# 2001 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 22, 2001. The competition had 28 clubs and two of them were promoted to Série A and six were relegated to Série C. The competition was won by Paysandu.
Paysandu finished the final phase group with the most points, and was declared 2001 Brazilian Série B champions, claiming the promotion to the 2002 Série A along with Figueirense, the runners-up. The six worst ranked teams in the first round (Sergipe, Tuna Luso, ABC, Desportiva, Nacional-AM and Serra) were relegated to play Série C in 2002.

## Format

The 28 teams were divided into two groups, win which each team played against each other twice. The four best placed teams in each group qualified to the quarter-finals, in which the first-placed team of the South-Southeastern Group played against the fourth-placed team of the North-Northeastern Group, the second-placed team of the South-Southeastern Group played against the third-placed team of the North-Northeastern Group, the third-placed team of the South-Southeastern Group played against the second-placed team of the North-Northeastern Group, and the fourth-placed team of the South-Southeastern Group played against the first-placed team of the North-Northeastern Group. The quarter-finals were played over two legs, and in case of tie in points, in case the away goals rule wasn't applicable, the team with the best campaign in the first phase of the two would qualify.the winners qualified to the final phase, in each the remaining four teams played against each other twice. The two best on this group would achieve promotion to the Série A of the following year. The six worst teams in the first stage were relegated to the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C of the following year.

## Teams

| Team | City | Stadium | 2000 Season |
| ABC | Natal | Machadão | 18th in Série B |
| América de Natal | Natal | Machadão | 21st in Série B |
| Americano | Campos dos Goytacazes | Godofredo Cruz | 25th in Série B |
| Anapolina | Anápolis | Jonas Duarte | 13th in Série B |
| Avaí | Florianópolis | Ressacada | 15th in Série B |
| Bragantino | Bragança Paulista | Nabi Abi Chedid | 30th in Série B |
| Caxias | Caxias do Sul | Centenário | 7th in Série B |
| Ceará | Fortaleza | Castelão | 22nd in Série B |
| CRB | Maceió | Pajuçara | 16th in Série B |
| Criciúma | Criciúma | Heriberto Hülse | 14th in Série B |
| Desportiva | Cariacica | Engenheiro Alencar Araripe | 31st in Série B |
| Figueirense | Florianópolis | Orlando Scarpelli | 9th in Série B |
| Fortaleza | Fortaleza | Castelão | 5th in Série B |
| Joinville | Joinville | Ernestão | 20th in Série B |
| Londrina | Londrina | Café | 35th in Série B |
| Malutrom | São José dos Pinhais | Tancredo Neves | 1st in Série C |
| Nacional-AM | Manaus | Vivaldão | 27th in Série B |
| Náutico | Recife | Aflitos | 6th in Série B |
| Paysandu | Recife | Curuzú | 4th in Série B |
| Remo | Belém | Mangueirão | 3rd in Série B |
| São Raimundo | Manaus | Ismael Benigno | 11th in Série B |
| Sampaio Corrêa | São Luís | Castelão | 12th in Série B |
| Sergipe | Aracaju | João Hora | 28th in Série C |
| Serra | Serra | Robertão | 17th in Série B |
| Tuna Luso | Recife | Ilha do Retiro | 4th in Série C |
| União São João | Araras | Herminião | 26th in Série B |
| Vila Nova | Goiânia | Serra Dourada | 34th in Série B |
| XV de Piracicaba | Piracicaba | Barão da Serra Negra | 28th in Série B |

## First stage
### North-Northeastern Group

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Paysandu | 26 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 44 | 26 | +18 | 47 | Qualified to Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Ceará | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 50 | 36 | +14 | 41 | Qualified to Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Náutico | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 44 | 38 | +6 | 41 | Qualified to Quarterfinals |
| 4 | CRB | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 35 | 36 | −1 | 41 | Qualified to Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Fortaleza | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 40 | 24 | +16 | 40 | |
| 6 | São Raimundo | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 36 | 37 | −1 | 38 | |
| 7 | América-RN | 26 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 32 | 30 | +2 | 38 | |
| 8 | Anapolina | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 45 | 47 | −2 | 34 | |
| 9 | Remo | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 33 | 39 | −6 | 32 | |
| 10 | Sampaio Corrêa | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 32 | 42 | −10 | 32 | |
| 11 | Sergipe | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 38 | 41 | −3 | 32 | Relegation Playoff |
| 12 | Tuna Luso | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 36 | 45 | −9 | 30 | Relegation Playoff |
| 13 | ABC | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 33 | 41 | −8 | 29 | Relegated |
| 14 | Nacional-AM | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 30 | 47 | −17 | 25 | Relegated |

### South-Southeastern Group

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Caxias | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 44 | 35 | +9 | 46 | Qualified to Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Figueirense | 26 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 50 | 38 | +12 | 42 | Qualified to Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Avaí | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 36 | 31 | +5 | 42 | Qualified to Quarterfinals |
| 4 | União São João | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 45 | 31 | +14 | 41 | Qualified to Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Joinville | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 39 | 26 | +13 | 41 | |
| 6 | Vila Nova | 26 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 43 | 44 | −1 | 37 | |
| 7 | Americano | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 32 | 36 | −4 | 37 | |
| 8 | Londrina | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 45 | 36 | +9 | 37 | |
| 9 | Bragantino | 26 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 40 | 43 | −3 | 35 | |
| 10 | XV de Piracicaba | 26 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 39 | 45 | −6 | 33 | |
| 11 | Malutrom | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 32 | 37 | −5 | 32 | Relegation Playoff |
| 12 | Criciúma | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 35 | 40 | −5 | 30 | Relegation Playoff |
| 13 | Desportiva | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 26 | 48 | −22 | 29 | Relegated |
| 14 | Serra | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 33 | 49 | −16 | 24 | Relegated |
* ↑ 5 points were deducted from XV de Piracicaba for its use of a ineligible player in one of the matches against União São João.

### Relegation playoff

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Tuna Luso | 1–2 | Malutrom | 1–0 | 0–2 |
| Criciúma | 3-1 | Sergipe | 3–1 | 0–0 |

## Quarterfinals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| União São João | 0–0 | Paysandu | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Avaí | 5–2 | Ceará | 2-0 | 3-2 |
| Náutico | 3–3 | Figueirense | 2–1 | 1–2 |
| CRB | 3-3 | Caxias | 3-0 | 0–3 |

## Final stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion | PAY | FIG | CAX | AVA |
| 1 | Paysandu | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 9 | Promoted to Série A 2002 | | 3–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 |
| 2 | Figueirense | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | Promoted to Série A 2002 | 3–3 | | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| 3 | Caxias | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 6 | | 4–3 | 0–0 | | 2–2 |
| 4 | Avaí | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 6 | | 3–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | |
* ↑ The match was annulled at 90 minutes due to pitch invasion. While the result stood, Figueirense did not earn the points.

## Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Paysandu | 34 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 60 | 36 | +24 | 58 | Promoted to 2002 Série A |
| 2 | Figueirense | 34 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 60 | 48 | +12 | 51 | Promoted to 2002 Série A |
| 3 | Caxias | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 53 | 45 | +8 | 55 | Reached Final phase group |
| 4 | Avaí | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 49 | 46 | +3 | 54 | Reached Final phase group |
| 5 | Náutico | 28 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 47 | 41 | +6 | 44 | Quarterfinalists |
| 6 | CRB | 28 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 38 | 39 | −1 | 44 | Quarterfinalists |
| 7 | União São João | 28 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 45 | 31 | +14 | 43 | Quarterfinalists |
| 8 | Ceará | 28 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 52 | 41 | +11 | 41 | Quarterfinalists |
| 9 | Joinville | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 39 | 26 | +13 | 41 | |
| 10 | Fortaleza | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 40 | 24 | +16 | 40 | |
| 11 | São Raimundo | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 36 | 37 | −1 | 38 | |
| 12 | América-RN | 26 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 32 | 30 | +2 | 38 | |
| 13 | Vila Nova | 26 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 43 | 44 | −1 | 37 | |
| 14 | Americano | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 32 | 36 | −4 | 37 | |
| 15 | Londrina | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 45 | 36 | +9 | 37 | |
| 16 | Bragantino | 26 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 40 | 43 | −3 | 35 | |
| 17 | Anapolina | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 45 | 47 | −2 | 34 | |
| 18 | XV de Piracicaba | 26 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 39 | 45 | −6 | 33 | |
| 19 | Remo | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 33 | 39 | −6 | 32 | |
| 20 | Sampaio Corrêa | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 32 | 42 | −10 | 32 | |
| 21 | Malutrom | 28 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 34 | 38 | −4 | 35 | Winners of the relegation playoffs. |
| 22 | Criciúma | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 38 | 41 | −3 | 34 | Winners of the relegation playoffs. |
| 23 | Sergipe | 28 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 39 | 44 | −5 | 33 | Relegated to 2002 Série C |
| 24 | Tuna Luso | 28 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 37 | 47 | −10 | 33 | Relegated to 2002 Série C |
| 25 | ABC | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 33 | 41 | −8 | 29 | Relegated to 2002 Série C |
| 26 | Desportiva | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 26 | 48 | −22 | 29 | Relegated to 2002 Série C |
| 27 | Nacional-AM | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 30 | 47 | −17 | 25 | Relegated to 2002 Série C |
| 28 | Serra | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 33 | 49 | −16 | 24 | Relegated to 2002 Série C |
* ↑ 3 points deducted
* ↑ 5 points deducted

## Sources

* "Brazil Second Level 2001". RSSSF. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
* 1 2 3 Paysandu, Figueirense and Caxias qualified due to having a better campaign in the first phase.