In 2005, the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C was composed of five rounds. In the first one, the 64 teams were divided in 16 groups of 4 teams each. Teams in each group played against each other in home and away games. The two best ranked teams of each group advanced to the second round, where they were paired 2-by-2 and played home and away games. The 32 teams played such rounds until there were just four teams left. The four eventual finalists were put in a single group, and played against each other in home and away games. América (RN) and Remo (PA) were promoted to the Série B, beating Novo Hamburgo (RS) and Ipatinga (MG).
Participating teams FederationTeamHome city AcreIndependênciaRio Branco AlagoasASAArapiracaCoruripeCoruripe AmapáSão José-APMacapá AmazonasGrêmio CoarienseCoariNacionalManaus BahiaIpitangaSenhor do BonfimJuazeiroJuazeiro CearáFerroviárioFortalezaIcasaJuazeiro do Norte Distrito FederalCeilândiaCeilândiaParanoáParanoá Espírito SantoEstrela do NorteCachoeiro do ItapemirimSerraSerra GoiásGrêmio InhumenseInhumasMineirosMineiros MaranhãoImperatrizImperatrizMoto ClubSão Luís Mato GrossoLuverdenseLucas do Rio VerdeVila AuroraRondonópolis Mato Grosso do SulCENECampo GrandeOperárioCampo Grande Minas GeraisAmérica MineiroBelo HorizonteIpatingaIpatingaItuiutabaItuiutabaVilla NovaNova Lima ParáAbaetéAbaetetubaRemoBelémSão Raimundo-PASantarém ParaíbaNacional de PatosPatosTrezeCampina Grande ParanáADAPCampo MourãoCianorteCianorteIratyIratiLondrinaLondrina PernambucoSerranoSerra TalhadaVitória-PEVitória de Santo Antão PiauíParnahybaParnaíbaPiauíTeresina Rio de JaneiroAmericanoCampos dos GoytacazesCabofrienseCabo FrioMadureiraRio de JaneiroVolta RedondaVolta Redonda Rio Grande do NorteABCNatalAmérica de NatalNatalBaraúnasMossoró Rio Grande do SulGaúchoPasso FundoGlóriaVacariaNovo HamburgoNovo Hamburgo RondôniaJi-ParanáJi-Paraná RoraimaSão Raimundo-RRBoa Vista Santa CatarinaHermann AichingerIbiramaJoinvilleJoinvilleMarcílio DiasItajaí São PauloAmérica de Rio PretoSão José do Rio PretoAtlético SorocabaSorocabaMogi MirimMogi MirimPortuguesa SantistaSantosRio Branco-SPAmericanaUnião São JoãoAraras SergipeItabaianaItabaianaSergipeAracaju TocantinsTocantinópolisTocantinópolis
Stages of the competition
First stage Group 1 (AC-AM)
Group 2 (MT-PA-RO)
Group 3 (AP-PA-RR)
Group 4 (MA-PI-TO)
Group 5 (CE-PE-PI)
Group 6 (AL-PB-PE-RN)
Group 7 (AL-PB-RN)
Group 8 (BA-SE)
Group 9 (ES-MG-RJ)
Group 10 (RJ-SP)
Group 11 (MS-PR)
Group 12 (DF-GO)
Group 13 (MG-SP)
Group 14 (MG-RJ)
Group 15 (PR-RS-SC)
Group 16 (RS-SC)
Second stage In bold, the clubs qualified to the next stage.
América (RN) - Ferroviário (CE) 2-1 3-3 Serra (ES) - Atlético Sorocaba (SP) 4-3 1-2 CENE (MS) - Ceilândia (DF) 1-2 1-1 Volta Redonda (RJ) - Rio Branco (SP) 2-1 0-1 Independência (AC) - Vila Aurora (MT) 2-1 1-3 Tocantinópolis (TO) - Remo (PA) 2-0 1-4 Abaeté (PA) - Moto Club (MA) 1-0 0-1 (pen 5-4) Icasa (CE) - Coruripe (AL) 1-0 2-6 Itabaiana (SE) - Treze (PB) 1-1 0-4 ABC (RN) - Sergipe (SE) 3-2 0-0 Mogi Mirim (SP) - Ipatinga (MG) 2-2 2-2 (pen 2-4) Paranoá (DF) - Londrina (PR) 1-0 0-1 (pen 3-4) Ituiutaba (MG) - Villa Nova (MG) 1-3 0-3 Gaúcho (RS) - Novo Hamburgo (RS) 0-0 1-3 Joinville (SC) - Glória (RS) 3-1 0-0 São Raimundo (PA) - Nacional (AM) 2-2 1-4
Third stage In bold, the clubs qualified to the next stage.Vila Aurora (MT) - Nacional (AM) 4-3 2-3Villa Nova (MG) - Rio Branco (SP) 1-0 5-2Remo (PA) - Abaeté (PA) 1-1 3-2 Coruripe (AL) - América (RN) 1-1 1-3 ABC (RN) - Treze (PB) 1-0 0-1 (pen 4-5)Ipatinga (MG) - Atlético Sorocaba (SP) 2-0 4-1Ceilândia (DF) - Londrina (PR) 3-0 1-0Novo Hamburgo (RS) - Joinville (SC) 1-0 0-1 (pen 4-3)
Quarterfinals In bold', the clubs qualified to the next stage.
Final stage
External links 2005 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C at RSSSF