The 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C was a football competition held in Brazil, equivalent to the third division.
The competition was originally scheduled to begin on 3 May and end on 8 November,[1] however due to COVID-19 pandemic the tournament was rescheduled for 8 August 2020 – 30 January 2021.
[2] Twenty teams competed in the tournament, twelve returning from the 2019 season, four promoted from the 2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D (Brusque, Manaus, Ituano and Jacuipense)[3] and four relegated from the 2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B (Londrina, São Bento, Criciúma and Vila Nova).
[5][6] Brusque, Londrina, Remo and Vila Nova were promoted to the 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B.
[8] Starting from this edition, the quarter-finals and semi-finals were replaced by a second group stage played by eight teams.
The finals were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the higher-seeded team hosting 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 champions (Regulations Article 20).