1992 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

The 1992 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A was the 36th edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. The competition was won by Flamengo.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
Season1992
ChampionsFlamengo
4th Campeonato Brasileiro title*
4th Brazilian title*
RelegatedNáutico
Paysandu
Copa Libertadores
de América		São Paulo (title holders)
Flamengo
Internacional (Copa do Brasil champions)
Matches played216
Goals scored495 (2.29 per match)
Top goalscorerBebeto (18)
Biggest home winBotafogo 6−0 Goiás (19 April 1992)
Biggest away winAtlético Mineiro 0−4 Vasco (23 February 1992)
São Paulo 0-4 Palmeiras (8 March 1992)
Náutico 0−4 Atlético Mineiro (5 April 1992)
Highest scoringGoiás 5−2 Sport (5 April 1992)
Highest attendanceBotafogo v Flamengo (122,001)
Average attendance16,814
← 1991
1993 →

Format

First Stage: 20 clubs playing against each other once. The eight best placed teams qualified to the second stage.

Second Stage: 8 clubs divided in 2 groups of 4 teams each; playing against the other teams of their respective groups twice. The winner of each group qualify to the final.

Final: The finalists play against each other twice, the club with the best performance in the competition has the advantage of winning the competition if it draw both matches.

Competition standings

First stage
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Vasco 19 10 6 3 31 14 +17 26 Qualified to Group 1
2 Botafogo 19 11 2 6 37 23 +14 24 Qualified to Group 2
3 Bragantino 19 9 6 4 16 13 +3 24
4 Flamengo 19 8 6 5 32 24 +8 22 Qualified to Group 1
5 Corinthians 19 8 6 5 24 22 +2 22 Qualified to Group 2
6 São Paulo 19 8 5 6 22 16 +6 21 Qualified to Group 1
7 Cruzeiro 19 7 7 5 10 14 −4 21 Qualified to Group 2
8 Santos 19 7 7 5 23 18 +5 21 Qualified to Group 1
9 Guarani 19 8 4 7 15 19 −4 20
10 Internacional 19 7 6 6 19 20 −1 20
11 Palmeiras 19 8 3 8 23 17 +6 19
12 Sport 19 4 11 4 15 15 0 19
13 Atlético Mineiro 19 6 6 7 15 18 −3 18
14 Fluminense 19 5 8 6 21 19 +2 18
15 Atlético-PR 19 5 6 8 19 32 −13 16
16 Portuguesa 19 4 7 8 21 26 −5 15
17 Goiás 19 4 7 8 23 34 −11 15
18 Bahia 19 4 6 9 20 24 −4 14
19 Náutico 19 3 7 9 17 29 −12 13
20 Paysandu 19 5 2 12 19 35 −16 12
Source:

Second stage
Group 1
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Flamengo 6 3 1 2 7 5 +2 7 Finalist
2 Vasco 6 1 4 1 10 9 +1 6
3 São Paulo 6 2 2 2 6 7 −1 6
4 Santos 6 1 3 2 7 9 −2 5
Source:
Group 2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Botafogo 6 4 1 1 7 4 +3 9 Finalist
2 Bragantino 6 3 2 1 6 4 +2 8
3 Corinthians 6 2 1 3 8 7 +1 5
4 Cruzeiro 6 1 0 5 5 11 −6 2
Source:

Finals
Flamengo3 – 0Botafogo
Júnior  15'
Nélio  34'
Gaúcho  38'
Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 102,547
Botafogo2 – 2
(2 – 5 agg.)		Flamengo
Pichetti  83'
Valdeir  88' (pen)		 Júnior  42'
Júlio César  55'
Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 122,001
  • Before the match, an upper stand in the stadium collapsed, leading to the death of three spectators and injuring 50 others.

Final standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Result
1 Flamengo 27 12 8 7 44 31 +13 32 Played the final
2 Botafogo 27 15 4 8 46 32 +14 34
3 Vasco 25 11 10 4 41 23 +18 32 Eliminated in the 2nd Stage
4 Bragantino 25 12 8 5 22 17 +5 32
5 Corinthians 25 10 7 8 32 29 +3 27
6 São Paulo 25 10 7 8 28 23 +5 27
7 Santos 25 8 10 7 30 27 +3 26
8 Cruzeiro 25 8 7 10 25 25 0 23
9 Guarani 19 8 4 7 15 19 −4 20 Eliminated in the 1st Stage
10 Internacional 19 7 6 6 19 20 −1 20
11 Palmeiras 19 8 3 8 23 17 +6 19
12 Sport 19 4 11 4 15 15 0 19
13 Atlético Mineiro 19 6 6 7 15 18 −3 18
14 Fluminense 19 5 8 6 21 19 +2 18
15 Atlético-PR 19 5 6 8 19 32 −13 16
16 Portuguesa 19 4 7 8 21 26 −5 15
17 Goiás 19 4 7 8 23 34 −11 15
18 Bahia 19 4 6 9 20 24 −4 14
19 Náutico[lower-alpha 1] 19 3 7 9 17 29 −12 13
20 Paysandu[lower-alpha 1] 19 5 2 12 19 35 −16 12
Source: rsssf.com
Notes:
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