2003 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B

Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
Season 2003
Champions Palmeiras
Promoted Palmeiras
Botafogo
Relegated Gama
União São João
Goals scored 920
Average goals/game 2.97
Top goalscorer Vágner Love (Palmeiras) - 19

The football (soccer) Campeonato Brasileiro Série B 2003, the second level of Brazilian National League, was played from April 25 to November 29, 2003. The competition had 24 clubs and two of them were promoted to Série A and two were relegated to Série C.

In the first round, each team played against each other, much like what happens in Série A. However, in contrast to Série A, each team played against the other only once. Therefore, each team played 23 games, 12 home and 11 away (or the opposite). The eight best ranked teams advanced to the second round, where they were divided in two groups of four. Teams in each group played against each other home and away. The two best ranked teams in each group advanced to the final round. Those four teams were put in a single group, and played against each other home and away.

Palmeiras finished the final phase group with most points and was declared 2003 Brazilian Série B champions, claiming the promotion to the 2004 Série A along with Botafogo, the runners-up. The two worst ranked teams in the first round (Gama and União São João) were relegated to play Série C in 2004.

Teams

Team City Stadium 2002 Season
América Mineiro Belo Horizonte Independência 7th in Série B
América de Natal Natal Machadão 10th in Série B
Anapolina Anápolis Jonas Duarte 17th in Série B
Avaí Florianópolis Ressacada 6th in Série B
Botafogo Rio de Janeiro Caio Martins 26th in Série A
Brasiliense Taguatinga, DF Boca do Jacaré 1st in Série C
Caxias Caxias do Sul Centenário 14th in Série B
Ceará Fortaleza Castelão 13th in Série B
CRB Maceió Pajuçara 9th in Série B
Gama Gama, DF Bezerrão 25th in Série A
Joinville Joinville Ernestão 12th in Série B
Londrina Londrina Café 18th in Série B
Marília Marília Bento de Abreu 2nd in Série C
Mogi Mirim Mogi Mirim Vail Chaves 11th in Série B
Náutico Recife Aflitos 20th in Série B
Palmeiras São Paulo Parque Antárctica 24th in Série A
Paulista Jundiaí Jayme Cintra 4th in Série B
Portuguesa São Paulo Canindé 23rd in Série A
Remo Belém Mangueirão 8th in Série B
Santa Cruz Recife Arruda 3rd in Série B
São Raimundo Manaus Ismael Benigno 19th in Série B
Sport Recife Ilha do Retiro 5th in Série B
União São João Araras Herminião 16th in Série B
Vila Nova Goiânia Serra Dourada 15th in Série B

First stage

Time Pts GP W D L F A +/-
1 Palmeiras 47231382542529
2 Botafogo 41231184452619
3 Remo 3923116642339
4 Sport 37239104342212
5 Brasiliense 3723910433249
6 Marília 362399532248
7 Náutico[notes 1] 35231157412714
8 Santa Cruz 352310583538-3
9 Paulista 352398637289
10 Londrina 31238783942-3
11 América-RN[notes 2] 312361073638-2
12 Avaí 30238692330-7
13 Portuguesa 302379739336
14 Ceará 302379736306
15 Joinville[notes 1] 302376103341-8
16 CRB 272376102837-9
17 Mogi Mirim 262375112843-15
18 São Raimundo 26236892731-4
19 Vila Nova 26236893239-7
20 Anapolina[notes 2] 242376103043-13
21 Caxias 24235992739-12
22 América Mineiro 242341273538-3
23 Gama 1923310102841-13
24 União São João 162344152244-22
Qualified to Second Stage
Relegated to Série C 2004

Second stage

Group A

Time P J V E D GP GC SG
1 Palmeiras 1565011486
2 Sport 86222981
3 Brasiliense 76213710-3
4 Santa Cruz 46114711-4
  BRA PAL STA SPT
Brasiliense 1-2 2-0 1-0
Palmeiras 6-2 2-0 2-3
Santa Cruz 4-0 1-3 1-1
Sport 1-1 1-2 3-1

Group B

Time P J V E D GP GC SG
1 Marília 1163211284
2 Botafogo 10631216115
3 Náutico 762131115-4
4 Remo 56123914-5
  BOT MAR NAU REM
Botafogo 3-1 1-2 4-1
Marília 2-2 4-1 2-0
Náutico 2-4 1-2 2-2
Remo 3-2 1-1 2-3
Qualified to Final Stage

Final stage

Time P J V E D GP GC SG
1 Palmeiras 1665101239
2 Botafogo 86222910-1
3 Sport 5612368-2
4 Marília 3603328-6
  BOT MAR PAL SPT
Botafogo 3-1 1-1 3-1
Marília 0-0 0-2 0-0
Palmeiras 4-1 2-0 1-0
Sport 3-1 0-0 1-2
Promoted to Série A 2004

Notes

  1. 1 2 The points won by Náutico in its match against Joinville were given to Joinville due to Náutico's fielding of a ineligible player.
  2. 1 2 The points won by Anapolina in its match against América-RN were given to América-RN due to Anapolina's fielding of a ineligible player.

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