| Season: | 2001 |
| League Topscorer: | Sérgio Alves (Ceará) - 21 |
| Biggest Home Win: | Londrina 7-0 Desportiva (8 November 2001) |
| Highest Scoring: | Sergipe 4-4 Anapolina (September 9, 2001) Tuna Luso 6-2 Ceará (September 19, 2001) |
| Total Goals: | 1112 |
| Average Goals: | 2,86 |
| Nextseason: | Série B 2002 |
The football (soccer) Campeonato Brasileiro Série B 2002, the second level of Brazilian National League, was played from August 11 to December 22, 2001. The competition had 28 clubs and two of them were promoted to Série A and six were relegated to Série C. The competition was won by Paysandu.
Paysandu finished the final phase group with the most points, and was declared 2001 Brazilian Série B champions, claiming the promotion to the 2002 Série A along with Figueirense, the runners-up. The six worst ranked teams in the first round (Sergipe, Tuna Luso, ABC, Desportiva, Nacional-AM and Serra) were relegated to play Série C in 2002.
The 28 teams were divided into two groups, win which each team played against each other twice. The four best placed teams in each group qualified to the quarter-finals, in which the first-placed team of the South-Southeastern Group played against the fourth-placed team of the North-Northeastern Group, the second-placed team of the South-Southeastern Group played against the third-placed team of the North-Northeastern Group, the third-placed team of the South-Southeastern Group played against the second-placed team of the North-Northeastern Group, and the fourth-placed team of the South-Southeastern Group played against the first-placed team of the North-Northeastern Group. The quarter-finals were played over two legs, and in case of tie in points, in case the away goals rule wasn't applicable, the team with the best campaign in the first phase of the two would qualify.the winners qualified to the final phase, in each the remaining four teams played against each other twice. The two best on this group would achieve promotion to the Série A of the following year. The six worst teams in the first stage were relegated to the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C of the following year.
| Team | City | Stadium | 2000 Season |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18th in Série B | |||
| 21st in Série B | |||
| 25th in Série B | |||
| 13th in Série B | |||
| 15th in Série B | |||
| 30th in Série B | |||
| 7th in Série B | |||
| 22nd in Série B | |||
| 16th in Série B | |||
| 14th in Série B | |||
| 31st in Série B | |||
| 9th in Série B | |||
| 5th in Série B | |||
| 20th in Série B | |||
| 35th in Série B | |||
| 1st in Série C | |||
| 27th in Série B | |||
| 6th in Série B | |||
| 4th in Série B | |||
| 3rd in Série B | |||
| 11th in Série B | |||
| 12th in Série B | |||
| 28th in Série C | |||
| 17th in Série B | |||
| 4th in Série C | |||
| 26th in Série B | |||
| 34th in Série B | |||
| 28th in Série B | |||