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STAY ON THE BALL with our weekly newsletter
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Club football in Brazil is complicated because the country is so big
and there are different competitions. The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF)
is trying to rationalise it and by 2007 hopes for the Brazilian league to
happen concurrently with European season. In 2006, however, these are
the club competitions and their dates:
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BRAZILIAN CLUBS
Here we have detailed information on all of Brazil's top clubs.
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THE BRAZILIAN CHAMPIONSHIP
There are three divisions in the league, the Serie A and Serie B - which have made up of 20 teams each - and the Serie C.
The Serie A runs from 16 April to 3 December. The Serie B from 15 April to 25 November. The Serie C from 16 July to 19 November.
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STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Each of Brazil's 27 states has a competition at the beginning of the year. The most important are the Carioca, in Rio, and the Paulista, in São
Paulo. These run from 11 January to 9 April.
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COPA DO BRASIL
This is a knock-out competition involving the country's best teams. Runs from 15 February to 26 July.
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COPA LIBERTADORES
This is the most important continental competition in South America. Runs from 25 January to 9 August.
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COPA SULAMERICANA
This is a new continental competition, for clubs who didn't qualify for the Libertadores. Runs from 6 September to 6 December.
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Note: There is no club football during the World Cup (9 June to 9 July).
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Futebol: The Brazilian Way of Life
Email:
Copyright © 2005 by Alex Bellos. Published by Bloomsbury, New York and London. Distributed to the trade by Holtzbrinck Publishers.
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