Campeonato Brasileiro Série B

The Campeonato Brasileiro Série B (commonly referred to as the Brasileirão Série B (Série B), and until 2023 officially called Brasileirão Série Betano by sponsorship reasons[1]) is the second tier of the Brazilian football league system. Although not having been played annually since its founding in 1971, the competition format has changed almost every season. Since 2006 it has been contested by 20 teams in a double round-robin format with the top four teams being promoted to the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A group and the bottom four teams being relegated to the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C group.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
Founded1971
CountryBrazil
ConfederationCONMEBOL
Number of teams20
Level on pyramid2
Promotion toSérie A
Relegation toSérie C
Domestic cup(s)Copa do Brasil (third stage)
International cup(s)Copa Libertadores (rarely used)
Current championsVitória (1st title)
(2023)
Most championshipsCoritiba
Goiás
Palmeiras
Paysandu
América Mineiro
Bragantino
Botafogo (2 titles each)
TV partnersBand
SporTV
Premiere
WebsiteOfficial website
Current: 2024 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B

2024 Série B teams edit

Team Home city Stadium Capacity 2023 result
Amazonas Manaus Arena da Amazônia 44,300 1st (Série C)
América Mineiro Belo Horizonte Independência 23,018 20th (Série A)
Avaí Florianópolis Ressacada 25,735 13th
Botafogo Ribeirão Preto Santa Cruz 29,292 12th
Brusque Brusque Augusto Bauer 5,000 2nd (Série C)
Ceará Fortaleza Castelão (Fortaleza) 63,903 11th
Chapecoense Chapecó Arena Condá 20,089 16th
Coritiba Curitiba Couto Pereira 40,502 19th (Série A)
CRB Maceió Rei Pelé 17,126 9th
Goiás Goiânia Serrinha 14,450 18th (Série A)
Guarani Campinas Brinco de Ouro 29,130 10th
Ituano Itu Novelli Júnior 18,560 14th
Mirassol Mirassol José Maria de Campos Maia 15,000 6th
Novorizontino Novo Horizonte Doutor Jorge Ismael de Biasi 16,000 5th
Operário Ferroviário Ponta Grossa Germano Krüger 10,632 3rd (Série C)
Paysandu Belém Curuzu 16,200 4th (Série C)
Ponte Preta Campinas Moisés Lucarelli 19,728 15th
Santos Santos Vila Belmiro 16,068 17th (Série A)
Sport Recife Recife Ilha do Retiro 35,000 7th
Vila Nova Goiânia Onésio Brasileiro Alvarenga 11,788 8th

Champions of Série B edit

Official champions edit

Below is the table of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B champions according to the Brazilian Football Confederation:[2]

Knockout tournament
Ed. Season Champion Runner-up
1
1971   Villa Nova   Remo
2
1972   Sampaio Corrêa   Campinense
1973−1979 Not held
3
1980   Londrina   CSA
4
1981   Guarani   Anapolina
5
1982   Campo Grande   CSA
6
1983   Juventus   CSA
7
1984   Uberlândia   Remo
8
1985   Tuna Luso   Goytacaz
1986 Not held (See 1986 Torneio Paralelo)
1987 Not held (See Copa União Blue and White Modules)
9
1988   Inter de Limeira   Náutico
10
1989   Bragantino   São José
11
1990   Sport   Atlético Paranaense
12
1991   Paysandu   Guarani
13
1992   Paraná   Vitória
1993 Not held
14
1994   Juventude   Goiás
15
1995   Atlético Paranaense   Coritiba
16
1996   União São João   América de Natal
17
1997   América Mineiro   Ponte Preta
18
1998   Gama   Botafogo
19
1999   Goiás   Santa Cruz
2000 Not held (See Copa João Havelange Group Yellow)
20
2001   Paysandu   Figueirense
21
2002   Criciúma   Fortaleza
22
2003   Palmeiras   Botafogo
23
2004   Brasiliense   Fortaleza
24
2005   Grêmio   Santa Cruz
Round-robin tournament
Ed. Season Champion Runner-up Third place Fourth place
25
2006   Atlético Mineiro   Sport   Náutico   América
26
2007   Coritiba   Ipatinga   Portuguesa   Vitória
27
2008   Corinthians   Santo André   Avaí   Barueri
28
2009   Vasco da Gama   Guarani   Ceará   Atlético Goianiense
29
2010   Coritiba   Figueirense   Bahia   América Mineiro
30
2011   Portuguesa   Náutico   Ponte Preta   Sport
31
2012   Goiás   Criciúma   Atlético Paranaense   Vitória
32
2013   Palmeiras   Chapecoense   Sport   Figueirense
33
2014   Joinville   Ponte Preta   Vasco da Gama   Avaí
34
2015   Botafogo   Santa Cruz   Vitória   América Mineiro
35
2016   Atlético Goianiense   Avaí   Vasco da Gama   Bahia
36
2017   América Mineiro   Internacional   Ceará   Paraná
37
2018   Fortaleza   CSA   Avaí   Goiás
38
2019   Bragantino   Sport   Coritiba   Atlético Goianiense
39
2020   Chapecoense   América Mineiro   Juventude   Cuiabá
40
2021   Botafogo   Goiás   Coritiba   Avaí
41
2022   Cruzeiro   Grêmio   Vasco da Gama   Bahia
42
2023   Vitória   Juventude   Criciúma   Atlético Goianiense
Notes

Unofficial champions edit

The following seasons are not officially recognized by the CBF:[2]

Year Winner Score Runner-up Third place Comments
1986[3]   Treze Group E   Maranhão   Rio Negro The four winners were promoted to the first level in the same year.[4][5]
  Central Group F   Americano   Goytacaz
  Inter de Limeira Group G   Juventus   Santo André
  Criciúma Group H   Marcílio Dias   Pinheiros
1987[6]   Americano Blue Module   Uberlândia   Juventude Final stage of each module was disputed in a triangular.
  Operário–MS White Module   Paysandu   Botafogo-PB
2000[7]   Paraná 1 − 1
3 − 1
  São Caetano   Remo It was the Yellow Module of the Copa João Havelange. The top three teams were promoted to the first level in the same year.

Titles by team edit

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

Rank Club Winners Winning years
1   América Mineiro 2 1997, 2017
  Botafogo 2015, 2021
  Coritiba 2007, 2010
  Goiás 1999, 2012
  Palmeiras 2003, 2013
  Paysandu 1991, 2001
  Red Bull Bragantino 1989, 2019
8   Atlético Goianiense 1 2016
  Atlético Mineiro 2006
  Athletico Paranaense 1995
  Brasiliense 2004
  Campo Grande 1982
  Chapecoense 2020
  Corinthians 2008
  Criciúma 2002
  Cruzeiro 2022
  Fortaleza 2018
  Gama 1998
  Grêmio 2005
  Guarani 1981
  Inter de Limeira 1988
  Joinville 2014
  Juventude 1994
  Juventus 1983
  Londrina 1980
  Paraná 1992
  Portuguesa 2011
  Sampaio Corrêa 1972
  Sport Recife 1990
  Tuna Luso 1985
  Uberlândia 1984
  União São João 1996
  Vasco da Gama 2009
  Villa Nova 1971
  Vitória 2023

Titles by state edit

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

State Nº of titles
  São Paulo 10
  Minas Gerais 6
  Paraná 5
  Rio de Janeiro 4
  Pará 3
  Goiás 3
  Santa Catarina 3
  Distrito Federal 2
  Rio Grande do Sul 2
  Bahia 1
  Ceará 1
  Maranhão 1
  Pernambuco 1

Participations edit

Most appearances edit

As of 2024 season

Below is the list of clubs that have more appearances in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B.

Club App First Last
CRB 34 1971 2024
Ceará 32 1981 2024
América Mineiro 27 1980 2024
Londrina 27 1971 2023
Criciúma 26 1980 2023
Vila Nova 26 1982 2024
Avaí 25 1980 2024
América de Natal 24 1972 2014
Náutico 23 1971 2022
Ponte Preta 23 1971 2024
ABC 22 1971 2023
Remo 22 1971 2021
Americano 20 1980 2002
Joinville 20 1982 2016
Sampaio Corrêa 20 1971 2023
Santa Cruz 20 1982 2017

Clubs promoted from Série B edit

Segunda Divisão
Year Clubs
1971 None
1972 None
Taça de Prata era
Year Clubs promoted in same year Clubs promoted to next season
1980 América de Rio Preto, Americano, Bangu, Sport Londrina, CSA
1981 Bahia, Náutico, Palmeiras, Uberaba Guarani, Anapolina
1982 America (RJ), Atlético Paranaense, Corinthians, São Paulo (RS) Campo Grande, CSA
1983 Americano, Botafogo (SP), Guarani, Operário (MS) None
1984 Uberlândia Remo
1985 None Tuna Luso
1986 Central, Criciúma, Inter de Limeira, Treze
Knock-out tournament
Year Clubs
1987 See Copa União
1988 Inter de Limeira, Náutico
1989 Bragantino, São José (SP)
1990 Sport, Atlético Paranaense
1991 Paysandu, Guarani
1992 Paraná, Vitória, Criciúma, Santa Cruz, Remo, América Mineiro, Fortaleza, União São João, Grêmio, Ceará, Desportiva, Coritiba
1994 Juventude, Goiás
1995 Atlético Paranaense, Coritiba
1996 União São João, América de Natal
1997 América Mineiro, Ponte Preta
1998 Gama, Botafogo (SP)
1999–2000 See Copa João Havelange
2001 Paysandu, Figueirense
2002 Criciúma, Fortaleza
2003 Palmeiras, Botafogo
2004 Brasiliense, Fortaleza
2005 Grêmio, Santa Cruz
Round-robin tournament
Year Clubs (points)
2006 Atlético Mineiro (71), Sport (64), Náutico (64), América de Natal (61)
2007 Coritiba (69), Ipatinga (67), Portuguesa (63), Vitória (59)
2008 Corinthians (85), Santo André (68), Avaí (67), Grêmio Barueri (63)
2009 Vasco da Gama (76), Guarani (69), Ceará (68), Atlético Goianiense (65)
2010 Coritiba (71), Figueirense (67), Bahia (65), América Mineiro (63)
2011 Portuguesa (81), Náutico (64), Ponte Preta (63), Sport (61)
2012 Goiás (78), Criciúma (73), Atlético Paranaense (71), Vitória (71)
2013 Palmeiras (82), Chapecoense (72), Sport (63), Figueirense (60)
2014 Joinville (70), Ponte Preta (69), Vasco da Gama (63), Avaí (62)
2015 Botafogo (72), Santa Cruz (67), Vitória (66), América Mineiro (65)
2016 Atlético Goianiense (76), Avaí (66), Vasco da Gama (65), Bahia (63)
2017 América Mineiro (73), Internacional (71), Ceará (67), Paraná (64)
2018 Fortaleza (71), CSA (62), Avaí (61), Goiás (60)
2019 Bragantino (75), Sport (68), Coritiba (66), Atlético Goianiense (62)
2020 Chapecoense (73), América Mineiro (73), Juventude (61), Cuiabá (61)
2021 Botafogo (70), Goiás (65), Coritiba (64), Avaí (64)
2022 Cruzeiro (78), Grêmio (65), Bahia (62), Vasco da Gama (62)
2023 Vitória (72), Juventude (65), Criciúma (64), Atlético Goianiense (64)

Clubs relegated from Série B edit

Knock-out tournament
Year Clubs (points)
1988 None[a]
1990 None[a]
1992 None[a]
1994 Fortaleza (6), Tiradentes (DF) (5)
1995 Ponte Preta (5)[b], Democrata (GV) (5)
1996 Canceled[c]
1997 Moto Club (Group A), Central (Group B), Sergipe (Group C), Goiatuba (Group D), Mogi Mirim (Group E)
1998 Fluminense (11), Atlético Goianiense (10), Náutico (8), Juventus (7), Volta Redonda (6), Americano (6)
1999–2000 See Copa João Havelange
2001 Sergipe (33), Tuna Luso (33), ABC (29), Desportiva (29), Nacional (AM) (25), Serra (24)
2002 Americano (32), Botafogo (SP) (30), Sampaio Corrêa (25), Guarany de Sobral (20), XV de Piracicaba (19), Bragantino (17)
2003 Gama (19), União São João (16)
2004 América de Natal (26), Remo (25), América Mineiro (23), Joinville (18), Mogi Mirim (18), Londrina (17)
2005 Vitória (27), Bahia (25), Anapolina (25), União Barbarense (24), Criciúma (19), Caxias (16)
Round-robin tournament
Year Clubs (points)
2006 Paysandu (44), Guarani (44), São Raimundo (AM) (43), Vila Nova (42)
2007 Paulista (46), Santa Cruz (42), Remo (36), Ituano (33)
2008 Marília (45), Criciúma (41), Gama (35), CRB (24)
2009 Juventude (44), Fortaleza (38), Campinense (37), ABC (35)
2010 Brasiliense (46), Santo André (43), Ipatinga (41), América de Natal (41)
2011 Icasa (47), Vila Nova (32), Salgueiro (26), Duque de Caxias (17)
2012 CRB (42), Guarani (41), Ipatinga (41), Grêmio Barueri (30)
2013 Guaratinguetá (41), Paysandu (40), São Caetano (36), ASA (35)
2014 América de Natal (43), Icasa (43), Vila Nova (32), Portuguesa (25)
2015 Macaé (43), ABC (32), Boa Esporte (31), Mogi Mirim (23)
2016 Joinville (40), Tupi (33), Bragantino (32), Sampaio Corrêa (27)
2017 Luverdense (44), Santa Cruz (37), ABC (34), Náutico (32)
2018 Paysandu (43), Sampaio Corrêa (38), Juventude (35), Boa Esporte (30)
2019 Londrina (39), São Bento (39), Criciúma (39), Vila Nova (39)
2020 Figueirense (39), Paraná (37), Botafogo (SP) (34), Oeste (29)
2021 Remo (43), Vitória (40), Confiança (37), Brasil de Pelotas (23)
2022 CSA (42), Brusque (34), Operário Ferroviário (34), Náutico (30)
2023 Sampaio Corrêa (39), Tombense (37), Londrina (31), ABC (28)
  1. ^
    No relegations due to absence of a Série C tournament in the posterior season.
  2. ^
    Ponte Preta is spared from relegation after América de Rio Preto, Bangu, Barra do Garças, Ferroviária and Novorizontino withdrew.[8]
  3. ^
    Sports court (STJD) canceled all relegations in 1996 season, sparing Goiatuba, Sergipe and Central.[9]

Top scorers edit

Year Player (team) Goals
1971 Robilotta (Remo) 4
1972 Pelezinho (Sampaio Corrêa) 8
1980 Osmarzinho (Botafogo-SP) 12
1981 Jorge Mendonça (Guarani) 11
1982 Luizinho (Campo Grande) 10
1983 Lima (Operário-MS) 9
1984 Dadinho (Remo) 6
1985 Paulo César (Tuna Luso)
Guilherme (Figueirense)
6
1986[d] Joãozinho (Taguatinga) 11
1987[e] Manelão (Paysandu) 6
1988 Machado (Inter de Limeira) 11
1989 Bugrão (Anapolina) 7
1990 Rivelino (Catuense) 11
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[f] Adhemar (São Caetano) 16
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
2016 Bill (Ceará) 15
2017 Bergson (Paysandu)
Mazinho (Oeste)
16
2018 Dagoberto (Londrina) 17
2019 Guilherme (Sport) 17
2020 Caio Dantas (Sampaio Corrêa) 17
2021 Edu (Brusque) 17
2022 Gabriel Poveda (Sampaio Corrêa) 19
2023 Gustavo Coutinho (Atlético Goianiense) 14
  1. ^
    Torneio Paralelo.
  2. ^
    White and Blue Modules of the Copa União.
  3. ^
    Yellow Module of the Copa João Havelange. Adhemar scored another six goals in the Knockout Stage of the Copa João Havelange.

Winning managers edit

Year Manager Club
1971 Martim Francisco Villa Nova
1972 Marçal Tolentino Sampaio Corrêa
1980 Jair Bala Londrina
1981 José Duarte Guarani
1982 Décio Esteves Campo Grande
1983 Candinho Juventus
1984 Vicente Lage Uberlândia
1985 José Dutra Tuna Luso
1987[g] José Maria Pena Americano
Silvio Elite Operário-MS
1988 Levir Culpi Inter de Limeira
1989 Vanderlei Luxemburgo Bragantino
1990 Roberto Brida Sport Recife
1991 Joel Martins Paysandu
1992 Otacílio Gonçalves Paraná
1994 Heron Ferreira Juventude
1995 Pepe Atlético Paranaense
1996 Lula Pereira União São João
1997 Givanildo Oliveira América Mineiro
1998 Vágner Benazzi Gama
1999 Hélio dos Anjos Goiás
2000[h] Geninho Paraná
2001 Givanildo Oliveira (2) Paysandu
2002 Edson Gaúcho Criciúma
2003 Jair Picerni Palmeiras
2004 Edinho Brasiliense
2005 Mano Menezes Grêmio
2006 Levir Culpi (2) Atlético Mineiro
2007 René Simões Coritiba
2008 Mano Menezes (2) Corinthians
2009 Dorival Júnior Vasco da Gama
2010 Ney Franco Coritiba
2011 Jorginho Portuguesa
2012 Enderson Moreira Goiás
2013 Gilson Kleina Palmeiras
2014 Hemerson Maria Joinville
2015 Ricardo Gomes Botafogo
2016 Marcelo Cabo Atlético Goianiense
2017 Enderson Moreira (2) América Mineiro
2018 Rogério Ceni Fortaleza
2019 Antônio Carlos Zago Bragantino
2020 Umberto Louzer Chapecoense
2021 Enderson Moreira (3) Botafogo
2022   Paulo Pezzolano Cruzeiro
2023 Léo Condé Vitória
  1. ^
    White and Blue Modules of the Copa União.
  2. ^
    Yellow Module of the Copa João Havelange.

See also edit

References edit

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