In 2010, the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, the second level of the Brazilian League, was contested by 20 clubs from May 7 to November 27, 2010. The top four teams in the table, former Brazilian Série A champions Coritiba and Bahia alongside Figueirense and América (MG), were promoted to the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A to be contested in 2011, meanwhile the bottom four were relegated to Série C next season. Three former Brazilian champion played in this edition: Bahia and 2009 relegated Coritiba and Sport Recife. Playing for the first time were Guaratinguetá, which was promoted along with ASA de Arapiraca, Icasa and América Mineiro from the Série C. After spending a single season in Série A, Santo André returned to Série B along with Náutico.
Format For the fifth consecutive season, the tournament was played in a double round-robin system. The team with most points has been declared champions. The top four clubs ascended to Série A, meanwhile the bottom four were relegated to Série C.
Team information
TeamCityStateStadiumCapacity2009 seasonAmérica MineiroBelo Horizonte MGIndependência18,000Série C 1st place (promoted)América de NatalNatal RNMachadão35,000Série B 16th placeASA de ArapiracaArapiraca ALCoaracy da Mata Fonseca10,000Série C 2nd place (promoted)BahiaSalvador BAPituaçu32,157Série B 12th placeBragantinoBragança Paulista SPNabi Abi Chedid21,209Série B 9th placeBrasilienseTaguatinga DFBoca do Jacaré32,000Série B 14th placeCoritibaCuritiba PRCouto Pereira37,182Série A 17th place (relegated)Duque de CaxiasDuque de Caxias RJMarrentão10,000Série B 8th placeFigueirenseFlorianópolis SCOrlando Scarpelli19,808Série B 6th placeGuaratinguetáGuaratinguetá SPDario Rodrigues Leite14,415Série C 3rd place (promoted)IcasaJuazeiro do Norte CERomeirão20,000Série C 4th place (promoted)IpatingaIpatinga MGIpatingão15,000Série B 15th placeNáuticoRecife PEAflitos30,000Série A 19th place (relegated)ParanáCuritiba PRVila Capanema20,000Série B 10th placePonte PretaCampinas SPMoisés Lucarelli19,722Série B 11th placePortuguesaSão Paulo SPCanindé25,470Série B 5th placeSanto AndréSanto André SPBruno José Daniel18,000Série A 18th place (relegated)São CaetanoSão Caetano do Sul SPAnacleto Campanella22,738Série B 7th placeSport RecifeRecife PEIlha do Retino35,000Série A 20th place (relegated)Vila NovaGoiânia GOSerra Dourada54,084Série B 13th place
Standings
Results
Top goalscorers Pos Name Club Goals 1 Alessandro Ipatinga 21 2 Fábio Júnior América (MG) 19 3 Eduardo São Caetano 17 4 Ciro Sport Recife 16 5 Adriano Bahia 15 Roni Vila Nova 7 Ciel ASA de Arapiraca 14 William Ponte Preta 9 Somália Duque de Caxias 13 10 Héverton Portuguesa 12 Jael Bahia
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