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The following article presents a summary of the 2010 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which was the 109th season of competitive football in the country.

The 2010 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A started on May 8, 2010, and concluded on December 5, 2010.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Fluminense	38	20	11	7	62	36	+26	71	2011 Copa Libertadores Second Stage
2	Cruzeiro	38	20	9	9	53	38	+15	69
3	Corinthians	38	19	11	8	65	41	+24	68	2011 Copa Libertadores First Stage
4	Grêmio	38	17	12	9	68	43	+25	63
5	Atlético Paranaense	38	17	9	12	43	45	−2	60	2011 Copa Sudamericana Second Stage
6	Botafogo	38	14	17	7	54	42	+12	59
7	Internacional	38	16	10	12	48	41	+7	58	2011 Copa Libertadores Second Stage[a]
8	Santos	38	15	11	12	63	50	+13	56	2011 Copa Libertadores Second Stage[b]
9	São Paulo	38	15	10	13	54	54	0	55	2011 Copa Sudamericana Second Stage
10	Palmeiras	38	12	14	12	42	43	−1	50
11	Vasco da Gama	38	11	16	11	43	45	−2	49
12	Ceará	38	10	17	11	35	44	−9	47
13	Atlético Mineiro	38	13	6	19	52	64	−12	45
14	Flamengo	38	9	17	12	41	44	−3	44
15	Avaí	38	11	10	17	49	58	−9	43
16	Atlético Goianiense	38	11	9	18	51	57	−6	42
17	Vitória	38	9	15	14	42	48	−6	42	Relegation to Série B
18	Guarani	38	8	13	17	33	53	−20	37
19	Goiás	38	8	9	21	41	68	−27	33
20	Prudente	38	7	10	21	39	64	−25	28[c]

Source: ^[1]
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd wins; 3rd goal difference; 4th goals scored; 5th head-to-head results; 6th least red cards received; 7th least yellow cards received; 8th draw
Notes:

Fluminense declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A champions.

The four worst placed teams, which are Vitória, Guarani, Goiás and Prudente, were relegated to the following year's second level.

The 2010 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B started on May 7, 2010, concluded on November 27, 2010.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Coritiba (C, P)	38	21	8	9	69	49	+20	71	Promotion to Campeonato Brasileiro
2	Figueirense (P)	38	19	10	9	68	37	+31	67
3	Bahia (P)	38	19	8	11	63	44	+19	65
4	América Mineiro (P)	38	19	6	13	56	42	+14	63
5	Portuguesa	38	19	5	14	69	52	+17	62
6	Sport Recife	38	15	11	12	54	42	+12	56
7	Paraná	38	15	8	15	47	44	+3	53
8	Bragantino	38	13	14	11	52	37	+15	53
9	ASA	38	16	4	18	52	56	−4	52
10	São Caetano	38	14	10	14	50	52	−2	52
11	Duque de Caxias	38	15	5	18	46	56	−10	50
12	Icasa	38	13	10	15	53	51	+2	49
13	Náutico	38	14	6	18	41	60	−19	48
14	Ponte Preta	38	12	12	14	49	48	+1	48
15	Guaratinguetá	38	11	14	13	47	59	−12	47
16	Vila Nova	38	13	7	18	50	69	−19	46
17	Brasiliense (R)	38	12	10	16	41	59	−18	46	Relegation to Série C
18	Santo André (R)	38	11	10	17	53	61	−8	43
19	Ipatinga (R)	38	11	8	19	47	62	−15	41
20	América de Natal (R)	38	11	8	19	40	68	−28	41

Updated to match(es) played on November 27, 2010. Source: CBF (in Portuguese)
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd wins; 3rd goal difference; 4th goals scored; 5th head-to-head results; 6th least red cards received; 7th least yellow cards received; 8th draw
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Coritiba declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B champions.

The four best placed teams, which are Coritiba, Figueirense, Bahia and América-MG, were promoted to the following year's first level.

The four worst placed teams, which are Brasiliense, Santo André, Ipatinga and América-RN, were relegated to the following year's third level.

The 2010 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C started on July 18, 2010, and concluded on November 21, 2010. The Campeonato Brasileiro Série C final was played between ABC and Ituiutaba.

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ABC declared as the league champions by aggregate score of 1–0.

The four best placed teams, which are ABC, Ituiutaba, Criciúma and Salgueiro, were promoted to the following year's second level.

The four worst placed teams, which are Alecrim, Juventude, Gama and São Raimundo (PA), were relegated to the following year's fourth level.

The 2010 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D started on July 18, 2010, and concluded on November 14, 2010. The Campeonato Brasileiro Série D final was played between Guarany de Sobral and América (AM).

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Guarany de Sobral declared as the league champions by aggregate score of 5–2.

The four best placed teams, which are Guarany de Sobral, Madureira, Joinville and Araguaína, were promoted to the following year's third level. On December 9, 2010 the STJD punished América (AM) with the loss of six points due to fielding an out-of-contract player. América (AM) then lost its promotion, which was awarded to Joinville.

The 2010 Copa do Brasil started on February 10, 2010, and ended on August 4, 2010. The Copa do Brasil final was played between Santos and Vitória.

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Santos declared as the cup champions on better goal difference by aggregate score of 3–2.

State	Champion
Acre	Rio Branco-AC
Alagoas	Murici
Amapá	Trem
Amazonas	Penarol
Bahia	Vitória
Ceará	Fortaleza
Distrito Federal	Ceilândia
Espírito Santo	Rio Branco-ES
Goiás	Atlético-GO
Maranhão	Sampaio Corrêa
Mato Grosso	União
Mato Grosso do Sul	Comercial-ES
Minas Gerais	Atlético Mineiro
Pará	Paysandu
Paraíba	Treze
Paraná	Coritiba
Pernambuco	Sport
Piauí	Comercial-PI
Rio de Janeiro	Botafogo
Rio Grande do Norte	ABC
Rio Grande do Sul	Grêmio
Rondônia	Vilhena
Roraima	Baré
Santa Catarina	Avaí
São Paulo	Santos
Sergipe	River Plate
Tocantins	Gurupi

Competition	Champion
Campeonato Brasileiro Sub-20	Cruzeiro
Copa 2 de Julho	Brazil U16
Copa Brasil Sub-17 (Copa Nacional do Espírito Santo Sub-17)(1)	Internacional
Copa Santiago de Futebol Juvenil	Internacional
Copa São Paulo de Juniores	São Paulo
Copa Sub-17 de Promissão	Cruzeiro
Supercopa Eurofarma de Futebol Júnior	Santos
Taça Belo Horizonte de Juniores	Coritiba

⁽¹⁾ The Copa Nacional do Espírito Santo Sub-17, between 2008 and 2012, was named Copa Brasil Sub-17. The similar named Copa do Brasil Sub-17 is organized by the Brazilian Football Confederation and it was first played in 2013.

Competition	Champion
Campeonato do Nordeste	Vitória
Campeonato Paulista do Interior	Botafogo-SP
Copa Espírito Santo	Vitória-ES
Copa FGF	Internacional B
Copa Governador do Mato Grosso	Cuiabá
Copa Paulista de Futebol	Paulista
Copa Pernambuco	Santa Cruz
Copa Rio	Sendas
Copa Santa Catarina	Brusque
Copa Sub23	Internacional
Recopa Sul-Brasileira	Cerâmica
Taça Minas Gerais	Uberaba

Team	2010 Copa Libertadores	2010 Copa Sudamericana	2010 FIFA Club World Cup
Atlético Mineiro	did not qualify	Quarterfinals eliminated by Palmeiras	N/A
Avaí	did not qualify	Quarterfinals eliminated by Goiás	N/A
Corinthians	Round of 16 eliminated by Flamengo	N/A	did not qualify
Cruzeiro	Quarterfinals eliminated by São Paulo	N/A	did not qualify
Flamengo	Quarterfinals eliminated by Universidad de Chile	N/A	did not qualify
Goiás	N/A	Runners-up lost to Independiente	N/A
Grêmio	N/A	Second Stage eliminated by Goiás	N/A
Grêmio Prudente	N/A	Second Stage eliminated by Atlético Mineiro	N/A
Internacional	Champions defeated Guadalajara	N/A	Third place defeated Seognam Ilhwa Chunma
Palmeiras	N/A	Semifinals eliminated by Goiás	N/A
Santos	N/A	Second Stage eliminated by Avaí	N/A
São Paulo	Semifinals eliminated by Internacional	N/A	did not qualify
Vitória	N/A	Second Stage eliminated by Palmeiras	N/A

The following table lists all the games played by the Brazil national team in official competitions and friendly matches during 2010.

The following table lists all the games played by the Brazil women's national football team in official competitions and friendly matches during 2010.

The Brazil women's national football team competed in the following competitions in 2010:

Competition	Performance
Campeonato Sudamericano	Champions
Torneio Internacional Feminino	Runners-up

The 2010 Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino started on August 16, 2010, and concluded on December 4, 2010.

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Duque de Caxias/CEPE declared as the cup champions by aggregate score of 2–2.

Competition	Champion
Campeonato Carioca	Vasco
Campeonato Paulista	Santos

Team	2010 Copa Libertadores Femenina
Santos	Champions defeated Everton

• Brazilian competitions at RSSSF
• 2010 Brazil national team matches at RSSSF