The following article presents a summary of the 2017 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which was the 116th season of competitive football in the country.
The 2017 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A started on May 13, 2017, and concluded on December 3, 2017.
Corinthians won the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.
The four worst placed teams, which are Coritiba, AvaÃÂ, Ponte Preta and Atlético Goianiense, were relegated to the following year's second level.
The 2017 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B started on May 12, 2017, and concluded on November 25, 2017.
América Mineiro won the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B.
The four best placed teams, which are América Mineiro, Internacional, Ceará and Paraná, were promoted to the following year's first level.
The four worst placed teams, which are Luverdense, Santa Cruz, ABC and Náutico, were relegated to the following year's third level.
The 2017 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C started on May 14, 2017, and concluded on October 21, 2017.
The Campeonato Brasileiro Série C final was played between CSA and Fortaleza.
CSA won the league after beating Fortaleza
The four best placed teams, CSA, Fortaleza, São Bento and Sampaio Corrêa, were promoted to the following year's second level.
The four worst placed teams, Moto Club, Macaé, Mogi Mirim and ASA, were relegated to the following year's fourth level.
The 2017 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D started on May 21, 2017, and concluded on September 10, 2017.
The Campeonato Brasileiro Série D final was played between Operário Ferroviário and Globo.
Operário Ferroviário won the league after beating Globo
The four best placed teams, Operário Ferroviário, Globo, Atlético Acreano and Juazeirense, were promoted to the following year's third level.
The 2017 Copa do Brasil started on February 8, 2017, and concluded on September 27, 2017. The Copa do Brasil final was played between Flamengo and Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro won the cup after defeating Flamengo.
The competition featured 20 clubs from the Northeastern region. It started on January 24, 2017 and concluded on May 24, 2017. The Copa do Nordeste final was played between Bahia and Sport.
Bahia won the cup after defeating Sport.
The competition featured 18 clubs from the North and Central-West regions, including the EspÃÂrito Santo champions. It started on January 29, 2017 and concluded on May 16, 2017. The Copa Verde final was played between Luverdense and Paysandu.
Luverdense won the cup after defeating Paysandu.
The competition features 12 clubs from the South and Southeastern regions, including Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro State teams. It started on January 24, 2017 and concluded on October 8, 2017. The Primeira Liga final was played between Londrina and Atlético Mineiro.
Londrina won the cup after defeating Atlético Mineiro.
<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 2017.
The following table lists all the games played by the Brazil women's national football team in official competitions and friendly matches during 2017.
The Brazil women's national football team competed in the following competitions in 2017:
The 2017 Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1 started on March 12, 2017, and concluded on July 20, 2017.
The Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1 final was played between Santos and Corinthians.
Santos won the league after defeating Corinthians.
The two worst placed teams, Grêmio and Vitória, were relegated to the following year's second level.
The 2017 Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A2 started on May 10, 2017, and concluded on July 26, 2017.
The Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A2 final was played between Pinheirense and Portuguesa.
Pinheirense won the league after defeating Portuguesa (SP).
The two best placed teams, which are Pinheirense and Portuguesa (SP), were promoted to the following year's first level.