| Season | 2003 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 29 March – 14 December |
| Champions | Cruzeiro 1st Campeonato Brasileiro title 2nd Brazilian title |
| Relegated | |
| Copa Libertadores | |
| Copa Sudamericana | |
| Matches | 552 |
| Goals | 1,593 (2.89 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Dimba (31 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Goiás 7–0 Juventude (R6, 27 April) |
| Biggest away win | Bahia 0–7 Cruzeiro (R46, 14 December) |
| Average attendance | 15,629 |
←2002 2004 → | |
The2003 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A was the 47th edition of theCampeonato Brasileiro Série A. The first edition with only adouble round-robin and no playoffs, it began on March 29, 2003, and reached its end on December 14. The competition was won byCruzeiro Esporte Clube, who completed atreble.
The 24 teams played against each other twice. At the season finale, the team with the most accumulated points (3 for each win, 1 for a draw, none for a loss) was declared champion. The two lowest-placed teams were relegated to theCampeonato Brasileiro Série B of the following year.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cruzeiro | 46 | 31 | 7 | 8 | 102 | 47 | +55 | 100 | Qualified for2004 Copa Libertadores and2004 Copa Sudamericana |
| 2 | Santos | 46 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 93 | 60 | +33 | 87 | |
| 3 | São Paulo | 46 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 81 | 67 | +14 | 78 | |
| 4 | São Caetano | 46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 53 | 37 | +16 | 74 | |
| 5 | Coritiba | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 67 | 58 | +9 | 73 | |
| 6 | Internacional | 46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 59 | 57 | +2 | 72 | Qualified for2004 Copa Sudamericana |
| 7 | Atlético Mineiro | 46 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 76 | 62 | +14 | 72 | |
| 8 | Flamengo | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 66 | 73 | −7 | 66 | |
| 9 | Goiás | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 78 | 63 | +15 | 65 | |
| 10 | Paraná | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 85 | 75 | +10 | 65 | |
| 11 | Figueirense | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 62 | 54 | +8 | 65 | |
| 12 | Atlético-PR | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 67 | 72 | −5 | 61 | |
| 13 | Guarani | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 64 | 72 | −8 | 61 | |
| 14 | Criciúma | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 57 | 69 | −12 | 60 | |
| 15 | Corinthians | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 61 | 63 | −2 | 59 | |
| 16 | Vitória | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 50 | 64 | −14 | 56 | |
| 17 | Vasco | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 57 | 69 | −12 | 54 | |
| 18 | Juventude | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 55 | 70 | −15 | 53 | |
| 19 | Fluminense | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 52 | 77 | −25 | 52 | |
| 20 | Grêmio[a] | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 54 | 68 | −14 | 50 | Qualified for2004 Copa Sudamericana |
| 21 | Ponte Preta[b] | 46 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 63 | 73 | −10 | 50 | |
| 22 | Paysandu[c] | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 74 | 77 | −3 | 49 | |
| 23 | Fortaleza(R) | 46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 58 | 74 | −16 | 49 | Relegation toSérie B |
| 24 | Bahia(R) | 46 | 12 | 10 | 24 | 59 | 92 | −33 | 46 |
| Home \ Away | ATM | ATP | BAH | COR | CTB | CRI | CRU | FIG | FLA | FLU | FOR | GOI | GRE | GUA | INT | JUV | PAR | PAY | PON | SAN | SCA | SPA | VAS | VIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clube Atlético Mineiro | — | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| Club Atlético Paranaense | 1–2 | — | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 |
| Esporte Clube Bahia | 2–4 | 0–2 | — | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–7 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–7 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 |
| Sport Club Corinthians Paulista | 0–3 | 2–3 | 1–2 | — | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 6–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 4–0 |
| Coritiba Foot Ball Club | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | — | 2–0 | 3–4 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Criciúma Esporte Clube | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–3 | — | 1–3 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Cruzeiro Esporte Clube | 0–0 | 5–2 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 |
| Figueirense Futebol Clube | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 1–0 | — | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 6–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 |
| Clube de Regatas do Flamengo | 3–2 | 2–1 | 6–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | — | 4–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| Fluminense Football Club | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| Fortaleza Esporte Clube | 4–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | — | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 5–3 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| Goiás Esporte Clube | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 6–1 | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 7–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 |
| Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | — | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 4–3 | 2–1 |
| Guarani Futebol Clube | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 5–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | — | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 2–2 |
| Sport Club Internacional | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | — | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| Esporte Clube Juventude | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 6–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Paraná Clube | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 6–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–2 | — | 4–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 2–0 |
| Paysandu Sport Club | 1–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 6–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | — | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 |
| Associação Atlética Ponte Preta | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 4–4 | — | 3–4 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| Santos Futebol Clube | 3–3 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 5–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | — | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 |
| Associação Desportiva São Caetano | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | — | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| São Paulo Futebol Clube | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | — | 3–1 | 3–1 |
| Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 6–4 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | — | 1–0 |
| Esporte Clube Vitória | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–4 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | — |
| Pos. | Scorer | Club | Goals[1] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goiás | 31 | |
| 2 | Paraná | 30 | |
| 3 | São Paulo | 29 | |
| 4 | Cruzeiro | 23 | |
| 5 | Cruzeiro | 22 | |
| 6 | Coritiba | 20 | |
| 7 | Atlético-PR | 16 | |
| 8 | Cruzeiro | 15 | |
| Paraná | 15 | ||
| Guarani | 15 | ||
| Paysandu | 15 |
| Team | Outgoing head coach | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming head coach | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fortaleza | 3 April 2003 | 20th | 3 April 2003 | ||
| Bahia | 26 April 2003 | 23rd | 1 May 2003 | ||
| São Paulo | 3 May 2003 | 9th | 4 May 2003 | ||
| Figueirense | 17 May 2003 | 22nd | 17 June 2003 | ||
| Goiás | 25 May 2003 | 24th | 26 May 2003 | ||
| Paraná | 25 May 2003 | 8th | 27 May 2003 | ||
| Grêmio | 3 June 2003 | 21st | 8 June 2003 | ||
| Fortaleza | 15 June 2003 | 22nd | 17 June 2003 | ||
| Vitória | 24 June 2003 | 15th | 25 June 2003 | ||
| Fluminense | 11 July 2003 | 12th | 18 July 2003 | ||
| Vasco | 13 July 2003 | 20th | 14 July 2003 | ||
| Paraná | 16 July 2003 | 9th | 12 August 2003 | ||
| Flamengo | 17 July 2003 | 15th | 21 July 2003 | ||
| Atlético Mineiro | 21 July 2003 | 7th | 23 July 2003 | ||
| Grêmio | 21 July 2003 | 22nd | 22 July 2003 | ||
| Vitória | 27 July 2003 | 16th | 4 August 2003 | ||
| Atlético Paranaense | 4 August 2003 | 18th | 5 August 2003 | ||
| Bahia | 7 August 2003 | 20th | 18 August 2003 | ||
| Figueirense | 12 August 2003 | 15th | 12 August 2003 | ||
| Fortaleza | 17 August 2003 | 21st | 19 August 2003 | ||
| Grêmio | 22 August 2003 | 24th | 22 August 2003 | ||
| Paraná | 22 September 2003 | 16th | 23 September 2003 | ||
| Figueirense | 23 September 2003 | 12th | 25 September 2003 | ||
| Corinthians | 29 September 2003 | 10th | 1 October 2003 | ||
| Fluminense | 2 October 2003 | 22nd | 2 October 2003 | ||
| Flamengo | 12 October 2003 | 12th | 14 October 2003 | ||
| Corinthians | 13 October 2003 | 11th | 14 October 2003 | ||
| Bahia | 25 October 2003 | 20th | 28 October 2003 | ||
| Atlético Mineiro | 7 November 2003 | 7th | 9 November 2003 | ||
| Vitória | 24 November 2003 | 16th | 25 November 2003 |