2009 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B

Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
Season 2009
Champions Vasco da Gama (1st title)
Promoted Vasco da Gama
Guarani
Ceará
Atlético Goianiense
Relegated Juventude
Fortaleza
Campinense
ABC
Goals scored 1,056
Average goals/game 2.78
Highest attendance 78,609 − Vasco da Gama 2−1 Juventude, Round 34, Nov 7
Lowest attendance 5 − Duque de Caxias 4−1 Ponte Preta, Round 38, Nov 27

In 2009, the Campeonato 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 the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A to be contested in 2010, meanwhile the bottom four would be relegated to Série C next season.

Three former Brazilian champions played in this edition. Vasco da Gama was relegated for the first time in history, meanwhile Bahia and Guarani came back from Série C in 2007 and 2008, respectively. Also playing for the first time was Duque de Caxias, which was promoted along with Atlético Goianiense and Campinense. After spending a single season in Série A, Ipatinga and Portuguesa had returned to Série B along with Figueirense, 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 promoted Guarani had a promising start. However, another team which came from Séric 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 defeating Juventude 2−1 in a packed Maracanã Stadium, Vasco clinched their promotion. Two rounds later, in a crowded Maracanã Stadium again, the club from Rio de Janeiro reached the title after a 2−1 win against América de Natal. On round 37, Guarani and Atlético Goianiense also reached Série A along with Ceará, 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 and Fortaleza also booked their trip to Série C, meanwhile 1988 Brazilian champions Bahia avoided relegation after flerting with it in the last rounds. The last matchday decided who was the last relegated team. Brasiliense, Ipatinga and América de Natal good results sent Juventude to the third level of Brazilian football after spending 15 years in Séries A and B.

Format

For the fourth consecutive season, the tournament was played in a double round-robin system. The team with most number of points has been declared champions. Top four clubs ascended to Série A, meanwhile the bottom four were relegated to Série C.

Team information

Team City State Stadium Capacity 2008 season
ABC Natal Rio Grande do Norte RN Frasqueirão 24,000 13th in Série B
América Natal Rio Grande do Norte RN Machadão 35,000 15th in Série B
Atlético Goianiense Goiânia Goiás GO Serra Dourada 60,000 Série C champions
Bahia Salvador Bahia BA Jóia da Princesa 25,000 10 in Série B
Bragantino Bragança Paulista São Paulo (state) SP Nabi Abi Chedid 21,209 7th in Série B
Brasiliense Brasília Federal District (Brazil) DF Boca do Jacaré 32,000 14th in Série B
Ceará Fortaleza Ceará CE Castelão 60,326 12th in Série B
Campinense Campina Grande Paraíba PB Amigão 40,000 3rd in Série C
Duque de Caxias Duque de Caxias Rio de Janeiro (state) RJ Marrentão 10,000 4th in Série C
Figueirense Florianópolis Santa Catarina (state) SC Orlando Scarpelli 29,808 17th in Série A
Fortaleza Fortaleza Ceará CE Castelão 60,326 16th in Série B
Guarani Campinas São Paulo (state) SP Brinco de Ouro 30,988 Série C runners-up
Ipatinga Ipatinga Minas Gerais MG Ipatingão 15,000 20th in Série A
Juventude Caxias do Sul Rio Grande do Sul RS Alfredo Jaconi 30,519 8th in Série B
Paraná Curitiba Paraná (state) PR Vila Capanema 20,083 11th in Série B
Ponte Preta Campinas São Paulo (state) SP Moisés Lucarelli 19,722 5th in Série B
Portuguesa São Paulo São Paulo (state) SP Canindé 25,470 19th in Série A
São Caetano São Caetano do Sul São Paulo (state) SP Anacleto Campanella 22,738 9th in Série B
Vasco Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro (state) RJ São Januário 25,000 18th in Série A
Vila Nova Goiânia Goiás GO Serra Dourada 60,000 6th in Série B

Final standings

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Vasco da Gama (C) (P) 38 22 10 6 58 29 +29 76 Promotion to the Campeonato 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 to the Série 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

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.

Results

Home \ Away[1] ABC ARN ACGBAHBRGBRSCEACPNDUQFIGFORGUAIPAJUVPARPONPORSCAVASVIL
ABC 10 21 30 01 62 13 12 12 13 21 11 11 21 11 21 10 04 23 10
América-RN 10 12 41 14 21 15 44 01 10 21 31 10 02 31 12 40 00 22 20
Atlético Goianiense 20 41 03 31 51 41 10 30 32 31 41 22 21 50 11 01 20 22 21
Bahia 40 33 21 11 12 10 30 12 01 22 20 11 22 20 22 14 31 21 10
Bragantino 30 21 22 30 12 11 32 20 10 41 01 11 32 22 11 12 20 00 21
Brasiliense 11 00 01 30 21 01 21 11 04 10 12 20 20 01 30 32 22 01 21
Ceará 20 00 10 21 20 21 20 10 22 10 22 20 11 01 11 20 21 02 20
Campinense 31 01 21 12 20 10 13 12 42 24 12 51 10 22 23 33 21 01 23
Duque de Caxias 21 41 51 00 01 00 12 14 23 43 11 31 42 21 41 21 21 01 12
Figueirense 10 01 21 20 21 31 21 31 12 31 01 30 31 10 12 12 02 11 31
Fortaleza 33 30 01 32 12 23 00 30 11 31 24 10 32 40 21 01 12 11 22
Guarani 10 10 13 21 32 21 21 30 21 32 21 31 21 12 21 03 10 00 11
Ipatinga 21 22 10 00 20 52 00 51 10 22 01 10 01 11 00 03 02 20 40
Juventude 20 21 13 01 10 20 22 01 00 20 20 41 22 01 31 10 12 12 11
Paraná 13 21 21 12 41 02 33 30 11 04 11 20 20 11 00 02 10 31 30
Ponte Preta 20 40 31 13 21 20 12 30 41 01 11 01 12 30 33 52 13 11 31
Portuguesa 21 21 21 00 20 01 10 11 11 31 21 43 01 01 10 11 11 13 12
São Caetano 30 01 22 21 30 21 00 41 40 21 20 12 00 00 12 02 11 01 31
Vasco da Gama 30 21 30 21 00 10 02 30 00 12 21 10 40 21 21 30 01 00 41
Vila Nova 10 21 23 10 12 00 10 21 32 21 21 00 02 10 22 32 00 10 02

Source: CBF (in Portuguese)
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.

Top scorers

Pos Player Club Goals
1 Brazil Rafael Coelho Figueirense17
Brazil Marcelo Nicácio Fortaleza17
Brazil Élton Vasco da Gama17
4 Brazil Lúcio América de Natal 15
Brazil Edivaldo Duque de Caxias 15
6 Brazil Marcão Atlético Goianiense 14
Brazil Edmundo Campinense 14
Brazil Ricardo Xavier Guarani 14
Brazil Mendes Juventude 14
10 Brazil Geraldo Ceará 13
Brazil Fernandes Figueirense13
Brazil Luiz Carlos Fortaleza13

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