Brazil 1999 Third Level (Série C)


Qualification Data
------------------

Participants 
  
* The 6 relegated teams from 1998's Second Level: 
Fluminense (RJ) 
Volta Redonda (RJ)
Americano (RJ) 
Náutico (PE) 
Atlético (GO) 
Juventus (SP)

* The third, fourth and fifth placed teams from 1998's Third Level:
Itabaiana (SE) 
Anapolina (GO) 
Brasil Pelotas (RS)

Qualified teams      
  
AC - Vasco
AL - CSA
AM - São Raimundo
AP - Santos
BA - Fluminense-BA
CE - Fortaleza    
DF - Dom Pedro II    
ES - Serra
GO - Goiânia
MA - Moto Clube
MG - Villa Nova
MS - Operário (CG)
MT - Juventude-MT
PA - Castanhal
PB - Botafogo
PE - Unibol
PI - Picos
PR - Rio Branco
RJ - Bangu
RN - Potiguar
RO - Ji-Paraná
RR - Rio Negro-AM (as no team from Roraima desired to participate)
RS - Caxias     
SC - Figueirense
SE - Sergipe 
SP - América-SP
TO - Tocantinópolis

State qualifying tournaments
  
Rio Grande do Sul
-----------------
First Phase
bye: Caxias
  
[Jul 28]
Pelotas        1-1  Internacional
São José       2-2  São Luís
[Aug 1]
Internacional  2-2  Santo Ângelo
São Luiz       1-0  Pelotas
[Aug 5]
Santo Ângelo   0-0  São José
São Luiz       2-2  Internacional 
[Aug 7]
São José       2-1  Pelotas
[Aug 8]
Santo Ângelo   1-1  São Luiz
[Aug 10]
Internacional  2-1  São José
Pelotas        0-1  Santo Ângelo
  
Table    
 1.Internacional/SM  4  1  3  0   7- 6   6  Qualified
 2.São Luiz          4  1  3  0   5- 4   6  Qualified
 3.Santo Ângelo      4  1  3  0   4- 3   6  Qualified
------------------------------------------
 4.São José/PA       4  1  2  1   5- 5   5
 5.Pelotas           4  0  1  3   1- 3   1
        
Second Phase
Knockout
  
[Aug 14 and 17]
Santo Ângelo   0-1   0-3  Caxias
São Luiz       1-0   0-1  Internacional   [pen 5-4]
  
Final
[Aug 19 and 22]
São Luiz       0-0   1-1   0-2  Caxias
  
Caxias qualified.


Paraná
------
First Phase
Knockout 
  
[Aug 1 and 5]
Rio Branco        2-2  awd  AC Paranavaí [2nd leg originally 0-2 but awarded to
                                          Rio Branco as AC Paranavaí used an
                                          ineligible player]
Portuguesa           dns    Malutrom     [Malutrom forfeited the tournament 
                                          claiming that by finishing 4th in 
                                          the state championship it should 
                                          have the berth]
Final
[Aug 11 and 18]
Rio Branco        3-1  2-1  Portuguesa
  
Rio Branco qualified.


Minas Gerais
------------
First Phase
bye: Villa Nova

[Jul 31]
Ipatinga          3-1  Nacional 
[Aug 3]
Nacional          2-2  Tupi
[Aug 5]  
Tupi              1-2  Ipatinga
[Aug 8]
Ipatinga          1-0  Tupi
[Aug 11]
Tupi              1-1  Nacional
[Aug 13]
Nacional          n/p  Ipatinga  [?]
   
Table
 1.Ipatinga          3  3  0  0   6- 2   9  Qualified
------------------------------------------
 2.Tupi              4  0  2  2   4- 6   2
 3.Nacional          3  0  2  1   4- 6   2

Final
[Aug 19 and 22]
Ipatinga          3-1   0-3  Villa Nova    [aet 0-0, pen 0-3]

Villa Nova qualified.


Paraíba
------- 
[Jul 29]
Botafogo          0-1  Auto Esporte
Treze             0-1  Campinense  
[Aug 3]
Campinense        0-1  Botafogo
Auto Esporte      2-2  Treze
[Aug 5]
Auto Esporte      1-2  Campinense
Treze             1-2  Botafogo
[Aug 10]
Botafogo          1-0  Campinense
Treze             4-0  Auto Esporte
[Aug 12]
Botafogo          awd  Treze          [Treze left the field before the start of
                                       the match claiming that the referee,
                                       José Clivaldo, had hindered the team in
                                       earlier matches]
Campinense        2-0  Auto Esporte
[Aug 17]
Auto Esporte      0-3  Botafogo
Campinense        2-0  Treze

Table
 1.Botafogo          6  5  0  1   7- 2  15  Qualified
------------------------------------------
 2.Campinense        6  4  0  2   7- 3  12
 3.Treze             6  1  1  4   7- 7   4
 4.Auto Esporte      6  1  1  4   4-13   4
  

Pernambuco
----------
[Aug 2]
Porto             2-1  Vitória
[Aug 5]
Unibol            2-1  Porto
[Aug 8]
Vitória           3-5  Unibol
[Aug 12]
Unibol            1-1  Vitória
[Aug 15]
Porto             1-1  Unibol
Vitória           n/p  Porto
  
Table 
 1.Unibol            4  2  2  0   9- 6   8
------------------------------------------
 2.Porto             3  1  1  1   4- 4   4
 3.Vitória           3  0  1  2   5- 8   1


Piauí    
----- 
First Phase
[Jul 27]
Flamengo          3-2  River
Picos             dns  Corissabá    [Corissabá forfeited]

Final
[Aug 5]
Flamengo          0-3  Picos



Brazil Third Division 1999
--------------------------

First Phase: played in 6 groups of 6 teams each; of these 36 teams,
             16 qualify for the second phase (top-two of each group 
             and best four third placed teams.

Second Phase: knock-out until four teams are left.

Third Phase: remaining 4 clubs play home-and-away round robin; the first
             2 after six rounds are promoted.


First Phase

Group A
Participating Teams:
Castanhal EC (Castanhal, PA)
Ji-Paraná FC (Ji-Paraná, RO)
Atlético Rio Negro Clube (Manaus, AM) [replaces representative Roraima]
São Raimundo EC (Manaus, AM)
AD Vasco da Gama (Rio Branco, AC)
Ypiranga Clube (Macapá, AP) [replaces Santos FC (Macapá, AP), who withdrew]

29/08                                   19/09
Ypiranga 1x2 Castanhal                  São Raimundo 2x0 Vasco
São Raimundo 0x1 Rio Negro              Ypiranga 0x2 Rio Negro
Vasco 0x1 Ji-Paraná                     Castanhal 1x1 Ji-Paraná
  
01/09                                   22/09
São Raimundo 1x0 Castanhal              Rio Negro 4x2 Vasco
02/09                                   Ypiranga 3x1 Ji-Paraná
Rio Negro 4x1 Ji-Paraná
                                        26/09
04/09                                   Rio Negro 5x1 Ypiranga
Rio Negro 4x0 Castanhal                 Ji-Paraná 4x2 Castanhal
05/09
São Raimundo 4x1 Ji-Paraná              29/09
Ypiranga 2x1 Vasco                      São Raimundo 7x2 Ypiranga
                                        Vasco 1x1 Castanhal
08/09                                   30/09
Castanhal 1x0 Vasco                     Ji-Paraná 0x0 Rio Negro
09/09
Ji-Paraná 1x2 Ypiranga                  03/10
                                        Ji-Paraná WOx0 São Raimundo
12/09                                   Vasco 2x1 Rio Negro
Castanhal 0x1 São Raimundo
Vasco 2x3 Ypiranga                      06/10
                                        Vasco 1x1 São Raimundo
15/09
Ypiranga 2x1 São Raimundo               10/10
Castanhal 2x2 Rio Negro                 Rio Negro 1x2 São Raimundo
                                        Castanhal 4x3 Ypiranga
                                        Ji-Paraná 2x2 Vasco

                     P   G   W   D   L  GA  GF  GD
 1.São Raimundo     22  10   7   1   2  21   8  13  Qualified
 2.Rio Negro        20  10   6   2   2  24  10  14  Qualified
 3.Ypiranga         15  10   5   0   5  19  26  -7  Qualified
--------------------------------------------------
 4.Castanhal        12  10   3   3   4  13  18  -5
 5.Ji-Paraná         9  10   2   3   5  12  20  -8
 6.Vasco             6  10   1   3   6  11  18  -7


Group B
Participating Teams:
Botafogo FC (João Pessoa, PB)
Fortaleza EC (Fortaleza, CE)
Moto Clube (São Luís, MA)
SE Picos (Picos, PI)
ADC Potiguar (Mossoró, RN)
Tocantinópolis EC (Tocantinópolis, TO)

28/08                                   19/09
Moto Clube 2x1 Tocantinópolis           Potiguar 1x0 Moto Clube
29/08                                   Fortaleza 4x3 Botafogo
Potiguar 2x1 Botafogo
Picos 0x3 Fortaleza                     22/09
                                        Moto Clube 2x1 Fortaleza
01/09                                   Tocantinópolis 1x2 Botafogo
Botafogo 1x0 Moto Clube                 Potiguar 1x3 Picos
Fortaleza 1x2 Potiguar 
                                        25/09
04/09                                   Tocantinópolis 2x1 Fortaleza
Fortaleza 2x0 Moto Clube                Botafogo 1x0 Picos
05/09                                   Moto Clube 1x0 Potiguar
Tocantinópolis 0x1 Potiguar
                                        28/09
09/09                                   Picos 2x0 Potiguar
Botafogo 2x0 Fortaleza
Tocantinópolis 1x1 Picos                03/10
                                        Picos 1x1 Botafogo
12/09                                   Potiguar 5x0 Tocantinópolis
Potiguar 2x0 Fortaleza
Botafogo 5x0 Tocantinópolis             06/10
Moto Clube 3x0 Picos                    Picos 1x0 Tocantinópolis
                                        06/10
15/09                                   Moto Clube 2x0 Botafogo
Picos 1x0 Moto Clube
16/09                                   10/10
Fortaleza 1x1 Tocantinópolis            Tocantinópolis 2x3 Moto Clube
                                        Fortaleza 3x1 Picos
                                        Botafogo 3x0 Potiguar

                     P   G   W   D   L  GA  GF  GD 
 1.Botafogo         19  10   6   1   3  19  10   9  Qualified
 2.Moto Clube       18  10   6   0   4  13   9   4  Qualified
 3.Potiguar         18  10   6   0   4  14  11   3  Qualified
--------------------------------------------------
 4.Picos            14  10   4   2   4  10  13  -3
 5.Fortaleza        13  10   4   1   5  16  15   1
 6.Tocantinópolis    5  10   1   2   7   8  22 -14


Group C
Participating Teams:
CSA (Maceió, AL)
Fluminense FC (Feira de Santana, BA)
AO Itabaiana (Itabaiana, SE)
Clube Náutico Capibaribe (Recife, PE)   
CS Sergipe (Aracaju, SE)
Unibol (Recife, PE)

29/08                                   19/09
Náutico 2x0 Unibol                      Fluminense 0x1 Sergipe
Fluminense 1x2 CSA                      Unibol 2x2 Itabaiana
Sergipe 2x2 Itabaiana                   Náutico 2x1 CSA

01/09                                   23/09
Itabaiana 1x2 Náutico                   Sergipe 1x0 Fluminense  
CSA 1x1 Sergipe           
                                        26/09
04/09                                   Itabaiana 4x2 Fluminense
Unibol 1x2 Sergipe                      Unibol 1x1 CSA
05/09                                   Náutico 4x1 Sergipe
Náutico 5x0 Fluminense
Itabaiana 0x0 CSA                       30/09
                                        Sergipe 2x1 Unibol
07/09                                   CSA 2x0 Itabaiana
Unibol 3x0 Fluminense                   Fluminense 0x2 Náutico

12/09                                   03/10
Sergipe 0x2 Náutico                     Fluminense 1x1 Unibol
CSA 1x2 Unibol                          Náutico 3x0 Itabaiana
Fluminense 3x1 Itabaiana                Sergipe 1x0 CSA
 
15/09                                   10/10
CSA 1x1 Náutico                         Itabaiana 1x0 Sergipe
Itabaiana 3x0 Unibol                    CSA 5x0 Fluminense
                                        Unibol 2x2 Náutico

                     P   G   W   D   L  GA  GF  GD
 1.Náutico          26  10   8   2   0  25   7  18  Qualified
 2.Sergipe          17  10   5   2   3  11  12  -1  Qualified
--------------------------------------------------
 3.CSA              13  10   3   4   3  14   9   5
 4.Itabaiana        12  10   3   3   4  14  16  -2
 5.Unibol           10  10   2   4   4  13  16  -3
 6.Fluminense        4  10   1   1   8   8  25 -17


Group D
Participating Teams:
AA Anapolina (Anápolis, GO)
EC Dom Pedro II (Brasília, DF)
Fluminense FC (Rio de Janeiro, RJ)      
Goiânia EC (Goiânia, GO)
GE Serra (Serra, ES)                    
Villa Nova AC (Nova Lima, MG)

29/08                                   21/09
Villa Nova 2x0 Fluminense               Dom Pedro II 0x2 Fluminense
Serra 4x0 Dom Pedro II                  22/09
Anapolina 1x0 Goiânia                   Villa Nova awd Anapolina [awarded 1-0; was 0-3; was awarded 0-1]
                                        23/09
02/09                                   Serra 2x0 Goiânia
Fluminense 1x0 Serra     
Goiânia 0x1 Villa Nova                  25/09
                                        Fluminense awd Anapolina [awarded 1-0, was 0-1]
05/09                                   26/09
Goiânia 0x1 Serra                       Dom Pedro II 1x1 Goiânia
Dom Pedro II 1x4 Villa Nova             Serra 1x0 Villa Nova

09/09                                   29/09
Fluminense 3x0 Goiânia                  Anapolina 0x0 Villa Nova
Dom Pedro II 0x0 Anapolina
                                        03/10
12/09                                   Anapolina 3x2 Fluminense
Villa Nova 0x0 Goiânia                  Villa Nova 3x1 Dom Pedro II
Serra 2x1 Anapolina          
13/09                                   06/10
Fluminense 1x0 Dom Pedro II             Serra 0x1 Fluminense
                                        Anapolina 2x1 Dom Pedro II
16/09
Goiânia 3x2 Dom Pedro II                09/10
Anapolina 0x2 Serra                     Dom Pedro II 0x1 Serra
                                        Goiânia 0x1 Anapolina
18/09                                   Fluminense 3x1 Villa Nova
Goiânia 4x3 Fluminense
19/09
Villa Nova 1x1 Serra

                     P   G   W   D   L  GA  GF  GD
 1.Serra            22  10   7   1   2  14   4  10  Qualified
 2.Fluminense       21  10   7   0   3  17  10   7  Qualified
 3.Villa Nova       18  10   5   3   2  13  10   3  Qualified
--------------------------------------------------
 4.Anapolina        14  10   4   2   4  11   9   2  
 5.Goiânia           8  10   2   2   6   8  15  -7
 6.Dom Pedro II      2  10   0   2   8   6  21 -15

[Anapolina had two matches awarded 0-1 against them because of ineligible
 player Tupã; the match at Villa Nova was first awarded 1-0 to Villa Nova,
 the 0-1 to Anapolina because of ineligible player Agamemnon of Villa Nova,
 and then again changed back to 1-0 for Villa Nova.]


Group E
Participating Teams:               
Americano FC (Campos, RJ)               
Atlético CG (Goiânia, GO)
Bangu AC (Rio de Janeiro, RJ)
SER Juventude (Primavera do Leste, MT)
CA Juventus (São Paulo, SP)             
Operário FC (Campo Grande, MS)

28/08                                   19/09
Bangu 0x0 Americano                     Bangu 3x0 Operário
29/08                                   Atlético 1x2 Americano
Juventus 2x1 Atlético
Operário 1x2 Juventude                  22/09 
                                        Juventude 1x0 Americano
01/09                                   23/09
Atlético 1x1 Bangu                      Bangu 1x0 Juventus
Americano 3x1 Operário                  Operário 1x1 Atlético

04/09                                   26/09 
Atlético 7x3 Operário                   Americano 1x0 Juventus
Juventude 1x1 Bangu                     Juventude 0x1 Atlético
                                        Operário 1x1 Bangu
08/09
Americano 1x0 Atlético                  29/09
Juventude 0x1 Juventus                  Juventus 1x1 Bangu

11/09                                   03/10
Bangu 1x0 Atlético                      Juventus 2x1 Americano
Americano 2x1 Juventude                 Bangu 0x1 Juventude
12/09                                   
Operário 1x2 Juventus                   05/10
                                        Operário 1x1 Americano
14/09                                   06/10
Atlético 1x0 Juventude                  Juventus 2x0 Juventude
16/09
Juventus 0x0 Operário                   10/10
                                        Americano 2x1 Bangu
                                        Juventude 2x1 Operário
                                        Atlético 2x0 Juventus

                     P   G   W   D   L  GA  GF  GD
 1.Americano        20  10   6   2   2  13   8   5  Qualified
 2.Juventus         17  10   5   2   3  10   8   2  Qualified
--------------------------------------------------
 3.Atlético         14  10   4   2   4  15  11   4 
 4.Bangu            14  10   3   5   2  10   7   3
 5.Juventude        13  10   4   1   5   8  10  -2
 6.Operário          4  10   0   4   6  10  22 -12


Group F
Participating Teams:               
América FC (São José do Rio Preto, SP)
GE Brasil (Pelotas, RS)
SER Caxias (Caxias do Sul, RS)
Figueirense FC (Florianópolis, SC)      
Rio Branco SC (Paranaguá, PR)
Volta Redonda FC (Volta Redonda, RJ)

28/08                                   19/09
Figueirense 2x1 Rio Branco              Caxias 3x0 Volta Redonda
29/08                                   Rio Branco 3x1 Brasil
Volta Redonda 0x0 América          
Caxias 1x0 Brasil                       22/09 
                                        América 1x2 Brasil
02/09                                   23/09 
Rio Branco 1x1 Caxias                   Volta Redonda awd Rio Branco [awarded 0-1, was 2-1]
Brasil 4x1 Volta Redonda                Caxias 3x1 Figueirense

05/09                                   26/09
Rio Branco 2x3 Volta Redonda            Brasil 0x0 Figueirense
América 2x2 Caxias                      Volta Redonda awd Caxias [awarded 0-1, was 2-2]
                                        América 1x3 Rio Branco
09/09
América 2x2 Figueirense                 29/09
Brasil 4x0 Rio Branco                   Figueirense 1x1 Caxias 

12/09                                   03/10
Volta Redonda 3x4 Figueirense           Figueirense 4x1 Brasil
Brasil 1x2 América                      Caxias 6x0 América
13/09                                   
Caxias 2x2 Rio Branco                   06/10 
                                        Volta Redonda 0x2 Brasil
16/09                                   Figueirense 5x1 América  
Rio Branco 3x2 América    
Figueirense 3x1 Volta Redonda           10/10 
                                        América 2x1 Volta Redonda
                                        Rio Branco 1x1 Figueirense
                                        Brasil 1x0 Caxias

                     P   G   W   D   L  GA  GF  GD
 1.Caxias           19  10   5   4   1  20   8  12  Qualified
 2.Figueirense      19  10   5   4   1  23  14   9  Qualified
 3.Brasil           16  10   5   1   4  16  12   4  Qualified
--------------------------------------------------
 4.Rio Branco       15  10   4   3   3  17  17   0
 5.América           9  10   2   3   5  13  25 -12
 6.Volta Redonda     4  10   1   1   6   9  22 -13

[Volta Redonda had two matches awarded against them because of ineligible
 player Leonardo Braga]

NB: there are several protests against match results, mainly based on
    claims of ineligible players, which will be decided upon on Oct 18;
    this may lead to changes in the second phase schedule as well.

Second Phase

1/8 Finals [Nov 7, 14 and 16]
Ypiranga (AP)     0-3 0-1     Náutico (PE)
Anapolina (GO)    2-0 n/p n/p São Raimundo (AM)   [Nov 14 - annulled]
Brasil (RS)       0-1 n/p n/p Serra (SE)          [Nov 15 - annulled]
Potiguar (RN)     2-0 0-3 0-2 Americano (RJ)
Sergipe (SE)      2-0 3-0     Botafogo (PB)
Juventus (SP)     0-0 0-3 0-3 Caxias (RS) 
Moto Clube (MA)   1-1 0-1 1-2 Fluminense (RJ)     [1st leg Nov 8, 2nd match in Juiz de Fora]
Figueirense (SC)  3-1 2-0     Rio Negro (AM)      [2nd leg Nov 13]
1/8 Finals (after new ruling)
Villa Nova (MG)   3-1 0-1 1-3 Serra (SE)          [Nov 21, Nov 25, Nov 27]
Brasil (RS)       0-1 1-4     São Raimundo (AM)   [Nov 21, Nov 27]
[NB: first mentioned team played at home 1st leg; 2nd mentioned team
     played at home 2nd (and 3rd) leg]

1/4 Finals [Dec 1, 4 and 6]
Americano (RJ)    1-1 0-4 1-2 Fluminense (RJ)   
Sergipe (SE)      2-0 1-1 1-5 Náutico (PE)  
Caxias (RS)       3-1 1-3 0-0 Serra (SE)          [Serra on overall record]
Figueirense (SC)  3-1 0-2 1-1 São Raimundo (AM)   [São Raimundo on overall record]
[NB: first mentioned team played at home 1st leg; 2nd mentioned team
     played at home 2nd and 3rd leg]

Final Phase

Round 1 [Dec 9]
Fluminense        2-1 Náutico
Serra             4-3 São Raimundo

Round 2 [Dec 12]
São Raimundo      awd Fluminense       [awarded 0-1 (ineligible player Ademir), 
                                        originally 0-0] 
Náutico           4-1 Serra

Round 3 [Dec 15]
São Raimundo      2-1 Náutico
Fluminense        1-2 Serra

Round 4 [Dec 17]
Náutico           1-2 São Raimundo
Serra             2-2 Fluminense  

Round 5 [Dec 20]
Serra             awd Náutico          [awarded 0-1 (ineligible player Édson Garcia),
                                        originally 1-0]
Fluminense        2-0 São Raimundo

Round 6 [Dec 23]
Náutico           1-2 Fluminense  
São Raimundo      2-0 Serra

 1.Fluminense        6  4  1  1 10- 6 13  Champions, Promoted
 2.São Raimundo      6  3  0  3  9- 9  9  Promoted
----------------------------------------
 3.Serra             6  2  1  3  9-13  7  
 4.Náutico           6  2  0  4  9- 9  6
   

1998

1999 (overview state championships)

1999 (1st level)

1999 (2nd level)

2000 (overview state championships)

2000 (Copa dos Campeões)

2000 (Copa João Havelange)

list of champions.

list of 2nd division champions.


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Prepared and maintained by Ricardo Pontes, Miguel Alvim Gonzalez and Marcelo Leme de Arruda for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

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Last updated: 31 Jul 2000

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