2016 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D

{{ infobox football league season

|competition = Campeonato Brasileiro Série D

|season = 2016

|winners = Volta Redonda

|promoted = CSA
Moto Club
São Bento
Volta Redonda

|matches = 266

|total goals = 669

|league topscorer = Manoel Cristiano, Altos
10 goals

|biggest home win = 8–0 Atlético Acreano v Náutico
S2 2nd leg, 7 August

|biggest away win = 0–4 Goianésia v Volta Redonda
R1, 12 June
Baré v Princesa do Solimões
R6, 17 July
Icasa v Juazeirense
R6, 17 July
1–5 Náutico v Atlético Acreano
S2 1st leg, 30 July

|highest scoring =

|highest attendance = 13,861 CSA 1–0 Ituano
QF 2nd leg, 4 September

|lowest attendance = 9 Goianésia 0–1 Desportiva Ferroviária
R5, 10 July

|average attendance = 1,632

|attendance = 427,483

|prevseason = 2015

|nextseason = 2017

}}

The 2016 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D, the fourth level of the Brazilian League, was contested by 68 clubs. The competition started on 12 June and is ended on 1 October. The four teams in the semifinals, CSA, Moto Club, São Bento and Volta Redonda were promoted to the 2017 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C.{{cite web|url=http://globoesporte.globo.com/futebol/brasileirao-serie-d/noticia/2016/03/cbf-atende-federacoes-e-amplia-mais-serie-d-que-tera-68-clubes-em-2016.html|title=CBF atende federações, confirma ampliação, e Série D terá 68 clubes|publisher=Globo Esporte|date=22 March 2016}}

Volta Redonda were champions, beating CSA in the final.

Competition format

In the first stage, 68 teams were divided into seventeen groups of four, organized regionally. The teams played home and away against the other three teams in their group, a total of six games. The winner of each group plus the best 15 runners-up qualified for the second stage. From the second stage on the competition was played as a knock-out tournament. The four semi-finalists qualified for the 2017 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C. The winners of the semifinals played the final over two legs to determine the champion.

First stage

As at 17 July 2016

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|align=left|Group winners advance to the Second stage

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|align=left|Best group runners-up advance to the Second stage

=Group A1=

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|team1=ACR|name_ACR={{flagicon|Acre}} Atlético Acreano

|team2=NAC|name_NAC={{flagicon|Amazonas}} Nacional

|team3=GEN|name_GEN={{flagicon|Rondônia}} Genus

|team4=TRE|name_TRE={{flagicon|Amapá}} Trem

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|win_NAC=2|draw_NAC=2|loss_NAC=2|gf_NAC=8|ga_NAC=8

|win_GEN=2|draw_GEN=1|loss_GEN=3|gf_GEN=5|ga_GEN=9

|win_TRE=1|draw_TRE=1|loss_TRE=4|gf_TRE=5|ga_TRE=9

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=Group A2=

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|section=Group A2

|res_col_header=Q

|team1=PRI|name_PRI={{flagicon|Amazonas}} Princesa do Solimões

|team2=PAL|name_PAL={{flagicon|Tocantins}} Palmas

|team3=SFR|name_SFR={{flagicon|Pará}} São Francisco

|team4=BAR|name_BAR={{flagicon|Roraima}} Baré

|win_PRI=4|draw_PRI=1|loss_PRI=1|gf_PRI=11|ga_PRI=5|status_PRI=Q

|win_PAL=3|draw_PAL=1|loss_PAL=2|gf_PAL=13|ga_PAL=10|status_PAL=Q

|win_SFR=1|draw_SFR=2|loss_SFR=3|gf_SFR=10|ga_SFR=12

|win_BAR=0|draw_BAR=4|loss_BAR=2|gf_BAR=6|ga_BAR=13|adjust_points_BAR=-4

|hth_BAR=Baré deducted 4 points for fielding an ineligible player against Princesa do Solimões on 19 June.{{cite web|url=http://globoesporte.globo.com/rr/futebol/brasileirao-serie-d/noticia/2016/07/bare-e-punido-pelo-stjd-com-perda-de-quatro-pontos-e-multa-de-r-100.html|title=Baré é punido pelo STJD com perda de quatro pontos e multa de R$ 100|publisher=Globo Esporte|language=pt|date=5 July 2016}}

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=Group A3=

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|team1=SRA|name_SRA={{flagicon|Pará}} São Raimundo

|team2=NÁU|name_NÁU={{flagicon|Roraima}} Náutico

|team3=RON|name_RON={{flagicon|Rondônia}} Rondoniense

|team4=RBR|name_RBR={{flagicon|Acre}} Rio Branco

|win_SRA=4|draw_SRA=1|loss_SRA=1|gf_SRA=15|ga_SRA=2|status_SRA=Q

|win_NÁU=2|draw_NÁU=3|loss_NÁU=1|gf_NÁU=9|ga_NÁU=7|status_NÁU=Q

|win_RON=2|draw_RON=1|loss_RON=3|gf_RON=8|ga_RON=14

|win_RBR=1|draw_RBR=1|loss_RBR=4|gf_RBR=6|ga_RBR=15

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=Group A4=

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|team1=ÁGU|name_ÁGU={{flagicon|Pará}} Águia de Marabá

|team2=MOT|name_MOT={{flagicon|Maranhão}} Moto Club

|team3=TOC|name_TOC={{flagicon|Tocantins}} Tocantinópolis

|team4=SAN|name_SAN={{flagicon|Amapá}} Santos

|win_ÁGU=3|draw_ÁGU=2|loss_ÁGU=1|gf_ÁGU=7|ga_ÁGU=5|status_ÁGU=Q

|win_MOT=2|draw_MOT=4|loss_MOT=0|gf_MOT=8|ga_MOT=2|status_MOT=Q

|win_TOC=2|draw_TOC=2|loss_TOC=2|gf_TOC=5|ga_TOC=5

|win_SAN=0|draw_SAN=2|loss_SAN=4|gf_SAN=3|ga_SAN=11

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=Group A5=

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|res_col_header=Q

|team1=ALT|name_ALT={{flagicon|Piauí}} Altos

|team2=JUA|name_JUA={{flagicon|Bahia}} Juazeirense

|team3=MAR|name_MAR={{flagicon|Maranhão}} Maranhão

|team4=ICA|name_ICA={{flagicon|Ceará}} Icasa

|win_ALT=5|draw_ALT=1|loss_ALT=0|gf_ALT=22|ga_ALT=5|status_ALT=Q

|win_JUA=3|draw_JUA=2|loss_JUA=1|gf_JUA=12|ga_JUA=8|status_JUA=Q

|win_MAR=2|draw_MAR=0|loss_MAR=4|gf_MAR=7|ga_MAR=12

|win_ICA=0|draw_ICA=1|loss_ICA=5|gf_ICA=3|ga_ICA=19

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=Group A6=

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|res_col_header=Q

|team1=CSA|name_CSA={{flagicon|Alagoas}} CSA

|team2=PAR|name_PAR={{flagicon|Piauí}} Parnahyba

|team3=CEN|name_CEN={{flagicon|Pernambuco}} Central

|team4=GUA|name_GUA={{flagicon|Ceará}} Guarani

|win_CSA=3|draw_CSA=2|loss_CSA=1|gf_CSA=13|ga_CSA=6|status_CSA=Q

|win_PAR=2|draw_PAR=3|loss_PAR=1|gf_PAR=11|ga_PAR=6|status_PAR=Q

|win_CEN=2|draw_CEN=3|loss_CEN=1|gf_CEN=5|ga_CEN=4

|win_GUA=0|draw_GUA=2|loss_GUA=4|gf_GUA=5|ga_GUA=18

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=Group A7=

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|section=Group A7

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|team1=GLO|name_GLO={{flagicon|Rio Grande do Norte}} Globo

|team2=AMÉ|name_AMÉ={{flagicon|Pernambuco}} América

|team3=SOU|name_SOU={{flagicon|Paraíba}} Sousa

|team4=GAL|name_GAL={{flagicon|Bahia}} Galícia

|win_GLO=3|draw_GLO=2|loss_GLO=1|gf_GLO=11|ga_GLO=4|status_GLO=Q

|win_AMÉ=3|draw_AMÉ=1|loss_AMÉ=2|gf_AMÉ=9|ga_AMÉ=7|status_AMÉ=Q

|win_SOU=3|draw_SOU=1|loss_SOU=2|gf_SOU=11|ga_SOU=11

|win_GAL=1|draw_GAL=0|loss_GAL=5|gf_GAL=7|ga_GAL=16

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=Group A8=

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|team1=UNI|name_UNI={{flagicon|Ceará}} Uniclinic

|team2=ITA|name_ITA={{flagicon|Sergipe}} Itabaiana

|team3=POT|name_POT={{flagicon|Rio Grande do Norte}} Potiguar

|team4=SER|name_SER={{flagicon|Pernambuco}} Serra Talhada

|win_UNI=3|draw_UNI=3|loss_UNI=0|gf_UNI=11|ga_UNI=5|status_UNI=Q

|win_ITA=3|draw_ITA=2|loss_ITA=1|gf_ITA=10|ga_ITA=5|status_ITA=Q

|win_POT=3|draw_POT=1|loss_POT=2|gf_POT=8|ga_POT=6

|win_SER=0|draw_SER=0|loss_SER=6|gf_SER=1|ga_SER=14

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=Group A9=

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|section=Group A9

|res_col_header=Q

|team1=CAM|name_CAM={{flagicon|Paraíba}} Campinense

|team2=FLU|name_FLU={{flagicon|Bahia}} Fluminense de Feira

|team3=MUR|name_MUR={{flagicon|Alagoas}} Murici

|team4=SER|name_SER={{flagicon|Sergipe}} Sergipe

|win_CAM=3|draw_CAM=1|loss_CAM=2|gf_CAM=7|ga_CAM=5|status_CAM=Q

|win_FLU=2|draw_FLU=3|loss_FLU=1|gf_FLU=9|ga_FLU=8|status_FLU=Q

|win_MUR=2|draw_MUR=2|loss_MUR=2|gf_MUR=9|ga_MUR=10

|win_SER=0|draw_SER=4|loss_SER=2|gf_SER=6|ga_SER=8

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=Group A10=

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|section=Group A10

|res_col_header=Q

|team1=CEI|name_CEI={{flagicon|Distrito Federal}} Ceilândia

|team2=APA|name_APA={{flagicon|Goiás}} Aparecidense

|team3=COM|name_COM={{flagicon|Mato Grosso do Sul}} Comercial

|team4=AAA|name_AAA={{flagicon|Mato Grosso}} AA Araguaia

|win_CEI=5|draw_CEI=0|loss_CEI=1|gf_CEI=19|ga_CEI=6|status_CEI=Q

|win_APA=4|draw_APA=1|loss_APA=1|gf_APA=9|ga_APA=7|status_APA=Q

|win_COM=1|draw_COM=1|loss_COM=4|gf_COM=2|ga_COM=12

|win_AAA=1|draw_AAA=0|loss_AAA=5|gf_AAA=8|ga_AAA=13

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=Group A11=

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|section=Group A11

|res_col_header=Q

|team1=SET|name_SET={{flagicon|Mato Grosso do Sul}} Sete de Setembro

|team2=ANÁ|name_ANÁ={{flagicon|Goiás}} Anápolis

|team3=LUZ|name_LUZ={{flagicon|Distrito Federal}} Luziânia

|team4=SIN|name_SIN={{flagicon|Mato Grosso}} Sinop

|win_SET=3|draw_SET=2|loss_SET=1|gf_SET=9|ga_SET=6|status_SET=Q

|win_ANÁ=3|draw_ANÁ=2|loss_ANÁ=1|gf_ANÁ=5|ga_ANÁ=3|status_ANÁ=Q

|win_LUZ=1|draw_LUZ=3|loss_LUZ=2|gf_LUZ=4|ga_LUZ=5

|win_SIN=0|draw_SIN=3|loss_SIN=3|gf_SIN=7|ga_SIN=11

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=Group A12=

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|section=Group A12

|res_col_header=Q

|team1=VOL|name_VOL={{flagicon|Rio de Janeiro}} Volta Redonda

|team2=URT|name_URT={{flagicon|Minas Gerais}} URT

|team3=DFE|name_DFE={{flagicon|Espírito Santo}} Desportiva Ferroviária

|team4=GOI|name_GOI={{flagicon|Goiás}} Goianésia

|win_VOL=4|draw_VOL=2|loss_VOL=0|gf_VOL=11|ga_VOL=1|status_VOL=Q

|win_URT=4|draw_URT=1|loss_URT=1|gf_URT=10|ga_URT=3|status_URT=Q

|win_DFE=2|draw_DFE=1|loss_DFE=3|gf_DFE=7|ga_DFE=6

|win_GOI=0|draw_GOI=0|loss_GOI=6|gf_GOI=2|ga_GOI=20

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=Group A13=

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|section=Group A13

|res_col_header=Q

|team1=CAL|name_CAL={{flagicon|Minas Gerais}} Caldense

|team2=ESA|name_ESA={{flagicon|Espírito Santo}} Espírito Santo

|team3=BOA|name_BOA={{flagicon|Rio de Janeiro}} Boavista

|team4=OAU|name_OAU={{flagicon|São Paulo}} Osasco Audax

|win_CAL=4|draw_CAL=1|loss_CAL=1|gf_CAL=6|ga_CAL=1|status_CAL=Q

|win_ESA=2|draw_ESA=2|loss_ESA=2|gf_ESA=4|ga_ESA=3|status_ESA=Q

|win_BOA=2|draw_BOA=1|loss_BOA=3|gf_BOA=3|ga_BOA=5

|win_OAU=0|draw_OAU=4|loss_OAU=2|gf_OAU=1|ga_OAU=5

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=Group A14=

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|section=Group A14

|res_col_header=Q

|team1=SBE|name_SBE={{flagicon|São Paulo}} São Bento

|team2=POR|name_POR={{flagicon|Rio de Janeiro}} Portuguesa

|team3=VNO|name_VNO={{flagicon|Minas Gerais}} Villa Nova

|team4=SJO|name_SJO={{flagicon|Rio Grande do Sul}} São José

|win_SBE=4|draw_SBE=1|loss_SBE=1|gf_SBE=7|ga_SBE=1|status_SBE=Q

|win_POR=2|draw_POR=1|loss_POR=3|gf_POR=3|ga_POR=8

|win_VNO=1|draw_VNO=4|loss_VNO=1|gf_VNO=3|ga_VNO=3

|win_SJO=1|draw_SJO=2|loss_SJO=3|gf_SJO=3|ga_SJO=4

|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A=

|result1=A

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=Group A15=

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|section=Group A15

|res_col_header=Q

|team1=JMA|name_JMA={{flagicon|Paraná}} J. Malucelli

|team2=BRU|name_BRU={{flagicon|Santa Catarina}} Brusque

|team3=NHA|name_NHA={{flagicon|Rio Grande do Sul}} Novo Hamburgo

|team4=MAD|name_MAD={{flagicon|Rio de Janeiro}} Madureira

|win_JMA=3|draw_JMA=2|loss_JMA=1|gf_JMA=8|ga_JMA=4|status_JMA=Q

|win_BRU=2|draw_BRU=3|loss_BRU=1|gf_BRU=7|ga_BRU=2|status_BRU=Q

|win_NHA=2|draw_NHA=2|loss_NHA=2|gf_NHA=4|ga_NHA=6

|win_MAD=1|draw_MAD=1|loss_MAD=4|gf_MAD=2|ga_MAD=9

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=Group A16=

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|section=Group A16

|res_col_header=Q

|team1=INT|name_INT={{flagicon|Santa Catarina}} Internacional de Lages

|team2=LIN|name_LIN={{flagicon|São Paulo}} Linense

|team3=SPA|name_SPA={{flagicon|Rio Grande do Sul}} São Paulo

|team4=PSTC|name_PSTC={{flagicon|Paraná}} PSTC

|win_INT=3|draw_INT=1|loss_INT=2|gf_INT=8|ga_INT=4|status_INT=Q

|win_LIN=3|draw_LIN=1|loss_LIN=2|gf_LIN=7|ga_LIN=7|status_LIN=Q

|win_SPA=3|draw_SPA=0|loss_SPA=3|gf_SPA=6|ga_SPA=7

|win_PSTC=1|draw_PSTC=2|loss_PSTC=3|gf_PSTC=6|ga_PSTC=9

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|col_B=#ffcc99|text_B=

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=Group A17=

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|section=Group A17

|res_col_header=Q

|team1=ITU|name_ITU={{flagicon|São Paulo}} Ituano

|team2=CAX|name_CAX={{flagicon|Rio Grande do Sul}} Caxias

|team3=MAR|name_MAR={{flagicon|Paraná}} Maringá

|team4=MET|name_MET={{flagicon|Santa Catarina}} Metropolitano

|win_ITU=4|draw_ITU=1|loss_ITU=1|gf_ITU=15|ga_ITU=5|status_ITU=Q

|win_CAX=3|draw_CAX=0|loss_CAX=3|gf_CAX=9|ga_CAX=9|status_CAX=Q

|win_MAR=2|draw_MAR=2|loss_MAR=2|gf_MAR=8|ga_MAR=10

|win_MET=1|draw_MET=1|loss_MET=4|gf_MET=5|ga_MET=13

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Second stage

The Second stage was a two-legged knockout tie, with the draw regionalised.

=Qualification and draw=

The 32 qualifiers (17 group winners and 15 best performing group runners-up) were divided into two pots. Pot 1 contained the 16 best performing group winners. Pot 2 contained the worst performing group winner and the 15 qualifying group runners-up. In pot 1 the teams were numbered 1 to 16 in numerical order of the group they qualified from. In pot 2 the teams were numbered 17 to 32 in numerical order of the group they qualified from. In the case that one of the qualifying runners-up was from the same group as the worst performing group winner, both teams would be in pot 2 and the group winner would be numbered lower in sequence than the group runner-up.

To keep the draw regionalised Team 1 would play Team 18, Team 2 would play Team 17 and this pattern was repeated throughout the draw. The higher numbered team would play at home in the first leg.{{cite web|url=http://cdn.cbf.com.br/content/201605/20160513181658_0.pdf|title=Regulamento Específico da Competição Campeonato Brasileiro da Série D 2016|language=pt|publisher=CBF|date=13 May 2016}}

==Ranking of group winners==

Ranking of group winners to determine the worst performing team to be placed into pot 2 was achieved by comparing 1) Points gained 2) Most victories 3) Best goal difference 4) Most goals scored 5) Sort.

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width=20 |{{Tooltip| Rank | Rank}}

!width=165 |Team

!width=20 |{{Tooltip| Pts | Points}}

!width=20 |{{Tooltip| W | Won}}

!width=20 |{{Tooltip| GD | Goal difference}}

!width=20 |{{Tooltip| GF | Goals for}}

!width=40 |{{Tooltip| Pot | Qualifying pot}}

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| 1

align=left| Altos1651722Pot 1
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| 2

align=left| Ceilândia1551319Pot 1
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| 3

align=left| Volta Redonda1441011Pot 1
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| 4

align=left| Atlético Acreano144815Pot 1
bgcolor=#ccffcc

| 5

align=left| São Raimundo1341315Pot 1
bgcolor=#ccffcc

| 6

align=left| Ituano1341015Pot 1
bgcolor=#ccffcc

| 7

align=left| Princesa do Solimões134611Pot 1
bgcolor=#ccffcc

| 8

align=left| São Bento13467Pot 1
bgcolor=#ccffcc

| 9

align=left| Caldense13456Pot 1
bgcolor=#ccffcc

| 10

align=left| Uniclinic123611Pot 1
bgcolor=#ccffcc

| 11

align=left| CSA113713Pot 1
bgcolor=#ccffcc

| 12

align=left| Globo113711Pot 1
bgcolor=#ccffcc

| 13

align=left| J. Malucelli11348Pot 1
bgcolor=#ccffcc

| 14

align=left| Sete de Setembro11339Pot 1
bgcolor=#ccffcc

| 15

align=left| Águia de Marabá11327Pot 1
bgcolor=#ccffcc

| 16

align=left| Internacional de Lages10348Pot 1
bgcolor="#B8CAD4"

| 17

align=left| Campinense10327Pot 2

==Ranking of group runners-up==

Ranking of group runners-up to determine the 15 best performing teams to be placed into pot 2 was achieved by comparing 1) Points gained 2) Most victories 3) Best goal difference 4) Most goals scored 5) Sort.

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width=20 |{{Tooltip| Rank | Rank}}

!width=165 |Team

!width=20 |{{Tooltip| Pts | Points}}

!width=20 |{{Tooltip| W | Won}}

!width=20 |{{Tooltip| GD | Goal difference}}

!width=20 |{{Tooltip| GF | Goals for}}

!width=40 |{{Tooltip| Pot | Qualifying pot}}

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| 1

align=left| URT134710Pot 2
bgcolor="#B8CAD4"

| 2

align=left| Aparecidense13429Pot 2
bgcolor="#B8CAD4"

| 3

align=left| Itabaiana113510Pot 2
bgcolor="#B8CAD4"

| 4

align=left| Juazeirense113412Pot 2
bgcolor="#B8CAD4"

| 5

align=left| Anápolis11325Pot 2
bgcolor="#B8CAD4"

| 6

align=left| Palmas103313Pot 2
bgcolor="#B8CAD4"

| 7

align=left| América10329Pot 2
bgcolor="#B8CAD4"

| 8

align=left| Linense10307Pot 2
bgcolor="#B8CAD4"

| 9

align=left| Moto Club10268Pot 2
bgcolor="#B8CAD4"

| 10

align=left| Caxias9309Pot 2
bgcolor="#B8CAD4"

| 11

align=left| Parnahyba92511Pot 2
bgcolor="#B8CAD4"

| 12

align=left| Brusque9257Pot 2
bgcolor="#B8CAD4"

| 13

align=left| Náutico9229Pot 2
bgcolor="#B8CAD4"

| 14

align=left| Fluminense de Feira9219Pot 2
bgcolor="#B8CAD4"

| 15

align=left| Espírito Santo8214Pot 2
bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 16

align=left| Nacional8208Eliminated
bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 17

align=left| Portuguesa72-53Eliminated

==Qualification pots==

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
colspan="3"|Pot 1
width="20"|{{Tooltip|#|Team number for second stage}}

!width="40"|{{Tooltip|Group|Group that team qualified from in first stage}}

!Team

1A1style="text-align:left;"|{{Flagicon|Acre}} Atlético Acreano
2A2style="text-align:left;"|{{Flagicon|Amazonas}} Princesa do Solimões
3A3style="text-align:left;"|{{Flagicon|Pará}} São Raimundo
4A4style="text-align:left;"|{{Flagicon|Pará}} Águia de Marabá
5A5style="text-align:left;"|{{Flagicon|Piauí}} Altos
6A6style="text-align:left;"|{{Flagicon|Alagoas}} CSA
7A7style="text-align:left;"|{{Flagicon|Rio Grande do Norte}} Globo
8A8style="text-align:left;"|{{Flagicon|Ceará}} Uniclinic
9A10style="text-align:left;"|{{Flagicon|Distrito Federal}} Ceilândia
10A11style="text-align:left;"|{{Flagicon|Mato Grosso do Sul}} Sete de Setembro
11A12style="text-align:left;"|{{Flagicon|Rio de Janeiro}} Volta Redonda
12A13style="text-align:left;"|{{Flagicon|Minas Gerais}} Caldense
13A14style="text-align:left;"|{{Flagicon|São Paulo}} São Bento
14A15style="text-align:left;"|{{Flagicon|Paraná}} J. Malucelli
15A16style="text-align:left;"|{{Flagicon|Santa Catarina}} Internacional de Lages
16A17style="text-align:left;"|{{Flagicon|São Paulo}} Ituano

|

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
colspan="3"|Pot 2
width="20"|{{Tooltip|#|Team number for second stage}}

!width="40"|{{Tooltip|Group|Group that team qualified from in first stage}}

!Team

17A2style="text-align:left;"|{{Flagicon|Tocantins}} Palmas
18A3style="text-align:left;"|{{Flagicon|Roraima}} Náutico
19A4style="text-align:left;"|{{Flagicon|Maranhão}} Moto Club
20A5style="text-align:left;"|{{Flagicon|Bahia}} Juazeirense
21A6style="text-align:left;"|{{Flagicon|Piauí}} Parnahyba
22A7style="text-align:left;"|{{Flagicon|Pernambuco}} América
23A8style="text-align:left;"|{{Flagicon|Sergipe}} Itabaiana
24A9style="text-align:left;"|{{Flagicon|Paraíba}} Campinense
25A9style="text-align:left;"|{{Flagicon|Bahia}} Fluminense de Feira
26A10style="text-align:left;"|{{Flagicon|Goiás}} Aparecidense
27A11style="text-align:left;"|{{Flagicon|Goiás}} Anápolis
28A12style="text-align:left;"|{{Flagicon|Minas Gerais}} URT
29A13style="text-align:left;"|{{Flagicon|Espírito Santo}} Espírito Santo
30A15style="text-align:left;"|{{Flagicon|Santa Catarina}} Brusque
31A16style="text-align:left;"|{{Flagicon|São Paulo}} Linense
32A17style="text-align:left;"|{{Flagicon|Rio Grande do Sul}} Caxias

|}

==Ties==

Matches took place between 23 July and 7 August.

{{TwoLegStart|extra=Tie number}}

{{TwoLegResult|Náutico||1–13|Atlético Acreano||1–5|0–8|B1}}

{{TwoLegResult|Palmas||1–6|Princesa do Solimões||1–3|0–3|B2}}

{{TwoLegResult|Juazeirense||5–2|São Raimundo||2–1|3–1||B3}}

{{TwoLegResult|Moto Club||2–1|Águia de Marabá||1–0|1–1|B4}}

{{TwoLegResult|América ||1–4|Altos||1–2|0–2|B5}}

{{TwoLegResult|Parnahyba||1–5|CSA||1–2|0–3|B6}}

{{TwoLegResult|Campinense||2–1|Globo||2–1|0–0|B7}}

{{TwoLegResult|Itabaiana||3–2|Uniclinic||0–0|3–2|B8}}

{{TwoLegResult|Aparecidense||1–2|Ceilândia||0–0|1–2|B9}}

{{TwoLegResult|Fluminense de Feira||4–0|Sete de Setembro||2–0|2–0|B10}}

{{TwoLegResult|URT||1–3|Volta Redonda||1–1|0–2|B11}}

{{TwoLegResult|Anápolis||2–2 {{pso|7–6}}|Caldense||1–1|1–1|B12}}

{{TwoLegResult|Brusque ||0–1|São Bento||0–0|0–1|B13}}

{{TwoLegResult|Espírito Santo||1–3|J. Malucelli||0–1|1–2|B14}}

{{TwoLegResult|Caxias||1–2|Internacional de Lages||1–2|0–0|B15}}

{{TwoLegResult|Linense||2–2{{efn|Ituano go through due to Away goals rule}}|Ituano||2–1|0–1|B16}}

|}

{{notelist}}

Third stage

The third stage was also a two-legged knockout tie, with the draw regionalised. The ties were predetermined from the second stage, with the winner of second stage tie 1 playing the winner of second stage tie 2, etc.

=Ties=

First team in the draw has home advantage in the second leg.

{{TwoLegStart|extra=Tie number}}

{{TwoLegResult|Atlético Acreano||4–2|Princesa do Solimões||1–1|3–1|C1}}

{{TwoLegResult|Juazeirense||2–3|Moto Club||1–3|1–0|C2}}

{{TwoLegResult|Altos||2–3|CSA||0–3|2–0|C3}}

{{TwoLegResult|Itabaiana||2–2 {{pso|4–3}}|Campinense||0–2|2–0|C4}}

{{TwoLegResult|Ceilândia||1–1 {{pso|3–4}}|Fluminense de Feira||1–0|0–1|C5}}

{{TwoLegResult|Volta Redonda||2–1|Anápolis||2–1|0–0|C6}}

{{TwoLegResult|São Bento||3–1|J. Malucelli||1–1|2–0|C7}}

{{TwoLegResult|Ituano||5–4|Internacional de Lages||5–3|0–1|C8}}

|}

Final stage

The final stage was a two leg knockout competition with quarter-final, semi-final and final rounds. The draw for the quarter-final was seeded based on the table of results of all matches in the competition for the qualifying teams. First would play eighth, second would play seventh, etc. The top four seeded teams would play the second leg at home. The four quarter-final winners were promoted to Série C for 2017.

The draw for the semi-final was seeded based on the table of results of all matches in the competition for the qualifying teams. First would play fourth, second would play third. The top two seeded teams would play the second leg at home.

In the final, the team with the best record in the competition would play the second leg at home.

=Quarter final seedings=

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
width=20 |{{Tooltip| Seed | Seed}}

!width=165 |Team

!width=20 |{{Tooltip| Pts | Points}}

!width=20 |{{Tooltip| W | Won}}

!width=20 |{{Tooltip| GD | Goal difference}}

!width=20 |{{Tooltip| GF | Goals for}}

1align=left|{{Flagicon|Acre}} Atlético Acreano24103210
2align=left|{{Flagicon|Rio de Janeiro}} Volta Redonda2210163
3align=left|{{Flagicon|São Paulo}} São Bento2110112
4align=left|{{Flagicon|Alagoas}} CSA2010219
5align=left|{{Flagicon|São Paulo}} Ituano19102211
6align=left|{{Flagicon|Sergipe}} Itabaiana1810159
7align=left|{{Flagicon|Bahia}} Fluminense de Feira1810149
8align=left|{{Flagicon|Maranhão}} Moto Club1710135

=Quarter final ties=

First team in the draw had home advantage in the second leg.

{{TwoLegStart}}

{{TwoLegResult|Atlético Acreano||3–4|Moto Club||2–2|1–2}}

{{TwoLegResult|Volta Redonda||5–3|Fluminense de Feira||3–2|2–1}}

{{TwoLegResult|São Bento||3–0|Itabaiana||1–0|2–0}}

{{TwoLegResult|CSA||3–1|Ituano||2–1|1–0}}

|}

=Semi finals seedings=

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
width=20 |{{Tooltip| Seed | Seed}}

!width=165 |Team

!width=20 |{{Tooltip| Pts | Points}}

!width=20 |{{Tooltip| W | Won}}

!width=20 |{{Tooltip| GD | Goal difference}}

!width=20 |{{Tooltip| GF | Goals for}}

1align=left|{{flagicon|Rio de Janeiro}} Volta Redonda2812216
2align=left|{{flagicon|São Paulo}} São Bento2712142
3align=left|{{flagicon|Alagoas}} CSA26122410
4align=left|{{flagicon|Maranhão}} Moto Club2112178

=Semi finals ties=

First team in the draw had home advantage in the second leg.

{{TwoLegStart}}

{{TwoLegResult|Volta Redonda||4–1|Moto Club||1–1|3–1|}}

{{TwoLegResult|São Bento||1–2|CSA||0–2|1–0}}

|}

=Final=

First team in the draw had home advantage in the second leg.

{{TwoLegStart}}

{{TwoLegResult|Volta Redonda||4–0|CSA||0–0|4–0}}

|}

{{Football box|date=September 25, 2016|event=|team1=CSA|team2=Volta Redonda|time=19:00 UTC−3|round=|score=0 – 0|goals1=|report=[http://globoesporte.globo.com/al/futebol/brasileirao-serie-d/jogo/25-09-2016/csa-al-volta-redonda/ Report]|goals2=|penaltyscore=|penalties1=|penalties2=|stadium=Rei Pelé, Maceió|attendance=10,395|referee=Jailson Macedo Freitas|aet=}}

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{{Football box|date=October 1, 2016|event=|team1=Volta Redonda|team2=CSA|time=21:00 UTC−3|round=|score=4 – 0|goals1= Dija Baiano {{goal|26}}
Marcos Junior {{goal|31||66}}
David Batista {{goal|39}}|report=[http://globoesporte.globo.com/rj/sul-do-rio-costa-verde//futebol/brasileirao-serie-d/jogo/01-10-2016/volta-redonda-csa-al/ Report]|goals2=|penaltyscore=|penalties1=|penalties2=|stadium=Raulino de Oliveira, Volta Redonda|attendance=6,748|referee=Felipe Gomes da Silva|aet=}}

References

{{Reflist}}

{{Campeonato Brasileiro Série D}}

{{2016 in Brazilian football}}

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Category:Campeonato Brasileiro Série D seasons

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