Campeonato Brasileiro Série B

Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
Country	Brazil
Confederation	CONMEBOL
Founded	1971
Number of teams	20
Level on pyramid	2
Promotion to	Série A
Relegation to	Série C
Current champions	Botafogo (2015)
Most championships	Coritiba Goiás Palmeiras Paraná Paysandu (2 titles each)
TV partners	Globo and Rede TV (Broadcast) SporTV (Cable/satellite) Premiere FC (Pay-per-view).
Website	Campeonato Brasileiro - Série B
2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B

The Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, commonly referred to as the Brasileirão Série B or simply Série B is the second tier of the Brazilian football league system. The competition format has changed almost every year since it first occurred, in 1971. In some years, it was not played at all. However, since 2006, it has been contested by 20 teams in a double round-robin format with the top four teams being promoted to Campeonato Brasileiro Série A and the bottom four teams being relegated to Campeonato Brasileiro Série C.

2016 Série B teams

Team	Home city	Stadium	Capacity	2015 season
Atlético Goianiense	Goiânia	Serra Dourada	41,574	14th in Série B
Avaí	Florianópolis	Ressacada	17,537	17th in Série A
Bahia	Salvador	Fonte Nova	51,708	9th in Série B
Bragantino	Bragança Paulista	Nabi Abi Chedid	17,022	6th in Série B
Brasil de Pelotas	Pelotas	Bento Freitas	18,000	4th in Série C
Ceará	Fortaleza	Castelão	67,037	15th in Série B
CRB	Maceió	Rei Pelé	20,551	11th in Série B
Criciúma	Criciúma	Heriberto Hülse	19,300	12th in Série B
Goiás	Goiânia	Serra Dourada	41,574	19th in Série A
Joinville	Joinville	Arena Joinville	22,400	20th in Série A
Londrina	Londrina	Café	36,056	2nd in Série C
Luverdense	Lucas do Rio Verde	Passo das Emas	10,000	10th in Série B
Náutico	Recife	Arena Pernambuco	46,154	5th in Série B
Oeste	Itápolis	Amaros	13,044	16th in Série B
Paysandu	Belém	Curuzú	16,200	7th in Série B
Paraná	Curitiba	Vila Capanema	20,083	13th in Série B
Sampaio Corrêa	São Luís	Castelão	40,000	8th in Série B
Tupi	Juiz de Fora	Mário Helênio	31,863	3st in Série C
Vasco da Gama	Rio de Janeiro	São Januário	22,150	18th in Série A
Vila Nova	Goiânia	Serra Dourada	41,574	1st in Série C

Champions of Série B

The winner's trophy

Official champions

Below is the table of Campeonato Brasileiro Série B champions according to the Brazilian Football Confederation:^[1]

Knockout tournament

Year	Winner	Score	Runner-up	Comments
1971 Details	Villa Nova MG	0 − 1 3 − 0	Remo PA
1972 Details	Sampaio Corrêa MA	1 − 1	Campinense PB	Sampaio Corrêa won 5−4 on penalties.
1973−1979	Not held
1980 Details	Londrina PR	1 − 1 4 − 0	CSA AL
1981 Details	Guarani SP	4 − 2 1 − 1	Anapolina GO
1982 Details	Campo Grande RJ	3 − 4 2 − 1 3 − 0	CSA AL
1983 Details	Juventus SP	1 − 3 3 − 0 1 − 0	CSA AL
1984 Details	Uberlândia MG	1 − 0 0 − 0	Remo PA
1985 Details	Tuna Luso PA		Goytacaz RJ	The championship had no final match. The three best teams of the Third Round played against each other. Tuna Luso scored more points and were declared champions.
1986−1987	Not held ⁽¹⁾
1988 Details	Inter de Limeira SP	1 − 0	Náutico PE
1989 Details	Bragantino SP	1 − 0 2 − 1	São José SP
1990 Details	Sport PE	1 − 1 0 − 0	Atlético Paranaense PR	Sport declared champions due to more points scored during the championship.
1991 Details	Paysandu PA	0 − 1 2 − 0	Guarani SP
1992 Details	Paraná PR	2 − 1 1 − 0	Vitória BA
1993	Not held
1994 Details	Juventude RS	1 − 2 2 − 1	Goiás GO	Juventude declared champions due to more points scored during the championship.
1995 Details	Atlético Paranaense PR		Coritiba PR	From 1995 to 1999, the championship had no final match. The four best teams of the Third Round played against each other, and the team with most points were declared champions.
1996 Details	União São João SP		América RN
1997 Details	América MG		Ponte Preta SP
1998 Details	Gama DF		Botafogo SP
1999 Details	Goiás GO		Santa Cruz PE
2000 Details	Paraná PR	1 − 1 3 − 1	São Caetano SP	It was the Yellow Module of the Copa João Havelange.
2001 Details	Paysandu PA		Figueirense SC	The championship had no final match. The four best teams of the Third Round played against each other, and the team with most points were declared champions.
2002 Details	Criciúma SC	0 − 2 4 − 1	Fortaleza CE
2003 Details	Palmeiras SP		Botafogo RJ	From 2003 to 2005, the championship had no final match. The four best teams of the Third Round played against each other, and the team with most points were declared champions.
2004 Details	Brasiliense DF		Fortaleza CE
2005 Details	Grêmio RS		Santa Cruz PE

Round-robin tournament

Year	Winner	Runner-up	Third place	Fourth place
2006 Details	Atlético Mineiro MG	Sport PE	Náutico PE	América RN
2007 Details	Coritiba PR	Ipatinga MG	Portuguesa SP	Vitória BA
2008 Details	Corinthians SP	Santo André SP	Avaí SC	Barueri SP
2009 Details	Vasco da Gama RJ	Guarani SP	Ceará CE	Atlético Goianiense GO
2010 Details	Coritiba PR	Figueirense SC	Bahia BA	América MG
2011 Details	Portuguesa SP	Náutico PE	Ponte Preta SP	Sport PE
2012 Details	Goiás GO	Criciúma SC	Atlético Paranaense PR	Vitória BA
2013 Details	Palmeiras SP	Chapecoense SC	Sport PE	Figueirense SC
2014 Details	Joinville SC	Ponte Preta SP	Vasco da Gama RJ	Avaí SC
2015 Details	Botafogo RJ	Santa Cruz PE	Vitória BA	América MG

¹In 1986, Treze, Central, Internacional de Limeira and Criciúma were the champions of their respective groups and were promoted to the first level in the same year. Confederação Brasileira de Futebol is yet to recognize these titles.

Unofficial champions

The following seasons are not officially recognized by the CBF:^[1]

Year	Winner	Runner-up	Comments
1986 Details^[2]	Treze PB	Maranhão MA	The four winners were promoted to the first level in the same year.
	Central PE	Americano RJ
	Inter de Limeira SP	Juventus SP
	Criciúma SC	Marcílio Dias SC
1987 Details^[3]	Americano RJ	Uberlândia MG
1987 Details^[3]	Operário MS	Paysandu PA

Titles by team

Below are the titles by team, according to the Brazilian Football Confederation:

Club	State	Titles
Coritiba	Paraná	2 titles
Goiás	Goiás	2 titles
Palmeiras	São Paulo	2 titles
Paraná	Paraná	2 titles
Paysandu	Pará	2 titles
América Mineiro	Minas Gerais	1 title
Atlético Mineiro	Minas Gerais	1 title
Atlético Paranaense	Paraná	1 title
Botafogo	Rio de Janeiro	1 title
Bragantino	São Paulo	1 title
Brasiliense	Distrito Federal	1 title
Campo Grande	Rio de Janeiro	1 title
Central	Pernambuco	1 title
Corinthians	São Paulo	1 title
Criciúma	Santa Catarina	1 title
Gama	Distrito Federal	1 title
Grêmio	Rio Grande do Sul	1 title
Guarani	São Paulo	1 title
Inter de Limeira	São Paulo	1 title
Joinville	Santa Catarina	1 title
Juventude	Rio Grande do Sul	1 title
Juventus	São Paulo	1 title
Londrina	Paraná	1 title
Portuguesa	São Paulo	1 title
Sampaio Corrêa	Maranhão	1 title
Sport	Pernambuco	1 title
Tuna Luso	Pará	1 title
Uberlândia	Minas Gerais	1 title
União São João	São Paulo	1 title
Vasco da Gama	Rio de Janeiro	1 title
Villa Nova	Minas Gerais	1 title

Titles by state

Below are the titles by state, according to the Brazilian Football Confederation:

State	Titles
São Paulo	9 titles
Paraná	6 titles
Minas Gerais	4 titles
Rio de Janeiro	4 titles
Pará	3 titles
Goiás	2 titles
Pernambuco	2 titles
Distrito Federal	2 titles
Rio Grande do Sul	2 titles
Santa Catarina	2 titles
Maranhão	1 title

Top scorers

Year	Player (team)	Goals
1971	Rabilota (Remo)	4
1980	Osmarzinho (Botafogo-SP)	12
1981	Jorge Mendonça (Guarani)	11
1982	Luisinho (Campo Grande)	10
1983	Lima (Operário)	9
1984	Dadinho (Remo)	6
1985	Paulo César (Tuna Luso) Guilherme (Figueirense)	6
1987	Evair (Guarani)	9 1
1991	Cacaio (Paysandu)	14
1992	Saulo (Paraná)	12
1994	Baltazar (Goiás) Mário (Juventude)	11
1995	Oséas (Atlético Paranaense)	14
1996	Maurício (Santa Cruz)	13
1997	Tupãzinho (América-MG)	13
1998	Gauchinho (XV de Piracicaba)	13
1999	Ueslei (Bahia)	25
2000	Adhemar (São Caetano)	16 2
2001	Sérgio Alves (Ceará)	21
2002	Vinícius (Fortaleza)	22
2003	Vágner Love (Palmeiras)	19
2004	Rinaldo (Fortaleza)	14
2005	Reinaldo (Santa Cruz)	16
2006	Vanderlei (Gama)	21
2007	Alessandro (Ipatinga)	25
2008	Túlio Maravilha (Vila Nova)	24
2009	Elton (Vasco da Gama) Marcelo Nicácio (Fortaleza) Rafael Coelho (Figueirense)	17
2010	Alessandro (Ipatinga)	21
2011	Kieza (Náutico)	21
2012	Zé Carlos (Criciúma)	27
2013	Bruno Rangel (Chapecoense)	31
2014	Magno Alves (Ceará)	18
2015	Zé Carlos (CRB)	19

₁ Módulo Amarelo of the Campeonato Brasileiro of 1987
₂ Módulo Branco and Verde of the Copa João Havelange. Adhemar scored another six goals in the finals of the João Havelange.

References

1 2 "Campeões" (in Portuguese). CBF. Retrieved November 28, 2010.
↑ "Brazil 1986 Championship - Copa Brasil" (in Portuguese). RSSSF. February 4, 2008. Archived from the original on August 19, 2009. Retrieved August 22, 2009.
↑ "Brazil Championship 1987" (in Portuguese). RSSSF. February 4, 2008. Archived from the original on August 19, 2009. Retrieved August 22, 2009.

External links

CBF Confederação Brasileira de Futebol - Brazilian Football Confederation
RSSSF Brazil links

Campeonato Brasileiro Série B

2016 clubs	Atlético Goianiense Avaí Bahia Bragantino Brasil de Pelotas Ceará CRB Criciúma Goiás Joinville Londrina Luverdense Náutico Oeste Paysandu Paraná Sampaio Corrêa Tupi Vasco da Gama Vila Nova

Seasons	1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Football in Brazil

Brazilian Football Confederation

Men's

National teams	National team (History Players Managers) U-23 U-20 U-17 U-15

League system	Série A Série B Série C Série D

Domestic cups	Copa do Brasil Copa do Nordeste Copa Verde Primeira Liga

State championships	Acre Alagoas Amapá Amazonas Bahia (2) Ceará Distrito Federal Espírito Santo Goiás Maranhão Mato Grosso Mato Grosso do Sul Minas Gerais (2) Pará Paraíba Paraná Pernambuco (2) Piauí Rio de Janeiro (2) Rio Grande do Norte Rio Grande do Sul (2), (3) Rondônia Roraima Santa Catarina São Paulo (2, 3, 4) Sergipe (2) Tocantins

State cups	Minas Gerais Rio de Janeiro Rio Grande do Sul Santa Catarina São Paulo

Youth competitions	Série A U-20 Copa do Brasil U-20 (U-17) Copa Santiago Copa São Paulo Taça Belo Horizonte

State federations	Acre Alagoas Amapá Amazonas Bahia Ceará Distrito Federal Espírito Santo Goiás Maranhão Mato Grosso Mato Grosso do Sul Minas Gerais Pará Paraíba Paraná Pernambuco Piauí Rio de Janeiro Rio Grande do Norte Rio Grande do Sul Rondônia Roraima Santa Catarina São Paulo Sergipe Tocantins

Defunct competitions	Wanderpreis Cup Copa dos Campeões Estaduais Taça Brasil Torneio dos Campeões 1967 Torneio dos Campeões da CBD Copa Norte-Nordeste Copa Sul-Minas Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa Torneio do Povo Campeonato da Cidade de Campos Campeonato Fluminense Copa dos Campeões da Copa Brasil Torneio dos Campeões Campeonato Brasileiro de Seleções Estaduais Supercopa do Brasil Taça da Prefeitura do Distrito Federal Torneio Rio-São Paulo Copa Centro-Oeste Copa Norte Copa dos Campeões Torneio de Integração da Amazônia Paulista B3 Paulista B2 Copa Integração Copa Macaé Recopa Sul-Brasileira

Awards Broadcasters (Série A) CBF Ranking Champions Derbies Mascots Clubs Footballers (Expatriate) Managers Records Referees Seasons Transfers Triple Crown Venues

Women's

National teams	National team (Managers) U-23 U-20 U-17

League system	Série A

Domestic cups	Copa do Brasil

State championships	Rio de Janeiro São Paulo

Champions Clubs Footballers

Second level football leagues of South America (CONMEBOL)

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