1996 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B

The football (soccer) Campeonato Brasileiro Série B 1996, the second level of Brazilian National League, was played from August 8 to December 8, 1996. The competition had 25 clubs and two of them were promoted to Série A and three were to be relegated to Série C. The competition was won by União São João.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
Season1996
ChampionsUnião São João
PromotedUnião São João
América-RN
Top goalscorerMaurício (Santa Cruz) - 13 goals
Biggest home winVolta Redonda 5-0 Londrina (August 28, 1996)
Biggest away winPonte Preta 0-4 Mogi Mirim (August 18, 1996)
Highest scoringJoinville 5-3 Atlético-GO (September 22, 1996)
Mogi Mirim 5-3 Ponte Preta (September 8, 1996)

União São João finished the final phase group with the most points, and was declared 1996 Brazilian Série B champions, claiming the promotion to the 1997 Série A along with América-RN, the runners-up. The three worst ranked teams (Goiatuba, Sergipe and Central) were originally relegated to play Série C in 1997. However, with the cancellation of the relegations of Fluminense and Bragantino in the Série A, the three teams were kept in the Série B for 1997.

Teams
Team City Stadium 1995 Season
ABCNatalMachadão5th in Série C[1]
América-MGBelo HorizonteIndependênciadid not participate[2]
América-RNNatalMachadão16th in Série B
AmericanoCampos dos GoytacazesGodofredo Cruz12th in Série B
Atlético-GOGoiâniaSerra Dourada4th in Série C[3]
CearáFortalezaCastelão7th in Série B
CentralCaruaruLacerdão4th in Série B
CRBMaceióPajuçara20th in Série B
DesportivaCariacicaEngenheiro Araripe10th in Série B
GamaGamaBezerrão3rd in Série C[4]
GoiatubaGoiatubaDivino Garcia Rosa11th in Série B
JoinvilleJoinvilleErnestão6th in Série C[5]
LondrinaLondrinaCafé13th in Série B
Mogi MirimMogi MirimWilson Fernandes de Barros3rd in Série B
Moto ClubSão LuísCastelão17th in Série B
NáuticoRecifeAflitos19th in Série B
PaysanduBelémCuruzú23rd in Série A
Ponte PretaCampinasMoisés Lucarelli23rd in Série B[6]
RemoBelémMangueirão5th in Série B
Santa CruzRecifeArruda9th in Série B
Tuna LusoBelémFrancisco Vasques14th in Série B
SergipeAracajuJoão Hora6th in Série B
União São JoãoArarasHerminião24th in Série A
Volta RedondaVolta RedondaRaulino de Oliveira2nd in Série C
XV de PiracicabaPiracicabaBarão de Serra Negra1st in Série C

First phase
Key to colours in group tables
Group winners, runners-up advance to the Round of 16
Teams relegated to the Série C 1997

Group A
Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
Pts
Remo8431149+515
Moto Club824298+110
Tuna Luso824277010
Ceará8233610-49
Paysandu82241012−28

Group B
Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
Pts
Santa Cruz8521168+817
América-RN842288014
Náutico83321011-112
CRB8224101008
Central8116916−74

Group C
Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
Pts
XV de Piracicaba8422137+614
União São João84131211+113
Desportiva8332119+212
Americano8323119+211
Sergipe8125617−115

Group D
Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
Pts
América-MG8611137+619
Atlético-GO83231010011
Joinville83141311+210
Gama823389−19
ABC8215613−77

Group E
Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
Pts
Mogi Mirim8521186+1217
Volta Redonda8323118+311
Londrina8323815-711
Ponte Preta82331317−49
Goiatuba8134610−46

Second phase
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Joinville 2–3 Remo 1–2 1–1
Londrina 3–1 XV de Piracicaba 1–1 2–0
Moto Club 3–1 Santa Cruz 2–0 1–1
Atlético-GO 3–4 América-RN 3–2 0–2
Tuna Luso 1–4 Mogi Mirim 0–0 1–4
Volta Redonda 1–4 União São João 1–1 0–3
Americano 2–3 América-MG 2–2 0–1
Náutico 3–3(p) Desportiva 2–1 1–2

Quarterfinals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Londrina 1–1(p) Remo 1–0 0–1
Moto Club 0–4 América-RN 0–0 0–4
União São João 1–1(p) Mogi Mirim 0–1 1–0
Náutico 4–2 América-MG 3–0 1–2

Final phase
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion USJ ARN NAU LON
1 União São João 6 3 2 1 11 8 +3 11 Promoted to Série A 1998 3–1 1–1 1–1
2 América-RN 6 3 0 3 8 12 −4 9 2–1 1–0 2–1
3 Náutico 6 2 2 2 10 6 +4 8 1–2 4–1 3–0
4 Londrina 6 1 2 3 8 11 −3 5 1–1 3–1 1–1
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Final standings
Pos
 Team
Pts
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
Qualification or relegation
1. União São João 31 18 9 4 5 28 21 +7 Promoted to 1997 Série A
2. América-RN 30 18 9 3 6 24 23 +11
3. Náutico 26 18 7 5 6 27 22 +5 Reached Final phase group
4. Londrina 23 18 6 5 7 20 28 -8
5. América-MG 26 12 8 2 2 18 13 +5 Reached Third phase
6. Mogi Mirim 24 12 7 3 2 23 8 +15
7. Remo 22 12 6 4 2 18 12 +6
8. Moto Club 15 12 3 6 3 12 13 -1
9. Santa Cruz 18 10 5 3 2 17 11 +6 Reached the Second phase
10. XV de Piracicaba 15 10 4 3 3 14 10 +4
11. Desportiva 15 10 4 3 3 14 12 +2
12. Atlético-GO 14 10 4 2 4 13 14 -1
13. Americano 12 10 3 3 4 13 12 +1
14. Volta Redonda 12 10 3 3 4 12 12 0
15. Joinville 11 10 3 2 5 15 14 +1
16. Tuna Luso 11 10 2 5 3 8 11 -3
17. Gama 9 8 2 3 3 8 9 -1
18. Ponte Preta 9 8 2 3 3 13 17 +4
19. Ceará 9 8 2 3 3 6 10 -4
20. CRB 8 8 2 2 4 10 10 0
21. Paysandu 8 8 2 2 4 10 12 -2
22. ABC 7 8 2 1 5 6 13 -7
23. Goiatuba 6 8 1 3 4 6 10 -4 Relegated to 1997 Série C
24. Sergipe 5 8 1 2 5 6 17 -11
25. Central 4 8 1 1 6 9 16 -7

Sources
  • "Brazil Second Level 1996". rsssf.com. Retrieved 2014-03-29.
  1. ABC was promoted after Novorizontino, 15th in the 1995 Série B, withdrew from the 1996 championship due to financial issues.
  2. After appealing in the common courts to reverse its relegation in the 1993 Série A, América-MG was suspended from all national competitions for two years, and was reintegrated to the Série B in 1996.
  3. Atlético Goianiense was promoted after América-SP, 18th in the 1995 Série B, withdrew from the 1996 championship due to financial issues.
  4. Gama was promoted after Ferroviária, 21st in the 1995 Série B, withdrew from the 1996 championship due to financial issues.
  5. Joinville was promoted after Bangu, 8th in the 1995 Série B, withdrew from the 1996 championship due to financial issues.
  6. Ponte Preta originally was relegated to the Série C in 1995, but was placed again in the Série B after Barra do Garças, 22nd in the 1995 Série B, withdrew from the competition due to financial issues.
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