1984 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

The 1984 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A was the 28th edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

Season	1984
Champions	Fluminense 1st Campeonato Brasileiro title 2nd Brazilian title
Copa Libertadores de América	Fluminense Vasco da Gama
Matches played	310
Goals scored	747 (2.41 per match)
Top goalscorer	Roberto Dinamite (Vasco da Gama) - 16 goals
Biggest home win	Vasco da Gama 9–0 Tuna Luso (February 19, 1984)
Biggest away win	Ferroviário-CE 0–5 Santos (February 23, 1984)
Highest scoring	Vasco da Gama 9–0 Tuna Luso (February 19, 1984)
Average attendance	18,523
← 1983 1985 →

Format

First Stage

The 40 clubs were divided in eight groups of five teams each, playing against the other teams of their respective groups twice. The three best placed teams of each group qualified to the Second Stage, while the fourth placed teams of each group competed in a playoff round named Repescagem.

Repescagem

The fourth placed teams of each group played a one-legged playoff. The winners qualified to the Second Stage.

Second Stage

The 28 qualified clubs (24 from the First Stage plus four from the Repescagem) were divided in seven groups of four teams each, playing twice against the other group teams. The two best placed teams of each group qualified to the Third Stage.

Third Stage

The 14 qualified clubs plus the club with the best average points among the ones eliminated in the Second Stage plus the Série B 1984 champion (Uberlândia) were divided in four groups of four teams each, playing against the other teams of their respective groups twice. The two best placed teams of each group qualified to the Quarterfinals.

Final Stage

The Quarterfinals, Semifinals and the Final were played in two legs.

Standings

First stage

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	São Paulo	8	4	3	1	16	8	+8	11	Second stage
2	Vasco da Gama	8	4	1	3	20	9	+11	9
3	Fortaleza	8	3	2	3	7	11	−4	8
4	Tuna Luso	8	2	4	2	6	15	−9	8	Repescagem
5	Nacional	8	0	4	4	5	11	−6	4

Source: rsssf.com

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Atlético Mineiro	8	5	2	1	18	5	+13	12	Second stage
2	Bahia	8	3	3	2	9	11	−2	9
3	CRB	8	2	3	3	5	9	−4	7
4	Treze	8	2	2	4	7	11	−4	6	Repescagem
5	Bangu	8	1	4	3	4	7	−3	6

Source: rsssf.com

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Santos	8	7	1	0	20	2	+18	15	Second stage
2	Fluminense	8	5	2	1	9	3	+6	12
3	ABC	8	3	1	4	9	10	−1	7
4	Ferroviário	8	1	2	5	2	16	−14	4	Repescagem
5	Confiança	8	1	0	7	5	14	−9	2

Source: rsssf.com

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Santo André	8	5	2	1	12	8	+4	12	Second stage
2	Grêmio	8	5	2	1	19	7	+12	12
3	Náutico Capibaribe	8	4	2	2	10	8	+2	10
4	Coritiba	8	2	0	6	11	17	−6	4	Repescagem
5	Catuense	8	0	2	6	4	16	−12	2

Source: rsssf.com

Group E

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Flamengo	8	4	4	0	13	6	+7	12	Second stage
2	Palmeiras	8	4	3	1	15	7	+8	11
3	Operário-MS	8	3	3	2	15	11	+4	9
4	Goiás	8	3	2	3	11	10	+1	8	Repescagem
5	Brasília	8	0	0	8	4	24	−20	0

Source: rsssf.com

Group F

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	América-RJ	8	4	3	1	11	7	+4	11	Second stage
2	Atlético Paranaense	8	3	3	2	10	8	+2	9
3	Brasil-Pel	8	2	4	2	7	9	−2	8
4	Rio Branco	8	3	0	5	10	17	−7	6	Repescagem
5	Cruzeiro	8	2	2	4	16	13	+3	6

Source: rsssf.com

Group G

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Corinthians	8	3	4	1	9	4	+5	10	Second stage
2	Internacional	8	2	6	0	12	5	+7	10
3	Operário-MT	8	2	3	3	10	11	−1	7
4	Joinville	8	2	3	3	6	7	−1	7	Repescagem
5	Anapolina	8	1	4	3	3	13	−10	6

Source: rsssf.com

Group H

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Santa Cruz	8	4	3	1	11	6	+5	11	Second stage
2	Botafogo	8	4	2	2	8	5	+3	10
3	Portuguesa	8	3	3	2	10	4	+6	9
4	Auto Esporte-PI	8	3	0	5	10	17	−7	6	Repescagem
5	Moto Club	8	1	2	5	7	14	−7	4

Source: rsssf.com

Repescagem

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Tuna Luso	0–1	Treze
Coritiba	3–1	Ferroviário
Goiás	2–1	Rio Branco
Joinville	2–0	Auto Esporte-PI

Treze, Coritiba, Goiás and Joinville qualified to the Second Stage.

Second stage

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Fluminense	6	3	2	1	9	5	+4	8	Third stage
2	Goiás	6	3	1	2	11	9	+2	7
3	São Paulo	6	2	3	1	7	6	+1	7
4	Bahia	6	0	2	4	3	10	−7	2

Source: rsssf.com

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Vasco da Gama	6	3	1	2	10	3	+7	7	Third stage
2	Grêmio	6	3	1	2	3	2	+1	7
3	Atlético Mineiro	6	2	1	3	6	7	−1	5
4	Joinville	6	2	1	3	4	11	−7	5

Source: rsssf.com

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Santos	6	2	3	1	11	7	+4	7	Third stage
2	Fortaleza	6	2	3	1	7	8	−1	7
3	Palmeiras	6	2	2	2	15	9	+6	6
4	Brasil	6	1	2	3	1	10	−9	4

Source: rsssf.com

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Atlético Paranaense	6	3	1	2	9	4	+5	7	Third stage
2	Santo André	6	3	1	2	10	6	+4	7
3	Operário-MS	6	3	1	2	5	5	0	7
4	ABC	6	1	1	4	5	14	−9	3

Source: rsssf.com

Group E

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Portuguesa	6	3	2	1	7	3	+4	8	Third stage
2	Flamengo	6	3	1	2	7	6	+1	7
3	Brasil-Pel	6	2	1	3	4	9	−5	5
4	Internacional	6	1	2	3	5	5	0	4

Source: rsssf.com

Group F

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Coritiba	6	3	1	2	8	8	0	7	Third stage
2	América-RJ	6	3	1	2	11	7	+4	7
3	Operário-MT	6	2	1	3	6	10	−4	5
4	Botafogo	6	1	3	2	6	6	0	5

Source: rsssf.com

Group G

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Náutico Capibaribe	6	3	1	2	8	8	0	7	Third stage
2	Corinthians	6	2	3	1	8	7	+1	7
3	Santa Cruz	6	2	3	1	6	4	+2	7
4	Treze	6	0	3	3	2	5	−3	3

Source: rsssf.com

Note: Corinthians qualified due to head-to-head results with Santa Cruz

Third stage

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Fluminense	6	4	2	0	9	3	+6	10	Quarterfinals
2	Portuguesa	6	1	3	2	7	9	−2	5
3	Operário-MS	6	1	3	2	5	7	−2	5
4	Santo André	6	0	4	2	3	5	−2	4

Source: rsssf.com

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Vasco da Gama	6	4	2	0	9	1	+8	10	Quarterfinals
2	Coritiba	6	2	3	1	5	4	+1	7
3	Uberlândia	6	2	2	2	4	3	+1	6
4	Fortaleza	6	0	1	5	3	13	−10	1

Source: rsssf.com

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Flamengo	6	3	2	1	9	4	+5	8	Quarterfinals
2	Náutico Capibaribe	6	3	1	2	9	9	0	7
3	Santos	6	2	2	2	8	7	+1	6
4	América-RJ	6	0	3	3	3	9	−6	3

Source: rsssf.com

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Grêmio	6	3	3	0	10	4	+6	9	Quarterfinals
2	Corinthians	6	3	2	1	10	3	+7	8
3	Atlético Paranaense	6	1	3	2	5	9	−4	5
4	Goiás	6	0	2	4	2	11	−9	2

Source: rsssf.com

Final stage

Quarterfinals

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Coritiba	2–7	Fluminense	2–2	0–5
Flamengo	3–4	Corinthians	2–0	1–4
Portuguesa	5–9	Vasco da Gama	2–5	3–4
Náutico Capibaribe	3–6	Grêmio	2–3	1–3

Semifinals

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Grêmio	1–3	Vasco da Gama	1–0	0–3
Corinthians	0–2	Fluminense	0–2	0–0

The Final

May 24, 1984

Vasco da Gama	0 – 1	Fluminense
		Romerito 23'

Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro

Attendance: 63,156

Referee: Luís Carlos Félix

Vasco: Roberto Costa; Edevaldo, Ivan, Daniel González and Aírton; Pires, Arturzinho and Mário (Geovani); Mauricinho (Jussiê), Roberto Dinamite and Marquinho. Head coach: Edu Coimbra.

Fluminense: Paulo Víctor, Aldo, Duílio, Ricardo Gomes and Renato; Jandir, Delei (Renê) and Assis; Romerito, Washington (Wilsinho) and Tato. Head coach: Carlos Alberto Parreira.

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May 28, 1984

Fluminense	0 – 0	Vasco da Gama

Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro

Attendance: 128,781

Referee: Romualdo Arppi Filho

Fluminense: Paulo Víctor; Aldo, Duílio, Ricardo Gomes and Branco; Jandir, Delei and Assis; Romerito, Washington and Tato. Head coach: Carlos Alberto Parreira.

Vasco: Roberto Costa; Edevaldo, Ivan, Daniel González and Aírton; Pires, Arturzinho and Mário; Jussiê (Marcelo), Roberto Dinamite and Marquinho. Head coach: Edu Coimbra.

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Final standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Fluminense	26	15	9	2	37	13	+24	39
2	Vasco da Gama	26	14	5	7	51	20	+31	33
3	Grêmio	24	14	6	4	39	19	+20	34
4	Corinthians	24	9	10	5	31	19	+12	28
5	Flamengo	22	11	7	4	32	20	+12	29
6	Náutico	22	10	4	8	30	31	−1	24
7	Portuguesa	22	7	8	7	29	25	+4	22
8	Coritiba	22	7	5	10	26	36	−10	19
9	Santos	20	11	6	3	39	16	+23	28
10	Santo André	20	8	7	5	25	19	+6	23
11	Atlético Paranaense	20	7	7	6	24	21	+3	21
12	América-RJ	20	7	7	6	25	23	+2	21
13	Operário-MS	20	7	7	6	25	23	+2	21
14	Goiás	20	6	5	9	24	30	−6	17
15	Fortaleza	20	5	6	9	17	32	−15	16
16	Uberlândia	6	2	2	2	4	3	+1	6
17	São Paulo	14	6	6	2	23	14	+9	18
18	Santa Cruz	14	6	6	2	17	10	+7	18
19	Atlético Mineiro	14	7	3	4	24	12	+12	17
20	Palmeiras	14	6	5	3	30	16	+14	17
21	Botafogo	14	5	5	4	14	11	+3	15
22	Internacional	14	3	8	3	17	10	+7	14
23	Brasil-Pel	14	4	5	5	11	18	−7	13
24	Operário-MT	14	4	4	6	16	21	−5	12
25	Joinville	14	4	4	6	10	18	−8	12
26	Bahia	14	3	5	6	12	21	−9	11
27	CRB	14	3	5	6	6	19	−13	11
28	ABC	14	4	2	8	14	24	−10	10
29	Treze	14	2	5	7	9	16	−7	9
30	Tuna Luso	8	2	4	2	6	15	−9	8
31	Rio Branco	8	3	0	5	10	17	−7	6
32	Auto Esporte-PI	8	3	0	5	10	17	−7	6
33	Ferroviário	8	1	2	5	2	16	−14	4
34	Cruzeiro	8	2	2	4	16	13	+3	6
35	Bangu	8	1	4	3	4	7	−3	6
36	Anapolina	8	1	4	3	3	13	−10	6
37	Moto Club	8	1	2	5	7	14	−7	4
38	Nacional	8	0	4	4	5	11	−6	4
39	Confiança	8	1	0	7	5	14	−9	2
40	Catuense	8	0	2	6	4	16	−12	2
41	Brasília	8	0	0	8	4	24	−20	0

Source: rsssf.com

References

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 1984 at RSSSF