This year my effort was towards making managing in Brazil actually fun, changes included:
- Série A and Série B: The leagues begin in February and end in December, with a break in the middle. They don't play in state leagues, their reserves do it instead, which means the top teams can finally have a reasonable and balanced calendar.
- Série D: Qualification from the state leagues and already with the real 2022 format with 64 clubs.
- Regional Cups: Teams who don't manage to qualify for Série D will be able to play in regional cups, real or invented, during the second semester, those competitions aren't meaningless though, as they can qualify a team to play in the next year's Série D.
- Youth Football (U20s): You can manage youth teams now. Just select one of the teams in from the "Youth Teams" division.
Série D screenshots:
State Leagues with reserves:
Second Division of State League:
Regional Cup:
Selectable Youth Teams:
Discussion: Brazilian Football League System Revamped
5 comments have been posted so far.
1. State championships are extremely traditional and important for big clubs as well. Put the main teams and not the reserves. It can even be boring so many games for those from outside, but for those who are Brazilians and know football here, it is extremely unbearable to see reserve teams in these competitions.
2. State ones start at the end of January, around the 20th usually. The Copa do Brasil starts at the end of February, around the 25th, the national championship starts in April and goes until November.
3. The Brazilian calendar is usually congested, there are many games, it is easy to play up to three times a week.