The 2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B was a football competition held in Brazil, equivalent to the second division. The competition started on 26 April and ended on 30 November 2019.
Twenty teams competed in the tournament, twelve returning from the 2018 season, four promoted from the 2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C (Botafogo-SP, Bragantino, Cuiabá and Operário Ferroviário), and four relegated from the 2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (América Mineiro, Paraná, Sport and Vitória).
Red Bull GmbH signed a deal with the promoted team Bragantino. Team was merged with Red Bull Brasil and renamed as RB Bragantino, although in the 2019 Série B their name was simply Bragantino with Red Bull as main sponsor.
In the 17th round (20 August), Figueirense players refused to play their away match against Cuiabá in protest over unpaid wages. Cuiabá was awarded a 3–0 win by forfeit. On 4 October, Figueirense was sanctioned by the Superior Tribunal de Justiça Desportiva (STJD) with loss of three points and a fine of R$3,000. Few days later the STJD corrected its decision and gave back the three points to Figueirense.
The top four teams were promoted to the 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. Bragantino became the first club to be promoted after a 3–1 win against Guarani on 5 November 2019. Sport was promoted on 20 November, and Coritiba and Atlético Goianiense on 30 November.
Teams
Pos.Relegated from 2018 Série A17ºSport18ºAmérica Mineiro19ºVitória20ºParaná
Pos.Promoted from 2018 Série C1ºOperário Ferroviário2ºCuiabá3°Botafogo-SP4ºBragantino
Number of teams by state Numberof teams State Team(s)6 Botafogo-SP, Bragantino, Guarani, Oeste,Ponte Preta and São Bento4 Coritiba, Londrina,Operário Ferroviário and Paraná2 Atlético Goianiense and Vila Nova Criciúma and Figueirense1 CRB Vitória Cuiabá América Mineiro Sport Brasil de Pelotas
Venues TeamHome cityStadiumCapacity América Mineiro Belo Horizonte Independência23,018 Atlético Goianiense Goiânia Antônio Accioly12,000 Botafogo-SP Ribeirão Preto Santa Cruz29,292 Bragantino Bragança Paulista Nabi Abi Chedid17,128 Brasil de Pelotas Pelotas Bento Freitas18,000 Coritiba Curitiba Couto Pereira40,502 CRB Maceió Rei Pelé17,126 Criciúma Criciúma Heriberto Hülse19,900 Cuiabá Cuiabá Arena Pantanal44,000 Figueirense Florianópolis Orlando Scarpelli19,584 Guarani Campinas Brinco de Ouro29,130 Londrina Londrina Estádio do Café31,000 Oeste Barueri Arena Barueri31,452 Novelli Júnior 18,560 Operário Ferroviário Ponta Grossa Germano Krüger10,632 Paraná Curitiba Vila Capanema20,083 Ponte Preta Campinas Moisés Lucarelli19,728 São Bento Sorocaba Walter Ribeiro13,772 Sport Recife Ilha do Retiro32,983 Arena Pernambuco 44,300 Vila Nova Goiânia Serra Dourada42,000 Olímpico Pedro Ludovico13,500 Vitória Salvador Barradão35,000 Arena Fonte Nova50,025
Personnel and kits
TeamManagerKit manufacturerMain kit sponsorAmérica Mineiro Felipe Conceição SPARTA (Club manufactured kit)Atlético Goianiense Eduardo Barroca Dragão premium (Club manufactured kit) Botafogo-SP Hemerson Maria Kappa SicrediBragantino Antônio Carlos Zago Nike Red BullBrasil de Pelotas Bolívar Topper BanrisulCoritiba Jorginho 1909 (Club manufactured kit) Sementes GuerraCRB Marcelo Cabo Regatas (Club manufactured kit)Criciúma Roberto Cavalo Embratex CristalcopoCuiabá Marcelo Chamusca Umbro DreborFigueirense Pintado Topper SaladicesGuarani Thiago Carpini (caretaker) Topper Magnum RelógiosLondrina Silvinho Karilu SicoobOeste Renan Freitas Deka Sports ConsigazOperário Ferroviário Gerson Gusmão Karilu SicrediParaná Matheus Costa Valente (Club manufactured kit)Ponte Preta Gilson Kleina Topper PhilcoSão Bento Marcelo Cordeiro (caretaker) Joma JCBSport Guto Ferreira Umbro Banco Digi+Vila Nova Itamar Schülle Numer CRDVitória Geninho Kappa
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDatePosition in tableIncoming managerAmérica Mineiro Givanildo OliveiraSacked1 May19th Maurício BarbieriVitória Claudio Tencati19 May17th Osmar LossGuarani Vinícius Eutrópio12 June19th Roberto FonsecaBrasil de Pelotas Rogério ZimmermannResigned9 July13th BolívarVila Nova Eduardo BaptistaSacked13 July16th Marcelo CaboAmérica Mineiro Maurício Barbieri15 July19th Felipe ConceiçãoFigueirense Hemerson MariaResigned29 July10th Vinícius EutrópioVitória Osmar LossSacked4 August19th Carlos AmadeuCriciúma Gilson Kleina5 August18th Wilson VaterkemperBotafogo-SP Roberto CavaloResigned6 August4th Hemerson MariaLondrina AlemãoSacked21 August8th Claudio TencatiGuarani Roberto Fonseca21 August20th Thiago CarpiniPonte Preta Jorginho25 August8th Gilson KleinaCriciúma Wilson VaterkemperReplaced27 August14th Waguinho DiasSão Bento DorivaSacked29 August18th Milton MendesFigueirense Vinícius Eutrópio17 September19th Márcio CoelhoVitória Carlos Amadeu18 September15th GeninhoCoritiba Umberto Louzer21 September8th JorginhoCriciúma Waguinho Dias26 September19th Roberto CavaloLondrina Claudio Tencati28 September15th Mazola JúniorVila Nova Marcelo Cabo3 October15th Itamar SchülleCuiabá Itamar Schülle12 October12th Marcelo ChamuscaAtlético Goianiense Wagner Lopes12 October3rd Eduardo BarrocaCRB Marcelo Chamusca12 October8th Marcelo CaboFigueirense Márcio CoelhoReplaced14 October20th PintadoSão Bento Milton MendesResigned2 November20th Marcelo CordeiroLondrina Mazola JúniorSacked10 November16th Silvinho
League table
Results
Top goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 GuilhermeSport172 FábioOeste153 HernaneSport14 Léo CearáCRB RogerPonte Preta Zé RobertoSão Bento7 RodrigãoCoritiba13 YtaloBragantino9 Léo GamalhoCriciúma12 MikeAtlético Goianiense
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