2003 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Explained

Competition:Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
Season:2003
Winners:Cruzeiro
1st Campeonato Brasileiro title
2nd Brazilian title
Continentalcup1:Copa Libertadores
Continentalcup2:Copa Sudamericana
Matches:552
Total Goals:1593
League Topscorer:Dimba (31 goals)
Average Attendance:15,629
Prevseason:2002
Nextseason:2004

The 2003 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A was the 47th edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. The first edition with only a double round-robin and no playoffs, it began on March 29, 2003, and reached its end on December 14. The competition was won by Cruzeiro Esporte Clube, who completed a treble.

Format

The 24 teams played against each other twice. At the season finale, the team with the most accumulated points (3 for each win, 1 for a draw, none for a loss) was declared champion. The two worst teams were relegated to the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B of the following year.

Standings

Top scorers

Pos.ScorerClubGoals[1]
1Goiás31
2 RenaldoParaná30
329
4 AlexCruzeiro23
5 Víctor AristizábalCruzeiro22
6 MarcelCoritiba20
7 IlanAtlético-PR16
8 DeividCruzeiro15
MarquinhosParaná15
WágnerGuarani15
RóbsonPaysandu15

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2003 Série A Statistics . 17 April 2010 . globoesporte.com . Globo Esporte . 11 February 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090211095121/http://futpedia.globo.com/campeonatos/campeonato-brasileiro/2003/jogadores/pagina/0/ordem/7 . dead .