Copa João Havelange Group Yellow

Copa João Havelange Group Yellow was one of the three groups of 2000 season's first stage of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A football league, named Copa João Havelange. It consists of 36 teams divided by 2 groups. 3 teams qualified for the final stage of Copa João Havelange.

Although division of groups is by the popularity of the clubs, Group Yellow contain 17 of 22 Série B clubs in 1999 season, which 4 of the excluded clubs were played in Group Blue. The only exception is Tuna Luso Brasileira. The group also contain top 8 of the past Série C season, except Fluminense (in group Blue) and Club Sportivo Sergipe.

Group A consist of teams from Minas Gerais, Paraná, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina and São Paulo.

Group B consist of teams from Amazonas, Alagoas, Ceará, Espírito Santo, the Federal District, Goiás, Maranhão, Pará, Pernambuco, Piauí and Rio Grande do Norte.

Teams

Group A

Club	City	Stadium	1999 seasons	2000 seasons
América (RJ)	Rio de Janeiro			Taça Rio 9th place
Americano	Campos dos Goytacazes		Série C Quarterfinallists	Taça Rio 6th place
Avaí	Florianópolis		Série B Quarterfinalists	Campeonato Catarinense
Bangu	Rio de Janeiro		Série C First Round	Taça Rio 5th place^1
Botafogo (SP)	Ribeirão Preto		Série A 20th place	Campeonato Paulista Série A2
Bragantino	Bragança Paulista		Série B 12th place	Campeonato Paulista Série A2
Brasil	Pelotas		Série C Round of 16	Campeonato Gaúcho Série B
Caxias	Caxias do Sul		Série C Quarterfinallists	Campeonato Gaúcho Champions
Criciúma	Criciúma		Série B 18th place	Campeonato Catarinense 6th place
Figueirense	Florianópolis		Série C Quarterfinallists	Campeonato Catarinense Semifinalists
Joinville	Joinville		Série B 15th place	Campeonato Catarinense Champions
Londrina	Londrina		Série B 10th place	Campeonato Paranaense Quarterfinalists
Marcílio Dias	Itajaí			Campeonato Catarinense Runner-up^1
Paraná	Curitiba		Série A 17th place	Campeonato Paranaense Semifinalists
São Caetano	São Caetano do Sul		Série B Quarterfinalists	Campeonato Paulista Série A2
União São João	Araras		Série B 17th place	Campeonato Paulista Round of 16
Villa Nova (MG)	Nova Lima		Série C Round of 16	Campeonato Mineiro 5th place
XV de Novembro	Piracicaba		Série B 9th place	Campeonato Paulista Série A2

Group B

Club	City	Stadium	1999 seasons	2000 seasons
ABC	Natal		Série B 14th place	Campeonato Potiguar Champions
América (RN)	Natal		Série B 21st place	Campeonato Potiguar 4th place
Anapolina	Anápolis		Série C First Round	Campeonato Goiano Runner-up^1
Bandeirante	Núcleo Bandeirante			Campeonato Brasiliense Runner-up^1
Ceará	Fortaleza		Série B Quarterfinallists	Campeonato Cearense Semifinallists
CRB	Maceió		Série B 11th place	Campeonato Alagoano
CSA	Maceió		Série C First Round	Campeonato Alagoano Runner-up
Desportiva	Cariacica		Série B 22nd place	Campeonato Capixaba Champions
Fortaleza	Fortaleza		Série C First Round	Campeonato Cearense Champions
Nacional (AM)	Manaus			Campeonato Amazonense Champions
Náutico	Recife		Série C 4th place	Campeonato Pernambucano 5th place
Paysandu	Belém		Série B 19th place	Campeonato Paraense Champions
Remo	Belém		Série B 13th place	Campeonato Paraense
River	Teresina			Campeonato Piauiense Champions
Sampaio Corrêa	São Luís		Série B 16th place	Campeonato Maranhense 3rd place
Serra	Serra		Série C 3rd place	Campeonato Capixaba Runner-up
São Raimundo	Manaus		Série C Runner-up	Campeonato Amazonense Runner-up
Vila Nova (GO)	Goiânia		Série B 4th place	Campeonato Goiano 14th place

¹ Best Place

First round

Group A

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	Qualification
1	São Caetano (SP)	17	11	4	2	40	19	37	Second Round
2	Figueirense (SC)	17	8	7	2	25	13	31
3	Paraná (PR)	17	8	5	4	18	11	29
4	Botafogo (SP)	17	8	4	5	27	15	28
5	Criciúma (SC)	17	7	5	5	19	18	26
6	Caxias (RS)	17	6	8	3	29	26	26
7	Bangu (RJ)	17	6	6	5	25	23	24
8	Avaí (SC)	17	5	9	3	27	21	24
9	Joinville (SC)	17	5	7	5	19	17	22
10	América (RJ)	17	5	6	6	18	20	21
11	Americano (RJ)	17	4	8	5	17	22	20
12	União São João (SP)	17	3	11	3	20	21	20
13	XV de Novembro/P (SP)	17	5	4	8	21	27	19
14	Marcílio Dias (SC)	17	4	7	6	17	23	19
15	Bragantino (SP)	17	2	11	4	16	21	17
16	Brasil (RS)	17	4	3	10	17	25	15
17	Villa Nova (MG)	17	3	6	8	18	27	15
18	Londrina (PR)	17	2	3	12	8	32	9

Group B

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	Qualification
1	Fortaleza	17	10	5	2	38	25	35	Second Round
2	São Raimundo (AM)	17	9	3	5	32	24	30
3	Sampaio Corrêa	17	9	3	5	23	24	30
4	Náutico	17	8	4	5	22	16	28
5	Paysandu	17	8	4	5	22	17	28
6	Anapolina	17	7	7	3	24	14	28
7	Remo	17	7	5	5	23	21	26
8	CRB	17	6	8	3	25	19	26
9	Serra	17	7	4	6	26	22	25
10	ABC	17	6	5	6	26	24	23
11	River	17	6	4	7	23	23	22
12	América de Natal	17	5	6	6	24	23	21
13	Ceará	17	5	6	6	20	19	21
14	CSA	17	6	2	9	22	29	20
15	Nacional (AM)	17	5	4	8	34	37	19
16	Desportiva Capixaba	17	5	1	11	19	42	16
17	Vila Nova (GO)	17	2	5	10	20	25	11
18	Bandeirante	17	1	6	10	16	35	9

Knockout stage

Bracket

	Round of Sixteen							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	A1	São Caetano (SP)	1	4	5
	B8	CRB (AL)	1	1	2
								A1	São Caetano (SP)	0	6	6
								B4	Náutico (PE)	1	2	3
	B4	Náutico (PE)	2	0	2
	A5	Criciúma (SC)	1	0	1
															A1	São Caetano (SP)	1	5	6
														B5	Paysandu (PA)	1	4	5
	A4	Botafogo (SP)	0	2	2
	B5	Paysandu (PA)	3	1	4
								B5	Paysandu (PA)	1	1	2
								B1	Fortaleza (CE)	0	0	0
	B1	Fortaleza (CE)	2	1	3
	A8	Avaí (SC)	0	2	2
																						A1	São Caetano (SP)	1	1	2
																						A3	Paraná (PR)	1	3	4
	A2	Figueirense (SC)	1	2	3
	B7	Remo (PA)	4	1	5
								B7	Remo (PA)	1	3	4
								A6	Caxias (RS)	2	0	2
	B3	Sampaio Corrêa (MA)	0	1	1
	A6	Caxias (RS)	2	1	3
															B7	Remo (PA)	0	1	1
														A3	Paraná (PR)	0	2	2
	B2	São Raimundo (AM)	1	2	3
	A7	Bangu (RJ)	2	2	4
								A7	Bangu (RJ)	0	1	1
								A3	Paraná (PR)	3	2	5
	A3	Paraná (PR)	1	2	3
	B6	Anapolina (GO)	0	0	0

Third Place Match

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Remo (PA)	4–3	Paysandu (PA)	3–2	1–1

References

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