Copa João Havelange

The 2000 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (officially the Copa João Havelange) was the 44th edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the top-level of professional football in Brazil. Due to legal complications, the championship was organized by Clube dos 13 instead of CBF, and was contested by 116 teams divided in modules, equivalent to their division—similar to the 1987 Copa União. It started on July 29 and ended on January 18, 2001, with Vasco da Gama winning the championship—its fourth title. The name of the championship was an homage to former CBF and FIFA president João Havelange.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

Season	2000
Champions	Vasco da Gama 4th Campeonato Brasileiro title 4th Brazilian title
Copa Libertadores	Vasco da Gama São Caetano
Matches played	1,066
Goals scored	2,970 (2.79 per match)
Top goalscorer	Adhemar (22 goals)
Biggest home win	Ponte Preta 5–1 Palmeiras Cruzeiro 5–1 Portuguesa b
Biggest away win	Atlético Mineiro 0–6 Sport
Average attendance	11,546a
← 1999 2001 →

Background

The formula of relegation of the 1999 Brasileirão was based on the average points between 1998 and 1999. But due to a decision of the Supreme Court of Sporting Justice (STJD) of removing points from São Paulo, who played against Botafogo and Internacional with an irregular player, Brasília team SE Gama was going to dispute Série B instead of Botafogo. Gama refused the relegation and, supported by the Distrito Federal Football Coaches Trade Union and political party PFL, sued CBF requesting a return to Série A. By June 2000, the trial was not solved, and CBF could not release the 2000 Brasileirão rules.

A deal with Clube dos 13 allowed it to organize a championship, which CBF would later ratify. To avoid further legal problems, the championship would encompass all divisions. The module equivalent to the top division would have the 18 teams which escaped relegation in 1999, the two teams promoted by 1999 Série B, and five teams which would contest Série B in 2000 (Série C champion Fluminense, Clube dos 13 member Bahia, Juventude, América-MG and Gama, who removed the lawsuit against CBF and was allowed by FIFA to participate).

Controversies

The end of competition was marked by disaster in São Januário, when a fence collapsed during the final of Joao Havelange Cup, injuring more than 60 football fans in Rio de Janeiro.

First stage

Group Blue

Main article: Copa João Havelange Group Blue

Group Yellow

Main article: Copa João Havelange Group Yellow

Group Green and White

Main article: Copa João Havelange Group Green and White

Knockout stage

Bracket

	Round of Sixteen							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Cruzeiro (MG)	3	1	4
	16	Malutrom (PR)	0	1	1
								1	Cruzeiro (MG)	1	3	4
								9	Internacional (RS)	1	2	3
	8	Atlético (PR)	0	1	1
	9	Internacional (RS)	0	2	2
															1	Cruzeiro (MG)	2	1	3
															5	Vasco da Gama (RJ)	2	3	5
	4	Goiás (GO)	1	0	1
	13	Paraná (PR)	1	3	4
								13	Paraná (PR)	1	1	2
								5	Vasco da Gama (RJ)	3	0	3
	5	Vasco da Gama (RJ)	3	3	6
	12	Bahia (BA)	3	2	5
																						5	Vasco da Gama (RJ)	1	3	4
																						14	São Caetano (SP)	1	1	2
	2	Sport (PE)	2	1	3
	15	Remo (PA)	1	0	1
								2	Sport (PE)	1	1	2
								10	Grêmio (RS)	2	1	3
	7	Ponte Preta (SP)	0	2	2
	10	Grêmio (RS)	1	1	2
															10	Grêmio (RS)	2	1	3
															14	São Caetano (SP)	3	3	6
	3	Fluminense (RJ)	3	0	3
	14	São Caetano (SP)	3	1	4
								14	São Caetano (SP)	4	2	6
								11	Palmeiras (SP)	3	2	5
	6	São Paulo (SP)	1	1	2
	11	Palmeiras (SP)	1	2	3

Round of Sixteen

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Internacional (RS)	2–1	Atlético (PR)	0–0	2-1
Remo (PA)	1–3	Sport (PE)	1–2	0–1
Paraná (PR)	4–1	Goiás (GO)	1–1	3–0
São Caetano (SP)	4–3	Fluminense (RJ)	3–3	1–0
Malutrom (PR)	1–4	Cruzeiro (MG)	0–3	1–1
Grêmio (RS)	2–2	Ponte Preta (SP)	1–0	1–2
Bahia (BA)	5–6	Vasco da Gama (RJ)	3–3	2–3
Palmeiras (SP)	3–2	São Paulo (SP)	1–1	2–1

Quarterfinals

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Internacional (RS)	3–4	Cruzeiro (MG)	1–1	2–3
Grêmio (RS)	3–2	Sport (PE)	2–1	1–1
Vasco da Gama (RJ)	3–2	Paraná (PR)	3–1	0–1
Palmeiras (SP)	5–6	São Caetano (SP)	3–4	2–2

Semifinals

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
São Caetano (SP)	6–3	Grêmio (RS)	3–2	3–1
Vasco da Gama (RJ)	5–3	Cruzeiro (MG)	2–2	3–1

Final

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
São Caetano (SP)	2–4	Vasco da Gama (RJ)	1–1	1–3

Copa João Havelange winners
Vasco da Gama

Final standings

Pos	Club	Final result (National - Group ranked)	Qualification
1	Vasco da Gama	Champion - Group Blue 8th place	Copa Libertadores 2001
2	São Caetano	Runner-up - Group Yellow Runner-up
3	Cruzeiro	Semi-finalist - Group Blue 1st place	Copa Libertadores 20011
4	Grêmio	Semi-finalist - Group Blue 10th place	Série A
5	Paraná	Quarter-finalist - Group Yellow Winner
6	Palmeiras	Quarter-finalist - Group Blue 11th place	Copa Libertadores 20012
7	Internacional	Quarter-finalist - Group Blue 9th place	Série A
8	Sport	Quarter-finalist - Group Blue 2nd place
9	Ponte Preta	Eighth-finalist - Group Blue 7th place
10	Fluminense	Eighth-finalist - Group Blue 3rd place
11	Bahia	Eighth-finalist - Group Blue 12th place
12	São Paulo	Eighth-finalist - Group Blue 6th place
13	Atlético Paranaense	Eighth-finalist - Group Blue 8th place
14	Goiás	Eighth-finalist - Group Blue 4th place
15	Malutrom	Eighth-finalist - Group Yellow Third-place	Série B
16	Remo	Eighth-finalist - Group Green & White Winner
17	Guarani	Group Blue 13th place	Série A
18	Santos	Group Blue 14th place
19	Flamengo	Group Blue 15th place
20	Botafogo	Group Blue 16th place
21	Portuguesa	Group Blue 17th place
22	Vitória	Group Blue 18th place
23	América Mineiro	Group Blue 19th place
24	Atlético Mineiro	Group Blue 20th place
25	Juventude	Group Blue 21st place
26	Gama	Group Blue 22nd place
27	Coritiba	Group Blue 23rd place
28	Corinthians	Group Blue 24th place
29	Santa Cruz	Group Blue 25th place
30	Paysandu	Group Yellow Fourth-place	Série B
31	Caxias	Group Yellow Quarter-finalist
32	Náutico	Group Yellow Quarter-finalist
33	Fortaleza	Group Yellow Quarter-finalist
34	Bangu	Group Yellow Quarter-finalist
35	Figueirense	Group Yellow Eighth-finalist	Série B
36	Botafogo-SP	Group Yellow Eighth-finalist	Série A3
37	Avaí	Group Yellow Eighth-finalist	Série B
38	São Raimundo (AM)	Group Yellow Eighth-finalist
39	Criciúma	Group Yellow Eighth-finalist
40	Sampaio Corrêa	Group Yellow Eighth-finalist
41	CRB	Group Yellow Eighth-finalist
42	Anapolina	Group Yellow Eighth-finalist
43	Serra	Group Yellow 9th place
44	ABC	Group Yellow 10th place
45	River	Group Yellow 11th place
46	Joinville	Group Yellow 9th place	Série B
47	América-RN	Group Yellow 12th place
48	Ceará	Group Yellow 13th place
49	América-RJ	Group Yellow 10th place
50	CSA	Group Yellow 14th place
51	Americano	Group Yellow 11th place	Série B
52	União São João	Group Yellow 12th place
53	Nacional-AM	Group Yellow 15th place
54	XV de Piracicaba	Group Yellow 13th place
55	Marcílio Dias	Group Yellow 14th place
56	Bragantino	Group Yellow 15th place	Série B
57	Desportiva	Group Yellow 16th place
58	Brasil de Pelotas	Group Yellow 16th place
59	Villa Nova-MG	Group Yellow 17th place
60	Vila Nova-GO	Group Yellow 17th place	Série B
61	Londrina	Group Yellow 18th place
62	Bandeirante	Group Yellow 18th place
63	Uberlândia	Group Green & White Runner-up
64	Etti Jundiaí	Group Green & White Third-round 3rd place
65	Tuna Luso	Group Green & White Third-round 2nd place
66	Juazeiro-CE	Group Green & White Third-round 2nd place
67	Olímpia	Group Green & White Third-round 3rd place
68	Central	Group Green & White Third-round 4th place
69	Moto Club	Group Green & White Third-round 4th place
70	Corinthians-AL	Group Green Second-round 3rd place
71	Rio Branco-PR	Group White Second-round 3rd place
72	Rio Branco-SP	Group White Second-round 2nd place
73	Flamengo-PI	Group Green Second-round 3rd place
74	Ypiranga-AP	Group Green Second-round 3rd place
75	Juventus	Group White Second-round 3rd place
76	Tocantinópolis	Group Green Second-round 2nd place
77	Portuguesa Santista	Group White Second-round 2nd place
78	Confiança	Group Green Second-round 4th place
79	Operário (MS)	Group Green Second-round 2nd place
80	Friburguense	Group White Second-round 3rd place
81	Matonense	Group White Second-round 4th place
82	Dom Pedro II	Group Green Second-round 4th place
83	Atlético-GO	Group Green Second-round 4th place
84	União Bandeirante	Group White Second-round 4th place
85	Santo André	Group White Second-round 4th place
86	Rio Branco-AC	Group Green First-round
87	Baré	Group Green First-round
88	Botafogo-PB	Group Green First-round
89	Sergipe	Group Green First-round
90	Rio Negro	Group Green First-round
91	Porto	Group Green First-round
92	Treze	Group Green First-round
93	São Cristóvão	Group White First-round
94	Mogi Mirim	Group White First-round
95	ASA	Group Green First-round
96	Madureira	Group White First-round
97	Nacional-SP	Group White First-round
98	Internacional-SP	Group White First-round
99	Goiânia	Group Green First-round
100	Ipatinga	Group White First-round
101	Camaçari	Group Green First-round
102	Ituano	Group White First-round
103	Comercial-MS	Group Green First-round
103	Olaria	Group White First-round
105	Brasília	Group Green First-round
106	União	Group White First-round
107	Comercial-SP	Group White First-round
108	Volta Redonda	Group White First-round
109	União Barbarense	Group White First-round
110	Inter de Santa Maria	Group White First-round
111	Genus	Group Green First-round
112	Potiguar	Group Green First-round
113	Campinense	Group Green First-round
114	São José-SP	Group White First-round
115	Interporto	Not played
115	Rio Branco-ES	Not played

Team ranked by round advanced. For teams that advanced to the same round, combined result separate the tie.

All teams qualified to Copa Libertadores also qualified to Serie A

¹ As Copa do Brasil winner
²As Copa dos Campeões winner
³As a member of Série A 1999

References

• ^a Goal and attendances are Blue Module and knockout stages only.
• ^b Blue Module only. Biggest overall: Jundiaí 7-0 Moto Clube and Jundiaí 7-0 Matonense, both for Green Module.

Brazil - List of final tables (RSSSF)