# 2011 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B

In 2011, the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, the second level of the Brazilian League, will be contested by 20 clubs from May 20 until November 26, 2011. Top four teams in the table will qualify to the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A to be contested in 2012, meanwhile the bottom four will be relegated to Série C next season.

## Format

For the sixth consecutive season, the tournament will be played in a double round-robin system. The team with the most points will be declared champions. Top four clubs will ascend to Série A, meanwhile the bottom four will be relegated to Série C.

## Team information

| Team | City | Stadium | Capacity | 2010 season |
| ABC | Natal | Frasqueirão | 18,000 | Série C 1st place (promoted) |
| Americana | Americana | Décio Vita | 12,765 | Série B 15th place |
| ASA de Arapiraca | Arapiraca | Coaracy da Mata Fonseca | 10,000 | Série B 10th place |
| Barueri | Barueri | Arena Barueri | 35,000 | Série A 20th place (relegated) |
| Boa Esporte | Varginha | Melão | 27,000 | Série C 2nd place (promoted) |
| Bragantino | Bragança Paulista | Nabi Abi Chedid | 21,209 | Série B 9th place |
| Criciúma | Criciúma | Heriberto Hülse | 22,000 | Série C 3rd place (promoted) |
| Duque de Caxias | Duque de Caxias | Marrentão | 10,000 | Série B 11th place |
| Goiás | Goiânia | Serra Dourada | 45,000 | Série A 19th place (relegated) |
| Guarani | Campinas | Brinco de Ouro da Princesa | 40,988 | Série A 18th place (relegated) |
| Icasa | Juazeiro do Norte | Romeirão | 20,000 | Série B 12th place |
| Náutico | Recife | Estádio dos Aflitos | 30,000 | Série B 13th place |
| Paraná | Curitiba | Vila Capanema | 20,000 | Série B 7th place |
| Ponte Preta | Campinas | Moisés Lucarelli | 19,722 | Série B 14th place |
| Portuguesa | São Paulo | Canindé | 21,000 | Série B 5th place |
| Salgueiro | Salgueiro | Cornélio de Barros | 10,000 | Série C 4th place (promoted) |
| São Caetano | São Caetano do Sul | Anacleto Campanella | 22,738 | Série B 8th place |
| Sport Recife | Recife | Ilha do Retiro | 35,000 | Série B 6th place |
| Vila Nova | Goiânia | Serra Dourada | 45,000 | Série B 16th place |
| Vitória | Salvador | Barradão | 35,632 | Série A 17th place (relegated) |

## Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Portuguesa (C, P) | 38 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 82 | 38 | +44 | 81 | Promotion to Série A |
| 2 | Náutico (P) | 38 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 51 | 41 | +10 | 64 | Promotion to Série A |
| 3 | Ponte Preta (P) | 38 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 63 | 45 | +18 | 63 | Promotion to Série A |
| 4 | Sport Recife (P) | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 62 | 44 | +18 | 61 | Promotion to Série A |
| 5 | Vitória | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 61 | 48 | +13 | 60 | |
| 6 | Bragantino | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 65 | 53 | +12 | 58 | |
| 7 | Boa Esporte | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 44 | 40 | +4 | 57 | |
| 8 | Americana | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 40 | 45 | −5 | 56 | |
| 9 | Barueri | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 48 | 53 | −5 | 53 | |
| 10 | ABC | 38 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 52 | 53 | −1 | 53 | |
| 11 | Goiás | 38 | 16 | 4 | 18 | 51 | 57 | −6 | 52 | |
| 12 | Guarani | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 51 | 48 | +3 | 52 | |
| 13 | Paraná | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 48 | 44 | +4 | 52 | |
| 14 | Criciúma | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 51 | |
| 15 | São Caetano | 38 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 57 | 51 | +6 | 51 | |
| 16 | ASA | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 44 | 54 | −10 | 48 | |
| 17 | Icasa (R) | 38 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 52 | 55 | −3 | 47 | Relegation to Série C |
| 18 | Vila Nova (R) | 38 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 34 | 53 | −19 | 32 | Relegation to Série C |
| 19 | Salgueiro (R) | 38 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 32 | 63 | −31 | 26 | Relegation to Série C |
| 20 | Duque de Caxias (R) | 38 | 2 | 11 | 25 | 32 | 84 | −52 | 17 | Relegation to Série C |
* ↑ Salgueiro was docked 3 points due to fielding a suspended player.

## Results

| Home \ Away | ABC | AMC | ASA | BAR | BOA | BRG | CRI | DUQ | GOI | GUA | ICA | NAU | PAR | PON | POR | SAL | SCA | SPT | VIL | VIT |
| ABC | | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 |
| Americana | 2–1 | | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| ASA | 4–3 | 2–1 | | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 |
| Barueri | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | | 2–2 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Boa Esporte | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 |
| Bragantino | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | | 2–2 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–3 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 |
| Criciúma | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 5–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 |
| Duque de Caxias | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–6 | 1–2 | | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 |
| Goiás | 1–2 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 |
| Guarani | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| Icasa | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 |
| Náutico | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 2–0 |
| Paraná | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Ponte Preta | 4–1 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 4–3 | | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| Portuguesa | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | | 1–0 | 5–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–2 |
| Salgueiro | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 3–5 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| São Caetano | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 3–1 | | 3–3 | 3–0 | 2–2 |
| Sport Recife | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 1–3 | | 2–0 | 4–0 |
| Vila Nova | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | | 0–3 |
| Vitória | 1–1 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |