2003 in Brazilian football
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The following article presents a summary of the 2003 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which was the 102nd season of competitive football in the country.
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Cruzeiro | 46 | 31 | 7 | 8 | 102 | 47 | +55 | 100 | Qualified for 2004 Copa Libertadores |
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 ranking made by CBF with the all-time teams' overall campaign in Campeonato Brasileiro.
- ^ 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.
Cruzeiro declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro champions.
Relegation
The two worst placed teams, which are Fortaleza and Bahia, were relegated to the following year's second level.
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
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1 | Palmeiras | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 16 | Promoted to Série A 2004 |
2 | Botafogo | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 8 | |
3 | Sport | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 5 | |
4 | Marília | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 3 |
Palmeiras declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B champions.
Promotion
The two best placed teams in the final stage of the competition, which are Palmeiras and Botafogo, were promoted to the following year's first level.
Relegation
The two worst placed teams, which are Gama and União São João, were relegated to the following year's third level.
Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ITU | SAD | BPB | CPN | |
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1 | Ituano (P) | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 11 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | ||
2 | Santo André (P) | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 10 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | ||
3 | Botafogo-PB | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 7 | 4–4 | 1–3 | 1–0 | ||
4 | Campinense | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 |
Ituano declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C champions.
Promotion
The two best placed teams in the final stage of the competition, which are Ituano and Santo André, were promoted to the following year's second level.
Copa do Brasil
The Copa do Brasil final was played between Cruzeiro and Flamengo.
Cruzeiro declared as the cup champions by aggregate score of 4-2.
State championship champions
Youth competition champions
Other competition champions
Brazilian clubs in international competitions
Team | Copa Libertadores 2003 | Copa Sudamericana 2003 | Recopa Sudamericana 2003 |
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Atlético Mineiro | Did not qualify | 1st Preliminary round | N/A |
Corinthians | Round of 16 | 1st Preliminary round | N/A |
Cruzeiro | Did not qualify | 1st Preliminary round | N/A |
Flamengo | Did not qualify | 1st Preliminary round | N/A |
Fluminense | Did not qualify | 2nd Preliminary round | N/A |
Grêmio | Quarterfinals | 1st Preliminary round | N/A |
Internacional | Did not qualify | 1st Preliminary round | N/A |
Palmeiras | Did not qualify | Preliminary round | N/A |
Paysandu | Round of 16 | Did not qualify | N/A |
Santos | Runner-up | Quarterfinals | N/A |
São Caetano | Did not qualify | 2nd Preliminary round | N/A |
São Paulo | Did not qualify | Semifinals | N/A |
Vasco | Did not qualify | 1st Preliminary round | N/A |
Brazil national team
The following table lists all the games played by the Brazil national football team in official competitions and friendly matches during 2003.
Women's football
Brazil women's national football team
The following table lists all the games played by the Brazil women's national football team in official competitions and friendly matches during 2003.
The Brazil women's national football team competed in the following competitions in 2003:
Competition | Performance |
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World Cup | Quarterfinals |
Sudamericano Femenino | Champions |
Pan American Games | Champions |
Domestic competition champions
Competition | Champion |
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Circuito Brasileiro | Saad |