2014 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B

Campeonato Brasileiro Série B

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Season 2014
Champions Joinville (1st title)
Promoted Joinville
Ponte Preta
Vasco da Gama
Avaí
Relegated América-RN
Icasa
Portuguesa
Vila Nova
Matches played 380
Goals scored 922 (2.43 per match)
Top goalscorer Magno Alves (18 goals)
Biggest away win Vasco da Gama 0−5 Avaí (August 30, 2014)
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The Serie B of the Brazilian Championship 2014 is a football competition held in Brazil, equivalent to the second division. It is contested by 20 clubs, between April 18 and November 28. The top four teams will be promoted to Série A in 2015 and the last four will be relegated to Série C in 2015.

The games had a break during the 2014 FIFA World Cup, which was held between June and July in Brazil.

Teams

Stadium and locations

Team Home city Stadium Capacity 2013 season
ABC Natal Frasqueirão 15,082 14th in Série B
América Mineiro Belo Horizonte Independência 23,000 9th in Série B
América de Natal Natal Arena das Dunas 42,086 13th in Série B
Atlético Goianiense Goiânia Serra Dourada 41,574 16th in Série B
Avaí Florianópolis Ressacada 17,537 10th in Série B
Boa Esporte Varginha Melão 15,471 11th in Série B
Bragantino Bragança Paulista Nabi Abi Chedid 17,022 12th in Série B
Ceará Fortaleza Castelão 67,037 7th in Série B
Icasa Juazeiro do Norte Romeirão 16,000 5th in Série B
Joinville Joinville Arena Joinville 22,400 6th in Série B
Luverdense Lucas do Rio Verde Passo das Emas 10,000 3rd in Série C
Náutico Recife Arena Pernambuco 46,154 20th in Série A
Oeste Itápolis Amaros 13,044 15th in Série B
Paraná Curitiba Vila Capanema 20,083 8th in Série B
Ponte Preta Campinas Moisés Lucarelli 19,722 19th in Série A
Portuguesa São Paulo Canindé 21,004 17th in Série A
Sampaio Corrêa São Luís Castelão 40,000 2nd in Série C
Santa Cruz Recife Arruda 60,044 1st in Série C
Vasco da Gama Rio de Janeiro São Januário 22,150 18th in Série A
Vila Nova Goiânia Serra Dourada 41,574 4th in Série C

Number of teams by state

Number of teams State Team(s)
4  São Paulo Bragantino, Oeste, Ponte Preta and Portuguesa
2  Ceará Ceará and Icasa
 Goiás Atlético Goianiense and Vila Nova
 Minas Gerais América Mineiro and Boa Esporte
 Pernambuco Náutico and Santa Cruz
 Rio Grande do Norte ABC and América de Natal
 Santa Catarina Avaí and Joinville
1  Maranhão Sampaio Corrêa
 Mato Grosso Luverdense
 Paraná Paraná
 Rio de Janeiro Vasco da Gama

Personnel and kits

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
ABC Brazil Roberto Fonseca Brazil Gilvan Lupo Caixa
EMS
América (MG) Brazil Givanildo Oliveira Brazil Renato Santos Lupo Supermercados BH
Banco BMG
América (RN) Brazil Roberto Fernandes Brazil Edson Rocha Kappa Caixa
Atlético Goianiense Japan Wagner Lopes Brazil Márcio Super Bolla Caixa
Avaí Brazil Geninho Brazil Marquinhos Fila Caixa
Boa Esporte Brazil Nedo Xavier Brazil Francismar Kanxa
Bragantino Brazil André Gaspar Kanxa Claro
Ceará Brazil PC Gusmão Brazil Anderson Penalty Quartzolit
Cimento Apodi
Icasa Brazil Vladimir de Jesus Kanxa Nacional Gás
Joinville Brazil Hemerson Maria Umbro Romaço Rolamentos
Luverdense Brazil Maico Gaúcho Brazil Zé Roberto Umbro Sicredi
Náutico Brazil Dado Cavalcanti Brazil Elicarlos Umbro
Oeste Brazil Roberto Cavalo Brazil Adriano Kanxa Claro
Paraná Brazil Ricardinho Brazil Lúcio Flávio Erreà Caixa
Ponte Preta Brazil Guto Ferreira Brazil Vanderson Pulse Hitachi
Portuguesa Brazil Zé Augusto Brazil Valdomiro Lupo DL Tablet
Sampaio Corrêa Brazil Vinícius Saldanha Brazil Arlindo Maracanã Super Bolla
Santa Cruz Brazil Oliveira Canindé Brazil Tiago Cardoso Penalty Votomassa
Cimento Poty
Vasco Brazil Joel Santana Argentina Pablo Guiñazú Penalty Caixa
Vila Nova Brazil Wladimir Araújo Brazil Neto Gaúcho Finta

League table

Pos
Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Joinville (C) (P) 38 21 7 10 54 33 +21 70 2015 Série A
2 Ponte Preta (P) 38 19 12 7 61 38 +23 69
3 Vasco da Gama (P) 38 16 15 7 50 36 +14 63
4 Avaí (P) 38 18 8 12 47 40 +7 62
5 América-MG 38 20 7 11 59 39 +20 61
6 Boa Esporte 38 18 5 15 51 48 +3 59
7 Atlético Goianiense 38 17 8 13 54 49 +5 59
8 Ceará 38 16 9 13 58 53 +5 57
9 Santa Cruz 38 14 13 11 51 38 +13 55
10 Sampaio Corrêa 38 13 14 11 54 46 +8 53
11 Paraná 38 13 12 13 45 43 +2 51
12 Luverdense 38 15 5 18 40 46 −6 50
13 Náutico 38 14 8 16 40 47 −7 50
14 ABC 38 14 6 18 34 40 −6 48
15 Oeste 38 12 12 14 39 48 −9 48
16 Bragantino 38 13 7 18 45 55 −10 46
17 América-RN (R) 38 12 7 19 44 53 −9 43 2015 Série C
18 Icasa (R) 38 11 10 17 34 43 −9 43
19 Vila Nova (R) 38 10 2 26 35 70 −35 32
20 Portuguesa (R) 38 4 13 21 29 59 −30 25

Updated to games played on 15 November 2014.
Source: CBF
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd wins; 3rd goal difference; 4th goals scored; 5th head-to-head results; 6th least red cards received; 7th least yellow cards received; 8th draw.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

†América-MG deducted 6 points for lining up an irregular player

Results

Home \ Away[1] ABC AMG ARNATGAVABOABRGCEAICAJOILUVNAUOESPARPONPORSAMSTCVASVIL
ABC 0–0 1–0 3–0 2–1 1–1 0–1 0–0 1–0 2–1 1–2 0–2
América-MG 1–0 0–2 3–0 3–1 2–0 1–3 3–0 1–0 3–0 2–3 2–0
América-RN 0–2 1–0 3–3 3–1 4–2 0–1 2–0 0–1 2–3 0–2 0–1
Atlético Goianiense 2–0 3–0 0–3 0–2 0–0 2–0 4–2 2–1 2–2 2–4 1–1
Avaí 0–1 2–0 0–0 2–1 1–2 1–1 1–2 2–1 1–0 0–0 2–1
Boa Esporte 0–0 1–3 3–2 1–1 2–0 2–1 2–0 2–1 2–1 0–2 0–2
Bragantino 1–0 0–2 2–1 1–4 1–2 1–0 2–2 3–0 2–2 0–1 1–1
Ceará 1–2 5–2 2–2 2–1 1–3 3–1 2–2 1–0 2–1 3–2 4–0
Icasa 2–0 0–2 1–0 0–2 3–0 1–1 0–1 2–0 0–3 1–1 1–1
Joinville 1–0 0–1 2–1 2–1 1–0 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–1 0–0 1–0
Luverdense 3–1 0–2 4–2 2–0 1–0 2–2 0–2 0–1 3–1 2–1 2–0
Náutico 2–1 0–1 1–3 0–0 2–1 1–0 3–2 2–1 1–0 0–1 2–0
Oeste 2–1 0–0 2–1 3–1 0–0 2–1 2–2 1–1 0–0 1–1 1–3
Paraná 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 2–3 0–2 2–0 1–2 0–0 3–2 3–1
Ponte Preta 2–1 3–4 1–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 2–0 0–0 0–0 1–0
Portuguesa 2–1 1–2 2–0 1–3 1–3 1–1 1–2 0–0 1–1 1–4 1–1
Sampaio Corrêa 0–0 3–0 1–1 2–2 3–2 1–0 2–2 0–2 3–3 0–0 2–0
Santa Cruz 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–3 2–0 0–0 3–0 1–1 2–1 1–0
Vasco da Gama 1–1 1–1 3–0 0–5 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 4–1
Vila Nova 1–3 0–2 0–1 0–2 1–1 0–1 0–0 0–1 1–2 3–2 2–1

Updated to games played on 14 September 2014.
Source: CBF
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Brazil Magno Alves Ceará 18
2 Brazil Rodrigo Pimpão América-RN 15
Brazil Tomas Boa Esporte
4 Brazil Léo Gamalho Santa Cruz 13
Brazil Obina América-MG
6 Brazil Alexandro Ponte Preta 12
Brazil Edigar Junio Joinville
Brazil Jael Joinville
9 Brazil Fernando Karanga Boa Esporte 11

Source: CBF

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