# 2025 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C

The 2025 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C will be a football competition held in Brazil, equivalent to the third division. It will begin on 13 April and will end on 26 October 2025.
Twenty teams will compete in the tournament, twelve returning from the 2024 season, four promoted from the 2024 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D (Anápolis, Itabaiana, Maringá and Retrô) and four relegated from the 2024 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B (Brusque, Ituano, Guarani and Ponte Preta).

## Teams

| Pos. | Relegated from 2024 Série B |
| 17th | Ponte Preta |
| 18th | Ituano |
| 19th | Brusque |
| 20th | Guarani |
| Pos. | Promoted from 2024 Série D |
| 1st | Retrô |
| 2nd | Anápolis |
| 3rd | Maringá |
| 4th | Itabaiana |

### Number of teams by state

| Number of teams | State | Team(s) |
| 4 | São Paulo | Guarani, Ituano, Ponte Preta and São Bernardo |
| 2 | Paraná | Londrina and Maringá |
| 2 | Pernambuco | Náutico and Retrô |
| 2 | Rio Grande do Sul | Caxias and Ypiranga |
| 2 | Santa Catarina | Brusque and Figueirense |
| 2 | Sergipe | Confiança and Itabaiana |
| 1 | Alagoas | CSA |
| 1 | Ceará | Floresta |
| 1 | Goiás | Anápolis |
| 1 | Minas Gerais | Tombense |
| 1 | Paraíba | Botafogo-PB |
| 1 | Rio Grande do Norte | ABC |

### Stadiums and locations

| Team | Home city | State | Stadium | Capacity |
| ABC | Natal | Rio Grande do Norte | Frasqueirão | 18,000 |
| Anápolis | Anápolis | Goiás | Jonas Duarte | 14,000 |
| Botafogo-PB | João Pessoa | Paraíba | Almeidão | 25,770 |
| Brusque | Brusque | Santa Catarina | Augusto Bauer | 5,000 |
| Caxias | Caxias do Sul | Rio Grande do Sul | Centenário | 22,132 |
| Confiança | Aracaju | Sergipe | Batistão | 15,575 |
| CSA | Maceió | Alagoas | Rei Pelé | 17,126 |
| Figueirense | Florianópolis | Santa Catarina | Orlando Scarpelli | 19,584 |
| Floresta | Fortaleza | Ceará | Presidente Vargas | 20,262 |
| Guarani | Campinas | São Paulo | Brinco de Ouro | 29,130 |
| Itabaiana | Itabaiana | Sergipe | Etelvino Mendonça | 12,000 |
| Ituano | Itu | São Paulo | Novelli Júnior | 18,560 |
| Londrina | Londrina | Paraná | Estádio do Café | 31,000 |
| Maringá | Maringá | Paraná | Willie Davids | 16,226 |
| Náutico | Recife | Pernambuco | Aflitos | 22,856 |
| Ponte Preta | Campinas | São Paulo | Moisés Lucarelli | 19,728 |
| Retrô | Camaragibe | Pernambuco | Arena Pernambuco | 44,300 |
| São Bernardo | São Bernardo do Campo | São Paulo | 1º de Maio | 15,159 |
| Tombense | Tombos | Minas Gerais | Almeidão | 3,050 |
| Ypiranga | Erechim | Rio Grande do Sul | Colosso da Lagoa | 22,000 |

## Personnel and kits

| Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Kit main sponsor |
| ABC | Evaristo Piza | Bruno Bispo | Elefante MQ | None |
| Anápolis | Ângelo Luiz | João Afonso | Kelme | Brejeiro |
| Botafogo-PB | João Burse | Reniê | LWGA Company | Betnacional |
| Brusque | Filipe Gouveia | Rodolfo Potiguar | Finta | Havan |
| Caxias | Luizinho Vieira | Lucas Cunha | Bravo 35 | Banrisul, Postos SIM |
| Confiança | Waguinho Dias | André Lima | Super Bolla | Banese, MC Games Bet |
| CSA | Higo Magalhães | Tiago Marques | Azulão | BETesporte |
| Figueirense | Thiago Carvalho | Rodrigo | Volt Sport | Dalla Cervejaria |
| Floresta | Leston Júnior | Ícaro | Golaço | Teixeira Tecidos |
| Guarani | Maurício Souza | Raphael | Kappa | ASa Alumínio, Dolly Guaraná |
| Itabaiana | Roberto Cavalo | Chiquinho Alagoano | Robrac | Banese |
| Ituano | Mazola Júnior | Matheus Mancini | Alluri Sports | Haras Coração de Cavalo |
| Londrina | Claudinei Oliveira | Wallace | Karilu | Refriko |
| Maringá | Jorge Castilho | Dheimison | OnilX | Cresol |
| Náutico | Marquinhos Santos | Bruno Mezenga | Diadora | Esportes da Sorte |
| Ponte Preta | Alberto Valentim | Élvis | Diadora | Desktop |
| Retrô | Wíres Souza (caretaker) | Fabinho | LWGA Company | UNIBRA |
| São Bernardo | Ricardo Catalá | Hélder | Magnum | Magnum Bank, Zona de Jogo.bet |
| Tombense | Raul Cabral | Rony Fernandes | Vettor | None |
| Ypiranga | Matheus Costa | Edson | Clanel | Banrisul, Aurora, Cavaletti |

### Notes

* 1 2 3 Club manufactured kit

### Coaching changes

| Team | Outgoing head coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming head coach | Date of appointment |
| ABC | Roberto Fonseca | Mutual agreement | 28 August 2024 | Pre-season | Ney Franco | 15 November 2024 |
| Figueirense | João Burse | Sacked | 30 August 2024 | Pre-season | Thiago Carvalho | 25 November 2024 |
| Floresta | Marcelo Cabo | Contract ended | 2 September 2024 | Pre-season | Marcelo Chamusca | 13 December 2024 |
| Confiança | Mazola Júnior | Mutual agreement | 3 September 2024 | Pre-season | Waguinho Dias | 23 September 2024 |
| Náutico | Bruno Pivetti | Signed by CRB | 6 September 2024 | Pre-season | Marquinhos Santos | 28 September 2024 |
| Caxias | Thiago Gomes | Sacked | 22 September 2024 | Pre-season | Luizinho Vieira | 24 September 2024 |
| Retrô | Itamar Schülle | Contract ended | 1 October 2024 | Pre-season | Dico Woolley | 1 October 2024 |
| Botafogo-PB | Evaristo Piza | Sacked | 8 October 2024 | Pre-season | João Burse | 3 November 2024 |
| Ypiranga | Thiago Carvalho | Resigned | 20 October 2024 | Pre-season | Matheus Costa | 23 October 2024 |
| Ponte Preta | João Brigatti | Moved to coordinator role | 22 November 2024 | Pre-season | Alberto Valentim | 26 November 2024 |
| Ituano | Chico Elias | End of caretaker spell | 24 November 2024 | Pre-season | Vinicius Munhoz | 18 December 2024 |
| Brusque | Marcelo Cabo | Contract ended | 25 November 2024 | Pre-season | Filipe Gouveia | 6 January 2025 |
| Guarani | Allan Aal | Mutual agreement | 25 November 2024 | Pre-season | Maurício Souza | 4 December 2024 |
| Retrô | Dico Woolley | Sacked | 12 January 2025 | State leagues | Evaristo Piza | 17 January 2025 |
| Ituano | Vinicius Munhoz | Sacked | 13 February 2025 | State leagues | Chico Elias (caretaker) | 14 February 2025 |
| ABC | Ney Franco | Sacked | 24 February 2025 | State leagues | Evaristo Piza | 27 February 2025 |
| Ituano | Chico Elias | End of caretaker spell | 24 February 2025 | State leagues | Mazola Júnior | 24 February 2025 |
| Retrô | Evaristo Piza | Mutual agreement | 27 February 2025 | State leagues | Wíres Souza (caretaker) | 1 March 2025 |
| Floresta | Marcelo Chamusca | Sacked | 5 March 2025 | State leagues | Leston Júnior | 6 March 2025 |

#### Notes

* ↑ Wilton Bezerra was the caretaker head coach in a Campeonato Pernambucano match against Sport Recife on 18 January.

## First stage

In the first stage, each team played the other nineteen teams in a single round-robin tournament. 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 16).
The top eight teams advanced to the second stage, while the bottom four were relegated to Série D.

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | ABC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to Second stage |
| 2 | Anápolis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to Second stage |
| 3 | Botafogo-PB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to Second stage |
| 4 | Brusque | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to Second stage |
| 5 | Caxias | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to Second stage |
| 6 | Confiança | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to Second stage |
| 7 | CSA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to Second stage |
| 8 | Figueirense | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to Second stage |
| 9 | Floresta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Guarani | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | Itabaiana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | Ituano | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | Londrina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | Maringá | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | Náutico | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | Ponte Preta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | Retrô | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to 2026 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D |
| 18 | São Bernardo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to 2026 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D |
| 19 | Tombense | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to 2026 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D |
| 20 | Ypiranga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to 2026 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D |