# 2013 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B

The Serie B of the Brazilian Championship 2013 was a football competition held in Brazil, equivalent to the second division. It is contested by 20 clubs, between May 24 and November 30. The top four teams will have access to Série A in 2014 and the last four will be relegated to Série C in 2014.
The games had a break during the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup, which was held between June and July in Brazil. The competition was played for six rounds before the stoppage.

## Teams
### Stadia and locations

| Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity | 2012 season |
| ABC | Natal | Frasqueirão | 15,082 | 12th in Série B |
| América de Natal | Natal | Nazarenão | 5,200 | 9th in Série B |
| América Mineiro | Belo Horizonte | Independência | 23,000 | 8th in Série B |
| ASA | Arapiraca | Coaracy da Mata Fonseca | 15,000 | 13th in Série B |
| Atlético Goianiense | Goiânia | Serra Dourada | 41,574 | 19th in Série A |
| Avaí | Florianópolis | Ressacada | 17,537 | 7th in Série B |
| Boa Esporte | Varginha | Melão | 15,471 | 15th in Série B |
| Bragantino | Bragança Paulista | Nabi Abi Chedid | 17,022 | 14th in Série B |
| Ceará | Fortaleza | Castelão | 67,037 | 11th in Série B |
| Chapecoense | Chapecó | Arena Condá | 15,000 | 3rd in Série C |
| Figueirense | Florianópolis | Orlando Scarpelli | 19,509 | 20th in Série A |
| Guaratinguetá | Guaratinguetá | Ninho da Garça | 16,095 | 16th in Série B |
| Icasa | Juazeiro do Norte | Romeirão | 16,000 | 2nd in Série C |
| Joinville | Joinville | Arena Joinville | 22,400 | 6th in Série B |
| Oeste | Itápolis | Amaros | 13,044 | 1st in Série C |
| Palmeiras | São Paulo | Pacaembu | 42,730 | 18th in Série A |
| Paraná | Curitiba | Vila Capanema | 20,083 | 10th in Série B |
| Paysandu | Belém | Curuzú | 16,200 | 4th in Série C |
| São Caetano | São Caetano do Sul | Anacleto Campanella | 16,744 | 5th in Série B |
| Sport | Recife | Ilha do Retiro | 35,000 | 17th in Série A |

### Personnel and kits

| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| ABC | Roberto Fernandes | Daniel Paulista | Lupo | EMS |
| América (MG) | Paulo Silas | Fábio Júnior | Lupo | |
| América (RN) | Pintado | Andrey | ERK | Cavaleiros do Forró |
| ASA | Leandro Campos | Gilson | Tronadon | Caixa |
| Atlético Goianiense | Paulo César Gusmão | Márcio | Super Bolla | Caixa |
| Avaí | Hemerson Maria | Marquinhos | Fanatic | Caixa |
| Boa | Nedo Xavier | Marcelinho | Kanxa | |
| Bragantino | Marcelo Veiga | Álvaro | Kanxa | |
| Ceará | Sérgio Soares | Fernando Henrique | Penalty | Galvão Engenharia |
| Chapecoense | Gilmar Dal Pozzo | Wanderson | Umbro | Aurora |
| Figueirense | Vinícius Eutrópio | Wellington Saci | Penalty | Caixa |
| Guaratinguetá | Toninho Cecílio | Wendel | Nakal | |
| Icasa | Sidney Moraes | Radamés | Siker | New Magic Jeans |
| Joinville | Ricardo Drubscky | Marcelo Costa | Spieler Sports | Red Horse |
| Oeste | Ivan Baitello | Dezinho | Kanxa | |
| Palmeiras | Gilson Kleina | Henrique | Adidas | |
| Paraná | Dado Cavalcanti | Lúcio Flávio | Kanxa | |
| Paysandu | Vágner Benazzi | Vanderson | Puma | Reinalab |
| São Caetano | Sérgio Guedes | Luiz | Lupo | Universo Tintas |
| Sport | Geninho | Magrão | Lotto | |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Palmeiras (C, P) | 38 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 71 | 28 | +43 | 79 | Promotion to 2014 Série A |
| 2 | Chapecoense (P) | 38 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 60 | 31 | +29 | 72 | Promotion to 2014 Série A |
| 3 | Sport (P) | 38 | 20 | 3 | 15 | 64 | 56 | +8 | 63 | Promotion to 2014 Série A |
| 4 | Figueirense (P) | 38 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 63 | 52 | +11 | 60 | Promotion to 2014 Série A |
| 5 | Icasa | 38 | 18 | 5 | 15 | 50 | 54 | −4 | 59 | |
| 6 | Joinville | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 58 | 44 | +14 | 59 | |
| 7 | Ceará | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 60 | 50 | +10 | 59 | |
| 8 | Paraná | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 55 | 39 | +16 | 57 | |
| 9 | América-MG | 38 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 51 | 42 | +9 | 57 | |
| 10 | Avaí | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 49 | 46 | +3 | 56 | |
| 11 | Boa Esporte | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 33 | 46 | −13 | 50 | |
| 12 | Bragantino | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 37 | 43 | −6 | 47 | |
| 13 | América-RN | 38 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 48 | 56 | −8 | 47 | |
| 14 | ABC | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 45 | 58 | −13 | 46 | |
| 15 | Oeste | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 44 | 58 | −14 | 46 | |
| 16 | Atlético Goianiense | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 42 | 51 | −9 | 44 | |
| 17 | Guaratinguetá (R) | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 42 | 54 | −12 | 41 | Relegation to 2014 Série C |
| 18 | Paysandu (R) | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 40 | 56 | −16 | 40 | Relegation to 2014 Série C |
| 19 | São Caetano (R) | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 45 | 59 | −14 | 36 | Relegation to 2014 Série C |
| 20 | ASA (R) | 38 | 11 | 2 | 25 | 41 | 75 | −34 | 35 | Relegation to 2014 Série C |

## Results

| Home \ Away | ABC | AMG | ARN | ASA | ACG | AVA | BOA | BRG | CEA | CHA | FIG | GTG | ICA | JEC | OES | PAL | PAR | PAY | SCA | SPT |
| ABC | | 2–1 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 |
| América-MG | 0–0 | | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 5–0 |
| América-RN | 0–0 | 2–2 | | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–4 |
| ASA | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–4 |
| Atlético Goianiense | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 5–1 | | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Avaí | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| Boa Esporte | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 |
| Bragantino | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 |
| Ceará | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 5–3 | | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 4–1 |
| Chapecoense | 5–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 6–2 | 0–0 |
| Figueirense | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 |
| Guaratinguetá | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | | 3–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–4 |
| Icasa | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 0–0 | 3–4 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 |
| Joinville | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 2–3 |
| Oeste | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–3 |
| Palmeiras | 4–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| Paraná | 1–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Paysandu | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | | 2–2 | 2–0 |
| São Caetano | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | | 2–1 |
| Sport | 1–0 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | |