The 2022 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B (officially the Brasileirão SportingBet - Série B 2022 for sponsorship reasons) was a football competition held in Brazil, equivalent to the second division. The competition began on 8 April and ended on 6 November.
Twenty teams competed in the tournament, twelve returning from the 2021 season, four promoted from the 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C (Criciúma, Ituano, Novorizontino and Tombense), and four relegated from the 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (Bahia, Chapecoense, Grêmio and Sport).
The top four teams were promoted to the 2023 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. Cruzeiro became the first club to be promoted on 21 September 2022 after a 3–0 win against Vasco da Gama. Grêmio were promoted on 23 October 2022, and Bahia and Vasco da Gama were promoted on 6 November 2022.
Brusque, CSA, Náutico and Operário Ferroviário were relegated to the 2023 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C.
The match Sport v Vasco da Gama, played on 16 October 2022 (1–1, 35th round), ended in the 49th minute of the second half, 8 minutes before the end of injury time. Before the suspension of the match, Raniel (Vasco da Gama) scored a penalty goal and during his celebration, close to the Sport fans, objects were thrown onto the field of play towards the players. After this, an invasion of many fans began and the match was suspended. The referee Raphael Claus waited 50 minutes before decide to end of the match.
On 9 November 2022, Sport were sanctioned by the Superior Tribunal de Justiça Desportiva (STJD) with a fine of R$180,000, eight host matches behind closed doors and the loss of one point, while Vasco da Gama received two additional points. The STJD partially overruled their decision, on 31 January 2023, and the sanction was reduced to R$150,000 and six host matches behind closed doors.
Teams Twenty teams competed in the league – twelve teams from the previous season, as well as four teams promoted from the Série C, and four teams relegated from the Série A.
Criciúma, Ituano, Novorizontino and Tombense achieved promotion on 7 November 2021, after knocking out Botafogo-PB and Paysandu from the Group A, and Manaus and Ypiranga from the Group B.
Chapecoense became the first team relegated on 10 November 2021, after Santos defeated Bragantino. Sport suffered relegation on 30 November, after Juventude also defeated Bragantino, with Grêmio and Bahia being relegated in the last round on 9 December, despite the former's win over champions Atlético Mineiro.
Pos.Relegated from 2021 Série A17thGrêmio18thBahia19thSport20thChapecoense
Pos.Promoted from 2021 Série C1stItuano2ndTombense3rdNovorizontino4thCriciúma
Number of teams by state Numberof teams State Team(s)4 Guarani, Ituano, Novorizontino and Ponte Preta3 Brusque, Chapecoense and Criciúma2 CRB and CSA Cruzeiro and Tombense Londrina and Operário Ferroviário Náutico and Sport1 Bahia Vila Nova Sampaio Corrêa Vasco da Gama Grêmio
Stadiums and locations Team Home city State Stadium Capacity Bahia Salvador Arena Fonte Nova 47,907 Brusque Brusque Augusto Bauer 5,000 Ressacada 17,826 Chapecoense Chapecó Arena Condá 20,089 CRB Maceió Rei Pelé 17,126 Criciúma Criciúma Heriberto Hülse 19,300 Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte Mineirão 61,846 Independência 23,018 Arena BRB Mané Garrincha 72,788 CSA Maceió Rei Pelé 17,126 Grêmio Porto Alegre Arena do Grêmio 55,225 Guarani Campinas Brinco de Ouro 29,130 Arena da Amazônia 44,000 Ituano Itu Novelli Júnior 18,560 Londrina Londrina Estádio do Café 31,000 Náutico Recife Aflitos 22,856 Arruda 60,044 Novorizontino Novo Horizonte Doutor Jorge Ismael de Biasi 16,000 Operário Ferroviário Ponta Grossa Germano Krüger 10,632 Ponte Preta Campinas Moisés Lucarelli 19,728 Sampaio Corrêa São Luís Castelão 40,149 Sport Recife Ilha do Retiro32,983 Arena Pernambuco 44,300 Tombense Tombos Almeidão 3,050 Soares de Azevedo 13,971 Vasco da Gama Rio de Janeiro São Januário 24,584 Maracanã 78,838 Vila Nova Goiânia Onésio Brasileiro Alvarenga 6,500 Serra Dourada 42,000
Personnel and kits
TeamManagerCaptainKit manufacturerMain kit sponsorBahia Eduardo Barroca DanielEsquadrão Casa de ApostasBrusque Gilson Kleina WallaceFintaHavanChapecoense Gilmar Dal Pozzo Victor RamosUmbroAuroraCRB Daniel Barboza (caretaker) GumRegatas Champion WatchCriciúma Cláudio Tencati RodrigoVolt SportDelupo FerragensCruzeiro Paulo Pezzolano Eduardo BrockAdidasSupermercados BHCSA Adriano Rodrigues (caretaker) GabrielVolt SportChampion WatchGrêmio Renato Gaúcho Pedro GeromelUmbroBanrisulGuarani Mozart KozlinskiKappaChampion WatchItuano Carlos Pimentel Rafael PereiraKanxaPixBetLondrina Adílson Batista João PauloKariluPADONáutico Dado Cavalcanti Victor FerrazNSeis , AdidasBetnacionalNovorizontino Mazola Júnior PaulinhoPhysicusAçúcar Santa IsabelOperário Ferroviário Sandro Forner (caretaker) VanderleiKariluFibraplac, PhilcoPonte Preta Hélio dos Anjos Lucca1900 PixBetSampaio Corrêa Léo Condé FerreiraSuper BollaVITALMEDSport Claudinei Oliveira Rafael ThyereUmbroBetnacionalTombense Bruno Pivetti Roger CarvalhoVettorValSportsVasco da Gama Jorginho Anderson ConceiçãoKappaPixBetVila Nova Allan Aal Rafael DonatoV43 Champion Watch
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPositionin tableIncoming managerDate of appointmentRef.Londrina Márcio FernandesEnd of contract3 December 2021Pre-season Vinícius Eutrópio6 December 2021Vasco da Gama Fábio CortezEnd of caretaker spell4 December 2021 Zé Ricardo4 December 2021Chapecoense Felipe Endres9 December 2021 Felipe Conceição15 December 2021Cruzeiro Vanderlei LuxemburgoSacked28 December 2021 Paulo Pezzolano3 January 2022Novorizontino Léo Condé6 February 2022State leagues Júlio Kenaifes (caretaker)9 February 2022CRB Allan Aal10 February 2022 Marcelo Cabo10 February 2022Náutico Hélio dos Anjos11 February 2022 Marcelo Rocha (caretaker)11 February 2022Novorizontino Júlio KenaifesEnd of caretaker spell12 February 2022 Allan Aal12 February 2022Chapecoense Felipe ConceiçãoResigned13 February 2022 Bolívar (caretaker)13 February 2022Náutico Marcelo RochaEnd of caretaker spell Felipe ConceiçãoGrêmio Vagner ManciniSacked14 February 2022 Roger Machado14 February 2022Ponte Preta Gilson Kleina19 February 2022 Nenê Santana (caretaker)21 February 2022Tombense Rafael GuanaesSacked22 February 2022 Hemerson Maria22 February 2022Ponte Preta Nenê SantanaEnd of caretaker spell23 February 2022 Hélio dos Anjos23 February 2022Sport Gustavo FlorentínSacked3 March 2022 César Lucena (caretaker)5 March 2022Londrina Vinícius Eutrópio Edinho (caretaker)3 March 2022 EdinhoEnd of caretaker spell6 March 2022 Adílson Batista6 March 2022Sport César Lucena12 March 2022 Gilmar Dal Pozzo12 March 2022Operário Ferroviário Ricardo CataláMutual agreement19 March 2022 Claudinei Oliveira20 March 2022Chapecoense BolívarEnd of caretaker spell20 March 2022 Gilson KleinaSampaio Corrêa João BrigattiSacked Léo Condé21 March 2022Náutico Felipe Conceição11 April 202219th Dudu Capixaba (caretaker)13 April 2022 Dudu CapixabaEnd of caretaker spell17 April 2022 Roberto Fernandes17 April 2022Guarani Daniel PaulistaMutual agreement4 May 20225th Ben-Hur Moreira (caretaker)4 May 2022Tombense Hemerson MariaSacked12 May 202219th Bruno Pivetti13 May 2022CRB Marcelo CaboMutual agreement14 May 202220th Daniel Paulista14 May 2022Vila Nova Higo MagalhãesSacked15 May 202216th Dado Cavalcanti15 May 2022Brusque Waguinho Dias14th Luan Carlos16 May 2022Guarani Ben-Hur MoreiraEnd of caretaker spell19 May 202220th Marcelo Chamusca18 May 2022Vasco da Gama Zé RicardoResigned5 June 20224th Emílio Faro (caretaker)6 June 2022 Emílio FaroEnd of caretaker spell13 June 20223rd Maurício Souza13 June 2022CSA MozartResigned13 June 202215th Alberto Valentim15 June 2022Novorizontino Allan AalSacked18 June 202215th Rafael Guanaes21 June 2022Guarani Marcelo Chamusca25 June 202219th Mozart28 June 2022Bahia Guto Ferreira26 June 20224th Enderson Moreira26 June 2022Sport Gilmar Dal Pozzo5th Lisca27 June 2022Vila Nova Dado Cavalcanti2 July 202220th Allan Aal2 July 2022Chapecoense Gilson Kleina5 July 202215th Marcelo Cabo7 July 2022 Ituano Mazola Júnior12 July 202216th Carlos Pimentel15 July 2022Náutico Roberto Fernandes17 July 202218th Dudu Capixaba (caretaker)18 July 2022Sport LiscaSigned by Santos19 July 20225th César Lucena (caretaker)19 July 2022Náutico Dudu CapixabaEnd of caretaker spell20 July 202218th Elano20 July 2022Operário Ferroviário Claudinei OliveiraSacked20 July 202215th Sandro Forner (caretaker)21 July 2022Vasco da Gama Maurício Souza24 July 20223rd Emílio Faro (caretaker)24 July 2022Sport César LucenaEnd of caretaker spell24 July 20229th Claudinei Oliveira24 July 2022Operário Ferroviário Sandro Forner26 July 202216th Matheus Costa26 July 2022CSA Alberto ValentimSacked8 August 202217th Roberto Fernandes8 August 2022Náutico Elano21 August 202220th Dado Cavalcanti21 August 2022Chapecoense Marcelo Cabo30 August 202215th Gilmar Dal Pozzo31 August 2022Brusque Luan Carlos31 August 202216th Gilson Kleina1 September 2022Grêmio Roger Machado1 September 20224th Renato Gaúcho1 September 2022Novorizontino Rafael Guanaes3 September 202213th Mazola Júnior3 September 2022Vasco da Gama Emílio FaroEnd of caretaker spell5 September 20224th Jorginho5 September 2022Bahia Enderson MoreiraSacked1 October 20223rd Eduardo Barroca2 October 2022CSA Roberto Fernandes14 October 202217th Adriano Rodrigues (caretaker)14 October 2022Operário Ferroviário Matheus CostaMutual agreement24 October 202218th Sandro Forner (caretaker)24 October 2022CRB Daniel PaulistaSacked3 November 202210th Daniel Barboza (caretaker)3 November 2022 Notes
Foreign players The clubs could have a maximum of five foreign players in their Campeonato Brasileiro squads per match, but there was no limit of foreigners in the clubs' squads. Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Bahia Lucas Mugni Hugo Rodallega Jonathan Copete Ricardo Goulart Brusque Chapecoense Carlos Orejuela CRB Criciúma Cruzeiro Leonardo Pais Pablo Siles CSA Grêmio Walter Kannemann Jaminton Campaz Mathías Villasanti Kevin Quejada Elkeson Guarani Richard Ríos Bruno Miranda Alexis Alvariño Ituano Elacio Córdoba Jorge Jiménez Londrina Toni Nang Samuel Oti Náutico Richard Franco Novorizontino Diego Torres Operário Ferroviário Javier Reina Ponte Preta Sampaio Corrêa Sport Lucas Hernández Blas Cáceres Nicolás Watson Javier Parraguez Ray Vanegas Tombense Vasco Martín Sarrafiore Juan Quintero Carlos Palacios Vila Nova
Players holding Brazilian dual nationality They do not take foreign slot.
Renan Bressan (Criciúma) Rômulo (Cruzeiro) Henrique Luvannor (Cruzeiro)
League table
Positions by round The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches were not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards.
Results
Top goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Gabriel PovedaSampaio Corrêa192 LuccaPonte Preta153 Diego SouzaGrêmio144 EduCruzeiro115 CielTombense10 HygorCriciúma Rafael EliasItuano RanielVasco da Gama9 Anselmo RamonCRB9 Matheus DavóBahia Rodrigo RodriguesCSA RonaldoNovorizontino Ygor CatatauSampaio Corrêa
Awards MonthPlayer of the monthRef.PlayerClubApril Diego SouzaGrêmioMay Lucas OliveiraCruzeiroJune Andrey SantosVasco da Gama
References