The 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B was a football competition held in Brazil, equivalent to the second division. The competition began on 28 May and ended on 28 November.

Twenty teams competed in the tournament, twelve returning from the 2020 season, four promoted from the 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C (Brusque, Londrina, Remo and Vila Nova), and four relegated from the 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (Botafogo, Coritiba, Goiás and Vasco da Gama).

Brusque were deducted three points after they were punished by Superior Tribunal de Justiça Desportiva (STJD) for racial abuse aimed toward Londrina's player Celsinho during the match Brusque v Londrina, played on 28 August (21st round). Brusque also were sanctioned with a fine of R$60,000. On 18 November 2021, STJD overturned its decision and the three points were returned to Brusque.

The top four teams were promoted to the 2022 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. Botafogo and Coritiba became the first two clubs to be promoted on 15 November 2021 after a 2–1 win against Operário Ferroviário and a 1–0 Brusque win against CRB, respectively. Goiás were promoted on 22 November 2021 and Avaí on 28 November 2021.

Teams

Pos.Relegated from 2020 Série A17thVasco da Gama18thGoiás19thCoritiba20thBotafogo

Pos.Promoted from 2020 Série C1stVila Nova2ndRemo3rdLondrina4thBrusque

Number of teams by state Numberof teams State Team(s)3 Coritiba, Londrina and Operário Ferroviário2 CRB and CSA Goiás and Vila Nova Botafogo and Vasco da Gama Avaí and Brusque Guarani and Ponte Preta1 Vitória Sampaio Corrêa Cruzeiro Remo Náutico Brasil de Pelotas Confiança

Venues TeamHome cityStadiumCapacity Avaí Florianópolis Ressacada 17,826 Botafogo Rio de Janeiro Olímpico Nilton Santos 45,000 Raulino de Oliveira 20,255 Brasil de Pelotas Pelotas Bento Freitas 18,000 Brusque Brusque Augusto Bauer 5,000 Confiança Aracaju Batistão 15,586 Coritiba Curitiba Couto Pereira 40,502 CRB Maceió Rei Pelé 17,126 Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte Mineirão 61,846 Independência 23,018 Arena do Jacaré 22,000 CSA Maceió Rei Pelé 17,126 Goiás Goiânia Serrinha 6,300 Guarani Campinas Brinco de Ouro 29,130 Londrina Londrina Estádio do Café 31,000 Náutico Recife Aflitos 22,856 Arena Pernambuco 44,300 Operário Ferroviário Ponta Grossa Germano Krüger 10,632 Couto Pereira 40,502 Ponte Preta Campinas Moisés Lucarelli 19,728 Remo Belém Baenão 12,000 Sampaio Corrêa São Luís Castelão 40,149 Vasco da Gama Rio de Janeiro São Januário 24,584 Vila Nova Goiânia Onésio Brasileiro Alvarenga 6,500 Annibal Batista de Toledo 6,645 Vitória Salvador Barradão 35,000

Personnel and kits

TeamManagerKit manufacturerMain kit sponsorAvaí Claudinei Oliveira Umbro PixBet Botafogo Enderson Moreira Kappa Estrela BetBrasil de Pelotas Jerson Testoni Xavante (Club manufactured kit) BanrisulBrusque Waguinho Dias BFC87 (Club manufactured kit) HAVANConfiança Luizinho Lopes WA Sport BaneseCoritiba Gustavo Morínigo 1909 (Club manufactured kit) NeodentCRB Allan Aal Regatas (Club manufactured kit) O Corpo ExplicaCruzeiro Vanderlei Luxemburgo Adidas Supermercados BHCSA Mozart Volt Sport CarajásGoiás Glauber Ramos (caretaker) Gr33n (Club manufactured kit) PixBetGuarani Daniel Paulista Kappa Asa AlumínioLondrina Márcio Fernandes Karilu PADONáutico Hélio dos Anjos N Seis (Club manufactured kit) JogueFácil.betOperário Ferroviário Ricardo Catalá Karilu PhilcoPonte Preta Gilson Kleina 1900 (Club manufactured kit) PixBetRemo Eduardo Baptista Volt Sport BanparáSampaio Corrêa João Brigatti Super Bolla Governo do MaranhãoVasco da Gama Fábio Cortez (caretaker) Kappa PixBetVila Nova Higo Magalhães (caretaker) V43 (Club manufactured kit) Rizzo ImobiliáriaVitória Wagner Lopes Nego (Club manufactured kit) Casa de Apostas

Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPositionin tableIncoming managerDate of appointmentRef.Cruzeiro Célio LúcioEnd of caretaker tenure29 January 2021Pre-season Felipe Conceição30 January 2021Guarani Felipe ConceiçãoResigned Allan Aal4 February 2021Sampaio Corrêa Léo CondéEnd of contract Rafael Guanaes5 February 2021Botafogo Lúcio FlávioEnd of caretaker tenure26 February 2021 Marcelo Chamusca26 February 2021Vasco da Gama Vanderlei LuxemburgoEnd of contract Marcelo Cabo27 February 2021Vila Nova Márcio FernandesSacked5 March 2021 Wagner Lopes8 March 2021Londrina Silvinho Canuto21 March 2021 Roberto Fonseca29 March 2021Goiás Augusto César12 April 2021 Pintado26 April 2021CSA MozartResigned18 April 2021 Bruno PivettiSampaio Corrêa Rafael GuanaesSacked22 April 2021 Daniel Neri29 April 2021Confiança Daniel PaulistaMutual agreement10 May 2021 Rodrigo Santana12 May 2021Guarani Allan AalSacked18 May 2021 Daniel Paulista23 May 2021Ponte Preta Fábio MorenoBack to coordinator role22 May 2021 Gilson Kleina28 May 2021CRB Roberto FernandesSacked24 May 2021 Allan Aal24 May 2021Sampaio Corrêa Daniel NeriMutual agreement27 May 2021 Felipe Surian27 May 2021Vitória Rodrigo ChagasSacked8 June 202114th Ramon Menezes8 June 2021Cruzeiro Felipe Conceição9 June 202120th Mozart10 June 2021Vila Nova Wagner Lopes24 June 202116th Hemerson Maria11 August 2021Remo Paulo BonamigoResigned30 June 202116th Felipe Conceição1 July 2021CSA Bruno PivettiMutual agreement4 July 202114th Ney Franco9 July 2021Londrina Roberto Fonseca10 July 202119th Márcio Fernandes14 July 2021Botafogo Marcelo ChamuscaSacked13 July 202111th Enderson Moreira20 July 2021Goiás Pintado18 July 20214th Marcelo Cabo20 July 2021Vasco da Gama Marcelo Cabo19 July 20218th Lisca20 July 2021Confiança Rodrigo Santana26 July 202120th Luizinho Lopes23 August 2021Brasil de Pelotas Cláudio Tencati29 July 202116th Cléber Gaúcho31 July 2021Cruzeiro MozartResigned30 July 202116th Vanderlei Luxemburgo3 August 2021Vitória Ramon MenezesSacked5 August 202115th Wagner Lopes13 August 2021Náutico Hélio dos AnjosResigned18 August 20216th Marcelo Chamusca18 August 2021Vila Nova Hemerson Maria23 August 202117th Higo Magalhães (caretaker)23 August 2021CSA Ney FrancoSacked30 August 202111th Mozart30 August 2021Vasco da Gama LiscaResigned8 September 20219th Fernando Diniz9 September 2021Brusque Jerson Testoni9 September 202113th Waguinho Dias12 September 2021Náutico Marcelo ChamuscaMutual agreement22 September 20218th Hélio dos Anjos23 September 2021Brasil de Pelotas Cléber GaúchoSacked20th Jerson Testoni27 September 2021Operário Ferroviário Matheus Costa29 September 202112th Ricardo Catalá1 October 2021Goiás Marcelo Cabo28 October 20214th Glauber Ramos (caretaker)28 October 2021Sampaio Corrêa Felipe Surian29 October 202113th João Brigatti30 October 2021Remo Felipe ConceiçãoMutual agreement10 November 202115th Eduardo Baptista11 November 2021Vasco da Gama Fernando DinizSacked11 November 20219th Fábio Cortez (caretaker)11 November 2021 Notes

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 Player 4 Avaí Jonathan Copete Botafogo Gatito Fernández Joel Carli Federico Barrandeguy Brasil de Pelotas Brusque Confiança Nery Bareiro Coritiba CRB Diego Torres Renan Bressandn Cruzeiro Raúl Cáceres Marcelo Morenodn Ariel Cabral Rômulodn CSA Goiás Guarani Londrina Elacio Córdoba Náutico Jorge Colmán Guillermo Paiva Jacob Murillo Operário Ferroviário Thomazdn Ponte Preta Remo Sampaio Corrêa Vasco da Gama Germán Cano Matías Galarza Martín Sarrafiore Jhon Sánchez Vila Nova Nicolás Maná Vitória Pablo Siles (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 were 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 EduBrusque172 Léo GamalhoCoritiba163 Rafael NavarroBotafogo154 DellatorreCSA125 Bruno SávioGuarani11 Germán CanoVasco da Gama Jean CarlosNáutico8 Alef MangaGoiás10 IuryCSA10 CielSampaio Corrêa9 Marco AntônioBotafogo Paulo SérgioOperário Ferroviário RégisGuarani WaguininhoCoritiba

Awards MonthPlayer of the monthRef.PlayerClubJune Jean CarlosNáuticoJulyAugust ChayBotafogoSeptember NenêVasco da GamaOctober Rafael NavarroBotafogo

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