2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
The Serie B of the Brazilian Championship 2015 is a football competition held in Brazil, equivalent to the second division. It is contested by 20 clubs, between May 9 and November 28. The top four teams will have access to Série A in 2016 and the last four will be relegated to Série C in 2016. recently promoted Mogi Mirim was the first team to have its relegation confirmed, after losing to Ceará in October 31.After a defeat to Luverdense in November 6, Boa Esporte also was relegated. ABC also was relegated, after a tie against Bahia in November 10. Botafogo was promoted that same day, after a victory against Luverdense. In November 14, Vitória, Santa Cruz and América-MG confirmed their promotions. Ceará, that had spent most of the championship in the relegation zone, managed to escape relegation after a victory against Macaé in the last round, with this result, combined with Oeste's draw against Paysandu, relegating the Fluminense team.Teams
Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity | 2014 season |
ABC | Natal | Frasqueirão | 15,082 | 14th in Série B |
América Mineiro | Belo Horizonte | Independência | 23,000 | 5th in Série B |
Atlético Goianiense | Goiânia | Serra Dourada | 41,574 | 7th in Série B |
Bahia | Salvador | Fonte Nova | 51,708 | 18th in Série A |
Botafogo | Rio de Janeiro | Engenhão | 46,931 | 19th in Série A |
Boa Esporte | Varginha | Melão | 15,471 | 6th in Série B |
Bragantino | Bragança Paulista | Nabi Abi Chedid | 17,022 | 16th in Série B |
Ceará | Fortaleza | Castelão | 67,037 | 8th in Série B |
CRB | Maceió | Rei Pelé | 20,551 | 4th in Série C |
Criciúma | Criciúma | Heriberto Hülse | 19,300 | 20th in Série A |
Luverdense | Lucas do Rio Verde | Passo das Emas | 10,000 | 12th in Série B |
Macaé | Macaé | Moacyrzão | 15,000 | 1st in Série C |
Mogi Mirim | Mogi Mirim | Romildão | 19,900 | 3rd in Série C |
Náutico | Recife | Arena Pernambuco | 46,154 | 13th in Série B |
Oeste | Itápolis | Amaros | 13,044 | 15th in Série B |
Paysandu | Belém | Curuzú | 16,200 | 2nd in Série C |
Paraná | Curitiba | Vila Capanema | 20,083 | 11th in Série B |
Sampaio Corrêa | São Luís | Castelão | 40,000 | 10th in Série B |
Santa Cruz | Recife | Arruda | 60,044 | 9th in Série B |
Vitória | Salvador | Barradão | 35,632 | 17th in Série A |
Number of teams by state
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