláucia | São Paulo | 8 |
| 8 | Giovanna Crivelari | Corinthians | 7 |
| 8 | Ketlen | Santos | 7 |
| 8 | Laryh | Santos | 7 |
| 8 | Mylena Carioca | São José | 7 |
Source:CBF

## Awards
### Individual awards

The following players were rewarded for their performances during the competition.
* Best player: Gabi Zanotti (Corinthians)
* Breakthrough player: Jaqueline Ribeiro (São Paulo)
* Topscorer: Carla Nunes (Palmeiras)
* Best goal of the tournament: Ingryd (Corinthians, playing against Palmeiras (Semi-finals second leg))
* Best player (Internet-based poll): Kaká (Flamengo/Marinha)

### Best XI

The best XI team was a squad consisting of the eleven most impressive players at the tournament.