Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2003

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
master	Cruzeiro EC
Cup winners	Cruzeiro EC 1
Relegated	Fortaleza EC , EC Bahia
Teams	24
Games	552
Gates	1593  (ø 2.89 per game)
spectator	5,778,336  (ø 10,468 per game)
Top scorer	Dimba (31 goals)
← Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2002 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2004 →
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B 2003 ↓

The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2003 was the 47th season of the Brazilian Série A .

Season course

The Série A started its new season on March 29, 2003 and ended on December 14, 2003. The results of six games were canceled and reassessed due to irregular use of players (see appendix to the table)

After the season, as every year, awards were given to the best players of the year. The " Golden Ball ", awarded by the sports magazine Placar , went to Alex from the master Cruzeiro EC from Belo Horizonte . The top scorer with 31 goals was Dimba from Goiás EC .

table

If there is a tie in the table, the following criteria result in the placement:

1. Number of victories
2. Goal difference
3. Number of goals scored
4. Direct comparison
5. draw

rank	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
01.	Cruzeiro EC	46	31	07th	08th	102: 47	+ 55	100
02.	FC Santos (M)	46	25th	12	09	93:60	+ 33	87
03.	Sao Paulo FC	46	22nd	12	12	81:67	+ 17	78
04th	AD Sao Caetano	46	19th	14th	13	53:37	+ 16	74
05.	Coritiba FC	46	21st	10	15th	67:58	+ 09	73
06th	SC Internacional	46	20th	10	16	59:57	+ 02	72
07th	Atlético Mineiro	46	19th	15th	12	76:62	+ 14	72
08th.	CR Flamengo	46	18th	12	16	66:73	- 07th	66
09.	Goiás EC	46	18th	11	17th	78:63	+ 15	65
10.	Paraná Clube	46	18th	11	17th	85:75	+ 10	65
11.	Figueirense FC	46	17th	14th	15th	62:54	+ 08	65
12.	Athletico Paranaense	46	17th	10	19th	67:72	- 05th	61
13.	Guarani FC	46	17th	10	19th	64:71	- 07th	61
14th	Criciúma EC (N)	46	17th	09	20th	57:69	- 12	60
15th	SC Corinthians	46	15th	12	19th	61:63	- 02nd	59
16.	EC Vitória	46	15th	11	20th	50:64	- 14	56
17th	CR Vasco da Gama	46	13	15th	18th	57:69	- 12	54
18th	EC Juventude	46	12	14th	20th	55:70	- 15	53
19th	Fluminense FC	46	13	11	22nd	52:77	- 15	52
20th	Gremio Porto Alegre 8	46	13	11	22nd	54:68	- 14	50
21st	AA Ponte Preta 2 3	46	11	18th	17th	63:73	- 10	50
22nd	Paysandu SC 4 5 6 7	46	15th	12	19th	74:77	- 03	49
23.	Fortaleza EC (N)	46	12	13	21st	58:74	- 16	49
24.	EC Bahia	46	12	10	24	59:92	- 33	46

	Qualified for the Copa Libertadores 2004 and the Copa Sudamericana 2004
	Qualified for the 2004 Copa Libertadores
	Qualified for the Copa Sudamericana 2004
	Relegated to the Série B
(M)	Champion of the previous year
(N)	Last year's climber

¹ Qualified as cup winner 2003 for the Copa Libertadores 2004

²Ponte Preta used the player Roberto irregularly on Matchday 1 against Internacional. The game result (1: 1) was therefore canceled and counted as a victory for Corinthians.

³Ponte Preta used the player Roberto irregularly on Matchday 2 against Juventude. The game result (1-0) was therefore annulled and considered a victory for Juventude.

^4thPaysandu used the players Aldrovani and Júnior Amorim irregularly on matchday 26 against Corinthians. The game result (2: 2) was therefore canceled and counted as a victory for Corinthians.

⁵Paysandu used the players Aldrovani and Júnior Amorim irregularly on matchday 28 against Ponte Preta. The result of the game (3-2) was therefore canceled and counted as a victory for Ponte Preta.

^6thPaysandu used the players Aldrovani and Júnior Amorim irregularly on matchday 30 against São Caetano. The game result (2: 2) was therefore annulled and counted as a victory for São Caetano.

^7thPaysandu used the players Aldrovani and Júnior Amorim irregularly on Matchday 31 against Fluminense. The game result (3: 2) was therefore canceled and counted as a victory for Fluminense.

^8thGrêmio was registered for Copa Sudamericana by the national association CBF due to the association's eternal best list of all championships since its introduction in 1971.

List of goalscorers

Pl.	Nat.	player	society	Gates
1		Dimba	Goiás EC	31 goals
2		Renaldo	Paraná	30 goals
3		Luís Fabiano	São Paulo	29 goals
4th		Alex	Cruzeiro	23 goals
5		Víctor Aristizábal	Cruzeiro	22 goals
6th		Marcel	Coritiba	20 goals

List of football top scorers Série A (Brazil)

Web links

• Série A 2003 - Summary on rsssfbrasil.com