| Season | 2009 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Vasco da Gama(1st title) |
| Promoted | Vasco da Gama Guarani Ceará Atlético Goianiense |
| Relegated | Juventude Fortaleza Campinense ABC |
| Goals | 1,056 |
| Average goals/game | 2.78 |
| Highest attendance | 78,609 −Vasco da Gama 2−1Juventude, Round 34, Nov 7 |
| Lowest attendance | 5 −Duque de Caxias 4−1Ponte Preta, Round 38, Nov 27 |
In 2009, theCampeonato Brasileiro Série B, the second level of the Brazilian League, was contested by 20 clubs from May 8 to November 29, 2009. Top four teams in the table would eventually qualify to theCampeonato Brasileiro Série A to be contested in2010, meanwhile the bottom four would be relegated toSérie C next season.
Three former Brazilian champions played in this edition.Vasco da Gama was relegated for the first time in history, meanwhileBahia andGuarani came back fromSérie C in 2007 and 2008, respectively. Also playing for the first time wasDuque de Caxias, which was promoted along withAtlético Goianiense andCampinense. After spending a single season inSérie A,Ipatinga andPortuguesa had returned to Série B along withFigueirense, which was playing top-level since 2002.
In the beginning of the tournament,Vasco was figuring in the middle of the table with 4 draws in 6 matches. Meanwhile, recently promotedGuarani had a promising start. However, another team which came fromSéric C,Atlético Goianiense, managed to reach the top of the table. But when 4-time Brazilian champions woke up, no other team could stop them.Vasco took the lead in the end of the first half of the championship and never let it go. On round 34, after defeatingJuventude 2−1 in a packedMaracanã Stadium,Vasco clinched their promotion. Two rounds later, in a crowdedMaracanã Stadium again, the club fromRio de Janeiro reached the title after a 2−1 win againstAmérica de Natal. On round 37,Guarani andAtlético Goianiense also reachedSérie A along withCeará, which did not start well but managed comeback and reach the top-four group.
In the other side of the table, teams from Northeastern Brazil struggled to avoid relegation.Campinense stayed in the bottom four group during all the championship and their relegation was confirmed on round 37. In the very same day,ABC andFortaleza also booked their trip toSérie C, meanwhile 1988 Brazilian championsBahia avoided relegation after flirting with it in the last rounds. The last matchday decided who was the last relegated team.Brasiliense,Ipatinga andAmérica de Natal good results sentJuventude to the third level of Brazilian football after spending 15 years in SériesA andB.
For the fourth consecutive season, the tournament was played in a double round-robin system. The team with most points has been declared champions. Top four clubs ascended toSérie A, meanwhile the bottom four were relegated toSérie C.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vasco da Gama(C, P) | 38 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 58 | 29 | +29 | 76 | Promotion toCampeonato Brasileiro |
| 2 | Guarani(P) | 38 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 55 | 51 | +4 | 69 | |
| 3 | Ceará(P) | 38 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 54 | 34 | +20 | 68 | |
| 4 | Atlético Goianiense(P) | 38 | 20 | 5 | 13 | 73 | 53 | +20 | 65 | |
| 5 | Portuguesa | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 53 | 45 | +8 | 62 | |
| 6 | Figueirense | 38 | 19 | 3 | 16 | 64 | 51 | +13 | 60 | |
| 7 | São Caetano | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 52 | 38 | +14 | 54 | |
| 8 | Duque de Caxias | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 54 | |
| 9 | Bragantino | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 52 | 51 | +1 | 53 | |
| 10 | Paraná | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 51 | 56 | −5 | 53 | |
| 11 | Ponte Preta | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 62 | 55 | +7 | 52 | |
| 12 | Bahia | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 52 | 53 | −1 | 51 | |
| 13 | Vila Nova | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 42 | 59 | −17 | 49 | |
| 14 | Brasiliense | 38 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 45 | 56 | −11 | 48 | |
| 15 | Ipatinga | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 43 | 50 | −7 | 48 | |
| 16 | América-RN | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 49 | 61 | −12 | 46 | |
| 17 | Juventude(R) | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 46 | 50 | −4 | 44 | Relegation toSérie C |
| 18 | Fortaleza(R) | 38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 56 | 64 | −8 | 38 | |
| 19 | Campinense(R) | 38 | 11 | 4 | 23 | 54 | 79 | −25 | 37 | |
| 20 | ABC(R) | 38 | 10 | 5 | 23 | 40 | 66 | −26 | 35 |
| Home \ Away | ABC | ARN | ACG | BAH | BRG | BRS | CEA | CPN | DUQ | FIG | FOR | GUA | IPA | JUV | PAR | PON | POR | SCA | VAS | VIL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 6–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 2–3 | 1–0 | |
| América-RN | 1–0 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 1–5 | 4–4 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | |
| Atlético Goianiense | 2–0 | 4–1 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | |
| Bahia | 4–0 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| Bragantino | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | |
| Brasiliense | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | |
| Ceará | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | |
| Campinense | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | |
| Duque de Caxias | 2–1 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | |
| Figueirense | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | |
| Fortaleza | 3–3 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | |
| Guarani | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | |
| Ipatinga | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | |
| Juventude | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | |
| Paraná | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | |
| Ponte Preta | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 5–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | |
| Portuguesa | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | |
| São Caetano | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | |
| Vasco da Gama | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | |
| Vila Nova | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 |
| Pos | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Figueirense | 17 | |
| Fortaleza | 17 | ||
| Vasco da Gama | 17 | ||
| 4 | América de Natal | 15 | |
| Duque de Caxias | 15 | ||
| 6 | Atlético Goianiense | 14 | |
| Campinense | 14 | ||
| Guarani | 14 | ||
| Juventude | 14 | ||
| 10 | Ceará | 13 | |
| Figueirense | 13 | ||
| Fortaleza | 13 |