1985 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

The 1985 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A was the 29th edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. Coritiba won the championship for the first time, beating Bangu in the finals; both qualified for the 1986 Copa Libertadores.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
Season1985
ChampionsCoritiba
1st Campeonato Brasileiro title
1st Brazilian title
Copa Libertadores
de América
Top goalscorerEdmar (Guarani) - 20 goals
Biggest home winFlamengo 7-0 Santa Cruz (March 13, 1985)
Biggest away win
Highest scoringPaysandu 5-4 Sampaio Corrêa (April 10, 1985)
← 1984
1986 →

This season bears the bizarre distinction of being one of the few seasons in recorded top-level professional worldwide football history in which a team won the national championship outright while scoring fewer goals than it allowed. Coritiba managed to win the title despite finishing with a negative overall goal differential. Another example is the 1986 K League, another split phase competition where the team that won a phase performed badly in another, before winning a finals knock out competition to win the championship.

Uberlândia finished with a goal differential of zero, but ended in 37th place.

Format

There was a first phase (which consisted of two rounds), a second phase, a semifinal, and a final. During the first two phases, a win counted as two points while a draw counted as one, as was common at the time.

First phase, Groups A and B
20 clubs, selected from past championship records, divided into two groups of 10, with each club playing only the clubs of the other group. There were two rounds played. The winner of each group in each round would qualify (four teams in all). In addition, the two teams in each group with the best overall points from both rounds added together would qualify for the second phase. Therefore, a total of eight teams would qualify from Groups A and B.
First phase, Groups C and D
24 clubs, 22 selected from their records in the 1984 state championships, plus the finalists of the 1984 Série B, divided into two groups of 12, playing in two rounds, with each club playing only the clubs of their own group. Again, two full rounds were played. The winner of each round in each group would qualify (four teams in all). In addition, the two teams in each group with the best overall points from both rounds added together would qualify for the second phase. Therefore, a total of eight teams would qualify from Groups C and D.
Second phase
The 16 qualified teams of the first phase were placed into four mini-leagues (or groups) with four teams each. The teams played each other twice inside their own mini-league, and the winners of each mini-league qualified to the semifinals.
Semifinal
The four qualified teams were placed into two brackets of two teams with the teams in each bracket playing twice (home and away), and the winners, decided on aggregate score, qualified to the finals.
Finals
Played by the two qualified teams, in a single match, at the stadium of the finalist with the best record throughout the championship. In case of a draw in normal time, a penalty shootout would be used to determine the champions.

First phase

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Minas Gerais Atlético Mineiro 10 6 3 1 17 8 +9 15 Second phase
2 São Paulo (state) Corinthians 10 5 3 2 14 6 +8 13
3 São Paulo (state) Guarani 10 5 2 3 17 12 +5 12
4 Rio Grande do Sul Grêmio 10 3 6 1 13 9 +4 12
5 Rio de Janeiro (state) Botafogo 10 4 2 4 14 16 −2 10
6 Rio de Janeiro (state) Fluminense 10 3 4 3 12 11 +1 10
7 São Paulo (state) Palmeiras 10 3 2 5 13 14 −1 8
8 Paraná (state) Coritiba 10 3 1 6 8 14 −6 7
9 Rio de Janeiro (state) America-RJ 10 2 2 6 8 15 −7 6
10 Pernambuco Santa Cruz 10 2 2 6 8 20 −12 6
Source: rsssf.com

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Rio de Janeiro (state) Flamengo 10 6 2 2 12 5 +7 14 Second phase
2 Rio Grande do Sul Internacional 10 6 1 3 18 9 +9 13
3 Rio de Janeiro (state) Vasco da Gama 10 4 3 3 18 16 +2 11
4 Pernambuco Náutico 10 4 3 3 11 9 +2 11
5 São Paulo (state) São Paulo 10 4 2 4 17 19 −2 10
6 São Paulo (state) Santos 10 4 2 4 11 13 −2 10
7 Minas Gerais Cruzeiro 10 3 4 3 11 10 +1 10
8 Bahia Bahia 10 3 4 3 8 10 −2 10
9 São Paulo (state) Portuguesa 10 2 2 6 9 16 −7 6
10 Goiás Goiás 10 1 4 5 10 17 −7 6
Source: rsssf.com

Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Pernambuco Sport 11 9 1 1 19 3 +16 19 Second phase
2 Mato Grosso Mixto 11 5 4 2 12 10 +2 14
3 Paraíba Botafogo-PB 11 4 6 1 9 7 +2 14
4 Alagoas CSA 11 5 3 3 16 11 +5 13
5 Ceará Ceará 11 4 5 2 14 8 +6 13
6 Pará Paysandu 11 3 6 2 11 8 +3 12
7 Amazonas (Brazilian state) Nacional-AM 11 4 1 6 15 18 −3 9
8 Piauí Flamengo-PI 11 3 3 5 7 10 −3 9
9 Rio Grande do Norte ABC-RN 11 3 3 5 10 15 −5 9
10 Maranhão Sampaio Corrêa 11 1 6 4 12 16 −4 8
11 Sergipe Sergipe 11 2 2 7 6 17 −11 6
12 Pará Remo 11 1 4 6 10 18 −8 6
Source: rsssf.com

Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Rio de Janeiro (state) Bangu 11 7 3 1 15 6 +9 17 Second phase
2 São Paulo (state) Ponte Preta 11 7 3 1 15 6 +9 17
3 Santa Catarina (state) Joinville 11 7 1 3 16 6 +10 15
4 Bahia Leônico 11 5 2 4 14 15 −1 12
5 Paraná (state) Pinheiros 11 4 4 3 13 10 +3 12
6 Rio Grande do Sul Brasil de Pelotas 11 4 3 4 16 16 0 11
7 Federal District (Brazil) Brasília 11 4 3 4 12 12 0 11
8 Espírito Santo Desportiva Ferroviária 11 4 0 7 12 17 −5 8
9 Minas Gerais Villa Nova 11 3 2 6 10 15 −5 8
10 Minas Gerais Uberlândia 11 2 4 5 11 14 −3 8
11 Goiás Vila Nova-GO 11 2 4 5 11 17 −6 8
12 Mato Grosso do Sul Corumbaense 11 1 3 7 4 15 −11 5
Source: rsssf.com

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Paraná (state) Coritiba 10 5 2 3 10 9 +1 12 Second phase
2 Rio de Janeiro (state) Fluminense 10 4 3 3 12 10 +2 11
3 São Paulo (state) Guarani 10 2 7 1 10 9 +1 11
4 Rio de Janeiro (state) Botafogo 10 5 0 5 12 20 −8 10
5 Minas Gerais Atlético Mineiro 10 4 2 4 13 11 +2 10
6 São Paulo (state) Corinthians 10 3 4 3 10 9 +1 10
7 São Paulo (state) Palmeiras 10 2 6 2 15 14 +1 10
8 Rio Grande do Sul Grêmio 10 3 3 4 12 12 0 9
9 Rio de Janeiro (state) America-RJ 10 2 3 5 11 16 −5 7
10 Pernambuco Santa Cruz 10 2 1 7 13 27 −14 5
Source: rsssf.com

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Bahia Bahia 10 7 2 1 19 9 +10 16 Second phase
2 Rio de Janeiro (state) Vasco da Gama 10 6 2 2 10 6 +4 14
3 Goiás Goiás 10 4 2 4 11 10 +1 10
4 Rio Grande do Sul Internacional 10 3 4 3 9 7 +2 10
5 São Paulo (state) Santos 10 3 4 3 12 12 0 10
6 São Paulo (state) São Paulo 10 3 4 3 19 20 −1 10
7 Pernambuco Náutico 10 4 1 5 14 19 −5 9
8 Rio de Janeiro (state) Flamengo 10 3 3 4 21 13 +8 9
9 São Paulo (state) Portuguesa 10 2 5 3 10 10 0 9
10 Minas Gerais Cruzeiro 10 2 4 4 12 12 0 8
Source: rsssf.com

Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Pernambuco Sport 11 9 1 1 23 7 +16 19
2 Ceará Ceará 11 9 0 2 20 9 +11 18 Second phase
3 Amazonas (Brazilian state) Nacional-AM 11 6 3 2 24 11 +13 15
4 Alagoas CSA 11 5 3 3 16 8 +8 13
5 Pará Paysandu 11 5 3 3 15 13 +2 13
6 Mato Grosso Mixto 11 5 3 3 11 12 −1 13
7 Paraíba Botafogo-PB 11 3 4 4 12 16 −4 10
8 Pará Remo 11 4 0 7 9 20 −11 8
9 Rio Grande do Norte ABC-RN 11 3 2 6 17 18 −1 8
10 Piauí Flamengo-PI 11 2 2 7 7 14 −7 6
11 Sergipe Sergipe 11 1 3 7 9 20 −11 5
12 Maranhão Sampaio Corrêa 11 1 2 8 12 27 −15 4
Source: rsssf.com

Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Rio de Janeiro (state) Bangu 11 7 2 2 22 10 +12 16
2 Rio Grande do Sul Brasil de Pelotas 11 6 4 1 20 9 +11 16 Second phase
3 São Paulo (state) Ponte Preta 11 5 5 1 22 12 +10 15
4 Goiás Vila Nova-GO 11 5 2 4 14 17 −3 12
5 Santa Catarina (state) Joinville 11 4 4 3 12 10 +2 12
6 Federal District (Brazil) Brasília 11 4 4 3 10 10 0 12
7 Paraná (state) Pinheiros 11 3 5 3 8 7 +1 11
8 Minas Gerais Uberlândia 11 4 1 6 15 12 +3 9
9 Espírito Santo Desportiva Ferroviária 11 3 3 5 6 13 −7 9
10 Mato Grosso do Sul Corumbaense 11 3 2 6 12 22 −10 8
11 Minas Gerais Villa Nova 11 2 3 6 8 16 −8 7
12 Bahia Leônico 11 2 1 8 7 18 −11 5
Source: rsssf.com

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Minas Gerais Atlético Mineiro 20 10 5 5 30 19 +11 25 Second phase
2 São Paulo (state) Corinthians 20 8 7 5 24 15 +9 23 Second phase
3 São Paulo (state) Guarani 20 7 9 4 27 21 +6 23
4 Rio de Janeiro (state) Fluminense 20 7 7 6 24 21 +3 21
5 Rio Grande do Sul Grêmio 20 6 9 5 25 21 +4 21
6 Rio de Janeiro (state) Botafogo 20 9 2 9 26 36 −10 20
7 Paraná (state) Coritiba 20 8 3 9 18 23 −5 19 Second phase
8 São Paulo (state) Palmeiras 20 5 8 7 28 28 0 18
9 Rio de Janeiro (state) America-RJ 20 4 5 11 19 31 −12 13
10 Pernambuco Santa Cruz 20 4 3 13 21 47 −26 11
Source: rsssf.com

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Bahia Bahia 20 10 6 4 27 19 +8 26 Second phase
2 Rio de Janeiro (state) Vasco da Gama 20 10 5 5 28 22 +6 25 Second phase
3 Rio de Janeiro (state) Flamengo 20 9 5 6 33 18 +15 23 Second phase
4 Rio Grande do Sul Internacional 20 9 5 6 27 16 +11 23 Second phase
5 Pernambuco Náutico 20 8 4 8 25 18 +7 20
6 São Paulo (state) Santos 20 7 6 7 23 25 −2 20
7 São Paulo (state) São Paulo 20 7 6 7 36 39 −3 20
8 Minas Gerais Cruzeiro 20 5 8 7 23 22 +1 18
9 Goiás Goiás 20 5 6 9 21 27 −6 16
10 São Paulo (state) Portuguesa 20 4 7 9 19 26 −7 15
Source: rsssf.com

Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Pernambuco Sport 22 18 2 2 42 10 +32 38 Second phase
2 Ceará Ceará 22 13 5 4 34 17 +17 31
3 Mato Grosso Mixto 22 10 7 5 23 22 +1 27 Second phase
4 Alagoas CSA 22 10 6 6 32 19 +13 26
5 Pará Paysandu 22 8 9 5 26 21 +5 25
6 Amazonas (Brazilian state) Nacional-AM 22 10 4 8 39 29 +10 24
7 Paraíba Botafogo-PB 22 7 10 5 21 23 −2 24
8 Rio Grande do Norte ABC-RN 22 6 5 11 27 33 −6 17
9 Piauí Flamengo-PI 22 5 5 12 14 24 −10 15
10 Pará Remo 22 5 4 13 19 38 −19 14
11 Maranhão Sampaio Corrêa 22 2 8 12 24 43 −19 12
12 Sergipe Sergipe 22 3 5 14 15 37 −22 11
Source: rsssf.com

Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Rio de Janeiro (state) Bangu 22 14 5 3 37 16 +21 33 Second phase
2 São Paulo (state) Ponte Preta 22 12 8 2 37 18 +19 32 Second phase
3 Santa Catarina (state) Joinville 22 11 5 6 28 16 +12 27
4 Rio Grande do Sul Brasil de Pelotas 22 10 7 5 36 25 +11 27 Second phase
5 Federal District (Brazil) Brasília 22 8 7 7 22 22 0 23
6 Paraná (state) Pinheiros 22 7 9 6 21 17 +4 23
7 Goiás Vila Nova-GO 22 7 6 9 25 34 −9 20
8 Bahia Leônico 22 7 3 12 21 33 −12 17
9 Espírito Santo Desportiva Ferroviária 22 7 3 12 18 30 −12 17
10 Minas Gerais Uberlândia 22 6 5 11 26 26 0 17
11 Minas Gerais Villa Nova 22 5 5 12 18 31 −13 15
12 Mato Grosso do Sul Corumbaense 22 4 5 13 16 37 −21 13
Source: rsssf.com

Second phase

Group E
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Minas Gerais Atlético Mineiro 6 3 3 0 7 3 +4 9 Semifinals
2 São Paulo (state) Guarani 6 1 4 1 9 5 +4 6
3 São Paulo (state) Ponte Preta 6 1 4 1 4 3 +1 6
4 Alagoas CSA 6 0 3 3 1 10 −9 3
Source: rsssf.com

Group F
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Rio Grande do Sul Brasil de Pelotas 6 4 1 1 11 4 +7 9 Semifinals
2 Rio de Janeiro (state) Flamengo 6 2 3 1 7 5 +2 7
3 Ceará Ceará 6 1 3 2 5 12 −7 5
4 Bahia Bahia 6 1 1 4 8 10 −2 3
Source: rsssf.com

Group G
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Paraná (state) Coritiba 6 3 2 1 5 3 +2 8 Semifinals
2 Pernambuco Sport 6 2 3 1 7 6 +1 7
3 Santa Catarina (state) Joinville 6 2 1 3 8 7 +1 5
4 São Paulo (state) Corinthians 6 1 2 3 3 7 −4 4
Source: rsssf.com

Group H
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Rio de Janeiro (state) Bangu 6 4 2 0 13 5 +8 10 Semifinals
2 Rio Grande do Sul Internacional 6 2 3 1 9 7 +2 7
3 Rio de Janeiro (state) Vasco da Gama 6 1 3 2 9 9 0 5
4 Mato Grosso Mixto 6 0 2 4 4 14 −10 2
Source: rsssf.com

Semifinals
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Brasil de PelotasRio Grande do Sul 1–4 Rio de Janeiro (state)Bangu 0–1 1–3
CoritibaParaná (state) 1–0 Minas GeraisAtlético Mineiro 1–0 0–0

Finals
Bangu Rio de Janeiro (state)1–1 (a.e.t.)Paraná (state) Coritiba
Lulinha 35' Índio 25'
Penalties
  • Gílson Gênio soccer ball with check mark
  • Pingo soccer ball with check mark
  • Baby soccer ball with check mark
  • Mário Marques soccer ball with check mark
  • Marinho soccer ball with check mark
  • Ado soccer ball with red X
 5–6
Attendance: 91,257

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Coritiba 29 12 7 10 25 27 −2 31
2 Bangu 31 20 8 3 55 23 +32 48
3 Brasil de Pelotas 30 14 8 8 48 33 +15 36
4 Atlético Mineiro 28 13 9 6 37 23 +14 35
5 Sport 28 20 5 3 49 16 +33 45
6 Ponte Preta 28 13 12 3 41 21 +20 38
7 Ceará 28 14 8 6 39 29 +10 36
8 Joinville 28 13 6 9 36 23 +13 32
9 Flamengo 26 11 8 7 40 23 +17 30
10 Internacional 26 11 8 7 36 23 +13 30
11 Vasco da Gama 26 11 8 7 37 31 +6 30
12 Bahia 26 11 7 8 35 29 +6 29
13 CSA 28 10 9 9 33 29 +4 29
14 Mixto 28 10 9 9 27 36 −9 29
15 Guarani 26 8 13 5 36 26 +10 29
16 Corinthians 26 9 9 8 27 22 +5 27
17 Fluminense 20 7 7 6 24 21 +3 21
18 Grêmio 20 6 9 5 25 21 +4 21
19 Botafogo 20 9 2 9 26 36 −10 20
20 Náutico 20 8 4 8 25 28 −3 20
21 Santos 20 7 6 7 23 25 −2 20
22 São Paulo 20 7 6 7 36 39 −3 20
23 Cruzeiro 20 5 8 7 23 22 +1 18
24 Palmeiras 20 5 8 7 28 28 0 18
25 Goiás 20 5 6 9 21 27 −6 16
26 Portuguesa 20 4 7 9 19 26 −7 15
27 América-RJ 20 4 5 11 19 31 −12 13
28 Santa Cruz 20 4 3 13 21 47 −26 11
29 Paysandu 22 8 9 5 26 21 +5 25
30 Nacional 22 10 4 8 39 29 +10 24
31 Botafogo-PB 22 7 10 5 21 23 −2 24
32 Brasília 22 8 7 7 22 22 0 23
33 Pinheiros 22 7 9 6 21 17 +4 23
34 Vila Nova-GO 22 7 6 9 25 34 −9 20
35 Leônico 22 7 3 12 21 33 −12 17
36 Desportiva Capixaba 22 7 3 12 18 30 −12 17
37 Uberlândia 22 6 5 11 26 26 0 17
38 ABC 22 6 5 11 27 33 −6 17
39 Flamengo-PI 22 5 5 12 14 24 −10 15
40 Villa Nova-MG 22 5 5 12 18 31 −13 15
41 Remo 22 5 4 13 19 38 −19 14
42 Corumbaense 22 4 5 13 16 37 −21 13
43 Sampaio Corrêa 22 2 8 12 24 43 −19 12
44 Sergipe 22 3 5 14 15 37 −22 11
Source: rsssf.com

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