Campeonato Brasileiro Série B

Countries	Brazil
Confederation	CONMEBOL
Founded	1971
Number of teams	20
Promotion to	Série A
Relegation to	Série C
Levels on pyramid	Level 2
Domestic cup(s)	Copa do Brasil
Current champions	Vasco (2009)
Most championships	Paysandu (2 titles)
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Website	http://www.cbf.com.br/serieb
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B 2009

The Série B is the second division of Brazilian football. In 2008, it is being played by 20 teams. However, the competition format has changed almost every year since it first occurred, in 1971. In some years, it was not played altogether.

[edit] Teams currently playing Série B

[edit] Champions of Série B

[edit] Official champions

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

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 de Natal  RN
1997 Details	América Mineiro  MG		Ponte Preta  SP
1998 Details	Gama  DF		Botafogo  SP
1999 Details	Goiás  GO		Santa Cruz  PE
2000	Not held
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
2006 Details	Atlético Mineiro  MG		Sport  PE	From 2006 on, the championship followed the same formula as the Brazilian League Série A. All teams played each other in home and away rounds, and the team with most points were declared champions.
2007 Details	Coritiba  PR		Ipatinga  MG
2008 Details	Corinthians  SP		Santo André  SP
2009 Details	Vasco  RJ

[edit] Unofficial champions

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

Year	Winner	Score	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
	Operário  MS		Paysandu  PA
2000 Details	Paraná  PR	1 - 1 3 - 1	São Caetano  SP	It was the Yellow Module of the Copa João Havelange.

[edit] Titles by team

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

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

[edit] Titles by state

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

State	Titles
São Paulo	7 titles
Minas Gerais	4 titles
Paraná	4 titles
Pará	3 titles
Pernambuco	2 titles
Distrito Federal	2 titles
Rio Grande do Sul	2 titles
Goiás	1 title
Maranhão	1 title
Rio de Janeiro	1 title
Santa Catarina	1 title

[edit] Top scorers

₁ Módulo Amarelo of the Campeonato Brasileiro of 1987

₂Módulos Branco e Verde of the Copa João Havelange. Adhemar scored another six goals in the finals of the João Havelange.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

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