2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D
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| Season | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 26 May – 13 November 2021 |
| Champions | Aparecidense (1st title) |
| Promoted | ABC Aparecidense Atlético Cearense Campinense |
| Matches played | 518 |
| Goals scored | 1,259 (2.43 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Gabriel Santos (13 goals) |
| Biggest home win | ABC 9–1 Caucaia Group A3, R10, 9 August |
| Biggest away win | Águia Negra 0–6 Caldense Group A6, R9, 1 August |
| Highest scoring | 10 goals ABC 9–1 Caucaia Group A3, R10, 9 August |
| Highest attendance | 7,333 América de Natal 0–0 Campinense Quarter-finals, 1st leg, 9 October |
| Lowest attendance | 126 Esportivo 1–2 Ferroviária Round of 16, 1st leg, 25 September |
| Total attendance | 36,004 |
| Average attendance | 2,250 |
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The 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D was a football competition held in Brazil, equivalent to the fourth division. The competition began on 26 May and ended on 13 November 2021.[1]
Sixty-eight teams competed in the tournament. Sixty-four teams qualified from their state leagues and cups, and four relegated from the 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C (Boa Esporte, Imperatriz, São Bento and Treze).[2]
The match Imperatriz v 4 de Julho, played at the Estádio Frei Epifânio D'Abadia (Imperatriz) on 28 August 2021 (Group A2 13th round), was finished in the 76th minute (0–0) after a strong storm caused the partial collapse of the grandstand roof located over the press booths and changing rooms of the teams and referees.[3]
ABC, Aparecidense, Atlético Cearense and Campinense qualified for the semi-finals and were promoted to the 2022 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C.[4]
In the finals, Aparecidense defeated Campinense 2–1 on aggregate to win their first title.[5]
Federation ranking
The number of teams from each state was chosen based on the CBF State Ranking.
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Participating teams
Teams in italic played the preliminary stage. The teams were:[6]
- a As the 2020 Copa Espírito Santo was cancelled, its 2021 Série D berth was awarded to the best placed team in the 2020 Campeonato Capixaba not already qualified, Rio Branco-ES (2020 Campeonato Capixaba runners-up).[7]
- b As the 2020 Copa FMF was cancelled, its 2021 Série D berth was awarded to the best placed team in the 2020 Campeonato Maranhense not already qualified, Juventude Samas (2020 Campeonato Maranhense 3rd place).[8]
- c Salgueiro, 2020 Campeonato Pernambucano first stage runners-up, declined to participate in the Série D on 12 April 2021, being replaced by Central (2020 Campeonato Pernambucano first stage 5th place).[9]
- d As the 2020 Copa Rio was cancelled, its 2021 Série D berth was awarded to the best placed team in the 2020 Campeonato Carioca not already qualified, Bangu (2020 Campeonato Carioca 8th place).[10]
- e Originally a finalist of 2020 Copa FGF would qualify for 2021 Série D, but FGF decided to award the Copa FGF berth to the best placed team in the 2020 Campeonato Gaúcho not already qualified, Aimoré (2020 Campeonato Gaúcho 7th place).[11]
Competition format
In the preliminary stage, eight teams from the worst ranked federations in the CBF ranking were drawn into four ties, with the winners of each tie advancing to the group stage. In the group stage, the remaining 60 teams and the 4 four teams qualified from the preliminary stage were divided into eight groups of eight organized regionally. Top four teams qualified for the round of 32. From the round of 32 on the competition was played as a knock-out tournament with each round contested over two legs.[12]
Preliminary stage
It was played from 26 to 30 May.[1] The lowest-seeded teams from the eight worst ranked federations in the 2021 CBF ranking (Piauí, Distrito Federal, Espírito Santo, Mato Grosso do Sul, Rondônia, Roraima, Tocantins and Amapá) competed to decide four places in the group stage.
Each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If tied on aggregate, the away goals rule would not be used, extra time would not be played, and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winners (Regulations Article 18).[12]
Matches
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Santana  |
1–5 |  GAS |
1–2 | 0–3 |
Tocantinópolis  |
3–3 (4–1 p) |  Picos |
2–0 | 1–3 |
Real Ariquemes  |
1–5 |  Brasiliense |
0–2 | 1–3 |
Aquidauanense  |
1–6 |  Rio Branco-ES |
1–4 | 0–2 |
