2007 in Brazilian football

In today's world, 2007 in Brazilian football has become a topic of great importance and interest to a wide spectrum of people. Whether in the professional, academic or personal sphere, 2007 in Brazilian football arouses the interest of individuals of all ages and professions. Its impact and relevance extend throughout history and covers a variety of aspects that influence today's society. In this article we will explore in detail the many facets of 2007 in Brazilian football, from its origin and evolution to its implications in different contexts. Through a deep and exhaustive analysis, it is intended to shed light on the complexities and dimensions of 2007 in Brazilian football, in order to provide a comprehensive perspective that invites reflection and understanding.

Football in Brazil
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The following article presents a summary of the 2007 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which was the 106th season of competitive football in the country.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

Main article: 2007 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 São Paulo 38 23 8 7 55 19 +36 77 Qualified for both Copa Libertadores 2008 and Copa Sudamericana 2008
2 Santos 38 19 5 14 57 47 +10 62 Qualified for the Copa Libertadores 2008
3 Flamengo 38 17 10 11 55 49 +6 61
4 Fluminense 38 16 13 9 57 39 +18 61 Qualified for the Copa Libertadores 2008 by winning the Copa do Brasil 2007
5 Cruzeiro 38 18 6 14 73 59 +14 60 Qualified for the Copa Libertadores 2008
6 Grêmio 38 17 7 14 44 43 +1 58 Qualified for the Copa Sudamericana 2008
7 Palmeiras 38 16 10 12 48 47 +1 58
8 Atlético Mineiro 38 15 10 13 63 51 +12 55
9 Botafogo 38 14 13 11 62 58 +4 55
10 Vasco da Gama 38 15 9 14 58 47 +11 54
11 Internacional 38 15 9 14 49 44 +5 54
12 Atlético Paranaense 38 14 12 12 51 50 +1 54
13 Figueirense 38 14 11 13 57 56 +1 53
14 Sport 38 14 9 15 54 55 −1 51
15 Náutico 38 14 7 17 66 63 +3 49
16 Goiás 38 13 6 19 49 62 −13 45
17 Corinthians 38 10 14 14 40 50 −10 44 Relegated to 2008 Série B
18 Paraná 39 12 7 20 42 64 −22 43
19 Juventude 38 11 8 19 43 65 −22 41
20 América-RN 38 4 5 29 24 80 −56 17
Source: [citation needed]

São Paulo declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro champions.

Relegation

The four worst placed teams, which are Corinthians, Paraná, Juventude and América-RN, were relegated to the following year's second level.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série B

Main article: 2007 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Coritiba 38 21 6 11 54 41 +13 69 Promoted to 2008 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
2 Ipatinga 38 20 7 11 60 41 +19 67
3 Portuguesa 38 17 12 9 63 46 +17 63
4 Vitória 38 18 5 15 68 50 +18 59
5 Fortaleza 38 17 5 16 51 46 +5 56
6 Marília 38 17 8 13 66 61 +5 53[a]
7 Criciúma 39 15 8 16 51 44 +7 53
8 CRB 38 15 8 15 54 62 −8 53
9 Brasiliense 38 14 11 13 57 53 +4 53
10 São Caetano 38 13 14 11 45 39 +6 53
11 Ponte Preta 38 13 13 12 58 55 +3 52
12 Gama 38 14 9 15 53 56 −3 51
13 Barueri 38 14 9 15 57 71 −14 51
14 Santo André 38 13 12 13 51 50 +1 51
15 Avaí 38 13 12 13 52 55 −3 51
16 Ceará 38 13 11 14 58 58 0 50
17 Paulista 39 12 10 17 58 61 −3 46 Relegated to 2008 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
18 Santa Cruz 38 10 12 16 47 65 −18 42
19 Remo 38 10 6 22 53 69 −16 36
20 Ituano 38 8 9 21 41 74 −33 33
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ Marília was punished with the loss of 6 points

Coritiba declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B champions.

Promotion

The four best placed teams, which are Coritiba, Ipatinga, Portuguesa and Vitória, were promoted to the following year's first level.

Relegation

The four worst placed teams, which are Paulista, Santa Cruz, Remo and Ituano, were relegated to the following year's third level.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série C

Main article: 2007 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C

Final stage
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 São Paulo (state) Bragantino/SP 14 7 5 2 21 13 +8 26 Promoted to the Série B
2 Bahia Bahia/BA 14 6 6 2 26 18 +8 24
3 Goiás Vila Nova/GO 14 7 2 5 26 19 +7 23
4 Rio Grande do Norte ABC/RN 14 7 2 5 20 21 −1 23
5 Goiás CRAC/GO 14 7 0 7 24 20 +4 21
6 Goiás Atlético/GO 14 6 3 5 24 17 +7 21
7 Piauí Barras/PI 14 2 4 8 15 31 −16 10
8 Paraíba Nacional/PB 14 2 2 10 8 25 −17 8
Source: [citation needed]

Bragantino declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C champions.

Promotion

The four best placed teams in the final stage of the competition, which are Bragantino, Bahia, Vila Nova-GO and ABC, were promoted to the following year's second level.

Copa do Brasil

Main article: Copa do Brasil 2007

The Copa do Brasil final was played between Fluminense and Figueirense.

Fluminense1–1Figueirense
Figueirense0–1Fluminense

Fluminense declared as the cup champions by aggregate score of 2-1.

State championship champions

State Champion State Champion
Acre Rio Branco Paraíba Nacional de Patos
Alagoas Coruripe Paraná Paranavaí
Amapá Trem Pernambuco Sport Recife
Amazonas Nacional (AM) Piauí River
Bahia Vitória Rio de Janeiro Flamengo
Ceará Fortaleza Rio Grande do Norte ABC
Distrito Federal Brasiliense Rio Grande do Sul Grêmio
Espírito Santo Linhares FC Rondônia Ulbra Ji-Paraná
Goiás Atlético Goianiense Roraima Roraima
Maranhão Maranhão Santa Catarina Chapecoense
Mato Grosso Cacerense São Paulo Santos
Mato Grosso do Sul Águia Negra Sergipe América (SE)
Minas Gerais Atlético Mineiro Tocantins Palmas
Pará Remo

Youth competition champions

Competition Champion
Campeonato Brasileiro Sub-20 Cruzeiro
Copa 2 de Julho Internacional
Copa Macaé de Juvenis Cruzeiro
Copa Santiago de Futebol Juvenil Internacional
Copa São Paulo de Juniores Cruzeiro
Copa Sub-17 de Promissão Corinthians
Taça Belo Horizonte de Juniores Flamengo

Other competition champions

Competition Champion
Campeonato Paulista do Interior Guaratinguetá
Copa Amoretty Caxias
Copa Espírito Santo Jaguaré
Copa FPF Juventus
Copa Governador do Mato Grosso Luverdense
Copa Integração Icasa
Copa Paraná J. Malucelli
Copa Pernambuco Sport
Copa Rio Volta Redonda
Copa Santa Catarina Marcílio Dias
Recopa Sul-Brasileira Marcílio Dias
Taça Minas Gerais Ituiutaba

Brazilian clubs in international competitions

Team Copa Libertadores 2007 Copa Sudamericana 2007 Recopa Sudamericana 2007
Atlético Paranaense did not qualify Preliminary round
eliminated by
Brazil Vasco 		N/A
Botafogo did not qualify Round of 16
eliminated by
Argentina River Plate 		N/A
Corinthians did not qualify Preliminary round
eliminated by
Brazil Botafogo 		N/A
Cruzeiro did not qualify Preliminary round
eliminated by
Brazil Goiás 		N/A
Figueirense did not qualify Preliminary round
eliminated by
Brazil São Paulo 		N/A
Flamengo Round of 16
eliminated by
Uruguay Defensor 		did not qualify N/A
Goiás did not qualify Round of 16
eliminated by
Argentina Arsenal 		N/A
Grêmio Runner-up
lost to
Argentina Boca Juniors 		did not qualify N/A
Internacional Group stage
eliminated
finished third in the group 		did not qualify Champions
defeated
Mexico Pachuca
Paraná Round of 16
eliminated by
Paraguay Libertad 		did not qualify N/A
Santos Semi-finals
eliminated by
Brazil Grêmio 		did not qualify N/A
São Paulo Round of 16
eliminated by
Brazil Grêmio 		Quarter-finals
eliminated by
Colombia Millonarios 		N/A
Vasco did not qualify Quarter-finals
eliminated by
Mexico América 		N/A

Brazil national team

The following table lists all the games played by the Brazil national football team in official competitions and friendly matches during 2007.

Date City Opposition Result Score Brazil scorers Competition
February 6, 2007 England London  Portugal L 0–2 - International Friendly
March 24, 2007 Sweden Gothenburg  Chile W 4–0 Ronaldinho (2), Kaká, Juan International Friendly
March 27, 2007 Sweden Stockholm  Ghana W 1–0 Vágner Love International Friendly
June 1, 2007 England London  England D 1–1 Diego International Friendly
June 5, 2007 Germany Dortmund  Turkey D 0–0 - International Friendly
June 27, 2007 Venezuela Puerto Ordaz  Mexico L 0–2 - Copa América
July 1, 2007 Venezuela Maturín  Chile W 3–0 Robinho (3) Copa América
July 4, 2007 Venezuela Puerto la Cruz  Ecuador W 1–0 Robinho Copa América
July 7, 2007 Venezuela Puerto la Cruz  Chile W 6–1 Juan, Baptista, Robinho (2), Josué, Vágner Love Copa América
July 10, 2007 Venezuela Maracaibo  Uruguay W 2–2 (5–4 pen) Maicon, Baptista Copa América
July 15, 2007 Venezuela Maracaibo  Argentina W 3–0 Baptista, Ayala (own goal), Alves Copa América
August 22, 2007 France Montpellier  Algeria W 2–0 Maicon, Ronaldinho International Friendly
September 9, 2007 United States Chicago  United States W 4–2 Onyewu (own goal), Lúcio, Ronaldinho, Elano International Friendly
September 12, 2007 United States Foxborough  Mexico W 3–1 Kléber, Kaká, Alves International Friendly
October 14, 2007 Colombia Bogotá  Colombia D 0–0 - World Cup Qualifying
October 17, 2007 Brazil Rio de Janeiro  Ecuador W 5–0 Vágner Love, Ronaldinho, Kaká (2), Elano World Cup Qualifying
November 18, 2007 Peru Lima  Peru D 1–1 Kaká World Cup Qualifying
November 21, 2007 Brazil São Paulo  Uruguay W 2–1 Luís Fabiano (2) World Cup Qualifying

Women's football

Brazil women's national football team

The following table lists all the games played by the Brazil women's national football team in official competitions and friendly matches during 2007.

Date Opposition Result Score Brazil scorers Competition
June 23, 2007  United States 0 1–2 - International Friendly
July 12, 2007  Uruguay W 4–0 Daniela Alves (2), Cristiane Silva, Rosana Pan American Games
July 14, 2007  Jamaica W 5–0 Kátia Cilene (2), Daniela Alves, Marta, Cristiane Silva Pan American Games
July 18, 2007  Ecuador W 10–0 Cristiane Silva (4), Daniela Alves, Marta (4), Pretinha Pan American Games
July 20, 2007  Canada W 7–0 Marta (5), Rosana, Daniela Alves Pan American Games
July 23, 2007  Mexico W 2–0 Rosana (2) Pan American Games
July 26, 2007  United States W 5–0 Marta (2), Cristiane Silva (2), Daniela Alves Pan American Games
August 23, 2007 Sweden Umeå W 2–1 Pretinha (2) International Friendly (unofficial match)
August 28, 2007 Sweden Eskilstuna United W 6–0 Marta (2), Formiga, Cristiane Silva, Kátia Cilene, Michele International Friendly (unofficial match)
September 2, 2007  Japan L 1–2 Cristiane Silva International Friendly
September 12, 2007  New Zealand W 5–0 Daniela Alves, Cristiane Silva, Marta (2), Renata Costa World Cup
September 15, 2007  China W 4–0 Marta (2), Cristiane Silva (2) World Cup
September 20, 2007  Denmark W 1–0 Pretinha World Cup
September 23, 2007  Australia W 3–2 Formiga, Marta, Cristiane Silva World Cup
September 27, 2007  United States W 4–0 Leslie Osborne (og), Marta (2), Cristiane Silva World Cup
September 30, 2007  Germany L 0–2 - World Cup

The Brazil women's national football team competed in the following competitions in 2007:

Competition Performance
World Cup Runner-up
Pan American Games Champions

Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino

Main article: Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino 2007

The Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino final was played between Mato Grosso do Sul/Saad and Botucatu.

MS/Saad1 – 1Botucatu
Penalties
5–4

Mato Grosso do Sul/Saad declared as the cup champions after beating Botucatu 5-4 on penalties.

Other domestic competition champions

Competition Champion
Campeonato Carioca CEPE-Caxias
Campeonato Paulista Santos

References