The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) announced on March 22, 2025, that the detailed schedule for the first three rounds of the Brasileirão Série B has been released. The competition is set to kick off on April 4, 2025, a Friday, featuring three matches on its opening day.
Série B consists of 20 teams competing in a double round-robin format. This means each team will face every other team twice, once at their home ground and once away. Such a method ensures a balanced competition and is pivotal for determining which teams advance to Serie A or face relegation to Serie C at the end of the season.
The opening match of the season will see Goiás taking on Amazonas, scheduled to start at 19h. Following this, Paysandu will face Athletico-PR and Criciúma will meet Operário-PR, both at 21h on the same day. The subsequent matches continue over the weekend with several exciting matchups that football fans can look forward to.
On April 5, Coritiba is set to challenge Vila Nova at 16h, while CRB will play against Chapecoense also at 16h. The evening kicks off with América-MG competing against Botafogo-SP at 18h30. The weekend concludes with three more matches on April 6, where Ferroviária goes head-to-head with Remo, along with Volta Redonda meeting Cuiabá at the same hour. To cap off the opening weekend, Avaí will take on Novorizontino at 20h. Finally, the first round wraps up with an intriguing match-up between Atlético-GO and Athletic-MG at 19h on April 7.
The excitement continues into the second round, which begins on April 10, featuring Athletico-PR facing off against Criciúma at 19h, followed by Cuiabá hosting Avaí at 21h30. The next day sees Chapecoense challenge Coritiba at 19h, leading into several matches taking place on April 12 including Remo against América-MG at 16h, Vila Nova versus Paysandu at 18h, and Amazonas against Ferroviária at 19h. The second round ends with two matches on April 13, Athletic-MG against CRB at 16h and Botafogo-SP squaring off with Atlético-GO at 19h.
Round three kicks off on April 15 with Cuiabá taking on Athletico-PR at 19h. The following day holds three matches, with Paysandu facing Chapecoense at 20h, Avaí clashing with Operário-PR at the same hour, and Coritiba meeting Novorizontino at 21h. The round continues on April 17 with several exciting fixtures including Goiás vs. Vila Nova, Criciúma vs. Athletic-MG, CRB vs. Volta Redonda, and Botafogo-SP vs. Remo all at 20h. That day also features a match between Ferroviária and Atlético-GO at 21h and concludes with América-MG playing against Amazonas at 21h30.
In a notable change for the 2025 season, the Liga Forte União (LFU) and Liga do Futebol Brasileiro (Libra) jointly announced earlier in March that they would collaborate to sell the rights for broadcasting the Série B matches. Although the precise broadcast details remain undisclosed, this partnership indicates a significant shift in how the league’s media rights will be managed moving forward. Such an approach seeks to enhance revenue opportunities for clubs while providing fans with better accessibility to match coverage.
Football fans across Brazil are eager for the competitive spirit that the Série B brings every year, and with the upcoming season promises new rivalries and thrilling encounters, supporters are already buzzing with excitement.
