2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
| Season | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Goiás (2nd title) |
| Promoted |
Goiás Criciúma Atlético Paranaense Vitória |
| Relegated |
CRB Guarani Ipatinga Barueri |
| Matches played | 380 |
| Goals scored | 1055 (2.78 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | 27 goals: Zé Carlos |
| Biggest home win | Joinville 6–0 Ipatinga (July 17, 2012) |
| Biggest away win |
Ipatinga 0–6 Goiás (August 3, 2012) Barueri 0–6 Atlético Paranaense (September 7, 2012) |
| Highest scoring | 9 goals: Atlético Paranaense 5–4 América Mineiro |
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In 2012, the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, the second level of the Brazilian League, was contested by 20 clubs from May 19 until November 24, 2012. The top four teams in the table have qualified to the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A to be contested in 2013, meanwhile the bottom four were relegated to Campeonato Brasileiro Série C. It's considered the sixth best "second division" of the world.
Teams
Stadia and locations
League table
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goiás (C) (P) | 38 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 75 | 37 | +38 | 78 | Promotion to the Série A |
| 2 | Criciúma (P) | 38 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 78 | 57 | +21 | 73 | |
| 3 | Atlético Paranaense (P) | 38 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 65 | 37 | +28 | 71 | |
| 4 | Vitória (P) | 38 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 59 | 43 | +16 | 71 | |
| 5 | São Caetano | 38 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 58 | 38 | +20 | 71 | |
| 6 | Joinville | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 58 | 40 | +18 | 60 | |
| 7 | Avaí | 38 | 18 | 5 | 15 | 44 | 42 | +2 | 59 | |
| 8 | América Mineiro | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 63 | 58 | +5 | 55 | |
| 9 | América de Natal | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 60 | 61 | −1 | 54 | |
| 10 | Paraná | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 49 | 46 | +3 | 51 | |
| 11 | Ceará | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 51 | 52 | −1 | 47 | |
| 12 | ABC | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 50 | 52 | −2 | 45 | |
| 13 | ASA | 38 | 13 | 5 | 20 | 48 | 56 | −8 | 44 | |
| 14 | Bragantino | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 45 | 53 | −8 | 44 | |
| 15 | Boa Esporte | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 51 | 63 | −12 | 44 | |
| 16 | Guaratinguetá | 38 | 13 | 4 | 21 | 41 | 63 | −22 | 43 | |
| 17 | CRB (R) | 38 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 47 | 67 | −20 | 42 | Relegation to the Série C |
| 18 | Guarani (R) | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 36 | 47 | −11 | 41 | |
| 19 | Ipatinga (R) | 38 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 38 | 73 | −35 | 31 | |
| 20 | Grêmio Barueri (R) | 38 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 38 | 69 | −31 | 30 |
Updated to games played on 24 November 2012.
Source: Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
Rules for classification:
1st points; 2nd wins; 3rd goal difference; 4th goals scored; 5th head-to-head results; 6th least red cards received; 7th least yellow cards received; 8th draw.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Results
| Home \ Away[1] | ABC | AMG | ARN | ASA | CAP | AVA | BAR | BOA | BRG | CEA | CRB | CRI | GOI | GUA | GUA | IPA | JEC | PAR | SCA | VIT |
| ABC | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | |
| América Mineiro | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–5 | 1–2 | |
| América de Natal | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–4 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | |
| ASA | 3–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–3 | |
| Atlético Paranaense | 2–1 | 5–4 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | |
| Avaí | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| Barueri | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–6 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | |
| Boa Esporte | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | |
| Bragantino | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 2–3 | 3–0 | |
| Ceará | 4–2 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | |
| CRB | 3–3 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | |
| Criciúma | 2–0 | 0–4 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | |
| Goiás | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–3 | |
| Guarani | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | |
| Guaratinguetá | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | |
| Ipatinga | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 0–6 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | |
| Joinville | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 6–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | |
| Paraná | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | |
| São Caetano | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
| Vitória | 1–0 | 5–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 0–1 |
Updated to games played on 24 November 2012.
Source:
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.