# 1996 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C

The football (soccer) Campeonato Brasileiro Série C 1996, the third level of Brazilian National League, was played from August 27 to December 8, 1996. The competition had 58 clubs and two of them were promoted to Série B.

## Stages of the competition
### First phase
#### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Rio Branco-AC | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 8 | Qualified for the second phase |
| 2 | Ji-Paraná | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4 | Qualified for the second phase |
| 3 | São Raimundo | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 4 | |

#### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Nacional | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 10 | Qualified for the second phase |
| 2 | Baré | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 7 | Qualified for the second phase |
| 3 | GAS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 0 | |

#### Group 3

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Gurupi | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 7 | Qualified for the second phase |
| 2 | Sampaio Corrêa | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 6 | Qualified for the second phase |
| 3 | Kaburé | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 4 | |

#### Group 4

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Fortaleza | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 11 | Qualified for the second phase |
| 2 | Ferroviário | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 10 | Qualified for the second phase |
| 3 | Cori-Sabbá | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 10 | |
| 4 | River | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 3 | |

#### Group 5

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Potiguar de Mossoró | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | Qualified for the second phase |
| 2 | Pauferrense | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | Qualified for the second phase |
* 1 2 Potiguar won the 1st place by a draw

#### Group 6

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Porto | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 8 | Qualified for the second phase |
| 2 | Catuense | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 5 | Qualified for the second phase |
| 3 | Confiança | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 2 | |

#### Group 7

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | CSA | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 15 | Qualified for the second phase |
| 2 | Fluminense de Feira | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 9 | Qualified for the second phase |
| 3 | Itabaiana | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 7 | |
| 4 | Galícia | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 4 | |

#### Group 8

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Operário-MS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 8 | Qualified for the second phase |
| 2 | Mixto | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 5 | Qualified for the second phase |
| 3 | Comercial-MS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 2 | |

#### Group 9

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Vila Nova | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 8 | Qualified for the second phase |
| 2 | Uberlândia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 | Qualified for the second phase |
| 3 | Anápolis | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 4 | |

#### Group 10

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Botafogo Sobradinho | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 11 | Qualified for the second phase |
| 2 | Francana | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 10 | Qualified for the second phase |
| 3 | Uberaba | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 10 | |
| 4 | Planaltina | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 2 | |

#### Group 11

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Estrela do Norte | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 9 | Qualified for the second phase |
| 2 | Colatina | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 6 | Qualified for the second phase |
| 3 | Vitória-ES | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 | |

#### Group 12

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Rio Branco-SP | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 3 | +15 | 18 | Qualified for the second phase |
| 2 | Lousano Paulista | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 14 | Qualified for the second phase |
| 3 | Juventus | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 9 | |
| 4 | Tupi | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 8 | |
| 5 | Barra Mansa | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 5 | |

#### Group 13

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Botafogo-SP | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 15 | Qualified for the second phase |
| 2 | Corinthians de Presidente Prudente | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 17 | −4 | 12 | Qualified for the second phase |
| 3 | Comercial-SP | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 11 | |
| 4 | União Bandeirante | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 10 | |
| 5 | Matsubara | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 19 | −8 | 6 | |

#### Group 14

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Atlético Soroacaba | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 11 | Qualified for the second phase |
| 2 | Rio Branco-PR | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 9 | Qualified for the second phase |
| 3 | Jaraguá | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 9 | |
| 4 | Sãocarlense | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 2 | |

#### Group 15

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Caxias | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 10 | Qualified for the second phase |
| 2 | Cascavel | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 9 | Qualified for the second phase |
| 3 | Chapecoense | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 9 | |
| 4 | São Luiz | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 7 | |

#### Group 16

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Figueirense | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 14 | Qualified for the second phase |
| 2 | Tubarão | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 13 | Qualified for the second phase |
| 3 | Pelotas | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 12 | |
| 4 | Avaí | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 11 | |
| 5 | Brasil de Pelotas | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 4 | |

### Second phase

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Fluminense de Feira | 2–1 | Colatina | 2–0 | 0–1 |
| Gurupi | 0–7 | Vila Nova | 0–3 | 0–4 |
| Ji-Paraná | 4–2 | Baré | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| Nacional | 3–2 | Rio Branco-AC | 2–0 | 1–2 |
| Potiguar de Mossoró | 5–2 | Ferroviário | 4–1 | 1–1 |
| Fortaleza | 2–4 | Sampaio Corrêa | 1–3 | 1–1 |
| CSA | 2–1 | Catuense | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Pauferrense | 1–1(a) | Porto | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| Botafogo Sobradinho | 2–3 | Mixto | 0–0 | 2–3 |
| Operário-MS | 4–8 | Francana | 2–2 | 2–6 |
| Rio Branco-PR | 6–2 | Corinthians de Presidente Prudente | 4–0 | 2–2 |
| Lousano Paulista | 2–2(a) | Figueirense | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| Tubarão | 4–2 | Caxias | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| Estrela do Norte | 3–5 | Rio Branco-SP | 2–1 | 1–4 |
| Atlético Sorocaba | 2–2(p) | Cascavel | 2–0 | 0–2 |
| Botafogo-SP | 4–1 | Uberlândia | 2–0 | 2–1 |

### Round of 16

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Fluminense de Feira | 1–5 | Vila Nova | 0–2 | 1–3 |
| Ji-Paraná | 1–2 | Nacional | 1–0 | 0–2 |
| Potiguar de Mossoró | 2–6 | Sampaio Corrêa | 2–1 | 0–5 |
| Porto | 3–1 | CSA | 3–1 | 0–0 |
| Mixto | 2–6 | Francana | 1–3 | 1–3 |
| Rio Branco-PR | 1–2 | Figueirense | 1–0 | 0–2 |
| Tubarão | 3–6 | Rio Branco-SP | 3–1 | 0–5 |
| Botafogo-SP | 3–1 | Atlético Sorocaba | 2–0 | 1–1 |

### Quarterfinals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Nacional | 0–4 | Vila Nova | 0–1 | 0–3 |
| Sampaio Corrêa | 5–5(a) | Porto | 4–3 | 1–2 |
| Francana | 4–4(p) | Figueirense | 3–1 | 1–3 |
| Botafogo-SP | 3–1 | Rio Branco-SP | 2–0 | 1–1 |

### Semifinals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Porto | 3–5 | Vila Nova | 0–0 | 3–5 |
| Figueirense | 2–3 | Botafogo-SP | 2–0 | 0–3 |

### Finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Vila Nova | 3–1 | Botafogo-SP | 2–1 | 1–0 |

## Sources

* "Brazil Third Level 1996". rsssfbrasil.com. Archived from the original on 2020-01-05. Retrieved 2020-01-05.