# 2009 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C

In 2009, the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, the third level of the Brazilian League, was contested by 20 clubs from May 24 to September 19, 2009. In an attempt to increase profits and interest on the competition, CBF decided to reduce the number of participating teams from 64 to 20 this season and establish regular membership, akin to Série A and Série B.
In the finals, América Mineiro, a traditional club from the city of Belo Horizonte, defeated ASA after winning away and at home. Top four clubes, the ones which qualified to the quarterfinals, ascended to the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B to be contested in 2010: América Mineiro, ASA, Icasa and Guaratinguetá. Meanwhile, the bottom four clubs, the ones that finished in last place of each group, were relegated to Série D next season: Sampaio Corrêa, Confiança, Mixto and Marcílio Dias.

## Team information

| Team | City | State | Stadium | Capacity | 2008 season |
| Águia de Marabá | Marabá | PA | Zinho de Oliveira | 2,000 | Série C 5th place |
| América Mineiro | Belo Horizonte | MG | Independência | 18,000 | Série C 20th place |
| ASA | Arapiraca | AL | Coaracy da Mata Fonseca | 10,000 | Série C 10th place |
| Brasil | Pelotas | RS | Bento Freitas | 18,000 | Série C 6th place |
| Caxias | Caxias do Sul | RS | Centenário | 30,822 | Série C 19th place |
| Confiança | Aracaju | SE | Batistão | 22,000 | Série C 7th place |
| CRB | Maceió | AL | Rei Pelé | 30,000 | Série B 20th place |
| Criciúma | Criciúma | SC | Heriberto Hülse | 28,749 | Série B 18th place |
| Gama | Gama | DF | Bezerrão | 20,000 | Série B 19th place |
| Guaratinguetá | Guaratinguetá | SP | Dario Rodrigues Leite | 14,415 | Série C 9th place |
| Icasa | Juazeiro do Norte | CE | Romeirão | 20,000 | Série C 18th place |
| Ituiutaba | Ituiutaba | MG | Fazendinha | 5,000 | Série C 12th place |
| Marcílio Dias | Itajaí | SC | Hercílio Luz | 12,000 | Série C 13th place |
| Luverdense | Lucas do Rio Verde | MT | Paço das Emas | 6,500 | Série C 16th place |
| Marília | Marília | SP | Bento de Abreu | 17,500 | Série B 17th place |
| Mixto | Cuiabá | MT | Verdão | 47,000 | Série C 14th place |
| Paysandu | Belém | PA | Estádio Olímpico do Pará | 45,000 | Série C 11th place |
| Rio Branco | Rio Branco | AC | Arena da Floresta | 20,000 | Série C 8th place |
| Salgueiro | Salgueiro | PE | Cornélio de Barros | 6,000 | Série C 15th place |
| Sampaio Corrêa | São Luís | MA | Castelão | 70,000 | Série C 17th place |

## 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 2010
* Quarterfinals: Eight qualified teams play in two-leg format, home and away. Winners qualify to semifinals and are promoted to Série B 2010.
* Semifinals: Quarterfinals winners play in two-leg format, home and away. Winners qualify to the Finals.
* Finals: Semifinals winners play in two-leg format, home and away. Winners are declared champions.

## Results
### First stage
#### Group A (AC-MA-MT-PA)

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | RBR | PAY | AGU | LUV | SCR |
| Rio Branco | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 12 | | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 |
| Paysandu | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 12 | 3–1 | | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Águia de Marabá | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 11 | 1–0 | 2–2 | | 0–2 | 2–2 |
| Luverdense | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 11 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 0–2 | | 0–0 |
| Sampaio Corrêa | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 9 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | |

#### Group B (AL-CE-PE-SE)

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ICA | ASA | SAL | CRB | CON |
| Icasa | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 17 | | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 |
| ASA | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 16 | 2–1 | | 3–0 | 2–1 | 5–2 |
| Salgueiro | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 13 | 1–1 | 1–0 | | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| CRB | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 6 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | | 2–1 |
| Confiança | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 18 | −9 | 6 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | |

#### Group C (DF-MT-MG-SP)

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | AME | GUA | ITU | GAM | MIX |
| América Mineiro | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 16 | | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 |
| Guaratinguetá | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 15 | 2–0 | | 2–1 | 5–2 | 4–1 |
| Ituiutaba | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 11 | 0–0 | 3–0 | | 2–1 | 5–0 |
| Gama | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 8 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | | 2–0 |
| Mixto | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 19 | −11 | 7 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | |

#### Group D (RS-SC-SP)

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | CAX | BRA | MAR | CRI | MCD |
| Caxias | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 16 | | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 |
| Brasil | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 16 | 1–0 | | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Marília | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 15 | 2–0 | 1–1 | | 2–0 | 3–2 |
| Criciúma | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 7 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | | 1–4 |
| Marcílio Dias | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 19 | −7 | 3 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 0–1 | |

### Knockout stages

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1A | Rio Branco* | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 2B | ASA (a) | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 2B | ASA (a) | 1 | 2 | ASA | ASA | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | Icasa* | Icasa* | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| 1B | Icasa* | 1 | 6 | Icasa* | Icasa* | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| 2A | Paysandu | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 2A | Paysandu | 1 | 2 | | | | | ASA | ASA | 1 | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | América Mineiro* | América Mineiro* | 3 | 1 |
| 1C | América Mineiro* | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | América Mineiro* | América Mineiro* | 3 | 1 |
| 2D | Brasil | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 2D | Brasil | 0 | 1 | América Mineiro* (p) | América Mineiro* (p) | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | Guaratinguetá | Guaratinguetá | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| 1D | Caxias* | 0 | 1 | Guaratinguetá | Guaratinguetá | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| 2C | Guaratinguetá | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
* plays second leg at home. (p) won on penalty shootout. (a) won by away goals rule.

#### Quarterfinals

First leg played on August 9; Second leg played on August 16.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Rio Branco | 3−3 (a) | ASA | 1−1 | 2−2 |
| Icasa | 7−3 | Paysandu | 1−1 | 6−2 |
| América Mineiro | 3−1 | Brasil | 0–0 | 3–1 |
| Caxias | 1−3 | Guaratinguetá | 0–2 | 1–1 |
Team #1 played second match at home.

#### Semifinals

First leg played on August 23; Second leg played on August 30.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Icasa | 3−4 | ASA | 1−1 | 2−3 |
| América Mineiro | 3−3 (7−6 p) | Guaratinguetá | 1–2 | 2–1 |
Team #1 played second match at home.

#### Finals

First leg played on September 13; Second leg played on September 19.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| América Mineiro | 4−1 | ASA | 3−1 | 1−0 |
Team #1 played second match at home.
* Campeonato Brasileiro Série C 2009 winners
* América Mineiro 1st title