The Campeonato Brasileiro Série B (commonly referred to as the Brasileirão Série B, the Série B or the Brazilian Série B to distinguish it from Italy's ), and currently officially called Brasileirão Série B Superbet for sponsorship reasons) is the second tier of the Brazilian football league system, which is organized by the Brazilian Football Confederation.
The competition was played for the first time in 1971, and for a long time, the competition format was inconsistent, with changes happening frequently. Also, there were years where the competition was not played at all.
Since 2006 it has been contested by 20 teams in a double round-robin format with 38 matches. From 2006 to 2025, the top four teams each season were promoted to the group and the bottom four teams were relegated to the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C. Beginning in 2026 a promotion playoff system was implemented where the top two teams receive automatic promotion, the third place team plays the sixth place team for a promotion spot, and the fourth place team plays the fifth place team for a promotion spot.
2026 Série B teams TeamHome cityStateStadiumCapacityAmérica MineiroBelo HorizonteArena Independência23,018AthleticSão João del-ReiArena Sicredi6,000Atlético GoianienseGoiâniaAntônio Accioly12,500AvaíFlorianópolisRessacada17,826Botafogo-SPRibeirão PretoSanta Cruz29,292 Ceará Fortaleza Castelão 57,876CRBMaceióRei Pelé17,126CriciúmaCriciúmaHeriberto Hülse19,225CuiabáCuiabáArena Pantanal44,000 Fortaleza Fortaleza Castelão 57,876GoiásGoiâniaEstádio da Serrinha14,450 Juventude Caxias do Sul Alfredo Jaconi 19,924 Londrina Londrina Estádio do Café 31,000 Náutico Recife Aflitos 22,856NovorizontinoNovo HorizonteDoutor Jorge Ismael de Biasi16,000Operário FerroviárioPonta GrossaGermano Krüger10,632 Ponte Preta Campinas Moisés Lucarelli 19,728 São Bernardo São Bernardo do Campo 1º de Maio 15,159 Sport Recife Ilha do Retiro32,983Vila NovaGoiâniaOnésio Brasileiro Alvarenga6,500
Champions of Série B
Official champions
Below is the table of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B champions according to the Brazilian Football Confederation:
Mixed formats From 1971 to 2005, the format of the competition and the number of promoted and relegated teams were inconsistent. Below is a list of the champions and runners up of the competition during that time: SeasonChampion Runner-up 1971 Villa Nova Remo 1972 Sampaio Corrêa Campinense 1973−1979 1980 Londrina CSA 1981 Guarani Anapolina 1982 Campo Grande CSA 1983 Juventus CSA 1984 Uberlândia Remo 1985 Tuna Luso Goytacaz 1986 1987 1988 Inter de Limeira Náutico 1989 Bragantino São José 1990 Sport Atlético Paranaense 1991 Paysandu Guarani 1992 Paraná Vitória 1993 1994 Juventude Goiás 1995 Atlético Paranaense Coritiba 1996 União São João América de Natal 1997 América Mineiro Ponte Preta 1998 Gama Botafogo 1999 Goiás Santa Cruz 2000 2001 Paysandu Figueirense 2002 Criciúma Fortaleza2003 Palmeiras Botafogo2004 Brasiliense Fortaleza2005 Grêmio Santa Cruz
Round-robin tournament Since 2006, the competition has had a consistent format with 20 teams and 38 matchdays, with each team playing the others twice, once at home and once away. Here is the list of teams promoted to the Série A each season: Ed.SeasonChampion Runner-upThird placeFourth place 2006 Atlético Mineiro Sport Náutico América 2007 Coritiba Ipatinga Portuguesa Vitória 2008 Corinthians Santo André Avaí Barueri 2009 Vasco da Gama Guarani Ceará Atlético Goianiense 2010 Coritiba Figueirense Bahia América Mineiro 2011 Portuguesa Náutico Ponte Preta Sport 2012 Goiás Criciúma Atlético Paranaense Vitória 2013 Palmeiras Chapecoense Sport Figueirense 2014 Joinville Ponte Preta Vasco da Gama Avaí 2015 Botafogo Santa Cruz Vitória América Mineiro 2016 Atlético Goianiense Avaí Vasco da Gama Bahia 2017 América Mineiro Internacional Ceará Paraná 2018 Fortaleza CSA Avaí Goiás 2019 Bragantino Sport Coritiba Atlético Goianiense 2020 Chapecoense América Mineiro Juventude Cuiabá 2021 Botafogo Goiás Coritiba Avaí 2022 Cruzeiro Grêmio Vasco da Gama Bahia 2023 Vitória Juventude Criciúma Atlético Goianiense 2024 Santos Mirassol Sport Ceará 2025 Coritiba Athletico Paranaense Chapecoense Remo
Notes
In 1986, Treze, Central, Inter de Limeira and Criciúma were the champions of their respective groups and were promoted to the first level in the same year. Confederação Brasileira de Futebol is yet to recognize these titles.
In 1987, Americano and Operário–MS each won their groups (White and Blue respectively) as well.
In 2000, Paraná defeated São Caetano in the Final of the Yellow Module of the Copa João Havelange and both, plus Remo, who finished third were promoted to Knockout Stage of the Série A in the same year. However, only São Caetano and Paraná remained in the Série A in 2001 season. São Caetano later became the runner-up of the first division in the same year that became the runner-up of the second division. Confederação Brasileira de Futebol is yet to recognize this title.
Unofficial champions
The following seasons are not officially recognized by the CBF:
YearWinnerScoreRunner-upThird placeComments1979«MAC protocola pedido à CBF para reconhecimento como campeão da Série B de 1979» GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 13 November 2025. Retrieved 10 January 2026. Maranhão Grêmio Maringá UberabaThe first phase of the Copa Brasil that year was divided into groups, and Maranhão was the best-ranked team.1986 Treze Maranhão Rio NegroThe four winners were promoted to the first level in the same year. Central Americano Goytacaz Inter de Limeira Juventus Santo André Criciúma Marcílio Dias Pinheiros1987 Americano Uberlândia JuventudeFinal stage of each module was disputed in a triangular. Operário–MS Paysandu Botafogo-PB2000 Paraná São Caetano RemoIt was the Yellow Module of the Copa João Havelange. The top three teams were promoted to the first level in the same year.
Titles by team Below are the titles by team, according to the Brazilian Football Confederation:
Rank Club Winners Winning years1 Coritiba32007, 2010, 20252 América Mineiro21997, 2017 Botafogo2015, 2021 Goiás1999, 2012 Palmeiras2003, 2013 Bragantino1989, 2019 Paraná1992, 2000 Paysandu1991, 20013 Atlético Goianiense12016 Atlético Mineiro2006 Athletico Paranaense1995 Brasiliense2004 Campo Grande1982 Chapecoense2020 Corinthians2008 Criciúma2002 Cruzeiro2022 Fortaleza2018 Gama1998 Grêmio2005 Guarani1981 Inter de Limeira1988 Joinville2014 Juventude1994 Juventus1983 Londrina1980 Portuguesa2011 Sampaio Corrêa1972 Santos2024 Sport Recife1990 Tuna Luso1985 Uberlândia1984 União São João1996 Vasco da Gama2009 Villa Nova1971 Vitória2023
Titles by state Below are the titles by state, according to the Brazilian Football Confederation:
StateNº of titles11 6 64 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1
Participations Most appearances
Below is the list of clubs that have more appearances in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B.
Club App First Last CRB 36 1971 2026 Ceará 33 1981 2026 América Mineiro 29 1980 2026 Criciúma 28 1980 2026 Londrina 28 1971 2026 Vila Nova 28 1982 2026 Avaí 27 1980 2026 América de Natal 24 1972 2014 Náutico 24 1971 2026 Ponte Preta 24 1971 2026 Remo 23 1971 2025 ABC 22 1971 2023 Americano 20 1980 2002 Botafogo (SP) 20 1980 2026 Joinville 20 1982 2016 Paysandu 20 1971 2025 Sampaio Corrêa 20 1971 2023 Santa Cruz 20 1982 2017
Clubs promoted to Série A
1971 and 1972
YearClubs1971None1972None
Taça de Prata era (1980-1986)
YearClubs promoted in same yearClubs promoted to next season1980América de Rio Preto, Americano, Bangu, SportLondrina, CSA1981Bahia, Náutico, Palmeiras, UberabaGuarani, Anapolina1982America (RJ), Atlético Paranaense, Corinthians, São Paulo (RS)Campo Grande, CSA1983Americano, Botafogo (SP), Guarani, Operário (MS)None1984UberlândiaRemo1985NoneTuna Luso1986Central, Criciúma, Inter de Limeira, Treze
Mixed formats (1987-2005)
YearClubs1987See Copa União1988Inter de Limeira, Náutico1989Bragantino, São José (SP)1990Sport, Atlético Paranaense1991Paysandu, Guarani1992Paraná, Vitória, Criciúma, Santa Cruz, Remo, América Mineiro, Fortaleza, União São João, Grêmio, Ceará, Desportiva, Coritiba1994Juventude, Goiás1995Atlético Paranaense, Coritiba1996União São João, América de Natal1997América Mineiro, Ponte Preta1998Gama, Botafogo (SP)1999–2000See Copa João Havelange2001Paysandu, Figueirense2002Criciúma, Fortaleza2003Palmeiras, Botafogo2004Brasiliense, Fortaleza2005Grêmio, Santa Cruz
Round-robin tournament (2006-present)
YearClubs (points)2006Atlético Mineiro (71), Sport (64), Náutico (64), América de Natal (61)2007Coritiba (69), Ipatinga (67), Portuguesa (63), Vitória (59)2008Corinthians (85), Santo André (68), Avaí (67), Grêmio Barueri (63)2009Vasco da Gama (76), Guarani (69), Ceará (68), Atlético Goianiense (65)2010Coritiba (71), Figueirense (67), Bahia (65), América Mineiro (63)2011Portuguesa (81), Náutico (64), Ponte Preta (63), Sport (61)2012Goiás (78), Criciúma (73), Atlético Paranaense (71), Vitória (71)2013Palmeiras (82), Chapecoense (72), Sport (63), Figueirense (60)2014Joinville (70), Ponte Preta (69), Vasco da Gama (63), Avaí (62)2015Botafogo (72), Santa Cruz (67), Vitória (66), América Mineiro (65)2016Atlético Goianiense (76), Avaí (66), Vasco da Gama (65), Bahia (63)2017América Mineiro (73), Internacional (71), Ceará (67), Paraná (64)2018Fortaleza (71), CSA (62), Avaí (61), Goiás (60)2019Bragantino (75), Sport (68), Coritiba (66), Atlético Goianiense (62)2020Chapecoense (73), América Mineiro (73), Juventude (61), Cuiabá (61)2021Botafogo (70), Goiás (65), Coritiba (64), Avaí (64)2022Cruzeiro (78), Grêmio (65), Bahia (62), Vasco da Gama (62)2023Vitória (72), Juventude (65), Criciúma (64), Atlético Goianiense (64)2024Santos (68), Mirassol (67), Sport (66), Ceará (64)2025Coritiba (68), Athletico Paranaense (65), Chapecoense (62), Remo (62)
Clubs relegated to Série C
Mixed formats (1988-2005)
YearClubs (points)1988None1990None1992None1994Fortaleza (6), Tiradentes (DF) (5)1995Ponte Preta (5), Democrata (GV) (5)1996Canceled1997Moto Club (Group A), Central (Group B), Sergipe (Group C), Goiatuba (Group D), Mogi Mirim (Group E)1998Fluminense (11), Atlético Goianiense (10), Náutico (8), Juventus (7), Volta Redonda (6), Americano (6) 1999–2000See Copa João Havelange2001Sergipe (33), Tuna Luso (33), ABC (29), Desportiva (29), Nacional (AM) (25), Serra (24)2002Americano (32), Botafogo (SP) (30), Sampaio Corrêa (25), Guarany de Sobral (20), XV de Piracicaba (19), Bragantino (17)2003Gama (19), União São João (16)2004América de Natal (26), Remo (25), América Mineiro (23), Joinville (18), Mogi Mirim (18), Londrina (17) 2005Vitória (27), Bahia (25), Anapolina (25), União Barbarense (24), Criciúma (19), Caxias (16)
Round-robin tournament (2006-present)