2024 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C

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The 2024 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C was a football competition held in Brazil, equivalent to the third division. It began on 20 April and ended on 19 October 2024.[1]

Season2024
Dates20 April – 19 October
ChampionsVolta Redonda (1st title)
PromotedAthletic
Ferroviária
Remo
Volta Redonda
Quick facts Season, Dates ...
Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
Season2024
Dates20 April – 19 October
ChampionsVolta Redonda (1st title)
PromotedAthletic
Ferroviária
Remo
Volta Redonda
RelegatedAparecidense
Ferroviário
Sampaio Corrêa
São José
Matches216
Goals522 (2.42 per match)
Top goalscorerKayke
Paulo Sérgio
(10 goals each)
Biggest home winSão Bernardo 5–0 Ferroviário
Group A, R3, 6 May
Biggest away winCSA 0–5 Athletic
Group A, R4, 12 May
Highest scoring7 goals
Botafogo-PB 4–3 Aparecidense
Group A, R11, 3 July
Longest winning run5 games
Athletic
Botafogo-PB
Longest unbeaten run18 games
Ferroviária
Longest winless run12 games
São José
Longest losing run7 games
Floresta
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Twenty teams competed in the tournament, twelve returning from the 2023 season, four promoted from the 2023 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D (Athletic, Caxias, Ferroviária and Ferroviário)[2] and four relegated from the 2023 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B (ABC, Londrina, Sampaio Corrêa and Tombense).[3]

Athletic, Ferroviária, Remo and Volta Redonda were promoted to the 2025 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B,[4] while Aparecidense, Ferroviário, Sampaio Corrêa, and São José were relegated to the 2025 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D.[5]

In the finals, Volta Redonda won their first title after defeating Athletic 3–0 on aggregate.[6]

Format

The first stage had one group where each team played the other teams in a single round-robin tournament. The top eight teams advanced to the second stage, while the bottom four were relegated. In the second stage, the teams were divided into two groups of four teams each. Each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The top two teams of each group were promoted to the Série B, while the group winners advanced to the finals.[7]

Teams

Location of teams in 2024 Série C
More information Pos., Relegated from 2023 Série B ...
Pos. Relegated from 2023 Série B
17th Sampaio Corrêa
18th Tombense
19th Londrina
20th ABC
Pos. Promoted from 2023 Série D
1st Ferroviário
2nd Ferroviária
3rd Athletic
4th Caxias
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Number of teams by state

More information Number of teams, State ...
Number
of teams		 State Team(s)
3 Rio Grande do SulCaxias, São José and Ypiranga
2 CearáFerroviário and Floresta
Minas GeraisAthletic and Tombense
São PauloFerroviária and São Bernardo
1 AlagoasCSA
GoiásAparecidense
MaranhãoSampaio Corrêa
ParáRemo
ParanáLondrina
ParaíbaBotafogo-PB
PernambucoNáutico
Rio de JaneiroVolta Redonda
Rio Grande do NorteABC
Santa CatarinaFigueirense
SergipeConfiança
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Stadiums and locations

More information Team, Home city ...
Team Home city State Stadium Capacity
ABC Natal Rio Grande do Norte Frasqueirão 18,000
Aparecidense Aparecida de Goiânia Goiás Annibal Batista de Toledo 6,645
Athletic São João del-Rei Minas Gerais Arena Sicredi 6,000
Botafogo-PB João Pessoa Paraíba Almeidão 25,770
Caxias Caxias do Sul Rio Grande do Sul Centenário 22,132
Confiança Aracaju Sergipe Batistão 15,575
CSA Maceió Alagoas Rei Pelé 17,126
Ferroviária Araraquara São Paulo Fonte Luminosa 20,000
Ferroviário Fortaleza Ceará Presidente Vargas 20,262
Figueirense Florianópolis Santa Catarina Orlando Scarpelli 19,584
Floresta Fortaleza Ceará Presidente Vargas 20,262
Londrina Londrina Paraná Estádio do Café 31,000
Náutico Recife Pernambuco Aflitos 22,856
Remo Belém Pará Baenão 13,792
Sampaio Corrêa São Luís Maranhão Nhozinho Santos 11,429
São Bernardo São Bernardo do Campo São Paulo 1º de Maio 15,159
São José Porto Alegre Rio Grande do Sul Passo D'Areia 15,000
Tombense Tombos Minas Gerais Almeidão 3,050
Volta Redonda Volta Redonda Rio de Janeiro Raulino de Oliveira 20,255
Ypiranga Erechim Rio Grande do Sul Colosso da Lagoa 22,000
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Personnel and kits

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Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Kit main sponsor
ABC Brazil Roberto Fonseca Brazil Richardson Elefante MQ (club manufactured kit) Esportes da Sorte
Aparecidense Brazil Emerson Ávila Brazil Guilherme Nunes Super Bolla BETesporte, Arroz Cristal
Athletic Brazil Roger Silva Brazil Diego Fumaça KickBall Bet7k, Connect@, São João del-Rei
Botafogo-PB Brazil Evaristo Piza Brazil Dalton LWGA Company Betnacional, Game Arena
Caxias Brazil Thiago Gomes Brazil Dirceu Bravo35 Banrisul, Postos SIM, R Dimer Construtora
Confiança Brazil Mazola Júnior Brazil Robson Super Bolla Banese Card
CSA Brazil Higo Magalhães Brazil Tiago Marques Azulão (club manufactured kit) Governo de Alagoas, Carajás Home Center
Ferroviária Brazil Júnior Rocha Brazil Saulo Lupo Sport Betnacional
Ferroviário Brazil Raimundo Wágner (caretaker) Brazil Ciel T33 (club manufactured kit) Zenir, ABRO, Grupo Servnac
Figueirense Brazil João Burse Brazil Genílson Volt Sport Aposta Ganha, Grupo Liderança, Dalla Cervejaria
Floresta Brazil Marcelo Cabo Brazil Marcelo Golaço
Londrina Brazil Claudinei Oliveira Brazil Rafael Longuine Karilu AgroPlay
Náutico Brazil Bruno Pivetti Brazil Sousa Diadora Esportes da Sorte
Remo Brazil Rodrigo Santana Brazil Bruno Silva Volt Sport Banpará, Betnacional
Sampaio Corrêa Brazil Felipe Surian Brazil Ferreira Finta Só Saúde Resgate, PAGBET, Lojas Noroeste
São Bernardo Brazil Ricardo Catalá Brazil Alex Alves Magnum Magnum Bank
São José Brazil Rogério Zimmermann Brazil Fábio Rampi Weefe Banrisul
Tombense Brazil Raul Cabral Brazil Roger Carvalho Vettor
Volta Redonda Brazil Rogério Corrêa Brazil Bruno Barra Pratic Sport BetSpeed, CSN Cimentos
Ypiranga Brazil Thiago Carvalho Brazil Anderson Uchôa Clanel Banrisul, Aurora, Cavaletti
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Coaching changes

More information Team, Outgoing head coach ...
Team Outgoing head coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming head coach Date of appointment Ref
Náutico Brazil Bruno Pivetti Mutual agreement 28 August 2023 Pre-season Brazil Allan Aal 15 November 2023 [8][9]
Floresta Brazil Matheus Costa End of contract 4 September 2023 Brazil Felipe Surian 16 October 2023 [10][11]
Confiança Brazil Luizinho Vieira Signed by Amazonas[i] 11 September 2023 Brazil Paulo Massaro 8 November 2023 [12]
Ferroviário Brazil Paulinho Kobayashi Resigned 18 September 2023 Brazil Matheus Costa 22 September 2023 [13][14]
Athletic Brazil Cícero Júnior End of contract 21 September 2023 Brazil Rodrigo Santana 9 December 2023 [15][16]
CSA Brazil Marcelo Cabo 22 September 2023 Brazil Rogério Corrêa 13 October 2023 [17][18]
Botafogo-PB Brazil Felipe Surian 10 October 2023 Brazil Cristian de Souza 1 November 2023 [19][20]
Volta Redonda Brazil Rogério Corrêa Brazil Felipe Loureiro 23 October 2023 [21][22]
Figueirense Brazil Paulo Baier 30 October 2023 Brazil João Burse 28 November 2023 [23][24]
ABC Brazil Jonydei Tostão End of caretaker spell 25 November 2023 Brazil Rafael Lacerda 22 November 2023 [25]
Londrina Brazil Roberto Fonseca Júnior Brazil Emerson Ávila 27 December 2023 [26]
Sampaio Corrêa Brazil Dejair Ferreira Brazil Thiago Gomes 11 December 2023 [27]
Tombense Brazil Moacir Júnior End of contract 30 November 2023 Brazil Raul Cabral 30 November 2023 [28][29]
São José Brazil Thiago Gomes Resigned 1 December 2023 Brazil China Balbino 5 December 2023 [30][31]
Aparecidense Brazil Hemerson Maria End of contract 2 December 2023 Brazil Rodrigo Limiro 2 December 2023 [32]
Ferroviário Brazil Matheus Costa Sacked 21 January 2024 State leagues Brazil Raimundo Wágner (caretaker) 24 January 2024 [33][34]
CSA Brazil Rogério Corrêa 22 January 2024 Brazil Marcelo Cabo 22 January 2024 [35][36]
Ferroviária Brazil Alexandre Lopes 29 January 2024 Brazil Vinícius Bergantin[ii] 30 January 2024 [37][38]
Ferroviário Brazil Raimundo Wágner End of caretaker spell 31 January 2024 Brazil Maurício Copertino 31 January 2024 [39]
Ypiranga Brazil Jerson Testoni Sacked 5 February 2024 Brazil Thiago Carvalho 5 February 2024 [40][41]
Aparecidense Brazil Rodrigo Limiro 8 February 2024 Brazil Lúcio Flávio 9 February 2024 [42][43]
Volta Redonda Brazil Felipe Loureiro 15 February 2024 Brazil Rogério Corrêa 16 February 2024 [44][45]
Caxias Brazil Gerson Gusmão 16 February 2024 Brazil Argel Fuchs [46]
Botafogo-PB Brazil Cristian de Souza Mutual agreement 28 February 2024 Brazil Moacir Júnior 1 March 2024 [47][48]
Remo Brazil Ricardo Catalá Sacked Paraguay Gustavo Morínigo 4 March 2024 [49][50]
Confiança Brazil Paulo Massaro Mutual agreement 29 February 2024 Brazil Neto Pereira (caretaker) 1 March 2024 [51][52]
CSA Brazil Marcelo Cabo Sacked 3 March 2024 Brazil Bebeto Moraes (caretaker) 4 March 2024 [53]
Athletic Brazil Rodrigo Santana Mutual agreement 5 March 2024 Brazil Roger Silva 5 March 2024 [54][55]
Confiança Brazil Neto Pereira End of caretaker spell 8 March 2024 Brazil Gerson Gusmão 8 March 2024 [56]
ABC Brazil Rafael Lacerda Mutual agreement 10 March 2024 Brazil Marcelo Cabo 10 March 2024 [57][58]
CSA Brazil Bebeto Moraes End of caretaker spell 15 March 2024 Brazil Cristian de Souza 15 March 2024 [59]
Náutico Brazil Allan Aal Sacked 30 March 2024 Brazil Mazola Júnior 2 April 2024 [60][61]
São Bernardo Brazil Márcio Zanardi Signed by Goiás 31 March 2024 Brazil Ricardo Catalá 3 April 2024 [62][63]
Botafogo-PB Brazil Moacir Júnior Sacked 15 April 2024 Brazil Evaristo Piza[iii] 15 April 2024 [64]
ABC Brazil Marcelo Cabo 27 April 2024 14th Brazil Roberto Fonseca 29 April 2024 [65][66]
São José Brazil China Balbino Mutual agreement 30 April 2024 19th Brazil Pingo 1 May 2024 [67][68]
Floresta Brazil Felipe Surian 5 May 2024 20th Brazil Marcelo Cabo 6 May 2024 [69][70]
Ferroviário Brazil Maurício Copertino Sacked 7 May 2024 17th Brazil Paulinho Kobayashi 7 May 2024 [71][72]
CSA Brazil Cristian de Souza 13 May 2024 14th Brazil Bebeto Moraes (caretaker) 14 May 2024 [73]
Sampaio Corrêa Brazil Thiago Gomes 14 May 2024 15th Brazil Zé Augusto [74][75]
Londrina Brazil Emerson Ávila 10th Brazil Claudinei Oliveira 15 May 2024 [76][77]
Remo Paraguay Gustavo Morínigo 20 May 2024 14th Brazil Rodrigo Santana[iv] 23 May 2024 [78][79]
CSA Brazil Bebeto Moraes End of caretaker spell 15th Brazil Higo Magalhães 20 May 2024 [80]
Náutico Brazil Mazola Júnior Sacked 10 June 2024 11th Brazil Bruno Pivetti 11 June 2024 [81][82]
Confiança Brazil Gerson Gusmão Mutual agreement 17 June 2024 14th Brazil Mazola Júnior 19 June 2024 [83][84]
Caxias Brazil Argel Fuchs Sacked 27 June 2024 18th Brazil Roberto Maschio (caretaker) 27 June 2024 [85][86]
Brazil Roberto Maschio End of caretaker spell 30 June 2024 19th Brazil Thiago Gomes 29 June 2024 [87]
São José Brazil Pingo Sacked 5 July 2024 20th Brazil Rogério Zimmermann 5 July 2024 [88][89]
Aparecidense Brazil Lúcio Flávio 7 July 2024 15th Brazil Emerson Ávila 9 July 2024 [90][91]
Ferroviária Brazil Vinícius Bergantin Signed by Flamengo 20 July 2024 5th Brazil Júnior Rocha 20 July 2024 [92][93]
Sampaio Corrêa Brazil Zé Augusto Sacked 29 July 2024 16th Brazil Felipe Surian 30 July 2024 [94][95]
Ferroviário Brazil Paulinho Kobayashi 6 August 2024 19th Brazil Ranielle Ribeiro 6 August 2024 [96][97]
Brazil Ranielle Ribeiro Resigned 23 August 2024 Brazil Raimundo Wágner (caretaker) 23 August 2024 [98]
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Notes
  1. [i]
    Signed during the 2023 season, but Confiança's calendar had already ended.
  2. [ii]
    Gabriel Remedio was the caretaker head coach in a Campeonato Paulista Série A2 match against XV de Piracicaba on 31 January.
  3. [iii]
    Marco Antônio was the caretaker head coach in the 1st round match against Floresta on 21 April.
  4. [iv]
    Alan Ribeiro was the caretaker head coach in the 6th round match against Náutico on 25 May.

First stage

In the first stage, each team played the other nineteen teams in a single round-robin tournament. The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, the following criteria would be used to determine the ranking: 1. Wins; 2. Goal difference; 3. Goals scored; 4. Fewest red cards; 5. Fewest yellow cards; 6. Draw in the headquarters of the Brazilian Football Confederation (Regulations Article 16).[99]

The top eight teams advanced to the second stage, while the bottom four were relegated to Série D.

Group A

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Botafogo-PB 19 12 5 2 33 21 +12 41 Advance to Second stage
2 Athletic 19 12 4 3 39 21 +18 40
3 Ferroviária 19 9 9 1 22 9 +13 36
4 São Bernardo 19 10 5 4 29 16 +13 35
5 Volta Redonda 19 10 4 5 30 28 +2 34
6 Ypiranga 19 9 4 6 22 18 +4 31
7 Londrina 19 7 8 4 24 21 +3 29
8 Remo 19 8 2 9 21 23 −2 26
9 Náutico 19 6 7 6 34 25 +9 25
10 CSA 19 6 7 6 22 26 −4 25
11 Figueirense 19 6 6 7 19 21 −2 24
12 Tombense 19 5 8 6 22 21 +1 23
13 Confiança 19 6 4 9 20 22 −2 22
14 ABC 19 5 7 7 18 20 −2 22
15 Caxias 19 6 3 10 20 27 −7 21
16 Floresta 19 5 4 10 15 27 −12 19
17 Sampaio Corrêa (R) 19 4 7 8 16 21 −5 19 Relegation to 2025 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D
18 Aparecidense (R) 19 3 7 9 18 28 −10 16
19 Ferroviário (R) 19 3 6 10 19 38 −19 15
20 São José (R) 19 2 5 12 12 22 −10 11
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Source: CBF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) fewest red cards; 6) fewest yellow cards; 7) draw.
(R) Relegated

Results

More information Home \ Away, ABC ...
Home \ Away ABC APA ATH BOT CAX CON CSA AFE FAC FIG FLO LON NAU REM SAM SBE SJO TOM VOL YPI
ABC 3–1 0–2 1–0 0–2 0–3 3–1 1–1 0–0 1–0 0–1
Aparecidense 0–1 1–1 1–2 2–2 2–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 0–0
Athletic 1–0 1–0 3–0 3–1 2–1 3–1 1–4 3–2 3–1
Botafogo-PB 1–0 4–3 3–1 1–1 3–3 2–0 1–0 3–2 1–0 2–1
Caxias 2–0 3–0 0–4 1–0 0–0 2–1 2–1 2–4 1–0
Confiança 0–0 3–1 0–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 2–0 0–2 4–1 2–0
CSA 0–5 1–1 2–1 1–1 3–1 1–2 2–2 0–0 1–1
Ferroviária 1–1 0–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 2–1 2–1 1–0 5–1
Ferroviário 0–4 2–2 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–1 3–2 3–3 0–2
Figueirense 1–1 2–0 0–0 2–0 0–1 2–1 0–0 1–0 1–1
Floresta 1–3 1–2 2–1 1–0 1–4 1–2 0–2 1–0 2–2
Londrina 1–1 2–0 2–2 0–0 3–2 2–0 2–0 3–3 1–1 0–4
Náutico 2–2 2–0 2–2 2–1 4–1 4–0 0–1 4–1 1–1 1–2
Remo 1–0 2–1 2–1 1–0 3–0 0–1 0–0 1–2 1–0
Sampaio Corrêa 2–2 3–1 0–1 2–1 1–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–2 2–0
São Bernardo 1–0 2–0 2–0 0–0 5–0 1–2 2–0 0–0 4–2 1–0
São José 0–1 0–1 1–2 0–0 0–2 2–0 0–0 3–0 1–3 0–1
Tombense 1–1 1–2 2–1 0–1 0–0 1–1 3–0 0–0 1–0 1–0
Volta Redonda 1–3 1–0 2–1 1–0 2–1 2–1 2–2 1–3 1–1 3–0
Ypiranga 1–1 2–2 1–0 3–1 0–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–0
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Source: CBF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second stage

In the second stage, each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, the following criteria would be used to determine the ranking: 1. Wins; 2. Goal difference; 3. Goals scored; 4. Head-to-head (if the tie was only between two teams); 5. Fewest red cards; 6. Fewest yellow cards; 7. Draw in the headquarters of the Brazilian Football Confederation (Regulations Article 20).[99]

The top two teams of each group were promoted to the Série B. Group winners advanced to the finals.

Group B

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Volta Redonda (P) 6 3 3 0 8 4 +4 12 Advance to Finals and promoted to 2025 Série B
2 Remo (P) 6 2 3 1 6 7 −1 9 Promoted to 2025 Série B
3 Botafogo-PB 6 1 2 3 5 5 0 5
4 São Bernardo 6 1 2 3 5 8 −3 5
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Source: CBF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results (only between 2 teams); 6) fewest red cards; 7) fewest yellow cards; 8) draw.
(P) Promoted

Results

More information Home \ Away, BOT ...
Home \ Away BOT REM SBE VOL
Botafogo-PB 3–0 0–0 0–0
Remo 2–1 1–0 0–0
São Bernardo 1–0 2–2 1–2
Volta Redonda 2–1 1–1 3–1
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Source: CBF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Group C

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Athletic (P) 6 3 1 2 11 8 +3 10 Advance to Finals and promoted to 2025 Série B
2 Ferroviária (P) 6 3 1 2 12 12 0 10 Promoted to 2025 Série B
3 Londrina 6 2 1 3 11 12 −1 7
4 Ypiranga 6 1 3 2 6 8 −2 6
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Source: CBF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results (only between 2 teams); 6) fewest red cards; 7) fewest yellow cards; 8) draw.
(P) Promoted

Results

More information Home \ Away, ATH ...
Home \ Away ATH AFE LON YPI
Athletic 3–0 2–1 0–0
Ferroviária 3–2 3–2 4–2
Londrina 2–3 3–2 2–2
Ypiranga 2–1 0–0 0–1
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Source: CBF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Finals

The finals were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the higher-seeded team hosting the second leg. 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 champions (Regulations Article 21).[99]

The finalists were seeded according to their performance in the tournament. The teams were ranked according to overall points. If tied on overall points, the following criteria would be used to determine the ranking: 1. Overall wins; 2. Overall goal difference; 3. Draw in the headquarters of the Brazilian Football Confederation (Regulations Article 22).[99]

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Host
1 Minas Gerais Athletic 25 15 5 5 50 29 +21 50 2nd leg
2 Rio de Janeiro (state) Volta Redonda 25 13 7 5 38 32 +6 46 1st leg
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Source: CBF

The matches were played on 12 and 19 October 2024.[100]

More information Team 1, Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score ...
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Volta Redonda Rio de Janeiro (state) 3–0 Minas Gerais Athletic 1–0 2–0
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Matches

More information Volta Redonda, 1–0 ...
Volta Redonda Rio de Janeiro (state)1–0Minas Gerais Athletic
Heliardo 67' Report
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Attendance: 7,840[101]
Referee: Fábio Augusto Santos Sá Júnior (Sergipe)
More information Athletic, 0–2 ...
Athletic Minas Gerais0–2Rio de Janeiro (state) Volta Redonda
Report PK 25'
Bruno Santos 71'
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Referee: Luiz Flávio de Oliveira (São Paulo)

Top goalscorers

As of 12 October 2024
More information Rank, Player ...
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Brazil Kayke São Bernardo 10
Brazil Paulo Sérgio Náutico
3 Brazil Carlão Ferroviária 9
Brazil Jonathas Athletic
Brazil Tiago Marques CSA
6 Brazil Denilson Athletic 8
Brazil Ítalo Volta Redonda
Brazil Zé Vítor Ypiranga
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Source: CBF

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