2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D

The 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D was a football competition held in Brazil, equivalent to the fourth division. The competition began on 26 May and ended on 13 November 2021.^[1]

Campeonato Brasileiro Série D

Season	2021
Dates	26 May – 13 November 2021
Champions	Aparecidense (1st title)
Promoted	ABC Aparecidense Atlético Cearense Campinense
Matches played	518
Goals scored	1,259 (2.43 per match)
Top goalscorer	Gabriel Santos (13 goals)
Biggest home win	ABC 9–1 Caucaia Group A3, R10, 9 August
Biggest away win	Águia Negra 0–6 Caldense Group A6, R9, 1 August
Highest scoring	10 goals ABC 9–1 Caucaia Group A3, R10, 9 August
Highest attendance	7,333 América de Natal 0–0 Campinense Quarter-finals, 1st leg, 9 October
Lowest attendance	126 Esportivo 1–2 Ferroviária Round of 16, 1st leg, 25 September
Total attendance	36,004
Average attendance	2,250
← 2020 2022 →

Sixty-eight teams competed in the tournament. Sixty-four teams qualified from their state leagues and cups, and four relegated from the 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C (Boa Esporte, Imperatriz, São Bento and Treze).^[2]

The match Imperatriz v 4 de Julho, played at the Estádio Frei Epifânio D'Abadia (Imperatriz) on 28 August 2021 (Group A2 13th round), was finished in the 76th minute (0–0) after a strong storm caused the partial collapse of the grandstand roof located over the press booths and changing rooms of the teams and referees.^[3]

ABC, Aparecidense, Atlético Cearense and Campinense qualified for the semi-finals and were promoted to the 2022 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C.^[4]

In the finals, Aparecidense defeated Campinense 2–1 on aggregate to win their first title.^[5]

Teams

4 de Julho

ABC

Águia Negra

Aimoré

América

Aparecidense

Aquidauanense

ASA

Atlético Acreano

Atlético Cearense

Atlético de Alagoinhas

Bahia de Feira

Bangu

Boa Esporte

Boavista

Brasiliense

Caldense

Campinense

Castanhal

Caucaia

Caxias

Central

Cianorte

Esportivo

Fast Clube

FC Cascavel

Ferroviária

Galvez

Gama

GAS

Goianésia

Guarany de Sobral

Imperatriz

Inter de Limeira

Itabaiana

Jaraguá

Joinville

Juazeirense

Juventude Samas

Juventus

Madureira

Marcílio Dias

Moto Club

Murici

Nova Mutum

Palmas

Paragominas

Patrocinense

Penarol

Picos

Porto Velho

Portuguesa

Real Ariquemes

Retrô

Rio Branco de Venda Nova

Rio Branco-ES

Rio Branco-PR

Santana

Santo André

São Bento

São Raimundo

Sergipe

Sousa

Tocantinópolis

Treze

Uberlândia

União Rondonópolis

Ypiranga

Location of teams in 2021 Série D

Federation ranking

The number of teams from each state was chosen based on the CBF State Ranking.

Rank Federation Coeff. Teams Notes 1 São Paulo 84,516 4 +1 (C) 2 Rio de Janeiro 50,134 3 3 Rio Grande do Sul 45,127 4 Minas Gerais 40,542 +1 (C) 5 Paraná 33,927 6 Santa Catarina 28,094 7 Goiás 21,381 8 Ceará 21,084 9 Bahia 20,528 10 Pernambuco 17,944 2 11 Alagoas 12,040 12 Mato Grosso 10,510 13 Pará 8,790 14 Maranhão 7,941 +1 (C) 15 Rio Grande do Norte 5,924 16 Paraíba 5,440 +1 (C) 17 Sergipe 4,662 18 Acre 3,294 19 Amazonas 2,757 20 Piauí 2,491 21 Distrito Federal 2,237 22 Espírito Santo 1,921 23 Mato Grosso do Sul 1,895 24 Rondônia 1,790 25 Roraima 1,769 26 Tocantins 1,648 27 Amapá 1,584

Participating teams

Teams in italic played the preliminary stage. The teams were:^[6]

Federation	Team	Home city	Qualification method
Acre	Galvez	Rio Branco	2020 Campeonato Acriano champions
	Atlético Acreano	Rio Branco	2020 Campeonato Acriano runners-up
Alagoas	Murici	Murici	2020 Campeonato Alagoano 3rd place
	ASA	Arapiraca	2020 Copa Alagoas champions
Amapá	Ypiranga	Macapá	2020 Campeonato Amapaense champions
	Santana	Santana	2020 Campeonato Amapaense runners-up
Amazonas	Penarol	Itacoatiara	2020 Campeonato Amazonense champions
	Fast Clube	Manaus	2020 Campeonato Amazonense 3rd place
Bahia	Atlético de Alagoinhas	Alagoinhas	2020 Campeonato Baiano runners-up
	Juazeirense	Juazeiro	2020 Campeonato Baiano 3rd place
	Bahia de Feira	Feira de Santana	2020 Campeonato Baiano 6th place
Ceará	Guarany de Sobral	Sobral	2020 Campeonato Cearense 4th place
	Atlético Cearense	Fortaleza	2020 Campeonato Cearense 5th place
	Caucaia	Caucaia	2020 Campeonato Cearense 6th place
Espírito Santo	Rio Branco de Venda Nova	Venda Nova do Imigrante	2020 Campeonato Capixaba champions
	Rio Branco-ES[a]	Vitória	2020 Campeonato Capixaba runners-up
Federal District	Gama	Gama	2020 Campeonato Brasiliense champions
	Brasiliense	Taguatinga	2020 Campeonato Brasiliense runners-up
Goiás	Goianésia	Goianésia	2020 Campeonato Goiano runners-up
	Jaraguá	Jaraguá	2020 Campeonato Goiano 3rd place
	Aparecidense	Aparecida de Goiânia	2020 Campeonato Goiano 4th place
Maranhão	Moto Club	São Luís	2020 Campeonato Maranhense runners-up
	Juventude Samas[b]	São Mateus do Maranhão	2020 Campeonato Maranhense 3rd place
	Imperatriz	Imperatriz	2020 Série C Group A 10th place
Mato Grosso	Nova Mutum	Nova Mutum	2020 Campeonato Mato-Grossense champions
	União Rondonópolis	Rondonópolis	2020 Campeonato Mato-Grossense runners-up
Mato Grosso do Sul	Águia Negra	Rio Brilhante	2020 Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense champions
	Aquidauanense	Aquidauana	2020 Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense runners-up
Minas Gerais	Caldense	Poços de Caldas	2020 Campeonato Mineiro 4th place
	Uberlândia	Uberlândia	2020 Campeonato Mineiro 5th place
	Patrocinense	Patrocínio	2020 Campeonato Mineiro 8th place
	Boa Esporte	Varginha	2020 Série C Group B 10th place
Pará	Castanhal	Castanhal	2020 Campeonato Paraense 3rd place
	Paragominas	Paragominas	2020 Campeonato Paraense 4th place
Paraíba	Campinense	Campina Grande	2020 Campeonato Paraibano runners-up
	Sousa	Sousa	2020 Campeonato Paraibano 4th place
	Treze	Campina Grande	2020 Série C Group A 9th place
Paraná	FC Cascavel	Cascavel	2020 Campeonato Paranaense 3rd place
	Cianorte	Cianorte	2020 Campeonato Paranaense 4th place
	Rio Branco-PR	Paranaguá	2020 Campeonato Paranaense 7th place
Pernambuco	Retrô	Camaragibe	2020 Campeonato Pernambucano first stage 3rd place
	Central[c]	Caruaru	2020 Campeonato Pernambucano first stage 5th place
Piauí	4 de Julho	Piripiri	2020 Campeonato Piauiense champions
	Picos	Picos	2020 Campeonato Piauiense runners-up
Rio de Janeiro	Boavista	Saquarema	2020 Campeonato Carioca 4th place
	Madureira	Rio de Janeiro	2020 Campeonato Carioca 6th place
	Bangu[d]	Rio de Janeiro	2020 Campeonato Carioca 8th place
Rio Grande do Norte	ABC	Natal	2020 Campeonato Potiguar champions
	América de Natal	Natal	2020 Campeonato Potiguar runners-up
Rio Grande do Sul	Caxias	Caxias do Sul	2020 Campeonato Gaúcho 3rd place
	Esportivo	Bento Gonçalves	2020 Campeonato Gaúcho 4th place
	Aimoré[e]	São Leopoldo	2020 Campeonato Gaúcho 7th place
Rondônia	Porto Velho	Porto Velho	2020 Campeonato Rondoniense champions
	Real Ariquemes	Ariquemes	2020 Campeonato Rondoniense runners-up
Roraima	São Raimundo	Boa Vista	2020 Campeonato Roraimense champions
	GAS	Caracaraí	2020 Campeonato Roraimense runners-up
Santa Catarina	Juventus	Jaraguá do Sul	2020 Campeonato Catarinense 4th place
	Marcílio Dias	Itajaí	2020 Campeonato Catarinense 7th place
	Joinville	Joinville	2020 Campeonato Catarinense 8th place
São Paulo	Santo André	Santo André	2020 Campeonato Paulista 7th place
	Ferroviária	Araraquara	2020 Campeonato Paulista 11th place
	Inter de Limeira	Limeira	2020 Campeonato Paulista 12th place
	Portuguesa	São Paulo	2020 Copa Paulista champions
	São Bento	Sorocaba	2020 Série C Group B 9th place
Sergipe	Sergipe	Aracaju	2020 Campeonato Sergipano runners-up
	Itabaiana	Itabaiana	2020 Campeonato Sergipano 3rd place
Tocantins	Palmas	Palmas	2020 Campeonato Tocantinense champions
	Tocantinópolis	Tocantinópolis	2020 Campeonato Tocantinense runners-up

^a As the 2020 Copa Espírito Santo was cancelled, its 2021 Série D berth was awarded to the best placed team in the 2020 Campeonato Capixaba not already qualified, Rio Branco-ES (2020 Campeonato Capixaba runners-up).^[7]

^b As the 2020 Copa FMF was cancelled, its 2021 Série D berth was awarded to the best placed team in the 2020 Campeonato Maranhense not already qualified, Juventude Samas (2020 Campeonato Maranhense 3rd place).^[8]

^c Salgueiro, 2020 Campeonato Pernambucano first stage runners-up, declined to participate in the Série D on 12 April 2021, being replaced by Central (2020 Campeonato Pernambucano first stage 5th place).^[9]

^d As the 2020 Copa Rio was cancelled, its 2021 Série D berth was awarded to the best placed team in the 2020 Campeonato Carioca not already qualified, Bangu (2020 Campeonato Carioca 8th place).^[10]

^e Originally a finalist of 2020 Copa FGF would qualify for 2021 Série D, but FGF decided to award the Copa FGF berth to the best placed team in the 2020 Campeonato Gaúcho not already qualified, Aimoré (2020 Campeonato Gaúcho 7th place).^[11]

Competition format

In the preliminary stage, eight teams from the worst ranked federations in the CBF ranking were drawn into four ties, with the winners of each tie advancing to the group stage. In the group stage, the remaining 60 teams and the 4 four teams qualified from the preliminary stage were divided into eight groups of eight organized regionally. Top four teams qualified for the round of 32. From the round of 32 on the competition was played as a knock-out tournament with each round contested over two legs.^[12]

Preliminary stage

It was played from 26 to 30 May.^[1] The lowest-seeded teams from the eight worst ranked federations in the 2021 CBF ranking (Piauí, Distrito Federal, Espírito Santo, Mato Grosso do Sul, Rondônia, Roraima, Tocantins and Amapá) competed to decide four places in the group stage.

Each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If tied on aggregate, the away goals rule would not be used, extra time would not be played, and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winners (Regulations Article 18).^[12]

Matches

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Santana	1–5	GAS	1–2	0–3
Tocantinópolis	3–3 (4–1 p)	Picos	2–0	1–3
Real Ariquemes	1–5	Brasiliense	0–2	1–3
Aquidauanense	1–6	Rio Branco-ES	1–4	0–2

Group stage

In the group stage, each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, the following criteria would be used to determine the ranking: 1. Wins; 2. Goal difference; 3. Goals scored; 4. Head-to-head (if the tie was only between two teams); 5. Fewest red cards; 6. Fewest yellow cards; 7. Draw in the headquarters of the Brazilian Football Confederation (Regulations Article 13).^[12]

The top four teams qualified for the round of 32.

Group A1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		CAS	SAO	PEN	GAL	FAS	YPI	GAS	ATL
1	Castanhal	14	11	3	0	33	11	+22	36	Advance to round of 32			1–1	1–1	4–1	2–1	2–1	5–0	3–1
2	São Raimundo	14	8	5	1	28	11	+17	29			1–2		2–1	3–1	1–1	4–0	1–1	7–1
3	Penarol	14	7	3	4	23	14	+9	24			0–1	1–1		2–0	2–1	1–1	2–1	5–0
4	Galvez	14	7	1	6	22	24	−2	22			1–5	0–1	1–3		2–2	2–0	2–1	2–1
5	Fast Clube	14	3	6	5	21	20	+1	15			1–2	0–0	3–2	1–2		3–3	4–0	1–0
6	Ypiranga	14	3	4	7	13	22	−9	13			0–2	0–1	1–0	0–1	1–1		0–0	2–1
7	GAS	14	2	3	9	12	29	−17	9			2–2	0–2	0–1	0–3	3–2	1–2		2–0
8	Atlético Acreano	14	2	1	11	14	35	−21	7			0–1	2–3	1–2	1–4	0–0	3–2	3–1

Source: CBF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results (only between 2 teams); 6) fewest red cards; 7) fewest yellow cards; 8) draw.

Group A2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		GUA	4DE	PAR	MOT	PAL	IMP	JUV	TOC
1	Guarany de Sobral	14	9	1	4	24	16	+8	28	Advance to round of 32			3–1	1–0	4–2	2–1	1–1	2–1	2–1
2	4 de Julho	14	7	3	4	18	11	+7	24			0–2		4–0	2–0	1–2	2–0	1–0	1–1
3	Paragominas	14	6	5	3	26	19	+7	23			2–1	1–2		2–2	1–1	4–1	0–0	4–1
4	Moto Club	14	6	3	5	20	19	+1	21			0–2	1–0	1–4		1–0	1–1	3–1	3–0
5	Palmas	14	5	3	6	19	17	+2	18			0–2	1–2	0–0	2–1		0–0	1–2	2–1
6	Imperatriz	14	3	8	3	14	17	−3	17			1–0	0–0	2–2	0–1	3–2		1–1	3–2
7	Juventude Samas	14	3	5	6	13	21	−8	14			2–0	0–0	1–3	0–3	0–3	1–1		3–3
8	Tocantinópolis	14	1	4	9	17	31	−14	7			4–2	0–2	2–3	1–1	1–4	0–0	0–1

Source: CBF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results (only between 2 teams); 6) fewest red cards; 7) fewest yellow cards; 8) draw.

Group A3

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		ABC	CAM	AME	ATL	SOU	CEN	TRE	CAU
1	ABC	14	9	1	4	30	13	+17	28	Advance to round of 32			2–0	3–1	0–2	4–0	2–0	2–0	9–1
2	Campinense	14	7	4	3	23	12	+11	25			0–1		3–0	3–0	1–0	2–1	0–0	5–0
3	América de Natal	14	6	4	4	25	20	+5	22			2–3	0–0		2–0	4–1	1–0	2–2	4–2
4	Atlético Cearense	14	6	3	5	22	20	+2	21			1–0	2–3	0–2		2–0	0–0	2–2	4–1
5	Sousa	14	4	4	6	16	18	−2	16			2–0	3–2	0–2	2–1		0–0	0–0	7–0
6	Central	14	3	6	5	13	17	−4	15			1–1	0–1	2–1	1–3	0–0		2–1	3–2
7	Treze	14	2	9	3	18	16	+2	15			0–1	0–0	2–2	1–1	1–1	2–2		3–1
8	Caucaia	14	2	3	9	20	51	−31	9			3–2	3–3	2–2	3–4	1–0	1–1	0–4

Source: CBF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results (only between 2 teams); 6) fewest red cards; 7) fewest yellow cards; 8) draw.

Group A4

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		JUA	ITA	SER	RET	ATL	BAH	ASA	MUR
1	Juazeirense	14	7	6	1	18	9	+9	27	Advance to round of 32			1–1	0–0	1–0	1–0	2–1	2–0	2–1
2	Itabaiana	14	7	5	2	22	13	+9	26			1–1		2–1	1–2	3–1	1–2	4–1	1–0
3	Sergipe	14	6	5	3	16	8	+8	23			0–1	0–1		1–0	1–0	4–0	2–0	2–1
4	Retrô	14	4	8	2	17	14	+3	20			0–0	2–2	0–0		3–1	1–1	3–3	1–0
5	Atlético de Alagoinhas	14	4	6	4	15	17	−2	18			3–3	0–0	0–0	1–1		2–2	1–0	1–0
6	Bahia de Feira	14	3	6	5	18	20	−2	15			1–1	0–1	1–1	1–1	1–2		1–0	6–1
7	ASA	14	3	3	8	12	22	−10	12			1–0	0–2	1–3	0–1	0–0	1–1		4–2
8	Murici	14	1	3	10	14	29	−15	6			0–3	2–2	1–1	2–2	2–3	2–0	0–1

Source: CBF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results (only between 2 teams); 6) fewest red cards; 7) fewest yellow cards; 8) draw.

Group A5

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		APA	NOV	UNI	BRA	GOI	POR	GAM	JAR
1	Aparecidense	14	8	4	2	19	8	+11	28	Advance to round of 32			3–1	1–1	1–0	4–1	0–1	2–1	1–0
2	Nova Mutum	14	8	3	3	18	11	+7	27			1–0		1–0	1–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0
3	União Rondonópolis	14	7	3	4	21	15	+6	24			0–2	0–1		2–1	0–1	1–1	2–1	2–1
4	Brasiliense	14	6	3	5	22	14	+8	21			1–2	3–1	2–3		1–1	2–1	0–0	3–0
5	Goianésia	14	5	6	3	15	14	+1	21			0–0	1–0	3–3	1–1		1–1	2–1	0–1
6	Porto Velho	14	2	7	5	10	16	−6	13			0–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	0–1		1–1	1–0
7	Gama	14	2	6	6	13	18	−5	12			0–0	0–3	0–3	0–1	0–0	1–1		4–1
8	Jaraguá	14	1	2	11	6	28	−22	5			1–1	1–2	0–2	0–4	0–3	0–0	1–3

Source: CBF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results (only between 2 teams); 6) fewest red cards; 7) fewest yellow cards; 8) draw.

Group A6

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		FER	BOA	UBE	CAL	RVN	RIO	PAT	AGU
1	Ferroviária	14	10	3	1	24	5	+19	33	Advance to round of 32			2–0	0–3	3–1	1–0	2–0	1–0	7–0
2	Boa Esporte	14	6	6	2	20	11	+9	24			0–0		2–2	1–1	3–1	1–1	2–0	4–0
3	Uberlândia	14	6	5	3	21	15	+6	23			1–1	0–0		2–3	2–1	3–2	1–1	2–0
4	Caldense	14	6	3	5	26	19	+7	21			0–1	0–1	3–1		0–0	1–2	0–0	6–2
5	Rio Branco de Venda Nova	14	5	6	3	18	13	+5	21			0–0	2–1	1–0	3–0		0–0	2–1	2–2
6	Rio Branco-ES	14	4	3	7	17	22	−5	15			0–3	1–2	0–2	1–2	0–3		2–1	2–0
7	Patrocinense	14	1	4	9	9	22	−13	7			0–2	1–3	0–1	2–3	1–1	0–0		1–0
8	Águia Negra	14	1	4	9	13	41	−28	7			0–1	0–0	1–1	0–6	2–2	2–6	4–1

Source: CBF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results (only between 2 teams); 6) fewest red cards; 7) fewest yellow cards; 8) draw.

Group A7

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		POR	SAN	CIA	BAN	INT	BOA	SAO	MAD
1	Portuguesa	14	6	6	2	20	12	+8	24	Advance to round of 32			1–0	2–2	1–1	0–1	3–0	2–0	2–0
2	Santo André	14	6	3	5	16	13	+3	21			2–2		1–0	1–2	2–1	0–1	1–1	2–0
3	Cianorte	14	4	8	2	12	9	+3	20			0–0	1–1		2–0	0–0	2–1	1–0	0–0
4	Bangu	14	5	4	5	14	16	−2	19			2–1	1–2	1–1		1–1	0–2	1–0	3–1
5	Inter de Limeira	14	5	4	5	11	14	−3	19			1–1	1–2	2–1	0–1		1–0	0–2	0–3
6	Boavista	14	5	3	6	11	13	−2	18			0–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	0–1		0–0	1–1
7	São Bento	14	3	5	6	10	13	−3	14			2–3	1–0	0–1	1–1	0–0	0–1		1–1
8	Madureira	14	3	5	6	12	16	−4	14			1–1	1–0	0–0	1–0	1–2	1–2	1–2

Source: CBF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results (only between 2 teams); 6) fewest red cards; 7) fewest yellow cards; 8) draw.

Group A8

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		JOI	CAS	ESP	CAX	JUV	MAR	AIM	RIO
1	Joinville	14	7	7	0	17	6	+11	28	Advance to round of 32			3–1	0–0	2–0	1–0	1–1	1–0	3–0
2	FC Cascavel	14	7	6	1	27	17	+10	27			3–3		2–1	1–0	1–0	2–0	2–2	3–1
3	Esportivo	14	4	6	4	15	13	+2	18[a]			0–1	2–2		1–1	2–1	0–0	2–1	4–1
4	Caxias	14	4	6	4	15	13	+2	18[a]			0–0	1–1	0–1		1–1	2–0	2–1	5–1
5	Juventus	14	4	6	4	12	11	+1	18			0–1	1–1	1–0	1–1		2–0	1–0	0–0
6	Marcílio Dias	14	4	6	4	13	17	−4	18			1–1	1–1	2–1	0–0	1–1		3–2	2–0
7	Aimoré	14	3	3	8	15	18	−3	12			0–0	1–3	1–1	2–0	0–1	4–1		1–0
8	Rio Branco-PR	14	1	4	9	8	27	−19	7			0–0	1–4	0–0	1–2	2–2	0–1	1–0

Source: CBF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results (only between 2 teams); 6) fewest red cards; 7) fewest yellow cards; 8) draw.
Notes:

1. Head-to-head points: Esportivo 4; Caxias 1

Final stages

The final stages were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. For the round of 16, semi-finals and finals, the best-overall-performance team hosted the second leg. If tied on aggregate, the away goals rule would not be used, extra time would not be played, and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winners (Regulations Article 18).

For the quarter-finals, teams were seeded based on the table of results of all matches in the competition. The top four seeded teams played the second leg at home.

The four quarter-finals winners were promoted to 2022 Série C.^[12]

Round of 32

The round of 32 was a two-legged knockout tie, with the draw regionalised. The matches were played from 11 to 20 September.^[13]

Matches

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Moto Club	4–1	Castanhal	2–0	2–1
Penarol	1–3	4 de Julho	1–0	0–3
Galvez	0–2	Guarany de Sobral	0–0	0–2
Paragominas	3–1	São Raimundo	1–0	2–1
Retrô	3–4	ABC	1–1	2–3
América de Natal	3–1	Itabaiana	1–1	2–0
Atlético Cearense	1–1 (5–3 p)	Juazeirense	1–1	0–0
Sergipe	3–3 (2–4 p)	Campinense	2–2	1–1
Caldense	2–3	Aparecidense	1–0	1–3
União Rondonópolis	3–1	Boa Esporte	2–0	1–1
Brasiliense	0–1	Ferroviária	0–0	0–1
Uberlândia	3–1	Nova Mutum	1–1	2–0
Caxias	1–1 (4–1 p)	Portuguesa	1–0	0–1
Cianorte	3–0	FC Cascavel	0–0	3–0
Bangu	2–2 (3–4 p)	Joinville	1–1	1–1
Esportivo	1–1 (5–4 p)	Santo André	0–1	1–0

Round of 16

The matches were played from 25 September to 3 October.^[14]

Matches

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
América de Natal	5–2	Moto Club	1–0	4–2
4 de Julho	1–3	ABC	1–1	0–2
Campinense	4–1	Guarany de Sobral	2–1	2–0
Atlético Cearense	3–2	Paragominas	2–0	1–2
Cianorte	0–1	Aparecidense	0–0	0–1
Caxias	4–0	União Rondonópolis	2–0	2–0
Esportivo	2–3	Ferroviária	1–2	1–1
Uberlândia	2–2 (3–1 p)	Joinville	1–0	1–2

Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals was seeded based on the table of results of all matches in the competition (except preliminary stage matches) for the qualifying teams. The teams were ranked according to points. If tied on points, the following criteria would be used to determine the ranking: 1. Wins; 2. Goal difference; 3. Goals scored; 4. Fewest red cards; 5. Fewest yellow cards; 6. Draw in the headquarters of the Brazilian Football Confederation (Regulations Article 15).^[12]

Quarter-finals seedings

Seed	Team	Pts	W	GD
1	Ferroviária	41	12	+21
2	ABC	36	11	+20
3	Aparecidense	35	10	+13
4	Campinense	33	9	+14
5	América de Natal	32	9	+10
6	Uberlândia	30	8	+8
7	Caxias	27	7	+6
8	Atlético Cearense	26	7	+3

Matches

The matches were played from 9 to 17 October.^[15]

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Atlético Cearense	1–1 (4–3 p)	Ferroviária	1–1	0–0
América de Natal	0–0 (2–4 p)	Campinense	0–0	0–0
Caxias	0–3	ABC	0–0	0–3
Uberlândia	1–2	Aparecidense	0–1	1–1

Semi-finals

The matches were played from 23 to 31 October.^[16]

Matches

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Atlético Cearense	2–4	Campinense	1–1	1–3
Aparecidense	4–3	ABC	4–2	0–1

Finals

The matches were played on 6 and 13 November.^[17]

Matches

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Campinense	1–2	Aparecidense	0–1	1–1

Campinense	0–1	Aparecidense
	Report	David 21'

6 November 2021

16:00

Amigão, Campina Grande

Attendance: 3,243

Referee: Paulo Roberto Alves Júnior (Paraná)

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Aparecidense	1–1	Campinense
Samuel 77'	Report	Dione 53'

13 November 2021

16:00

Estádio Annibal Batista de Toledo, Aparecida de Goiânia

Attendance: 2,495

Referee: Raphael Claus (São Paulo)

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Team	Goals
1	Gabriel Santos	Caldense	13
2	Ingro	Uberlândia	11
3	Pecel	Castanhal	9
4	Igor Bahia	Murici	8
	Michel	Caxias
	Olávio	Atlético Cearense
	Raílson	Penarol
	Robinho	FC Cascavel
	Wallyson	ABC
10	Alvinho	América de Natal	7
	Batista	Esportivo
	Erick Pulga	Atlético Cearense
	Gustavo Henrique	ABC
	Heltinho	União Rondonópolis
	Jackie Chan	Fast Clube
	Léo Itaperuna	FC Cascavel
	Zé Eduardo	Brasiliense

Source: CBF