The 2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B was a football competition held in Brazil, equivalent to the second division.
Twenty teams competed in the tournament, twelve returning from the 2017 season, four promoted from the 2017 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C (CSA, Fortaleza, São Bento and Sampaio Corrêa). and four relegated from the 2017 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (Coritiba, Avaí, Ponte Preta and Atlético Goianiense).
The top four teams were promoted to the 2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. Fortaleza became the first club to be promoted after a 1–2 win against Atlético Goianiense on 3 November 2018. Goiás was promoted on 17 November, and Avaí and CSA on 24 November.
Teams
Pos.Relegated from 2017 Série A17ºCoritiba18ºAvaí19ºPonte Preta20ºAtlético Goianiense
Pos.Promoted from 2017 Série C1ºCSA2ºFortaleza3°São Bento4ºSampaio Corrêa
Number of teams by state Numberof teams State Team(s)4 3 Atlético Goianiense, Goiásand Vila Nova Avaí, Criciúma and Figueirense2 CRB and CSA Coritiba and Londrina Brasil de Pelotas and Juventude1 Fortaleza Sampaio Corrêa Boa Esporte Paysandu
Venues TeamHome cityStadiumCapacity Atlético Goianiense Goiânia Olímpico Pedro Ludovico13,500 Antônio Accioly5,000 Avaí Florianópolis Ressacada17,826 Boa Esporte Varginha Melão15,471 Brasil de Pelotas Pelotas Bento Freitas18,000 Coritiba Curitiba Couto Pereira40,502 CRB Maceió Rei Pelé17,126 Criciúma Criciúma Heriberto Hülse19,900 CSA Maceió Rei Pelé17,126 Figueirense Florianópolis Orlando Scarpelli19,584 Fortaleza Fortaleza Castelão63,903 Goiás Goiânia Serra Dourada42,000 Olímpico Pedro Ludovico13,500 Guarani Campinas Brinco de Ouro29,130 Juventude Caxias do Sul Alfredo Jaconi19,924 Londrina Londrina Café31,000 Oeste Barueri Arena Barueri31,452 Paysandu Belém Curuzú16,200 Olímpico do Pará45,007 Ponte Preta Campinas Moisés Lucarelli19,728 Nabi Abi Chedid 17,128 Fonte Luminosa 21,441 Sampaio Corrêa São Luís Castelão40,149 São Bento Sorocaba Walter Ribeiro13,772 Vila Nova Goiânia Serra Dourada42,000
Personnel and kits
Team Manager Kit manufacturer Shirt main sponsor Atlético Goianiense Wagner Lopes Numer Caixa Avaí Geninho Umbro Caixa Boa Esporte Tuca Guimarães Embratex None Brasil de Pelotas Rogério Zimmermann Topper Caixa Coritiba Argel Fucks 1909 Caixa CRB Roberto Fernandes Rinat Caixa Criciúma Mazola Júnior Embratex Caixa CSA Marcelo Cabo None None Figueirense Rogério Micale Adidas Caixa Fortaleza Rogério Ceni None None Goiás Ney Franco Topper Caixa Guarani Marco Antônio Ribeiro Topper None Juventude Luiz Carlos Winck 19Treze Banrisul Londrina Roberto Fonseca Karilu Sports Caixa Oeste Roberto Cavalo Deka Consigaz Paysandu João Brigatti None Caixa Ponte Preta Gilson Kleina Adidas Caixa Sampaio Corrêa Marcinho Guerreiro Numer None São Bento Marquinhos Santos Joma JCB Vila Nova Hemerson Maria Rinat Caixa
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDatePosition in tableIncoming manager CRB Mazola Júnior Resigned 13 April 19th Júnior Rocha Coritiba Sandro Forner Sacked 15 April 20th Eduardo Baptista Avaí Claudinei Oliveira 19 April 17th Geninho Boa Esporte Sidney Moraes 4 May 20th Daniel Paulista Goiás Hélio dos Anjos 6 May 18th Ney Franco Sampaio Corrêa Francisco Diá 8 May 16th Roberto Fonseca Criciúma Argel Fucks 9 May 19th Mazola Júnior Ponte Preta Doriva 29 May 15th João Brigatti Brasil de Pelotas Clemer 17 June 18th Gilmar Dal Pozzo Boa Esporte Daniel Paulista 24 June 20th Ney da Matta São Bento Paulo Roberto Santos 25 June 8th Marquinhos Santos CRB Júnior Rocha 27 June 18th Doriva Londrina Marquinhos Santos Signed by São Bento 28 June 15th Sérgio Soares Paysandu Dado Cavalcanti Sacked 12 July 15th Guilherme Alves Sampaio Corrêa Roberto Fonseca 26 July 19th Paulo Roberto Santos Londrina Sérgio Soares 4 August 15th Roberto Fonseca Coritiba Eduardo Baptista 10 August 10th Tcheco Paysandu Guilherme Alves 25 August 16th João Brigatti Juventude Julinho Camargo 26 August 13th Luiz Carlos Winck Brasil de Pelotas Gilmar Dal Pozzo 29 August 18th Rogério Zimmermann Ponte Preta João Brigatti Replaced 2 September 9th Marcelo Chamusca Sampaio Corrêa Paulo Roberto Santos Resigned 5 September 19th Marcinho Guerreiro Figueirense Milton Cruz Sacked 10 September 8th Rogério Micale CRB Doriva 16 September 17th Roberto Fernandes Coritiba Tcheco Replaced 16 September 11th Argel Fucks Ponte Preta Marcelo Chamusca Sacked 26 September 11th Gilson Kleina Boa Esporte Ney da Matta 8 October 20th Tuca Guimarães Atlético Goianiense Claudio Tencati 13 October 7th Wagner Lopes Guarani Umberto Louzer 13 November 9th Marco Antônio Ribeiro
League table
Results
Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 DagobertoLondrina172 LucãoGoiás163 Gustavo HenriqueFortaleza144 RenatoAvaí125 Alan MineiroVila Nova11 André LuisPonte Preta Willians SantanaCRB8 ÉltonFigueirense10 Rafael LonguineGuarani10 Guilherme ParedeCoritiba9 Júnior BrandãoAtlético Goianiense
References