The Serie B of the Brazilian Championship 2014 is a football competition held in Brazil, equivalent to the second division. It is contested by 20 clubs, between April 18 and November 28. The top four teams will be promoted to Série A in 2015 and the last four will be relegated to Série C in 2015.
The games had a break during the 2014 FIFA World Cup, which was held between June and July in Brazil.
Teams
Stadium and locations
TeamHome cityStadiumCapacity2013 seasonABCNatalFrasqueirão 15,08214th in Série BAmérica MineiroBelo HorizonteIndependência 23,000 9th in Série BAmérica de NatalNatalArena das Dunas 42,086 13th in Série BAtlético GoianienseGoiâniaSerra Dourada 41,574 16th in Série BAvaíFlorianópolisRessacada 17,537 10th in Série BBoa EsporteVarginhaMelão 15,471 11th in Série BBragantinoBragança PaulistaNabi Abi Chedid 17,022 12th in Série BCearáFortalezaCastelão 67,037 7th in Série BIcasaJuazeiro do NorteRomeirão 16,000 5th in Série BJoinvilleJoinvilleArena Joinville 22,400 6th in Série BLuverdenseLucas do Rio VerdePasso das Emas 10,000 3rd in Série CNáutico Recife Arena Pernambuco 46,154 20th in Série AOesteItápolisAmaros 13,044 15th in Série BParanáCuritibaVila Capanema 20,083 8th in Série BPonte PretaCampinasMoisés Lucarelli 19,722 19th in Série APortuguesa São Paulo Canindé 21,004 17th in Série ASampaio CorrêaSão LuísCastelão 40,000 2nd in Série CSanta CruzRecifeArruda 60,044 1st in Série CVasco da Gama Rio de Janeiro São Januário 22,150 18th in Série AVila NovaGoiâniaSerra Dourada 41,574 4th in Série C
Number of teams by state Number of teams State Team(s)4 Bragantino, Oeste, Ponte Preta and Portuguesa2 Ceará and Icasa Atlético Goianiense and Vila Nova América Mineiro and Boa Esporte Náutico and Santa Cruz ABC and América de Natal Avaí and Joinville1 Sampaio Corrêa Luverdense Paraná Vasco da Gama
Personnel and kits TeamManagerCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsorABC Roberto Fonseca Gilvan Lupo CaixaEMSAmérica (MG) Givanildo Oliveira Renato Santos Lupo Supermercados BHBanco BMGAmérica (RN) Roberto Fernandes Edson Rocha Kappa CaixaAtlético Goianiense Wagner Lopes Márcio Super Bolla CaixaAvaí Geninho Marquinhos Fila CaixaBoa Esporte Nedo Xavier Francismar Kanxa Bragantino André Gaspar Kanxa ClaroCeará PC Gusmão Anderson Penalty QuartzolitCimento ApodiIcasa Vladimir de Jesus Kanxa Nacional GásJoinville Hemerson Maria Marcelo Costa Umbro Romaço RolamentosLuverdense Maico Gaúcho Zé Roberto Umbro SicrediNáutico Dado Cavalcanti Elicarlos Umbro Oeste Roberto Cavalo Adriano Kanxa ClaroParaná Ricardinho Lúcio Flávio Erreà CaixaPonte Preta Guto Ferreira Vanderson Pulse HitachiPortuguesa Zé Augusto Valdomiro Lupo DL TabletSampaio Corrêa Vinícius Saldanha Arlindo Maracanã Super Bolla Santa Cruz Oliveira Canindé Tiago Cardoso Penalty VotomassaCimento PotyVasco Joel Santana Pablo Guiñazú Penalty CaixaVila Nova Wladimir Araújo Neto Gaúcho Finta
League table
Results
Top goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Magno AlvesCeará182 Rodrigo PimpãoAmérica-RN15 TomasBoa Esporte4 Léo GamalhoSanta Cruz13 ObinaAmérica-MG6 AlexandroPonte Preta12 Edigar JunioJoinville JaelJoinville9 Fernando KarangaBoa Esporte11
Source: CBF
References
External links Official webpage 2014 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B at Soccerway