2003 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C

The football (soccer) Campeonato Brasileiro Série C 2003, the third level of Brazilian National League, was played from September 17 to December 7, 2003. The competition had 95 clubs[1] and two of them were promoted to Série B.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
Season2003
ChampionsItuano
PromotedItuano
Santo André
Matches played340
Goals scored827 (2.43 per match)
Top goalscorerNílson Sergipano (Botafogo-PB) - 11 goals
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Ituano finished the final phase group with most points and was declared 2003 Brazilian Série C champions, claiming the promotion to the 2004 Série B along with Santo André, the runners-up.

Stages of the competition

First stage
Group 1 (AC-AM-RO)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Nacional-AM 6 4 2 0 11 5 +6 14 Qualified for second stage
2 Rio Branco-AC 6 3 2 1 9 6 +3 11
3 Rio Negro 6 1 1 4 10 12 −2 4
4 CFA 6 1 1 4 4 11 −7 4
Source:
Group 2 (AP-PA-RO)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Atlético Roraima 4 3 0 1 8 6 +2 9 Qualified for second stage
2 Tuna Luso 4 2 1 1 4 2 +2 7
3 Ypiranga 4 0 1 3 4 8 −4 1
Source:
Group 3 (MA)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Viana 4 3 1 0 3 0 +3 10 Qualified for second stage
2 Chapadinha 4 2 1 1 3 2 +1 7
3 Maranhão 4 0 0 4 1 5 −4 0
Source:
Group 4 (MA)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Imperatriz 4 3 0 1 6 3 +3 9 Qualified for second stage
2 Sampaio Corrêa 4 1 1 2 3 4 −1 4
3 Santa Inês 4 1 1 2 4 6 −2 4
Source:
Group 5 (MA-PI)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Flamengo-PI 4 3 0 1 7 2 +5 9 Qualified for second stage
2 River 4 2 0 2 5 3 +2 6
3 Caxiense 4 1 0 3 1 8 −7 3
Source:
Group 6 (CE)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Itapipoca 4 2 1 1 5 6 −1 7 Qualified for second stage
2 Guarany de Sobral 4 1 3 0 4 1 +3 6
3 Ferroviário-CE 4 0 2 2 4 6 −2 2
Source:
Group 7 (PB-RN)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 ABC 4 2 1 1 4 4 0 7 Qualified for second stage
2 Campinense 4 2 0 2 6 5 +1 6
3 São Gonçalo 4 1 1 2 4 5 −1 4
Source:
Group 8 (AL-PB-PE)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Treze 4 2 1 1 4 5 −1 7 Qualified for second stage
2 ASA 4 1 2 1 4 4 0 5
3 Central 4 1 1 2 6 5 +1 4
Source:
Group 9 (AL-PB)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Botafogo-PB 4 3 0 1 6 3 +3 9 Qualified for second stage
2 Sousa 4 3 0 1 4 2 +2 9
3 Corinthians-AL 4 0 0 4 1 6 −5 0
Source:
Group 10 (AL-BA-SE)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sergipe 4 2 1 1 5 4 +1 7 Qualified for second stage
2 CSA 4 1 2 1 8 8 0 5
3 Catuense 4 1 1 2 6 7 −1 4
Source:
Group 11 (BA-SE)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Juazeiro 6 4 0 2 10 4 +6 12 Qualified for second stage
2 Confiança 6 4 0 2 6 5 +1 12
3 Itabaiana 6 2 1 3 6 6 0 7
4 Lagartense 6 1 1 4 4 11 −7 4
Source:
Group 12 (MS)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Comercial-MS 6 3 2 1 5 6 −1 11 Qualified for second stage
2 CENE 6 2 3 1 4 3 +1 9
3 Operário-MS 6 2 2 2 6 5 +1 8
4 Taveirópolis 6 1 1 4 8 9 −1 4
Source:
Group 13 (MT-MS)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Cuiabá 4 2 1 1 6 5 +1 7 Qualified for second stage
2 Chapadão 4 1 2 1 2 1 +1 5
3 Jaciara 4 1 1 2 5 7 −2 4
Source:
Group 14 (GO-TO)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Tocantinópolis 4 2 1 1 10 8 +2 7 Qualified for second stage
2 Palmas 4 2 1 1 10 9 +1 7
3 Anápolis 4 0 2 2 7 10 −3 2
Source:
Group 15 (DF-GO)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 CFZ-DF 4 3 1 0 6 2 +4 10 Qualified for second stage
2 Atlético-GO 4 1 2 1 6 6 0 5
3 Goiatuba 4 0 1 3 3 7 −4 1
Source:
Group 16 (MG-SP)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Iuiutaba 4 2 1 1 5 5 0 7 Qualified for second stage
2 Uberlândia 4 1 2 1 4 4 0 5
3 Francana 4 1 1 2 4 4 0 4
Source:
Group 17 (MG-SP)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Bragantino 4 2 1 1 6 5 +1 7 Qualified for second stage
2 Rio Branco-MG 4 2 0 2 6 5 +1 6
3 Uberaba 4 1 1 2 3 5 −2 4
Source:
Group 18 (ES-MG)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Ipatinga 6 4 1 1 10 2 +8 13 Qualified for second stage
2 Estrela do Norte 6 4 1 1 6 5 +1 13
3 Desportiva 6 2 1 3 9 9 0 7
4 Villa Nova 6 0 1 5 2 11 −9 1
Source:
Group 19 (ES-MG-RJ)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Tupi 6 3 1 2 9 5 +4 10 Qualified for second stage
2 Goytacaz 6 3 1 2 8 6 +2 10
3 Rio Branco-ES 6 3 1 2 8 8 0 10
4 Serra 6 0 3 3 2 8 −6 3
Source:
Group 20 (RJ)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Americano 6 5 1 0 15 6 +9 16 Qualified for second stage
2 Macaé 6 3 1 2 7 6 +1 10
3 Portuguesa-RJ 6 2 2 2 10 10 0 8
4 Rio Branco-RJ 6 0 0 6 5 15 −10 0
Source:
Group 21 (RJ)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Cabofriense 6 3 2 1 9 6 +3 11 Qualified for second stage
2 Olaria 6 3 2 1 8 5 +3 11
3 América-RJ 6 2 1 3 5 7 −2 7
4 Bangu 6 0 3 3 4 8 −4 3
Source:
Group 22 (RJ-SP)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Friburguense 4 2 2 0 6 3 +3 8 Qualified for second stage
2 Volta Redonda 4 1 2 1 7 4 +3 5
3 Portuguesa Santista 4 1 0 3 1 7 −6 3
Source:
Group 23 (SP)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sertãozinho 4 2 2 0 7 4 +3 8 Qualified for second stage
2 Botafogo-SP 4 1 2 1 4 5 −1 5
3 Comercial-SP 4 0 2 2 4 6 −2 2
Source:
Group 24 (SP)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Atlético Sorocaba 4 3 0 1 5 1 +4 9 Qualified for second stage
2 Santo André 4 1 1 2 3 4 −1 4
3 Rio Branco-SP 4 1 1 2 2 5 −3 4
Source:
Group 25 (SP)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Internacional de Limeira 4 2 1 1 5 3 +2 7 Qualified for second stage
2 Ituano 4 2 0 2 3 4 −1 6
3 XV de Piracicaba 4 1 1 2 2 3 −1 4
Source:
Group 26 (PR-SP)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 União Barbarense 6 3 3 0 8 4 +4 12 Qualified for second stage
2 União Bandeirante 6 3 2 1 6 5 +1 11
3 Grêmio Maringá 6 1 2 3 7 8 −1 5
4 Iraty 6 1 1 4 5 9 −4 4
Source:
Group 27 (RS-SC)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Caxias-SC 4 1 3 0 6 5 +1 6 Qualified for second stage
2 Ulbra 4 0 4 0 4 4 0 4
3 Marcílio Dias 4 0 3 1 3 4 −1 3
Source:
Group 28 (RS)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 RS Futebol 6 4 1 1 14 6 +8 13 Qualified for second stage
2 Pelotas 6 3 2 1 5 6 −1 11
3 São José-RS 6 2 1 3 5 7 −2 7
4 Brasil de Pelotas 6 0 2 4 7 12 −5 2
Source: rsssf.com

Second stage

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Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Tuna Luso 1–0 Nacional-AM 1–0 0–0
Atlético-GO 3–3(p) Ituiutaba 2–1 1–2
Rio Branco-MG 4–1 Ipatinga 1–1 3–0
Santo André 6–3 Sertãozinho 4–0 2–3
Sampaio Corrêa 1–3 Viana 1–1 0–2
Chapadinha 2–3 Imperatriz 1–1 1–2
Guarany de Sobral 4–3 Flamengo-PI 3–2 1–1
River 0–1 Itapipoca 0–0 0–1
Campinense 4–2 Treze 3–0 1–2
ASA 3–2 ABC 3–2 0–0
CSA 3–4 Botafogo-PB 1–2 2–2
Sousa 3–5 Sergipe 3–2 0–3
CENE 2–2(p) Juazeiro 2–0 0–2
Palmas 4–1 Cuiabá 1–0 3–1
Chapadão 3–3(a) Tocantinópolis 1–0 2–3
Uberlândia 0–6 CFZ-DF 0–3 0–3
Estrela do Norte 2–4 Bragantino 2–2 0–2
Macaé 2–3 Tupi 1–1 1–2
Goytacaz 1–0 Americano[2] 1–0 annulled[3]
Volta Redonda 0–1 Cabofriense 0–1 0–0
Olaria 2–0 Friburguense 1–0 1–0
Botafogo-SP 3–1 Atlético Sorocaba 2–0 1–1
União Bandeirante 2–1 Internacional de Limeira 2–0 0–1
Pelotas 5–5(a) Caxias-SC 3–1 2–4
Ulbra 1–3 RS Futebol 0–1 1–2
Rio Branco-AC 3–1 Atlético Roraima 1–0 2–1
Ituano 3–3(a) União Barbarense 2–0 1–3
Confiança 4–1 Comercial-MS 3–1 1–0

Third stage
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Tuna Luso 2–0 Rio Branco-AC 2–0 0–0
Imperatriz 5–3 Viana 3–1 2–2
Guarany de Sobral 2–4 Itapipoca 1–3 1–1
ASA 0-3 Campinense 0-1 0-2
Sergipe 2–4 Botafogo-PB 0–0 2–4
Palmas 2-2 (a) Chapadão 0–0 2–2
CFZ-DF 3–1 Ituiutaba 1–1 2–0
Bragantino 3-1 Rio Branco-MG 1–0 2-1
Olaria 3–4 Cabofriense 1–3 2–1
Santo André 4-1 Botafogo-SP 4-0 0-1
Ituano 4-2 União Bandeirante 3-2 1-0
RS Futebol 1-0 Pelotas 1–0 0-0
Tupi 5-3 Americano 5-2 0-1
CENE 2–2(p) Confiança 2–0 0–2

Fourth stage
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Tuna Luso 2-1 Imperatriz 2–0 0-1
Campinense 2-2(a) Itapipoca 1-0 1-2
Palmas 2-0 CFZ-DF 1–0 1–0
Bragantino 3-2 Tupi 3-1 0-1
Cabofriense 3-3(p) Santo André 1-2 2-1
Ituano 4-4(p) RS Futebol 3-1 1-3
Botafogo-PB 6-1 Confiança 2-0 4-1

Fifth stage
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Campinense 7-2 Tuna Luso 4-1 3-1
Botafogo-PB 6-4 Palmas 5-2 1-2
Santo André 5-4 Bragantino 4-1 1–3
RS Futebol[4] 3-4 Ituano 2-1 1-3

Final stage
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts ITU SAD BPB CPN
1 Ituano (P) 6 3 2 1 9 7 +2 11 2–1 2–1 1–0
2 Santo André (P) 6 3 1 2 7 5 +2 10 0–0 0–1 1–0
3 Botafogo-PB 6 2 1 3 8 12 −4 7 4–4 1–3 1–0
4 Campinense 6 2 0 4 5 5 0 6 1–0 1–2 3–0
Source: rsssf.com
(P) Promoted to Série B 2004.

References
  1. the withdrawal of Guaxupé and Parnahyba reduced this number to 93.
  2. CBF awarded the berth to the third stage to Americano.
  3. the match was interrupted at 61', after 5 Goytacaz players had been sent off and Americano was winning by 1-0.
  4. RS Futebol qualified to the Fifth stage as the loser with the best campaign throughout the championship.

Sources
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