The following article presents a summary of the 2012 association football season in Brazil, which was the 111th season of competitive football in the country.
The 2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A started on May 20, 2012, and concluded on December 2, 2012.
Fluminense declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A champions.
The four worst placed teams, which are Sport, Palmeiras, Atlético Goianiense and Figueirense, were relegated to the following year's second level.
The 2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B started on May 19, 2012, and concluded on November 24, 2012.
Goiás declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B champions.
The four best placed teams, which are Goiás, Criciúma, Atlético Paranaense and Vitória, were promoted to the following year's first level.
The four worst placed teams, which are CRB, Guarani, Ipatinga and Grêmio Barueri, were relegated to the following year's third level.
The 2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C started on June 30, 2012, and concluded on December 1, 2012.
The Campeonato Brasileiro Série C final was played between Oeste and Icasa.
Oeste declared as the league champions by aggregate score of 2–0.
The four best placed teams, which are Oeste, Icasa, Paysandu and Chapecoense, were promoted to the following year's second level.
The four worst placed teams, which are Salgueiro, Santo André, Guarany de Sobral and Tupi, were relegated to the following year's fourth level.
The 2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D started on June 23, 2012, and concluded on October 21, 2012.
The Campeonato Brasileiro Série D final was played between CRAC and Sampaio Corrêa.
Sampaio Corrêa declared as the league champions by aggregate score of 3–1.
The four best placed teams, which are Sampaio Corrêa, CRAC, Baraúnas and Mogi Mirim, were promoted to the following year's third level.
The 2012 Copa do Brasil started on March 7, 2012, and concluded on July 11, 2012. The Copa do Brasil final was played between Palmeiras and Coritiba.
Palmeiras declared as the cup champions by aggregate score of 3–1.
<div id="1"></div><sup>(1)</sup> The Copa Nacional do EspÃÂrito 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.
The following table lists all the games played by the Brazilian national team in official competitions and friendly matches during 2012.
The following table lists all the games played by the Brazil women's national football team in official competitions and friendly matches during 2012.
The Brazil women's national football team competed in the following competitions in 2012:
The 2012 Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino started on March 3, 2012, and concluded on June 10, 2012.
São José declared as the cup champions by aggregate score of 5–2.