# 2006 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C

The 2006 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, the third division of the Brazilian League, was contested by 63 clubs, four of which eventually qualified to the second division to be contested in 2007. No teams were relegated, since there was no fourth division in the Brazilian league.

## Competition format
### First stage

The 63 teams play in 15 groups of four and one group of three teams (because the Football Federation of Acre failed to appoint one affiliated team). Within each group, the four teams play a double round robin, i.e. they play each other in home and away matches, totalling six matchdays. The two best ranked teams in each group qualify to the Second Stage.

### Second stage

The 32 teams qualified from the First Stage play in eight groups of four. Within each group, the four teams play a double round robin, i.e. they play each other in home and away matches, totalling six matchdays. The two best ranked teams in each group qualify to the Third Stage.

### Third stage

The 16 teams qualified from the Second Stage play in four groups of four. Within each group, the four teams play a double round robin, i.e. they play each other in home and away matches, totalling six matchdays. The two best ranked teams in each group qualify to the Final Stage.

### Final Stage

The eight teams qualified from the Third Stage are put together in a single group. They play a double round robin, i.e. they play each other in home and away matches, totalling fourteen matchdays. The four best ranked teams are automatically promoted to the Série B in 2007.

## Participating teams

The participating teams are sorted by state:
* Acre
* ADESG
* Alagoas
* Coruripe
* CSA
* Amapá
* Amapá
* Amazonas
* Fast Clube
* Rio Negro
* Bahia
* Bahia
* Colo-Colo
* Ipitanga
* Vitória
* Ceará
* Ferroviário
* Icasa
* Distrito Federal
* Ceilândia
* Luziânia
* Espírito Santo
* Estrela do Norte
* Vitória (ES)
* Goiás
* Anapolina
* Atlético Goianiense
* Jataiense
* Maranhão
* Imperatriz
* Maranhão
* Mato Grosso
* Mixto
* Operário
* Mato Grosso do Sul
* Coxim
* SERC
* Minas Gerais
* América (MG)
* Ipatinga
* Ituiutaba
* Pará
* Ananindeua
* Tuna Luso
* Paraíba
* Treze
* Botafogo (PB)
* Paraná
* ADAP
* J. Malucelli
* Rio Branco (PR)
* Pernambuco
* Porto
* Ypiranga
* Piauí
* Flamengo
* River
* Rio de Janeiro
* América (RJ)
* Americano
* Cabofriense
* Madureira
* Rio Grande do Norte
* Baraúnas
* Potiguar de Mossoró
* Rio Grande do Sul
* Brasil
* Caxias
* Novo Hamburgo
* Ulbra (RS)
* Rondônia
* Ulbra (RO)
* Roraima
* São Raimundo (RR)
* Santa Catarina
* Criciúma
* Joinville
* Marcílio Dias
* São Paulo
* América
* Grêmio Barueri
* Juventus
* Noroeste
* Rio Branco (SP)
* União Barbarense
* Sergipe
* Confiança
* Pirambu
* Tocantins
* Araguaína

## Stages of the competition
### First stage
#### Group 1 (AC-AM-PA)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Tuna Luso | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 10 | Promoted to the second stage |
| 2 | Rio Negro/AM | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 4 | Promoted to the second stage |
| 3 | ADESG | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 3 | |

#### Group 2 (AP-AM-PA-RR)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Fast Clube | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 13 | Promoted to the second stage |
| 2 | Ananindeua | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 10 | Promoted to the second stage |
| 3 | Amapá | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 5 | |
| 4 | São-Raimundo/RR | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 5 | |

#### Group 3 (MT-RO-TO)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Operário/MT | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 9 | Promoted to the second stage |
| 2 | Mixto | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 9 | Promoted to the second stage |
| 3 | Araguaína | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 7 | |
| 4 | Ulbra/RO | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
* ↑ 6 points deducted for fielding an ineligible player

#### Group 4 (MA-PI)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Ríver/PI | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 13 | Promoted to the second stage |
| 2 | Maranhão | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 10 | Promoted to the second stage |
| 3 | Imperatriz | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 8 | |
| 4 | Flamengo/PI | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 15 | −12 | 2 | |

#### Group 5 (CE-PB-PE-RN)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Icasa | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 12 | Promoted to the second stage |
| 2 | Porto | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 11 | Promoted to the second stage |
| 3 | Baraúnas | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 5 | |
| 4 | Botafogo/PB | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 4 | |

#### Group 6 (CE-PB-PE-RN)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Ferroviário/CE | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 10 | Promoted to the second stage |
| 2 | Treze | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 9 | Promoted to the second stage |
| 3 | Potiguar (Mossoró) | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 8 | |
| 4 | Ypiranga/PE | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | −5 | −1 | |
* ↑ 6 points deducted for fielding an ineligible player

#### Group 7 (AL-BA-SE)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Bahia | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 13 | Promoted to the second stage |
| 2 | Confiança/SE | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 9 | Promoted to the second stage |
| 3 | CSA | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 5 | |
| 4 | Colo-Colo | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 5 | |

#### Group 8 (AL-BA-SE)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Vitória/BA | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 11 | Promoted to the second stage |
| 2 | Coruripe | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 11 | Promoted to the second stage |
| 3 | Olímpico Pirambu | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 7 | |
| 4 | Ipitanga | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 4 | |

#### Group 9 (DF-GO-MS)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Jataiense | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 12 | Promoted to the second stage |
| 2 | Anapolina | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 10 | Promoted to the second stage |
| 3 | Luziânia | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 15 | −10 | 4 | |
| 4 | Coxim | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 4 | |

#### Group 10 (DF-GO-MS-MG)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Ituiutaba | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 11 | Promoted to the second stage |
| 2 | Atlético/GO | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 8 | Promoted to the second stage |
| 3 | SER Chapadão | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 7 | |
| 4 | Ceilândia | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 0 | |
* ↑ 2 points deducted?
* ↑ 6 points deducted for fielding an ineligible player

#### Group 11 (ES-MG-RJ-SP)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | América-MG | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 15 | Promoted to the second stage |
| 2 | Grêmio Barueri | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 13 | Promoted to the second stage |
| 3 | Vitória/ES | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 5 | |
| 4 | América/RJ | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 2 | |

#### Group 12 (ES-MG-RJ-SP)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Americano | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 14 | Promoted to the second stage |
| 2 | Ipatinga | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 10 | Promoted to the second stage |
| 3 | Juventus/SP | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 4 | |
| 4 | Estrela do Norte | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | −4 | −12 | |
* ↑ 18 points deducted for fielding 3 ineligible players

#### Group 13 (RJ-SP)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Cabofriense | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 11 | Promoted to the second stage |
| 2 | Rio Branco/SP | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 10 | Promoted to the second stage |
| 3 | Madureira | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 7 | |
| 4 | União Agrícola Barbarense | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 15 | −10 | 6 | |

#### Group 14 (PR-SP)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | J. Malucelli | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 10 | Promoted to the second stage |
| 2 | Noroeste | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 9 | Promoted to the second stage |
| 3 | ADAP | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 7 | |
| 4 | América/SP | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 5 | |

#### Group 15 (PR-RS-SC)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Joinville | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 11 | Promoted to the second stage |
| 2 | Ulbra/RS | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 10 | Promoted to the second stage |
| 3 | Caxias/RS | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 7 | |
| 4 | Rio Branco/PR | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 4 | |

#### Group 16 (RS-SC)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Brasil (Pelotas) | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 15 | Promoted to the second stage |
| 2 | Criciúma | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 9 | +11 | 13 | Promoted to the second stage |
| 3 | Novo Hamburgo | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 7 | |
| 4 | Marcílio Dias | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 0 | |

### Second stage
#### Group 17 (MA-MT-PA)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Ananindeua | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 11 | Promoted to the third stage |
| 2 | Tuna Luso | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 10 | Promoted to the third stage |
| 3 | Maranhão | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 7 | |
| 3 | Operário/MT | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 5 | |

#### Group 18 (AM-MT-PI)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Ríver/PI | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 11 | Promoted to the third stage |
| 2 | Rio Negro/AM | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 8 | Promoted to the third stage |
| 3 | Fast Clube | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 7 | |
| 4 | Mixto | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 6 | |

#### Group 19 (AL-BA-CE-PB)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Bahia | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 12 | Promoted to the third stage |
| 2 | Treze | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 8 | Promoted to the third stage |
| 3 | Coruripe | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 7 | |
| 4 | Icasa | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 6 | |

#### Group 20 (BA-CE-PB-SE)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Vitória/BA | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 12 | Promoted to the third stage |
| 2 | Ferroviário/CE | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 11 | Promoted to the third stage |
| 3 | Confiança/SE | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 5 | |
| 4 | Porto | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 5 | |

#### Group 21 (GO-MG)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Ipatinga | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 12 | Promoted to the third stage |
| 2 | América/MG | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 10 | Promoted to the third stage |
| 3 | Atlético/GO | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 8 | |
| 4 | Jataiense | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 20 | −14 | 4 | |

#### Group 22 (GO-MG-RJ-SP)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Grêmio Barueri | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 12 | Promoted to the third stage |
| 2 | Anapolina | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 10 | Promoted to the third stage |
| 3 | Ituiutaba | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 7 | |
| 4 | Americano | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 6 | |

#### Group 23 (RJ-SC-SP)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Noroeste | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 10 | Promoted to the third stage |
| 2 | Criciúma | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 10 | Promoted to the third stage |
| 3 | Joinville | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 9 | |
| 4 | Cabofriense | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 15 | −7 | 6 | |

#### Group 24 (PR-RS-SP)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | J. Malucelli | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 12 | Promoted to the third stage |
| 2 | Brasil (Pelotas) | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 10 | Promoted to the third stage |
| 3 | Ulbra/RS | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 6 | |
| 4 | Rio Branco/SP | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 | |

### Third stage
#### Group 25 (AM-BA-CE-PA)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Bahia/BA | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 13 | Promoted to the final stage |
| 2 | Ferroviário/CE | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 8 | Promoted to the final stage |
| 3 | Ananindeua/PA | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 7 | |
| 4 | Rio Negro/AM | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 16 | −14 | 0 | |
* ↑ 6 points deducted for fielding an ineligible player

#### Group 26 (BA-PA-PB-PI)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Vitória/BA | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 11 | Promoted to the final stage |
| 2 | Treze/PB | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 11 | Promoted to the final stage |
| 3 | Tuna Luso/PA | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 9 | |
| 4 | River/PI | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 15 | −7 | 3 | |

#### Group 27 (GO-MG-RS-SP)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Ipatinga/MG | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 12 | Promoted to the final stage |
| 2 | Brasil/RS | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 11 | Promoted to the final stage |
| 3 | Noroeste/SP | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 7 | |
| 4 | Anapolina/GO | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 3 | |

#### Group 28 (MG-PR-SC-SP)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Grêmio Barueri/SP | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 12 | Promoted to the final stage |
| 2 | Criciúma/SC | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 10 | Promoted to the final stage |
| 3 | América/MG | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 8 | |
| 4 | J.Malucelli/PR | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 3 | |

### Final stage
#### Group 29 (BA-CE-MG-PB-RS-SC-SP)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | Criciúma/SC | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 11 | +16 | 31 | Promoted to the Série B in 2007 |
| 2 | Vitória/BA | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 18 | +5 | 25 | Promoted to the Série B in 2007 |
| 3 | Ipatinga/MG | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 15 | +6 | 24 | Promoted to the Série B in 2007 |
| 4 | Grêmio Barueri/SP | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 22 | +5 | 23 | Promoted to the Série B in 2007 |
| 5 | Ferroviário/CE | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 26 | −5 | 19 | |
| 6 | Bahia/BA | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 30 | −9 | 14 | |
| 7 | Brasil/RS | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 25 | −9 | 13 | |
| 8 | Treze/PB | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 26 | −9 | 11 | |