Brazil Third Level 1994 (Série C)

Group 1

Participants
ABC Futebol Clube (Natal-RN)
AMÉRICA Futebol Clube (Esperança-PB)
SOUSA Esporte Clube (PB)

Round 1 [set 18]
Sousa            1-0  ABC

Round 2 [set 25]
ABC              3-1  América-PB

Round 3 [oct 2]
América-PB       2-1  Sousa

Round 4 [oct 6]
ABC              2-0  Sousa

Round 5 [oct 9]
Sousa            3-1  América-PB

Round 6 [oct 16]
América-PB       2-1  ABC

Table
 1.ABC                4  2  0  2   6- 4   4  Qualified
 2.Sousa              4  2  0  2   5- 5   4  Qualified
 3.América-PB         4  2  0  2   6- 8   4  Qualified

Group 2

Participants
BOTAFOGO Futebol Clube (João Pessoa-PB)
Clube Atlético do PORTO (Caruaru-PE)
SANTA CRUZ Recreativo Esporte Clube (Santa Rita-PB)
Associação Desportiva VITÓRIA (Vitória de Santo Antão-PE)

Round 1 [set 18]
Botafogo-PB      1-1  Vitória-PE
Porto            0-1  Santa Cruz-PB

Round 2 [set 25]
Santa Cruz-PB    0-1  Botafogo-PB
Vitória-PE       3-1  Porto

Round 3
[oct 1]
Porto            1-1  Botafogo-PB
[oct 2]
Vitória-PE       0-2  Santa Cruz-PB

Round 4 [oct 5]
Botafogo-PB      2-2  Porto
Santa Cruz-PB    0-0  Vitória-PE

Round 5 [oct 9]
Porto            0-0  Vitória-PE
Botafogo-PB      1-1  Santa Cruz-PB

Round 6 [oct 16]
Santa Cruz-PB    1-1  Porto
Vitória-PE       1-1  Botafogo-PB


Table
 1.Santa Cruz-PB      6  2  3  1   5- 3   7  Qualified
 2.Botafogo-PB        6  1  5  0   7- 6   7  Qualified
 3.Vitória-PE         6  1  4  1   5- 5   6  Qualified
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 4.Porto              6  0  4  2   5- 8   4

Group 3

Participants
Centro Sportivo Alagoano - CSA (Maceió-AL)
Associação Desportiva CONFIANÇA (Aracaju-SE)
Associação Olímpica ITABAIANA (SE)
Centro Sportivo MARUINENSE (Maruim-SE)

Round 1
[set 18]
Itabaiana        2-1  CSA
[set 21]
Maruinense       2-0  Confiança

Round 2
[set 24]
CSA              3-0  Maruinense
[set 28]
Confiança        1-1  Itabaiana

Round 3 [oct 2]
Maruinense       2-1  Itabaiana
CSA              3-1  Confiança

Round 4 [oct 5]
Confiança        2-0  CSA
Itabaiana        2-0  Maruinense

Round 5 [oct 9]
Itabaiana        1-0  Confiança
Maruinense       0-1  CSA

Round 6 [oct 16]
Confiança        2-2  Maruinense
CSA              0-1  Itabaiana

Table
 1.Itabaiana          6  4  1  1   8- 4   9  Qualified
 2.CSA                6  3  0  3   8- 6   6  Qualified
 3.Maruinense         6  2  1  3   6- 9   5  Qualified
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 4.Confiança          6  1  2  3   6- 9   4

Group 4

Participants
Associação Esportiva CATUENSE (Alagoinhas-BA)
SERRANO Sport Club (Vitória da Conquista-BA) [withdrew]
VITÓRIA Futebol Clube (Vitória-ES)

Round 1 [set 25]
Vitória-ES       0-0  Catuense

Round 2 [oct 9]
Catuense         0-1  Vitória-ES

Table
 1.Vitória-ES         2  1  1  0   1- 0   3  Qualified
 2.Catuense           2  0  1  1   0- 1   1  Qualified

Group 5

Participants
CAMPO GRANDE Atlético Clube (Rio de Janeiro-RJ)
TUPI Football Club (Juiz de Fora-MG)
VALERIODOCE Esporte Clube (Itabira-MG)
VILLA NOVA Atlético Clube (Nova Lima-MG)

Round 1 [set 18]
Campo Grande-RJ  1-0  Tupi
Valeriodoce      0-0  Villa Nova-MG

Round 2
[set 24]
Tupi             0-0  Valeriodoce
[set 25]
Villa Nova-MG    0-0  Campo Grande-RJ

Round 3 [oct 2]
Campo Grande-RJ  1-2  Valeriodoce
Tupi             2-1  Villa Nova-MG

Round 4
[set 27]
Valeriodoce      1-1  Campo Grande-RJ
[oct 5]
Villa Nova-MG    0-0  Tupi

Round 5 [oct 9]
Campo Grande-RJ  1-2  Villa Nova-MG
Valeriodoce      2-0  Tupi

Round 6 [oct 16]
Tupi             1-1  Campo Grande-RJ
Villa Nova-MG    1-1  Valeriodoce

Table
 1.Valeriodoce        6  2  4  0   6- 3   8  Qualified
 2.Villa Nova         6  1  4  1   4- 4   6  Qualified
 3.Campo Grande       6  1  3  2   5- 6   5  Qualified
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 4.Tupi               6  1  3  2   3- 5   5

Group 6

Participants
AMERICA Football Club (Rio de Janeiro-RJ)
Clube Atlético ITUANO (Itu-SP)
Clube Atlético JUVENTUS (São Paulo-SP)
Esporte Clube SANTO ANDRÉ (SP)

Round 1 [set 18]
America-RJ       2-0  Santo André
Juventus-SP      1-0  Ituano

Round 2 [set 25]
America-RJ       0-1  Juventus-SP
Ituano           0-0  Santo André

Round 3 [oct 2]
Ituano           2-1  America-RJ
Santo André      0-0  Juventus-SP

Round 4 [oct 5]
Juventus-SP      2-1  America-RJ
Santo André      1-2  Ituano

Round 5
[oct 8]
Santo André      0-1  America-RJ
[oct 9]
Ituano           3-0  Juventus-SP

Round 6 [oct 16]
Juventus-SP      3-2  Santo André
America-RJ       1-0  Ituano

Table
 1.Juventus           6  4  1  1   7- 6   9  Qualified
 2.Ituano             6  3  1  2   7- 4   7  Qualified
 3.América-RJ         6  3  0  3   6- 5   6  Qualified
-------------------------------------------
 4.Santo André        6  0  2  4   3- 8   2

Group 7

Participants
ATLÉTICO Clube Goianiense (Goiânia-GO)
TAGUATINGA Esporte Clube (Brasília-DF)
UNIÃO Atlética ARAGUAINENSE (Araguaína-TO)
VILA NOVA Futebol Clube (Goiânia-GO)

Round 1 [set 18]
U. Araguainense  1-2  Atlético-GO
Vila Nova-GO     2-0  Taguatinga

Round 2 [set 25]
Taguatinga       0-0  Atlético-GO
U. Araguainense  2-1  Vila Nova-GO

Round 3 [oct 2]
Taguatinga       2-0  U. Araguainense
Atlético-GO      0-1  Vila Nova-GO

Round 4 [oct 5]
Atlético-GO      0-1  Taguatinga
Vila Nova-GO     1-0  U. Araguainense

Round 5
[oct 8]
Atlético-GO      3-1  U. Araguainense
[oct 9]
Taguatinga       3-2  Vila Nova-GO

Round 6 [oct 16]
U. Araguainense  2-1  Taguatinga
Vila Nova-GO     1-0  Atlético-GO

Table
 1.Vila Nova          6  4  0  2   8- 5   8  Qualified
 2.Taguatinga         6  3  1  2   6- 5   7  Qualified
 3.Atlético-GO        6  2  1  3   5- 5   5  Qualified
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 4.União Araguainense 6  2  0  4   6-10   4

Group 8

Participants
CALDAS Esporte Clube (Caldas-GO)
ITUMBIARA Esporte Clube (Itumbiara-GO)
Clube Esportivo OPERÁRIO Varzeagrandense (Várzea Grande-MT)
UBERLÂNDIA Esporte Clube (MG)

Round 1 [set 18]
Caldas           0-0  Uberlândia
Operário-MT      1-0  Itumbiara

Round 2 [set 25]
Itumbiara        1-2  Uberlândia
Operário-MT      0-2  Caldas

Round 3 [oct 2]
Caldas           5-1  Itumbiara
Uberlândia       1-0  Operário-MT

Round 4 [oct 5]
Itumbiara        2-1  Operário-MT
Uberlândia       2-1  Caldas

Round 5
[oct 8]
Caldas           0-0  Operário-MT
[oct 9]
Uberlândia       2-1  Itumbiara

Round 6 [oct 16]
Operário-MT      1-2  Uberlândia
Itumbiara        4-0  Caldas

Table
 1.Uberlândia         6  5  1  0   9- 4  11  Qualified
 2.Caldas             6  2  2  2   8- 7   6  Qualified
 3.Itumbiara          6  2  0  4   9-11   4  Qualified
-------------------------------------------
 4.Operário-MT        6  1  1  4   3- 7   3

Group 9

Participants
Clube ATLÉTICO Sorocaba (SP)
Clube ESPORTIVO de Futebol (Passos-MG)
Sociedade Esportiva MATSUBARA (Cambará-PR)
Grêmio Esportivo NOVORIZONTINO (Novo Horizonte-SP)

Round 1 [set 18]
Atl. Sorocaba    0-3  Matsubara
Esportivo-MG     1-2  Novorizontino

Round 2
[set 21]
Novorizontino    2-1  Matsubara
[set 25]
Esportivo-MG     1-0  Atl. Sorocaba

Round 3 [out 2]
Matsubara        4-1  Esportivo-MG
Novorizontino    5-0  Atl. Sorocaba

Round 4 [out 5]
Matsubara        1-0  Atl. Sorocaba
Novorizontino    2-1  Esportivo-MG

Round 5
[out 8]
Atl. Sorocaba    0-2  Esportivo-MG
[out 9]
Matsubara        4-5  Novorizontino

Round 6 [out 16]
Atl. Sorocaba    0-0  Novorizontino
Esportivo-MG     0-1  Matsubara

Table
 1.Novorizontino      6  5  1  0  16- 7  11  Qualified
 2.Matsubara          6  4  0  2  14- 8   8  Qualified
 3.Esportivo-MG       6  2  0  4   6- 9   4  Qualified
-------------------------------------------
 4.Atlético Sorocaba  6  0  1  5   0-12   1

Group 10

Participants
Associação FERROVIÁRIA de Esportes (Araraquara-SP)
OPERÁRIO Futebol Clube (Campo Grande-MS)
RIO BRANCO Esporte Clube (Americana-SP)
UNIÃO BANDEIRANTE Futebol Clube (Bandeirantes-PR)

Round 1
[set 18]
Operário-MS      0-0  Ferroviária
[set 22]
Rio Branco-SP    2-0  U. Bandeirante

Round 2 [set 25]
Ferroviária      0-0  U. Bandeirante
Operário-MS      3-1  Rio Branco-SP

Round 3 [out 2]
Rio Branco-SP    0-1  Ferroviária
U. Bandeirante   3-0  Operário-MS

Round 4 [out 5]
Ferroviária      2-0  Operário-MS
U. Bandeirante   2-0  Rio Branco-SP

Round 5
[out 8]
Rio Branco-SP    1-1  Operário-MS
[out 9]
U. Bandeirante   3-0  Ferroviária

Round 6
[out 15]
Operário-MS      2-0  U. Bandeirante
[out 16]
Ferroviária      1-2  Rio Branco-SP

Table
 1.União Bandeirante  6  3  1  2   8- 4   7  Qualified
 2.Operário-MS        6  2  2  2   6- 7   6  Qualified
 3.Ferroviária        6  2  2  2   4- 5   6  Qualified
-------------------------------------------
 4.Rio Branco-SP      6  2  1  3   6- 8   5

Group 11

Participants
Associação Atlética BATEL (Guarapuava-PR)
BLUMENAU Esporte Clube (Blumenau-SC)
FIGUEIRENSE Futebol Clube (Florianópolis-SC)
JOINVILLE Esporte Clube (Joinville-SC)


Round 1
[set 17]
Blumenau         1-1  Joinville
[set 18]
Batel            0-0  Figueirense

Round 2 [set 25]
Batel            1-0  Blumenau
Figueirense      0-1  Joinville

Round 3 [out 2]
Joinville        1-1  Batel
Blumenau         1-2  Figueirense

Round 4
[out 5]
Figueirense      3-1  Batel
[out 6]
Joinville        0-0  Blumenau

Round 5 [out 9]
Joinville        4-0  Figueirense
Blumenau         0-1  Batel

Round 6 [out 16]
Batel            0-1  Joinville
Figueirense      3-1  Blumenau

Table
 1.Joinville          6  3  3  0   8- 2   9  Qualified
 2.Figueirense        6  3  1  2   8- 8   7  Qualified
 3.Batel              6  2  2  2   4- 5   6  Qualified
-------------------------------------------
 4.Blumenau           6  0  2  4   3- 8   2

Round of 32
Away goal rule applied. Team in left plays first leg at home.

[oct 22 and 29]
Villa Nova           Vitória-ES       2-1   0-1
[oct 22 and 30]
Ituano               Joinville        1-0   2-1
[oct 23 and 29]
Figueirense          Juventus         0-1   0-1
[oct 23 and 30]
ABC                  Botafogo-PB      4-1   2-4
Vitória-PE           América-PB       0-2   3-0
Catuense             Itabaiana        4-0   1-0
América-RJ           Valeriodoce      2-2   1-1
Caldas               Vila Nova        0-3   0-0
Ferroviária          Matsubara        3-0   0-0
Maruinense           Santa Cruz-PB    4-2   0-1
Atlético-GO          Uberlândia       0-0   0-1
Batel                Operário-MS      0-0   0-1
Itumbiara            Taguatinga       2-2   0-1
União Bandeirante    Novorizontino    0-0   2-3
Esportivo-MG         Campo Grande     1-1   2-0
[oct 27 and 30]
Sousa                CSA              0-4   1-3

Round of 16
Away goal rule applied. Team in left plays first leg at home.

[Nov 6 and 9]
Valeriodoce   Juventus       3-1  1-2
Ferroviária   Vila Nova-GO   2-0  0-0  
Vitória-PE    ABC            2-3  0-3  
Catuense      CSA            3-0  3-2  
Taguatinga    Novorizontino  1-3  1-1  
Esportivo-MG  Ituano         0-0  0-0  [pen 2-4]
Maruinense    Vitória        0-0  0-0  [pen 7-6]
Operário-MS   Uberlândia     0-0  1-3

Quarterfinals
Away goal rule applied. Team in left plays first leg at home.

[Nov 13 and 16]
Valeriodoce  Ferroviária    2-2  1-3  
ABC          Catuense       4-2  0-3  
Ituano       Novorizontino  1-0  0-3  
Maruinense   Uberlândia     2-2  0-3  

Semifinals
Away goal rule applied. Team in left plays first leg at home.

[Nov 20 and 27]
Catuense       Ferroviária  1-0  0-2  
Novorizontino  Uberlândia   2-0  1-1  

Finals
Away goal rule applied. Team in left plays first leg at home.

[Dec 4 and 9]
Ferroviária  Novorizontino  0-1  0-5  

*** NOVORIZONTINO are the 1994 Brazilian Série C champions ***

Novorizontino and Ferroviária promoted.

Final standings:

Team:                M  W  D  L  GF-GA Pts
 1.Novorizontino    16 11  4  1  35-13  26  Champions; promoted to 1995 Série B
 2.Ferroviária      16  6  5  5  16-15  17  Runner-up; promoted to 1995 Série B
------------------------------------------
 3.Uberlândia       14  8  5  1  19-10  21  Eliminated in semifinals
 4.Catuense         10  6  1  3  17- 9  13  Eliminated in semifinals
 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 5.Ituano           12  6  3  3  11- 8  15  Eliminated in quarterfinals
 6.Valeriodoce      12  4  6  2  16-13  14  Eliminated in quarterfinals
 7.ABC              10  6  0  4  22-16  12  Eliminated in quarterfinals
 8.Maruinense       12  3  4  5  12-17  10  Eliminated in quarterfinals
 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 9.Juventus-SP      10  7  1  2  12-10  15  Eliminated in round of 16
10.Vila Nova-GO     10  5  2  3  11- 8  12  Eliminated in round of 16
11.Taguatinga       10  4  3  3  12-12  11  Eliminated in round of 16
12.CSA              10  5  0  5  17-13  10  Eliminated in round of 16
13.Operário-MS      10  3  4  3   8-10  10  Eliminated in round of 16
14.Esportivo-MG     10  3  3  4   9-10   9  Eliminated in round of 16
15.Vitória-PE       10  2  4  4  10-13   8  Eliminated in round of 16
16.Vitória-ES        6  2  3  1   3- 2   7  Eliminated in round of 16
 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
17.Matsubara         8  4  1  3  14-11   9  Eliminated in round of 32
18.Itabaiana         8  4  1  3   8- 9   9  Eliminated in round of 32
19.Joinville         8  3  3  2   9- 5   9  Eliminated in round of 32
20.Santa Cruz-PB     8  3  3  2   8- 7   9  Eliminated in round of 32
21.Botafogo-PB       8  2  5  1  12-12   9  Eliminated in round of 32
22.U. Bandeirante    8  3  2  3  10- 7   8  Eliminated in round of 32
23.Villa Nova-MG     8  2  4  2   6- 6   8  Eliminated in round of 32
24.America-RJ        8  3  1  4   8- 8   7  Eliminated in round of 32
25.Figueirense       8  3  1  4   8-10   7  Eliminated in round of 32
26.Caldas            8  2  3  3   9-10   7  Eliminated in round of 32
27.Batel             8  2  3  3   4- 6   7  Eliminated in round of 32
28.América-PB        6  3  0  3   8-11   6  Eliminated in round of 32
29.Atlético-GO       8  2  2  4   5- 6   6  Eliminated in round of 32
30.Campo Grande      8  1  4  3   6- 9   6  Eliminated in round of 32
31.Itumbiara         8  2  1  5  11-14   5  Eliminated in round of 32
32.Sousa             6  2  0  4   6-12   4  Eliminated in round of 32
 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
33.Rio Branco-SP     6  2  1  3   6- 8   5  Eliminated in first stage
34.Tupi              6  1  3  2   3- 5   5  Eliminated in first stage
35.U. Araguainense   6  2  0  4   6-10   4  Eliminated in first stage
36.Confiança         6  1  2  3   6- 9   4  Eliminated in first stage
37.Porto             6  0  4  2   5- 8   4  Eliminated in first stage
38.Operário-MT       6  1  1  4   3- 7   3  Eliminated in first stage
39.Blumenau          6  0  2  4   3- 8   2  Eliminated in first stage
40.Santo André       6  0  2  4   3- 8   2  Eliminated in first stage
41.Atl. Sorocaba     6  0  1  5   0-12   1  Eliminated in first stage

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About this document

Prepared and maintained by Ricardo Pontes, Marcelo Leme de Arruda and Vítor Dias for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation and RSSSF Brazil. Source: Placar and CBF

Thanks to Ricardo Amaral (ricardoamaralrn@yahoo.com.br) and Carlos Alberto Franco Jr. (bananachips4@hotmail.com).

Authors: Ricardo Pontes (rffp@yahoo.com), Marcelo Leme de Arruda (marcelo.leme.arruda@gmail.com) and Vítor Dias (vitor.dias@gmail.com)
Last updated: 22 Mar 2021

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