2023 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
The 2023 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B (officially the Brasileirão Série B Betano 2023 for sponsorship reasons) was a football competition held in Brazil, equivalent to the second division. The competition began on 14 April and ended on 25 November.
| Season | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 14 April – 25 November |
| Champions | Vitória (1st title) |
| Promoted | Atlético Goianiense Criciúma Juventude Vitória |
| Relegated | ABC Londrina Sampaio Corrêa Tombense |
| Matches played | 380 |
| Goals scored | 796 (2.09 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Gustavo Coutinho (14 goals) |
| Biggest home win | CRB 6–0 Vitória R27, 10 September |
| Biggest away win | Nine matches 0–3 One match 1–4 |
| Highest scoring | Six goals Four matches 3–3 Two matches 4–2 One match 6–0 |
| Longest winning run | 7 games Novorizontino |
| Longest unbeaten run | 11 games Juventude |
| Longest winless run | 14 games ABC |
| Longest losing run | 5 games Londrina Tombense |
| Highest attendance | 41,153 Ceará 2–0 Chapecoense R10, 2 June |
| Lowest attendance | 179 Tombense 1–1 Guarani R9, 28 May |
| Total attendance | 2,372,095 |
| Average attendance | 6,242 |
← 2022 2024 → | |
Twenty teams competed in the tournament, twelve returning from the 2022 season, four promoted from the 2022 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C (ABC, Botafogo-SP, Mirassol and Vitória), and four relegated from the 2022 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (Atlético Goianiense, Avaí, Ceará and Juventude).
The top four teams were promoted to the 2024 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. Vitória became the first club to be promoted on 12 November 2023 after a 1–2 win against Novorizontino. Criciúma were promoted on 18 November 2023, and Juventude and Atlético Goianiense were promoted on 25 November 2023.
ABC, Londrina, Sampaio Corrêa and Tombense were relegated to the 2024 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C.