Campeonato Brasileiro Série B facts for kids

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Campeonato Brasileiro Série B

Founded	1971; 54 years ago (1971)
Country	Brazil
Confederation	CONMEBOL
Number of teams	20
Level on pyramid	2
Promotion to	Série A
Relegation to	Série C
Domestic cup(s)	Copa do Brasil (third stage)
Current champions	Santos (1st title) (2024)
Most championships	Coritiba Goiás Palmeiras Paysandu América Mineiro Bragantino Botafogo (2 titles each)
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Website	Official website: https://www.cbf.com.br/futebol-brasileiro/competicoes/campeonato-brasileiro-serie-b

The Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, often called Brasileirão Série B or just Série B, is Brazil's second-highest football league. It's like the second division of professional football in the country. This league helps teams move up to the top league, the Série A, or fall to the third league, the Série C.

The Série B started in 1971. Over the years, its rules and how games are played have changed many times. Since 2006, 20 teams compete in the league. They play each other twice, once at home and once away. This is called a "double round-robin" format. The four best teams at the end of the season get to move up to Série A. The four teams at the bottom of the standings are moved down to Série C.

Champions of Série B

The Campeonato Brasileiro Série B has had many champions since it began. The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) officially recognizes these winners.

How Champions Are Decided

In the past, the league sometimes used a knockout tournament format. This meant teams played against each other, and the loser was eliminated. More recently, since 2006, the league uses a round-robin tournament. In this format, all teams play each other twice. The team with the most points at the end of the season becomes the champion.

Recent Champions

• In 2023, Vitória won the title.
• In 2024, Santos became the champion.

Teams with the Most Titles

Some clubs have won the Série B title more than once. Here are the teams that have won the most championships:

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
	Santos		2024
	Sport Recife		1990
	Tuna Luso		1985
	Uberlândia		1984
	União São João		1996
	Vasco da Gama		2009
	Villa Nova		1971
	Vitória		2023

Titles by State

Football teams from different states in Brazil have won the Série B title. Here's how many titles each state has:

State	Nº of titles
São Paulo	11
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

Top Scorers

Each season, players compete to score the most goals. This player is known as the top scorer. Here are some of the top scorers from different years:

Winning Managers

Behind every winning team is a great coach! These managers led their teams to victory in the Série B:

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
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
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
2024	Fábio Carille	Santos

See also

In Spanish: Campeonato Brasileño de Serie B para niños

• Copa do Brasil, Brazil's main knockout football competition
• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the top football league in Brazil
• Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, the third football league in Brazil
• Campeonato Brasileiro Série D, the fourth football league in Brazil