In 2007, the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, the third division of the Brazilian League, was contested by 64 clubs, with the promotion of Bragantino, Bahia (lost Fonte Nova against Vila Nova), Vila Nova-GO, and ABC-RN, to the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B to be contested in 2008. No teams were relegated, since the fourth division in the Brazilian league was introduced only in 2009.
Season | 2007 |
---|---|
Champions | Bragantino |
Promoted | Bragantino Bahia Vila Nova-GO ABC-RN |
Matches played | 392 |
Goals scored | 1,022 (2.61 per match) |
← 2006 2008 → |
Competition format
editFirst stage
editThe 64 teams play in 16 groups of four. Within each group, the four teams play a double round robin, i.e. they play each other in home and away matches, totalling six matchdays. The two best ranked teams in each group qualify to the Second Stage.
Second stage
editThe 32 teams qualified from the First Stage play in eight groups of four. Within each group, the four teams play a double round robin, i.e. they play each other in home and away matches, totalling six matchdays. The two best ranked teams in each group qualify to the Third Stage.
Third stage
editThe 16 teams qualified from the Second Stage play in four groups of four. Within each group, the four teams play a double round robin, i.e. they play each other in home and away matches, totalling six matchdays. The two best ranked teams in each group qualify to the Final Stage.
Final stage
editThe eight teams qualified from the Third Stage are put together in a single group. They play a double round robin, i.e. they play each other in home and away matches, totalling fourteen matchdays. The four best ranked teams are automatically promoted to the Série B in 2008.
Participating teams
editThe participating teams are sorted by state:
Acre |
Alagoas |
Amapá |
Amazonas |
Bahia |
Ceará |
Distrito Federal |
Espírito Santo |
Goiás |
Maranhão |
Mato Grosso |
Mato Grosso do Sul |
Minas Gerais |
Pará |
Paraíba |
Paraná |
Pernambuco |
Piauí |
Rio de Janeiro |
Rio Grande do Norte |
Rio Grande do Sul |
Rondônia |
Roraima |
Santa Catarina |
São Paulo |
Sergipe |
Tocantins |
Stages of the competition
editFirst stage
edit- Group 1 (AC-AM-RO-RR)
- Group 2 (AP-AM-PA)
- Group 3 (MA-PA-TO)
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 10 | Qualified to the second stage | |
2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 9 | ||
3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 1 | ||
4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | −1[a] |
Notes:
- ^ Araguaina/TO was punished with the loss of 12 points
- Group 4 (CE-MA-PI)
- Group 5 (CE-PB-PE-RN)
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 11 | Qualified to the second stage | |
2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 7 | ||
3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 7 | ||
4 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 7 |
- Group 6 (PB-PE-RN)
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 13 | Qualified to the second stage | |
2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 10 | ||
3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 6 | ||
4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 4 |
- Group 7 (AL-BA-SE)
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 16 | Qualified to the second stage | |
2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 13 | ||
3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 4 | ||
4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 1 |
- Group 8 (AL-BA-ES)
- Group 9 (DF-GO-MT)
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 12 | Qualified to the second stage | |
2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 9 | ||
3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 7 | ||
4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 7 |
- Group 10 (DF-GO-MT)
- Group 11 (ES-MG-RJ-SP)
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 10 | Qualified to the second stage | |
2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 10 | ||
3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 7 | ||
4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 7 |
- Group 12 (RJ-SP)
- Group 13 (MS-SP)
- Group 14 (MG-RJ-SP)
- Group 15 (PR-RS-SC)
- Group 16 (PR-RS-SC)
Second stage
edit- Group 17 (AC-MA-PA)
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | +5 | −2[a] | ||
2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 10 | Qualified to the third stage | |
3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 8 | ||
4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 5 |
Notes:
- Group 18 (AM-PA-PI)
- Group 19 (BA-ES-PB)
- Group 20 (AL-PE-RN-SE)
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 13 | Qualified to the third stage | |
2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 12 | ||
3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | ||
4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 1 |
- Group 21 (GO-RJ)
- Group 22 (GO-SP)
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 11 | Qualified to the third stage | |
2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 | ||
3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 8 | ||
4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 6 |
- Group 23 (MG-PR-RS-SP)
- Group 24 (MS-MG-RS-SC)
Third stage
edit- Group 25 (AC-AM-BA-RN)
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 13 | Qualified to the final stage | |
2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 10 | ||
3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 10 | ||
4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 1 |
- Group 26 (AL-PA-PB-PI)
- Group 27 (GO-MG-RS)
- Group 28 (GO-RJ-RS-SP)
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 14 | Qualified to the final stage | |
2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||
3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 7 | ||
4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 15 | −6 | 5 |
Final stage
edit- Group 29 (BA-GO-PB-PI-RN-SP)
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 13 | +8 | 26 | Promoted to the Série B | |
2 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 18 | +8 | 24 | ||
3 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 19 | +7 | 23 | ||
4 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 21 | −1 | 23 | ||
5 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 24 | 20 | +4 | 21 | ||
6 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 17 | +7 | 21 | ||
7 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 31 | −16 | 10 | ||
8 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 25 | −17 | 8 |
- Champion: Bragantino
- Runners-up: Bahia
- Third Place: Vila Nova
- Fourth Place: ABC de Natal
Note: On This Phase, The EC Bahia Lost the Fonte Nova in last game at home (25 November 2007) (2008–2014).
Stadium – Estádio Octávio Mangabeira, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
On 85 or 88 minutes, 13 people fell and 7 people died, because the collapse of the bleachers (see more in Portuguese.)
The biggest rival of Bahia promoted to first division in same year.