1992 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
Season	1992
Champions	Flamengo; 5th Campeonato Brasileiro title; 5th Brazilian title*
Relegated	Náutico ; Paysandu
Copa Libertadores; de América	São Paulo (title holders); Flamengo; Internacional (Copa do Brasil champions)
Matches played	216
Goals scored	495 (2.29 per match)
Top goalscorer	Bebeto (18)
Biggest home win	Botafogo 6−0 Goiás (19 April 1992)
Biggest away win	Atlético Mineiro 0−4 Vasco (23 February 1992) ; São Paulo 0-4 Palmeiras (8 March 1992) ; Náutico 0−4 Atlético Mineiro (5 April 1992)
Highest scoring	Goiás 5−2 Sport (5 April 1992)
Highest attendance	Botafogo v Flamengo (122,001)
Average attendance	16,814
	← 1991 1993 →

The 1992 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A was the 36th edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. The competition was won by Flamengo.

Format

First Stage: 20 clubs playing against each other once. The eight best placed teams qualified to the second stage.

Second Stage: 8 clubs divided in 2 groups of 4 teams each; playing against the other teams of their respective groups twice. The winner of each group qualify to the final.

Final: The finalists play against each other twice, the club with the best performance in the competition has the advantage of winning the competition if it draw both matches.

Competition standings

First stage

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Vasco	19	10	6	3	31	14	+17	26	Qualified to Group 1
2	Botafogo	19	11	2	6	37	23	+14	24	Qualified to Group 2
3	Bragantino	19	9	6	4	16	13	+3	24	Qualified to Group 2
4	Flamengo	19	8	6	5	32	24	+8	22	Qualified to Group 1
5	Corinthians	19	8	6	5	24	22	+2	22	Qualified to Group 2
6	São Paulo	19	8	5	6	22	16	+6	21	Qualified to Group 1
7	Cruzeiro	19	7	7	5	10	14	−4	21	Qualified to Group 2
8	Santos	19	7	7	5	23	18	+5	21	Qualified to Group 1
9	Guarani	19	8	4	7	15	19	−4	20
10	Internacional	19	7	6	6	19	20	−1	20
11	Palmeiras	19	8	3	8	23	17	+6	19
12	Sport	19	4	11	4	15	15	0	19
13	Atlético Mineiro	19	6	6	7	15	18	−3	18
14	Fluminense	19	5	8	6	21	19	+2	18
15	Atlético-PR	19	5	6	8	19	32	−13	16
16	Portuguesa	19	4	7	8	21	26	−5	15
17	Goiás	19	4	7	8	23	34	−11	15
18	Bahia	19	4	6	9	20	24	−4	14
19	Náutico	19	3	7	9	17	29	−12	13
20	Paysandu	19	5	2	12	19	35	−16	12

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Second stage

Group 1
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Flamengo	6	3	1	2	7	5	+2	7	Finalist
2	Vasco	6	1	4	1	10	9	+1	6
3	São Paulo	6	2	2	2	6	7	−1	6
4	Santos	6	1	3	2	7	9	−2	5

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Group 2
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Botafogo	6	4	1	1	7	4	+3	9	Finalist
2	Bragantino	6	3	2	1	6	4	+2	8
3	Corinthians	6	2	1	3	8	7	+1	5
4	Cruzeiro	6	1	0	5	5	11	−6	2

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Finals

July 12, 1992

Flamengo	3 – 0	Botafogo
Júnior 15' Nélio 34' Gaúcho 38'

Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro

Attendance: 102,547

Referee: José Roberto Wright

July 19, 1992

Botafogo	2 – 2 (2 – 5 agg.)	Flamengo
Pichetti 83' Valdeir 88' (pen)		Júnior 42' Júlio César 55'

Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro

Attendance: 122,001

Referee: José Roberto Wright

Botafogo

Flamengo



GK	1	Ricardo Cruz
RB	2	Odemilson
CB	3	René
CB	4	Márcio Santos
LB	6	Válber
DM	11	Pingo
MF	5	Carlos Alberto Santos (c)
AM	8	Carlos Alberto Dias
FW	10	Valdeir
FW	7	Vivinho	74'
CF	9	Chicão	74'
Substitutes:
LB	15	Jeferson Vasconcelos	74'
CF	16	Pichetti	74'
Manager:
Gil



GK	1	Gilmar
RB	2	Charles
CB	3	Gélson
CB	4	Wilson Gottardo	89'
LB	6	Piá
DM	10	Fabinho		75'
DM	8	Uidemar
MF	5	Júnior (c)
AM	11	Zinho
FW	7	Júlio César
CF	9	Gaúcho		86'
Substitutes:
CB	13	Mauro		75'
AM	15	Djalminha		86'
Manager:
Carlinhos

Before the match, an upper stand in the stadium collapsed, leading to the death of three spectators and injuring 82 others.^[1]

Final standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Result
1	Flamengo	27	12	8	7	44	31	+13	32	Played the final
2	Botafogo	27	15	4	8	46	32	+14	34	Played the final
3	Vasco	25	11	10	4	41	23	+18	32	Eliminated in the 2nd Stage
4	Bragantino	25	12	8	5	22	17	+5	32
5	Corinthians	25	10	7	8	32	29	+3	27
6	São Paulo	25	10	7	8	28	23	+5	27
7	Santos	25	8	10	7	30	27	+3	26
8	Cruzeiro	25	8	7	10	25	25	0	23
9	Guarani	19	8	4	7	15	19	−4	20	Eliminated in the 1st Stage
10	Internacional	19	7	6	6	19	20	−1	20
11	Palmeiras	19	8	3	8	23	17	+6	19
12	Sport	19	4	11	4	15	15	0	19
13	Atlético Mineiro	19	6	6	7	15	18	−3	18
14	Fluminense	19	5	8	6	21	19	+2	18
15	Atlético-PR	19	5	6	8	19	32	−13	16
16	Portuguesa	19	4	7	8	21	26	−5	15
17	Goiás	19	4	7	8	23	34	−11	15
18	Bahia	19	4	6	9	20	24	−4	14
19	Náutico^[a]	19	3	7	9	17	29	−12	13
20	Paysandu^[a]	19	5	2	12	19	35	−16	12

Source: rsssf.com
Notes:

^ ^a ^b According to the competition rules, Náutico and Paysandu were supposed to be relegated to Série B 1993.

References

^ Faustini, Vinícius (19 July 2017). "Há 25 anos, uma tragédia acontecia em final de Brasileiro no Maracanã". Lance! (in Portuguese). Retrieved 6 March 2022.

External links

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 1992 at RSSSF

[table_note_PAY0.79994880538431-2] According to the competition rules, Náutico and Paysandu were supposed to be relegated to Série B 1993.

[1] Faustini, Vinícius (19 July 2017). "Há 25 anos, uma tragédia acontecia em final de Brasileiro no Maracanã". Lance! (in Portuguese). Retrieved 6 March 2022.

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