The 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B was a football competition held in Brazil, equivalent to the second division. The competition was originally scheduled to begin on 2 May and end on 28 November, however due to the COVID-19 pandemic the tournament was rescheduled for 7 August 2020–29 January 2021.
Twenty teams competed in the tournament, twelve returning from the 2019 season, four promoted from the 2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C (Confiança, Juventude, Náutico and Sampaio Corrêa), and four relegated from the 2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (Avaí, Chapecoense, Cruzeiro and CSA). This was the first Série B played by Cruzeiro in their history.
Cruzeiro were deducted six points after their denial to pay the fee that was agreed upon with Emirati side Al Wahda over Denílson loan in 2016. Al Wahda decided to take this issue to FIFA and they won the case.
The matches Chapecoense v CSA, scheduled for 12 August 2020 (2nd round), CSA v Cuiabá, scheduled for 15 August 2020 (3rd round), Sampaio Corrêa v Figueirense, scheduled for 19 August 2020 (4th round), and Brasil de Pelotas v Sampaio Corrêa, scheduled for 23 August 2020 (5th round), were postponed after 20 CSA and 14 Sampaio Corrêa players tested positive for COVID-19.
The top four teams were promoted to the 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. América Mineiro and Chapecoense became the first two clubs to be promoted on 12 January 2021 after a 0–0 draw against Náutico and a 2–1 win against Figueirense, respectively. Cuiabá was promoted on 22 January 2021, and Juventude on 29 January 2021.
Teams
Pos.Relegated from 2019 Série A17ºCruzeiro18ºCSA19ºChapecoense20ºAvaí
Pos.Promoted from 2019 Série C1ºNáutico2ºSampaio Corrêa3°Juventude4ºConfiança
Number of teams by state Numberof teams State Team(s)4 Botafogo-SP, Guarani, Oeste and Ponte Preta3 Avaí, Chapecoense and Figueirense2 CRB and CSA América Mineiro and Cruzeiro Operário Ferroviário and Paraná Brasil de Pelotas and Juventude1 Vitória Sampaio Corrêa Cuiabá Náutico Confiança
Venues TeamHome cityStadiumCapacity América Mineiro Belo Horizonte Independência 23,018 Avaí Florianópolis Ressacada 17,826 Botafogo-SP Ribeirão Preto Santa Cruz 29,292 Brasil de Pelotas Pelotas Bento Freitas 18,000 Chapecoense Chapecó Arena Condá 20,089 Confiança Aracaju Batistão 15,586 CRB Maceió Rei Pelé 17,126 Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte Mineirão 61,846 Independência 23,018 CSA Maceió Rei Pelé 17,126 Cuiabá Cuiabá Arena Pantanal 44,000 Figueirense Florianópolis Orlando Scarpelli 19,584 Guarani Campinas Brinco de Ouro 29,130 Juventude Caxias do Sul Alfredo Jaconi 19,924 Náutico Recife Aflitos 22,856 Oeste Barueri Arena Barueri 31,452 Canindé 22,375 Operário Ferroviário Ponta Grossa Germano Krüger 10,632 Paraná Curitiba Vila Capanema 20,083 Ponte Preta Campinas Moisés Lucarelli 19,728 Canindé 22,375 Sampaio Corrêa São Luís Castelão 40,149 Vitória Salvador Barradão 35,000
Personnel and kits
TeamManagerKit manufacturerMain kit sponsorAmérica Mineiro Lisca SPARTA (Club manufactured kit) Banco SemearAvaí Claudinei Oliveira Umbro Estadium.betBotafogo-SP Samuel Dias (caretaker) KappaVacantBrasil de Pelotas Cláudio Tencati Xavante (Club manufactured kit) BanrisulChapecoense Umberto Louzer Umbro AuroraConfiança Daniel Paulista WA Sport EsporteNetCRB Roberto Fernandes Regatas (Club manufactured kit) Estadium.betCruzeiro Célio Lúcio (caretaker) Adidas Supermercados BHCSA Mozart Azulão (Club manufactured kit)VacantCuiabá Allan Aal Umbro DreborFigueirense Jorginho Cantinflas 1921 (Club manufactured kit) CONCEPTGuarani Felipe Conceição TopperVacantJuventude Pintado 19treze (Club manufactured kit) BanrisulNáutico Hélio dos Anjos N Seis (Club manufactured kit) Estadium.betOeste Roberto Cavalo Deka Sports ConsigazOperário Ferroviário Matheus Costa Karilu PhilcoParaná Márcio Coelho Valente (Club manufactured kit) Estadium.betPonte Preta Fábio Moreno 1900 (Club manufactured kit) PhilcoSampaio Corrêa Léo Condé NumerVacantVitória Rodrigo Chagas Kappa Casa de Apostas
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDatePositionin tableIncoming managerNáutico Gilmar Dal PozzoSacked12 August 202016th Gilson KleinaFigueirense Márcio Coelho27 August 202012th ElanoGuarani Thiago Carpini29 August 202016th Ricardo CataláCSA Eduardo Baptista30 August 202016th Argel FucksCruzeiro Enderson Moreira8 September 202016th Ney FrancoConfiança Matheus Costa16 September 202016th Daniel PaulistaCSA Argel Fucks17 September 202020th MozartOeste Renan Freitas30 September 202020th Thiago CarpiniPonte Preta João Brigatti2 October 20203rd Marcelo OliveiraVitória Bruno Pivetti7 October 202010th Eduardo BarrocaGuarani Ricardo Catalá7 October 202019th Felipe ConceiçãoCruzeiro Ney Franco11 October 202019th Luiz Felipe ScolariOeste Thiago Carpini19 October 202020th Roberto CavaloOperário Ferroviário Gerson Gusmão20 October 202010th Matheus CostaBrasil de Pelotas Hemerson MariaResigned28 October 202015th Cláudio TencatiParaná Allan AalSacked1 November 20206th Rogério MicaleCRB Marcelo CaboSigned by Atlético Goianiense7 November 202010th Ramon MenezesCuiabá Marcelo ChamuscaSigned by Fortaleza11 November 20203rd Allan AalFigueirense ElanoSacked13 November 202018th Jorginho CantinflasNáutico Gilson Kleina17 November 202017th Hélio dos AnjosBotafogo-SP Claudinei OliveiraResigned20 November 202019th Moacir JúniorVitória Eduardo BarrocaSigned by Botafogo27 November 202016th Mazola JúniorParaná Rogério MicaleSacked2 December 202015th Gilmar Dal PozzoAvaí GeninhoResigned4 December 20207th Claudinei OliveiraPonte Preta Marcelo OliveiraSacked11 December 20209th Fábio MorenoCRB Ramon Menezes17 December 202015th Roberto FernandesVitória Mazola Júnior22 December 202015th Rodrigo ChagasParaná Gilmar Dal PozzoResigned5 January 202118th Márcio CoelhoCruzeiro Luiz Felipe ScolariMutual agreement25 January 202112th Célio Lúcio (caretaker)Botafogo-SP Moacir JúniorResigned28 January 202119th Samuel Dias (caretaker)
Foreign players The clubs could have a maximum of five foreign players in their Campeonato Brasileiro squads per match, but there was no limit of foreigners in the clubs' squads.
Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 América Mineiro Avaí Gastón Rodríguez Botafogo-SP Brasil de Pelotas Chapecoense Confiança CRB Diego Torres Cruzeiro Raúl Cáceres Marcelo Morenodn CSA Héctor Bustamante Cuiabá Lucas Hernández Figueirense Félix Micolta Guarani Juventude Nery Bareiro Náutico Guillermo Paiva Antonio Bustamante Oeste Operário Ferroviário Juan Sosa Jorge Jiménez Martín Rodríguez Paraná Haiderson Hurtado Luis Salazar Renan Bressandn Ponte Preta Papa Faye Sampaio Corrêa Vitória Marcelinhodn Jordy Caicedo (dn) = Player holding Brazilian dual nationality.
League table
Positions by round The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards.
Results
Top goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Caio DantasSampaio Corrêa172 Léo CearáVitória163 Anselmo RamonChapecoense10 Paulo SérgioCSA ReisConfiança6 ÉltonCuiabá9 Ricardo BuenoOperário Ferroviário8 AdemirAmérica Mineiro8 Breno LopesJuventude KiezaNáutico Léo GamalhoCRB MarcinhoSampaio Corrêa
Awards MonthPlayer of the monthRef.PlayerClubAugust Léo GamalhoCRBSeptember Breno LopesJuventudeOctober Caio DantasSampaio CorrêaNovemberDecember AdemirAmérica MineiroJanuary Anselmo RamonChapecoense
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