# 2014 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B

The Serie B of the Brazilian Championship 2014 is a football competition held in Brazil, equivalent to the second division. It is contested by 20 clubs, between April 18 and November 28. The top four teams will be promoted to Série A in 2015 and the last four will be relegated to Série C in 2015.
The games had a break during the 2014 FIFA World Cup, which was held between June and July in Brazil.

## Teams
### Stadium and locations

| Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity | 2013 season |
| ABC | Natal | Frasqueirão | 15,082 | 14th in Série B |
| América Mineiro | Belo Horizonte | Independência | 23,000 | 9th in Série B |
| América de Natal | Natal | Arena das Dunas | 42,086 | 13th in Série B |
| Atlético Goianiense | Goiânia | Serra Dourada | 41,574 | 16th in Série B |
| Avaí | Florianópolis | Ressacada | 17,537 | 10th in Série B |
| Boa Esporte | Varginha | Melão | 15,471 | 11th in Série B |
| Bragantino | Bragança Paulista | Nabi Abi Chedid | 17,022 | 12th in Série B |
| Ceará | Fortaleza | Castelão | 67,037 | 7th in Série B |
| Icasa | Juazeiro do Norte | Romeirão | 16,000 | 5th in Série B |
| Joinville | Joinville | Arena Joinville | 22,400 | 6th in Série B |
| Luverdense | Lucas do Rio Verde | Passo das Emas | 10,000 | 3rd in Série C |
| Náutico | Recife | Arena Pernambuco | 46,154 | 20th in Série A |
| Oeste | Itápolis | Amaros | 13,044 | 15th in Série B |
| Paraná | Curitiba | Vila Capanema | 20,083 | 8th in Série B |
| Ponte Preta | Campinas | Moisés Lucarelli | 19,722 | 19th in Série A |
| Portuguesa | São Paulo | Canindé | 21,004 | 17th in Série A |
| Sampaio Corrêa | São Luís | Castelão | 40,000 | 2nd in Série C |
| Santa Cruz | Recife | Arruda | 60,044 | 1st in Série C |
| Vasco da Gama | Rio de Janeiro | São Januário | 22,150 | 18th in Série A |
| Vila Nova | Goiânia | Serra Dourada | 41,574 | 4th in Série C |

### Number of teams by state

| Number of teams | State | Team(s) |
| 4 | São Paulo | Bragantino, Oeste, Ponte Preta and Portuguesa |
| 2 | Ceará | Ceará and Icasa |
| 2 | Goiás | Atlético Goianiense and Vila Nova |
| 2 | Minas Gerais | América Mineiro and Boa Esporte |
| 2 | Pernambuco | Náutico and Santa Cruz |
| 2 | Rio Grande do Norte | ABC and América de Natal |
| 2 | Santa Catarina | Avaí and Joinville |
| 1 | Maranhão | Sampaio Corrêa |
| 1 | Mato Grosso | Luverdense |
| 1 | Paraná | Paraná |
| 1 | Rio de Janeiro | Vasco da Gama |

### Personnel and kits

| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| ABC | Roberto Fonseca | Gilvan | Lupo | Caixa EMS |
| América (MG) | Givanildo Oliveira | Renato Santos | Lupo | Supermercados BH Banco BMG |
| América (RN) | Roberto Fernandes | Edson Rocha | Kappa | Caixa |
| Atlético Goianiense | Wagner Lopes | Márcio | Super Bolla | Caixa |
| Avaí | Geninho | Marquinhos | Fila | Caixa |
| Boa Esporte | Nedo Xavier | Francismar | Kanxa | |
| Bragantino | André Gaspar | | Kanxa | Claro |
| Ceará | PC Gusmão | Anderson | Penalty | Quartzolit Cimento Apodi |
| Icasa | Vladimir de Jesus | | Kanxa | Nacional Gás |
| Joinville | Hemerson Maria | Marcelo Costa | Umbro | Romaço Rolamentos |
| Luverdense | Maico Gaúcho | Zé Roberto | Umbro | Sicredi |
| Náutico | Dado Cavalcanti | Elicarlos | Umbro | |
| Oeste | Roberto Cavalo | Adriano | Kanxa | Claro |
| Paraná | Ricardinho | Lúcio Flávio | Erreà | Caixa |
| Ponte Preta | Guto Ferreira | Vanderson | Pulse | Hitachi |
| Portuguesa | Zé Augusto | Valdomiro | Lupo | DL Tablet |
| Sampaio Corrêa | Vinícius Saldanha | Arlindo Maracanã | Super Bolla | |
| Santa Cruz | Oliveira Canindé | Tiago Cardoso | Penalty | Votomassa Cimento Poty |
| Vasco | Joel Santana | Pablo Guiñazú | Penalty | Caixa |
| Vila Nova | Wladimir Araújo | Neto Gaúcho | Finta | |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Joinville (P, C) | 38 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 54 | 33 | +21 | 70 | Promotion to 2015 Série A |
| 2 | Ponte Preta (P) | 38 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 61 | 38 | +23 | 69 | Promotion to 2015 Série A |
| 3 | Vasco da Gama (P) | 38 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 50 | 36 | +14 | 63 | Promotion to 2015 Série A |
| 4 | Avaí (P) | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 47 | 40 | +7 | 62 | Promotion to 2015 Série A |
| 5 | América-MG | 38 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 59 | 39 | +20 | 61 | |
| 6 | Boa Esporte | 38 | 18 | 5 | 15 | 51 | 48 | +3 | 59 | |
| 7 | Atlético Goianiense | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 54 | 49 | +5 | 59 | |
| 8 | Ceará | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 58 | 53 | +5 | 57 | |
| 9 | Santa Cruz | 38 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 51 | 38 | +13 | 55 | |
| 10 | Sampaio Corrêa | 38 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 54 | 46 | +8 | 53 | |
| 11 | Paraná | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 45 | 43 | +2 | 51 | |
| 12 | Luverdense | 38 | 15 | 5 | 18 | 40 | 46 | −6 | 50 | |
| 13 | Náutico | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 40 | 47 | −7 | 50 | |
| 14 | ABC | 38 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 34 | 40 | −6 | 48 | |
| 15 | Oeste | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 39 | 48 | −9 | 48 | |
| 16 | Bragantino | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 45 | 55 | −10 | 46 | |
| 17 | América-RN (R) | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 44 | 53 | −9 | 43 | Relegation to 2015 Série C |
| 18 | Icasa (R) | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 34 | 43 | −9 | 43 | Relegation to 2015 Série C |
| 19 | Vila Nova (R) | 38 | 10 | 2 | 26 | 35 | 70 | −35 | 32 | Relegation to 2015 Série C |
| 20 | Portuguesa (R) | 38 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 29 | 59 | −30 | 25 | Relegation to 2015 Série C |
* ↑ América-MG deducted 6 points for lining up an irregular player

## Results

| Home \ Away | ABC | AMG | ARN | ATG | AVA | BOA | BRG | CEA | ICA | JOI | LUV | NAU | OES | PAR | PON | POR | SAM | STC | VAS | VIL |
| ABC | | | 0–0 | | | 1–0 | | | 3–0 | 2–1 | | 1–1 | 0–1 | | | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 |
| América-MG | 1–0 | | | | | 0–2 | | 3–0 | | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | | | | 2–3 | 2–0 |
| América-RN | 0–2 | 1–0 | | 3–3 | 3–1 | | 4–2 | 0–1 | | | 2–0 | | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 | | | 0–1 | | |
| Atlético Goianiense | 2–0 | 3–0 | | | | 0–3 | | 0–2 | | 0–0 | | 2–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | | 2–4 | | 1–1 | |
| Avaí | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | | | 1–2 | 1–1 | | | 1–2 | | | 2–1 | 1–0 | | | 0–0 | | 2–1 |
| Boa Esporte | 0–0 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | | 2–1 | | 2–0 | | | | | | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | |
| Bragantino | 1–0 | 0–2 | | 2–1 | 1–4 | | | 1–2 | | 1–0 | | 2–2 | 3–0 | | | 2–2 | 0–1 | | 1–1 | |
| Ceará | 1–2 | 5–2 | | | | 2–2 | | | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | | | | | 4–0 |
| Icasa | | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | | 3–0 | | | 1–1 | | | | | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Joinville | | | 1–0 | | 0–1 | 2–1 | | | 2–1 | | | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | | 3–0 | 3–1 | | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Luverdense | 3–1 | | | 0–2 | | 4–2 | 2–0 | | 1–0 | 2–2 | | 0–2 | | | 0–1 | 3–1 | | | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| Náutico | | | 2–1 | | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | | | | 3–2 | | | 2–1 | 1–0 | | 0–1 | 2–0 |
| Oeste | | | 2–1 | | 0–0 | 2–1 | | 3–1 | 0–0 | | 2–1 | | | 2–2 | 1–1 | | 0–0 | 1–1 | | 1–3 |
| Paraná | 1–0 | | | | | 0–0 | 1–0 | | 1–0 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | | | 1–2 | | 0–0 | 3–2 | | 3–1 |
| Ponte Preta | 2–1 | | | 3–4 | | 1–0 | 1–0 | | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | | | | 0–0 | | | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Portuguesa | | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | | 1–3 | 1–1 | | 1–2 | | | 0–0 | 1–1 | | | 1–4 | 1–1 | | |
| Sampaio Corrêa | | 0–0 | 3–0 | | 1–1 | | | 2–2 | 3–2 | | 1–0 | | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–3 | | | 0–0 | | 2–0 |
| Santa Cruz | 1–1 | 1–1 | | 2–0 | | | | 2–3 | | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | | | | |
| Vasco da Gama | | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–5 | | | 2–0 | | | 2–0 | | 2–0 | 1–0 | | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | | |
| Vila Nova | | | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | | 0–1 | | 0–0 | 0–1 | | | | 1–2 | | 3–2 | 2–1 | |

## Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Magno Alves | Ceará | 18 |
| 2 | Rodrigo Pimpão | América-RN | 15 |
| 2 | Tomas | Boa Esporte | 15 |
| 4 | Léo Gamalho | Santa Cruz | 13 |
| 4 | Obina | América-MG | 13 |
| 6 | Alexandro | Ponte Preta | 12 |
| 6 | Edigar Junio | Joinville | 12 |
| 6 | Jael | Joinville | 12 |
| 9 | Fernando Karanga | Boa Esporte | 11 |
Source: CBF