Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2003

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The 33th season of the Campeonato Brasileiro began on March 29, 2003, and reached its end on December 14, 2003. The competition was won by Cruzeiro Esporte Clube.

[edit] 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.

[edit] Standings

Final Standings
Club P G W D L GF GA GD
1 Cruzeiro 100 46 31 7 8 102 47 55
2 Santos 87 46 25 12 9 93 60 33
3 São Paulo 78 46 22 12 12 81 67 14
4 São Caetano 74 46 19 14 13 53 37 16
5 Coritiba 73 46 21 10 15 67 58 9
6 Internacional 72 46 20 10 16 59 57 2
7 Atlético-MG 72 46 19 15 12 76 62 14
8 Flamengo 66 46 18 12 16 66 73 -7
9 Goiás 65 46 18 11 17 78 63 15
10 Paraná 65 46 18 11 17 85 75 -10
11 Figueirense 65 46 17 14 15 62 54 8
12 Atlético-PR 61 46 17 10 19 67 72 -5
13 Guarani 61 46 17 10 19 64 72 -8
14 Criciúma 60 46 17 9 20 57 69 -12
15 Corinthians 57 46 15 12 19 61 63 -2
16 Vitória 56 46 15 11 20 50 64 -14
17 Vasco 54 46 13 15 18 57 69 -12
18 Juventude 53 46 12 14 20 55 70 -15
19 Fluminense 52 46 13 11 22 52 77 -25
20 Grêmio1 50 46 13 11 22 54 68 -14
21 Ponte Preta 50 46 11 18 17 63 73 -10
22 Paysandu 49 46 15 12 19 74 77 -3
23 Fortaleza 49 46 12 13 21 58 74 -16
24 Bahia 49 46 12 10 24 59 92 -33
P - points earned; G - matches played; W - wins; D - draws; L - losses;
GF - goals scored; GA - goals conceded; GD - goal difference
Zone of qualification for the Libertadores
Zone of qualification for the Copa Sudamericana
Relegation zone

Note 1: Grêmio qualified to Copa Sudamericana due to a ranking made by CBF with the all-time teams' overall campaign in Campeonato Brasileiro.

[edit] References

Atlético-MG | Atlético-PR | Botafogo | Coritiba | Cruzeiro | Figueirense | Flamengo | Fluminense | Goiás | Grêmio | Internacional | Ipatinga | Náutico | Palmeiras | Portuguesa | Santos | São Paulo | Sport | Vasco | Vitória
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