Campeonato Brasileiro Série B 2004

Campeonato Brasileiro Série B 2004
master	Brasiliense FC
Climbers	Brasiliense FC, Fortaleza EC in the Series A 2005
Relegated	América FC (RN) , Clube do Remo , América Mineiro , Joinville EC , Mogi Mirim EC , Londrina EC in the Série C 2005
Teams	24
Games	312
Gates	842  (ø 2.7 per game)
spectator	2,059,364  (ø 6601 per game)
Top scorer	Rinaldo (Fortaleza EC) 14 goals
← Campeonato Brasileiro Série B 2003 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B 2005 →
^ Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2004 Série C ↓

The Campeonato Brasileiro Série B 2004 was the 25th season of the second football league in Brazil .

Season course

The competition started its season on April 23, 2004 and ended on December 11, 2004. The championship was organized by the national association CBF . At the end of the season, Brasiliense FC celebrated the championship.

The competition was held in three phases. In the first round , the 24 clubs competed against each other in a group. A return leg was not planned. The best eight clubs moved on to the next round. The last six places in the table meant relegation to the Série C.

In the second round , the eight clubs met in two groups of four each. The encounters were decided in the return leg. The two group best moved into the final round. The group winner of the final round became champions. This and the runner-up rose to the first division in 2005 .

Attendees

The participants were:

State	club	qualification	Result
Alagoas	Clube de Regatas Brasil	16th series B 2003	15th
Amazon	São Raimundo EC (AM)	18th series B 2003	16.
Bahia	EC Bahia	24th series A 2003	3.
Brasília	Brasiliense FC ▲	6th series B 2003	master
Ceará	Ceará SC	14th series B 2003	12.
	Fortaleza EC	23rd series A 2003	Runner-up
Goiás	AA Anapolina	20th series B 2003	13.
	Vila Nova FC	19th series B 2003	18th
Minas Gerais	America Mineiro	22. Series B 2003	21. Descent ▼
Pará	Clube do Remo	5th series B 2003	20. Descent ▼
Paraná	Londrina EC	10th series B 2003	24. Descent ▼
Pernambuco	Náutico capibaribe	7th series B 2003	5.
	Santa Cruz FC	8th series B 2003	7th
	Sport Recife	3rd series B 2003	17th
Rio Grande do Norte	América FC (RN)	11th series B 2003	19. Descent ▼
Rio Grande do Sul	SER Caxias do Sul	21st Series B 2003	10.
Santa Catarina	Avaí FC	12th series B 2003	4th
	Joinville EC	15th series B 2003	22. Descent ▼
São Paulo	Ituano FC	1st series C 2003	6th
	Marília AC	4th series B 2003	8th.
	Mogi Mirim EC	17th series C 2003	23rd descent ▼
	Paulista FC	9th series B 2003	9.
	Portuguesa	13th series B 2003	11.
	EC Santo André	2nd series C 2003	14th

1 round

In the first round , the 24 clubs competed against each other in a group. A return leg was not planned. The best eight clubs moved on to the next round. The last last places in the table meant relegation to the Série C.

The ranking resulted from:

• Number of points
• Number of victories
• Goal difference
• Goals scored
• Direct comparison

EC Santo André was deducted twelve points after the club irregularly used Osmar and Dirceu on matchday one against Paulista FC (0-0) and on the second against Avaí FC (lost 2-1) .

Group A

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Brasiliense FC	23	13	7th	3	043:220	+21	46
2.	Náutico capibaribe	23	14th	3	6th	046:270	+19	45
3.	EC Bahia	23	13	4th	6th	038:240	+14	43
4th	Ituano FC	23	12	6th	5	041:200	+21	42
5.	Fortaleza EC	23	11	6th	6th	043:290	+14	39
6th	Marília AC	23	10	6th	7th	038:290	+9	36
7th	Avaí FC	23	10	6th	7th	028:300	−2	36
8th.	Santa Cruz FC	23	10	5	8th	035:250	+10	35
9.	Paulista FC	23	10	5	8th	032:320	± 0	35
10.	SER Caxias do Sul	23	10	4th	9	030:320	−2	34
11.	Portuguesa	23	8th	7th	8th	031:310	± 0	31
12.	Ceará SC	23	9	3	11	030:330	−3	30th
13.	AA Anapolina	23	9	3	11	025:290	−4	30th
14th	EC Santo André	23	12	5	6th	038:280	+10	41
15th	Clube de Regatas Brasil	23	7th	8th	8th	032:330	−1	29
16.	São Raimundo EC (AM)	23	8th	4th	11	036:360	± 0	28
17th	Sport Recife	23	7th	7th	9	024:310	−7	28
18th	Vila Nova FC	23	7th	6th	10	034:380	−4	27
19th	América FC (RN)	23	7th	5	11	022:360	−14	26th
20th	Clube do Remo	23	5	10	8th	030:400	−10	25th
21st	America Mineiro	23	6th	5	12	025:400	−15	23
22nd	Joinville EC	23	6th	0	17th	024:420	−18	18th
23.	Mogi Mirim EC	23	2	12	9	026:380	−12	18th
24.	Londrina EC	23	4th	5	14th	019:400	−21	17th

	Second round qualification
	Relegated Série C 2005

2nd round

Group B

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Fortaleza EC	6th	2	2	2	008: 700	+1	08th
2.	Brasiliense FC	6th	2	2	2	006: 600	± 0	08th
3.	Ituano FC	6th	2	2	2	007: 900	−2	08th
4th	Santa Cruz FC	6th	1	4th	1	008: 700	+1	07th

Qualification final round

Group C

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	EC Bahia	6th	4th	1	1	008: 500	+3	13
2.	Avaí FC	6th	3	1	2	006: 400	+2	10
3.	Náutico capibaribe	6th	2	1	3	007: 600	+1	07th
4th	Marília AC	6th	1	1	4th	009:140	−5	04th

Qualification final round

Final group

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Brasiliense FC	6th	4th	0	2	008: 500	+3	12
2.	Fortaleza EC	6th	2	2	2	004: 400	± 0	08th
3.	Avaí FC	6th	2	2	2	004: 500	−1	08th
4th	EC Bahia	6th	1	2	3	007: 900	−2	05

Qualification Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2005

List of goalscorers

Pl.	Nat.	player	club	Gates
1		Rinaldo	Fortaleza EC	14th
2		Kuki	Náutico capibaribe	13
3		Yes / Yes	SER Caxias do Sul	12
4th		Val Baiano	Brasiliense FC	11
		Finazzi	Fortaleza EC	11
		Sandro Gaúcho	EC Santo André	11

Closing table

The table was used to determine the placement of the individual teams in the season. At times it was used by the association to determine an eternal ranking list. It is made up of all the games played. In the sorting, reaching the respective final phase has priority over the points scored.

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Brasiliense FC	35	19th	9	7th	057:330	+24	66
2.	Fortaleza EC	35	15th	10	10	055:400	+15	55
3.	EC Bahia	35	18th	7th	10	053:380	+15	61
4th	Avaí FC	35	15th	9	11	038:390	−1	54
5.	Náutico capibaribe	29	16	4th	9	053:330	+20	52
6th	Ituano FC	29	14th	8th	7th	048:290	+19	50
7th	Santa Cruz FC	29	11	9	9	043:320	+11	42
8th.	Marília AC	29	11	7th	11	042:390	+3	40
9.	Paulista FC	23	10	5	8th	032:320	± 0	35
10.	SER Caxias do Sul	23	10	4th	9	030:320	−2	34
11.	Portuguesa	23	8th	7th	8th	031:310	± 0	31
12.	Ceará SC	23	9	3	11	030:330	−3	30th
13.	AA Anapolina	23	9	3	11	025:290	−4	30th
14th	EC Santo André	23	12	5	6th	038:280	+10	41
15th	Clube de Regatas Brasil	23	7th	8th	8th	032:330	−1	29
16.	São Raimundo EC (AM)	23	8th	4th	11	036:360	± 0	28
17th	Sport Recife	23	7th	7th	9	024:310	−7	28
18th	Vila Nova FC	23	7th	6th	10	034:380	−4	27
19th	América FC (RN)	23	7th	5	11	022:360	−14	26th
20th	Clube do Remo	23	5	10	8th	030:400	−10	25th
21st	America Mineiro	23	6th	5	12	025:400	−15	23
22nd	Joinville EC	23	6th	0	17th	024:420	−18	18th
23.	Mogi Mirim EC	23	2	12	9	026:380	−12	18th
24.	Londrina EC	23	4th	5	14th	019:400	−21	17th

	Promoted Série A 2005
	Participants in the final round
	2004 Copa do Brasil winner
	Participants 2nd round
	Relegated Série C 2005

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