Season 2011 Location Brazil Matches played 380 | Dates 20 May 2011 – 26 Nov 2011 Goals scored 1,012 | |
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Promoted PortuguesaNáuticoPonte PretaSport Biggest home win Champion Associação Portuguesa de Desportos Similar 2013 Campeonato Brasileiro, 2009 Campeonato Brasileiro, 2008 Campeonato Brasileiro, 2003 Campeonato Brasileiro, 2011 Campeonato Paulista | ||
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.
Contents
Format
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.
Standings
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.
Results
Updated to games played on 5 November 2011.
Source: CBF
1 ^ 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.