2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C

Campeonato Brasileiro de Clubes da Série C

Season	2012
← 2011 2013 →

The 2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, the third level of the Brazilian League, will be contested by 20 clubs from May 27 until October 7, 2012. Top four teams in the table will qualify to the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B to be contested in 2013, meanwhile the bottom four will be relegated to Campeonato Brasileiro Série D.

Rule changes

Unlike previous years, in 2012 participating clubs will be divided in two groups of 10, instead of the four groups of five clubs, the system adopted by 2011. Thus, all teams will be involved in the tournament until the end of the year. The amendment will allow all clubs in the competition to play at least 18 games in the tournament. The top of each group will advance to the knockout stage for the decisive stages of the quarterfinals, semifinals and final. The semifinalists will be promoted to the Series B 2013.

Teams

Team	Home city	Stadium	Capacity
Águia	Marabá	Zinho de Oliveira	5,500
Brasiliense	Brasília	Boca do Jacaré	30,000
Caxias	Caxias do Sul	Centenário	30,800
Chapecoense	Chapecó	Arena Condá	25,000
Cuiabá	Cuiabá	Verdão	40,000
Duque de Caxias	Duque de Caxias	Marrentão	7,000
Fortaleza	Fortaleza	Presidente Vargas	20,600
Guarany	Sobral	Junco	10,000
Icasa	Juazeiro do Norte	Romeirão	16,000
Luverdense	Lucas do Rio Verde	Passo das Emas	15,000
Macaé	Macaé	Moacyzão	15,000
Madureira	Rio de Janeiro	Conselheiro Galvão	10,000
Oeste	Itápolis	Amaros	16,000
Paysandu	Belém	Curuzú	20,000
Salgueiro	Salgueiro	Salgueirão	10,000
Santa Cruz	Recife	Arruda	60,000
Santo André	Santo André	Bruno José Daniel	18,000
Treze	Campina Grande	Presidente Vargas	10,000
Tupi	Juiz de Fora	Mário Helênio	40,000
Vila Nova	Goiânia	Serra Dourada	50,000