Season 2005 Champion Criciúma Esporte Clube Goals scored 1,059 | Champions Criciúma Location Brazil Matches played 386 | |
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Promoted Criciúma
Vitória
Ipatinga
Grêmio Barueri Top goalscorer Sorato (Bahia) - 10 goals Biggest home win América Mineiro 9-0 Jataiense (August 20, 2006) Biggest away win União Barbarense 0-6 Rio Branco-SP (July 19, 2006) Similar 1991 Copa do Brasil, 2007 Campeonato Brasileiro, 2012 Campeonato Brasileiro, 2005 Campeonato Brasileiro, 2004 Campeonato Brasileiro | ||
The 2006 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, the third division of the Brazilian League, was contested by 63 clubs, four of which eventually qualified to the second division to be contested in 2007. No teams were relegated, since there was no fourth division in the Brazilian league.
Contents
First Stage
The 63 teams play in 15 groups of four and one group of three teams (because the Football Federation of Acre failed to appoint one affiliated team). Within each group, the four teams play a double round robin, i.e. they play each other in home and away matches, totalling six matchdays. The two best ranked teams in each group qualify to the Second Stage.
Second Stage
The 32 teams qualified from the First Stage play in eight groups of four. Within each group, the four teams play a double round robin, i.e. they play each other in home and away matches, totalling six matchdays. The two best ranked teams in each group qualify to the Third Stage.
Third Stage
The 16 teams qualified from the Second Stage play in four groups of four. Within each group, the four teams play a double round robin, i.e. they play each other in home and away matches, totalling six matchdays. The two best ranked teams in each group qualify to the Final Stage.
Final Stage
The eight teams qualified from the Third Stage are put together in a single group. They play a double round robin, i.e. they play each other in home and away matches, totalling fourteen matchdays. The four best ranked teams are automatically promoted to the Série B in 2007.
Participating teams
The participating teams are sorted by state:
Acre
Alagoas
Amapá
Amazonas
Bahia
Ceará
Distrito Federal
Espírito Santo
Goiás
Maranhão
Mato Grosso
Mato Grosso do Sul
Minas Gerais
Pará
Paraíba
Paraná
Pernambuco
Piauí
Rio de Janeiro
Rio Grande do Norte
Rio Grande do Sul
Rondônia
Roraima
Santa Catarina
São Paulo
Sergipe
Tocantins