1989 in Brazilian football

The following article presents a summary of the 1989 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which was the 88th season of competitive football in the country.

Football in Brazil
Season1989
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Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
Main article: 1989 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

Second stage

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
São Paulo 18 7 9 2 25 15 +10 23 Qualified to the final
Botafogo 18 9 4 5 20 16 +4 22
Corinthians 18 8 5 5 15 13 +2 21
Atlético Mineiro 18 6 7 5 21 13 +8 19
Flamengo 18 6 7 5 16 13 +3 19
Náutico 18 5 5 8 27 34 −7 15
Internacional-SP 18 4 7 7 13 19 −6 15
Internacional-RS 18 4 5 9 14 19 −5 13
Source:
Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
Vasco 18 8 8 2 26 16 +10 24 Qualified for the final
Cruzeiro 18 9 5 4 23 14 +9 23
Palmeiras 18 8 6 4 21 13 +8 22
Portuguesa 18 7 6 5 21 13 +8 20
Goiás 18 6 6 6 17 21 −4 18
Grêmio 18 6 5 7 19 19 0 17
Santos 18 5 6 7 13 16 −3 16
Fluminense 18 5 4 9 15 25 −10 14
Source:

As Vasco da Gama had a better season record than São Paulo, the club earned a bonus point to the final and the right to choose where the first leg of the final would be played.

Final

São Paulo0–1Vasco da Gama

Vasco da Gama declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro champions after reaching 3 points.

Relegation

The three worst placed teams in the relegation stage, which are Atlético Paranaense, Guarani and Sport, were relegated to the following year's second level. Coritiba was also relegated, after being excluded from the competition in the first stage.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
Main article: 1989 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B

Quarterfinals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Ceará 1-2 Catuense 1-1 0-1
Itaperuna 1-2 Remo 0-0 1-2
São José 0-0 Juventude 0-0 0-0 (6-5 pen)
Criciúma 1-3 Bragantino 1-0 0-3

Semifinals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Remo 0-0 Bragantino 0-0 0-0 (1-4 pen)
Catuense 1-2 São José 0-1 1-1

Final

São José0–1Bragantino
Bragantino2–1São José
Marcelo Stéfani

Bragantino declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B champions by aggregate score of 3-1.

Promotion

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

Copa do Brasil
Main article: Copa do Brasil 1989

The Copa do Brasil final was played between Grêmio and Sport.

Sport0–0Grêmio
Grêmio2–1Sport

Grêmio declared as the cup champions by aggregate score of 1-0.

State championship champions
State Champion State Champion
Acre Juventus-AC Paraíba Treze
Alagoas Capelense Paraná Coritiba
Amapá Independente Pernambuco Náutico
Amazonas Rio Negro Piauí River
Bahia Vitória Rio de Janeiro Botafogo
Ceará Ceará Rio Grande do Norte América-RN
Distrito Federal Taguatinga Rio Grande do Sul Grêmio
Espírito Santo Desportiva Rondônia Ferroviário-RO
Goiás Goiás Roraima Ríver-RR
Maranhão Moto Club Santa Catarina Criciúma
Mato Grosso Mixto São Paulo São Paulo
Mato Grosso do Sul Operário Sergipe Sergipe
Minas Gerais Atlético Mineiro Tocantins -
Pará Remo

Youth competition champions
Competition Champion
Copa Santiago de Futebol Juvenil Nacional (Uruguay)
Copa São Paulo de Juniores Fluminense
Taça Belo Horizonte de Juniores Atlético Mineiro

Other competition champions
Competition Champion
Torneio de Integração da Amazônia Trem

Brazilian clubs in international competitions
Team Copa Libertadores 1989 Supercopa Sudamericana 1989
Bahia Quarterfinals Did not qualify
Cruzeiro Did not qualify Quarterfinals
Flamengo Did not qualify Round of 16
Grêmio Did not qualify Semifinals
Internacional Semifinals Did not qualify
Santos Did not qualify Round of 16

Brazil national team

The following table lists all the games played by the Brazil national football team in official competitions and friendly matches during 1989.

Date Opposition Result Score Brazil scorers Competition
March 15, 1989 EcuadorW1–0WashingtonInternational Friendly
March 27, 1989  Rest of the WorldL1–2DungaInternational Friendly (unofficial match)
March 29, 1989 Al-AhliW3–1Bebeto (2), WashingtonInternational Friendly (unofficial match)
April 12, 1989 ParaguayW2–0Cristóvão, VivinhoInternational Friendly
May 10, 1989 PeruW4–1Zé do Carmo, Bebeto, Charles Baiano (2)International Friendly
May 24, 1989 PeruD1–1CristóvãoInternational Friendly
June 8, 1989 PortugalW4–0Bebeto, Sobrinho (own goal), Ricardo Gomes, Charles BaianoInternational Friendly
June 16, 1989 SwedenL1–2CristóvãoTournament of Denmark
June 18, 1989 DenmarkL0–4-Tournament of Denmark
June 21, 1989  SwitzerlandL0–1-International Friendly
June 22, 1989 MilanD0–0-International Friendly (unofficial match)
July 1, 1989 VenezuelaW3–1Bebeto, Geovani, BaltazarCopa América
July 3, 1989 PeruD0–0-Copa América
July 7, 1989 ColombiaD0–0-Copa América
July 9, 1989 ParaguayW2–0Bebeto (2)Copa América
July 12, 1989 ArgentinaW2–0Bebeto, RomárioCopa América
July 14, 1989 ParaguayW3–0Bebeto (2), RomárioCopa América
July 16, 1989 UruguayW1–0RomárioCopa América
July 23, 1989 JapanW1–0BismarckInternational Friendly
July 30, 1989 VenezuelaW4–0Branco, Romário, Bebeto (2)World Cup Qualifying
August 13, 1989 ChileD1–1Gonzalez (own goal)World Cup Qualifying
August 20, 1989 VenezuelaW6–0Careca (4), Silas, Acosta (own goal)World Cup Qualifying
September 3, 1989 ChileW2–0(1)CarecaWorld Cup Qualifying
October 14, 1989 ItalyW1–0André CruzInternational Friendly
November 14, 1989 YugoslaviaD0–0-International Friendly
December 20, 1989 NetherlandsW1–0CarecaInternational Friendly

(1)Chile abandoned the match at 1–0. After an investigation, FIFA awarded Brazil a 2–0 win.

Women's football

National team

The Brazil women's national football team did not play any matches in 1989.

Domestic competition champions
Competition Champion
Taça Brasil Radar
Troféu Brasil Saad

References
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