2003 in Brazilian football

This article will address the issue of 2003 in Brazilian football, which represents a very important issue today. From its origins to its relevance today, 2003 in Brazilian football has been the subject of debate and analysis in various areas. Throughout history, 2003 in Brazilian football has played a crucial role in society, directly or indirectly affecting the lives of millions of people around the world. In this sense, it is essential to understand in depth its impact and relevance, as well as the implications it entails for the present and the future. Through an exhaustive analysis, we seek to shed light on the different aspects related to 2003 in Brazilian football, providing the reader with a comprehensive and detailed vision of this very relevant topic.

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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

Main article: 2003 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
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
Source:
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Grêmio qualified to 2004 Copa Sudamericana due to a CONMEBOL ranking (São Paulo, Cruzeiro and Flamengo also qualified via CONMEBOL ranking).
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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

Main article: 2003 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B

Final stage
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
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
Source: rsssf.com

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

Main article: 2003 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts ITU SAD BPB CPN
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
Source: rsssf.com
(P) Promoted to Série B 2004

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

Main article: Copa do Brasil 2003

The Copa do Brasil final was played between Cruzeiro and Flamengo.

Flamengo1–1Cruzeiro
Cruzeiro3–1Flamengo

Cruzeiro declared as the cup champions by aggregate score of 4–2.

State championship champions

State Champion State Champion
Acre Rio Branco Paraíba Botafogo-PB
Alagoas ASA Paraná Coritiba
Amapá Ypiranga Pernambuco Sport Recife
Amazonas Nacional Piauí Flamengo-PI
Bahia Vitória Rio de Janeiro Vasco
Ceará Fortaleza Rio Grande do Norte América-RN
Distrito Federal Gama Rio Grande do Sul Internacional
Espírito Santo Serra Rondônia União Cacoalense
Goiás Goiás Roraima Atlético Roraima
Maranhão Sampaio Corrêa Santa Catarina Figueirense
Mato Grosso Cuiabá São Paulo Corinthians
Mato Grosso do Sul SERC Sergipe Sergipe
Minas Gerais Cruzeiro Tocantins Palmas
Pará Remo

Youth competition champions

Competition Champion
Copa Macaé de Juvenis Fluminense
Copa Santiago de Futebol Juvenil Internacional
Copa São Paulo de Juniores Santo André
Copa Sub-17 de Promissão Corinthians
Taça Belo Horizonte de Juniores Flamengo

Other competition champions

Competition Champion
Campeonato do Nordeste Vitória
Copa Espírito Santo Estrela do Norte
Copa FPF Santo André
Copa Paraná Atlético Paranaense
Copa Pernambuco Sport
Taça Minas Gerais Uberlândia
Torneio de Integração da Amazônia CFA

Brazilian clubs in international competitions

Team Copa Libertadores 2003 Copa Sudamericana 2003 Recopa Sudamericana 2003
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.

Date Opposition Result Score Brazil scorers Competition
February 12, 2003  China D 0–0 - International Friendly
March 29, 2003  Portugal L 1–2 Ronaldinho International Friendly
April 30, 2003  Mexico D 0–0 - International Friendly
June 11, 2003  Nigeria W 3–0 Gil, Luís Fabiano, Adriano International Friendly
June 19, 2003  Cameroon L 0–1 - Confederations Cup
June 21, 2003  United States W 1–0 Adriano Confederations Cup
June 23, 2003  Turkey D 2–2 Adriano, Alex Confederations Cup
July 13, 2003  Mexico L 0–1 - Gold Cup
July 15, 2003  Honduras W 2–1 Maicon, Diego Gold Cup
July 19, 2003  Colombia W 2–0 Kaká (2) Gold Cup
July 23, 2003  United States W 2–1 (aet) Kaká, Diego Gold Cup
July 27, 2003  Mexico L 0–1 (aet) - Gold Cup
September 7, 2003  Colombia W 2–1 Ronaldo, Kaká World Cup Qualifying
September 10, 2003  Ecuador W 1–0 Ronaldinho World Cup Qualifying
October 12, 2003  Jamaica W 1–0 Roberto Carlos International Friendly
November 16, 2003  Peru D 1–1 Rivaldo World Cup Qualifying
November 19, 2003  Uruguay D 3–3 Kaká, Ronaldo (2) World Cup Qualifying

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.

Date Opposition Result Score Brazil scorers Competition
April 23, 2003  Argentina W 3–2 Kátia Cilene, Pretinha, Rosana Sudamericano Femenino
April 25, 2003  Peru W 3–0 Formiga, Pretinha, Marta Sudamericano Femenino
April 27, 2003  Colombia W 12–0 Pretinha (2), Formiga, Marta (3), Kátia Cilene (5), Cristiane Silva Sudamericano Femenino
July 13, 2003  United States L 0–1 - International Friendly
July 17, 2003  Canada L 1–2 Tatiana International Friendly
July 20, 2003  Canada L 1–2 Cristiane Silva International Friendly
August 2, 2003  Haiti W 5–0 Marta, Kelly, Formiga, Renata Costa, Maycon Pan American Games
August 8, 2003  Canada W 5–0 Renata Costa, Formiga, Marta, Maycon, Elaine Pan American Games
August 11, 2003  Argentina W 2–1 Marta (2) Pan American Games
August 14, 2003  Canada W 1–1 (aet: 1–0) Formiga, Cristiane Silva Pan American Games
September 21, 2003  South Korea W 3–0 Marta, Kátia Cilene (2) World Cup
September 24, 2003  Norway W 4–1 Daniela Alves, Rosana, Marta, Kátia Cilene World Cup
September 27, 2003  France D 1–1 Kátia Cilene World Cup
October 1, 2003  Sweden L 1–2 Marta World Cup

The Brazil women's national football team competed in the following competitions in 2003:

Competition Performance
World Cup Quarterfinals
Sudamericano Femenino Champions
Pan American Games Champions

Domestic competition champions

Competition Champion
Circuito Brasileiro Saad

References