Copa João Havelange

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

Season	2000
Champions	Vasco da Gama (4th title)
Copa Libertadores	Vasco São Caetano
Matches played	330
Goals scored	2970 (9 per match)
Top goalscorer	Adhemar (22 goals )
Biggest home win	Ponte Preta 5 - 1 Palmeiras Cruzeiro 5 - 1 Portuguesa
Biggest away win	Atlético Mineiro 0-6 Sport
Average attendance	11.546
← 1999 2001 →

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.

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 emcompass 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

As 1987 Copa União organized by Clube dos 13, Copa João Havelange was surrounded by critics for its exotic and unconventional maths system, by breaking the rules promoting Fluminense from the Série B (second division) for the top Brazilian football competition. Many have seen the taunts and jeers acts of Romário against Luiz Felipe Scolari (who indirectly criticized him) in the semi-finals as decisive for Scolari ignore him for the squad of the 2002 FIFA World Cup. The end of competition was marked by distaster in São Januário.

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.	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.	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.	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.	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	Qualification
1	Vasco da Gama	Copa Libertadores 2001
2	São Caetano
3	Cruzeiro	Copa Libertadores 20011
4	Grêmio	Série A
5	Paraná
6	Palmeiras	Copa Libertadores 20012
7	Internacional	Série A
8	Sport
9	Ponte Preta
10	Fluminense
11	Bahia
12	São Paulo
13	Atlético Paranaense
14	Goiás
15	Malutrom	Série B
16	Remo
17	Guarani	Série A
18	Santos
19	Flamengo
20	Botafogo
21	Portuguesa
22	Vitória
23	América Mineiro
24	Atlético Mineiro
25	Juventude
26	Gama
27	Coritiba
28	Corinthians
29	Santa Cruz
30	Paysandu	Série B
31	Caxias
32	Náutico
33	Fortaleza
34	Bangu
35	Figueirense	Série B
36	Botafogo-SP	Série A3
37	Avaí	Série B
38	São Raimundo (AM)
39	Criciúma
40	Sampaio Corrêa
41	CRB
42	Anapolina
43	Serra
44	ABC
45	River
46	Joinville	Série B
47	América-RN
48	Ceará
49	América-RJ
50	CSA
51	Americano	Série B
52	União São João
53	Nacional-AM
54	XV de Piracicaba
55	Marcílio Dias
56	Bragantino	Série B
57	Desportiva
58	Brasil de Pelotas
59	Villa Nova-MG
60	Vila Nova-GO	Série B
61	Londrina
62	Bandeirante
63	Uberlândia
64	Etti Jundiaí
65	Tuna Luso
66	Juazeiro-CE
67	Olímpia
68	Central
69	Moto Club
70	Corinthians-AL
71	Rio Branco-PR
72	Rio Branco-SP
73	Flamengo-PI
74	Ypiranga-AP
75	Juventus
76	Tocantinópolis
77	Portuguesa Santista
78	Confiança
79	Operário (MS)
80	Friburguense
81	Matonense
82	Dom Pedro II
83	Atlético-GO
84	União Bandeirante
85	Santo André
86	Rio Branco-AC
87	Baré
88	Botafogo-PB
89	Sergipe
90	Rio Negro
91	Porto
92	Treze
93	São Cristóvão
94	Mogi Mirim
95	ASA
96	Madureira
97	Nacional-SP
98	Internacional-SP
99	Goiânia
100	Ipatinga
101	Camaçari
102	Ituano
103	Comercial-MS
103	Olaria
105	Brasília
106	União
107	Comercial-SP
108	Volta Redonda
109	União Barbarense
110	Inter de Santa Maria
111	Genus
112	Potiguar
113	Campinense
114	São José-SP
115	Interporto
115	Rio Branco-ES

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)