2014 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B

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.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
Official logo.
Season2014
ChampionsJoinville (1st title)
PromotedJoinville
Ponte Preta
Vasco da Gama
Avaí
RelegatedAmérica-RN
Icasa
Portuguesa
Vila Nova
Matches played380
Goals scored922 (2.43 per match)
Top goalscorerMagno Alves (18 goals)
Biggest away winVasco da Gama 0−5 Avaí (August 30, 2014)
← 2013
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
Locations of the 2014 Série B teams.
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 PauloBragantino, Oeste, Ponte Preta and Portuguesa
2  CearáCeará and Icasa
 GoiásAtlético Goianiense and Vila Nova
 Minas GeraisAmérica Mineiro and Boa Esporte
 PernambucoNáutico and Santa Cruz
 Rio Grande do NorteABC and América de Natal
 Santa CatarinaAvaí and Joinville
1  MaranhãoSampaio Corrêa
 Mato GrossoLuverdense
 ParanáParaná
 Rio de JaneiroVasco da Gama

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

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Joinville (P, C) 38 21 7 10 54 33 +21 70 Promotion to 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[lower-alpha 1]
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 Relegation to 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 match(es) 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; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. América-MG deducted 6 points for lining up an irregular player

Results
Home \ Away ABC AMG ARN ATG AVA BOA BRG CEA ICA JOI LUV NAU OES PAR PON POR SAM STC VAS VIL
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 match(es) played on 14 September 2014. Source: CBF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

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

Source: CBF

References
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