2003 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
Season | 2003 |
---|---|
Champions | Cruzeiro 1st Campeonato Brasileiro title 2nd Brazilian title |
Relegated | |
Copa Libertadores | |
Copa Sudamericana | |
Matches played | 552 |
Goals scored | 1,593 (2.89 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Dimba (31 goals) |
Average attendance | 15,629 |
← 2002 2004 → |
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
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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 lowest-placed teams were relegated to the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B of the following year.
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Cruzeiro | 46 | 31 | 7 | 8 | 102 | 47 | +55 | 100 | Qualified for 2004 Copa Libertadores and 2004 Copa Sudamericana |
2 | Santos | 46 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 93 | 60 | +33 | 87 | |
3 | São Paulo | 46 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 81 | 67 | +14 | 78 | |
4 | São Caetano | 46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 53 | 37 | +16 | 74 | |
5 | Coritiba | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 67 | 58 | +9 | 73 | |
6 | Internacional | 46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 59 | 57 | +2 | 72 | Qualified for 2004 Copa Sudamericana |
7 | Atlético Mineiro | 46 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 76 | 62 | +14 | 72 | |
8 | Flamengo | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 66 | 73 | −7 | 66 | |
9 | Goiás | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 78 | 63 | +15 | 65 | |
10 | Paraná | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 85 | 75 | +10 | 65 | |
11 | Figueirense | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 62 | 54 | +8 | 65 | |
12 | Atlético-PR | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 67 | 72 | −5 | 61 | |
13 | Guarani | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 64 | 72 | −8 | 61 | |
14 | Criciúma | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 57 | 69 | −12 | 60 | |
15 | Corinthians | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 61 | 63 | −2 | 59 | |
16 | Vitória | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 50 | 64 | −14 | 56 | |
17 | Vasco | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 57 | 69 | −12 | 54 | |
18 | Juventude | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 55 | 70 | −15 | 53 | |
19 | Fluminense | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 52 | 77 | −25 | 52 | |
20 | Grêmio[a] | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 54 | 68 | −14 | 50 | Qualified for 2004 Copa Sudamericana |
21 | Ponte Preta[b] | 46 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 63 | 73 | −10 | 50 | |
22 | Paysandu[c] | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 74 | 77 | −3 | 49 | |
23 | Fortaleza (R) | 46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 58 | 74 | −16 | 49 | Relegation to Série B |
24 | Bahia (R) | 46 | 12 | 10 | 24 | 59 | 92 | −33 | 46 |
- ^ Grêmio qualified to 2004 Copa Sudamericana due to a CONMEBOL ranking (São Paulo, Cruzeiro and Flamengo also qualified via CONMEBOL ranking).
- ^ Ponte Preta docked the points conquisted in the matches against Internacional and Juventude for the irregulate fielding of the player Roberto. Otherwise, Internacional won 2 points and Juventude won 3 points.
- ^ Paysandu docked 8 points due to irregularities fielding of the players Júnior Amorim and Aldrovani. In other way, three points won to Ponte Preta, three for São Caetano, two for Corinthians and two for Fluminense.
Results
Curitiba
Campinas
São Paulo
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro teams:
Flamengo
Fluminense
Vasco da Gama
São Paulo teams:
Corinthians
São Paulo
Campinas teams:
Guarani
Ponte Preta
Curitiba teams:
Atlético Paranaense
Coritiba
Paraná
Flamengo
Fluminense
Vasco da Gama
São Paulo teams:
Corinthians
São Paulo
Campinas teams:
Guarani
Ponte Preta
Curitiba teams:
Atlético Paranaense
Coritiba
Paraná
Locations of the 2003 Série A teams
Top scorers
Pos. | Scorer | Club | Goals[1] |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Dimba | Goiás | 31 |
2 | Renaldo | Paraná | 30 |
3 | Luís Fabiano | São Paulo | 29 |
4 | Alex | Cruzeiro | 23 |
5 | Víctor Aristizábal | Cruzeiro | 22 |
6 | Marcel | Coritiba | 20 |
7 | Ilan | Atlético-PR | 16 |
8 | Deivid | Cruzeiro | 15 |
Marquinhos | Paraná | 15 | |
Wágner | Guarani | 15 | |
Róbson | Paysandu | 15 |
Coaching changes
Team | Outgoing head coach | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming head coach | Date of appointment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fortaleza | Luis Carlos Cruz | 3 April 2003 | 20th | Ferdinando Teixeira | 3 April 2003 |
Bahia | Bobô | 26 April 2003 | 23rd | Evaristo de Macedo | 1 May 2003 |
São Paulo | Oswaldo de Oliveira | 3 May 2003 | 9th | Roberto Rojas | 4 May 2003 |
Figueirense | Vágner Benazzi | 17 May 2003 | 22nd | Artur Neto | 17 June 2003 |
Goiás | Candinho | 25 May 2003 | 24th | Cuca | 26 May 2003 |
Paraná | Cuca | 25 May 2003 | 8th | Adilson Batista | 27 May 2003 |
Grêmio | Tite | 3 June 2003 | 21st | Darío Pereyra | 8 June 2003 |
Fortaleza | Ferdinando Teixeira | 15 June 2003 | 22nd | Luis Carlos Cruz | 17 June 2003 |
Vitória | Joel Santana | 24 June 2003 | 15th | Edinho | 25 June 2003 |
Fluminense | Renato Gaúcho | 11 July 2003 | 12th | Joel Santana | 18 July 2003 |
Vasco | Antônio Lopes | 13 July 2003 | 20th | Mauro Galvão | 14 July 2003 |
Paraná | Adilson Batista | 16 July 2003 | 9th | Edu Marangon | 12 August 2003 |
Flamengo | Nelsinho Baptista | 17 July 2003 | 15th | Oswaldo de Oliveira | 21 July 2003 |
Atlético Mineiro | Celso Roth | 21 July 2003 | 7th | Marcelo Oliveira | 23 July 2003 |
Grêmio | Darío Pereyra | 21 July 2003 | 22nd | Nestor Simionato | 22 July 2003 |
Vitória | Edinho | 27 July 2003 | 16th | Lori Sandri | 4 August 2003 |
Atlético Paranaense | Vadão | 4 August 2003 | 18th | Mário Sérgio | 5 August 2003 |
Bahia | Evaristo de Macedo | 7 August 2003 | 20th | Lula Pereira | 18 August 2003 |
Figueirense | Artur Neto | 12 August 2003 | 15th | Luiz Carlos Ferreira | 12 August 2003 |
Fortaleza | Luis Carlos Cruz | 17 August 2003 | 21st | Márcio Araújo | 19 August 2003 |
Grêmio | Nestor Simionato | 22 August 2003 | 24th | Adilson Batista | 22 August 2003 |
Paraná | Edu Marangon | 22 September 2003 | 16th | Saulo | 23 September 2003 |
Figueirense | Luiz Carlos Ferreira | 23 September 2003 | 12th | Dorival Júnior | 25 September 2003 |
Corinthians | Geninho | 29 September 2003 | 10th | Júnior | 1 October 2003 |
Fluminense | Joel Santana | 2 October 2003 | 22nd | Renato Gaúcho | 2 October 2003 |
Flamengo | Oswaldo de Oliveira | 12 October 2003 | 12th | Waldemar Lemos | 14 October 2003 |
Corinthians | Júnior | 13 October 2003 | 11th | Juninho Fonseca | 14 October 2003 |
Bahia | Lula Pereira | 25 October 2003 | 20th | Edinho | 28 October 2003 |
Atlético Mineiro | Marcelo Oliveira | 7 November 2003 | 7th | Procópio Cardoso | 9 November 2003 |
Vitória | Lori Sandri | 24 November 2003 | 16th | Nelsinho Goés | 25 November 2003 |
References
- ^ "2003 Série A Statistics". globoesporte.com. Globo Esporte. Archived from the original on 11 February 2009. Retrieved 17 April 2010.