2003 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

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.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
Season2003
ChampionsCruzeiro
1st Campeonato Brasileiro title
2nd Brazilian title
Relegated
Copa Libertadores
Copa Sudamericana
Matches played552
Goals scored1,593 (2.89 per match)
Top goalscorerDimba (31 goals)
Average attendance15,629
← 2002
2004 →

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
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
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 71
5 Coritiba 46 21 10 15 67 58 +9 73
6 Internacional 46 20 10 16 59 57 +2 70 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 57
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 50
19 Fluminense 46 13 11 22 52 77 −25 50
20 Grêmio[lower-alpha 1] 46 13 11 22 54 68 −14 50 Qualified for 2004 Copa Sudamericana
21 Ponte Preta 46 11 18 17 63 73 −10 51
22 Paysandu 46 15 12 19 74 77 −3 57
23 Fortaleza 46 12 13 21 58 74 −16 49 Relegation
24 Bahia 46 12 10 24 59 92 −33 46
Source:
Notes:
  1. Grêmio qualified to 2004 Copa Sudamericana due to a ranking made by CBF with the all-time teams' overall campaign in Campeonato Brasileiro.
Locations of the 2003 Série A teams

Top scorers
Pos. Scorer Club Goals[1]
1 Dimba Goiás 31
2 Renaldo Paraná 30
3 Luís Fabiano São Paulo 29
4 Alex Cruzeiro 23
5 Víctor Aristizábal Cruzeiro 22
6 Marcel Coritiba 20
7 Ilan Atlético-PR 16
8 Deivid Cruzeiro 15
Marquinhos Paraná 15
Wágner Guarani 15
Róbson Paysandu 15

References
  1. "2003 Série A Statistics". globoesporte.com. Globo Esporte. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
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