The CBF Rankings are
football
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rankings produced by the ''CBF'', the
Brazilian Football Confederation
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. The Ranking Nacional de Federações determines how many berths each state federation receives in
Copa do Brasil
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, ,
Copa do Nordeste
Copa do Nordeste (English: ''Cup of the North-East''), also known as Campeonato do Nordeste (''English: Championship of the North-East'') or Copa Nordeste (English: ''Northeastern Cup'') is a Brazilian football competition among Northeastern re ...
and
Copa Verde
The Copa Verde () is an annual regional knockout football competition in Brazil that started in 2014, and played by 24 teams from the North and Central-West regions, plus Espírito Santo (Espírito Santo state was included because they competed ...
. The Ranking Nacional de Clubes is a ranking of clubs and is used to determine the allocation of clubs in the pots for the draws of Copa do Brasil and Copa do Nordeste as well as was used until 2023 to determine the 10 extra participants of Copa do Brasil.
Criteria for awarding points
Points are awarded to clubs on the basis of performances in various competitions.
Points for Campeonato Brasileiro
Série A
Série B
Série C
Série D
Note: For 2020 and 2021 only, the teams eliminated in the Pré-Série D (65th through 68th places) received 10 points. The 65th through 68th places in other years also received 51 points.
Points for Copa do Brasil
Points for participants of Copa Libertadores up to 2012
Note: Up to 2012 clubs taking part of Copa Libertadores could not participate of Copa do Brasil of the same year.
Points for the champion of Copa Sudamericana up to 2016
Note: Up to 2016 The Copa Sudamericana champions automatically qualified to the next year edition of the competition, making them unable to take part in the next edition of Copa do Brasil.
2025 Club Ranking
''Last update: 13 December 2024''
2025 State Ranking
''Last update:13 December 2024''
2025 Women's Club Ranking
''Last update: 14 December 2024''
2025 Women's State Ranking
''Last update:14 December 2024''
References
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Football in Brazil
Brazilian Football Confederation
Association football rankings