2002 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

The 2002 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, known as Troféu Visa Electron by sponsorship reasons, was the 46th edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. It began on August 10, 2002, and reached its end on December 15, 2002. It was the last championship with a knockout stage. The competition was won by Santos.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

Season	2002
Champions	Santos 1st Campeonato Brasileiro title 7th Brazilian title
Relegated	Portuguesa Palmeiras Gama Botafogo
Copa Libertadores	Santos Corinthians Grêmio
Copa Sudamericana	Santos Corinthians Grêmio Fluminense São Paulo São Caetano Atlético Mineiro Cruzeiro Vasco da Gama Flamengo Internacional Palmeiras (All qualified by the CBF ranking)
Matches played	339
Goals scored	1,025 (3.02 per match)
Top goalscorer	Luís Fabiano Rodrigo Fabri (19 goals each)
Average attendance	19,028
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Format

The 26 teams played against each other once. The eight best placed teams qualified for the quarter-finals, in which the eight-placed team played against the first-placed team, the seventh-placed team played against the second-placed team, the sixth-placed team played against the third-placed team, and the fifth-placed team played against the fourth-placed team. The quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals were played over two legs. The four lowest-placed teams in the first stage were relegated to the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B of the following year.

First Stage standings

Pos	Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Qualification
1	São Paulo	52	25	16	4	5	57	35	+22	Qualified for quarter-finals
2	São Caetano	47	25	14	5	6	42	28	+14
3	Corinthians	43	25	12	7	6	37	35	+2
4	Juventude	41	25	12	5	8	34	30	+4
5	Grêmio	41	25	11	8	6	39	29	+10
6	Atlético Mineiro	40	25	12	4	9	49	43	+6
7	Fluminense	40	25	12	4	9	43	46	−3
8	Santos	39	25	11	6	8	46	36	+10
9	Cruzeiro	39	25	11	6	8	40	39	+1
10	Vitória	37	25	11	4	10	46	42	+4
11	Coritiba	36	25	11	3	11	34	34	0
12	Goiás	36	25	10	6	9	42	39	+3
13	Ponte Preta	34	25	10	4	11	35	34	+1
14	Atlético-PR	34	25	9	7	9	39	33	+6
15	Vasco	33	25	10	3	12	37	38	−1
16	Guarani	33	25	9	6	10	32	35	−3
17	Figueirense	31	25	9	4	12	34	43	−9
18	Flamengo	30	25	8	6	11	38	39	−1
19	Bahia	30	25	8	6	11	35	37	−2
20	Paysandu	29	25	9	2	14	35	46	−11
21	Internacional	29	25	7	8	10	36	37	−1
22	Paraná	28	25	8	4	13	37	42	−5
23	Portuguesa	27	25	7	6	12	26	40	−14	Relegation zone
24	Palmeiras	27	25	6	9	10	37	46	−9
25	Gama	25	25	7	4	14	30	39	−9
26	Botafogo	25	25	6	7	12	24	39	−15

Source: https://www.rsssfbrasil.com/tablesae/br2002.htm

Final stage

	Quarterfinals						Semifinals						Finals
	1	São Paulo	1	1
	8	Santos	3	2
							Santos		3	0
							Grêmio		0	1
	4	Grêmio	0	1
	5	Juventude	0	0
													Santos		2	3
													Corinthians		0	2
	2	Corinthians	6	2
	7	Atlético Mineiro	2	1
							Corinthians		0	3
							Fluminense		1	2
	3	Fluminense	3	0
	6	São Caetano	0	2

Finals

December 8, 2002

17:00 (UTC-3)

Santos	2 – 0	Corinthians
Alberto 15' Renato 89'

Morumbi (São Paulo)

Attendance: 58,534

Referee: Antônio Pereira da Silva Goiás

Santos: Fábio Costa; Michel, Preto, Alex and Léo, Paulo Almeida, Renato, Elano and Diego; Robinho and Alberto. Head coach: Émerson Leão.

Corinthians: Doni; Rogério, Fábio Luciano, Scheidt and Kléber; Vampeta, Fabrício and Renato (Leandro); Deivid (Marcinho), Guilherme and Gil. Head coach: Carlos Alberto Parreira.

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December 15, 2002

17:00 (UTC-3)

Corinthians	2 – 3	Santos
Deivid 75' Anderson 84'		Robinho (pen.) 37' Elano 88' Léo 90'+2'

Morumbi (São Paulo)

Attendance: 74,592

Referee: Carlos Eugênio Simon Rio Grande do Sul

Corinthians: Doni; Rogério, Fábio Luciano, Anderson and Kléber; Vampeta, Fabinho (Fabrício) and Renato (Marcinho); Deivid, Guilherme (Leandro) and Gil. Head coach: Carlos Alberto Parreira.

Santos: Fábio Costa; Maurinho, André Luís, Alex and Léo; Paulo Almeida, Renato, Elano and Diego (Robert, and then Michel); Robinho and William (Alexandre). Head coach: Émerson Leão.

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Final standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Santos	31	16	6	9	59	41	+18	54	Champions and runners-up, and qualified to Copa Libertadores 2003
2	Corinthians	31	15	7	9	50	46	+4	52
3	Grêmio	29	13	9	7	41	32	+9	48	Eliminated in the Semifinals and qualified to Copa Libertadores 2003
4	Fluminense	29	14	4	11	49	51	−2	46	Eliminated in the Semifinals
5	São Paulo	27	16	4	7	59	40	+19	52	Eliminated in the Quarterfinals
6	São Caetano	27	15	5	7	44	31	+13	50
7	Juventude	27	12	6	9	34	31	+3	42
8	Atlético Mineiro	27	12	4	11	52	51	+1	40
9	Cruzeiro	25	11	6	8	40	39	+1	39	Eliminated in the First Stage
10	Vitória	25	11	4	10	46	42	+4	37
11	Coritiba	25	11	3	11	34	34	0	36
12	Goiás	25	10	6	9	42	39	+3	36
13	Ponte Preta	25	10	4	11	35	34	+1	34
14	Atlético-PR	25	9	7	9	39	33	+6	34
15	Vasco	25	10	3	12	37	38	−1	33
16	Guarani	25	9	6	10	32	35	−3	33
17	Figueirense	25	9	4	12	34	43	−9	31
18	Flamengo	25	8	6	11	38	39	−1	30
19	Bahia	25	8	6	11	35	37	−2	30
20	Paysandu	25	9	2	14	35	46	−11	29
21	Internacional	25	7	8	10	36	37	−1	29
22	Paraná	25	8	4	13	37	42	−5	28
23	Portuguesa	25	7	6	12	26	40	−14	27	Relegated to Série B 2003
24	Palmeiras	25	6	9	10	37	46	−9	27
25	Gama	25	7	4	14	30	39	−9	25
26	Botafogo	25	6	7	12	24	39	−15	25

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Top scorers

Pos.	Scorer	Club	Goals[1]
1	Luís Fabiano	São Paulo	19
	Rodrigo Fabri	Grêmio	19
2	Dimba	Gama	17
3	Romário	Fluminense	16
4	Ramon	Vasco	15
	Mancini	Atlético Mineiro	15
5	Liédson	Flamengo	14
6	Deivid	Corinthians	13
	Maurílio	Paraná	13
	Guilherme	Corinthians	13