# 2016 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B

The Serie B of the Brazilian Championship 2016 was a football competition held in Brazil, equivalent to the second division. It was contested by 20 clubs. The top four teams will were promoted to Série A in 2017 and the bottom four were relegated to Série C in 2017.The games had a break during the 2016 Olympics, which was held between July and August in Brazil. The competition had nineteen rounds played before the stoppage.
Atlético Goianiense were the champions.

## Teams

20 teams participated in the 2016 edition: the 12 teams from 5th to 16th of the previous (2015) edition of Série B, 4 relegated from 2015 Série A and 4 promoted from 2015 Série C. Teams in red left the competition this season (either due to a promotion or a relegation). Teams in green joined the competition this season (either due to a promotion or a relegation).
| Pos. | Relegated from 2015 Serie B |
| 17º | Macaé |
| 18º | ABC |
| 19º | Boa Esporte |
| 20º | Mogi Mirim |
| Pos. | Promoted from 2015 Serie C |
| 1º | Vila Nova |
| 2º | Londrina |
| 3° | Brasil de Pelotas |
| 4º | Tupi |
| Pos. | Promoted to 2016 Serie A |
| 1º | Botafogo |
| 2º | Santa Cruz |
| 3º | Vitória |
| 4º | América Mineiro |
| Pos. | Relegated from 2015 Serie A |
| 17º | Avaí |
| 18º | Vasco |
| 19° | Goiás |
| 20º | Joinville |

### Stadia and locations

| Team | Home city | State | Stadium | Capacity | 2015 season |
| Atlético Goianiense | Goiânia | Goiás | Serra Dourada | 41,574 | 14th in Série B |
| Avaí | Florianópolis | Santa Catarina | Ressacada | 17,537 | 17th in Série A |
| Bahia | Salvador | Bahia | Fonte Nova | 51,708 | 9th in Série B |
| Bragantino | Bragança Paulista | São Paulo | Nabi Abi Chedid | 17,022 | 6th in Série B |
| Brasil de Pelotas | Pelotas | Rio Grande do Sul | Bento Freitas | 18,000 | 4th in Série C |
| Ceará | Fortaleza | Ceará | Castelão | 67,037 | 15th in Série B |
| CRB | Maceió | Alagoas | Rei Pelé | 20,551 | 11th in Série B |
| Criciúma | Criciúma | Santa Catarina | Heriberto Hülse | 19,300 | 12th in Série B |
| Goiás | Goiânia | Goiás | Serra Dourada | 41,574 | 19th in Série A |
| Joinville | Joinville | Santa Catarina | Arena Joinville | 22,400 | 20th in Série A |
| Londrina | Londrina | Paraná | Café | 36,056 | 2nd in Série C |
| Luverdense | Lucas do Rio Verde | Mato Grosso | Passo das Emas | 10,000 | 10th in Série B |
| Náutico | Recife | Pernambuco | Arena Pernambuco | 46,154 | 5th in Série B |
| Oeste | Itápolis | São Paulo | Amaros | 13,044 | 16th in Série B |
| Paraná | Curitiba | Paraná | Vila Capanema | 20,083 | 13th in Série B |
| Paysandu | Belém | Pará | Curuzú | 16,200 | 7th in Série B |
| Sampaio Corrêa | São Luís | Maranhão | Castelão | 40,000 | 8th in Série B |
| Tupi | Juiz de Fora | Minas Gerais | Mário Helênio | 31,863 | 3rd in Série C |
| Vasco da Gama | Rio de Janeiro | Rio de Janeiro | São Januário | 22,150 | 18th in Série A |
| Vila Nova | Goiânia | Goiás | Serra Dourada | 41,574 | 1st in Série C |

### Number of teams by state

| Number of teams | State | Team(s) |
| 3 | Goiás | Atlético Goianiense, Goiás and Vila Nova |
| 3 | Santa Catarina | Avaí, Criciúma and Joinville |
| 2 | Paraná | Londrina and Paraná |
| 2 | São Paulo | Bragantino and Oeste |
| 1 | Alagoas | CRB |
| 1 | Bahia | Bahia |
| 1 | Ceará | Ceará |
| 1 | Maranhão | Sampaio Corrêa |
| 1 | Mato Grosso | Luverdense |
| 1 | Minas Gerais | Tupi |
| 1 | Pará | Paysandu |
| 1 | Pernambuco | Náutico |
| 1 | Rio de Janeiro | Vasco da Gama |
| 1 | Rio Grande do Sul | Brasil de Pelotas |

### Personnel and kits

| Team | Manager | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| Atlético Goianiense | Marcelo Cabo | Numer | Caixa |
| Avaí | Claudinei Oliveira | Fila | |
| Bahia | Guto Ferreira | Penalty | MRV Engenharia |
| Bragantino | Estevam Soares | Kanxa | Academia K@2 |
| Brasil de Pelotas | Rogério Zimmermann | Kappa | Banrisul |
| Ceará | Sérgio Soares | Penalty | |
| CRB | Mazola Júnior | Rinat | Caixa |
| Criciúma | Roberto Cavalo | Kappa | Resicolor Tintas Construtora Locks |
| Goiás | Gilson Kleina | Dryworld | |
| Londrina | Claudio Tencati | Karilu | Sercomtel |
| Luverdense | Júnior Rocha | Kanxa | |
| Joinville | Ramon Menezes | Umbro | |
| Náutico | Givanildo Oliveira | Topper | |
| Oeste | Fernando Diniz | Kanxa | |
| Paysandu | Dado Cavalcanti | Puma | Banpará |
| Paraná | Roberto Fernandes | Erreà | Racco |
| Sampaio Corrêa | Flávio Araújo | Numer | |
| Tupi | Júlio Cirico | GSport | Implante Rio |
| Vasco da Gama | Jorginho | Umbro | Caixa |
| Vila Nova | Guilherme Alves | Rinat | Sicoob |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Position in table | Incoming manager |
| Oeste | Roberto Fonseca | Resigned | 14th | Fernando Diniz |
| Sampaio Corrêa | Dejan Petković | Sacked | 20th | Wagner Lopes |
| Bragantino | Léo Condé | Resigned | 19th | Toninho Cecílio |
| Vila Nova | Rogério Mancini | Resigned | 17th | Guilherme Alves |
| Paysandu | Dado Cavalcanti | Resigned | 18th | Gilmar Dal Pozzo |
| Tupi | Ricardo Drubscky | Sacked | 19th | Estevam Soares |
| Goiás | Enderson Moreira | Sacked | 17th | Léo Condé |
| Paraná | Claudinei Oliveira | Sacked | 13th | Marcelo Martelotte |
| Bahia | Doriva | Sacked | 5th | Guto Ferreira |
| Bragantino | Toninho Cecílio | Sacked | 18th | Marcelo Veiga |
| Joinville | Hemerson Maria | Sacked | 18th | Lisca |
| Paysandu | Gilmar Dal Pozzo | Sacked | 15th | Dado Cavalcanti |
| Sampaio Corrêa | Wagner Lopes | Sacked | 20th | Flávio Araújo |
| Avaí | Silas Pereira | Sacked | 15th | Claudinei Oliveira |
| Goiás | Léo Condé | Sacked | 16th | Gilson Kleina |
| Náutico | Alexandre Gallo | Sacked | 8th | Givanildo Oliveira |
| Joinville | Lisca | Sacked | 19th | Ramon Menezes |
| Paraná | Marcelo Martelotte | Sacked | 14th | Roberto Fernandes |
| Tupi | Estevam Soares | Sacked | 8th | Ricardinho |
| Bragantino | Marcelo Veiga | Sacked | 17th | Estevam Soares |
| Tupi | Ricardinho | Sacked | 19th | Júlio Cirico |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Atlético Goianiense (P, C) | 38 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 60 | 35 | +25 | 76 | Promotion to 2017 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A |
| 2 | Avaí (P) | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 45 | 34 | +11 | 66 | Promotion to 2017 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A |
| 3 | Vasco da Gama (P) | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 54 | 41 | +13 | 65 | Promotion to 2017 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A |
| 4 | Bahia (P) | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 57 | 34 | +23 | 63 | Promotion to 2017 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A |
| 5 | Náutico | 38 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 55 | 43 | +12 | 60 | |
| 6 | Londrina | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 40 | 29 | +11 | 60 | |
| 7 | CRB | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 57 | 54 | +3 | 58 | |
| 8 | Criciúma | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 49 | 46 | +3 | 56 | |
| 9 | Luverdense | 38 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 43 | 39 | +4 | 55 | |
| 10 | Ceará | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 49 | 47 | +2 | 54 | |
| 11 | Brasil de Pelotas | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 40 | 38 | +2 | 54 | |
| 12 | Vila Nova | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 54 | 52 | +2 | 53 | |
| 13 | Goiás | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 49 | 48 | +1 | 50 | |
| 14 | Paysandu | 38 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 40 | 44 | −4 | 49 | |
| 15 | Paraná | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 39 | 55 | −16 | 41 | |
| 16 | Oeste | 38 | 8 | 17 | 13 | 32 | 46 | −14 | 41 | |
| 17 | Joinville (R) | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 32 | 42 | −10 | 40 | Relegation to 2017 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C |
| 18 | Tupi (R) | 38 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 40 | 56 | −16 | 33 | Relegation to 2017 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C |
| 19 | Bragantino (R) | 38 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 54 | −24 | 32 | Relegation to 2017 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C |
| 20 | Sampaio Corrêa (R) | 38 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 29 | 57 | −28 | 27 | Relegation to 2017 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C |

## Results

| Home \ Away | ATG | AVA | BAH | BRG | BDP | CEA | CRB | CRI | GOI | JOI | LON | LUV | NAU | OES | PAR | PAY | SAM | TPI | VAS | VIL |
| Atlético Goianiense | | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 5–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| Avaí | 1–1 | | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 |
| Bahia | 1–1 | 2–1 | | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| Bragantino | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 |
| Brasil de Pelotas | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 |
| Ceará | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 |
| CRB | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 |
| Criciúma | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Goiás | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Joinville | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–2 |
| Londrina | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| Luverdense | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| Náutico | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | | 0–2 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 |
| Oeste | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | | 3–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 |
| Paraná | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 5–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| Paysandu | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | | 2–1 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 |
| Sampaio Corrêa | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | | 3–1 | 0–4 | 0–3 |
| Tupi | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–4 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 1–1 | | 2–2 | 1–0 |
| Vasco da Gama | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | | 1–2 |
| Vila Nova | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–4 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | |

## Top scorers

    As of end of season
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Bill | Ceará | 15 |
| 2 | Felipe Garcia | Brasil de Pelotas | 13 |
| 2 | Nenê | Vasco da Gama | 13 |
| 4 | Rômulo | Avaí | 12 |
| 5 | Gustavo | Criciúma | 11 |
| 5 | Léo Gamalho | Goiás | 11 |
| 5 | Roni | Náutico | 11 |
| 5 | Hernane | Bahia | 11 |
| 9 | Júnior Viçosa | Atlético Goianiense | 10 |
| 10 | Hugo | Luverdense | 9 |
| 10 | Zé Carlos | CRB | 9 |
| 10 | Rossi | Goiás | 9 |
| 10 | Moisés | Vila Nova | 9 |
| 10 | Germano | Londrina | 9 |
| 10 | Ramon | Brasil de Pelotas | 9 |

## Attendances
### Average home attendances

| Pos. | Team | GP | Total | High | Low | Average |
| 1 | Bahia | 19 | 326,913 | 44,042 | 7,298 | 17,206 |
| 2 | Ceará | 19 | 210,520 | 55,455 | 1,075 | 11,080 |
| 3 | Paysandu | 19 | 167,467 | 28,938 | 3,896 | 8,814 |
| 4 | Náutico | 19 | 135,502 | 22,973 | 939 | 7,132 |
| 5 | Vasco | 19 | 131,587 | 50,551 | 1,689 | 6,926 |
| 6 | CRB | 19 | 117,256 | 11,225 | 1,374 | 6,171 |
| 7 | Avaí | 19 | 113,365 | 15,139 | 1,717 | 5,967 |
| 8 | Atlético Goianiense | 19 | 98,287 | 16,356 | 631 | 5,173 |
| 9 | Londrina | 19 | 96,819 | 13,318 | 1,524 | 5,096 |
| 10 | Vila Nova | 19 | 85,956 | 11,074 | 1,060 | 4,524 |
| 11 | Sampaio Corrêa | 19 | 85,335 | 28,927 | 421 | 4,491 |
| 12 | Criciúma | 19 | 80,289 | 8,263 | 2,342 | 4,226 |
| 13 | Joinville | 19 | 75,861 | 8,794 | 1,129 | 4,215 |
| 14 | Goiás | 19 | 73,752 | 13,344 | 1,001 | 3,882 |
| 15 | Brasil de Pelotas | 19 | 53,354 | 5,211 | 298 | 2,808 |
| 16 | Paraná | 19 | 41,661 | 6,046 | 598 | 2,193 |
| 17 | Oeste | 19 | 29,911 | 3,883 | 88 | 1,574 |
| 18 | Tupi | 19 | 23,091 | 11,317 | 102 | 1,215 |
| 19 | Luverdense | 19 | 21,960 | 4,048 | 573 | 1,156 |
| 20 | Bragantino | 19 | 19,026 | 3,219 | 270 | 1,001 |
| - | Total | 380 | 1,987,912 | 55,455 | 88 | 5,231 |
Final table after all games played.
Source: http://cbf.com.br/competicoes/brasileiro-serie-b