2002 in Brazilian football

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.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

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


December 8, 2002
Santos 20 Corinthians

December 15, 2002
Corinthians 23 Santos

Santos declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro champions by aggregate score of 5-2.

Relegation

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

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

The champion and the runner-up, which are Criciúma and Fortaleza, were promoted to the following year's first level.

Relegation

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

Final Stage

Position Team Points Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference
1 Brasiliense 12 6 3 3 0 9 5 4
2 Marília 11 6 3 2 1 11 7 4
3 Ipatinga 5 6 1 2 3 8 10 -2
4 Nacional-AM 4 6 1 1 4 3 9 -6

Brasiliense declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C champions.

Promotion

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

Main article: Copa do Brasil 2002

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

The Copa dos Campeões final was played between Paysandu and Cruzeiro.



August 4, 2002
Cruzeiro 34 Paysandu

Paysandu declared as the cup champions by aggregate score of 5-5.

Regional and state championship champions

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

State Champion State Champion
Acre Rio Branco Paraíba Atlético Cajazeirense
Alagoas CRB Paraná Iraty
Atlético Paranaense(1)
Amapá Ypiranga Pernambuco Náutico
Amazonas Nacional Piauí River
Bahia Palmeiras do Nordeste
Vitória(1)
Rio de Janeiro Fluminense(2)
Ceará Ceará Rio Grande do Norte América-RN
Distrito Federal CFZ de Brasília Rio Grande do Sul Internacional
Espírito Santo Alegrense Rondônia CFA
Goiás Goiás Roraima Atlético Roraima
Maranhão Sampaio Corrêa Santa Catarina Figueirense
Mato Grosso Operário (VG) São Paulo Ituano
São Paulo(1)
Mato Grosso do Sul CENE Sergipe Confiança
Minas Gerais Caldense
Cruzeiro(1)
Tocantins Tocantinópolis
Pará Paysandu
(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

Competition Champion
Copa Macaé de Juvenis Fluminense
Copa Santiago de Futebol Juvenil Cruzeiro
Copa São Paulo de Juniores Portuguesa
Copa Sub-17 de Promissão Corinthians
Taça Belo Horizonte de Juniores Palmeiras

Other competition champions

Competition Champion
Copa FPF São Bento
Copa Pernambuco Recife

Brazilian clubs in international competitions

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

The following table lists all the games played by the Brazil national football team in official competitions and friendly matches during 2002.

Date Opposition Result Score Brazil scorers Competition
January 31, 2002 BoliviaW6-0Cris, Gilberto Silva (2), Kléberson, Washington, Ânderson PolgaInternational Friendly
February 6, 2002 Saudi ArabiaW1-0DjalminhaInternational Friendly
March 7, 2002 IcelandW6-1Ânderson Polga (2), Kléberson, Kaká, Gilberto Silva, EdílsonInternational Friendly
March 27, 2002 YugoslaviaW1-0LuizãoInternational Friendly
April 17, 2002 PortugalD1-1RonaldinhoInternational Friendly
May 18, 2002Catalonia CataloniaW3-1Ronaldinho (2), EdmílsonInternational Friendly (unofficial match)
May 25, 2002 MalaysiaW4-0Ronaldo, Juninho, Denílson, EdílsonInternational Friendly
June 3, 2002 TurkeyW2-1Ronaldo, RivaldoWorld Cup
June 8, 2002 China PRW4-0Roberto Carlos, Rivaldo, Ronaldinho, RonaldoWorld Cup
June 13, 2002 Costa RicaW5-2Ronaldo (2), Edmílson, Rivaldo, JúniorWorld Cup
June 17, 2002 BelgiumW2-0Rivaldo, RonaldoWorld Cup
June 21, 2002 EnglandW2-1Rivaldo, RonaldinhoWorld Cup
June 26, 2002 TurkeyW1-0RonaldoWorld Cup
June 30, 2002 GermanyW2-0Ronaldo (2)World Cup
August 21, 2002 ParaguayL0-1-International Friendly
November 20, 2002 South KoreaW3-2Ronaldo (2), RonaldinhoInternational Friendly

Women's football

Brazil women's national football team

The Brazil women's national football team did not play any matches in 2002.

References

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