| Season | 2008 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Corinthians 1st Série B title |
| Promoted | Corinthians Santo André Avaí Barueri |
| Relegated | Marília Criciúma Gama CRB |
| Goals | 1,069 |
| Average goals/game | 2.81 |
| Top goalscorer | Túlio (Vila Nova) - 24 goals |
| Highest attendance | 48,010 –Fortaleza vBrasiliense |
| Lowest attendance | 81 –Bragantino vCRB |
TheCampeonato Brasileiro Série B, namely the second level ofBrazilian football league system, was contested by 20 teams in 2008. GiantsCorinthians played Série B for the first time after its poor season in Série A in 2007.[1] Also, former Série A championsBahia returned from Série C.
The tournament started on May 9 andCorinthians begun defeatingCRB 3-2 inSão Paulo. Due to its tradition and huge number of supporters,Corinthians attracted most of the attention from the media. The club won the first six matches and never left the top of the table. Promotion came on round 32 - six matches before the end of season - after defeatingCeará 2-0 inSão Paulo. They were crowned champions two rounds later, beatingCriciúma 2-0 as visitors.[2]
Avaí was the second team to reach Série A as they defeatedBrasiliense 1-0 on Round 35. One week later,Santo André also reached promotion after their 3-2 win as visitors againstCeará. Finally,Barueri completed the G4 (as the group of promoted teams are called) on Round 37 after beatingAmérica de Natal 3-0 at home.
On the other side of the table,CRB's poor record caused the club relegation on Round 33.Gama saw their hope comes to an end three weeks later. In the last round, on November 29,Criciúma andMarília could not escape asFortaleza andAmérica de Natal won their last matches and managed to stay out of the bottom four.
Vila Nova and formerBrazilian internationalTúlio was the top scorer of the competition with 24 goals in the age of 39 years.
| Team | City | Stadium | 2007 Season | Ranking CBF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Natal | Frasqueirão | 4th inSérie C | 53rd |
| América | Natal | Machadão | 20th inSérie A | 30th |
| Avaí | Florianópolis | Ressacada | 15th inSérie B | 43rd |
| Bahia | Salvador | Jóia da Princesa | 2nd inSérie C | 18th |
| Bragantino | Bragança Paulista | Marcelo Stéfani | Série C Champions | 42nd |
| Brasiliense | Taguatinga | Boca do Jacaré | 9th inSérie B | 68th |
| Ceará | Fortaleza | Castelão | 16th inSérie B | 25th |
| CRB | Maceió | Pajuçara | 8th inSérie B | 36th |
| Corinthians | São Paulo | Pacaembu | 17th inSérie A | 2nd |
| Criciúma | Criciúma | Heriberto Hülse | 7th inSérie B | 28th |
| Fortaleza | Fortaleza | Castelão | 5th inSérie B | 29th |
| Gama | Gama | Bezerrão | 12th inSérie B | 48th |
| Barueri | Barueri | Arena Barueri | 13th inSérie B | 131st |
| Juventude | Caxias do Sul | Alfredo Jaconi | 18th inSérie A | 27th |
| Marília | Marília | Bento de Abreu | 6th inSérie B | 67th |
| Paraná | Curitiba | Vila Capanema | 19th inSérie A | 23rd |
| Ponte Preta | Campinas | Moisés Lucarelli | 11th inSérie B | 24th |
| Santo André | Santo André | Bruno José Daniel | 14th inSérie B | 59th |
| São Caetano | São Caetano do Sul | Anacleto Campanella | 10th inSérie B | 45th |
| Vila Nova | Goiânia | Serra Dourada | 3rd inSérie C | 44th |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corinthians | 38 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 79 | 29 | +50 | 85 | Promotion toSérie A 2009 |
| 2 | Santo André | 38 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 71 | 45 | +26 | 68 | |
| 3 | Avaí | 38 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 71 | 40 | +31 | 67 | |
| 4 | Barueri | 38 | 20 | 3 | 15 | 58 | 55 | +3 | 63 | |
| 5 | Ponte Preta | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 54 | 46 | +8 | 58 | |
| 6 | Vila Nova | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 57 | 55 | +2 | 58 | |
| 7 | Bragantino | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 47 | 41 | +6 | 57 | |
| 8 | Juventude | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 51 | 48 | +3 | 56 | |
| 9 | São Caetano | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 61 | 55 | +6 | 54 | |
| 10 | Bahia | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 47 | 65 | −18 | 52 | |
| 11 | Paraná | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 49 | 54 | −5 | 49 | |
| 12 | Ceará | 38 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 52 | 50 | +2 | 49 | |
| 13 | ABC | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 55 | 57 | −2 | 48 | |
| 14 | Brasiliense | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 56 | 64 | −8 | 47 | |
| 15 | América de Natal | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 46 | 51 | −5 | 46 | |
| 16 | Fortaleza | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 56 | 56 | 0 | 45 | |
| 17 | Marília | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 47 | 60 | −13 | 45 | Relegation toSérie C 2009 |
| 18 | Criciúma | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 40 | 54 | −14 | 41 | |
| 19 | Gama | 38 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 37 | 72 | −35 | 35 | |
| 20 | CRB | 38 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 35 | 72 | −37 | 24 |
| Home \ Away | ABC | AME | AVA | BAH | BAR | BRG | BSL | CEA | COR | CRB | CRI | FOR | GAM | JUV | MAR | PAR | PPR | SAD | CAE | VIL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | 0–0(R11) | 1–1(R21) | 5–1(R29) | 3–0(R34) | 0–0(R13) | 2–2(R14) | 3–1(R09) | 0–1(R03) | 1–0(R19) | 0–0(R06) | 1–4(R27) | 4–1(R23) | 1–1(R05) | 1–1(R36) | 1–0(R26) | 1–1(R37) | 1–3(R16) | 2–1(R31) | 3–2(R01) | |
| América | 3–2(R30) | 1–5(R07) | 0–1(R02) | 3–1(R18) | 0–0(R35) | 3–4(R22) | 0–0(R25) | 2–0(R38) | 0–0(R33) | 1–0(R20) | 1–1(R10) | 2–0(R15) | 2–0(R28) | 3–0(R12) | 3–2(R08) | 2–1(R04) | 2–1(R32) | 1–1(R17) | 5–1(R24) | |
| Avaí | 0–0(R02) | 1–1(R26) | 4–1(R28) | 3–0(R22) | 3–1(R17) | 1–0(R35) | 2–1(R08) | 1–1(R18) | 5–1(R15) | 3–0(R30) | 2–1(R24) | 2–0(R12) | 1–0(R10) | 3–1(R32) | 3–1(R20) | 2–1(R33) | 1–1(R04) | 2–2(R38) | 4–1(R06) | |
| Bahia | 1–1(R10) | 3–0(R21) | 2–1(R09) | 0–1(R04) | 2–2(R14) | 1–0(R34) | 1–1(R26) | 0–3(R31) | 2–0(R36) | 2–0(R24) | 1–1(R01) | 2–2(R19) | 1–0(R27) | 2–1(R37) | 0–0(R06) | 2–1(R16) | 1–4(R22) | 1–1(R13) | 3–2(R30) | |
| Barueri | 3–2(R15) | 3–0(R37) | 2–2(R03) | 3–2(R23) | 2–1(R09) | 3–1(R27) | 4–3(R12) | 1–4(R05) | 1–0(R26) | 1–0(R33) | 1–0(R36) | 2–0(R01) | 4–0(R19) | 1–0(R21) | 1–2(R32) | 1–0(R30) | 1–5(R06) | 1–2(R29) | 0–1(R16) | |
| Bragantino | 1–1(R32) | 1–0(R16) | 3–2(R36) | 4–0(R33) | 0–2(R28) | 2–1(R10) | 1–1(R15) | 1–1(R08) | 3–2(R05) | 0–2(R12) | 0–1(R37) | 4–0(R30) | 0–1(R03) | 1–0(R26) | 3–0(R23) | 2–0(R21) | 1–0(R01) | 2–1(R25) | 2–1(R19) | |
| Brasiliense | 1–0(R33) | 1–0(R03) | 0–1(R16) | 2–3(R15) | 0–1(R08) | 3–1(R29) | 3–1(R23) | 1–1(R25) | 6–3(R30) | 2–1(R32) | 0–0(R19) | 3–2(R26) | 2–2(R36) | 2–2(R01) | 1–2(R12) | 2–0(R09) | 1–1(R21) | 2–2(R05) | 2–1(R37) | |
| Ceará | 3–1(R28) | 2–0(R06) | 0–0(R27) | 2–2(R07) | 1–0(R31) | 0–0(R34) | 3–0(R04) | 2–2(R13) | 1–0(R16) | 3–1(R11) | 1–0(R10) | 1–0(R37) | 2–1(R01) | 3–2(R19) | 1–1(R24) | 2–0(R22) | 2–3(R36) | 1–0(R14) | 1–2(R21) | |
| Corinthians | 4–0(R22) | 2–0(R19) | 3–2(R37) | 0–1(R12) | 1–0(R24) | 2–0(R27) | 4–1(R06) | 2–0(R32) | 3–2(R01) | 0–0(R15) | 2–0(R04) | 5–0(R21) | 2–0(R16) | 5–0(R10) | 2–1(R33) | 3–0(R26) | 2–2(R30) | 1–0(R09) | 3–1(R36) | |
| CRB | 1–3(R38) | 1–1(R14) | 1–1(R34) | 1–2(R17) | 1–2(R07) | 0–2(R24) | 2–1(R11) | 1–0(R35) | 1–2(R20) | 1–0(R04) | 0–3(R13) | 2–2(R25) | 0–2(R31) | 2–2(R08) | 3–0(R18) | 0–2(R10) | 0–0(R28) | 1–1(R02) | 1–2(R22) | |
| Criciúma | 2–0(R25) | 1–0(R01) | 1–1(R11) | 1–2(R05) | 2–2(R14) | 1–0(R31) | 3–1(R13) | 2–0(R29) | 0–2(R34) | 3–0(R23) | 2–1(R07) | 2–0(R36) | 0–1(R21) | 3–2(R16) | 0–3(R09) | 0–3(R19) | 4–4(R37) | 2–1(R03) | 1–1(R27) | |
| Fortaleza | 2–3(R08) | 2–1(R29) | 2–2(R05) | 5–1(R20) | 2–1(R17) | 1–2(R18) | 3–0(R38) | 2–2(R30) | 1–3(R23) | 2–2(R32) | 2–1(R26) | 5–1(R03) | 0–0(R25) | 0–1(R33) | 4–1(R02) | 0–3(R12) | 2–0(R15) | 1–0(R35) | 1–2(R09) | |
| Gama | 0–2(R04) | 2–2(R34) | 0–3(R31) | 0–0(R38) | 0–2(R20) | 0–1(R11) | 1–0(R07) | 1–0(R18) | 1–3(R02) | 1–0(R06) | 2–0(R17) | 2–0(R22) | 2–0(R13) | 2–1(R28) | 1–2(R35) | 1–1(R24) | 0–4(R10) | 1–2(R27) | 2–2(R14) | |
| Juventude | 3–0(R24) | 1–0(R09) | 1–0(R29) | 4–1(R08) | 3–2(R38) | 2–3(R22) | 2–0(R17) | 0–0(R20) | 1–2(R35) | 4–0(R12) | 1–0(R02) | 1–1(R06) | 3–2(R32) | 2–0(R04) | 1–1(R30) | 1–1(R15) | 2–1(R33) | 3–4(R18) | 4–3(R26) | |
| Marília | 2–1(R17) | 2–1(R31) | 1–1(R13) | 3–1(R18) | 2–2(R02) | 1–1(R07) | 0–2(R20) | 2–1(R38) | 1–1(R29) | 0–0(R27) | 3–3(R35) | 4–2(R14) | 2–2(R09) | 1–0(R23) | 0–0(R03) | 3–1(R06) | 2–0(R24) | 2–1(R11) | 1–0(R34) | |
| Paraná | 1–0(R07) | 2–1(R27) | 0–1(R01) | 3–0(R25) | 1–0(R13) | 2–2(R04) | 1–3(R31) | 2–2(R05) | 0–2(R14) | 4–0(R37) | 3–1(R28) | 3–1(R21) | 1–2(R16) | 1–2(R11) | 1–0(R22) | 1–0(R36) | 0–1(R19) | 2–3(R34) | 0–0(R10) | |
| Ponte Preta | 1–2(R18) | 2–0(R23) | 3–2(R14) | 1–0(R35) | 3–0(R11) | 1–0(R02) | 2–2(R28) | 3–2(R03) | 1–1(R07) | 1–0(R29) | 3–1(R38) | 2–2(R31) | 1–2(R05) | 1–0(R34) | 2–0(R25) | 3–1(R17) | 2–1(R08) | 1–1(R20) | 2–0(R13) | |
| Santo André | 4–2(R35) | 1–1(R13) | 1–0(R23) | 2–0(R03) | 2–1(R25) | 1–0(R20) | 1–3(R02) | 3–2(R17) | 1–1(R11) | 3–1(R09) | 1–0(R18) | 3–0(R34) | 2–0(R29) | 4–0(R14) | 2–2(R05) | 3–1(R38) | 1–3(R27) | 0–0(R07) | 2–1(R31) | |
| São Caetano | 0–4(R12) | 1–2(R36) | 3–3(R19) | 3–1(R32) | 1–3(R10) | 2–0(R06) | 4–1(R24) | 2–2(R33) | 2–2(R28) | 2–4(R21) | 0–0(R22) | 3–1(R16) | 3–1(R08) | 2–1(R37) | 1–0(R30) | 3–1(R15) | 3–0(R01) | 1–1(R26) | 1–0(R04) | |
| Vila Nova | 3–1(R20) | 3–2(R05) | 1–0(R25) | 1–1(R11) | 2–3(R35) | 2–0(R38) | 2–0(R18) | 1–0(R02) | 2–1(R17) | 2–1(R03) | 2–0(R08) | 1–0(R28) | 1–1(R33) | 1–1(R07) | 4–0(R15) | 0–2(R29) | 2–1(R32) | 2–2(R12) | 2–1(R23) |
| # | Scorer | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vila Nova | 24 | |
| 2 | Bragantino | 15 | |
| 3 | Corinthians | 14 | |
| Corinthians | |||
| Santo André | |||
| 6 | Barueri | 13 | |
| 7 | Ceará | 12 | |
| São Caetano | |||
| Santo André | |||
| 10 | Juventude | 11 | |
| Last Updated: 2008-11-29, *[1] | |||