2003 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C

Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
Season	2003
Champions	Ituano
Promoted	Ituano; Santo André
Matches played	340
Goals scored	827 (2.43 per match)
Top goalscorer	Nílson Sergipano (Botafogo-PB) - 11 goals
	← 2002 2004 →

The football (soccer) Campeonato Brasileiro Série C 2003, the third level of Brazilian National League, was played from September 17 to December 7, 2003. The competition had 95 clubs^[1] and two of them were promoted to Série B.

Ituano finished the final phase group with most points and was declared 2003 Brazilian Série C champions, claiming the promotion to the 2004 Série B along with Santo André, the runners-up.

Stages of the competition

First stage

Group 1 (AC-AM-RO)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Nacional-AM	6	4	2	0	11	5	+6	14	Qualified for second stage
2	Rio Branco-AC	6	3	2	1	9	6	+3	11	Qualified for second stage
3	Rio Negro	6	1	1	4	10	12	−2	4
4	CFA	6	1	1	4	4	11	−7	4

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Group 2 (AP-PA-RO)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Atlético Roraima	4	3	0	1	8	6	+2	9	Qualified for second stage
2	Tuna Luso	4	2	1	1	4	2	+2	7	Qualified for second stage
3	Ypiranga	4	0	1	3	4	8	−4	1

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Group 3 (MA)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Viana	4	3	1	0	3	0	+3	10	Qualified for second stage
2	Chapadinha	4	2	1	1	3	2	+1	7	Qualified for second stage
3	Maranhão	4	0	0	4	1	5	−4	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Group 4 (MA)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Imperatriz	4	3	0	1	6	3	+3	9	Qualified for second stage
2	Sampaio Corrêa	4	1	1	2	3	4	−1	4	Qualified for second stage
3	Santa Inês	4	1	1	2	4	6	−2	4

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Group 5 (MA-PI)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Flamengo-PI	4	3	1	7	2	+5	9	Qualified for second stage
2	River	4	2	2	5	3	+2	6	Qualified for second stage
3	Caxiense	4	1	3	1	8	−7	3

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Group 6 (CE)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Itapipoca	4	2	1	1	5	6	−1	7	Qualified for second stage
2	Guarany de Sobral	4	1	3	0	4	1	+3	6	Qualified for second stage
3	Ferroviário-CE	4	0	2	2	4	6	−2	2

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Group 7 (PB-RN)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	ABC	4	2	1	1	4	4	0	7	Qualified for second stage
2	Campinense	4	2	0	2	6	5	+1	6	Qualified for second stage
3	São Gonçalo	4	1	1	2	4	5	−1	4

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Group 8 (AL-PB-PE)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Treze	4	2	1	1	4	5	−1	7	Qualified for second stage
2	ASA	4	1	2	1	4	4	0	5	Qualified for second stage
3	Central	4	1	1	2	6	5	+1	4

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Group 9 (AL-PB)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Botafogo-PB	4	3	1	6	3	+3	9	Qualified for second stage
2	Sousa	4	3	1	4	2	+2	9	Qualified for second stage
3	Corinthians-AL	4	0	4	1	6	−5	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Group 10 (AL-BA-SE)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sergipe	4	2	1	1	5	4	+1	7	Qualified for second stage
2	CSA	4	1	2	1	8	8	0	5	Qualified for second stage
3	Catuense	4	1	1	2	6	7	−1	4

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Group 11 (BA-SE)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Juazeiro	6	4	0	2	10	4	+6	12	Qualified for second stage
2	Confiança	6	4	0	2	6	5	+1	12	Qualified for second stage
3	Itabaiana	6	2	1	3	6	6	0	7
4	Lagartense	6	1	1	4	4	11	−7	4

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Group 12 (MS)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Comercial-MS	6	3	2	1	5	6	−1	11	Qualified for second stage
2	CENE	6	2	3	1	4	3	+1	9	Qualified for second stage
3	Operário-MS	6	2	2	2	6	5	+1	8
4	Taveirópolis	6	1	1	4	8	9	−1	4

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Group 13 (MT-MS)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Cuiabá	4	2	1	1	6	5	+1	7	Qualified for second stage
2	Chapadão	4	1	2	1	2	1	+1	5	Qualified for second stage
3	Jaciara	4	1	1	2	5	7	−2	4

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Group 14 (GO-TO)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Tocantinópolis	4	2	1	1	10	8	+2	7	Qualified for second stage
2	Palmas	4	2	1	1	10	9	+1	7	Qualified for second stage
3	Anápolis	4	0	2	2	7	10	−3	2

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Group 15 (DF-GO)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	CFZ-DF	4	3	1	0	6	2	+4	10	Qualified for second stage
2	Atlético-GO	4	1	2	1	6	6	0	5	Qualified for second stage
3	Goiatuba	4	0	1	3	3	7	−4	1

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Group 16 (MG-SP)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	Qualification
1	Iuiutaba	4	2	1	1	5	5	7	Qualified for second stage
2	Uberlândia	4	1	2	1	4	4	5	Qualified for second stage
3	Francana	4	1	1	2	4	4	4

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Group 17 (MG-SP)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Bragantino	4	2	1	1	6	5	+1	7	Qualified for second stage
2	Rio Branco-MG	4	2	0	2	6	5	+1	6	Qualified for second stage
3	Uberaba	4	1	1	2	3	5	−2	4

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Group 18 (ES-MG)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Ipatinga	6	4	1	1	10	2	+8	13	Qualified for second stage
2	Estrela do Norte	6	4	1	1	6	5	+1	13	Qualified for second stage
3	Desportiva	6	2	1	3	9	9	0	7
4	Villa Nova	6	0	1	5	2	11	−9	1

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Group 19 (ES-MG-RJ)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Tupi	6	3	1	2	9	5	+4	10	Qualified for second stage
2	Goytacaz	6	3	1	2	8	6	+2	10	Qualified for second stage
3	Rio Branco-ES	6	3	1	2	8	8	0	10
4	Serra	6	0	3	3	2	8	−6	3

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Group 20 (RJ)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Americano	6	5	1	0	15	6	+9	16	Qualified for second stage
2	Macaé	6	3	1	2	7	6	+1	10	Qualified for second stage
3	Portuguesa-RJ	6	2	2	2	10	10	0	8
4	Rio Branco-RJ	6	0	0	6	5	15	−10	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Group 21 (RJ)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Cabofriense	6	3	2	1	9	6	+3	11	Qualified for second stage
2	Olaria	6	3	2	1	8	5	+3	11	Qualified for second stage
3	América-RJ	6	2	1	3	5	7	−2	7
4	Bangu	6	0	3	3	4	8	−4	3

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Group 22 (RJ-SP)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Friburguense	4	2	2	0	6	3	+3	8	Qualified for second stage
2	Volta Redonda	4	1	2	1	7	4	+3	5	Qualified for second stage
3	Portuguesa Santista	4	1	0	3	1	7	−6	3

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Group 23 (SP)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sertãozinho	4	2	2	0	7	4	+3	8	Qualified for second stage
2	Botafogo-SP	4	1	2	1	4	5	−1	5	Qualified for second stage
3	Comercial-SP	4	0	2	2	4	6	−2	2

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Group 24 (SP)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Atlético Sorocaba	4	3	0	1	5	1	+4	9	Qualified for second stage
2	Santo André	4	1	1	2	3	4	−1	4	Qualified for second stage
3	Rio Branco-SP	4	1	1	2	2	5	−3	4

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Group 25 (SP)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Internacional de Limeira	4	2	1	1	5	3	+2	7	Qualified for second stage
2	Ituano	4	2	0	2	3	4	−1	6	Qualified for second stage
3	XV de Piracicaba	4	1	1	2	2	3	−1	4

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Group 26 (PR-SP)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	União Barbarense	6	3	3	0	8	4	+4	12	Qualified for second stage
2	União Bandeirante	6	3	2	1	6	5	+1	11	Qualified for second stage
3	Grêmio Maringá	6	1	2	3	7	8	−1	5
4	Iraty	6	1	1	4	5	9	−4	4

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Group 27 (RS-SC)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Caxias-SC	4	1	3	0	6	5	+1	6	Qualified for second stage
2	Ulbra	4	0	4	0	4	4	0	4	Qualified for second stage
3	Marcílio Dias	4	0	3	1	3	4	−1	3

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Group 28 (RS)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	RS Futebol	6	4	1	1	14	6	+8	13	Qualified for second stage
2	Pelotas	6	3	2	1	5	6	−1	11	Qualified for second stage
3	São José-RS	6	2	1	3	5	7	−2	7
4	Brasil de Pelotas	6	0	2	4	7	12	−5	2

Source: rsssf.com

Second stage

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Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Tuna Luso	1–0	Nacional-AM	1–0	0–0
Atlético-GO	3–3(p)	Ituiutaba	2–1	1–2
Rio Branco-MG	4–1	Ipatinga	1–1	3–0
Santo André	6–3	Sertãozinho	4–0	2–3
Sampaio Corrêa	1–3	Viana	1–1	0–2
Chapadinha	2–3	Imperatriz	1–1	1–2
Guarany de Sobral	4–3	Flamengo-PI	3–2	1–1
River	0–1	Itapipoca	0–0	0–1
Campinense	4–2	Treze	3–0	1–2
ASA	3–2	ABC	3–2	0–0
CSA	3–4	Botafogo-PB	1–2	2–2
Sousa	3–5	Sergipe	3–2	0–3
CENE	2–2(p)	Juazeiro	2–0	0–2
Palmas	4–1	Cuiabá	1–0	3–1
Chapadão	3–3(a)	Tocantinópolis	1–0	2–3
Uberlândia	0–6	CFZ-DF	0–3	0–3
Estrela do Norte	2–4	Bragantino	2–2	0–2
Macaé	2–3	Tupi	1–1	1–2
Goytacaz	1–0	Americano^[2]	1–0	annulled^[3]
Volta Redonda	0–1	Cabofriense	0–1	0–0
Olaria	2–0	Friburguense	1–0	1–0
Botafogo-SP	3–1	Atlético Sorocaba	2–0	1–1
União Bandeirante	2–1	Internacional de Limeira	2–0	0–1
Pelotas	5–5(a)	Caxias-SC	3–1	2–4
Ulbra	1–3	RS Futebol	0–1	1–2
Rio Branco-AC	3–1	Atlético Roraima	1–0	2–1
Ituano	3–3(a)	União Barbarense	2–0	1–3
Confiança	4–1	Comercial-MS	3–1	1–0

Third stage

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Tuna Luso	2–0	Rio Branco-AC	2–0	0–0
Imperatriz	5–3	Viana	3–1	2–2
Guarany de Sobral	2–4	Itapipoca	1–3	1–1
ASA	0-3	Campinense	0-1	0-2
Sergipe	2–4	Botafogo-PB	0–0	2–4
Palmas	2-2 (a)	Chapadão	0–0	2–2
CFZ-DF	3–1	Ituiutaba	1–1	2–0
Bragantino	3-1	Rio Branco-MG	1–0	2-1
Olaria	3–4	Cabofriense	1–3	2–1
Santo André	4-1	Botafogo-SP	4-0	0-1
Ituano	4-2	União Bandeirante	3-2	1-0
RS Futebol	1-0	Pelotas	1–0	0-0
Tupi	5-3	Americano	5-2	0-1
CENE	2–2(p)	Confiança	2–0	0–2

Fourth stage

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Tuna Luso	2-1	Imperatriz	2–0	0-1
Campinense	2-2(a)	Itapipoca	1-0	1-2
Palmas	2-0	CFZ-DF	1–0	1–0
Bragantino	3-2	Tupi	3-1	0-1
Cabofriense	3-3(p)	Santo André	1-2	2-1
Ituano	4-4(p)	RS Futebol	3-1	1-3
Botafogo-PB	6-1	Confiança	2-0	4-1

Fifth stage

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Campinense	7-2	Tuna Luso	4-1	3-1
Botafogo-PB	6-4	Palmas	5-2	1-2
Santo André	5-4	Bragantino	4-1	1–3
RS Futebol^[4]	3-4	Ituano	2-1	1-3

Final stage

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	ITU	SAD	BPB	CPN
1	Ituano (P)	6	3	2	1	9	7	+2	11		2–1	2–1	1–0
2	Santo André (P)	6	3	1	2	7	5	+2	10	0–0		0–1	1–0
3	Botafogo-PB	6	2	1	3	8	12	−4	7	4–4	1–3		1–0
4	Campinense	6	2	0	4	5	5	0	6	1–0	1–2	3–0

Source: rsssf.com
(P) Promoted to Série B 2004

References

^ the withdrawal of Guaxupé and Parnahyba reduced this number to 93.
^ CBF awarded the berth to the third stage to Americano.
^ the match was interrupted at 61', after 5 Goytacaz players had been sent off and Americano was winning by 1-0.
^ RS Futebol qualified to the Fifth stage as the loser with the best campaign throughout the championship.