The 2003 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A was the 47th edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. The first edition with only a double round-robin and no playoffs, it began on March 29, 2003, and reached its end on December 14. The competition was won by Cruzeiro Esporte Clube, who completed a treble.
Format
The 24 teams played against each other twice. At the season finale, the team with the most accumulated points (3 for each win, 1 for a draw, none for a loss) was declared champion. The two lowest-placed teams were relegated to the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B of the following year.
Standings
Results
Top scorers Pos.ScorerClubGoals1 Dimba Goiás312 RenaldoParaná303 Luís Fabiano São Paulo 294 AlexCruzeiro235 Víctor AristizábalCruzeiro226 MarcelCoritiba207 IlanAtlético-PR168 DeividCruzeiro15 MarquinhosParaná15 WágnerGuarani15 RóbsonPaysandu15
Coaching changes TeamOutgoing head coachDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming head coachDate of appointmentFortaleza Luis Carlos Cruz3 April 200320th Ferdinando Teixeira3 April 2003Bahia Bobô26 April 200323rd Evaristo de Macedo1 May 2003São Paulo Oswaldo de Oliveira3 May 20039th Roberto Rojas4 May 2003Figueirense Vágner Benazzi17 May 200322nd Artur Neto17 June 2003Goiás Candinho25 May 200324th Cuca26 May 2003Paraná Cuca25 May 20038th Adilson Batista27 May 2003Grêmio Tite3 June 200321st Darío Pereyra8 June 2003Fortaleza Ferdinando Teixeira15 June 200322nd Luis Carlos Cruz17 June 2003Vitória Joel Santana24 June 200315th Edinho25 June 2003Fluminense Renato Gaúcho11 July 200312th Joel Santana18 July 2003Vasco Antônio Lopes13 July 200320th Mauro Galvão14 July 2003Paraná Adilson Batista16 July 20039th Edu Marangon12 August 2003Flamengo Nelsinho Baptista17 July 200315th Oswaldo de Oliveira21 July 2003Atlético Mineiro Celso Roth21 July 20037th Marcelo Oliveira23 July 2003Grêmio Darío Pereyra21 July 200322nd Nestor Simionato22 July 2003Vitória Edinho27 July 200316th Lori Sandri4 August 2003Atlético Paranaense Vadão4 August 200318th Mário Sérgio5 August 2003Bahia Evaristo de Macedo7 August 200320th Lula Pereira18 August 2003Figueirense Artur Neto12 August 200315th Luiz Carlos Ferreira12 August 2003Fortaleza Luis Carlos Cruz17 August 200321st Márcio Araújo19 August 2003Grêmio Nestor Simionato22 August 200324th Adilson Batista22 August 2003Paraná Edu Marangon22 September 200316th Saulo23 September 2003Figueirense Luiz Carlos Ferreira23 September 200312th Dorival Júnior25 September 2003Corinthians Geninho29 September 200310th Júnior1 October 2003Fluminense Joel Santana2 October 200322nd Renato Gaúcho2 October 2003Flamengo Oswaldo de Oliveira12 October 200312th Waldemar Lemos14 October 2003Corinthians Júnior13 October 200311th Juninho Fonseca14 October 2003Bahia Lula Pereira25 October 200320th Edinho28 October 2003Atlético Mineiro Marcelo Oliveira7 November 20037th Procópio Cardoso9 November 2003Vitória Lori Sandri24 November 200316th Nelsinho Goés25 November 2003
References
External links Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2003 at RSSSF