1989 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

The 1989 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A was the 33rd edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. The competition was won by Vasco da Gama.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
Season1989
ChampionsVasco da Gama
2nd Campeonato Brasileiro title
2nd Brazilian title
Copa Libertadores
de América		Vasco da Gama
Grêmio
← 1988
1990 →

Format
First Stage
The 22 clubs were divided in 2 groups of 11 teams each, playing against the other teams of their respective groups once. The 8 best placed teams of each group qualified to the Second Stage, while the 3 last placed teams of each group competed in the Relegation Tournament.
Second Stage
The 16 qualified clubs were divided in two groups of 8 teams each, playing once against the other group teams. The points of this stage and of the first stage were summed. The champion of each group qualified to the final.
Relegation Tournament
The 6 clubs eliminated in the First Stage played against each other twice. The 4 last placed teams were relegated to the following year's Série B.
Final
It was played between the champions of the two Second Stage groups. The two clubs played a maximum of 2 matches, but the club with the best performance in the competition had the option to choose where the first match would be played, and also need only two points (one victory or two draws) to be declared as the competition champions.

Standings

First stage

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Corinthians 10 6 2 2 11 6 +5 14 Second Stage
2 Botafogo 10 4 3 3 10 8 +2 11
3 Atlético Mineiro 10 3 5 2 13 8 +5 11
4 Náutico 10 4 2 4 16 16 0 10
5 Internacional-SP 10 3 4 3 8 8 0 10
6 Flamengo 10 3 4 3 6 7 −1 10
7 São Paulo 10 2 6 2 11 11 0 10
8 Internacional-RS 10 3 3 4 6 6 0 9
9 Guarani 10 3 3 4 7 8 −1 9 Relegation Tournament
10 Atlético-PR 10 2 5 3 9 10 −1 9
11 Vitória 10 2 3 5 4 13 −9 7
Source:
Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
Palmeiras 10 6 2 2 13 5 +8 14 Second Stage
Vasco 10 5 4 1 14 7 +7 14
Portuguesa 10 3 5 2 12 7 +5 11
Grêmio 10 4 2 4 11 11 0 10
Goiás 10 4 2 4 10 12 −2 10
Fluminense 10 4 2 4 9 10 −1 10
Cruzeiro 10 3 4 3 8 8 0 10
Santos 10 2 5 3 6 7 −1 9
Sport 10 3 2 5 9 12 −3 8 Relegation Tournament
Bahia 10 1 3 6 9 17 −8 5
Coritiba 10 3 3 4 10 15 −5 4[lower-alpha 1]
Source:
Notes:
  1. Coritiba forfeited the match against Santos, thus was punished with a 1-0 defeat, plus the loss of 5 points and the elimination of the competition.

Second stage

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
São Paulo 18 7 9 2 25 15 +10 23 Qualified to the final
Botafogo 18 9 4 5 20 16 +4 22
Corinthians 18 8 5 5 15 13 +2 21
Atlético Mineiro 18 6 7 5 21 13 +8 19
Flamengo 18 6 7 5 16 13 +3 19
Náutico 18 5 5 8 27 34 −7 15
Internacional-SP 18 4 7 7 13 19 −6 15
Internacional-RS 18 4 5 9 14 19 −5 13
Source:
Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
Vasco 18 8 8 2 26 16 +10 24 Qualified for the final
Cruzeiro 18 9 5 4 23 14 +9 23
Palmeiras 18 8 6 4 21 13 +8 22
Portuguesa 18 7 6 5 21 13 +8 20
Goiás 18 6 6 6 17 21 −4 18
Grêmio 18 6 5 7 19 19 0 17
Santos 18 5 6 7 13 16 −3 16
Fluminense 18 5 4 9 15 25 −10 14
Source:

Relegation tournament
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
Vitória 8 4 2 2 10 7 +3 10
Bahia 8 3 4 1 6 5 +1 10
Atlético-PR 8 2 6 0 9 3 +6 10 Relegated to Série B 1990
Guarani 8 2 3 3 8 10 −2 7
Sport 8 0 3 5 3 11 −8 3
Coritiba 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source:

Final standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Result
1 Vasco 19 9 8 2 27 16 +11 26 Competed in the final
2 São Paulo 19 7 9 3 25 16 +9 23
3 Cruzeiro 18 9 5 4 23 14 +9 23 Eliminated in the 2nd Stage
4 Botafogo 18 9 4 5 20 16 +4 22
5 Palmeiras 18 8 6 4 21 13 +8 22
6 Corinthians 18 8 5 5 15 13 +2 21
7 Portuguesa 18 7 6 5 21 13 +8 20
8 Atlético Mineiro 18 6 7 5 21 13 +8 19
9 Flamengo 18 6 7 5 16 13 +3 19
10 Goiás 18 6 6 6 17 21 −4 18
11 Grêmio 18 6 5 7 19 19 0 17
12 Santos 18 5 6 7 13 16 −3 16
13 Náutico 18 5 5 8 27 34 −7 15
14 Internacional-SP 18 4 7 7 13 19 −6 15
15 Fluminense 18 5 4 9 15 25 −10 14
16 Internacional-RS 18 4 5 9 14 19 −5 13
17 Vitória 18 6 5 7 14 20 −6 17[lower-alpha 1] Eliminated in the 1st stage
18 Bahia 18 4 7 7 15 22 −7 15[lower-alpha 1]
19 Atlético-PR 18 4 11 3 18 13 +5 19[lower-alpha 1]
20 Guarani 18 5 6 7 15 18 −3 16[lower-alpha 1]
21 Sport 18 3 5 10 12 23 −11 11[lower-alpha 1]
22 Coritiba 10 3 3 4 10 15 −5 4[lower-alpha 2]
Source:
Notes:
  1. Due to Coritiba's elimination, only 5 clubs competed in the Relegation Tournament, being relegated Atlético-PR, Guarani and Sport (plus Coritiba). According to the league rules, the last clubs standings only take in consideration this tournament results, but the points listed in the standings also include the First Stage.
  2. Coritiba forfeited the match against Santos, thus was punished with a 1-0 defeat, plus the loss of 5 points and the elimination of the competition.

The final
São Paulo0 – 1Vasco
Sorato 50'
Attendance: 71,552
Referee: Wilson Carlos dos Santos

São Paulo: Gilmar; Netinho, Adílson, Ricardo Rocha and Nelsinho; Flávio, Bobô and Raí; Mário Tilico, Ney and Edivaldo (Paulo César). Head coach: Carlos Alberto Silva.

Vasco: Acácio; Luiz Carlos Winck, Quiñónez, Marco Aurélio and Mazinho; Zé do Carmo, Marco Antônio Boiadeiro and Bismarck; Sorato, Bebeto and William. Head coach: Nelsinho Rosa.

  • The second leg of the final was not played as Vasco had a better season record and won the first leg.

References
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