2001 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B

Campeonato Brasileiro Série B 2001 Paysandu PaysanduFigueirense Sergipe Tuna LusoABCDesportivaNacional-AMSerra Sérgio Alves (Ceará) - 21 Londrina 7-0 Desportiva (8 November 2001) Sergipe 4-4 Anapolina (September 9, 2001)Tuna Luso 6-2 Ceará (September 19, 2001) 1112 2,86 Série B 2000 Série B 2002 The football (soccer) Campeonato Brasileiro Série B 2002, the second level of Brazilian National League, was played from August 11 to December 22, 2001. The competition had 28 clubs and two of them were promoted to Série A and six were relegated to Série C. The competition was won by Paysandu. Paysandu finished the final phase group with the most points, and was declared 2001 Brazilian Série B champions, claiming the promotion to the 2002 Série A along with Figueirense, the runners-up. The six worst ranked teams in the first round (Sergipe, Tuna Luso, ABC, Desportiva, Nacional-AM and Serra) were relegated to play Série C in 2002. Format The 28 teams were divided into two groups, win which each team played against each other twice. The four best placed teams in each group qualified to the quarter-finals, in which the first-placed team of the South-Southeastern Group played against the fourth-placed team of the North-Northeastern Group, the second-placed team of the South-Southeastern Group played against the third-placed team of the North-Northeastern Group, the third-placed team of the South-Southeastern Group played against the second-placed team of the North-Northeastern Group, and the fourth-placed team of the South-Southeastern Group played against the first-placed team of the North-Northeastern Group. The quarter-finals were played over two legs, and in case of tie in points, in case the away goals rule wasn't applicable, the team with the best campaign in the first phase of the two would qualify.the winners qualified to the final phase, in each the remaining four teams played against each other twice. The two best on this group would achieve promotion to the Série A of the following year. The six worst teams in the first stage were relegated to the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C of the following year. Teams Team City Stadium 2000 Season ABC Natal Machadão 18th in Série B América de Natal Natal Machadão 21st in Série B Americano Campos dos Goytacazes Godofredo Cruz 25th in Série B Anapolina Anápolis Jonas Duarte 13th in Série B Avaí Florianópolis Ressacada 15th in Série B Bragantino Bragança Paulista Nabi Abi Chedid 30th in Série B Caxias Caxias do Sul Centenário 7th in Série B Ceará Fortaleza Castelão 22nd in Série B CRB Maceió Pajuçara 16th in Série B Criciúma Criciúma Heriberto Hülse 14th in Série B Desportiva Cariacica Engenheiro Alencar Araripe 31st in Série B Figueirense Florianópolis Orlando Scarpelli 9th in Série B Fortaleza Fortaleza Castelão 5th in Série B Joinville Joinville Ernestão 20th in Série B Londrina Londrina Café 35th in Série B Malutrom São José dos Pinhais Tancredo Neves 1st in Série C Nacional-AM Manaus Vivaldão 27th in Série B Náutico Recife Aflitos 6th in Série B Paysandu Recife Curuzú 4th in Série B Remo Belém Mangueirão 3rd in Série B São Raimundo Manaus Ismael Benigno 11th in Série B Sampaio Corrêa São Luís Castelão 12th in Série B Sergipe Aracaju João Hora 28th in Série C Serra Serra Robertão 17th in Série B Tuna Luso Recife Ilha do Retiro 4th in Série C União São João Araras Herminião 26th in Série B Vila Nova Goiânia Serra Dourada 34th in Série B XV de Piracicaba Piracicaba Barão da Serra Negra 28th in Série B First stage North-Northeastern Group main WDL QR y y PAY Paysandu CEA Ceará NAU Náutico CRB CRB FOR Fortaleza SRM São Raimundo ARN América-RN ANA Anapolina REM Remo SAM Sampaio Corrêa SRG Sergipe TUN Tuna Luso ABC ABC NAM Nacional-AM 12 11 3 44 26 12 5 9 50 36 12 5 9 44 38 12 5 9 35 36 11 7 8 40 24 11 5 10 36 37 9 11 6 32 30 10 4 12 45 47 9 5 12 33 39 9 5 12 32 42 8 8 10 38 41 8 6 12 36 45 7 8 11 33 41 6 7 13 30 47 green2 Qualified to Quarterfinals Q Q Q Q red3 Relegation Playoff RP RP red1 Relegated R R complete South-Southeastern Group main WDL QR y y CAX Caxias FIG Figueirense AVA Avaí USJ União São João JOI Joinville VIL Vila Nova AME Americano LON Londrina BRA Bragantino XVP XV de Piracicaba MAL Malutrom CRI Criciúma DES Desportiva SRR Serra 13 7 6 44 35 13 3 10 50 38 12 6 8 36 31 11 8 7 45 31 11 8 7 39 26 12 1 13 43 44 11 4 11 32 36 10 7 9 45 36 11 2 13 40 43 12 2 12 39 45 9 5 12 32 37 8 6 12 35 40 8 5 13 26 48 6 6 14 33 49 -5 5 points were deducted from XV de Piracicaba for its use of a ineligible player in one of the matches against União São João. green2 Qualified to Quarterfinals Q Q Q Q red3 Relegation Playoff RP RP red1 Relegated R R complete Relegation playoff Tuna Luso 1–2 Malutrom 1–0 0–2 2 Criciúma 3-1 Sergipe 3–1 0–0 1 Quarterfinals União São João 0–0Paysandu, Figueirense and Caxias qualified due to having a better campaign in the first phase. Paysandu 0-0 0-0 Avaí 5–2 Ceará 2-0 3-2 Náutico 3–3 Figueirense 2–1 1–2 CRB 3-3 Caxias 3-0 0–3 Final stage main WDL P y y PAY Paysandu FIG Figueirense CAX Caxias AVA Avaí 2 3 1 16 10 2 3 1 7 7 1 3 2 6 7 1 3 2 8 13 -3 green1 Promoted to Série A 2002 P P y noflag FBR grey 1–0 2–2 3–3 2–2 0–0 4–3 2–0 1–0 3–3 4–0 0–0 3–0 The match was annulled at 90 minutes due to pitch invasion. While the result stood, Figueirense did not earn the points. complete Final standings main WDL PR y y PAY Paysandu FIG Figueirense CAX Caxias AVA Avaí NAU Náutico CRB CRB USJ União São João CEA Ceará JOI Joinville FOR Fortaleza SRM São Raimundo ARN América-RN VIL Vila Nova AME Americano LON Londrina BRA Bragantino ANA Anapolina XVP XV de Piracicaba REM Remo SAM Sampaio Corrêa MAL Malutrom CRI Criciúma SRG Sergipe TUN Tuna Luso ABC ABC DES Desportiva NAM Nacional-AM SRR Serra 14 16 4 60 36 16 6 12 60 48 15 10 9 53 45 15 9 10 49 46 13 5 10 47 41 13 5 10 38 39 11 10 7 45 31 12 5 11 52 41 11 8 7 39 26 11 7 8 40 24 11 5 10 36 37 9 11 6 32 30 12 1 13 43 44 11 4 11 32 36 10 7 9 45 36 11 2 13 40 43 10 4 12 45 47 12 2 12 39 45 9 5 12 33 39 9 5 12 32 42 10 5 13 34 38 9 7 12 38 41 8 9 11 39 44 9 6 13 37 47 7 8 11 33 41 8 5 13 26 48 6 7 13 30 47 6 6 14 33 49 -3 3 points deducted -5 5 points deducted green1 Promoted to 2002 Série A P P green2 Reached Final phase group FIN FIN green3 Quarterfinalists QF QF QF QF red3 Winners of the relegation playoffs. RP RP red1 Relegated to 2002 Série C RC RC RC RC RC RC complete Sources https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/braz2-01.html Brazil Second Level 2001 RSSSF 2014-02-02 Category:Campeonato Brasileiro Série B seasons Category:2001 in Brazilian football leagues