2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
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| Season | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Fortaleza (1st title) |
| Promoted | Avaí CSA Fortaleza Goiás |
| Relegated | Boa Esporte Juventude Paysandu Sampaio Corrêa |
| Matches played | 380 |
| Goals scored | 846 (2.23 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | 17 goals Dagoberto (Londrina) |
| Biggest home win | Brasil de Pelotas 5–0 Vila Nova R35, 6 November |
| Biggest away win | CRB 0–4 Avaí R6, 15 May Paysandu 0–4 Ponte Preta R20, 7 August Juventude 0–4 CSA R38, 24 November |
| Highest attendance | 57,223 Fortaleza 1–0 Paysandu R32, 20 October Fortaleza 4–1 Juventude R37, 15 November |
| Lowest attendance | 42 Boa Esporte 0–1 Brasil de Pelotas R36, 9 November |
| Total attendance | 1,942,401 |
| Average attendance | 5,250 |
← 2017 2019 → | |
The 2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B was a football competition held in Brazil, equivalent to the second division.
Twenty teams competed in the tournament, twelve returning from the 2017 season, four promoted from the 2017 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C (CSA, Fortaleza, São Bento and Sampaio Corrêa).[1] and four relegated from the 2017 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (Coritiba, Avaí, Ponte Preta and Atlético Goianiense).[2]
The top four teams were promoted to the 2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. Fortaleza became the first club to be promoted after a 1–2 win against Atlético Goianiense on 3 November 2018.[3] Goiás was promoted on 17 November,[4] and Avaí and CSA on 24 November.[5]
Number of teams by state
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| Number of teams |
State | Team(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Guarani, Oeste, Ponte Preta and São Bento | |
| 3 | Atlético Goianiense, Goiás and Vila Nova | |
| Avaí, Criciúma and Figueirense | ||
| 2 | CRB and CSA | |
| Coritiba and Londrina | ||
| Brasil de Pelotas and Juventude | ||
| 1 | Fortaleza | |
| Sampaio Corrêa | ||
| Boa Esporte | ||
| Paysandu |
Venues
| Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlético Goianiense | Goiânia | Olímpico Pedro Ludovico | 13,500 |
| Antônio Accioly | 5,000 | ||
| Avaí | Florianópolis | Ressacada | 17,826 |
| Boa Esporte | Varginha | Melão | 15,471 |
| Brasil de Pelotas | Pelotas | Bento Freitas | 18,000 |
| Coritiba | Curitiba | Couto Pereira | 40,502 |
| CRB | Maceió | Rei Pelé | 17,126 |
| Criciúma | Criciúma | Heriberto Hülse | 19,900 |
| CSA | Maceió | Rei Pelé | 17,126 |
| Figueirense | Florianópolis | Orlando Scarpelli | 19,584 |
| Fortaleza | Fortaleza | Castelão | 63,903 |
| Goiás | Goiânia | Serra Dourada | 42,000 |
| Olímpico Pedro Ludovico | 13,500 | ||
| Guarani | Campinas | Brinco de Ouro | 29,130 |
| Juventude | Caxias do Sul | Alfredo Jaconi | 19,924 |
| Londrina | Londrina | Café | 31,000 |
| Oeste | Barueri | Arena Barueri | 31,452 |
| Paysandu | Belém | Curuzú | 16,200 |
| Olímpico do Pará | 45,007 | ||
| Ponte Preta | Campinas | Moisés Lucarelli | 19,728 |
| Nabi Abi Chedid (Bragança Paulista)[6] | 17,128 | ||
| Fonte Luminosa (Araraquara)[7] | 21,441 | ||
| Sampaio Corrêa | São Luís | Castelão | 40,149 |
| São Bento | Sorocaba | Walter Ribeiro | 13,772 |
| Vila Nova | Goiânia | Serra Dourada | 42,000 |
Personnel and kits
Wikimedia Commons has media related to 2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B kits.
| Team | Manager | Kit manufacturer | Shirt main sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlético Goianiense | |||
| Avaí | |||
| Boa Esporte | None | ||
| Brasil de Pelotas | |||
| Coritiba | |||
| CRB | |||
| Criciúma | |||
| CSA | None | None | |
| Figueirense | |||
| Fortaleza | None | None | |
| Goiás | |||
| Guarani | None | ||
| Juventude | |||
| Londrina | |||
| Oeste | |||
| Paysandu | None | ||
| Ponte Preta | |||
| Sampaio Corrêa | None | ||
| São Bento | |||
| Vila Nova |
Managerial changes
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fortaleza (C, P) | 38 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 54 | 33 | +21 | 71 | Promotion to 2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A |
| 2 | CSA (P) | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 51 | 37 | +14 | 62 | |
| 3 | Avaí (P) | 38 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 50 | 32 | +18 | 61 | |
| 4 | Goiás (P) | 38 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 54 | 50 | +4 | 60 | |
| 5 | Ponte Preta | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 42 | 30 | +12 | 60 | |
| 6 | Atlético Goianiense | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 57 | 51 | +6 | 59 | |
| 7 | Vila Nova | 38 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 41 | 36 | +5 | 57 | |
| 8 | Londrina | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 45 | 42 | +3 | 55 | |
| 9 | Guarani | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 44 | 39 | +5 | 54 | |
| 10 | Coritiba | 38 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 40 | 44 | −4 | 52 | |
| 11 | Brasil de Pelotas | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 36 | 35 | +1 | 50 | |
| 12 | CRB | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 35 | 39 | −4 | 48 | |
| 13 | São Bento | 38 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 47 | |
| 14 | Criciúma | 38 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 45 | 49 | −4 | 47 | |
| 15 | Figueirense | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 48 | 51 | −3 | 46 | |
| 16 | Oeste | 38 | 9 | 19 | 10 | 36 | 40 | −4 | 46 | |
| 17 | Paysandu (R) | 38 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 42 | 53 | −11 | 43 | Relegation to 2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C |
| 18 | Sampaio Corrêa (R) | 38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 32 | 47 | −15 | 38 | |
| 19 | Juventude (R) | 38 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 27 | 48 | −21 | 35 | |
| 20 | Boa Esporte (R) | 38 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 26 | 49 | −23 | 30 |
Source: CBF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results; 6) least red cards received; 7) least yellow cards received; 8) draw.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results; 6) least red cards received; 7) least yellow cards received; 8) draw.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated