Football in Brazil
Season2007
Brazil

The following article presents a summary of the 2007 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which was the 106th season of competitive football in the country.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 São Paulo 38 23 8 7 55 19 +36 77 Qualified for both Copa Libertadores 2008 and Copa Sudamericana 2008
2 Santos 38 19 5 14 57 47 +10 62 Qualified for the Copa Libertadores 2008
3 Flamengo 38 17 10 11 55 49 +6 61
4 Fluminense 38 16 13 9 57 39 +18 61 Qualified for the Copa Libertadores 2008 by winning the Copa do Brasil 2007
5 Cruzeiro 38 18 6 14 73 59 +14 60 Qualified for the Copa Libertadores 2008
6 Grêmio 38 17 7 14 44 43 +1 58 Qualified for the Copa Sudamericana 2008
7 Palmeiras 38 16 10 12 48 47 +1 58
8 Atlético Mineiro 38 15 10 13 63 51 +12 55
9 Botafogo 38 14 13 11 62 58 +4 55
10 Vasco da Gama 38 15 9 14 58 47 +11 54
11 Internacional 38 15 9 14 49 44 +5 54
12 Atlético Paranaense 38 14 12 12 51 50 +1 54
13 Figueirense 38 14 11 13 57 56 +1 53
14 Sport 38 14 9 15 54 55 −1 51
15 Náutico 38 14 7 17 66 63 +3 49
16 Goiás 38 13 6 19 49 62 −13 45
17 Corinthians 38 10 14 14 40 50 −10 44 Relegated to 2008 Série B
18 Paraná 39 12 7 20 42 64 −22 43
19 Juventude 38 11 8 19 43 65 −22 41
20 América-RN 38 4 5 29 24 80 −56 17
Source:

São Paulo declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro champions.

Relegation

The four worst placed teams, which are Corinthians, Paraná, Juventude and América-RN, were relegated to the following year's second level.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Coritiba 38 21 6 11 54 41 +13 69 Promoted to 2008 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
2 Ipatinga 38 20 7 11 60 41 +19 67
3 Portuguesa 38 17 12 9 63 46 +17 63
4 Vitória 38 18 5 15 68 50 +18 59
5 Fortaleza 38 17 5 16 51 46 +5 56
6 Marília 38 17 8 13 66 61 +5 53[lower-alpha 1]
7 Criciúma 39 15 8 16 51 44 +7 53
8 CRB 38 15 8 15 54 62 −8 53
9 Brasiliense 38 14 11 13 57 53 +4 53
10 São Caetano 38 13 14 11 45 39 +6 53
11 Ponte Preta 38 13 13 12 58 55 +3 52
12 Gama 38 14 9 15 53 56 −3 51
13 Barueri 38 14 9 15 57 71 −14 51
14 Santo André 38 13 12 13 51 50 +1 51
15 Avaí 38 13 12 13 52 55 −3 51
16 Ceará 38 13 11 14 58 58 0 50
17 Paulista 39 12 10 17 58 61 −3 46 Relegated to 2008 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
18 Santa Cruz 38 10 12 16 47 65 −18 42
19 Remo 38 10 6 22 53 69 −16 36
20 Ituano 38 8 9 21 41 74 −33 33
Source:
Notes:
  1. ↑ Marília was punished with the loss of 6 points

Coritiba declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B champions.

Promotion

The four best placed teams, which are Coritiba, Ipatinga, Portuguesa and Vitória, were promoted to the following year's first level.

Relegation

The four worst placed teams, which are Paulista, Santa Cruz, Remo and Ituano, were relegated to the following year's third level.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série C

Final stage
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 São Paulo (state) Bragantino/SP 14 7 5 2 21 13 +8 26 Promoted to the Série B
2 Bahia Bahia/BA 14 6 6 2 26 18 +8 24
3 Goiás Vila Nova/GO 14 7 2 5 26 19 +7 23
4 Rio Grande do Norte ABC/RN 14 7 2 5 20 21 −1 23
5 Goiás CRAC/GO 14 7 0 7 24 20 +4 21
6 Goiás Atlético/GO 14 6 3 5 24 17 +7 21
7 Piauí Barras/PI 14 2 4 8 15 31 −16 10
8 Paraíba Nacional/PB 14 2 2 10 8 25 −17 8
Source:

Bragantino declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C champions.

Promotion

The four best placed teams in the final stage of the competition, which are Bragantino, Bahia, Vila Nova-GO and ABC, were promoted to the following year's second level.

Copa do Brasil

The Copa do Brasil final was played between Fluminense and Figueirense.

Fluminense1–1Figueirense

Fluminense declared as the cup champions by aggregate score of 2-1.

State championship champions

State Champion State Champion
Acre Rio Branco Paraíba Nacional de Patos
Alagoas Coruripe Paraná Paranavaí
Amapá Trem Pernambuco Sport Recife
Amazonas Nacional (AM) Piauí River
Bahia Vitória Rio de Janeiro Flamengo
Ceará Fortaleza Rio Grande do Norte ABC
Distrito Federal Brasiliense Rio Grande do Sul Grêmio
Espírito Santo Linhares FC Rondônia Ulbra Ji-Paraná
Goiás Atlético Goianiense Roraima Roraima
Maranhão Maranhão Santa Catarina Chapecoense
Mato Grosso Cacerense São Paulo Santos
Mato Grosso do Sul Águia Negra Sergipe América (SE)
Minas Gerais Atlético Mineiro Tocantins Palmas
Pará Remo

Youth competition champions

Competition Champion
Campeonato Brasileiro Sub-20 Cruzeiro
Copa 2 de Julho Internacional
Copa Macaé de Juvenis Cruzeiro
Copa Santiago de Futebol Juvenil Internacional
Copa São Paulo de Juniores Cruzeiro
Copa Sub-17 de Promissão Corinthians
Taça Belo Horizonte de Juniores Flamengo

Other competition champions

Competition Champion
Campeonato Paulista do Interior Guaratinguetá
Copa Amoretty Caxias
Copa Espírito Santo Jaguaré
Copa FPF Juventus
Copa Governador do Mato Grosso Luverdense
Copa Integração Icasa
Copa Paraná J. Malucelli
Copa Pernambuco Sport
Copa Rio Volta Redonda
Copa Santa Catarina Marcílio Dias
Recopa Sul-Brasileira Marcílio Dias
Taça Minas Gerais Ituiutaba

Brazilian clubs in international competitions

Team Copa Libertadores 2007 Copa Sudamericana 2007 Recopa Sudamericana 2007
Atlético Paranaense did not qualify Preliminary round
eliminated by
Brazil Vasco		 N/A
Botafogo did not qualify Round of 16
eliminated by
Argentina River Plate		 N/A
Corinthians did not qualify Preliminary round
eliminated by
Brazil Botafogo		 N/A
Cruzeiro did not qualify Preliminary round
eliminated by
Brazil Goiás		 N/A
Figueirense did not qualify Preliminary round
eliminated by
Brazil São Paulo		 N/A
Flamengo Round of 16
eliminated by
Uruguay Defensor		 did not qualify N/A
Goiás did not qualify Round of 16
eliminated by
Argentina Arsenal		 N/A
Grêmio Runner-up
lost to
Argentina Boca Juniors		 did not qualify N/A
Internacional Group stage
eliminated
finished third in the group		 did not qualify Champions
defeated
Mexico Pachuca
Paraná Round of 16
eliminated by
Paraguay Libertad		 did not qualify N/A
Santos Semi-finals
eliminated by
Brazil Grêmio		 did not qualify N/A
São Paulo Round of 16
eliminated by
Brazil Grêmio		 Quarter-finals
eliminated by
Colombia Millonarios		 N/A
Vasco did not qualify Quarter-finals
eliminated by
Mexico América		 N/A

Brazil national team

The following table lists all the games played by the Brazil national football team in official competitions and friendly matches during 2007.

Date City Opposition Result Score Brazil scorers Competition
February 6, 2007England London PortugalL0–2-International Friendly
March 24, 2007Sweden Gothenburg ChileW4–0Ronaldinho (2), Kaká, JuanInternational Friendly
March 27, 2007Sweden Stockholm GhanaW1–0Vágner LoveInternational Friendly
June 1, 2007England London EnglandD1–1DiegoInternational Friendly
June 5, 2007Germany Dortmund TurkeyD0–0-International Friendly
June 27, 2007Venezuela Puerto Ordaz MexicoL0–2-Copa América
July 1, 2007Venezuela Maturín ChileW3–0Robinho (3)Copa América
July 4, 2007Venezuela Puerto la Cruz EcuadorW1–0RobinhoCopa América
July 7, 2007Venezuela Puerto la Cruz ChileW6–1Juan, Baptista, Robinho (2), Josué, Vágner LoveCopa América
July 10, 2007Venezuela Maracaibo UruguayW2–2 (5–4 pen)Maicon, BaptistaCopa América
July 15, 2007Venezuela Maracaibo ArgentinaW3–0Baptista, Ayala (own goal), AlvesCopa América
August 22, 2007France Montpellier AlgeriaW2–0Maicon, RonaldinhoInternational Friendly
September 9, 2007United States Chicago United StatesW4–2Onyewu (own goal), Lúcio, Ronaldinho, ElanoInternational Friendly
September 12, 2007United States Foxborough MexicoW3–1Kléber, Kaká, AlvesInternational Friendly
October 14, 2007Colombia Bogotá ColombiaD0–0-World Cup Qualifying
October 17, 2007Brazil Rio de Janeiro EcuadorW5–0Vágner Love, Ronaldinho, Kaká (2), ElanoWorld Cup Qualifying
November 18, 2007Peru Lima PeruD1–1KakáWorld Cup Qualifying
November 21, 2007Brazil São Paulo UruguayW2–1Luís Fabiano (2)World Cup Qualifying

Women's football

Brazil women's national football team

The following table lists all the games played by the Brazil women's national football team in official competitions and friendly matches during 2007.

Date Opposition Result Score Brazil scorers Competition
June 23, 2007 United States01–2-International Friendly
July 12, 2007 UruguayW4–0Daniela Alves (2), Cristiane Silva, RosanaPan American Games
July 14, 2007 JamaicaW5–0Kátia Cilene (2), Daniela Alves, Marta, Cristiane SilvaPan American Games
July 18, 2007 EcuadorW10–0Cristiane Silva (4), Daniela Alves, Marta (4), PretinhaPan American Games
July 20, 2007 CanadaW7–0Marta (5), Rosana, Daniela AlvesPan American Games
July 23, 2007 MexicoW2–0Rosana (2)Pan American Games
July 26, 2007 United StatesW5–0Marta (2), Cristiane Silva (2), Daniela AlvesPan American Games
August 23, 2007Sweden UmeåW2–1Pretinha (2)International Friendly (unofficial match)
August 28, 2007Sweden Eskilstuna UnitedW6–0Marta (2), Formiga, Cristiane Silva, Kátia Cilene, MicheleInternational Friendly (unofficial match)
September 2, 2007 JapanL1–2Cristiane SilvaInternational Friendly
September 12, 2007 New ZealandW5–0Daniela Alves, Cristiane Silva, Marta (2), Renata CostaWorld Cup
September 15, 2007 ChinaW4–0Marta (2), Cristiane Silva (2)World Cup
September 20, 2007 DenmarkW1–0PretinhaWorld Cup
September 23, 2007 AustraliaW3–2Formiga, Marta, Cristiane SilvaWorld Cup
September 27, 2007 United StatesW4–0Leslie Osborne (og), Marta (2), Cristiane SilvaWorld Cup
September 30, 2007 GermanyL0–2-World Cup

The Brazil women's national football team competed in the following competitions in 2007:

Competition Performance
World Cup Runner-up
Pan American Games Champions

Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino

The Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino final was played between Mato Grosso do Sul/Saad and Botucatu.

Mato Grosso do Sul/Saad declared as the cup champions after beating Botucatu 5-4 on penalties.

Other domestic competition champions

Competition Champion
Campeonato Carioca CEPE-Caxias
Campeonato Paulista Santos

References

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