In 2009, the

Campeonato Brasileiro Série D The Campeonato Brasileiro Série D (English: Brazilian Championship Serie D) is the fourth division of the Brazilian football league system, and was announced by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) on April 9, 2008. The Campeonato Brasileir ...

, the fourth division of the Brazilian Football, is currently being contested for first time in history. The competition has 40 clubs, four of which will eventually qualify to the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C to be contested in 2010.

Competition format

The 40 teams are divided in ten groups of 4, playing within them in a double round-robin format. The two best ranked in each group at the end of 6 rounds will qualify to the Second Stage, which will be played in home-and-away system. Winners advance to Third Stage along with the three losers with best record in previous stages. The quarterfinal winners will be promoted to the Série C 2010. As there is no Série E, technically there will be no relegation. However, teams who were not promoted will have to re-qualify for Série D 2010 through their respective state leagues.

Participating teams

Sorted by state, ordered by CBF State Ranking as of December 200

Each state federation has its own criteria to indicate a club to this tournament. *

¹ The second best team Bangu Atlético Clube, Bangu withdrew. *

² The 2008 Copa Rio would go to

Copa do Brasil 2009 The 2009 Copa do Brasil was the 21st edition of the Copa do Brasil. It began on February 18 and ended on July 1. Format The tournament is played in six stages, with two teams playing a two-legged tie in each stage. In the first two rounds, if the ...

and the 2nd placed to Campeonato Brasileiro Série D 2009. The champion Nova Iguaçu withdrew. The 2nd placed Americano went to

and the 3rd Madureira was able to Campeonato Brasileiro Série D 2009. *

³ The second best team

Veranópolis Veranópolis is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. As of 2020, the estimated population was 26,533. Veranópolis, like most of its neighbouring towns, is known as one of the cities with highest standards of living in Braz ...

, 3rd Santa Cruz, and 4th

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all withdrew. *

⁴ The first best team

Rio Branco de Andradas Rio or Río is the Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, and Maltese word for "river". When spoken on its own, the word often means Rio de Janeiro, a major city in Brazil. Rio or Río may also refer to: Geography Brazil * Rio de Janeiro * Rio do Sul, a ...

and 2nd EC Democrata both withdrew. *

⁵ The second best team

Porto Porto or Oporto () is the second-largest city in Portugal, the capital of the Porto District, and one of the Iberian Peninsula's major urban areas. Porto city proper, which is the entire municipality of Porto, is small compared to its metropol ...

withdrew. *

⁶ The first best team

Itumbiara Itumbiara is a municipality in the extreme south of the state of Goiás, Brazil. Its population in 2020 was of 105,809 in a total area of 2,461,3 km2 (2020). Itumbiara is one of the most prosperous cities in Goiás and is a major producer ...

, 3rd Santa Helena and 4th Trindade all withdrew. *

⁷ The first best team

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, 2nd Potyguar Seridoense, 3rd Santa Cruz, 4th Baraúnas and 5th Potiguar all withdrew. *

⁸ The first best team Corinthians Alagoano, 2nd

Coruripe Coruripe is a municipality located in the southern coast of the Brazilian state of Alagoas Alagoas (, ) is one of the 27 federative units of Brazil and is situated in the eastern part of the Northeast Region. It borders: Pernambuco (N and ...

, 3rd

Murici Murici is a municipality located in the east of the Brazilian state of Alagoas. Its population is 28,333 (2020) and its area is 424 km². According to the Veja magazine, despite receiving generous public transfers, the city still lags behind ...

, 4th

Igaci Igaci is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Alagoas. It has an area of 334.346 square kilometres (129.091 sq mi). The climate is tropical savanna climate. As of 2020 the estimated population was 25,613. Geography Igaci is in the state of ...

, 5th

Ipanema Ipanema () is a neighbourhood located in the South Zone of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, between Leblon and Arpoador. The beach at Ipanema became known internationally with the popularity of the bossa nova jazz song, "The Girl from Ipa ...

and 6th CSE all withdrew. *

⁹ The first best team Sousa withdrew. *

¹⁰ The first best team Juventus, 2nd

Atlético Acreano Atlético Acreano is a Brazilian professional football club based in Rio Branco, Acre founded on 27 April 1952. It competes in the Campeonato Acreano, the top flight of the Acre state football league. Atlético is the top ranked team from ...

, 3rd Vasco da Gama and 4th Náuas all withdrew and no other team was able to represent Acre state. *

¹¹ The first best team

Vilhena Vilhena is the easternmost municipality in the Brazilian state of Rondônia. Its population was 102,211 (IBGE-2020) and its area is 11,519 km2. – IBGE It is the fifth-largest city in Rondônia and has the best HDI in the state (0,771 – ...

withdrew.

Results

First Stage

Group 1

¹ Match won by WO.

Group 2

Group 3

Group 4

Group 5

Group 6

Group 7

Group 8

Group 9

Group 10

Second Stage

Teams in the left column played second match at home.

Third Stage

Teams in the left column play second match at home. Three of the five 3rd stage losers qualify due to their overall record:

Bracket

* plays second leg at home.
( p) won on penalty shootout.
( a) won by away goals rule.

Quarterfinals

Teams in the left column play second match at home.

Semifinals

Teams in the left column play second match at home.

Finals

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