2023 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
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The 2023 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B (officially the Brasileirão Série B Betano 2023 for sponsorship reasons)[1] was a football competition held in Brazil, equivalent to the second division. The competition began on 14 April and ended on 25 November.[2]
Season | 2023 |
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Dates | 14 April – 25 November |
Champions | Vitória (1st title) |
Promoted | Atlético Goianiense Criciúma Juventude Vitória |
Relegated | ABC Londrina Sampaio Corrêa Tombense |
Matches played | 380 |
Goals scored | 796 (2.09 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Gustavo Coutinho (14 goals) |
Biggest home win | CRB 6–0 Vitória R27, 10 September |
Biggest away win | Nine matches 0–3 One match 1–4 |
Highest scoring | Six goals Four matches 3–3 Two matches 4–2 One match 6–0 |
Longest winning run | 7 games Novorizontino |
Longest unbeaten run | 11 games Juventude |
Longest winless run | 14 games ABC |
Longest losing run | 5 games Londrina Tombense |
Highest attendance | 41,153 Ceará 2–0 Chapecoense R10, 2 June |
Lowest attendance | 179 Tombense 1–1 Guarani R9, 28 May |
Total attendance | 2,372,095 |
Average attendance | 6,242 |
← 2022 2024 → |
Twenty teams competed in the tournament, twelve returning from the 2022 season, four promoted from the 2022 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C (ABC, Botafogo-SP, Mirassol and Vitória),[3] and four relegated from the 2022 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (Atlético Goianiense, Avaí, Ceará and Juventude).[4]
The top four teams were promoted to the 2024 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. Vitória became the first club to be promoted on 12 November 2023 after a 1–2 win against Novorizontino.[5] Criciúma were promoted on 18 November 2023,[6] and Juventude and Atlético Goianiense were promoted on 25 November 2023.[7][8]
ABC, Londrina, Sampaio Corrêa and Tombense were relegated to the 2024 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C.[9]