2002 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
| Season | 2002 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Criciúma |
| Promoted | Criciúma Fortaleza |
| Relegated | Americano Botafogo-SP Sampaio Corrêa Guarany de Sobral XV de Piracicaba Bragantino |
| Goals scored | 970 |
| Average goals/game | 2.86 |
| Top goalscorer | Vinícius (Fortaleza) - 22 |
The football (soccer) Campeonato Brasileiro Série B 2002, the second level of Brazilian National League, was played from August 11 to NDecember 7, 2002. The competition had 246clubs and two of them were promoted to Série A and six were relegated to Série C.The competition was won by Criciúma.
Criciúma defeated Fortaleza in the finals, and was declared 200s Brazilian Série B champions, claiming the promotion to the 2003 Série A along with Fortaleza, the runner-ups. The six worst ranked teams in the first round ( Americano, Botafogo-SP, Sampaio Corrêa, Guarany de Sobral, XV de Piracicaba and Bragantino) were relegated to play Série C in 2003.
Format
The 26 teams played against each other once. The eight best placed teams qualified to the quarter-finals, in which the eight-placed team played against the first-placed team, the seventh-placed team played against the second-placed team, the sixth-placed team played against the third-placed team, and the fifth-placed team played against the fourth-placed team. The quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals were played over two legs. The six worst teams in the first stage were relegated to the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C of the following year.
Teams
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Before the start of the championship, Malutrom withdrew, and was replaced by the third-placed team on the final stage of the 2001 Série C, Guarany de Sobral
First stage
| Time | Pts | GP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Criciúma | 51 | 25 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 45 | 34 | 11 |
| 2 | Sport | 50 | 25 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 21 | 17 |
| 3 | Fortaleza | 48 | 25 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 48 | 24 | 24 |
| 4 | Santa Cruz | 47 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 46 | 24 | 22 |
| 5 | Avaí | 46 | 25 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 39 | 20 | 19 |
| 6 | América Mineiro | 40 | 25 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 49 | 36 | 13 |
| 7 | Jundiaí | 39 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 37 | 27 | 10 |
| 8 | Remo | 38 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 37 | 35 | 2 |
| 9 | CRB | 38 | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 35 | 32 | 3 |
| 10 | América-RN | 36 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 46 | 35 | 11 |
| 11 | Mogi Mirim | 35 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 12 | 37 | 39 | -2 |
| 12 | Joinville | 34 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 36 | 44 | -8 |
| 13 | Ceará | 33 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 35 | 27 | 8 |
| 14 | Caxias | 33 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 31 | 24 | 7 |
| 15 | Vila Nova | 33 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 40 | 35 | 5 |
| 16 | União São João | 33 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 32 | 40 | -8 |
| 17 | Anapolina | 33 | 25 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 33 | 35 | -2 |
| 18 | Londrina | 33 | 25 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 28 | 30 | -2 |
| 19 | São Raimundo | 32 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 13 | 34 | 37 | -3 |
| 20 | Náutico | 32 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 38 | 35 | 3 |
| 21 | Americano | 32 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 34 | 36 | -2 |
| 22 | Botafogo-SP | 30 | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 36 | 60 | -24 |
| 23 | Sampaio Corrêa | 25 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 25 | 50 | -25 |
| 24 | Guarany de Sobral | 20 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 28 | 51 | -23 |
| 25 | XV de Piracicaba | 19 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 44 | -25 |
| 26 | Bragantino | 17 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 23 | 54 | -31 |
| Qualified to Second Stage | |
| Relegated to Série C 2004 |
Quarterfinals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg
{{TwoLegResult| Jundiaí || 3–2 | [[Sport Club do Recife|Sport]|| 2–1 | 1–1 }} |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| América Mineiro | 0–2 | Fortaleza | 0–0 | 0–2 |
| Avaí | 2–3 | Santa Cruz | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Remo | 2–5 | Criciúma | 2–1 | 0–4 |
Semifinals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jundiaí | 3–8 | Fortaleza | 1–6 | 2–2 |
| Santa Cruz | 0–4 | Criciúma | 0–1 | 0–3 |
Finals
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