# 1999 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B

The football (soccer) Campeonato Brasileiro Série B 1999, the second level of Brazilian National League, was played from August 1 to December 12, 1999. The competition had 22 clubs and two of them were promoted to Série A and six were relegated to Série C. The competition was won by Goiás.
Goiás finished the final phase group with the most points, and was declared 1999 Brazilian Série B champions, claiming the promotion to the 2000 Série A along with Santa Cruz, the runners-up. The six worst ranked teams in the first round (União São João, Criciúma, Paysandu, América-RN, Tuna Luso and Desportiva) would be relegated to play Série C in 2000. However, with the debacle that resulted in the creation of the Copa João Havelange in 2000, Bahia (third-placed) and América-MG (sixth-placed) were promoted to Série A, and from the originally-relegated teams, only Tuna Luso actually played the Green and White Group, the equivalent to the Série C, with the other five relegated teams playing the Group Yellow. For 2001, all of the participating teams in 1999's Série B, with the exception of Goiás, São Caetano, América-MG, Bahia and Santa Cruz were included in that year's Série B.

## Teams

| Team | City | Stadium | 1998 Season |
| ABC | Natal | Machadão | 11th in Série B |
| América-MG | Belo Horizonte | Independência | 21st in Série A |
| América de Natal | Natal | Machadão | 24th in Série A |
| Avaí | Florianópolis | Ressacada | 1st in Série C |
| Bahia | Salvador | Fonte Nova | 18th in Série B |
| Bragantino | Bragança Paulista | Nabi Abi Chedid | 23rd in Série A |
| Ceará | Fortaleza | Castelão | 14th in Série B |
| CRB | Maceió | Pajuçara | 12th in Série B |
| Criciúma | Criciúma | Heriberto Hülse | 6th in Série B |
| Desportiva | Cariacica | Engenheiro Araripe | 3rd in Série B |
| Goiás | Goiânia | Serra Dourada | 22nd in Série A |
| Joinville | Joinville | Ernestão | 7th in Série B |
| Londrina | Londrina | Café | 4th in Série B |
| Paysandu | Belém | Curuzú | 8th in Série B |
| Remo | Belém | Mangueirão | 9th in Série B |
| São Caetano | São Caetano do Sul | Anacleto Campanella | 2nd in Série C |
| Santa Cruz | Recife | Arruda | 13th in Série B |
| Sampaio Corrêa | São Luís | Castelão | 17th in Série B |
| Tuna Luso | Recife | Ilha do Retiro | 15th in Série B |
| União São João | Araras | Herminião | 16th in Série B |
| Vila Nova | Goiânia | Serra Dourada | 10th in Série B |
| XV de Piracicaba | Piracicaba | Barão da Serra Negra | 5th in Série B |

## First stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | São Caetano | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 33 | 15 | +18 | 45 | Qualified to Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Bahia | 21 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 38 | 23 | +15 | 37 | Qualified to Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Goiás | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 22 | +13 | 36 | Qualified to Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Vila Nova | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 19 | +11 | 34 | Qualified to Quarterfinals |
| 5 | América-MG | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 21 | +12 | 33 | Qualified to Quarterfinals |
| 6 | Ceará | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 20 | +5 | 32 | Qualified to Quarterfinals |
| 7 | Avaí | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 29 | −3 | 32 | Qualified to Quarterfinals |
| 8 | Santa Cruz | 21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 29 | −7 | 30 | Qualified to Quarterfinals |
| 9 | XV de Piracicaba | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 22 | +1 | 30 | |
| 10 | Londrina | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 25 | −2 | 30 | |
| 11 | CRB | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 24 | −4 | 29 | |
| 12 | Bragantino | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 31 | −8 | 29 | |
| 13 | Remo | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 29 | −1 | 27 | |
| 14 | ABC | 21 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 28 | 29 | −1 | 27 | |
| 15 | Joinville | 21 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 22 | 25 | −3 | 26 | |
| 16 | Sampaio Corrêa | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 40 | 37 | +3 | 26 | |
| 17 | União São João | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 25 | +3 | 26 | Relegated |
| 18 | Criciúma | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 36 | −9 | 24 | Relegated |
| 19 | Paysandu | 21 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 24 | 28 | −4 | 24 | Relegated |
| 20 | América-RN | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 31 | −6 | 22 | Relegated |
| 21 | Tuna Luso | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 36 | −12 | 22 | Relegated |
| 22 | Desportiva | 21 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 33 | −21 | 9 | Relegated |

## Quarterfinals

| Teams | Teams | Teams | Scores | Scores | Tie-breaker |
| Team 1 | Points | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 3rd leg |
| Bahia | 6:0 | Avaí | 2:1 | 3:1 | — |
| Goiás | 3:3 | Ceará | 3:0 | 3:4 | 2:0 |
| Santa Cruz | 3:3 | São Caetano | 1:0 | 3:4 | 1:0 |
| América-MG | 2:2 | Vila Nova | 2:2 | 0:0 | 1:3 |

## Final stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion | GOI | SCR | BAH | VIL |
| 1 | Goiás | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 11 | Promoted to Série A 2000 | | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| 2 | Santa Cruz | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 10 | Promoted to Série A 2000 | 2–1 | | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Bahia | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 7 | | 1–2 | 1–0 | | 4–2 |
| 4 | Vila Nova | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 6 | | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | |

## Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Goiás | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 48 | 29 | +19 | 53 | Promoted to 2000 Série A |
| 2 | Santa Cruz | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 33 | 38 | −5 | 46 | Promoted to 2000 Série A |
| 3 | Bahia | 29 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 52 | 34 | +18 | 50 | Reached Final phase group |
| 4 | Vila Nova | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 42 | 32 | +10 | 45 | Reached Final phase group |
| 5 | São Caetano | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 37 | 20 | +17 | 48 | Quarterfinalists |
| 6 | América-MG | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 36 | 26 | +10 | 35 | Quarterfinalists |
| 7 | Ceará | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 28 | +1 | 35 | Quarterfinalists |
| 8 | Avaí | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 34 | −6 | 32 | Quarterfinalists |
| 9 | XV de Piracicaba | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 22 | +1 | 30 | |
| 10 | Londrina | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 25 | −2 | 30 | |
| 11 | CRB | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 24 | −4 | 29 | |
| 12 | Bragantino | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 31 | −8 | 29 | |
| 13 | Remo | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 29 | −1 | 27 | |
| 14 | ABC | 21 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 28 | 29 | −1 | 27 | |
| 15 | Joinville | 21 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 22 | 25 | −3 | 26 | |
| 16 | Sampaio Corrêa | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 40 | 37 | +3 | 26 | |
| 17 | União São João | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 25 | +3 | 26 | Relegated |
| 18 | Criciúma | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 36 | −9 | 24 | Relegated |
| 19 | Paysandu | 21 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 24 | 28 | −4 | 24 | Relegated |
| 20 | América-RN | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 31 | −6 | 22 | Relegated |
| 21 | Tuna Luso | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 36 | −12 | 22 | Relegated |
| 22 | Desportiva | 21 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 33 | −21 | 9 | Relegated |

## Sources

* "Brazil Second Level 1999". rsssf.com. Retrieved 2014-02-05.