2011 in Brazilian football
The following article presents a summary of the 2011 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which was the 110th season of competitive football in the country.
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
The 2011 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A started on May 21, 2011 and concluded on December 4, 2011.
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Corinthians declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A champions.
Relegation
The four worst placed teams, which are Atlético Paranaense, Ceará, América (MG) and Avaí, were relegated to the following year's second level.
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
The 2011 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B started on May 6, 2011 and concluded on November 26, 2011.
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Portuguesa declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B champions.
Promotion
The four best placed teams, which are Portuguesa, Náutico, Ponte Preta and Sport, were promoted to the following year's first level.
Relegation
The four worst placed teams, which are Icasa, Vila Nova, Salgueiro and Duque de Caxias, were relegated to the following year's third level.
Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
The 2011 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C started on July 16, 2011, and concluded on December 3, 2011. The Campeonato Brasileiro Série C final was played between Joinville and CRB.
Joinville declared as the league champions by aggregate score of 7–1.
Participating teams
Promotion
The four best placed teams, which are Joinville, CRB, Ipatinga and América (RN), were promoted to the following year's second level.
Relegation
The four worst placed teams, which are Campinense, Marília, Brasil de Pelotas and Araguaína, were relegated to the following year's fourth level.
Campeonato Brasileiro Série D
The 2011 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D started on July 18, 2011, and concluded on November 20, 2011.
Participating teams
The Campeonato Brasileiro Série D final was played between Tupi and Santa Cruz.
Tupi declared as the league champions by aggregate score of 3–0.
Promotion
The four best placed teams, which are Tupi, Santa Cruz, Cuiabá and Oeste, were promoted to the following year's third level.
Copa do Brasil
The 2011 Copa do Brasil started on February 16, 2011, and concluded on June 8, 2011. The Copa do Brasil final was played between Vasco and Coritiba.
Vasco declared as the cup champions on the away goal rule by aggregate score of 3–3.
State championship champions
Youth competition champions
Other competition champions
Brazilian clubs in international competitions
Team | 2011 Copa Libertadores | 2011 Copa Sudamericana | 2011 Recopa Sudamericana | 2011 FIFA Club World Cup |
---|---|---|---|---|
Atlético Mineiro | N/A | Second Stage eliminated by Botafogo |
N/A | N/A |
Atlético Paranaense | N/A | Second Stage eliminated by Flamengo |
N/A | N/A |
Botafogo | N/A | Round of 16 eliminated by Santa Fe |
N/A | N/A |
Ceará | N/A | Second Stage eliminated by São Paulo |
N/A | N/A |
Corinthians | First Stage eliminated by Deportes Tolima |
N/A | N/A | N/A |
Cruzeiro | Round of 16 eliminated by Once Caldas |
N/A | N/A | N/A |
Flamengo | N/A | Round of 16 eliminated by Universidad de Chile |
N/A | N/A |
Fluminense | Round of 16 eliminated by Libertad |
N/A | N/A | N/A |
Grêmio | Round of 16 eliminated by Universidad Católica |
N/A | N/A | N/A |
Internacional | Round of 16 eliminated by Peñarol |
N/A | Champions defeated Independiente |
N/A |
Palmeiras | N/A | Second Stage eliminated by Vasco da Gama |
N/A | N/A |
Santos | Champions defeated Peñarol |
N/A | N/A | Runners-up lost to Barcelona |
São Paulo | N/A | Round of 16 eliminated by Libertad |
N/A | N/A |
Vasco da Gama | N/A | Semifinals eliminated by Universidad de Chile |
N/A | N/A |
Brazil national team
The following table lists all the games played by the Brazilian national team in official competitions and friendly matches during 2011.
February 9, 2011 International Friendly | France | 1–0 | Brazil | Saint-Denis |
Benzema 54' | Report | Stadium: Stade de France, France Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany) |
March 27, 2011 International Friendly | Scotland | 0–2 | Brazil | London, England |
Report | Neymar 41', 76' (penalty) | Stadium: Emirates Stadium Referee: Howard Webb (England) |
June 4, 2011 International Friendly | Brazil | 0–0 | Netherlands | Goiânia, Brazil |
Stadium: Estádio Serra Dourada Referee: Carlos Amarilla (Paraguay) |
June 7, 2011 International Friendly | Brazil | 1–0 | Romania | São Paulo, Brazil |
Fred 21' | Stadium: Estádio do Pacaembu Referee: Sergio Pezzota (Argentina) |
July 3, 2011 Copa América Group stage | Brazil | 0–0 | Venezuela | La Plata, Argentina |
16:00 | Report | Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de La Plata Referee: Raúl Orosco (Bolivia) |
July 9, 2011 Copa América Group stage | Brazil | 2–2 | Paraguay | Córdoba, Argentina |
16:00 | Jádson 38' Fred 89' |
Report | Santa Cruz 54' Haedo Valdez 66' |
Stadium: Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia) |
July 13, 2011 Copa América Group stage | Brazil | 4–2 | Ecuador | Córdoba, Argentina |
21:45 | Pato 28', 61' Neymar 48', 71' |
Report | Caicedo 36', 58' | Stadium: Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes Referee: Roberto Silvera (Uruguay) |
July 17, 2011 Copa América Quarterfinals | Brazil | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (0 – 2 p) | Paraguay | La Plata, Argentina |
16:00 | =Report | Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de La Plata Referee: Sergio Pezzotta (Argentina) | ||
Penalties | ||||
Elano Thiago Silva André Santos Fred |
Barreto Estigarribia Riveros |
August 10, 2011 International Friendly | Germany | 3–2 | Brazil | Stuttgart, Germany |
Schweinsteiger 60' Götze 66' Schürrle 79' |
Robinho 70' Neymar 90+1' |
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Referee: Viktor Kassai (Switzerland) |
September 5, 2011 International Friendly | Ghana | 0–1 | Brazil | Fullham, England |
Leandro Damião 45' | Stadium: Craven Cottage Referee: Mike Dean (England) |
September 14, 2011 Superclásico de las Américas | Argentina | 0–0 | Brazil | Córdoba, Argentina |
21:50 (UTC−03:00) | Report | Stadium: Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes Referee: Enrique Osses (Chile) |
September 28, 2011 Superclásico de las Américas | Brazil | 2–0 | Argentina | Belém, Brazil |
21:50 (UTC−03:00) | Lucas 53' Neymar 74' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio Olímpico do Pará (Mangueirão) Attendance: ≈ 45,000 Referee: Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay) |
October 7, 2011 International Friendly | Costa Rica | 0–1 | Brazil | San José, Costa Rica |
Neymar 59' | Stadium: Estadio Nacional Referee: Walter López (Guatemala) |
October 11, 2011 International Friendly | Mexico | 1–2 | Brazil | Torreón, Mexico |
David Luiz 9' (o.g.) | Ronaldinho 78' Marcelo 83' |
Stadium: Estadio Corona Referee: Marlon Mejía (El Salvador) |
November 10, 2011 International Friendly | Gabon | 0–2 | Brazil | Libreville, Gabon |
Sandro 11' Hernanes 34' |
Stadium: Stade d'Angondjé Referee: Victor Hlungwani (South Africa) |
November 14, 2011 International Friendly | Egypt | 0–2 | Brazil | Doha, Qatar |
Jonas 38', 58' | Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium Referee: Banjar Al Dosari (Qatar) |
Women's football
National team
The following table lists all the games played by the Brazil women's national football team in official competitions and friendly matches during 2011.
June 29, 2011 World Cup Group stage | Brazil | 1–0 | Australia | Mönchengladbach, Germany |
18:15 | Rosana 54' | Report | Stadium: Borussia-Park Attendance: 27,258 Referee: Jenny Palmqvist (Sweden) |
July 3, 2011 World Cup Group stage | Brazil | 3–0 | Norway | Wolfsburg, Germany |
18:15 | Marta 22', 48' Rosana 46' |
Report | Stadium: Volkswagen-Arena Attendance: 26,067 Referee: Kari Seitz (United States) |
July 6, 2011 World Cup Group stage | Equatorial Guinea | 0–3 | Brazil | Frankfurt, Germany |
18:00 | Report | Érika 49' Cristiane 54', 90+3' (pen.) |
Stadium: Commerzbank-Arena Attendance: 35,859 Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus (Germany) |
July 10, 2011 World Cup Quarterfinals | Brazil | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (3 – 5 p) | United States | Dresden, Germany |
17:30 | Marta 68' (pen.), 92' | Report | Daiane 2' (o.g.) Wambach 120+2' |
Stadium: Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion Attendance: 25,598 Referee: Jacqui Melksham (Australia) |
Penalties | ||||
Cristiane Marta Daiane Francielle |
Boxx Lloyd Wambach Rapinoe Krieger |
October 18, 2011 Pan American Games Group stage | Argentina | 0–2 | Brazil | Guadalajara, Mexico |
17:00 | Report | Thaís Guedes 27' Daniele Batista 37' |
Stadium: Estadio Omnilife Referee: Lucila Venegas (Mexico) |
October 20, 2011 Pan American Games Group stage | Brazil | 2–1 | Costa Rica | Guadalajara, Mexico |
17:00 | Débora de Oliveira 59' Thaís Guedes 62' |
Report | Cruz 90+5' | Stadium: Estadio Omnilife Referee: Diane Ferreiras (Guyana) |
October 22, 2011 Pan American Games Group stage | Brazil | 0–0 | Canada | Guadalajara, Mexico |
20:00 | Report | Stadium: Estadio Omnilife Referee: Irasema Aguilera (Cuba) |
October 25, 2011 Pan American Games Semifinals | Mexico | 0–1 | Brazil | Guadalajara, Mexico |
17:00 | Report | Maurine 79' | Stadium: Estadio Omnilife Referee: Irasema Aguilera (Cuba) |
October 27, 2011 Pan American Games Final | Brazil | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p) | Canada | Guadalajara, Mexico |
17:45 | Débora de Oliveira 3' | Report | Sinclair 87' | Stadium: Estadio Omnilife Referee: Diane Ferreiras (Guyana) |
Penalties | ||||
Francielle Maurine Grazielle Wiggers Débora |
Matheson Sinclair Booth Schmidt Chapman |
December 8, 2011 Torneio Internacional Feminino | Brazil | 5–1 | Italy | São Paulo, Brazil |
Érika 19' Ester 61' Cristiane 68' Marta 89' Aline 90' |
Report | Tona 18' | Stadium: Estádio do Pacaembu |
December 11, 2011 Torneio Internacional Feminino | Brazil | 4–0 | Chile | São Paulo, Brazil |
Érika 3' Rosana 21' Thaís Guedes 24' Fabi 55' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio do Pacaembu |
December 15, 2011 Torneio Internacional Feminino | Brazil | 0–1 | Denmark | São Paulo, Brazil |
Report | Nilsen 75' | Stadium: Estádio do Pacaembu |
December 18, 2011 Torneio Internacional Feminino Final | Denmark | 1–2 | Brazil | São Paulo, Brazil |
Harder 54' | Érika 64', 74' | Stadium: Estádio do Pacaembu |
The Brazil women's national football team competed in the following competitions in 2011:
Competition | Performance |
---|---|
FIFA World Cup | Quarterfinals |
Pan American Games | Runner-up |
Torneio Internacional Feminino |
Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino
The 2011 Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino started on August 18, 2011 and concluded on November 26, 2011.
Foz Cataratas declared as the cup champions by aggregate score of 5–0.
Domestic competition champions
Competition | Champion |
---|---|
Campeonato Carioca | CEPE |
Campeonato Paulista | Santos |
Other competition champions
Competition | Champion |
---|---|
Torneio Internacional Interclubes | Santos |
Brazilian clubs in international competitions
Team | 2011 Copa Libertadores Femenina |
---|---|
Duque de Caxias/CEPE | First Stage |
Santos | Third place defeated Caracas |
São José | Champions defeated Colo Colo |