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| Season | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Sampaio Corrêa |
| Promoted | Sampaio Corrêa CRAC Mogi Mirim Baraúnas |
| Matches played | 190 |
| Goals scored | 483 (2.54 per match) |
| Average attendance | 2,301.5 |
← 2011 2013 → | |
In 2012, the Campeonato Brasileiro Série D, the fourth division of the Brazilian League, was contested for the fourth time. Forty clubs competed, four of which eventually qualified for the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C to be contested in 2013.
Competition format
The 40 teams were divided in eight groups of 5, playing in a double round-robin format. The two best ranked in each group at the end of 10 rounds qualified for the second stage, which was played in home-and-away system. Winners advanced to the third stage. These quarterfinal winners were promoted to the Série C 2013. According to the playoff structure, one team from each "mini-tournament" was promoted.[1]
Participating teams
Notes:
Acre:
Atlético Acreano replaced Rio Branco-AC.
Amapá:
Santos-AP replaced Trem.
Goias:
Associação Atlética Aparecidense replaced Itumbiara.
Pará:
Remo replaced Cametá Sport Club.
Rio Grande do Sul:
Cerâmica replaced Veranópolis Esporte Clube, Novo Hamburgo, São José (PA), Pelotas and Lajeadense.
Rio de Janeiro:
Volta Redonda replaced Resende.
Santa Catarina:
Concórdia replaced Brusque and Metropolitano. Concórdia qualified as last placed team.
All Tocantins-based teams withdrew. Since Tocantins was already allocated a berth in Group 5 the berth passed on to Goias. No Goias-based team wanted the berth so it passed on to the Federal District.
First stage
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Group winners, runners-up advance to the Round of 16 | |
| Teams eliminated from the competition | |
Group 1 (AC-AM-PA-RO-RR)
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remo |
8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 16 |
 Vilhena |
8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 10 | +7 | 15 |
| Atlético Acreano |
8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 15 | +4 | 13 |
 Penarol |
8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 9 |
 Náutico-RR |
8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 24 | −15 | 6 |
Group 2 (AP-MA-MT-PI-TO)
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sampaio Corrêa |
8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 | +23 | 24 |
 Mixto |
8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 12 |
 Comercial-PI |
8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -7 | 51 |
| Santos-AP |
8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 16 | -7 | 41 |
 Araguaína |
8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 17 | −13 | 3 |
1 Three points deducted for use of irregular player.
Group 3 (CE-PB-PE-RN)
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Baraúnas |
8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 15 |
 Campinense |
8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 14 |
 Horizonte |
8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 13 |
 Ypiranga-PE |
8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 15 | −2 | 8 |
| Petrolina |
8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 19 | −10 | 3 |
Group 4 (AL-BA-PB-SE)
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 CSA |
8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 3 | +12 | 20 |
| Sousa |
8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 13 |
 Feirense |
8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 11 |
 Itabaiana |
8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 6 |
| Vitória da Conquista |
8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 4 |
Group 5 (DF-GO-MS)
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRAC |
8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 15 |
 Ceilândia |
8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
 CENE |
8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 11 | +6 | 13 |
| Aparecidense |
8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 15 | −4 | 10 |
| Sobradinho |
8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | −8 | 3 |