2001 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
| Season | 2001 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Paysandu |
| Promoted | Paysandu Figueirense |
| Relegated | Sergipe Tuna Luso ABC Desportiva Nacional-AM Serra |
| Goals scored | 1,112 |
| Average goals/game | 2,86 |
| Top goalscorer | Sérgio Alves (Ceará) - 21 |
| Biggest home win | Londrina 7-0 Desportiva (8 November 2001) |
| Highest scoring | Sergipe 4-4 Anapolina (September 9, 2001) Tuna Luso 6-2 Ceará (September 19, 2001) |
The football (soccer) Campeonato Brasileiro Série B 2002, the second level of Brazilian National League, was played from August 11 to December 22, 2001. The competition had 28 clubs and two of them were promoted to Série A and six were relegated to Série C. The competition was won by Paysandu.
Paysandu finished the final phase group with the most points, and was declared 2001 Brazilian Série B champions, claiming the promotion to the 2002 Série A along with Figueirense, the runners-up. The six worst ranked teams in the first round (Sergipe, Tuna Luso, ABC, Desportiva, Nacional-AM and Serra) were relegated to play Série C in 2002.