Dramatic Promotion for Remo as Serie B Ends; See Who Went Up and Who Went Down

Athletico, Chapecoense, and Remo have secured promotion to the elite of Brazilian football in 2026, along with champions Coritiba. The trio managed to finish in the top 4 of Serie B in a frenetic round that featured eight simultaneous decisive matches.
The Athletico ‘beat and returned’, while Remo will be playing in Serie A after 31 years. Chapecoense, on the other hand, will be back in the top division ten years after the tragic plane crash in Colombia, with Coritiba becoming the most successful team in Serie B.
Those who fell short were Criciuma and Goias, who missed out on promotion. Both teams, who started the round in the top 4, stumbled away from home and were overtaken.
At the bottom of the table, Ferroviaria bid adieu and became the last team to be relegated. The club from the interior of Sao Paulo stumbled against Operario-PR and joins Volta Redonda, Amazonas, and Paysandu, who had already been relegated to Serie C.
How did the top of the table look like?
1 – Coritiba: 68 points
2 – Athletico: 65 points
3 – Chapecoense: 62 points (18 wins)
4 – Remo: 62 points (16 wins)
5 – Criciuma: 61 points
6 – Goias: 61 points
7 – Novorizontino: 60 points
Who got relegated?
17 – Ferroviaria: 40 points
18 – Amazonas: 36 points
19 – Volta Redonda: 36 points
20 – Paysandu: 28 points
The match timeline
The afternoon started well for Ferroviaria and Goias, who found the net early against Operario-PR and Remo. The Paulistas climbed out of the relegation zone, while the Goias side closed in on second-placed Athletico. Athletic was not happy, as they conceded to bottom-placed Paysandu and slipped into the relegation zone.
The two table leaders scored towards the end of the first half in their matches. Coritiba, already assured of promotion, opened the scoring against Amazonas to move towards the title, while Athletico, needing their rivals to falter to dream of the trophy, went 1-0 up against America-MG.
Chapecoense broke the deadlock and entered the top 4 just before halftime in their clash against Atletico-GO. This was bad news for Criciuma, who had Felipinho sent off and couldn’t overcome Cuiaba until the second half.
Remo, with Pedro Rocha, managed to reduce the deficit before halftime against Goias. The draw didn’t place the Paraenses in the top four, but pushed Goias out — good news for Chapecoense and Criciuma.
At halftime of the eight matches, the top 4 was comprised of Coritiba, Athletico, Chapecoense, and Criciuma. In the battle to avoid relegation, Ferroviaria and Botafogo-SP were surpassing Athletic.
The second half of the eight duels began with a goal from Cuiaba against Criciuma, which once again altered the top 4. Goias, despite drawing, returned to the promotion zone, leaving the Santa Catarina side behind.
Remo sent the Mangueirao stadium into raptures with Joao Pedro, who converted Pedro Rocha’s cross and turned the game around against Goias. The goal was significant as it placed the Paraenses in fourth place and demoted the Goianos to sixth.
The lower half of the table only saw changes towards the end of the second half — with two decisive goals. Botafogo-SP briefly fell into the relegation zone when Athletic overturned the game against Paysandu but breathed a sigh of relief shortly after as Ferroviaria conceded an equalizer to Operario, dropping back to 17th place.
Remo sealed promotion with a 3-1 victory over Goias. Without Criciuma’s goal against Cuiaba, the Para team secured promotion after 31 years in a jubilant Mangueirao. Meanwhile, Chapecoense held on and secured a win over Atletico-GO, confirming third place.