Série E, fifth division, proposed for submission to CBF

Yahoo

18-07-2025

The current "entry-level series" of Brazilian football is D, the Fourth Division.
However, the idea advocated by many clubs is the creation of another one, the Series E.
This was confirmed by Rogério Siqueira, the current president of ASA.
The leader of the Alagoas club also revealed that the CBF, presided over by Samir Xaud (featured in the photo), is receptive to the ideas proposed by the members of the current last national division.
Including the desire to expand the number of Brazilian Championships.
"We have a meeting at the CBF with President Xaud at 11 am on the 29th, and we will discuss the evolution of the entry-level series, which today is Series D, to change the format a bit, trying to include more clubs, and also talk about the creation of Series E. There are two possibilities, either to increase the number of clubs, where the top 32 would secure participation the following year, or the creation of a Series E, which was our first proposal," he told ge.
If Series E is created, the Fourth Division would have only 32 clubs - currently, there are 64, with eight groups of eight teams each.
The plan for the near future would be a Series D with the same number of clubs (20) and format as the Third Division.
A Fifth Division could only become a reality by 2027. And ideally, it would start with 64 clubs according to Rogério Siqueira.
The possibility of ensuring a longer calendar for traditional clubs is one of the "trump cards" to bring Series E out of the realm of imagination.
"Today, in the format we have, with 64 clubs, all of them enter the competition already relegated, and it happens as it did this year with clubs like Paraná, among other major clubs in Brazil, being left without a calendar. This is certainly not what the CBF wants, it is not what the teams deserve, and it is not what they need," he emphasized.
Tradition abounds in Series D-2025
There are several highly relevant clubs competing in the current edition.
Examples include Sampaio Corrêa, Santa Cruz, América de Natal, the aforementioned ASA, Portuguesa, and Brasil de Pelotas.
ASA, Santa Cruz, and Lusa lead their respective groups and are already qualified with two rounds remaining. The Dragon also has a secured spot.
Another 11 teams are guaranteed in the first knockout stage: Tuna Luso, Manauara, Altos (PI), Imperatriz (MA), Central (PE), Aparecidense, Ceilândia, Luverdense, Inter de Limeira, Barra (SC), and São José-RS.
Promotion will only be celebrated by the teams that overcome three knockout stages up to the semifinals.
See the standings of all groups here.
And the matches of the 13th round can be checked here.
And Paraná Clube?
Mentioned by the ASA leader, the Tricolor from Vila Capanema will only be able to have a national division again - unless there is some change - in 2028.
It was relegated again to the Paraná Second Division this year and its first goal is to return to the local elite.
Only with such promotion and a good campaign in the 2027 State Championship would Paraná secure a spot in the following year's Series D.
It has been three consecutive seasons away from the Fourth Division - the last participation was in 2022.
Fifth place in the 2006 Series A, Paraná made history by competing in the Libertadores the following year. And it reached the round of 16.
It fell to Series B in the same season and was last in the elite in 2018.
The sequence included two consecutive relegations (from B to C and then to D) between 2020 and 2021.
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