The following article presents a summary of the 2002 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which was the 101st season of competitive football in the country.
Season | 2002 | |
---|---|---|
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A edit
Quarterfinals
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Fluminense | 3-2 | São Caetano | 3-0 | 0-2 |
Atlético Mineiro | 3-8 | Corinthians | 2-6 | 1-2 |
Grêmio | 1-0 | Juventude | 0-0 | 1-0 |
Santos | 5-2 | São Paulo | 3-1 | 2-1 |
Semifinals
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Fluminense | 3-3 | Corinthians | 1-0 | 2-3 |
Santos | 3-1 | Grêmio | 3-0 | 0-1 |
Final
Santos declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro champions by aggregate score of 5-2.
Relegation edit
The four worst placed teams, which are Portuguesa, Palmeiras, Gama and Botafogo, were relegated to the following year's second level.
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B edit
The Campeonato Brasileiro Série B final was played between Fortaleza and Criciúma.
Criciúma declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B champions by aggregate score of 4-3.
Promotion edit
The champion and the runner-up, which are Criciúma and Fortaleza, were promoted to the following year's first level.
Relegation edit
The six worst placed teams, which are Americano, Botafogo-SP, Sampaio Corrêa, Guarany-CE, XV de Piracicaba and Bragantino, were relegated to the following year's third level.
Campeonato Brasileiro Série C edit
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Brasiliense (P) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 12 |
2 | Marília (P) | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 11 |
3 | Ipatinga | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 5 |
4 | Nacional-AM | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 4 |
Brasiliense declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C champions.
Promotion edit
The two best placed teams in the final stage of the competition, which are Brasiliense and Marília, were promoted to the following year's second level.
Copa do Brasil edit
The Copa do Brasil final was played between Corinthians and Brasiliense.
Corinthians declared as the cup champions by aggregate score of 3-2.
Copa dos Campeões edit
The Copa dos Campeões final was played between Paysandu and Cruzeiro.
Paysandu declared as the cup champions by aggregate score of 5-5.
Regional and state championship champions edit
Regional championship champions
Competition | Champion |
---|---|
Campeonato do Nordeste | Bahia |
Copa Centro-Oeste | Goiás |
Copa Norte | Paysandu |
Copa Sul-Minas | Cruzeiro |
Torneio Rio-São Paulo | Corinthians |
State championship champions
(1)The club won a competition named Supercampeonato (Superchampionship), which was an extra tournament that included regional championship teams.
(2)According to the Rio de Janeiro State Football Federation, the 2002 Rio de Janeiro State Championship is sub judice.
Youth competition champions edit
Other competition champions edit
Competition | Champion |
---|---|
Copa FPF | São Bento |
Copa Pernambuco | Recife |
Brazilian clubs in international competitions edit
Team | Copa Libertadores 2002 | Copa Sudamericana 2002 |
---|---|---|
Atlético Paranaense | Group stage | N/A |
Flamengo | Group stage | N/A |
Grêmio | Semifinals | N/A |
São Caetano | Runner-up | N/A |
Brazil national team edit
The following table lists all the games played by the Brazil national football team in official competitions and friendly matches during 2002.
Women's football edit
Brazil women's national football team edit
The Brazil women's national football team did not play any matches in 2002.