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

First Stage

Group 1

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

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

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

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

Náutico v Palmeiras

December 16, 2008

Náutico	2 – 2 (3–2 p.k.)	Palmeiras

Estádio Municipal Farroupilha, Alegrete

Ipatinga v Grêmio

December 16, 2008

Ipatinga	1 – 3	Grêmio

Estádio Morada dos Quero-Queros, Alvorada

Goiás v Sport

December 17, 2008

Goiás	0 – 1	Sport

Estádio Passo D'Areia, Porto Alegre

Internacional v Santos

December 17, 2008

Internacional	4 – 0	Santos

Estádio Passo D'Areia, Porto Alegre

Semifinals

Náutico v Sport

December 19, 2008

Náutico	0 – 0 (0–3 p.k.)	Sport

Estádio Passo D'Areia, Porto Alegre

Grêmio v Internacional

December 19, 2008

Grêmio	2 – 1	Internacional

Estádio Passo D'Areia, Porto Alegre

Third Place Match

Náutico v Internacional

December 21, 2008

Náutico	0 – 4	Internacional

Estádio Passo D'Areia, Porto Alegre

Final

Sport v Grêmio

December 21, 2008

Sport	1 – 2	Grêmio

Estádio Passo D'Areia, Porto Alegre

Campeonato Brasileiro Sub 20 2008 Winners
Grêmio First Title