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2011 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B

Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
Season 2011
Champions Portuguesa (1st title)
Promoted Portuguesa
Náutico
Ponte Preta
Sport
Relegated Icasa
Vila Nova
Salgueiro
Duque de Caxias
Matches played 380
Goals scored 1,012 (2.66 per match)
Top goalscorer 21 goals: Kieza
Biggest home win Ponte Preta 5–0 ASA de Arapiraca (May 21, 2011)
Portuguesa 5–0 Bragantino (June 17, 2011)
Biggest away win ABC 0–5 Bragantino (August 30, 2011)
Highest scoring 8 goals: Bragantino 5–3 Salgueiro (August 13, 2011)
Salgueiro 3–5 Icasa (August 16, 2011)
Duque de Caxias 2–6 Bragantino (November 4, 2011)
2010
2012

In 2011, the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, the second level of the Brazilian League, will be contested by 20 clubs from May 20 until November 26, 2011. Top four teams in the table will qualify to the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A to be contested in 2012, meanwhile the bottom four will be relegated to Série C next season.

For the sixth consecutive season, the tournament will be played in a double round-robin system. The team with most number of points will be declared champions. Top four clubs will ascend to Série A, meanwhile the bottom four will be relegated to Série C.

Updated to games played on 5 November 2011.
Source: CBF
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.
Salgueiro was docked 3 points due to fielding a suspended player.
(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.

Updated to games played on 5 November 2011.
Source: CBF
^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.


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