# 1990 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C

The Campeonato Brasileiro Série C 1990, known as the Terceira Divisão, was a football series played from 29 September to 9 December 2020. It was the third level of the Brazilian National League. The competition had 30 clubs, and four of them were originally promoted to Série B.
In 1991, the Brazilian Football Confederation declared that the 1990 Série C was a deficitary tournament, deciding to extinguish it and allowing 64 teams in the 1991 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B.

## First phase
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | PAY | FOR | MAR | TIR | NAC |
| 1 | Paysandu | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 | Advance to Second phase | | | 1–0 | | 2–0 |
| 2 | Fortaleza | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | Advance to Second phase | 0–0 | | | 2–0 | |
| 3 | Maranhão | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 | | | 1–1 | | 1–1 | |
| 4 | Tiradentes | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 | | 1–2 | | | | 2–1 |
| 5 | Nacional | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 0 | | | 1–2 | 0–3 | | |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ARN | EST | CSA | APE | CAM |
| 1 | América-RN | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 7 | Advance to Second phase | | 1–0 | | 1–0 | |
| 2 | Estudantes | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 | | | | 1–2 | | 2–1 |
| 3 | CSA | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | | 2–2 | 1–2 | | | |
| 4 | América-PE | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 2 | | | | 0–0 | | 0–0 |
| 5 | Campinense | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 2 | | 1–3 | | 0–1 | | |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | AMG | COL | ARJ | FLU | LAG |
| 1 | América-MG | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 6 | Advance to Second phase | | | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | Colatina | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 | | 0–0 | | 3–1 | | |
| 3 | America-RJ | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | | | | | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| 4 | Fluminense de Feira | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | | | 1–1 | | | 2–1 |
| 5 | Lagarto | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 2 | | 0–0 | 0–0 | | | |

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ATL | GAM | VIL | UNI | UBI |
| 1 | Atlético Goianiense | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 8 | Advance to Second phase | | 1–0 | | | 5–1 |
| 2 | Gama | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 6 | Advance to Second phase | | | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| 3 | Vila Nova | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | | 1–4 | | | | 3–1 |
| 4 | União Rondonópolis | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 2 | | 1–2 | | 0–2 | | |
| 5 | Ubiratan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 0 | | | 0–1 | | 0–1 | |

### Group E

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BAN | NOR | ESP | MOG | CGD |
| 1 | Bangu | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 5 | Advance to Second phase | | 3–0 | | 0–0 | |
| 2 | Noroeste | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 5 | | | | | 1–0 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Esportivo | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | | 0–0 | 2–2 | | | |
| 4 | Mogi Mirim | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | | | | 1–2 | | 1–0 |
| 5 | Campo Grande | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 | | 0–0 | | 2–1 | | |

### Group F

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | PAR | CAX | PON | BAN | AME |
| 1 | Paraná | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 7 | Advance to Second phase | | 4–1 | | | 2–0 |
| 2 | Caxias | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 4 | | | | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
| 3 | Ponte Preta | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | | 0–0 | | | 1–1 | |
| 4 | União Bandeirante | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 | | 0–2 | | | | 1–0 |
| 5 | América | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 2 | | | 1–0 | 0–1 | | |

## Second phase

Matches played on 4 and 11 November.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| América Mineiro | 4–2 | Paysandu | 4–0 | 0–2 |
| Fortaleza | 1–1 | América de Natal | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Gama | 1–4 | Atlético Goianiense | 1–0 | 0–4 |
| Bangu | 1–1 | Paraná | 1–1 | 0–0 |
Bangu and América de Natal qualified due to best record.

## Semifinal

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| América Mineiro | 2–1 | Paraná | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| América de Natal | 2–7 | Atlético Goianiense | 0–2 | 2–5 |

## Final

Atlético Goianiense declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C champions after a 3–2 penalty win (0–0 aggregate score).