2008 Campeonato Brasileiro Sub-20

The Campeonato Brasileiro Sub 20 2008 (Under-20 Brazilian Championship) was the 3rd edition of the annual tournament organized by FGF, the Rio Grande do Sul State Football Federation. Only players 20 years old or younger are allowed to play. The competition was contested by all teams on the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2008, except from Vasco and São Paulo, which were replaced by Corinthians and Juventude. It began on December 8 and the final match was played on December 21, 2008.

The matches were played at four stadiums: Passo D'Areia and PUC Sport Stadium in Porto Alegre; Morada dos Quero-Queros in Alvorada; and Municipal Farroupilha in Alegrete.

After reaching the final for the second time in history, Grêmio won its first title. They have beaten city rivals Internacional in the semifinal match and then, in the final match, they came back from a 0-1 score against Sport to win the tournament.

Results

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First stage

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Group 1

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Team Pts P W D L GF GA GD
1 Náutico 9 4 3 0 1 6 3 3
2 Grêmio 7 4 2 1 1 13 3 10
3 Coritiba 7 4 2 1 1 8 3 5
4 Botafogo 4 4 1 1 2 1 6 -5
5 Corinthians 1 4 0 1 3 1 13 -12
  NAU GRE CTB BOT COR
Náutico 1-0 0-2 3-0 2-1
Grêmio 0-1 2-2 3-0 7-0
Coritiba 2-0 2-2 0-1 4-0
Botafogo 0-3 0-3 1-0 0-0
Corinthians 1-2 0-7 0-4 0-0

Group 2

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Team Pts P W D L GF GA GD
1 Goiás 7 4 2 1 1 8 6 2
2 Santos 7 4 2 1 1 6 9 -3
3 Vitória 6 4 1 3 0 7 5 2
4 Juventude 5 4 1 2 1 7 4 3
5 Cruzeiro 1 4 0 1 3 4 8 -12
  GOI SAN VIT JUV CRU
Goiás 2-3 2-2 2-0 2-1
Santos 3-2 1-1 0-5 2-1
Vitória 2-2 1-1 1-1 3-1
Juventude 0-2 5-0 1-1 1-1
Cruzeiro 1-2 1-2 1-3 1-1

Group 3

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Team Pts P W D L GF GA GD
1 Ipatinga 7 4 2 1 1 5 4 1
2 Palmeiras 6 4 1 3 0 5 3 2
3 Figueirense 6 4 1 3 0 5 4 1
4 Fluminense 3 4 0 3 1 6 7 -1
5 Atlético Mineiro 2 4 0 2 2 3 6 -3
  IPA PAL FIG FLU CAM
Ipatinga 0-2 1-1 2-1 2-0
Palmeiras 2-0 0-0 1-1 2-2
Figueirense 1-1 0-0 3-3 1-0
Fluminense 1-2 1-1 3-3 1-1
Atlético Mineiro 0-2 2-2 0-1 1-1

Group 4

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Team Pts P W D L GF GA GD
1 Internacional 9 4 3 0 1 9 3 6
2 Sport 6 4 2 0 2 5 6 -1
3 Portuguesa 6 4 2 0 2 4 5 -1
4 Atlético Paranaense 4 4 1 1 2 2 3 -1
5 Flamengo 4 4 1 1 2 4 7 -3
  INT SPT POR CAP FLA
Internacional 3-0 0-2 2-0 4-1
Sport 0-3 3-0 0-2 2-1
Portuguesa 2-0 0-3 1-0 1-2
Atlético Paranaense 0-2 2-0 0-1 0-0
Flamengo 1-4 1-2 2-1 0-0

Quarterfinals

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Semifinals

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Náutico0 – 0
(0–3 p.k.)
Sport



Third-place match

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Final

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Campeonato Brasileiro Sub 20
2008 Winners
Grêmio
First Title