# 2002 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B

The football (soccer) Campeonato Brasileiro Série B 2002, the second level of Brazilian National League, was played from August 11 to December 7, 2002. The competition had 26 clubs and two of them were promoted to Série A and six were relegated to Série C.The competition was won by Criciúma.
Criciúma defeated Fortaleza in the finals, and was declared 2002 Brazilian Série B champions, claiming the promotion to the 2003 Série A along with Fortaleza, the runners-up. The six worst ranked teams in the first round ( Americano, Botafogo-SP, Sampaio Corrêa, Guarany de Sobral, XV de Piracicaba and Bragantino) were relegated to play Série C in 2003.

## Format

The 26 teams played against each other once. The eight best placed teams qualified to the quarter-finals, in which the eight-placed team played against the first-placed team, the seventh-placed team played against the second-placed team, the sixth-placed team played against the third-placed team, and the fifth-placed team played against the fourth-placed team. The quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals were played over two legs. The six worst teams in the first stage were relegated to the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C of the following year.

## Teams

| Team | City | Stadium | 2001 Season |
| América Mineiro | Belo Horizonte | Independência | 27th in Série A |
| América de Natal | Natal | Machadão | 12th in Série B |
| Americano | Rio de Janeiro | Godofredo Cruz | 14th in Série B |
| Anapolina | Anápolis | Jonas Duarte | 17th in Série B |
| Avaí | Florianópolis | Ressacada | 4th in Série B |
| Botafogo-SP | Ribeirão Preto | Santa Cruz | 26th in Série A |
| Bragantino | Bragança Paulista | Nabi Abi Chedid | 16th in Série B |
| Caxias | Caxias do Sul | Centenário | 3rd in Série B |
| Ceará | Fortaleza | Castelão | 8th in Série B |
| CRB | Maceió | Pajuçara | 6th in Série B |
| Criciúma | Criciúma | Heriberto Hülse | 22nd in Série B |
| Fortaleza | Fortaleza | Castelão | 9th in Série B |
| Guarany de Sobral | Sobral | Junco | 3rd in Série C |
| Joinville | Joinville | Ernestão | 9th in Série B |
| Jundiaí | Jundiaí | Jayme Cintra | 1st in Série C |
| Londrina | Londrina | Café | 15th in Série B |
| Mogi Mirim | Mogi Mirim | Vail Chaves | 2nd in Série C |
| Náutico | Recife | Aflitos | 5th in Série B |
| Remo | Belém | Mangueirão | 19th in Série B |
| Santa Cruz | Recife | Arruda | 25th in Série A |
| São Raimundo | Manaus | Ismael Benigno | 11th in Série B |
| Sampaio Corrêa | São Luís | Castelão | 20th in Série B |
| Sport | Recife | Ilha do Retiro | 28th in Série A |
| União São João | Araras | Herminião | 7th in Série B |
| Vila Nova | Goiânia | Serra Dourada | 13th in Série B |
| XV de Piracicaba | Piracicaba | Barão da Serra Negra | 18th in Série B |

## First stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Criciúma | 25 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 45 | 34 | +11 | 51 | Qualified to Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Sport | 25 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 21 | +17 | 50 | Qualified to Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Fortaleza | 25 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 48 | 24 | +24 | 48 | Qualified to Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Santa Cruz | 25 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 46 | 24 | +22 | 47 | Qualified to Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Avaí | 25 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 39 | 20 | +19 | 46 | Qualified to Quarterfinals |
| 6 | América Mineiro | 25 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 49 | 36 | +13 | 40 | Qualified to Quarterfinals |
| 7 | Jundiaí | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 37 | 27 | +10 | 39 | Qualified to Quarterfinals |
| 8 | Remo | 25 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 37 | 35 | +2 | 38 | Qualified to Quarterfinals |
| 9 | CRB | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 35 | 32 | +3 | 38 | |
| 10 | América-RN | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 46 | 35 | +11 | 36 | |
| 11 | Mogi Mirim | 25 | 11 | 2 | 12 | 37 | 39 | −2 | 35 | |
| 12 | Joinville | 25 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 36 | 44 | −8 | 34 | |
| 13 | Ceará | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 35 | 27 | +8 | 33 | |
| 14 | Caxias | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 31 | 24 | +7 | 33 | |
| 15 | Vila Nova | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 40 | 35 | +5 | 33 | |
| 16 | União São João | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 32 | 40 | −8 | 33 | |
| 17 | Anapolina | 25 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 33 | 35 | −2 | 33 | |
| 18 | Londrina | 25 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 28 | 30 | −2 | 33 | |
| 19 | São Raimundo | 25 | 10 | 2 | 13 | 34 | 37 | −3 | 32 | |
| 20 | Náutico | 25 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 38 | 35 | +3 | 32 | |
| 21 | Americano | 25 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 34 | 36 | −2 | 32 | Relegated to 2003 Série C |
| 22 | Botafogo-SP | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 36 | 60 | −24 | 30 | Relegated to 2003 Série C |
| 23 | Sampaio Corrêa | 25 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 25 | 50 | −25 | 25 | Relegated to 2003 Série C |
| 24 | Guarany de Sobral | 25 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 28 | 51 | −23 | 20 | Relegated to 2003 Série C |
| 25 | XV de Piracicaba | 25 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 44 | −25 | 19 | Relegated to 2003 Série C |
| 26 | Bragantino | 25 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 23 | 54 | −31 | 17 | Relegated to 2003 Série C |

## Quarterfinals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Jundiaí | 3–2 | Sport | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| América Mineiro | 0–2 | Fortaleza | 0–0 | 0–2 |
| Avaí | 2–3 | Santa Cruz | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Remo | 2–5 | Criciúma | 2–1 | 0–4 |

## Semifinals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Jundiaí | 3–8 | Fortaleza | 1–6 | 2–2 |
| Santa Cruz | 0–4 | Criciúma | 0–1 | 0–3 |

## Finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Fortaleza | 3–4 | Criciúma | 2–0 | 1–4 |