2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B

In 2012, the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, the second level of the Brazilian League, was contested by 20 clubs from May 19 until November 24, 2012. The top four teams in the table have qualified to the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A to be contested in 2013, meanwhile the bottom four were relegated to Campeonato Brasileiro Série C. It's considered the sixth best "second division" of the world.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
Season2012
ChampionsGoiás (2nd title)
PromotedGoiás
Criciúma
Atlético Paranaense
Vitória
RelegatedCRB
Guarani
Ipatinga
Barueri
Matches played380
Goals scored1,055 (2.78 per match)
Top goalscorer27 goals: Zé Carlos
Biggest home winJoinville 6–0 Ipatinga (July 17, 2012)
Biggest away winIpatinga 0–6 Goiás (August 3, 2012)
Barueri 0–6 Atlético Paranaense (September 7, 2012)
Highest scoring9 goals: Atlético Paranaense 5–4 América Mineiro
← 2011
2013 →

Teams

Stadia and locations
Atlético (PR)
Avaí
São Paulo Metro Area
São Paulo Metro Area teams:
Barueri
Bragantino
Guarani
Guaratinguetá
São Caetano
Locations of the 2012 Série B teams
Team Home city Stadium Capacity 2011 season
ABC Natal Frasqueirão 18,000 10th in Série B
América de Natal Natal Nazarenão 4,000 4th in Série C
América Mineiro Belo Horizonte Independência 23,000 19th in Série A
ASA Arapiraca Coaracy da Mata Fonseca 14,000 16th in Série B
Atlético Paranaense Curitiba Arena da Baixada 25,180 17th in Série A
Avaí Florianópolis Ressacada 17,800 20th in Série A
Boa Esporte Varginha Melão 15,400 7th in Série B
Bragantino Bragança Paulista Nabi Abi Chedid 13,200 6th in Série B
Ceará Fortaleza Presidente Vargas 20,600 18th in Série A
CRB Maceió Rei Pelé 18,500 2nd in Série C
Criciúma Criciúma Heriberto Hülse 22,000 14th in Série B
Goiás Goiânia Serra Dourada 50,000 11th in Série B
Grêmio Barueri Barueri Arena Barueri 35,000 9th in Série B
Guarani Campinas Brinco de Ouro 32,400 12th in Série B
Guaratinguetá Guaratinguetá Ninho da Garça 15,700 8th in Série B
Ipatinga Ipatinga Ipatingão 27,500 3rd in Série C
Joinville Joinville Arena Joinville 22,400 1st in Série C
Paraná Curitiba Vila Capanema 20,000 13th in Série B
São Caetano São Caetano do Sul Anacleto Campanella 16,700 15th in Série B
Vitória Salvador Barradão 35,600 5th in Série B

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Goiás (C, P) 38 23 9 6 75 37 +38 78 Promotion to Série A
2 Criciúma (P) 38 22 7 9 78 57 +21 73
3 Atlético Paranaense (P) 38 21 8 9 65 37 +28 71
4 Vitória (P) 38 21 8 9 59 43 +16 71
5 São Caetano 38 20 11 7 58 38 +20 71
6 Joinville 38 17 9 12 58 40 +18 60
7 Avaí 38 18 5 15 44 42 +2 59
8 América Mineiro 38 16 7 15 63 58 +5 55
9 América de Natal 38 14 12 12 60 61 −1 54
10 Paraná 38 14 9 15 49 46 +3 51
11 Ceará 38 12 11 15 51 52 −1 47
12 ABC 38 11 12 15 50 52 −2 45
13 ASA 38 13 5 20 48 56 −8 44
14 Bragantino 38 12 8 18 45 53 −8 44
15 Boa Esporte 38 11 11 16 51 63 −12 44
16 Guaratinguetá 38 13 4 21 41 63 −22 43
17 CRB (R) 38 12 6 20 47 67 −20 42 Relegation to Série C
18 Guarani (R) 38 10 11 17 36 47 −11 41
19 Ipatinga (R) 38 8 7 23 38 73 −35 31
20 Grêmio Barueri (R) 38 7 9 22 38 69 −31 30
Updated to match(es) played on 24 November 2012. Source: Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd wins; 3rd goal difference; 4th goals scored; 5th head-to-head results; 6th least red cards received; 7th least yellow cards received; 8th draw.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.

Results
Home \ Away ABC AMG ARN ASA CAP AVA BAR BOA BRG CEA CRB CRI GOI GRN GRT IPA JEC PAR SCA VIT
ABC 0–2 2–2 1–1 0–1 1–2 2–1 1–2 1–0 0–1 4–2 2–2 3–2 3–1 3–0 2–2 0–0 2–0 0–1 0–1
América Mineiro 3–3 1–1 0–1 3–2 1–0 1–2 3–2 3–2 1–3 4–0 3–0 1–2 1–1 2–1 3–1 0–2 0–0 2–5 1–2
América de Natal 1–0 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–0 2–1 4–4 2–1 1–1 3–3 1–4 5–2 1–0 4–1 2–1 3–1 2–1 0–2 2–2
ASA 3–1 3–2 0–2 2–3 1–0 1–1 3–2 1–1 3–0 2–4 1–2 0–1 1–0 3–1 3–0 1–0 1–1 4–1 2–3
Atlético Paranaense 2–1 5–4 1–1 1–0 3–1 3–0 2–1 0–0 2–1 4–1 1–0 0–0 1–1 3–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–1 0–1
Avaí 3–1 2–0 2–2 2–0 1–2 2–1 2–1 1–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 1–4 1–0 2–0 2–1 1–2 3–1 1–0 2–0
Barueri 0–3 0–1 2–3 1–0 0–6 2–0 1–2 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–4 2–0 2–2 2–3 2–0 1–1 1–2 2–2 0–1
Boa Esporte 0–0 2–1 1–1 3–2 2–1 2–2 4–1 3–0 1–0 0–0 0–4 2–2 1–2 0–1 2–1 0–0 2–1 1–3 1–2
Bragantino 1–2 2–0 1–0 2–2 2–1 1–0 2–2 3–0 1–3 0–2 3–4 3–3 0–0 1–0 0–2 1–0 3–3 2–3 3–0
Ceará 4–2 1–2 4–0 3–2 1–0 0–1 2–0 1–1 1–2 1–2 2–2 2–2 1–0 1–1 1–1 4–3 0–1 2–2 1–3
CRB 3–3 0–1 4–2 0–1 2–0 2–0 2–1 0–0 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 2–1 3–1 2–0 4–3 0–2 2–2 0–1
Criciúma 2–0 0–4 4–3 2–1 0–0 2–0 3–4 4–3 3–2 2–1 2–0 3–0 2–1 4–1 3–2 2–3 2–1 0–2 2–1
Goiás 1–1 2–0 1–0 4–0 3–2 2–0 3–0 2–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 5–0 1–1 4–0 2–1 2–0 0–0 4–3
Guarani 1–1 0–3 0–0 2–1 2–1 0–2 1–0 0–0 1–2 4–1 4–0 1–2 1–2 2–1 1–0 2–1 0–0 1–2 0–0
Guaratinguetá 2–1 1–2 0–2 2–1 0–1 1–1 2–1 0–0 2–0 2–1 1–2 2–1 0–3 2–1 3–1 0–3 2–0 0–1 1–0
Ipatinga 1–1 1–0 4–0 1–0 1–1 1–2 0–3 1–2 2–1 1–2 3–2 2–3 0–6 0–0 2–3 1–0 2–0 1–2 1–1
Joinville 0–0 2–2 1–0 1–0 1–4 1–0 4–0 3–0 1–0 1–1 3–1 3–1 1–0 2–0 2–1 6–0 3–1 0–0 1–1
Paraná 1–2 0–1 1–0 2–0 1–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–0 4–0 1–1 1–3 1–1 3–2 2–0 2–0 2–1 3–1
São Caetano 0–1 1–1 3–2 0–1 1–3 1–0 3–0 4–2 2–0 2–0 3–2 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 0–0
Vitória 1–0 5–3 2–2 2–0 0–2 2–0 1–0 3–2 0–1 1–1 1–0 2–2 3–1 1–0 2–0 4–0 2–1 4–3 0–1
Updated to match(es) played on 24 November 2012. Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
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