2016 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B


The Serie B of the Brazilian Championship 2016 was a football competition held in Brazil, equivalent to the second division. It was contested by 20 clubs. The top four teams will were promoted to Série A in 2017 and the bottom four were relegated to Série C in 2017.The games had a break during the 2016 Olympics, which was held between July and August in Brazil. The competition had nineteen rounds played before the stoppage.
Atlético Goianiense were the champions.

Teams

20 teams participated in the 2016 edition: the 12 teams from 5th to 16th of the previous edition of Série B, 4 relegated from 2015 Série A and 4 promoted from 2015 Série C.
Teams in red left the competition this season. Teams in green joined the competition this season.
Pos.Relegated from 2015 Serie B
17ºMacaé
18ºABC
19ºBoa Esporte
20ºMogi Mirim

Pos.Promoted from 2015 Serie C
1ºVila Nova
2ºLondrina
3°Brasil de Pelotas
4ºTupi

Pos.Promoted to 2016 Serie A
1ºBotafogo
2ºSanta Cruz
3ºVitória
4ºAmérica Mineiro

Pos.Relegated from 2015 Serie A
17ºAvaí
18ºVasco
19°Goiás
20ºJoinville

Stadia and locations

TeamHome cityStateStadiumCapacity2015 season
Atlético GoianienseGoiâniaSerra Dourada41,57414th in Série B
AvaíFlorianópolisRessacada17,53717th in Série A
BahiaSalvadorFonte Nova51,7089th in Série B
BragantinoBragança PaulistaNabi Abi Chedid17,0226th in Série B
Brasil de PelotasPelotasBento Freitas18,0004th in Série C
CearáFortalezaCastelão67,03715th in Série B
CRBMaceióRei Pelé20,55111th in Série B
CriciúmaCriciúmaHeriberto Hülse19,30012th in Série B
GoiásGoiâniaSerra Dourada41,57419th in Série A
JoinvilleJoinvilleArena Joinville22,40020th in Série A
LondrinaLondrinaCafé36,0562nd in Série C
LuverdenseLucas do Rio VerdePasso das Emas10,00010th in Série B
NáuticoRecifeArena Pernambuco46,1545th in Série B
OesteItápolisAmaros13,04416th in Série B
ParanáCuritibaVila Capanema20,08313th in Série B
PaysanduBelémCuruzú16,2007th in Série B
Sampaio CorrêaSão LuísCastelão40,0008th in Série B
TupiJuiz de ForaMário Helênio31,8633rd in Série C
Vasco da GamaRio de JaneiroSão Januário22,15018th in Série A
Vila NovaGoiâniaSerra Dourada41,5741st in Série C

Number of teams by state

Personnel and kits

Managerial changes

League table

Results

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1BillCeará15
2Felipe GarciaBrasil de Pelotas13
2NenêVasco da Gama13
4RômuloAvaí12
5GustavoCriciúma11
5Léo GamalhoGoiás11
5RoniNáutico11
5HernaneBahia11
9Júnior ViçosaAtlético Goianiense10
10HugoLuverdense9
10Zé CarlosCRB9
10RossiGoiás9
10MoisésVila Nova9
10GermanoLondrina9
10RamonBrasil de Pelotas9

Attendances

Average home attendances

Team
1Bahia19326,91344,0427,29817,206
2Ceará19210,52055,4551,07511,080
3Paysandu19167,46728,9383,8968,814
4Náutico19135,50222,9739397,132
5Vasco19131,58750,5511,6896,926
6CRB19117,25611,2251,3746,171
7Avaí19113,36515,1391,7175,967
8Atlético Goianiense1998,28716,3566315,173
9Londrina1996,81913,3181,5245,096
10Vila Nova1985,95611,0741,0604,524
11Sampaio Corrêa1985,33528,9274214,491
12Criciúma1980,2898,2632,3424,226
13Joinville1975,8618,7941,1294,215
14Goiás1973,75213,3441,0013,882
15Brasil de Pelotas1953,3545,2112982,808
16Paraná1941,6616,0465982,193
17Oeste1929,9113,883881,574
18Tupi1923,09111,3171021,215
19Luverdense1921,9604,0485731,156
20Bragantino1919,0263,2192701,001
-Total3801,987,91255,455885,231

Final table after all games played.
Source: http://cbf.com.br/competicoes/brasileiro-serie-b