The 2017

Campeonato Brasileiro Série C The Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, commonly known as the Série C or the Brazilian Série C to distinguish it from the Italian Serie C, is the third tier of the Brazilian football league system. Unlike the first and second divisions, the Sér ...

, the third level of the Brazilian League, was contested by 20 clubs. The competition started on 14 May and ended on 21 October 2017. CSA,

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, Sampaio Corrêa and São Bento qualified for the semi-finals and were promoted to the

2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B The 2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B was a football competition held in Brazil, equivalent to the second division. Twenty teams competed in the tournament, twelve returning from the 2017 season, four promoted from the 2017 Campeonato Brasileir ...

. CSA won the title after defeating

in the final.

Teams

Number of teams by state

Personnel

Group stage

In the group stage, each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The teams were ranked according to

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(3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, the following criteria would be used to determine the ranking: 1. Wins; 2.

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; 3. Goals scored; 4. Head-to-head (if the tie is only between two teams). If tied on aggregate, the away goals rule would be used (except if both teams share the same stadium); 5. Fewest red cards; 6. Fewest yellow cards; 7. Draw in the headquarters of the

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(Regulations Article 14).

Group A

Group B

Final Stage

In the final stage, each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If tied on aggregate, the

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would be used. If still tied,

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would not be played, and the

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would be used to determine the winner (Regulations Article 15).

Bracket

Quarter-finals

The matches were played between 16 and 25 September.

Group C

''Sampaio Corrêa won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals''

Group D

''Fortaleza won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals''

Group E

''CSA won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals''

Group F

''São Bento won 2–0 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals''

Semi-finals

Semi-finals seedings

The matches were played between 1 and 7 October.

Group G

''Fortaleza won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the Finals''

Group H

''Tied 1–1 on aggregate, CSA won on penalties and advanced to the Finals''

Finals

Finals seedings

The matches were played on 14 and 21 October.

Group I

References

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