2008 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
Team City Stadium 2007 Season Ranking CBF
ABC Natal Frasqueirão 4th in Série C 53rd
América Natal Machadão 20th in Série A 30th
Avaí Florianópolis Ressacada 15th in Série B 43rd
Bahia Salvador Jóia da Princesa 2nd in Série C 18th
Bragantino Bragança Paulista Marcelo Stéfani Série C Champions 42nd
Brasiliense Taguatinga Boca do Jacaré 9th in Série B 68th
Ceará Fortaleza Castelão 16th in Série B 25th
CRB Maceió Pajuçara 8th in Série B 36th
Corinthians São Paulo Pacaembu 17th in Série A 2nd
Criciúma Criciúma Heriberto Hülse 7th in Série B 28th
Fortaleza Fortaleza Castelão 5th in Série B 29th
Gama Gama Bezerrão 12th in Série B 48th
Barueri Barueri Arena Barueri 13th in Série B 131st
Juventude Caxias do Sul Alfredo Jaconi 18th in Série A 27th
Marília Marília Bento de Abreu 6th in Série B 67th
Paraná Curitiba Vila Capanema 19th in Série A 23rd
Ponte Preta Campinas Moisés Lucarelli 11th in Série B 24th
Santo André Santo André Bruno José Daniel 14th in Série B 59th
São Caetano São Caetano do Sul Anacleto Campanella 10th in Série B 45th
Vila Nova Goiânia Serra Dourada 3rd in Série C 44th
Team information
Participating teams of the Brazilian Championship of 2008 , divided by state .
The Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, namely the second level of Brazilian football league system, was contested by 20 teams in 2008. Giants Corinthians played Série B for the first time after its poor season in Série A in 2007. Also, former Série A champions Bahia returned from Série C.
The tournament started on May 9 and Corinthians begun defeating CRB 3-2 in São Paulo. Due to its tradition and huge number of supporters, Corinthians attracted most of the attention from the media. The club won the first six matches and never left the top of the table. Promotion came on round 32 - six matches before the end of season - after defeating Ceará 2-0 in São Paulo. They were crowned champions two rounds later, beating Criciúma 2-0 as visitors. Avaí was the second team to reach Série A as they defeated Brasiliense 1-0 on Round 35. One week later, Santo André also reached promotion after their 3-2 win as visitors against Ceará. Finally, Barueri completed the G4 (as the group of promoted teams are called) on Round 37 after beating América de Natal 3-0 at home. On the other side of the table, CRB's poor record caused the club relegation on Round 33. Gama saw their hope comes to an end three weeks later.