# 2003 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C

The football (soccer) Campeonato Brasileiro Série C 2003, the third level of Brazilian National League, was played from September 17 to December 7, 2003. The competition had 95 clubs and two of them were promoted to Série B.
Ituano finished the final phase group with most points and was declared 2003 Brazilian Série C champions, claiming the promotion to the 2004 Série B along with Santo André, the runners-up.

## Stages of the competition
### First stage
#### Group 1 (AC-AM-RO)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Nacional-AM | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 14 | Qualified for second stage |
| 2 | Rio Branco-AC | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 11 | Qualified for second stage |
| 3 | Rio Negro | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 4 | |
| 4 | CFA | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 4 | |

#### Group 2 (AP-PA-RO)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Atlético Roraima | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 9 | Qualified for second stage |
| 2 | Tuna Luso | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 | Qualified for second stage |
| 3 | Ypiranga | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 1 | |

#### Group 3 (MA)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Viana | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 10 | Qualified for second stage |
| 2 | Chapadinha | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 7 | Qualified for second stage |
| 3 | Maranhão | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 | |

#### Group 4 (MA)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Imperatriz | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 9 | Qualified for second stage |
| 2 | Sampaio Corrêa | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | Qualified for second stage |
| 3 | Santa Inês | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 4 | |

#### Group 5 (MA-PI)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Flamengo-PI | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 9 | Qualified for second stage |
| 2 | River | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | Qualified for second stage |
| 3 | Caxiense | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 3 | |

#### Group 6 (CE)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Itapipoca | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 7 | Qualified for second stage |
| 2 | Guarany de Sobral | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 | Qualified for second stage |
| 3 | Ferroviário-CE | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 2 | |

#### Group 7 (PB-RN)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | ABC | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 | Qualified for second stage |
| 2 | Campinense | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6 | Qualified for second stage |
| 3 | São Gonçalo | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | |

#### Group 8 (AL-PB-PE)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Treze | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 7 | Qualified for second stage |
| 2 | ASA | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | Qualified for second stage |
| 3 | Central | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 | |

#### Group 9 (AL-PB)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Botafogo-PB | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 9 | Qualified for second stage |
| 2 | Sousa | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 9 | Qualified for second stage |
| 3 | Corinthians-AL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0 | |

#### Group 10 (AL-BA-SE)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Sergipe | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 7 | Qualified for second stage |
| 2 | CSA | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 5 | Qualified for second stage |
| 3 | Catuense | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 4 | |

#### Group 11 (BA-SE)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Juazeiro | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 12 | Qualified for second stage |
| 2 | Confiança | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 12 | Qualified for second stage |
| 3 | Itabaiana | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 | |
| 4 | Lagartense | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 4 | |

#### Group 12 (MS)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Comercial-MS | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 11 | Qualified for second stage |
| 2 | CENE | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 9 | Qualified for second stage |
| 3 | Operário-MS | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 8 | |
| 4 | Taveirópolis | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 4 | |

#### Group 13 (MT-MS)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Cuiabá | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 7 | Qualified for second stage |
| 2 | Chapadão | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 | Qualified for second stage |
| 3 | Jaciara | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 4 | |

#### Group 14 (GO-TO)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Tocantinópolis | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 7 | Qualified for second stage |
| 2 | Palmas | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 7 | Qualified for second stage |
| 3 | Anápolis | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 2 | |

#### Group 15 (DF-GO)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | CFZ-DF | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 10 | Qualified for second stage |
| 2 | Atlético-GO | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 | Qualified for second stage |
| 3 | Goiatuba | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 1 | |

#### Group 16 (MG-SP)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Iuiutaba | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 7 | Qualified for second stage |
| 2 | Uberlândia | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | Qualified for second stage |
| 3 | Francana | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |

#### Group 17 (MG-SP)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Bragantino | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 7 | Qualified for second stage |
| 2 | Rio Branco-MG | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6 | Qualified for second stage |
| 3 | Uberaba | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 4 | |

#### Group 18 (ES-MG)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Ipatinga | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 13 | Qualified for second stage |
| 2 | Estrela do Norte | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 13 | Qualified for second stage |
| 3 | Desportiva | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 7 | |
| 4 | Villa Nova | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 1 | |

#### Group 19 (ES-MG-RJ)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Tupi | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 10 | Qualified for second stage |
| 2 | Goytacaz | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 10 | Qualified for second stage |
| 3 | Rio Branco-ES | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 10 | |
| 4 | Serra | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 3 | |

#### Group 20 (RJ)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Americano | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 16 | Qualified for second stage |
| 2 | Macaé | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 10 | Qualified for second stage |
| 3 | Portuguesa-RJ | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 8 | |
| 4 | Rio Branco-RJ | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 15 | −10 | 0 | |

#### Group 21 (RJ)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Cabofriense | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 11 | Qualified for second stage |
| 2 | Olaria | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 11 | Qualified for second stage |
| 3 | América-RJ | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 7 | |
| 4 | Bangu | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 3 | |

#### Group 22 (RJ-SP)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Friburguense | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 8 | Qualified for second stage |
| 2 | Volta Redonda | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 5 | Qualified for second stage |
| 3 | Portuguesa Santista | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 3 | |

#### Group 23 (SP)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Sertãozinho | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 8 | Qualified for second stage |
| 2 | Botafogo-SP | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 5 | Qualified for second stage |
| 3 | Comercial-SP | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 2 | |

#### Group 24 (SP)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Atlético Sorocaba | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 9 | Qualified for second stage |
| 2 | Santo André | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | Qualified for second stage |
| 3 | Rio Branco-SP | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 4 | |

#### Group 25 (SP)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Internacional de Limeira | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 | Qualified for second stage |
| 2 | Ituano | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 6 | Qualified for second stage |
| 3 | XV de Piracicaba | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 4 | |

#### Group 26 (PR-SP)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | União Barbarense | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 12 | Qualified for second stage |
| 2 | União Bandeirante | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 11 | Qualified for second stage |
| 3 | Grêmio Maringá | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 5 | |
| 4 | Iraty | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 4 | |

#### Group 27 (RS-SC)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Caxias-SC | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6 | Qualified for second stage |
| 2 | Ulbra | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | Qualified for second stage |
| 3 | Marcílio Dias | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | |

#### Group 28 (RS)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | RS Futebol | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 13 | Qualified for second stage |
| 2 | Pelotas | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 11 | Qualified for second stage |
| 3 | São José-RS | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 7 | |
| 4 | Brasil de Pelotas | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 2 | |

### Second stage

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Tuna Luso | 1–0 | Nacional-AM | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Atlético-GO | 3–3(p) | Ituiutaba | 2–1 | 1–2 |
| Rio Branco-MG | 4–1 | Ipatinga | 1–1 | 3–0 |
| Santo André | 6–3 | Sertãozinho | 4–0 | 2–3 |
| Sampaio Corrêa | 1–3 | Viana | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| Chapadinha | 2–3 | Imperatriz | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Guarany de Sobral | 4–3 | Flamengo-PI | 3–2 | 1–1 |
| River | 0–1 | Itapipoca | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| Campinense | 4–2 | Treze | 3–0 | 1–2 |
| ASA | 3–2 | ABC | 3–2 | 0–0 |
| CSA | 3–4 | Botafogo-PB | 1–2 | 2–2 |
| Sousa | 3–5 | Sergipe | 3–2 | 0–3 |
| CENE | 2–2(p) | Juazeiro | 2–0 | 0–2 |
| Palmas | 4–1 | Cuiabá | 1–0 | 3–1 |
| Chapadão | 3–3(a) | Tocantinópolis | 1–0 | 2–3 |
| Uberlândia | 0–6 | CFZ-DF | 0–3 | 0–3 |
| Estrela do Norte | 2–4 | Bragantino | 2–2 | 0–2 |
| Macaé | 2–3 | Tupi | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Goytacaz | 1–0 | Americano | 1–0 | annulled |
| Volta Redonda | 0–1 | Cabofriense | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| Olaria | 2–0 | Friburguense | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Botafogo-SP | 3–1 | Atlético Sorocaba | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| União Bandeirante | 2–1 | Internacional de Limeira | 2–0 | 0–1 |
| Pelotas | 5–5(a) | Caxias-SC | 3–1 | 2–4 |
| Ulbra | 1–3 | RS Futebol | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| Rio Branco-AC | 3–1 | Atlético Roraima | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Ituano | 3–3(a) | União Barbarense | 2–0 | 1–3 |
| Confiança | 4–1 | Comercial-MS | 3–1 | 1–0 |

### Third stage

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Tuna Luso | 2–0 | Rio Branco-AC | 2–0 | 0–0 |
| Imperatriz | 5–3 | Viana | 3–1 | 2–2 |
| Guarany de Sobral | 2–4 | Itapipoca | 1–3 | 1–1 |
| ASA | 0-3 | Campinense | 0-1 | 0-2 |
| Sergipe | 2–4 | Botafogo-PB | 0–0 | 2–4 |
| Palmas | 2-2 (a) | Chapadão | 0–0 | 2–2 |
| CFZ-DF | 3–1 | Ituiutaba | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| Bragantino | 3-1 | Rio Branco-MG | 1–0 | 2-1 |
| Olaria | 3–4 | Cabofriense | 1–3 | 2–1 |
| Santo André | 4-1 | Botafogo-SP | 4-0 | 0-1 |
| Ituano | 4-2 | União Bandeirante | 3-2 | 1-0 |
| RS Futebol | 1-0 | Pelotas | 1–0 | 0-0 |
| Tupi | 5-3 | Americano | 5-2 | 0-1 |
| CENE | 2–2(p) | Confiança | 2–0 | 0–2 |

### Fourth stage

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Tuna Luso | 2-1 | Imperatriz | 2–0 | 0-1 |
| Campinense | 2-2(a) | Itapipoca | 1-0 | 1-2 |
| Palmas | 2-0 | CFZ-DF | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Bragantino | 3-2 | Tupi | 3-1 | 0-1 |
| Cabofriense | 3-3(p) | Santo André | 1-2 | 2-1 |
| Ituano | 4-4(p) | RS Futebol | 3-1 | 1-3 |
| Botafogo-PB | 6-1 | Confiança | 2-0 | 4-1 |

### Fifth stage

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Campinense | 7-2 | Tuna Luso | 4-1 | 3-1 |
| Botafogo-PB | 6-4 | Palmas | 5-2 | 1-2 |
| Santo André | 5-4 | Bragantino | 4-1 | 1–3 |
| RS Futebol | 3-4 | Ituano | 2-1 | 1-3 |

### Final stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ITU | SAD | BPB | CPN |
| 1 | Ituano (P) | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 11 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| 2 | Santo André (P) | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 10 | 0–0 | | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| 3 | Botafogo-PB | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 7 | 4–4 | 1–3 | | 1–0 |
| 4 | Campinense | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | |