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In 2012, the Campeonato Brasileiro Série D, the fourth division of the Brazilian League, will be contested for the fourth time in history. It will be contested by 40 clubs, four of which will eventually qualify to the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C to be contested in 2013.
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Competition format
The 40 teams are divided in eight groups of 5, playing within them in a double round-robin format. The two best ranked in each group at the end of 10 rounds will qualify to the Second Stage, which will be played in home-and-away system. Winners advance to Third Stage. The quarterfinal winners will be promoted to the Série C 2013. As there is no Série E, or fifth division, technically there will be no relegation. However, teams who were not promoted will have to re-qualify for Série D 2013 through their respective state leagues.
The competition can also be considered as 4 mini-tournaments (Group 1+2;3+4;5+6;7+8) because according to the playoff-structure, exactly one team of each "mini-tournament" will be promoted.
Participating teams
Notes:
Acre:
Atlético Acreano replaced Rio Branco-AC.
Amapá:
Santos-AP replaced Trem.
Goias:
Associação Atlética Aparecidense replaced Itumbiara.
Pará:
Remo replaced Cametá Sport Club.
Rio Grande do Sul:
Cerâmica replaced Veranópolis Esporte Clube, Novo Hamburgo, São José (PA), Pelotas and Lajeadense.
Rio de Janeiro:
Volta Redonda replaced Resende.
Santa Catarina:
Concórdia replaced Brusque and Metropolitano. Concórdia qualified as last placed team.
Tocantins:
All Tocantins-based teams withdrew. Since Tocantins was already allocated a berth in Group 5 the berth passed on to Goias. No Goias-based team wanted the berth so it passed on to the Federal District.