2003 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
Appearance
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
[edit]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
[edit]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
Top scorers
[edit]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 |
References
[edit]- ^ "2003 Série A Statistics". globoesporte.com. Globo Esporte. Archived from the original on 11 February 2009. Retrieved 17 April 2010.