2006 in Brazilian football

Football in Brazil

Season	2006
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The following article presents a summary of the 2006 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which was the 105th season of competitive football in the country.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

São Paulo declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro champions.

Relegation

The four worst placed teams, which are Ponte Preta, Fortaleza, São Caetano and Santa Cruz, were relegated to the following year's second level.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série B

Atlético Mineiro declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B champions.

Promotion

The four best placed teams, which are Atlético Mineiro, Sport, Náutico and América-RN, were promoted to the following year's first level.

Relegation

The four worst placed teams, which are Paysandu, Guarani, São Raimundo and Vila Nova, were relegated to the following year's third level.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série C

Final Stage

Criciúma declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C champions.

Promotion

The four best placed teams in the final stage of the competition, which are Criciúma, Vitória, Ipatinga and Grêmio Barueri, were promoted to the following year's second level.

Copa do Brasil

The Copa do Brasil final was played between Flamengo and Vasco.

Flamengo declared as the cup champions by aggregate score of 3–0.

State championship champions

Youth competition champions

Other competition champions

Brazilian clubs in international competitions

Team	Copa Libertadores 2006	Copa Sudamericana 2006	Recopa Sudamericana 2006	FIFA Club World Cup 2006
Atlético Paranaense	Did not qualify	Semifinals eliminated by Pachuca	Did not qualify	N/A
Botafogo	Did not qualify	Preliminary round eliminated by Fluminense	N/A	N/A
Corinthians	Round of 16 eliminated by River Plate	Round of 16 eliminated by Lanús	N/A	Did not qualify
Cruzeiro	Did not qualify	Preliminary round eliminated by Santos	N/A	N/A
Fluminense	Did not qualify	Round of 16 eliminated by Gimnasia La Plata	N/A	N/A
Goiás	Round of 16 eliminated by Estudiantes	Did not qualify	N/A	Did not qualify
Internacional	Champions defeated São Paulo	Did not qualify	N/A	Champions defeated Barcelona
Palmeiras	Round of eliminated by São Paulo	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
Paraná	Did not qualify	Preliminary round eliminated by Atlético Paranaense	N/A	N/A
Paulista	Group stage finished 4th place	Did not qualify	N/A	Did not qualify
Santos	Did not qualify	Round of 16 eliminated by San Lorenzo	Did not qualify	N/A
São Paulo	Runner-up lost to Internacional	Did not qualify	Runner-up lost to Boca Juniors	Did not qualify
Vasco	Did not qualify	Preliminary round eliminated by Corinthians	N/A	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 2006.

Date	Opposition	Result	Score	Brazil scorers	Competition
March 1, 2006	Russia	W	1–0	Ronaldo	International Friendly
May 30, 2006	Lucerne XI	W	8–0	Kaká, Adriano (2), Ronaldo (2), Lúcio, Juninho, Robinho	International Friendly (unofficial match)
June 4, 2006	New Zealand	W	4–0	Ronaldo, Adriano, Kaká, Juninho	International Friendly
June 13, 2006	Croatia	W	1–0	Kaká	World Cup
June 18, 2006	Australia	W	2–0	Adriano, Fred	World Cup
June 22, 2006	Japan	W	4–1	Ronaldo (2), Juninho, Gilberto	World Cup
June 27, 2006	Ghana	W	3–0	Ronaldo, Adriano, Zé Roberto	World Cup
July 1, 2006	France	L	0–1	-	World Cup
August 16, 2006	Norway	D	1–1	Carvalho	International Friendly
September 3, 2006	Argentina	W	3–0	Elano (2), Kaká	International Friendly
September 5, 2006	Wales	W	2–0	Marcelo, Vágner Love	International Friendly
October 7, 2006	Al Kuwait	W	4–0	Sóbis, Robinho, Carvalho, Kaká	International Friendly (unofficial match)
October 10, 2006	Ecuador	W	2–1	Fred, Kaká	International Friendly
November 15, 2006	Switzerland	W	2–1	Luisão, Kaká	International Friendly

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 2006.

Date	Opposition	Result	Score	Brazil scorers	Competition
October 28, 2006	South Korea	W	1–0	Angélica	Peace Queen Cup
October 30, 2006	Italy	D	1–1	Su	Peace Queen Cup
November 1, 2006	Canada	L	2–4	Roseli, Nildinha	Peace Queen Cup
November 11, 2006	Paraguay	W	4–1	Cristiane Silva (2), Daniela Alves, Aline Pellegrino	Sudamericano Femenino
November 13, 2006	Peru	W	2–0	Cristiane Silva, Elaine	Sudamericano Femenino
November 17, 2006	Bolivia	W	6–1	Daniela Alves, Cristiane Silva (3), Mônica de Paula, Elaine	Sudamericano Femenino
November 19, 2006	Venezuela	W	6–0	Daniela Alves, Renata Costa, Michele (2), Cristiane Silva, Daniele	Sudamericano Femenino
November 22, 2006	Uruguay	W	6–0	Daniela Alves (2), Grazielle (2), Elaine, Cristiane Silva	Sudamericano Femenino
November 24, 2006	Paraguay	W	6–0	Cristiane Silva (4), Daniela Alves, Renata Costa	Sudamericano Femenino
November 26, 2006	Argentina	L	0–2	-	Sudamericano Femenino

The Brazil women's national football team competed in the following competitions in 2006:

Domestic competition champions

References

• Brazilian competitions at RSSSF
• 2006 Brazil national team matches at RSSSF
• 2004-2007 Brazil women's national team matches at RSSSF