title: 2010 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
text: # 2010 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
  
  In 2010, the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, the third level of the Brazilian League, was contested by 20 clubs divided in four groups, followed by a playoff round, from July 18 to November 21, 2010. The top four clubs, the ones which qualified to the semifinals, were promoted to the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B to be contested in 2011. Meanwhile, the bottom four clubs, the ones that finished in last place of each group, were relegated to 2011 Série D.
  
  ## Team information
  
  | Team | City | State | Stadium | Capacity | 2009 season |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | ABC | Natal | RN | Frasqueirão | 18,000 | Série B 20th place |
  | Águia de Marabá | Marabá | PA | Zinho de Oliveira | 10,000 | Série C 12th place |
  | Alecrim | Natal | RN | Machadão | 32,000 | Série D 4th place |
  | Brasil de Pelotas | Pelotas | RS | Bento Freitas | 18,000 | Série C 6th place |
  | Campinense | Campina Grande | PB | Amigão | 35,000 | Série B 19th place |
  | Caxias | Caxias do Sul | RS | Centenário | 30,434 | Série C 5th place |
  | Chapecoense | Chapecó | SC | Arena Condá | 16,000 | Série D 3rd place |
  | CRB | Maceió | AL | Rei Pelé | 30,000 | Série C 16th place |
  | Criciúma | Criciúma | SC | Heriberto Hülse | 19,900 | Série C 15th place |
  | Fortaleza | Fortaleza | CE | Castelão | 60,326 | Série B 18th place |
  | Gama | Gama | DF | Bezerrão | 20,000 | Série C 14th place |
  | Ituiutaba | Ituiutaba | MG | Fazendinha | 13,500 | Série C 11th place |
  | Juventude | Caxias do Sul | RS | Alfredo Jaconi | 23,726 | Série B 17th place |
  | Luverdense | Lucas do Rio Verde | MT | Paço das Emas | 7,000 | Série C 13th place |
  | Macaé | Macaé | RJ | Cláudio Moacyr | 16,000 | Série D 2nd place |
  | Marília | Marília | SP | Bento de Abreu | 19,500 | Série C 9th place |
  | Paysandu | Belém | PA | Estádio Olímpico do Pará | 45,000 | Série C 8th place |
  | Rio Branco (AC) | Rio Branco | AC | Arena da Floresta | 20,000 | Série C 7th place |
  | Salgueiro | Salgueiro | PE | Cornélio de Barros | 6,000 | Série C 10th place |
  | São Raimundo (PA) | Santarém | PA | Colosso do Tapajós | 19,000 | Série D 1st place |
  
  ## Format
  
  * First Stage: The 20 teams are divided in four groups of 5, playing within them in a double round-robin format. The two best ranked in each group advance towards next stage. The last placed team in each group is relegated to Série D 2011
  * Quarterfinals: Eight qualified teams play in two-leg format, home and away. Winners qualify to semifinals and are promoted to Série B 2011.
  * Semifinals: Quarterfinals winners play in two-leg format, home and away. Winners qualify to the Finals.
  * Finals: Semifinals winners play in two-leg format, home and away. Winners are declared champions.
  
  ## Results
  
  ### First stage
  
  **Group A (AC-CE-PA)**
  
  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PAY | AGU | FOR | RBR | SRA |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Paysandu | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 14 | | 2–0 | 1–1 | 6–2 | 1–0 |
  | Águia de Marabá | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 12 | 2–1 | | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 |
  | Fortaleza | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 12 | 1–1 | 0–0 | | 1–1 | 2–1 |
  | Rio Branco (AC) | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 17 | −5 | 10 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | | 3–3 |
  | São Raimundo (PA) | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | −7 | 3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | |
  
  **Group B (AL-PB-PE-RN)**
  
  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ABC | SAL | CRB | CPN | ALE |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | ABC | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 12 | | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 |
  | Salgueiro | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 11 | 0–3 | | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 |
  | CRB | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 11 | 1–0 | 1–1 | | 2–1 | 0–0 |
  | Campinense | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | | 2–1 |
  | Alecrim | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 10 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | |
  
  **Group C (DF-MT-MG-RJ-SP)**
  
  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ITB | MCE | LUV | MAC | GAM |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Ituiutaba | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 15 | | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 |
  | Macaé | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 14 | 0–0 | | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 |
  | Luverdense | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 12 | 2–1 | 3–1 | | 2–2 | 2–0 |
  | Marília | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 6 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | | 2–2 |
  | Gama | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 5 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
  
  **Group D (RS-SC)**
  
  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | CRI | CHA | CAX | GEB | JUV |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Criciúma | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 12 | | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 |
  | Chapecoense | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 1–0 | | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 |
  | Caxias | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 1–0 | 2–1 | | 0–0 | 2–2 |
  | Brasil de Pelotas | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 10 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | | 0–0 |
  | Juventude | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 8 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | |
  
  ### Knockout stages
  
  | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1A | Paysandu | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | 2B | Salgueiro | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | 2B | Salgueiro | 1 | 3 | Salgueiro | Salgueiro | 1 | 0 | | | | |
  | | | | | ABC | ABC | 1 | 2 | | | | |
  | 1B | ABC | 1 | 3 | ABC | ABC | 1 | 2 | | | | |
  | 2A | Águia de Marabá | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
  | 2A | Águia de Marabá | 0 | 1 | | | | | ABC | ABC | 1 | 0 |
  | | | | | | | | | Ituiutaba | Ituiutaba | 0 | 0 |
  | 1C | Ituiutaba (a) | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | Ituiutaba | Ituiutaba | 0 | 0 |
  | 2D | Chapecoense | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
  | 2D | Chapecoense | 1 | 0 | Ituiutaba (p) | Ituiutaba (p) | 1 | 1 | | | | |
  | | | | | Criciúma | Criciúma | 1 | 1 | | | | |
  | 1D | Criciúma | 2 | 2 | Criciúma | Criciúma | 1 | 1 | | | | |
  | 2C | Macaé | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
  
  (p) won on penalty shootout. (a) won by away goals rule.
  
  **Quarterfinals**
  
  Paysandu vs. Salgueiro first leg played on October 9; Second leg played on October 17. ABC vs. Águia de Marabá first leg played on October 16; Second leg played on October 24. Ituiutaba vs. Chapecoense first leg played on October 9; Second leg played on October 16. Criciúma vs. Macaé first leg played on October 10; Second leg played on October 23.
  
  | Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Paysandu | 3-4 | Salgueiro | 1-1 | 2-3 |
  | ABC | 4-1 | Águia de Marabá | 1-0 | 3-1 |
  | Ituiutaba | 1-1 (a) | Chapecoense | 1-1 | 0-0 |
  | Criciúma | 4-3 | Macaé | 2-3 | 2-0 |
  
  Team #1 played second match at home.
  
  **Semifinals**
  
  First leg played on October 30. Second leg played on November 6 and 07
  
  | Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | ABC | 3-1 | Salgueiro | 1-1 | 2-0 |
  | Ituiutaba | 2-2 (p 4-2) | Criciúma | 1-1 | 1-1 |
  
  Team #1 played second match at home.
  
  ### Finals
  
  All times Brazilian Daylight Saving Time
  
  ABC won 1–0 on aggregate.
  
  * 2010 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C winners
  * ABC 1st title
  
  ## Aggregate table
  
  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | ABC (C, P) | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 8 | +11 | 26 | Champions: promotion to 2011 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B |
  | Ituiutaba (P) | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 20 | Playoff semifinalists: promotion to 2011 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B |
  | Criciúma (P) | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 17 | Playoff semifinalists: promotion to 2011 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B |
  | Salgueiro (P) | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 18 | −2 | 16 | Playoff semifinalists: promotion to 2011 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B |
  | Macaé | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 17 | Playoff quarterfinalists: no promotion |
  | Paysandu | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 13 | +5 | 15 | Playoff quarterfinalists: no promotion |
  | Chapecoense | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 13 | Playoff quarterfinalists: no promotion |
  | Águia de Marabá | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 12 | Playoff quarterfinalists: no promotion |
  | Luverdense | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 12 | |
  | Fortaleza | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 12 | |
  | CRB | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 11 | |
  | Campinense | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 10 | |
  | Caxias | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 10 | |
  | Brasil de Pelotas | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 10 | |
  | Rio Branco (AC) | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 17 | −5 | 10 | |
  | Marília | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 6 | |
  | Alecrim (R) | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 10 | Relegation to 2011 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D |
  | Juventude (R) | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 8 | Relegation to 2011 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D |
  | Gama (R) | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 5 | Relegation to 2011 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D |
  | São Raimundo (PA) (R) | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | −7 | 3 | Relegation to 2011 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D |
  
  ## Top goalscorers
  
  | Pos | Name | Club | Goals |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Bruno Rangel | Paysandu | 8 |
  | 2 | Cascata | ABC | 5 |
  | 2 | Felipe Mamão | Águia de Marabá | 5 |
  