1994 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B

The football (soccer) Campeonato Brasileiro Série B 1994, the second level of Brazilian National League, was played from August 7 to December 4, 1994. The competition had 24 clubs and two of them were promoted to Série A and two were relegated to Série C. The competition was won by Juventude.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
Season1994
ChampionsJuventude
PromotedJuventude
Goiás
RelegatedFortaleza
Tiradentes-DF
Goals scored419
Average goals/game2,41
Top goalscorerBaltazar (Goiás)
Mário (Juventude):
14 goals
Biggest home winCeará 6-1 Tuna Luso (November 6, 1994)
Biggest away winMoto Club 0-4 América-RN (August 24, 1994)
Fortaleza 1-5 Ceará (August 28, 1994)

The championship was reestablished after the 1993 Campeonato Brasileiro, and its participants included the eight teams relegated from the 1993 Série A, along with 16 teams chosen through qualificatory tournaments. However, with América-MG's suspension, Democrata, that had been eliminated in the qualification, was chosen to take América's place. Juventude beat Goiás in the final match, and was declared 1994 Brazilian Série B champions, and both Goiás and Juventude achieved promotion to the 1995 Série A. The two worst ranked teams (Fortaleza and Tiradentes-DF) were relegated to play Série C in 1995.

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