Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2001
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| Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2001 | |
|---|---|
| League | Campeonato Brasileiro Série A |
| Sport | Football |
| Duration | August 1, 2001 – December 23, 2001 |
| League | |
| League champions | Atlético-PR |
| Runners-up | São Caetano |
| Top scorer | Romário (Vasco), 21 goals |
The 31st season of the Campeonato Brasileiro began on August 1, 2001, and reached its end on December 23, 2001. The competition was won by Clube Atlético Paranaense.
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[edit] Format
The 28 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 and the semi-finals were played over one leg while the finals were played over two legs. The four worst teams in the first stage were relegated to the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B of the following year.
[edit] First Stage standings
| First Stage Final Standings | |||||||||
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| Club | P | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | São Caetano | 59 | 27 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 48 | 25 | 23 |
| 2 | Atlético-PR | 51 | 27 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 40 | 18 | 22 |
| 3 | Fluminense | 51 | 27 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 44 | 29 | 15 |
| 4 | Atlético-MG | 49 | 27 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 50 | 34 | 16 |
| 5 | Grêmio | 47 | 27 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 39 | 29 | 10 |
| 6 | Ponte Preta | 47 | 27 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 53 | 48 | 5 |
| 7 | São Paulo | 46 | 27 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 48 | 34 | 14 |
| 8 | Bahia | 45 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 43 | 38 | 5 |
| 9 | Internacional | 40 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 38 | 40 | -2 |
| 10 | Goiás | 39 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 38 | 32 | 6 |
| 11 | Vasco | 39 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 57 | 36 | 21 |
| 12 | Palmeiras | 38 | 27 | 12 | 2 | 13 | 39 | 48 | -9 |
| 13 | Portuguesa | 37 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 31 | 33 | -2 |
| 14 | Paraná | 36 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 35 | 37 | -2 |
| 15 | Santos | 36 | 27 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 37 | 32 | 5 |
| 16 | Vitória | 36 | 27 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 33 | 37 | -4 |
| 17 | Coritiba | 35 | 27 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 31 | 32 | -1 |
| 18 | Corinthians | 34 | 27 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 46 | 45 | 1 |
| 19 | Guarani | 33 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 29 | 45 | -16 |
| 20 | Gama | 33 | 27 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 40 | 34 | 6 |
| 21 | Cruzeiro | 32 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 36 | 43 | -7 |
| 22 | Juventude | 30 | 27 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 29 | 37 | -8 |
| 23 | Botafogo-RJ | 29 | 27 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 41 | 51 | -10 |
| 24 | Flamengo | 29 | 27 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 25 | 38 | -13 |
| 25 | Santa Cruz | 27 | 27 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 31 | 50 | -19 |
| 26 | Botafogo-SP | 25 | 27 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 41 | -18 |
| 27 | América-MG | 25 | 27 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 32 | 46 | -14 |
| 28 | Sport | 19 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 24 | 46 | -22 |
| P - points earned; G - matches played; W - wins; D - draws; L - losses; GF - goals scored; GA - goals conceded; GD - goal difference |
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| Zone of qualification for the quarter-finals | |
| Intermediate Zone | |
| Relegation zone |
[edit] Final stage
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finais | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | São Caetano | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Bahia | 0 | ||||||||||||
| São Caetano | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Atlético-MG | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Atlético-MG | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Grêmio | 0 | ||||||||||||
| São Caetano | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Atlético-PR | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Fluminense | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Ponte Preta | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Fluminense | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Atlético-PR | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Atlético-PR | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | São Paulo | 1 | ||||||||||||
[edit] The finals
| December 16, 2001 | Atlético-PR | 4 – 2 | São Caetano | Arena da Baixada (Curitiba) Attendance: 31,740 Refferee: |
| Ilan Alex Mineiro |
Mancini Marcos Paulo |
Atlético-PR: Flávio; Rogério Corrêa, Nem and Gustavo; Alessandro, Cocito, Adriano, Kléberson and Fabiano (Igor); Ilan (Souza) and Alex Mineiro. Head coach: Geninho.
São Caetano: Sílvio Luiz; Mancini, Daniel, Dininho and Marcos Paulo; Simão, Serginho, Adãozinho and Magrão; Esquerdinha and Anaílson (Müller). Head coach: Jair Picerni.
| December 23, 2001 | São Caetano | 0 – 1 | Atlético-PR | Anacleto Campanella (São Caetano do Sul) Attendance: 20,000 Referee: |
| Alex Mineiro |
São Caetano: Sílvio Luiz; Mancini, Daniel, Dininho and Marcos Paulo (Müller); Simão, Serginho (Bechara), Adãozinho and Magrão; Esquerdinha (Marlon) and Anaílson. Head coach: Jair Picerni.
Atlético-PR: Flávio; Nem, Gustavo and Rogério Corrêa (Igor); Alessandro, Cocito (Pires), Adriano, Kléberson and Fabiano; Kléber (Souza) and Alex Mineiro. Head coach: Geninho.
[edit] Final standings
| Final Standings | |||||||||
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| Club | P | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | Atlético-PR | 63 | 31 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 68 | 45 | 23 |
| 2 | São Caetano | 63 | 31 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 52 | 31 | 21 |
| 3 | Fluminense | 54 | 29 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 49 | 34 | 15 |
| 4 | Atlético-MG | 52 | 29 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 54 | 36 | 18 |
| 5 | Grêmio | 47 | 28 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 39 | 32 | 7 |
| 6 | Ponte Preta | 47 | 28 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 55 | 51 | 4 |
| 7 | São Paulo | 46 | 28 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 49 | 36 | 13 |
| 8 | Bahia | 46 | 28 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 43 | 38 | 5 |
| 9 | Internacional | 40 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 38 | 40 | -2 |
| 10 | Goiás | 39 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 38 | 32 | 6 |
| 11 | Vasco | 39 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 57 | 36 | 21 |
| 12 | Palmeiras | 38 | 27 | 12 | 2 | 13 | 39 | 48 | -9 |
| 13 | Portuguesa | 37 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 31 | 33 | -2 |
| 14 | Paraná | 36 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 35 | 37 | -2 |
| 15 | Santos | 36 | 27 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 37 | 32 | 5 |
| 16 | Vitória | 36 | 27 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 33 | 37 | -4 |
| 17 | Coritiba | 35 | 27 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 31 | 32 | -1 |
| 18 | Corinthians | 34 | 27 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 46 | 45 | 1 |
| 19 | Guarani | 33 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 29 | 45 | -16 |
| 20 | Gama | 33 | 27 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 40 | 34 | 6 |
| 21 | Cruzeiro | 32 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 36 | 43 | -7 |
| 22 | Juventude | 30 | 27 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 29 | 37 | -8 |
| 23 | Botafogo-RJ | 29 | 27 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 41 | 51 | -10 |
| 24 | Flamengo | 29 | 27 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 25 | 38 | -13 |
| 25 | Santa Cruz | 27 | 27 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 31 | 50 | -19 |
| 26 | Botafogo-SP | 25 | 27 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 41 | -18 |
| 27 | América-MG | 25 | 27 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 32 | 46 | -14 |
| 28 | Sport | 19 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 24 | 46 | -22 |
| P - points earned; G - matches played; W - wins; D - draws; L - losses; GF - goals scored; GA - goals conceded; GD - goal difference |
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| Champions and runners-up, and qualified to Copa Libertadores 2002 | |
| Eliminated in the Semi-finals | |
| Eliminated in the Quarter-finals | |
| Eliminated in the First Stage | |
| Relegated to Série B 2002 |
[edit] References
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