Season 2015 Série B Botafogo Série D Botafogo-SP | Série A Corinthians Série C Vila Nova Copa do Brasil Palmeiras | |
The following article presents a summary of the 2015 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which iwas the 114th season of competitive football in the country.
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Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
The 2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A started on May 9, 2015, and concluded on December 6, 2015.
Corinthians won the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.
Relegation
The four worst placed teams, which are Avaí, Vasco da Gama, Goiás and Joinville, were relegated to the following year's second level.
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
The 2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B started on May 8, 2015, and concluded on November 28, 2015.
Botafogo won the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B.
Promotion
The four best placed teams, which are Botafogo, Santa Cruz, Vitória and América-MG, were promoted to the following year's first level.
Relegation
The four worst placed teams, which are Macaé, ABC, Boa Esporte and Mogi Mirim, were relegated to the following year's third level.
Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
The 2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C started on May 16, 2015, and concluded on November 21, 2015.
The Campeonato Brasileiro Série C final was played between Londrina and Vila Nova.
Vila Nova won the league after beating Londrina by aggregate score of 4-2.
Promotion
The four best placed teams, which are Vila Nova, Londrina, Tupi and Brasil de Pelotas, were promoted to the following year's second level.
Relegation
The four worst placed teams, which are Águia de Marabá, Madureira, Caxias and Icasa, were relegated to the following year's fourth level.
Campeonato Brasileiro Série D
The 2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D started on July 12, 2015, and concluded on November 14, 2015.
The Campeonato Brasileiro Série D final was played between Botafogo-SP and Ríver-PI.
Botafogo-SP won the league after beating Ríver by aggregate score of 3-2.
Promotion
The four best placed teams, which are Botafogo-SP, Ríver, Remo and Ypiranga de Erechim, were promoted to the following year's third level.
Copa do Brasil
The 2015 Copa do Brasil started on February 8, 2015, and concluded on December 2, 2015. The Copa do Brasil final was played between Palmeiras and Santos.
Palmeiras won the cup after beating Santos 4-3 on penalties.
Copa do Nordeste
The competition featured 20 clubs from the Northeatern region, including for the first time the Maranhão and Piauí champions and runners-up. Ceará beat Bahia in the final with a 3-1 aggregate score.
Copa Verde
The competition featured 16 clubs from the North and Central-West regions, including the Espírito Santo champions. Mato Grosso's team Cuiabá defeated Pará's team Remo 6–5 on aggregate score.