# 2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C

The 2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, the third level of the Brazilian League, would be contested by 20 clubs from May 27 until November 4, 2012. Top four teams in the table will qualify to the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B to be contested in 2013, meanwhile the bottom four will be relegated to Campeonato Brasileiro Série D.
Due to legal issues, the STJD suspended the Série C and Série D until the issues were settled. After 32 days, the CBF confirmed that the Série C started at June 30 and ended on December 1.

## Rule changes

Unlike previous years, in 2012 participating clubs will be divided in two groups of 10, instead of the four groups of five clubs, the system adopted by 2011. Thus, all teams will be involved in the tournament until the end of the year. The amendment will allow all clubs in the competition to play at least 18 games in the tournament. The top of each group will advance to the knockout stage for the decisive stages of the quarterfinals, semifinals and final. The semifinalists will be promoted to the Series B 2013.

## Teams

| Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity |
| Águia | Marabá | Zinho de Oliveira | 5,500 |
| Brasiliense | Brasília | Boca do Jacaré | 30,000 |
| Caxias | Caxias do Sul | Centenário | 30,800 |
| Chapecoense | Chapecó | Arena Condá | 25,000 |
| Cuiabá | Cuiabá | Verdão | 40,000 |
| Duque de Caxias | Duque de Caxias | Marrentão | 7,000 |
| Fortaleza | Fortaleza | Presidente Vargas | 20,600 |
| Guarany | Sobral | Junco | 10,000 |
| Icasa | Juazeiro do Norte | Romeirão | 16,000 |
| Luverdense | Lucas do Rio Verde | Passo das Emas Stadium | 15,000 |
| Macaé | Macaé | Moacyzão | 15,000 |
| Madureira | Rio de Janeiro | Conselheiro Galvão | 10,000 |
| Oeste | Itápolis | Amaros | 16,000 |
| Paysandu | Belém | Curuzú | 20,000 |
| Salgueiro | Salgueiro | Salgueirão | 10,000 |
| Santa Cruz | Recife | Arruda | 60,000 |
| Santo André | Santo André | Bruno José Daniel | 18,000 |
| Treze | Campina Grande | Presidente Vargas | 10,000 |
| Tupi | Juiz de Fora | Mário Helênio | 40,000 |
| Vila Nova | Goiânia | Serra Dourada | 50,000 |

## First stage
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Fortaleza | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 28 | 11 | +17 | 39 | Advances to Final Stage |
| 2 | Luverdense | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 26 | +6 | 34 | Advances to Final Stage |
| 3 | Icasa | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 19 | −1 | 24 | Advances to Final Stage |
| 4 | Paysandu | 18 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 26 | 19 | +7 | 24 | Advances to Final Stage |
| 5 | Treze | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 24 | 33 | −9 | 22 | |
| 6 | Santa Cruz | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 22 | +4 | 22 | |
| 7 | Águia de Marabá | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 32 | −10 | 22 | |
| 8 | Cuiabá | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 21 | −1 | 20 | |
| 9 | Salgueiro | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 25 | 29 | −4 | 20 | Relegation to Série D |
| 10 | Guarany de Sobral | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 30 | −9 | 14 | Relegation to Série D |

#### Matches

| Home \ Away | AGM | CUI | FOR | GUA | ICA | LUV | PAY | SAL | STC | TRE |
| Águia de Marabá | | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 5–1 |
| Cuiabá | 3–1 | | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 5–1 |
| Fortaleza | 0–0 | 3–0 | | 4–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| Guarany | 3–1 | 3–4 | 1–1 | | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| Icasa | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 |
| Luverdense | 5–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 |
| Paysandu | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | | 4–0 | 0–0 | 5–1 |
| Salgueiro | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 6–2 | 1–1 | | 2–2 | 2–0 |
| Santa Cruz | 6–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 0–0 | | 2–1 |
| Treze | 4–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Macaé | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 17 | +16 | 32 | Advances to Final Stage |
| 2 | Duque de Caxias | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 23 | −1 | 29 | Advances to Final Stage |
| 3 | Chapecoense | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 12 | +12 | 29 | Advances to Final Stage |
| 4 | Oeste | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 19 | +3 | 29 | Advances to Final Stage |
| 5 | Caxias | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 26 | −3 | 27 | |
| 6 | Brasiliense | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 25 | 29 | −4 | 23 | |
| 7 | Vila Nova | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 26 | +1 | 23 | |
| 8 | Madureira | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 21 | −4 | 23 | |
| 9 | Santo André | 18 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 22 | −8 | 18 | Relegation to Série D |
| 10 | Tupi | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 25 | −12 | 14 | Relegation to Série D |

#### Matches

| Home \ Away | BRS | CAX | CHA | DCA | MAC | MAD | OES | STA | TUP | VIL |
| Brasiliense | | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 4–2 |
| Caxias | 3–0 | | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Chapecoense | 3–0 | 4–0 | | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 3–2 |
| Duque de Caxias | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Macaé | 2–2 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 3–0 |
| Madureira | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 |
| Oeste | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 |
| Santo André | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| Tupi | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | | 1–1 |
| Vila Nova | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | |

## Final stage

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Fortaleza | Fortaleza | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Oeste | Oeste | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Oeste | Oeste | 1 | 3 | 4 | Oeste | Oeste | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | | | Chapecoense | Chapecoense | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| Luverdense | Luverdense | 0 | 1 | 1 | Chapecoense | Chapecoense | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| Chapecoense | Chapecoense | 3 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Chapecoense | Chapecoense | 3 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | Oeste | Oeste | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Icasa | Icasa | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Duque de Caxias | Duque de Caxias | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | Icasa | Icasa | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Icasa | Icasa | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Icasa | Icasa | 2 | 0 | 2 | Icasa (a) | Icasa (a) | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | | Paysandu | Paysandu | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| Macaé | Macaé | 0 | 3 | 3 | Paysandu | Paysandu | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| Paysandu | Paysandu | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |

## Top goalscorers

| Goals | Player | Team |
| 11 | Denis Marques | Santa Cruz |
| 10 | Rubinho | Luverdense |
| 9 | Pedro Júnior | Vila Nova |
| 8 | Jones | Macaé |
| 8 | Zambi | Macaé |
| 7 | Bruno Veiga | Duque de Caxias |
| 7 | Wal | Fortaleza |
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