Campeonato Brasileiro

The Campeonato Brasileiro is the name for the Brazilian soccer league.

Série B

The Série B is the intermediate division of Brazilian football. It's presently composed of 22 teams, but this number will be reduced to 18 teams in 2006.

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In 2005, the Série B will be composed of three rounds:

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• In the first round, each team plays against every other, much like what happens in Série A. Differently from Série A, though, each team plays against the other only once. Thus, each team plays 21 games, 11 home and 10 away, for a total of 462 games.
• The eight best ranked teams advance to the second round, where they are divided in two groups of four. Teams in each group play against each other home and away.
• The two best ranked teams in each group advance to the final round. Those four teams are put in a single group, and play against each other home and away. The team with most points is declared champion.

The champion and runner-up of Série B win the right to dispute next year's Série A. In 2005, the six last ranked teams in the first round descend to next year's Série C.

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Teams currently playing in Série B

These are the 22 teams playing Série B in 2005:

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Champions of Série B

Titles by Team

• 2 titles: Paysandu
• 1 title: América Mineiro, Atlético Paranaense, Bragantino, Brasiliense, Campo Grande, Criciúma, Gama, Goiás, Guarani, Inter de Limeira, Juventude, Juventus, Londrina, Palmeiras, Paraná, Sampaio Corrêa, Sport, Tuna Luso, Uberlândia, União São João, Villa Nova

Titles by State

• São Paulo 6 titles
• Minas Gerais 3 titles
• Pará 3 titles
• Paraná 3 titles
• Distrito Federal 2 titles
• Goiás 1 title
• Maranhão 1 title
• Pernambuco 1 title
• Rio de Janeiro 1 title
• Rio Grande do Sul 1 title
• Santa Catarina 1 title