2001 in Brazilian football

The following article presents a summary of the 2001 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which was the 100th season of competitive football in the country.

Football in Brazil
Season2001
2000 2002

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

Quarterfinals

Home team Score Away team
São Caetano 0-0 (aet 0-0) Bahia
Atlético-PR 2-1 São Paulo
Fluminense 1-1 (aet 2-1) Ponte Preta
Atlético Mineiro 3-0 Grêmio

Semifinals

Home team Score Away team
São Caetano 2-1 Atlético Mineiro
Atlético-PR 3-2 Fluminense

Final




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

Relegation

The four worst placed teams, which are Santa Cruz, América-MG Botafogo-SP and Sport, were relegated to the following year's second level.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion PAY FIG CAX AVA
1 Paysandu 6 2 3 1 16 10 +6 9 Promoted to Série A 2002 3–0 0–0 4–0
2 Figueirense 6 2 3 1 7 7 0 6 3–3 1–0[lower-alpha 1] 2–0
3 Caxias 6 1 3 2 6 7 1 6 4–3 0–0 2–2
4 Avaí 6 1 3 2 8 13 5 6 3–3 2–2 1–0
Source:
Notes:
  1. The match was annulled at 90 minutes due to pitch invasion. While the result stood, Figueirense did not earn the points.

Paysandu declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B champions.

Promotion

The two best placed teams in the final stage of the competition, which are Paysandu and Figueirense, were promoted to the following year's first level.

Relegation

The four clubs defeated in the relegation playoffs, which are ABC, Nacional-AM, Desportiva-ES and Serra, were relegated to the following year's third level.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts ETJ MGM GSB ACG
1 Etti Jundiaí (P) 6 4 2 0 13 7 +6 14 2–1 2–2 2–0
2 Mogi Mirim (P) 6 3 0 3 13 12 +1 9 1–3 3–0 1–0
3 Guarany de Sobral (P) 6 2 2 2 11 13 2 8 1–1 5–3 2–1
4 Atlético Goianiense 6 1 0 5 8 13 5 3 2–3 2–4 3–1
Source: rsssf.com
(P) Promoted to Série B 2002.

Etti Jundiaí declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C champions.

Promotion

The two best placed teams in the final stage of the competition, which are Etti Jundiaí and Mogi Mirim, were promoted to the following year's second level.

Copa do Brasil

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


Grêmio22Corinthians

Corinthians13Grêmio

Grêmio declared as the cup champions by aggregate score of 5-3.

Copa dos Campeões

The Copa dos Campeões final was played between Flamengo and São Paulo.


São Paulo35Flamengo

Flamengo23São Paulo

Flamengo declared as the cup champions by aggregate score of 7-6.

Regional and state championship champions

Regional championship champions

Competition Champion
Campeonato do Nordeste Bahia
Copa Centro-Oeste Goiás
Copa Norte São Raimundo
Copa Sul-Minas Cruzeiro
Torneio Rio-São Paulo São Paulo

State championship champions

State Champion State Champion
Acre Vasco-AC Paraíba Treze
Alagoas ASA Paraná Atlético Paranaense
Amapá Independente Pernambuco Náutico
Amazonas Rio Negro Piauí River
Bahia Bahia Rio de Janeiro Flamengo
Ceará Fortaleza Rio Grande do Norte Coríntians
Distrito Federal Gama Rio Grande do Sul Grêmio
Espírito Santo Alegrense Rondônia Ji-Paraná
Goiás Vila Nova Roraima Atlético Roraima
Maranhão Moto Club Santa Catarina Joinville
Mato Grosso Juventude-MT São Paulo Corinthians
Mato Grosso do Sul Comercial Sergipe Confiança
Minas Gerais América-MG Tocantins Palmas
Pará Paysandu

Youth competition champions

Competition Champion
Copa Macaé de Juvenis Internacional
Copa Santiago de Futebol Juvenil Internacional
Copa São Paulo de Juniores Roma Barueri
Copa Sub-17 de Promissão União São João
Taça Belo Horizonte de Juniores Cruzeiro

Other competition champions

Competition Champion
Copa FPF Bandeirante
Copa Pernambuco Central

Brazilian clubs in international competitions

Team Copa Libertadores 2001 Copa Mercosur 2001
Corinthians Did not qualify Semifinals
Cruzeiro Quarterfinals Group stage
Flamengo Did not qualify Runner-up
Grêmio Did not qualify Semifinals
Palmeiras Semifinals Group stage
São Caetano Round of 16 Did not qualify
São Paulo Did not qualify Group stage
Vasco Quarterfinals Group stage

Brazil national team

The following table lists all the games played by the Brazil national football team in official competitions and friendly matches during 2001.

Date Opposition Result Score Brazil scorers Competition
March 3, 2001 United StatesW2–1Ronaldinho, EullerInternational Friendly
March 6, 2001 MexicoD3–3Romário (2), EdílsonInternational Friendly
March 28, 2001 EcuadorL0–1-World Cup Qualifying
April 25, 2001 PeruD1–1RomárioWorld Cup Qualifying
May 26, 2001 Tokyo VerdyW2–0Washington, BaptistaInternational Friendly (unofficial match)
May 31, 2001 CameroonW2–0Washington, Carlos MiguelConfederations Cup
June 2, 2001 CanadaD0–0-Confederations Cup
June 4, 2001 JapanD0–0-Confederations Cup
June 7, 2001 FranceL1–2RamonConfederations Cup
June 9, 2001 AustraliaL0–1-Confederations Cup
July 1, 2001 UruguayL0–1-World Cup Qualifying
July 12, 2001 MexicoL0–1-Copa América
July 15, 2001 PeruW2–0Guilherme, DenílsonCopa América
July 18, 2001 ParaguayW3–1Alex, Belletti, DenílsonCopa América
July 23, 2001 HondurasL0–2-Copa América
August 9, 2001 PanamaW5–0Edílson, Alex, Euller, Juninho, Roberto CarlosInternational Friendly
August 15, 2001 ParaguayW2–0Marcelinho, RivaldoWorld Cup Qualifying
September 5, 2001 ArgentinaL1–2Ayala (own goal)World Cup Qualifying
October 7, 2001 ChileW2–0Edílson, RivaldoWorld Cup Qualifying
November 7, 2001 BoliviaL1–3EdílsonWorld Cup Qualifying
November 14, 2001 VenezuelaW3–0Luizão (2), RivaldoWorld Cup Qualifying

Women's football

Brazil women's national football team

The following table lists all the games played by the Brazil women's national football team in official competitions and friendly matches during 2001.

Date Opposition Result Score Brazil scorers Competition
July 18, 2001 University of New JerseyW160Fabiana (3), Carina (3), Cristiana (3), Mildinha (2), Suzana, Daiane, Mônica de Paula, Rosana, JoanaInternational Friendly (unofficial match)
August 3, 2001 China PRD00-Tiger Pools Toto Cup
August 5, 2001 South KoreaL13MildinhaTiger Pools Toto Cup
August 7, 2001 JapanD11RosanaTiger Pools Toto Cup
August 8, 2001 JapanW10unavailableInternational Friendly

Domestic competition champions

Competition Champion
Campeonato Brasileiro Santa Isabel
Campeonato Carioca Barra
Campeonato Paulista Palmeiras

References

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