Season 2003 Average attendance 15,629 End date December 14, 2003 Matches played 552 | Top goalscorer Dimba (31 goals) Start date 2003 Goals scored 1,593 | |
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Champions Cruzeiro1st Campeonato Brasileiro title2nd Brazilian title Copa Libertadores CruzeiroSantosSão PauloSão CaetanoCoritiba Copa Sudamericana InternacionalAtlético MineiroFlamengoGoiásParanáFigueirenseGrêmio Similar 2004 Campeonato Brasileiro, 2002 Campeonato Brasileiro, 2001 Campeonato Brasileiro, 1999 Campeonato Brasileiro, 2007 Campeonato Brasileiro | ||
The 2003 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A was the 47th edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. The first edition with only a double round-robin and no playoffs, it began on March 29, 2003, and reached its end on December 14. The competition was won by Cruzeiro Esporte Clube, who completed a treble.
Format
The 24 teams played against each other twice. At the season finale, the team with the most accumulated points (3 for each win, 1 for a draw, none for a loss) was declared champion. The two worst teams were relegated to the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B of the following year.
References
2003 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA