Football league season
The football (soccer) Campeonato Brasileiro Série B 1996, the second level of Brazilian National League, was played from August 8 to December 8, 1996. The competition had 25 clubs and two of them were promoted to Série A and three were to be relegated to Série C. The competition was won by União São João.
União São João finished the final phase group with the most points, and was declared 1996 Brazilian Série B champions, claiming the promotion to the 1997 Série A along with América-RN, the runners-up. The three worst ranked teams (Goiatuba, Sergipe and Central) were originally relegated to play Série C in 1997. However, with the cancellation of the relegations of Fluminense and Bragantino in the Série A, the three teams were kept in the Série B for 1997.
Teams
First phase
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Second phase
Quarterfinals
Final phase
Final standings
Sources
- "Brazil Second Level 1996". rsssf.com. Retrieved 2014-03-29.
- ^ ABC was promoted after Novorizontino, 15th in the 1995 Série B, withdrew from the 1996 championship due to financial issues.
- ^ After appealing in the common courts to reverse its relegation in the 1993 Série A, América-MG was suspended from all national competitions for two years, and was reintegrated to the Série B in 1996.
- ^ Atlético Goianiense was promoted after América-SP, 18th in the 1995 Série B, withdrew from the 1996 championship due to financial issues.
- ^ Gama was promoted after Ferroviária, 21st in the 1995 Série B, withdrew from the 1996 championship due to financial issues.
- ^ Joinville was promoted after Bangu, 8th in the 1995 Série B, withdrew from the 1996 championship due to financial issues.
- ^ Ponte Preta originally was relegated to the Série C in 1995, but was placed again in the Série B after Barra do Garças, 22nd in the 1995 Série B, withdrew from the competition due to financial issues.
