# 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A2

The 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Feminino A-2 is the 5th season of the Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A2, the second level of women's football in Brazil. The tournament is organized by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF). It started on 15 May and scheduled to end on 5 September 2021.
It is played by 36 teams, which qualified through state championships or other tournaments held by each of the state federations, and also by the men's CBF ranking. This last criterion exists because of the requirement that, as of 2019, all Campeonato Brasileiro Série A teams in men's football a professional and youth soccer team, either in its own structure or by partnership.

## Format

In the first stage, the teams were divided into six groups of six teams each. Each group was played on a single round-robin basis. The top two teams of each group and the best third-placed teams advanced to the round od 16.
Starting from the round of 16, the teams will play a single-elimination tournament on a home-and-away two-legged basis. The teams qualified for the semifinals will be promoted to 2022 Campeonato Brasileiro Feminino Série A1

## Tiebreaker criteria

In case of a tie in points between two clubs, the tie-breaking criteria will be applied in the following order:
* Number of wins
* Goal balance
* Goals scored
* Number of red cards
* Number of yellow cards
* Prize draw

## Teams

| Pot A | Pot B | Pot C | Pot D |
| Iranduba (7) Ponte Preta (9) Vitória (10) Sport (15) América Mineiro (19) Tiradentes (20) União Desportiva (26) Náutico (27) ESMAC (29) | Vila Nova-ES (30) Vasco da Gama (35) Ceará (37) Chapecoense (38) Botafogo-PB (39) Fluminense (40) Oratório (41) Atlético Mineiro (42) CRESSPOM (47) | São Raimundo (49) Aliança-GO (51) Fortaleza (55) Athletico Paranaense (56) Real Ariquemes (57) Santos Dumont (58) Brasil de Farroupilha (58) Atlético Goianiense (58) SERC (58) | Mixto (81) Juventude-BA (-) Criciúma (-) Red Bull Bragantino (-) JC (-) CEFAMA (-) Assermurb (-) América de Natal (-) Paraíso (-) |

## Group stage
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | ESMAC | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 1 | +23 | 13 | Advance to Round of 16 |
| 2 | Real Ariquemes | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 12 | Advance to Round of 16 |
| 3 | Iranduba | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 8 | Best 4 third-places |
| 4 | Assermurb | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 18 | −13 | 4 | Eliminated |
| 5 | São Raimundo | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 19 | −14 | 4 | Eliminated |
| 6 | Oratório | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 19 | −15 | 1 | Eliminated |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Fortaleza | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | +12 | 13 | Advance to Round of 16 |
| 2 | JC | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 10 | Advance to Round of 16 |
| 3 | CEFAMA | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 7 | Eliminated |
| 4 | Vitória | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 16 | −5 | 4 | Eliminated |
| 5 | Tiradentes | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 4 | Eliminated |
| 6 | Paraíso | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 3 | Eliminated |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Ceará | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 | +20 | 15 | Advance to Round of 16 |
| 2 | Botafogo-PB | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 12 | Advance to Round of 16 |
| 3 | União Desportiva | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 7 | Best 4 third-places |
| 4 | América de Natal | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 7 | Eliminated |
| 5 | Náutico | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 3 | Eliminated |
| 6 | Santos Dumont | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 27 | −26 | 0 | Eliminated |

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Red Bull Bragantino | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | +25 | 15 | Advance to Round of 16 |
| 2 | Fluminense | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 12 | Advance to Round of 16 |
| 3 | Criciúma | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 7 | Eliminated |
| 4 | Vila Nova-ES | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 5 | Eliminated |
| 5 | Sport | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 4 | Eliminated |
| 6 | Atlético Goianiense | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 18 | −17 | 0 | Eliminated |

### Group E

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Atlético Mineiro | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | +13 | 15 | Advance to Round of 16 |
| 2 | CRESSPOM | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 10 | Advance to Round of 16 |
| 3 | Aliança-GO | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 9 | Best 4 third-places |
| 4 | Juventude-BA | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 4 | Eliminated |
| 5 | Mixto | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 3 | Eliminated |
| 6 | SERC | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 17 | −11 | 3 | Eliminated |

### Group F

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Vasco da Gama | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | +11 | 15 | Advance to Round of 16 |
| 2 | Athletico Paranaense | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 12 | Advance to Round of 16 |
| 3 | América Mineiro | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 7 | Best 4 third-places |
| 4 | Chapecoense | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 4 | Eliminated |
| 5 | Ponte Preta | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 3 | Eliminated |
| 6 | Brasil de Farroupilha | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 14 | −12 | 1 | Eliminated |

### Ranking of third-placed teams

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Aliança-GO | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 9 | Advance to Round of 16 |
| 2 | Iranduba | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 8 | Advance to Round of 16 |
| 3 | União Desportiva | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 7 | Advance to Round of 16 |
| 4 | América Mineiro | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 7 | Advance to Round of 16 |
| 5 | Criciúma | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 7 | Eliminated |
| 6 | CEFAMA | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 7 | Eliminated |

## Final stages

| Pot A | Pot B |
| ESMAC (29) Vasco da Gama (35) Ceará (37) Atlético Mineiro (42) Fortaleza (55) Athletico Paranaense (56) Real Ariquemes (57) Red Bull Bragantino (-) | Iranduba (7) América Mineiro (19) União Desportiva (26) Botafogo-PB (39) Fluminense (40) Aliança-GO (51) CRESSPOM (-) JC (-) |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Red Bull Bragantino | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | +25 | 15 | Qualified Pot A Final Stages. |
| 2 | Ceará | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | +19 | 15 | Qualified Pot A Final Stages. |
| 3 | Atlético Mineiro | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | +13 | 15 | Qualified Pot A Final Stages. |
| 4 | Vasco da Gama | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | +11 | 15 | Qualified Pot A Final Stages. |
| 5 | ESMAC | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 1 | +23 | 13 | Qualified Pot A Final Stages. |
| 6 | Fortaleza | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | +12 | 13 | Qualified Pot A Final Stages. |
| 7 | Athletico Paranaense | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 12 | Qualified Pot A Final Stages. |
| 8 | Real Ariquemes | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 12 | Qualified Pot A Final Stages. |
| 9 | Fluminense | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 12 | Qualified Pot B Final Stages. |
| 10 | Botafogo-PB | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 12 | Qualified Pot B Final Stages. |
| 11 | CRESSPOM | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 10 | Qualified Pot B Final Stages. |
| 12 | JC | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 10 | Qualified Pot B Final Stages. |
| 13 | Aliança-GO | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 9 | Qualified Pot B Final Stages. |
| 14 | Iranduba | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 8 | Qualified Pot B Final Stages. |
| 15 | União Desportiva | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 7 | Qualified Pot B Final Stages. |
| 16 | América Mineiro | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 7 | Qualified Pot B Final Stages. |

### Bracket

| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 9 | Fluminense | 2 | 0 | 2 (1) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Real Ariquemes (p) | 1 | 1 | 2 (3) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Real Ariquemes (p) | 1 | 1 | 2 (3) | Real Ariquemes | Real Ariquemes | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | ESMAC | ESMAC | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Aliança-GO | 0 | 0 | 0 | ESMAC | ESMAC | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | ESMAC | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | ESMAC | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | ESMAC | ESMAC | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Red Bull Bragantino | Red Bull Bragantino | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | |
| 14 | União Desportiva | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | Red Bull Bragantino | Red Bull Bragantino | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Athletico Paranaense | 4 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Athletico Paranaense | 4 | 3 | 7 | Athletico Paranaense | Athletico Paranaense | 4 | 0 | 4(2) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Red Bull Bragantino | Red Bull Bragantino | 2 | 2 | 4(4) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | JC | 1 | 0 | 1 | Red Bull Bragantino | Red Bull Bragantino | 2 | 2 | 4(4) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Red Bull Bragantino | 0 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Red Bull Bragantino | 0 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | Red Bull Bragantino | Red Bull Bragantino | 0 | 0 | 0 (4) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Atlético Mineiro | Atlético Mineiro | 0 | 0 | 0 (2) |
| 11 | CRESSPOM (p) | 0 | 1 | 1 (3) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Atlético Mineiro | Atlético Mineiro | 0 | 0 | 0 (2) |
| 6 | Fortaleza | 0 | 1 | 1 (1) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Fortaleza | 0 | 1 | 1 (1) | CRESSPOM | CRESSPOM | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Ceará | Ceará | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Botafogo-PB | 1 | 1 | 2 | Ceará | Ceará | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Ceará | 2 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Ceará | 2 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | CRESSPOM | CRESSPOM | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Atlético Mineiro | Atlético Mineiro | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | |
| 16 | América Mineiro | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | Atlético Mineiro | Atlético Mineiro | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Vasco da Gama | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Vasco da Gama | 0 | 2 | 2 | América Mineiro | América Mineiro | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Atlético Mineiro | Atlético Mineiro | 3 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Iranduba | 0 | 1 | 1 | Atlético Mineiro | Atlético Mineiro | 3 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Atlético Mineiro | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Round of 16

Red Bull Bragantino won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to quarter-finals.
Athletico Paranaense won 7–0 on aggregate and advanced to quarter-finals.
Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Real Ariquemes won on penalties and advanced to quarter-finals.
ESMAC won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to quarter-finals.
América Mineiro won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to quarter-finals.
Atlético Mineiro won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to quarter-finals.
Ceará won 5–2 on aggregate and advanced to quarter-finals.
Tied 1–1 on aggregate, CRESSPOM won on penalties and advanced to quarter-finals.

### Quarter-finals

Tied 4–4 on aggregate, Red Bull Bragantino won on penalties and advance to the semi-finals.
ESMAC won 3–2 on aggregate and advance to the semi-finals.
Atlético Mineiro won 3–1 on aggregate and advance to the semi-finals.
CRESSPOM won 2–0 on aggregate and advance to the semi-finals.

### Semi-finals

Bragantino won 3–1 on aggregate and advance to the Finals.
Atlético Mineiro won 2–0 on aggregate and advance to the Finals.

### Finals
## Final classification

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Red Bull Bragantino | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 36 | 6 | +30 | 27 | Champions and promoted to the 2022 Série A1. |
| 2 | Atlético Mineiro | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 3 | +18 | 29 | Runners-up and promoted to the 2022 Série A1. |
| 3 | ESMAC | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 6 | +23 | 22 | Eliminated in the Semi-finals and promoted to the 2022 Série A1. |
| 4 | CRESSPOM | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 8 | +11 | 17 | Eliminated in the Semi-finals and promoted to the 2022 Série A1. |
| 5 | Ceará | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 6 | +20 | 22 | Eliminated in the Quarter-finals and Qualified for the 2022 Série A2. |
| 6 | Athletico Paranaense | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 7 | +19 | 21 | Eliminated in the Quarter-finals and Qualified for the 2022 Série A2. |
| 7 | Real Ariquemes | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 9 | +9 | 16 | Eliminated in the Quarter-finals and Qualified for the 2022 Série A2. |
| 8 | América Mineiro | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 11 | Eliminated in the Quarter-finals and Qualified for the 2022 Série A2. |
| 9 | Vasco da Gama | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 18 | Eliminated in the Round of 16 and Qualified for the 2022 Série A2. |
| 10 | Fluminense | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 15 | Eliminated in the Round of 16 and Qualified for the 2022 Série A2. |
| 11 | Fortaleza | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 15 | Eliminated in the Round of 16 and Qualified for the 2022 Série A2. |
| 12 | JC | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 13 | Eliminated in the Round of 16 and Qualified for the 2022 Série A2. |
| 13 | Botafogo-PB | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 12 | Eliminated in the Round of 16 and Qualified for the 2022 Série A2. |
| 14 | Aliança-GO | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 10 | Eliminated in the Round of 16 and Qualified for the 2022 Série A2. |
| 15 | Iranduba | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 9 | Eliminated in the Round of 16 and Qualified for the 2022 Série A2. |
| 16 | União Desportiva | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 7 | Eliminated in the Round of 16 and Qualified for the 2022 Série A2. |
| 17 | CEFAMA | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 7 | Eliminated and disputed vacancy in the 2022 Série A3. |
| 18 | América de Natal | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 7 | Eliminated and disputed vacancy in the 2022 Série A3. |
| 19 | Criciúma | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 7 | Eliminated and disputed vacancy in the 2022 Série A3. |
| 20 | Vila Nova-ES | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 5 | Eliminated and disputed vacancy in the 2022 Série A3. |
| 21 | Juventude-BA | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 4 | Eliminated and disputed vacancy in the 2022 Série A3. |
| 22 | Sport | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 4 | Eliminated and disputed vacancy in the 2022 Série A3. |
| 23 | Vitória | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 16 | −5 | 4 | Eliminated and disputed vacancy in the 2022 Série A3. |
| 24 | Chapecoense | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 4 | Eliminated and disputed vacancy in the 2022 Série A3. |
| 25 | Tiradentes | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 4 | Eliminated and disputed vacancy in the 2022 Série A3. |
| 26 | Assermurb | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 18 | −13 | 4 | Eliminated and disputed vacancy in the 2022 Série A3. |
| 27 | São Raimundo | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 19 | −14 | 4 | Eliminated and disputed vacancy in the 2022 Série A3. |
| 28 | Paraíso | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 3 | Eliminated and disputed vacancy in the 2022 Série A3. |
| 29 | Ponte Preta | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 3 | Eliminated and disputed vacancy in the 2022 Série A3. |
| 30 | Náutico | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 3 | Eliminated and disputed vacancy in the 2022 Série A3. |
| 31 | Mixto | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 3 | Eliminated and disputed vacancy in the 2022 Série A3. |
| 32 | SERC | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 17 | −11 | 3 | Eliminated and disputed vacancy in the 2022 Série A3. |
| 33 | Brasil de Farroupilha | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 14 | −12 | 1 | Eliminated and disputed vacancy in the 2022 Série A3. |
| 34 | Oratório | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 19 | −15 | 1 | Eliminated and disputed vacancy in the 2022 Série A3. |
| 35 | Atlético Goianiense | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 18 | −17 | 0 | Eliminated and disputed vacancy in the 2022 Série A3. |
| 36 | Santos Dumont | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 27 | −26 | 0 | Eliminated and disputed vacancy in the 2022 Série A3. |