2022 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
The 2022 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B (officially the Brasileirão SportingBet - Série B 2022 for sponsorship reasons) was a football competition held in Brazil, equivalent to the second division. The competition began on 8 April and ended on 6 November.
| Season | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 8 April – 6 November |
| Champions | Cruzeiro (1st title) |
| Promoted | Bahia Cruzeiro Grêmio Vasco da Gama |
| Relegated | Brusque CSA Náutico Operário Ferroviário |
| Matches played | 380 |
| Goals scored | 766 (2.02 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Gabriel Poveda (19 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Novorizontino 6–0 Náutico R35, 14 October |
| Biggest away win | Novorizontino 0–3 Chapecoense R4, 26 April Guarani 0–3 Operário Ferroviário R11, 6 June Chapecoense 0–3 Londrina R10, 5 July Ponte Preta 1–4 Cruzeiro R32, 28 September Náutico 0–3 Grêmio R36, 23 October Novorizontino 1–4 Cruzeiro R37, 27 October Operário Ferroviário 0–3 Novorizontino R38, 6 November |
| Highest scoring | 7 goals Náutico 4–3 Tombense R33, 4 October |
| Longest winning run | 8 games Cruzeiro |
| Longest unbeaten run | 17 games Grêmio |
| Longest winless run | 13 games Vila Nova |
| Longest losing run | 6 games Brusque Náutico |
| Highest attendance | 58,659 Vasco da Gama 1–0 Cruzeiro R12, 12 June |
| Lowest attendance | 114 Tombense 2–0 Novorizontino R32, 29 September |
| Total attendance | 3,595,735 |
| Average attendance | 9,462 |
← 2021 2023 → | |
Twenty teams competed in the tournament, twelve returning from the 2021 season, four promoted from the 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C (Criciúma, Ituano, Novorizontino and Tombense), and four relegated from the 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (Bahia, Chapecoense, Grêmio and Sport).
The top four teams were promoted to the 2023 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. Cruzeiro became the first club to be promoted on 21 September 2022 after a 3–0 win against Vasco da Gama. Grêmio were promoted on 23 October 2022, and Bahia and Vasco da Gama were promoted on 6 November 2022.
Brusque, CSA, Náutico and Operário Ferroviário were relegated to the 2023 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C.
The match Sport v Vasco da Gama, played on 16 October 2022 (1–1, 35th round), ended in the 49th minute of the second half, 8 minutes before the end of injury time. Before the suspension of the match, Raniel (Vasco da Gama) scored a penalty goal and during his celebration, close to the Sport fans, objects were thrown onto the field of play towards the players. After this, an invasion of many fans began and the match was suspended. The referee Raphael Claus waited 50 minutes before decide to end of the match.
On 9 November 2022, Sport were sanctioned by the Superior Tribunal de Justiça Desportiva (STJD) with a fine of R$180,000, eight host matches behind closed doors and the loss of one point, while Vasco da Gama received two additional points. The STJD partially overruled their decision, on 31 January 2023, and the sanction was reduced to R$150,000 and six host matches behind closed doors.