In 2012, 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 League, was contested for the fourth time. Forty clubs competed, four of which eventually qualified for the

Campeonato Brasileiro Série C The Campeonato Brasileiro Série C is the third tier of the Brazilian football league system. Unlike the first and second divisions, the Série C is not played in a double round robin system, arguably because many participating teams lack the f ...

to be contested in

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Competition format

The 40 teams were divided in eight groups of 5, playing in a double round-robin format. The two best ranked in each group at the end of 10 rounds qualified for the second stage, which was played in home-and-away system. Winners advanced to the third stage. These quarterfinal winners were promoted to the Série C 2013. According to the playoff structure, one team from each "mini-tournament" was promoted.http://brasileiroseried.blogspot.com/2011/05/quatro-torneios-quem-sobe.html

Participating teams

Notes:

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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 ...

replaced Rio Branco-AC.

Amapá:
Santos-AP replaced Trem.

Goias:

Associação Atlética Aparecidense Associação Atlética Aparecidense, commonly referred to as Aparecidense, is a Brazilian professional club based in Aparecida de Goiânia, Goiás founded on 22 October 1985. It competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, the third tier of ...

replaced

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Pará Pará is a Federative units of Brazil, state of Brazil, located in northern Brazil and traversed by the lower Amazon River. It borders the Brazilian states of Amapá, Maranhão, Tocantins (state), Tocantins, Mato Grosso, Amazonas (Brazilian state) ...

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replaced

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Rio Grande do Sul Rio Grande do Sul (, , ; "Great River of the South") is a Federative units of Brazil, state in the South Region, Brazil, southern region of Brazil. It is the Federative_units_of_Brazil#List, fifth-most-populous state and the List of Brazilian st ...

:
Cerâmica replaced Veranópolis Esporte Clube, Novo Hamburgo, São José (PA), Pelotas and Lajeadense.

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replaced Resende.

Santa Catarina:

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replaced Brusque and

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qualified as last placed team.

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:
All

-based teams withdrew. Since

was already allocated a berth in Group 5 the berth passed on to Goias. No Goias-based team wanted the berth so it passed on to the

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First stage

Group 1 (AC-AM-PA-RO-RR)

Group 2 (AP-MA-MT-PI-TO)

¹ Three points deducted for use of irregular player.

Group 3 (CE-PB-PE-RN)

Group 4 (AL-BA-PB-SE)

Group 5 (DF-GO-MS)

Group 6 (ES-MG-RJ)

Group 7 (PR-RS-SC-SP)

Group 8 (PR-RS-SC-SP)

Final Stage

^* Promoted to 2013 Série C.

References

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