| Season | 2002 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Criciúma |
| Promoted | Criciúma Fortaleza |
| Relegated | Americano Botafogo-SP Sampaio Corrêa Guarany de Sobral XV de Piracicaba Bragantino |
| Goals scored | 970 |
| Average goals/game | 2.86 |
| Top goalscorer | Vinícius (Fortaleza) - 22 |
The football (soccer) Campeonato Brasileiro Série B 2002, the second level of Brazilian National League, was played from August 11 to December 7, 2002. The competition had 26 clubs and two of them were promoted to Série A and six were relegated to Série C.The competition was won by Criciúma.
Criciúma defeated Fortaleza in the finals, and was declared 2002 Brazilian Série B champions, claiming the promotion to the 2003 Série A along with Fortaleza, the runners-up. The six worst ranked teams in the first round ( Americano, Botafogo-SP, Sampaio Corrêa, Guarany de Sobral, XV de Piracicaba and Bragantino) were relegated to play Série C in 2003.
The 26 teams played against each other once. The eight best placed teams qualified to the quarter-finals, in which the eight-placed team played against the first-placed team, the seventh-placed team played against the second-placed team, the sixth-placed team played against the third-placed team, and the fifth-placed team played against the fourth-placed team. The quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals were played over two legs. The six worst teams in the first stage were relegated to the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C of the following year.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Criciúma | 25 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 45 | 34 | +11 | 51 | Qualified to Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Sport | 25 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 21 | +17 | 50 | |
| 3 | Fortaleza | 25 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 48 | 24 | +24 | 48 | |
| 4 | Santa Cruz | 25 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 46 | 24 | +22 | 47 | |
| 5 | Avaí | 25 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 39 | 20 | +19 | 46 | |
| 6 | América Mineiro | 25 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 49 | 36 | +13 | 40 | |
| 7 | Jundiaí | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 37 | 27 | +10 | 39 | |
| 8 | Remo | 25 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 37 | 35 | +2 | 38 | |
| 9 | CRB | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 35 | 32 | +3 | 38 | |
| 10 | América-RN | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 46 | 35 | +11 | 36 | |
| 11 | Mogi Mirim | 25 | 11 | 2 | 12 | 37 | 39 | −2 | 35 | |
| 12 | Joinville | 25 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 36 | 44 | −8 | 34 | |
| 13 | Ceará | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 35 | 27 | +8 | 33 | |
| 14 | Caxias | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 31 | 24 | +7 | 33 | |
| 15 | Vila Nova | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 40 | 35 | +5 | 33 | |
| 16 | União São João | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 32 | 40 | −8 | 33 | |
| 17 | Anapolina | 25 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 33 | 35 | −2 | 33 | |
| 18 | Londrina | 25 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 28 | 30 | −2 | 33 | |
| 19 | São Raimundo | 25 | 10 | 2 | 13 | 34 | 37 | −3 | 32 | |
| 20 | Náutico | 25 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 38 | 35 | +3 | 32 | |
| 21 | Americano | 25 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 34 | 36 | −2 | 32 | Relegated to 2003 Série C |
| 22 | Botafogo-SP | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 36 | 60 | −24 | 30 | |
| 23 | Sampaio Corrêa | 25 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 25 | 50 | −25 | 25 | |
| 24 | Guarany de Sobral | 25 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 28 | 51 | −23 | 20 | |
| 25 | XV de Piracicaba | 25 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 44 | −25 | 19 | |
| 26 | Bragantino | 25 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 23 | 54 | −31 | 17 |
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jundiaí | 3–2 | Sport | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| América Mineiro | 0–2 | Fortaleza | 0–0 | 0–2 |
| Avaí | 2–3 | Santa Cruz | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Remo | 2–5 | Criciúma | 2–1 | 0–4 |
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jundiaí | 3–8 | Fortaleza | 1–6 | 2–2 |
| Santa Cruz | 0–4 | Criciúma | 0–1 | 0–3 |
