2003 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B

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.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
Season2003
ChampionsPalmeiras
PromotedPalmeiras
Botafogo
RelegatedGama
União São João
Goals scored920
Average goals/game2.97
Top goalscorerVágner Love (Palmeiras) - 19

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 MineiroBelo HorizonteIndependência7th in Série B
América de NatalNatalMachadão10th in Série B
AnapolinaAnápolisJonas Duarte17th in Série B
AvaíFlorianópolisRessacada6th in Série B
BotafogoRio de JaneiroCaio Martins26th in Série A
BrasilienseTaguatinga, DFBoca do Jacaré1st in Série C
CaxiasCaxias do SulCentenário14th in Série B
CearáFortalezaCastelão13th in Série B
CRBMaceióPajuçara9th in Série B
GamaGama, DFBezerrão25th in Série A
JoinvilleJoinvilleErnestão12th in Série B
LondrinaLondrinaCafé18th in Série B
MaríliaMaríliaBento de Abreu2nd in Série C
Mogi MirimMogi MirimVail Chaves11th in Série B
NáuticoRecifeAflitos20th in Série B
PalmeirasSão PauloParque Antárctica24th in Série A
PaulistaJundiaíJayme Cintra4th in Série B
PortuguesaSão PauloCanindé23rd in Série A
RemoBelémMangueirão8th in Série B
Santa CruzRecifeArruda3rd in Série B
São RaimundoManausIsmael Benigno19th in Série B
SportRecifeIlha do Retiro5th in Série B
União São JoãoArarasHerminião16th in Série B
Vila NovaGoiâniaSerra Dourada15th in Série B

First stage
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Palmeiras 23 13 8 2 54 25 +29 47 Qualified to Second Stage
2 Botafogo 23 11 8 4 45 26 +19 41
3 Remo 23 11 6 6 42 33 +9 39
4 Sport 23 9 10 4 34 22 +12 37
5 Brasiliense 23 9 10 4 33 24 +9 37
6 Marília 23 9 9 5 32 24 +8 36
7 Náutico 23 11 5 7 41 27 +14 35[lower-alpha 1]
8 Santa Cruz 23 10 5 8 35 38 −3 35
9 Paulista 23 9 8 6 37 28 +9 35
10 Londrina 23 8 7 8 39 42 −3 31
11 América-RN 23 6 10 7 36 38 −2 31[lower-alpha 2]
12 Avaí 23 8 6 9 23 30 −7 30
13 Portuguesa 23 7 9 7 39 33 +6 30
14 Ceará 23 7 9 7 36 30 +6 30
15 Joinville 23 7 6 10 33 41 −8 30[lower-alpha 1]
16 CRB 23 7 6 10 28 37 −9 27
17 Mogi Mirim 23 7 5 11 28 43 −15 26
18 São Raimundo 23 6 8 9 27 31 −4 26
19 Vila Nova 23 6 8 9 32 39 −7 26
20 Anapolina 23 7 6 10 30 43 −13 24[lower-alpha 2]
21 Caxias 23 5 9 9 27 39 −12 24
22 América Mineiro 23 4 12 7 35 38 −3 24
23 Gama 23 3 10 10 28 41 −13 19 Relegated to Série C 2004
24 União São João 23 4 4 15 22 44 −22 16
Source: rsssf.com
Notes:
  1. The points won by Náutico in its match against Joinville were given to Joinville due to Náutico's fielding of a ineligible player.
  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.

Second stage

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PAL SPT BRA STA
1 Palmeiras 6 5 0 1 14 8 +6 15 Qualified to Final Stage 2–3 6–2 2–0
2 Sport 6 2 2 2 9 8 +1 8 1–2 1–1 3–1
3 Brasiliense FC 6 2 1 3 7 10 −3 7 1–2 1–0 2–0
4 Santa Cruz 6 1 1 4 7 11 −4 4 1–3 1–1 4–0
Source: rsssf.com

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MAR BOT NAU REM
1 Marília 6 3 2 1 12 8 +4 11 Qualified to Final Stage 2–2 4–1 2–0
2 Botafogo 6 3 1 2 16 11 +5 10 3–1 1–2 4–1
3 Náutico 6 2 1 3 11 15 −4 7 1–2 2–4 2–2
4 Remo 6 1 2 3 9 14 −5 5 1–1 3–2 2–3
Source: rsssf.com

Final stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion PAL BOT SPT MAR
1 Palmeiras 6 5 1 0 12 3 +9 16 Promoted to Série A 2004 4–1 1–0 2–0
2 Botafogo 6 2 2 2 9 10 −1 8 1–1 3–1 3–1
3 Sport 6 1 2 3 6 8 −2 5 1–2 3–1 0–0
4 Marília 6 0 3 3 2 8 −6 3 0–2 0–0 0–0
Source: rsssf.com

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