# 2010 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C

In 2010, the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, the third level of the Brazilian League, was contested by 20 clubs divided in four groups, followed by a playoff round, from July 18 to November 21, 2010. The top four clubs, the ones which qualified to the semifinals, were promoted to the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B to be contested in 2011. Meanwhile, the bottom four clubs, the ones that finished in last place of each group, were relegated to 2011 Série D.

## Team information

| Team | City | State | Stadium | Capacity | 2009 season |
| ABC | Natal | RN | Frasqueirão | 18,000 | Série B 20th place |
| Águia de Marabá | Marabá | PA | Zinho de Oliveira | 10,000 | Série C 12th place |
| Alecrim | Natal | RN | Machadão | 32,000 | Série D 4th place |
| Brasil de Pelotas | Pelotas | RS | Bento Freitas | 18,000 | Série C 6th place |
| Campinense | Campina Grande | PB | Amigão | 35,000 | Série B 19th place |
| Caxias | Caxias do Sul | RS | Centenário | 30,434 | Série C 5th place |
| Chapecoense | Chapecó | SC | Arena Condá | 16,000 | Série D 3rd place |
| CRB | Maceió | AL | Rei Pelé | 30,000 | Série C 16th place |
| Criciúma | Criciúma | SC | Heriberto Hülse | 19,900 | Série C 15th place |
| Fortaleza | Fortaleza | CE | Castelão | 60,326 | Série B 18th place |
| Gama | Gama | DF | Bezerrão | 20,000 | Série C 14th place |
| Ituiutaba | Ituiutaba | MG | Fazendinha | 13,500 | Série C 11th place |
| Juventude | Caxias do Sul | RS | Alfredo Jaconi | 23,726 | Série B 17th place |
| Luverdense | Lucas do Rio Verde | MT | Paço das Emas | 7,000 | Série C 13th place |
| Macaé | Macaé | RJ | Cláudio Moacyr | 16,000 | Série D 2nd place |
| Marília | Marília | SP | Bento de Abreu | 19,500 | Série C 9th place |
| Paysandu | Belém | PA | Estádio Olímpico do Pará | 45,000 | Série C 8th place |
| Rio Branco (AC) | Rio Branco | AC | Arena da Floresta | 20,000 | Série C 7th place |
| Salgueiro | Salgueiro | PE | Cornélio de Barros | 6,000 | Série C 10th place |
| São Raimundo (PA) | Santarém | PA | Colosso do Tapajós | 19,000 | Série D 1st 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 2011
* Quarterfinals: Eight qualified teams play in two-leg format, home and away. Winners qualify to semifinals and are promoted to Série B 2011.
* 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-CE-PA)

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PAY | AGU | FOR | RBR | SRA |
| Paysandu | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 14 | | 2–0 | 1–1 | 6–2 | 1–0 |
| Águia de Marabá | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 12 | 2–1 | | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 |
| Fortaleza | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 12 | 1–1 | 0–0 | | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Rio Branco (AC) | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 17 | −5 | 10 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | | 3–3 |
| São Raimundo (PA) | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | −7 | 3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | |

#### Group B (AL-PB-PE-RN)

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ABC | SAL | CRB | CPN | ALE |
| ABC | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 12 | | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Salgueiro | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 11 | 0–3 | | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 |
| CRB | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 11 | 1–0 | 1–1 | | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Campinense | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | | 2–1 |
| Alecrim | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 10 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | |

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

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ITB | MCE | LUV | MAC | GAM |
| Ituiutaba | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 15 | | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 |
| Macaé | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 14 | 0–0 | | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 |
| Luverdense | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 12 | 2–1 | 3–1 | | 2–2 | 2–0 |
| Marília | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 6 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | | 2–2 |
| Gama | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 5 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |

#### Group D (RS-SC)

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | CRI | CHA | CAX | GEB | JUV |
| Criciúma | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 12 | | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| Chapecoense | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 1–0 | | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 |
| Caxias | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 1–0 | 2–1 | | 0–0 | 2–2 |
| Brasil de Pelotas | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 10 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | | 0–0 |
| Juventude | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 8 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | |

### Knockout stages

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1A | Paysandu | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 2B | Salgueiro | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 2B | Salgueiro | 1 | 3 | Salgueiro | Salgueiro | 1 | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | ABC | ABC | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| 1B | ABC | 1 | 3 | ABC | ABC | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| 2A | Águia de Marabá | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 2A | Águia de Marabá | 0 | 1 | | | | | ABC | ABC | 1 | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | Ituiutaba | Ituiutaba | 0 | 0 |
| 1C | Ituiutaba (a) | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | Ituiutaba | Ituiutaba | 0 | 0 |
| 2D | Chapecoense | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| 2D | Chapecoense | 1 | 0 | Ituiutaba (p) | Ituiutaba (p) | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | Criciúma | Criciúma | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| 1D | Criciúma | 2 | 2 | Criciúma | Criciúma | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| 2C | Macaé | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
(p) won on penalty shootout. (a) won by away goals rule.

#### Quarterfinals

Paysandu vs. Salgueiro first leg played on October 9; Second leg played on October 17. ABC vs. Águia de Marabá first leg played on October 16; Second leg played on October 24. Ituiutaba vs. Chapecoense first leg played on October 9; Second leg played on October 16. Criciúma vs. Macaé first leg played on October 10; Second leg played on October 23.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Paysandu | 3-4 | Salgueiro | 1-1 | 2-3 |
| ABC | 4-1 | Águia de Marabá | 1-0 | 3-1 |
| Ituiutaba | 1-1 (a) | Chapecoense | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Criciúma | 4-3 | Macaé | 2-3 | 2-0 |
Team #1 played second match at home.

#### Semifinals

First leg played on October 30. Second leg played on November 6 and 07
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| ABC | 3-1 | Salgueiro | 1-1 | 2-0 |
| Ituiutaba | 2-2 (p 4-2) | Criciúma | 1-1 | 1-1 |
Team #1 played second match at home.

### Finals

All times Brazilian Daylight Saving Time
ABC won 1–0 on aggregate.
* 2010 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C winners
* ABC 1st title

## Aggregate table

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| ABC (C, P) | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 8 | +11 | 26 | Champions: promotion to 2011 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B |
| Ituiutaba (P) | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 20 | Playoff semifinalists: promotion to 2011 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B |
| Criciúma (P) | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 17 | Playoff semifinalists: promotion to 2011 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B |
| Salgueiro (P) | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 18 | −2 | 16 | Playoff semifinalists: promotion to 2011 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B |
| Macaé | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 17 | Playoff quarterfinalists: no promotion |
| Paysandu | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 13 | +5 | 15 | Playoff quarterfinalists: no promotion |
| Chapecoense | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 13 | Playoff quarterfinalists: no promotion |
| Águia de Marabá | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 12 | Playoff quarterfinalists: no promotion |
| Luverdense | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 12 | |
| Fortaleza | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 12 | |
| CRB | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 11 | |
| Campinense | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 10 | |
| Caxias | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 10 | |
| Brasil de Pelotas | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 10 | |
| Rio Branco (AC) | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 17 | −5 | 10 | |
| Marília | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 6 | |
| Alecrim (R) | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 10 | Relegation to 2011 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D |
| Juventude (R) | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 8 | Relegation to 2011 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D |
| Gama (R) | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 5 | Relegation to 2011 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D |
| São Raimundo (PA) (R) | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | −7 | 3 | Relegation to 2011 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D |

## Top goalscorers

| Pos | Name | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Bruno Rangel | Paysandu | 8 |
| 2 | Cascata | ABC | 5 |
| 2 | Felipe Mamão | Águia de Marabá | 5 |