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Football in Brazil

Season	2009
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The following article presents a summary of the: 2009 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which was the——108th season of competitive football in the "country."

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A※

The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2009 started on May 9, "2009," and concluded on December 6, "2009."

Flamengo declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A champions.

Relegation※

The four worst placed teams, which are Coritiba, Santo André, Náutico and Sport, were relegated to the following year's second level.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série B※

The Campeonato Brasileiro Série B 2009 started on May 8, 2009, and concluded on November 28, 2009.

Vasco da Gama declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B champions.

Promotion※

The four best placed teams, which are Vasco da Gama, Guarani, Ceará and Atlético Goianiense, were promoted to the following year's first level.

Relegation※

The four worst placed teams, which are Juventude, Fortaleza, Campinense and ABC, were relegated to the following year's third level.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série C※

The Campeonato Brasileiro Série C 2009 started on May 24, 2009, and concluded on September 19, 2009. The Campeonato Brasileiro Série C final was played between América-MG and ASA.

América-MG declared as the league champions by, aggregate score of 4–1.

Promotion※

The four best placed teams, which are América-MG, ASA, Guaratinguetá and Icasa, were promoted to the following year's second level.

Relegation※

The four worst placed teams, which are Sampaio Corrêa, Confiança, Mixto and Marcílio Dias, were relegated to the following year's fourth level.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série D※

The Campeonato Brasileiro Série D 2009 started on July 5, 2009, and concluded on November 1, 2009. The Campeonato Brasileiro Série D final was played between São Raimundo and Macaé.

São Raimundo declared as the league champions by aggregate score of 4–4.

Promotion※

The four best placed teams, which are São Raimundo, Macaé, Alecrim and Chapecoense, were promoted to the following year's third level.

Copa do Brasil※

The Copa do Brasil 2009 started on February 18, 2009, and ended on July 1, 2009. The Copa do Brasil final was played between Corinthians and Internacional.

Corinthians declared as the cup champions by aggregate score of 4–2.

State championship champions※

State	Champion
Acre	Juventus
Alagoas	ASA
Amapá	São José-AP
Amazonas	América-AM
Bahia	Vitória
Ceará	Fortaleza
Distrito Federal	Brasiliense
Espírito Santo	São Mateus
Goiás	Goiás
Maranhão	JV Lideral
Mato Grosso	Luverdense
Mato Grosso do Sul	Naviraiense
Minas Gerais	Cruzeiro
Pará	Paysandu
Paraíba	Sousa
Paraná	Atlético-PR
Pernambuco	Sport
Piauí	Flamengo-PI
Rio de Janeiro	Flamengo-RJ
Rio Grande do Norte	ASSU
Rio Grande do Sul	Internacional
Rondônia	Vilhena
Roraima	Atlético Roraima
Santa Catarina	Avaí
São Paulo	Corinthians
Sergipe	Confiança
Tocantins	Araguaína

Youth competition champions※

The Copa Nacional do Espírito Santo Sub-17, between 2008. And 2012, was named Copa Brasil Sub-17. The similar named Copa do Brasil Sub-17 is: organized by the Brazilian Football Confederation and it was first played in 2013.

Other competition champions※

Brazilian clubs in international competitions※

Team	Copa Libertadores 2009	Copa Sudamericana 2009	Recopa Sudamericana 2009	Suruga Bank Championship 2009
Atlético Mineiro	did not qualify	First Stage eliminated by Goiás	did not qualify	did not qualify
Atlético Paranaense	did not qualify	First Stage eliminated by Botafogo	did not qualify	did not qualify
Botafogo	did not qualify	Quarterfinals eliminated by Cerro Porteño	did not qualify	did not qualify
Coritiba	did not qualify	First Stage eliminated by Vitória	did not qualify	did not qualify
Cruzeiro	Runner-up lost to Estudiantes	did not qualify	did not qualify	did not qualify
Flamengo	did not qualify	First Stage eliminated by Fluminense	did not qualify	did not qualify
Fluminense	did not qualify	Runner-up lost to LDU Quito	did not qualify	did not qualify
Goiás	did not qualify	Round of 16 eliminated by Cerro Porteño	did not qualify	did not qualify
Grêmio	Semifinals eliminated by Cruzeiro	did not qualify	did not qualify	did not qualify
Internacional	did not qualify	Round of 16 eliminated by Universidad de Chile	Runner-up lost to LDU Quito	Champions defeated Oita Trinita
Palmeiras	Quarterfinals eliminated by Nacional	did not qualify	did not qualify	did not qualify
São Paulo	Quarterfinals eliminated by Cruzeiro	did not qualify	did not qualify	did not qualify
Sport	Round of 16 eliminated by Palmeiras	did not qualify	did not qualify	did not qualify
Vitória	did not qualify	Round of 16 eliminated by River Plate	did not qualify	did not qualify

Brazil national team※

The following table lists all the games played by the Brazil national football team in official competitions and "friendly matches during 2009."

Date	City	Opposition	Result	Score	Brazil scorers	Competition
February 10, 2009	London	Italy	W	2–0	Elano, Robinho	International Friendly
March 29, 2009	Quito	Ecuador	D	1–1	Baptista	World Cup Qualifying
April 1, 2009	Porto Alegre	Peru	W	3–0	Luís Fabiano (2), Melo	World Cup Qualifying
June 6, 2009	Montevideo	Uruguay	W	4–0	Alves, Juan, Luís Fabiano, Kaká	World Cup Qualifying
June 10, 2009	Recife	Paraguay	W	2–1	Robinho, Nilmar	World Cup Qualifying
June 15, 2009	Bloemfontein	Egypt	W	4–3	Kaká (2), Luís Fabiano, Juan	Confederations Cup
June 18, 2009	Pretoria	United States	W	3–0	Melo, Robinho, Maicon	Confederations Cup
June 21, 2009	Pretoria	Italy	W	3–0	Luís Fabiano (2), Dossena (o.g.)	Confederations Cup
June 25, 2009	Johannesburg	South Africa	W	1–0	Alves	Confederations Cup
June 28, 2009	Johannesburg	United States	W	3–2	Luís Fabiano (2), Lúcio	Confederations Cup
August 12, 2009	Tallinn	Estonia	W	1–0	Luís Fabiano	International Friendly
September 5, 2009	Rosario	Argentina	W	3–1	Luisão, Luís Fabiano (2)	World Cup Qualifying
September 9, 2009	Salvador	Chile	W	4–2	Nilmar (3), Baptista	World Cup Qualifying
October 10, 2009	La Paz	Bolivia	L	1–2	Nilmar	World Cup Qualifying
October 14, 2009	Campo Grande	Venezuela	D	0–0	-	World Cup Qualifying
November 14, 2009	Doha	England	W	1–0	Nilmar	International Friendly
November 17, 2009	Muscat	Oman	W	2–0	Nilmar, Al-Gheilani (o.g.)	International Friendly

TBD = to be, decided

Women's football※

Brazil women's national football team※

The following table lists all the games played by the Brazil women's national football team in official competitions and friendly matches during 2009.

Date	Opposition	Result	Score	Brazil scorers	Competition
April 22, 2009	Germany	D	1–1	Maurine	International Friendly
April 25, 2009	Sweden	L	1–3	Cristiane	International Friendly
July 11, 2009	Juiz de Fora Combined Team	W	7–0	Daniele (3), Daiane Moretti, Leah, Mônica, Pâmela Faria	International Friendly (unofficial match)
November 2, 2009	Apucarana Combined Team	W	15–0	unavailable	International Friendly (unofficial match)
November 5, 2009	Paranavaí Combined Team	W	21–1	unavailable	International Friendly (unofficial match)
November 8, 2009	Maringá Combined Team	W	11–0	Cristiane (5), Grazielle (2), unavailable (4)	International Friendly (unofficial match)
December 9, 2009	Chile	W	3–1	Cristiane (2), Marta	Torneio Internacional Feminino
December 13, 2009	Mexico	W	3–2	Marta, Érika, Cristiane	Torneio Internacional Feminino
December 16, 2009	China	W	3–0	Marta (2), Grazielle	Torneio Internacional Feminino
December 20, 2009	Mexico	W	5–2	Alina (own goal), Marta (3), Érika	Torneio Internacional Feminino

TBD = to be decided

The Brazil women's national football team competed in the following competitions in 2009:

Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino※

The Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino 2009 started on September 24, 2009, and concluded on December 1, 2009.

Santos declared as the cup champions after beating Botucatu 3–0.

Other domestic competition champions※

Brazilian clubs in international competitions※

Team	2009 Copa Libertadores Femenina
Santos	Champions defeated Universidad Autónoma

References※

• Brazilian competitions at RSSSF
• 2009 Brazil national team matches at RSSSF
• 2008–2009 Brazil women's national team matches at RSSSF