# 2011 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C

In 2011, the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, the third level of the Brazilian League, will be contested by 20 clubs divided in four groups, followed by a playoff round, during 16 July and 13 November. The top four clubs, the ones which qualifies to the semifinals, will be promoted to the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B to be contested in 2012. Meanwhile, the bottom four clubs, the ones that finish in last place of each group, will be relegated to 2012 Série D.

## Team information

| Team | City | Stadium | Capacity | 2010 season |
| Águia de Marabá | Marabá | Zinho de Oliveira | 5,000 | Série C 08th place |
| América (RN) | Natal | Machadão | 35,000 | Série B 19th place (relegated) |
| Araguaína | Araguaína | Mirandão | 10,000 | Série D 03rd place (promoted) |
| Brasil de Pelotas | Pelotas | Bento Freitas | 18,000 | Série C 14th place |
| Brasiliense | Brasília | Boca do Jacaré | 32,000 | Série B 17th place (relegated) |
| Campinense | Campina Grande | Amigão | 35,000 | Série C 12th place |
| Caxias | Caxias do Sul | Centenário | 30,434 | Série C 13th place |
| Chapecoense | Chapecó | Arena Condá | 15,000 | Série C 07th place |
| CRB | Maceió | Rei Pelé | 30,000 | Série C 11th place |
| Fortaleza | Fortaleza | Castelão | 60,326 | Série C 10th place |
| Guarany de Sobral | Sobral | Estádio do Junco | 15,000 | Série D 01st place (promoted) |
| Ipatinga | Ipatinga | Ipatingão | 20,500 | Série B 20th place (relegated) |
| Joinville | Joinville | Arena Joinville | 22,500 | Série D 04th place (promoted) |
| Luverdense | Lucas do Rio Verde | Paço das Emas | 7,000 | Série C 09th place |
| Macaé | Macaé | Cláudio Moacyr de Azevedo | 15,000 | Série C 05th place |
| Madureira | Rio de Janeiro | Conselheiro Galvão | 10,000 | Série D 02nd place (promoted) |
| Marília | Marília | Bento de Abreu | 19,500 | Série C 16th place |
| Paysandu | Belém | Curuzu | 16,500 | Série C 06th place |
| Rio Branco (AC) | Rio Branco | Arena da Floresta | 20,000 | Série C 15th place |
| Santo André | Santo André | Bruno José Daniel | 18,000 | Série B 18th place (relegated) |

## Format

* First Stage: The 20 teams are divided in four groups of 5, playing within them in a double round-robin format. The two best ranked in each group advance towards next stage. The last placed team in each group is relegated to Série D 2012
* Second Stage: The eight qualified teams are divided in two groups of 4, playing within them in a double round-robin format. The two best ranked in each group are promoted to Série B 2012.Winners qualify to the Finals.
* Finals: Second stage winners play in two-leg format, home and away. Winners are declared champions.

### Tiebreakers

If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings
    1. Higher number of wins
    2. Superior goal difference
    3. Higher number of goals scored

## First stage
### Group A (North)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Paysandu | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 14 | Advances to Second Stage |
| 2 | Luverdense | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 13 | Advances to Second Stage |
| 3 | Águia de Marabá | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 13 | |
| 4 | Rio Branco-AC | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 16 | Relegation to Série D |
| 5 | Araguaína | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 19 | −16 | 1 | Relegation to Série D |
* ↑ Rio Branco/AC was excluded from the competition due to having appealed to the common courts about the interdiction of their stadium.

### Group B (Northeast)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | América de Natal | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 16 | Advances to Second Stage |
| 2 | CRB | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 11 | Advances to Second Stage |
| 3 | Guarany de Sobral | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 | |
| 4 | Fortaleza | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 9 | |
| 5 | Campinense | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 9 | Relegation to Série D |

### Group C (Southeast/Central-West)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Ipatinga | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 18 | Advances to Second Stage |
| 2 | Brasiliense | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 13 | Advances to Second Stage |
| 3 | Madureira | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 10 | |
| 4 | Macaé | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 17 | −3 | 8 | |
| 5 | Marília | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 17 | −6 | 8 | Relegation to Série D |

### Group D (South/Southeast)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Chapecoense | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 16 | Advances to Second Stage |
| 2 | Joinville | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 11 | +6 | 15 | Advances to Second Stage |
| 3 | Caxias | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 8 | |
| 4 | Santo André | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 8 | |
| 5 | Brasil de Pelotas | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | −4 | 2 | Relegation to Série D |
* ↑ Brasil de Pelotas was deducted six points for fielding an ineligible player.

## Second stage
### Group E

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
| 1 | CRB | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 12 | Promoted and Qualified to the Finals |
| 2 | América-RN | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 9 | Promoted |
| 3 | Paysandu | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 7 | |
| 4 | Luverdense | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 3 | |

### Group F

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
| 1 | Joinville | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 16 | Promoted and Qualified to the Finals |
| 2 | Ipatinga | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 9 | Promoted |
| 3 | Chapecoense | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 5 | |
| 4 | Brasiliense | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 16 | −7 | 4 | |

## Final standings

Note that no round-robin will be played involving all clubs; positions will depend on individual scoring.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Joinville (C, P) | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 38 | 16 | +22 | 37 | Promotion to Série B |
| 2 | CRB (P) | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 22 | −7 | 23 | Promotion to Série B |
| 3 | Ipatinga (P) | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 19 | +5 | 27 | Promotion to Série B |
| 4 | América de Natal (P) | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 12 | +10 | 25 | Promotion to Série B |
| 5 | Chapecoense | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 19 | +6 | 21 | |
| 6 | Paysandu | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 21 | |
| 7 | Brasiliense | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 21 | −4 | 17 | |
| 8 | Luverdense | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 16 | |
| 9 | Águia de Marabá | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 14 | |
| 10 | Madureira | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 10 | |
| 11 | Guarany de Sobral | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 | |
| 12 | Fortaleza | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 9 | |
| 13 | Macaé | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 17 | −3 | 8 | |
| 14 | Caxias | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 8 | |
| 15 | Santo André | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 8 | |
| 16 | Campinense (R) | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 9 | Relegation to Série D |
| 17 | Marília (R) | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 17 | −6 | 8 | Relegation to Série D |
| 18 | Brasil de Pelotas (R) | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | −4 | 2 | Relegation to Série D |
| 19 | Araguaína (R) | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 19 | −16 | 1 | Relegation to Série D |
| 20 | Rio Branco-AC (R, D) | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 16 | Relegation to Série D |