Clube de Regatas do Flamengo, more commonly referred to as simply Flamengo, is a Brazilian multi sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, in the neighborhood of Gávea, best known for their professional football team. They are one of two clubs to have never been relegated from the top division, along with São Paulo. Flamengo is the most popular team in Brazil with more than 46.9 million fans, equivalent to 21.9% of the population that supports a team in Brazil.
Football is the most popular sport in Brazil and a prominent part of the country's national identity. The Brazil national football team has won the FIFA World Cup five times, the most of any team, in 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002. Brazil and Germany are the only teams to succeed in qualifying for all the World Cups for which they entered the qualifiers; Brazil is the only team to participate in every World Cup competition ever held. Brazil has also won an Olympic gold medal, at the 2016 Summer Olympics held in Rio de Janeiro and at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
Guarani Futebol Clube, colloquially called Guarani, is a Brazilian association football club in Campinas, São Paulo. Guarani is the only club not based in a state capital or coastal city to have won the top tier of the Brazilian Championship. The team currently play in the Série B, the second tier of Brazilian football, as well as in the Campeonato Paulista Série A1, the top tier of the São Paulo state football league.
ABC Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as ABC, is a Brazilian professional club based in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte founded on 29 June 1915. It competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, the third tier of Brazilian football, as well as in the Campeonato Potiguar, the top flight of the Rio Grande do Norte state football league.
The Brazilian states football championships are the professional adult male football competitions in Brazil that take place between January and April for the Northeast, Central-West, Southeast and South regions. In some states from the North Region, however, it takes place in May or June. One such league, the Campeonato Paulista, which started in 1902, is the oldest football competition in Brazil. All professional football clubs in Brazil play in a state championship, but not all qualify for the national league.
Associação Desportiva Confiança, commonly referred to as Confiança, is a Brazilian professional club based in Aracaju, Sergipe founded on 1 May 1936. It competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, the third tier of Brazilian football, as well as in the Campeonato Sergipano, the top flight of the Sergipe state football league.
The Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino, also known as Brasileirão Feminino, is an annual Brazilian women's club football tournament organized by the Confederação Brasileira de Futebol, or CBF. It is the country's premier women's football competition and the first professional women's league in the country.
Estádio Lourival Baptista, commonly known as Batistão, is a multi-use stadium located in Aracaju, Brazil. It is used mostly for football matches and hosts the home matches of Associação Desportiva Confiança, Cotinguiba, Club Sportivo Sergipe and Vasco Esporte Clube. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 15,575 people, and was built in 1969.
The Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, and currently officially called Brasileirão Série B Betnacional by sponsorship reasons) is the second tier of the Brazilian football league system. Although not having been played annually since its founding in 1971, the competition format has changed almost every season. Since 2006 it has been contested by 20 teams in a double round-robin format with the top four teams being promoted to the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A group and the bottom four teams being relegated to the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C group.
Nacional Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as Nacional, is a Brazilian professional club based in Manaus, Amazonas founded on 13 January 1913. It competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série D, the fourth tier of Brazilian football, as well as in the Campeonato Amazonense, the top flight of the Amazonas state football league.
Rio Branco Sport Club, more commonly referred to as Rio Branco do Paraná or simply Rio Branco, is a Brazilian professional association football club in Paranaguá, Paraná which currently plays in Campeonato Paranaense Série Prata, the second division of the Paraná state football league.
América Futebol Clube, usually known simply as América or as América-SE, América (SE) or América do Sergipe, is a Brazilian football club from Propriá, Sergipe state.
Aloísio da Silva Filho, known as Aloísio, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Potiguar de Mossoró.
Associação Olímpica de Itabaiana, commonly referred to as Itabaiana, is a Brazilian professional club based in Itabaiana, Sergipe founded on 10 July 1938. It competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série D, the fourth tier of Brazilian football, as well as in the Campeonato Sergipano, the top flight of the Sergipe state football league.
Olímpico Pirambu Futebol Clube, commonly known as Olímpico de Pirambu, is a Brazilian football club based in Pirambu, Sergipe state. They competed in the Série C and in the Copa do Brasil once.
The Federação Sergipana de Futebol was founded on November 10, 1926, and it manages all the official football tournaments within the state of Sergipe, which are the Campeonato Sergipano, the Campeonato Sergipano Série A2 and the Copa Governador do Estado de Sergipe, and represents the clubs at the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF).
The 2012 Campeonato Sergipano de Futebol Profissional da Primeira Divisão - Série A1 was the 89th season of Sergipe's top professional football league. Associação Olímpica de Itabaiana won their 10th title
The 2013 Campeonato Sergipano de Futebol was the 90th edition of the Sergipe's top professional football league. The competition began on January 13, and ended on May 19. Sergipe won the championship by the 33rd time, while Boca Júnior and América-SE were relegated.
Rafael Santiago Gonçalves, commonly known as Rafael Grampola is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Juventude.
The following article presents a summary of the 2021 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which was the 120th season of competitive football in the country.
