2003 in Brazilian football

Football in Brazil
Season 2003
2002 Brazil 2004

The following article presents a summary of the 2003 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which was the 102nd season of competitive football in the country.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

Position Team Points Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference
1 Cruzeiro 100 46 31 7 8 102 47 55
2 Santos 87 46 25 12 9 93 60 33
3 São Paulo 78 46 22 12 12 81 67 14
4 São Caetano 74 46 19 14 13 53 37 16
5 Coritiba 73 46 21 10 15 67 58 9
6 Internacional 72 46 20 10 16 59 57 2
7 Atlético Mineiro 72 46 19 15 12 76 62 14
8 Flamengo 66 46 18 12 16 66 73 -7
9 Goiás 65 46 18 11 17 78 63 15
10 Paraná 65 46 18 11 17 85 75 10
11 Figueirense 65 46 17 14 15 62 54 8
12 Atlético-PR 61 46 17 10 19 67 72 -5
13 Guarani 61 46 17 10 19 64 72 -8
14 Criciúma 60 46 17 9 20 57 69 -12
15 Corinthians 59 46 15 12 19 61 63 -2
16 Vitória 56 46 15 11 20 50 64 -14
17 Vasco 54 46 13 15 18 57 69 -12
18 Juventude 53 46 12 14 20 55 70 -15
19 Fluminense 52 46 13 11 22 52 77 -25
20 Grêmio 50 46 13 11 22 54 68 -12
21 Ponte Preta 50 46 11 18 17 63 73 -10
22 Paysandu 49 46 15 12 19 74 77 3
23 Fortaleza 49 46 12 13 21 58 74 -16
24 Bahia 46 46 12 10 24 59 92 -33

Cruzeiro declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro champions.

Relegation

The two worst placed teams, which are Fortaleza and Bahia, were relegated to the following year's second level.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série B

Final Stage

Position Team Points Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference
1 Palmeiras 16 6 5 1 0 12 3 9
2 Botafogo 8 6 2 2 2 9 10 -1
3 Sport 5 6 1 2 3 6 8 -2
4 Marília 3 6 0 3 3 2 8 -6

Palmeiras declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B champions.

Promotion

The two best placed teams in the final stage of the competition, which are Palmeiras and Botafogo, were promoted to the following year's first level.

Relegation

The two worst placed teams, which are Gama and União São João, were relegated to the following year's third level.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série C

Final Stage

Position Team Points Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference
1 Ituano 11 6 3 2 1 9 7 2
2 Santo André 10 6 3 1 2 7 5 2
3 Botafogo-PB 7 6 2 1 3 8 12 -4
4 Campinense 6 6 2 0 4 5 5 0

Ituano declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C champions.

Promotion

The two best placed teams in the final stage of the competition, which are Ituano and Santo André, were promoted to the following year's second level.

Copa do Brasil

The Copa do Brasil final was played between Cruzeiro and Flamengo.



June 11, 2003
Cruzeiro 31 Flamengo

Cruzeiro declared as the cup champions by aggregate score of 4-2.

State championship champions

State Champion State Champion
Acre Rio Branco Paraíba Botafogo-PB
Alagoas ASA Paraná Coritiba
Amapá Ypiranga Pernambuco Sport Recife
Amazonas Nacional Piauí Flamengo-PI
Bahia Vitória Rio de Janeiro Vasco
Ceará Fortaleza Rio Grande do Norte América-RN
Distrito Federal Gama Rio Grande do Sul Internacional
Espírito Santo Serra Rondônia União Cacoalense
Goiás Goiás Roraima Atlético Roraima
Maranhão Sampaio Corrêa Santa Catarina Figueirense
Mato Grosso Cuiabá São Paulo Corinthians
Mato Grosso do Sul SERC Sergipe Sergipe
Minas Gerais Cruzeiro Tocantins Palmas
Pará Remo

Youth competition champions

Competition Champion
Copa Macaé de Juvenis Fluminense
Copa Santiago de Futebol Juvenil Internacional
Copa São Paulo de Juniores Santo André
Copa Sub-17 de Promissão Corinthians
Taça Belo Horizonte de Juniores Flamengo

Other competition champions

Competition Champion
Campeonato do Nordeste Vitória
Copa Espírito Santo Estrela do Norte
Copa FPF Santo André
Copa Paraná Atlético Paranaense
Copa Pernambuco Sport
Taça Minas Gerais Uberlândia
Torneio de Integração da Amazônia CFA

Brazilian clubs in international competitions

Team Copa Libertadores 2003 Copa Sudamericana 2003 Recopa Sudamericana 2003
Atlético Mineiro Did not qualify 1st Preliminary round N/A
Corinthians Round of 16 1st Preliminary round N/A
Cruzeiro Did not qualify 1st Preliminary round N/A
Flamengo Did not qualify 1st Preliminary round N/A
Fluminense Did not qualify 2nd Preliminary round N/A
Grêmio Quarterfinals 1st Preliminary round N/A
Internacional Did not qualify 1st Preliminary round N/A
Palmeiras Did not qualify Preliminary round N/A
Paysandu Round of 16 Did not qualify N/A
Santos Runner-up Quarterfinals N/A
São Caetano Did not qualify 2nd Preliminary round N/A
São Paulo Did not qualify Semifinals N/A
Vasco Did not qualify 1st Preliminary round N/A

Brazil national team

The following table lists all the games played by the Brazil national football team in official competitions and friendly matches during 2003.

Date Opposition Result Score Brazil scorers Competition
February 12, 2003 China PRD0–0-International Friendly
March 29, 2003 PortugalL1–2RonaldinhoInternational Friendly
April 30, 2003 MexicoD0–0-International Friendly
June 11, 2003 NigeriaW3–0Gil, Luís Fabiano, AdrianoInternational Friendly
June 19, 2003 CameroonL0–1-Confederations Cup
June 21, 2003 United StatesW1–0AdrianoConfederations Cup
June 23, 2003 TurkeyD2–2Adriano, AlexConfederations Cup
July 13, 2003 MexicoL0–1-Gold Cup
July 15, 2003 HondurasW2–1Maicon, DiegoGold Cup
July 19, 2003 ColombiaW2–0Kaká (2)Gold Cup
July 23, 2003 United StatesW2–1 (aet)Kaká, DiegoGold Cup
July 27, 2003 MexicoL0–1 (aet)-Gold Cup
September 7, 2003 ColombiaW2–1Ronaldo, KakáWorld Cup Qualifying
September 10, 2003 EcuadorW1–0RonaldinhoWorld Cup Qualifying
October 12, 2003 JamaicaW1–0Roberto CarlosInternational Friendly
November 16, 2003 PeruD1–1RivaldoWorld Cup Qualifying
November 19, 2003 UruguayD3–3Kaká, Ronaldo (2)World Cup Qualifying

Women's football

Brazil women's national football team

The following table lists all the games played by the Brazil women's national football team in official competitions and friendly matches during 2003.

Date Opposition Result Score Brazil scorers Competition
April 23, 2003 ArgentinaW32Kátia Cilene, Pretinha, RosanaSudamericano Femenino
April 25, 2003 PeruW30Formiga, Pretinha, MartaSudamericano Femenino
April 27, 2003 ColombiaW120Pretinha (2), Formiga, Marta (3), Kátia Cilene (5), Cristiane SilvaSudamericano Femenino
July 13, 2003 United StatesL01-International Friendly
July 17, 2003 CanadaL12TatianaInternational Friendly
July 20, 2003 CanadaL12Cristiane SilvaInternational Friendly
August 2, 2003 HaitiW50Marta, Kelly, Formiga, Renata Costa, MayconPan American Games
August 8, 2003 CanadaW50Renata Costa, Formiga, Marta, Maycon, ElainePan American Games
August 11, 2003 ArgentinaW21Marta (2)Pan American Games
August 14, 2003 CanadaW11 (aet: 10)Formiga, Cristiane SilvaPan American Games
September 21, 2003 South KoreaW30Marta, Kátia Cilene (2)World Cup
September 24, 2003 NorwayW41Daniela Alves, Rosana, Marta, Kátia CileneWorld Cup
September 27, 2003 FranceD11Kátia CileneWorld Cup
October 1, 2003 SwedenL12MartaWorld Cup

The Brazil women's national football team competed in the following competitions in 2003:

Competition Performance
World Cup Quarterfinals
Sudamericano Femenino Champions
Pan American Games Champions

Domestic competition champions

Competition Champion
Circuito Brasileiro Saad

References

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