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2021 In Brazilian Football
The following article presents a summary of the 2021 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which was the 120th season of competitive football in the country. Campeonato Brasileiro Série A The 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A started on 29 May 2021 and ended on 9 December 2021. * América Mineiro * Athletico Paranaense * Atlético Goianiense * Atlético Mineiro *Bahia *Ceará * Chapecoense * Corinthians *Cuiabá * Flamengo * Fluminense *Fortaleza * Grêmio * Internacional * Juventude * Palmeiras * Red Bull Bragantino * Santos *São Paulo *Sport Atlético Mineiro won the league. Relegation The four worst placed teams, Grêmio, Bahia, Sport and Chapecoense, were relegated to the following year's second level. Campeonato Brasileiro Série B The 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B started on 28 May 2021 and ended on 28 November 2021. * Avaí * Botafogo * Brasil de Pelotas * Brusque * Confiança * Coritiba * CRB * Cruzeiro * CSA *Goiás * Guarani *Londrina * Náutico * Op ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
The 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (officially the Brasileirão Assaí 2021 for sponsorship reasons) was the 65th season of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the top level of professional football in Brazil, and the 18th edition in a double round-robin since its establishment in 2003. The competition began on 29 May and ended on 9 December 2021. Flamengo were the defending champions. The top six teams as well as the 2021 Copa do Brasil champions qualified for the Copa Libertadores. The next six best-placed teams not qualified for Copa Libertadores qualified for the Copa Sudamericana and the last four were relegated to Série B for 2022. Atlético Mineiro were the champions, winning their third Série A title on 2 December 2021 with two matches to spare after they defeated Bahia by a 3–2 score. Teams Twenty teams compete in the league – the top sixteen teams from the previous season, as well as four teams promoted from the Série B. América Mineiro and Chape ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
América Futebol Clube (MG)
América Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as simply América Mineiro, is a Brazilian football team from the city of Belo Horizonte, capital city of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. Founded in 1912, the club preserves its name and crest since its inception. The original home kit colours are white and green only; the black color was incorporated in the 1970s. The team also played with a red home kit between 1933 and 1942, as a protest to the introduction of professionalism. It hosts its matches at Independência stadium. The club has the third largest fan base among the teams from Minas Gerais. América is one of the most traditional and successful teams from Minas Gerais. It has won the state championship 16 times, and finished as runners-up in another 16 occasions. The first 10 victories were in a row, between 1916 and 1925, being the national record of successive accomplishments (together with ABC); the most recent was in 2016. Other major accomplishments were the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras
The Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras (), commonly known as Palmeiras, is a Brazilian professional football club based in the city of São Paulo, in the district of Perdizes. Palmeiras is one of the most popular clubs in South America, with an approximate 21 million supporters and 198,656 affiliated fans. The football team plays in the Campeonato Paulista, the state of São Paulo's premier state league, as well as in the Brasileirão Série A, the top tier of the Brazilian football league system. The Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras was founded by Italian immigrants on 26 August 1914, as " Palestra Itália" (). However, the club changed its name on 14 September 1942, as a result of Brazil joining the Allies in the Second World War against Italy ("Itália" in Portuguese) and the Axis powers. Since then, Palmeiras has won 18 top-tier national competitions, including a record 12 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, 4 Copas do Brasil, 1 Copa dos Campeões, and 1 Supercopa do Brasil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Esporte Clube Juventude
Esporte Clube Juventude (), or simply Juventude, is a Brazilian football (soccer), football club in Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul. The club currently competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the Brazilian football league system, first tier of Brazilian football, as well as in Campeonato Gaúcho, the Rio Grande do Sul State football leagues in Brazil, state football league. Major titles won by the club include the 1999 Copa do Brasil, the 1994 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B and the 1998 Campeonato Gaúcho. Their greatest rival is Sociedade Esportiva e Recreativa Caxias do Sul, Caxias, with whom it contests the Caxias do Sul derby, also known as Ca–Ju. History Juventude was founded on June 29, 1913, by 35 youngsters from Caxias do Sul, descendants of Italy, Italian immigrants, being one of the first football clubs in that community. Antônio Chiaradia Neto was chosen as the club's first president. On July 20, 1913, Juventude played its first game, against Serrano, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sport Club Internacional
Sport Club Internacional (), commonly known as Internacional, Inter de Porto Alegre, a cidade do Grêmio or simply Inter, is a Brazilian professional Association football, football club based in Porto Alegre. They play in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, Série A, the first division of the Brazilian football league system, Brazilian league, as well as in Campeonato Gaúcho, Campeonato Gaúcho Série A, the first level of the State football leagues in Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul state football league. The team's home stadium, known as Estádio Beira-Rio ("Riverside"), was one of the twelve 2014 FIFA World Cup venues and has a capacity of 50,128. The club was founded in 1909 by the Poppe brothers, with the clear goal of being a democratic institution without prejudice. Its colors are red and white and its fans are known as Colorados. It is one of the most successful clubs in Brazil and the Americas, being the third club with the most international titles in Brazil, with seven ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fortaleza Esporte Clube
Fortaleza Esporte Clube () is a Brazilian multi-sport club based in Fortaleza, capital of the state of Ceará. Founded in 18 October 1918, primarily a football club, is active in other sports such as futsal, handball and basketball. The club's colors are red, blue and white. Fortaleza is one of the most successful football clubs in the Brazilian Northeast, having won 46 state league titles and 3 Copa do Nordeste titles. It is placed by surveys as the third biggest fan base in the Northeast, behind only EC Bahia and Sport Clube do Recife. Its biggest rival is Ceará SC, and clashes between them are called Clássico-Rei (Classic of Kings). History On 23 February 1912, Alcides Santos founded a club called Fortaleza, and participated shortly after in the founding of the Stella Foot-Ball Club. Finally, on 18 October 1918, Fortaleza Sporting Club was born, the first denomination of the Fortaleza Esporte Clube. Its colors represent the colors of the French flag, since the fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fluminense FC
Fluminense Football Club () is a Brazilian sports club based in the neighbourhood of Laranjeiras, in Rio de Janeiro, being the oldest Association football, football club in the state since its foundation in 1902. It competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the first tier of Brazilian football league system, Brazilian football, and the Campeonato Carioca, the State football leagues in Brazil, state league of Rio de Janeiro (state), Rio de Janeiro. The word "''Fluminense (gentilic), fluminense''" is the gentilic given to people born in the state of Rio de Janeiro (state), Rio de Janeiro. Fluminense have won numerous titles throughout its history, including the Copa Libertadores in 2023 Copa Libertadores, 2023 and the Recopa Sudamericana in 2024 Recopa Sudamericana, 2024. The club has also claimed four Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, Brazilian championships (1970 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, 1970, 1984 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, 1984, 2010 Campeonato Brasileiro Séri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cuiabá Esporte Clube
Cuiabá Esporte Clube is a Brazilian professional club based in Cuiabá, Mato Grosso founded on 12 December 2001. It competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, the second division of Brazilian football league system, Brazilian football, as well as in the Campeonato Mato-Grossense, the top flight of the Mato Grosso State football leagues in Brazil, state football league. The club plays at Arena Pantanal, one of the stadiums of the 2014 FIFA World Cup. It was founded in 2001 by former player Luís Carlos Tóffoli first as a football academy and amateur club, later it became a fully professional team in 2003, winning a Campeonato Mato-Grossense on its first year, but it soon closed in 2006. In 2009 it was bought and reactivated by the Grupo Dresch and in 2021 the club reached the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. Its main achievements include a two-time Copa Verde title and twelve Campeonato Mato-Grossense championships. History The club was founded on 12 December 2001 by form ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sport Club Corinthians Paulista
Sport Club Corinthians Paulista () is a Brazilian professional sports club based in São Paulo, in the district of Tatuapé. Although it competes in multiple sports modalities, it is best known for its professional men's Association football, football team, which plays in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the top tier of Brazilian football league system, Brazilian football, as well as in the Campeonato Paulista, Campeonato Paulista Série A1, the first division of the traditional in-state competition. Founded in 1910 by five railway workers inspired by the London-based Corinthian F.C., Corinthian Football Club, the Sport Club Corinthians Paulista traditionally plays in a white and black home kit. Their crest was first introduced in 1939 by modernist painter and former player Francisco Rebolo, featuring the São Paulo (state), São Paulo state flag in a shield, two oars, and an anchor, representing the club's early success in nautical sports. Corinthians has played their home ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Associação Chapecoense De Futebol
Associação Chapecoense de Futebol, commonly known as Chapecoense, is a Brazilian Association football, football club, based in the city of Chapecó in the state of Santa Catarina (state), Santa Catarina. The club was founded in 1973 with the goal of restoring football in the city, and won the state championship, the Campeonato Catarinense, for the first time in 1977. The club has won six state titles to date, most recently in 2017. A relatively small club, it entered Brazil's top division, Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, Série A, for the first time in 1978 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, 1978, returning to the top flight only in 2014 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, 2014. The club also has activities in futsal, in which it has been state champion twice. The club's home matches are played at Arena Condá. On 28 November 2016, LaMia Flight 2933, a charter flight carrying the first team crashed as it approached José María Córdova International Airport near Medellín, Colombia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ceará Sporting Club
Ceará Sporting Club, or simply Ceará, () is a Brazilian Football League Teams, Brazilian professional football club from the city of Fortaleza, capital city of the States of Brazil, Brazilian state of Ceará. Founded on June 2, 1914, Ceará is one of the most traditionally successful clubs in the Northeast region of Brazil alongside Esporte Clube Bahia, Bahia, Santa Cruz Futebol Clube, Santa Cruz, Sport Club do Recife, Sport, Clube Náutico Capibaribe, Náutico, Esporte Clube Vitória, Vitória and their city rivals Fortaleza Esporte Clube, Fortaleza. Ceará is the most popular team in the state, proven in several research and communication vehicles. It also has an advantage in direct confrontations, with 203 wins, 211 draws and just 184 victories over its rival. It is the pioneering and most traditional team in its state and one of the largest in its region. History On June 2, 1914, the club was founded as Rio Branco Football Club by Luiz Esteves Junior and Pedro Freir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
