2006 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B

Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
Season 2006
Champions Atlético Mineiro
Promoted Atlético Mineiro
Sport
Náutico
América-RN
Relegated Paysandu
Guarani
São Raimundo
Vila Nova
Goals scored 1090
Average goals/game 2.87
Top goalscorer Vanderlei (Gama) - 21
← Série B 2005
Série B 2007 →

The Campeonato Brasileiro Série B 2006, namely the second division of the Brazilian League, was contested by 20 teams. The tournament started in April 2006 and ended on November 25 of 2006. The 20 teams played home and away matches against each other and, by the end of the year, the four best-ranked were promoted to the first division and the four worst-ranked were relegated to the third division.

Final standings

Current Standings
Team Pts G W D L GF GA GD
1 Atlético Mineiro 71 38 20 10 8 70 39 31
2 Sport Recife 64 38 18 10 10 57 36 21
3 Náutico 64 38 18 10 10 64 49 15
4 América (RN) 61 38 19 4 15 59 50 9
5 Paulista 61 38 17 10 11 72 51 21
6 Coritiba 59 38 16 11 11 64 51 13
7 Santo André 56 38 14 14 10 47 45 2
8 Brasiliense 53 38 15 7 16 66 52 14
9 Marília 50 38 13 11 14 58 58 0
10 Ituano 50 38 12 14 12 49 48 1
11 Gama 48 38 14 8 18 53 61 -8
12 Remo 46 38 13 7 17 50 60 -10
13 Avaí 46 38 12 10 16 36 51 -15
14 Ceará 46 38 10 16 12 47 56 -9
15 Portuguesa 45 38 11 12 15 47 58 -11
16 CRB 44 38 12 8 19 61 67 -6
17 Paysandu 44 38 12 8 16 51 70 -19
18 Guarani 44 38 11 14 13 53 61 -8
19 São Raimundo (AM) 43 38 11 10 17 42 59 -17
20 Vila Nova 42 38 11 9 18 45 68 -23
Pts – points earned; G – games played; W - wins; D - draws; L - losses;
GF – goals for; GA – goals against; GD – goal differential

Guarani was punished by FIFA with the loss of 3 points

Teams promoted to the Série A in 2007
Teams relegated to the Série C in 2007