Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 1991
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The 1991 season of the Campeonato Brasileiro began on February 2, 1991, and reached its end on June 9, 1991. The competition was won by São Paulo
. Santos Futebol Clube
's Paulinho McLaren
, with 15 goals, was the competition's top goal scorer.
won the championship. 20 teams played against each other once in the first stage. The four best-placed teams qualified to the semi-finals, played in two legs. The semi-final winners qualified to the final, played in two legs.
; Cafu
, Antônio Carlos
, Ricardo Rocha and Leonardo
; Ronaldão
, Bernardo and Raí
; Müller, Macedo and Elivélton
(Mário Tilico). Head coach: Telê Santana
.
Bragantino: Marcelo; Gil Baiano
, Júnior, Nei and Biro-Biro
; Mauro Silva
, Alberto and Mazinho Oliveira; Ivair (Luís Müller), Sílvio and Ronaldo Alfredo (Franklin). Head coach: Carlos Alberto Parreira
.
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Bragantino: Marcelo; Gil Baiano
, Júnior, Nei and Biro-Biro
; Mauro Silva
, Alberto and Mazinho Oliveira; Ivair (Luís Müller), Sílvio and João Santos (Franklin). Head coach: Carlos Alberto Parreira
.
São Paulo: Zetti
; Zé Teodoro, Antônio Carlos
, Ricardo Rocha and Leonardo
; Ronaldão
, Bernardo, Cafu
and Raí
; Macedo and Müller (Flávio). Head coach: Telê Santana
.
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São Paulo Futebol Clube
São Paulo Futebol Clube , commonly known as São Paulo, is a professional football club based in São Paulo, Brazil. They play in the Campeonato Paulista, São Paulo's state league, and the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A or Brasileirão, Brazil's national league, and are one of the only five clubs to...
. Santos Futebol Clube
Santos Futebol Clube
Santos Futebol Clube is a Brazilian professional football club based in Santos, São Paulo They play in the Campeonato Paulista and the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the highest professional leagues in São Paulo state and Brazil, respectively....
's Paulinho McLaren
Paulo César Vieira Rosa
Paulo César Vieira Rosa, nicknamed Paulinho and Paulinho McLaren is a former Brazilian football player who was the top scorer for the 1991 Brazilian Serie A with 15 goals, while he played for Santos FC, and in 1994, he was the top scorer in the Brazil Cup with 6 goals, while he played for...
, with 15 goals, was the competition's top goal scorer.
Overview
It was contested by 20 teams, and São PauloSão Paulo Futebol Clube
São Paulo Futebol Clube , commonly known as São Paulo, is a professional football club based in São Paulo, Brazil. They play in the Campeonato Paulista, São Paulo's state league, and the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A or Brasileirão, Brazil's national league, and are one of the only five clubs to...
won the championship. 20 teams played against each other once in the first stage. The four best-placed teams qualified to the semi-finals, played in two legs. The semi-final winners qualified to the final, played in two legs.
First stage
| Pos | Club | Pts | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | São Paulo São Paulo Futebol Clube São Paulo Futebol Clube , commonly known as São Paulo, is a professional football club based in São Paulo, Brazil. They play in the Campeonato Paulista, São Paulo's state league, and the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A or Brasileirão, Brazil's national league, and are one of the only five clubs to... |
26 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 14 | 12 | Qualified |
| 2 | Bragantino Clube Atlético Bragantino Clube Atlético Bragantino, or Bragantino as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from Bragança Paulista in São Paulo that was founded on January 8, 1928.... |
26 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 27 | 14 | 13 | Qualified |
| 3 | Fluminense Fluminense Football Club Fluminense Football Club is a sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Founded in the beginning of the 20th century as a single-sport institution, Fluminense is today an umbrella organization for several teams in more than 16 different sport activities. The most popular endeavor of Fluminense,... |
24 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 19 | 9 | Qualified |
| 4 | Atlético Mineiro Clube Atlético Mineiro Clube Atlético Mineiro , are a Brazilian football club based in Belo Horizonte, the oldest in the city. Founded in 1908, they play in the Campeonato Mineiro and Campeonato Brasileiro Série A or Brasileirão. Atlético Mineiro have been Brazilian champions once, state winners a record 40 times and... |
24 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 28 | 19 | 9 | Qualified |
| 5 | Corinthians Sport Club Corinthians Paulista Sport Club Corinthians Paulista, commonly just known as Corinthians , is a Brazilian football club based in the city of São Paulo. They play in the São Paulo state league, as well as the Brasileirão, Brazil's top national league... |
24 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 6 | |
| 6 | Palmeiras Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras is a Brazilian football club from São Paulo. The club was founded on August 26, 1914, as Palestra Italia but changed to the current name on September 14, 1942... |
22 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 1 | |
| 7 | Internacional Sport Club Internacional Sport Club Internacional is a Brazilian football team and multi-sport club from Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, founded on April 4, 1909, and are one of the only five clubs to have never been relegated, along with Santos, São Paulo, Flamengo and Cruzeiro. They play in red shirts, white shorts and... |
20 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 3 | |
| 8 | Santos Santos Futebol Clube Santos Futebol Clube is a Brazilian professional football club based in Santos, São Paulo They play in the Campeonato Paulista and the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the highest professional leagues in São Paulo state and Brazil, respectively.... |
19 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 20 | 3 | |
| 9 | Flamengo Clube de Regatas do Flamengo Clube de Regatas do Flamengo , also known as Flamengo and familiarly as Mengão, is a Brazilian sports club based in the Flamengo bairro, Zona Sul, Rio de Janeiro, best known for its professional football team... |
19 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 24 | ||
| 10 | Portuguesa Associação Portuguesa de Desportos Associação Portuguesa de Desportos, usually called Portuguesa or Lusa, is a sports club, and a Brazilian football team from São Paulo in São Paulo state, founded on August 14, 1920 by the Portuguese population of the city.-History:... |
19 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 15 | ||
| 11 | Vasco da Gama Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama |Rowing Club]]), usually known as Vasco da Gama or simply Vasco, is a famous and traditional Brazilian multisports club from Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, founded on August 21, 1898... |
19 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 22 | 26 | ||
| 12 | Botafogo Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas , also known as Botafogo and familiarly as Estrela Solitária, is a Brazilian sports club based in Botafogo, neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, best known for its football team. They play in the Campeonato Carioca, Rio de Janeiro's state league, and the Campeonato... |
18 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 21 | ||
| 13 | Bahia Esporte Clube Bahia Esporte Clube Bahia , known familiarly as Bahiaço, is a Brazilian professional football club, based in Salvador, Bahia. They play in the Campeonato Baiano, Bahia's state league, and the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, Brazil's national league. Bahia was a founding member of the Clube dos 13 group... |
18 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 18 | ||
| 14 | Náutico Clube Náutico Capibaribe Clube Náutico Capibaribe, also known as Náutico, is a Brazilian sports club, including a professional football team, in Recife, Pernambuco.... |
17 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 25 | ||
| 15 | Goiás Goiás Esporte Clube Goiás Esporte Clube, also known as Goiás, is a Brazilian football team in Goiânia, Goiás state. It is one of the largest clubs of the Central-Western part of Brazil and they won the 'Série B once.Its main rival is Vila Nova... |
17 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 24 | 3 | |
| 16 | Cruzeiro Cruzeiro Esporte Clube Cruzeiro Esporte Clube is a Brazilian football team, from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, and are one of the only five clubs to have never been relegated, along with Santos, São Paulo, Flamengo and Internacional. Founded on January 2, 1921, they are only one of three clubs to have participated in... |
16 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 28 | ||
| 17 | Atlético Paranaense Clube Atlético Paranaense Clube Atlético Paranaense is a Brazilian football team from Curitiba in Paraná, founded on March 26, 1924. The club won the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A in 2001.-History:... |
15 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 28 | ||
| 18 | Sport Sport Club do Recife Sport Club do Recife, more popularly known as Sport in Recife or Sport Recife in Northeastern Brazil, is a football team from Recife, Pernambuco.-1905 - Foundation:... |
13 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 30 | ||
| 19 | Grêmio Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense, commonly known as just Grêmio , is a Brazilian professional association football team based in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul founded by English and German immigrants on September 15, 1903. Major titles captured by Grêmio include one Intercontinental Cup, two Copa... |
12 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 24 | ||
| Relegated | ||||||||||
| 20 | Vitória Esporte Clube Vitória Esporte Clube Vitória, usually known simply as Vitória, is a Brazilian football team from Salvador in Bahia, founded on May 13, 1899.Vitória's home games are played at the club's own stadium . They play in red and black horizontal striped shirts, black shorts and black socks... |
12 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 27 | ||
| Relegated |
Playoffs
The final
São Paulo: ZettiZetti
Armelino Donizetti Quagliato, best known as Zetti is a former association football goalkeeper and coach manager.-Playing career:Zetti played with São Paulo from 1990 to 1996...
; Cafu
Cafu
Marcos Evangelista de Moraes , better known as Cafu, is a former Brazilian footballer who is widely regarded as one of the greatest right-backs ever. He was given this nickname due to his speed up and down the right flank which was reminiscent of Cafuringa, a Brazilian forward from the 1970s...
, Antônio Carlos
Antônio Carlos Zago
Antônio Carlos Zago, widely known as "Antônio Carlos" or "A.C.Zago", is a former Brazilian footballer and current coach.-Club career:...
, Ricardo Rocha and Leonardo
Leonardo Araújo
Leonardo Nascimento de Araújo, known as Leonardo , is a football manager and a former midfielder. He is currently active as director of football of French club Paris Saint-Germain....
; Ronaldão
Ronaldo Rodrigues de Jesus
Ronaldo Rodrigues de Jesus is a former Brazilian national team defensive football player, better known on the football pitch as Ronaldo and Ronaldão ....
, Bernardo and Raí
Raí
Raí, full name Raí Souza Vieira de Oliveira is a former Brazilian football midfielder. He was part of the Brazil team which won 1994 FIFA World Cup. He also played for São Paulo FC when he had the most glorious time of his career, and Paris Saint-Germain, two clubs for which he has achieved...
; Müller, Macedo and Elivélton
Elivélton
Elivélton Alves Rufino, commonly known simply as Elivélton , is a Brazilian football player who played for several Campeonato Brasileiro Série A clubs...
(Mário Tilico). Head coach: Telê Santana
Telê Santana
Telê Santana da Silva, also known as Telê Santana , was a Brazilian football manager and former player...
.
Bragantino: Marcelo; Gil Baiano
Gil Baiano
José Gildásio Pereira de Matos, commonly known by the nickname Gil Baiano , is a retired professional association football right back, who played for several Campeonato Brasileiro Série A clubs, and for the Brazilian national team....
, Júnior, Nei and Biro-Biro
Biro-Biro (footballer born 1964)
Gilberto Ribeiro de Carvalho, commonly known as Biro-Biro is a retired professional Brazilian footballer who played as a left back for several Campeonato Brasileiro Série A clubs.-Career:...
; Mauro Silva
Mauro Silva
Mauro da Silva Gomes , simply Silva, is a retired Brazilian footballer who played as a defensive midfielder....
, Alberto and Mazinho Oliveira; Ivair (Luís Müller), Sílvio and Ronaldo Alfredo (Franklin). Head coach: Carlos Alberto Parreira
Carlos Alberto Parreira
Carlos Alberto Gomes Parreira is a Brazilian former football manager. He managed Brazil to championships at the 1994 World Cup, the 2004 Copa América, and the 2005 Confederations Cup...
.
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Bragantino: Marcelo; Gil Baiano
Gil Baiano
José Gildásio Pereira de Matos, commonly known by the nickname Gil Baiano , is a retired professional association football right back, who played for several Campeonato Brasileiro Série A clubs, and for the Brazilian national team....
, Júnior, Nei and Biro-Biro
Biro-Biro (footballer born 1964)
Gilberto Ribeiro de Carvalho, commonly known as Biro-Biro is a retired professional Brazilian footballer who played as a left back for several Campeonato Brasileiro Série A clubs.-Career:...
; Mauro Silva
Mauro Silva
Mauro da Silva Gomes , simply Silva, is a retired Brazilian footballer who played as a defensive midfielder....
, Alberto and Mazinho Oliveira; Ivair (Luís Müller), Sílvio and João Santos (Franklin). Head coach: Carlos Alberto Parreira
Carlos Alberto Parreira
Carlos Alberto Gomes Parreira is a Brazilian former football manager. He managed Brazil to championships at the 1994 World Cup, the 2004 Copa América, and the 2005 Confederations Cup...
.
São Paulo: Zetti
Zetti
Armelino Donizetti Quagliato, best known as Zetti is a former association football goalkeeper and coach manager.-Playing career:Zetti played with São Paulo from 1990 to 1996...
; Zé Teodoro, Antônio Carlos
Antônio Carlos Zago
Antônio Carlos Zago, widely known as "Antônio Carlos" or "A.C.Zago", is a former Brazilian footballer and current coach.-Club career:...
, Ricardo Rocha and Leonardo
Leonardo Araújo
Leonardo Nascimento de Araújo, known as Leonardo , is a football manager and a former midfielder. He is currently active as director of football of French club Paris Saint-Germain....
; Ronaldão
Ronaldo Rodrigues de Jesus
Ronaldo Rodrigues de Jesus is a former Brazilian national team defensive football player, better known on the football pitch as Ronaldo and Ronaldão ....
, Bernardo, Cafu
Cafu
Marcos Evangelista de Moraes , better known as Cafu, is a former Brazilian footballer who is widely regarded as one of the greatest right-backs ever. He was given this nickname due to his speed up and down the right flank which was reminiscent of Cafuringa, a Brazilian forward from the 1970s...
and Raí
Raí
Raí, full name Raí Souza Vieira de Oliveira is a former Brazilian football midfielder. He was part of the Brazil team which won 1994 FIFA World Cup. He also played for São Paulo FC when he had the most glorious time of his career, and Paris Saint-Germain, two clubs for which he has achieved...
; Macedo and Müller (Flávio). Head coach: Telê Santana
Telê Santana
Telê Santana da Silva, also known as Telê Santana , was a Brazilian football manager and former player...
.
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Final standings
| Pos | Club | Pts | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 1 | São Paulo São Paulo Futebol Clube São Paulo Futebol Clube , commonly known as São Paulo, is a professional football club based in São Paulo, Brazil. They play in the Campeonato Paulista, São Paulo's state league, and the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A or Brasileirão, Brazil's national league, and are one of the only five clubs to... |
31 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 28 | 15 | 13 |
| 2 | Bragantino Clube Atlético Bragantino Clube Atlético Bragantino, or Bragantino as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from Bragança Paulista in São Paulo that was founded on January 8, 1928.... |
30 | 23 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 29 | 16 | 13 |
| 3 | Atlético Mineiro Clube Atlético Mineiro Clube Atlético Mineiro , are a Brazilian football club based in Belo Horizonte, the oldest in the city. Founded in 1908, they play in the Campeonato Mineiro and Campeonato Brasileiro Série A or Brasileirão. Atlético Mineiro have been Brazilian champions once, state winners a record 40 times and... |
26 | 21 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 29 | 20 | 9 |
| 4 | Fluminense Fluminense Football Club Fluminense Football Club is a sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Founded in the beginning of the 20th century as a single-sport institution, Fluminense is today an umbrella organization for several teams in more than 16 different sport activities. The most popular endeavor of Fluminense,... |
25 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 21 | 8 |
| 5 | Corinthians Sport Club Corinthians Paulista Sport Club Corinthians Paulista, commonly just known as Corinthians , is a Brazilian football club based in the city of São Paulo. They play in the São Paulo state league, as well as the Brasileirão, Brazil's top national league... |
24 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 6 |
| 6 | Palmeiras Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras is a Brazilian football club from São Paulo. The club was founded on August 26, 1914, as Palestra Italia but changed to the current name on September 14, 1942... |
22 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 1 |
| 7 | Internacional Sport Club Internacional Sport Club Internacional is a Brazilian football team and multi-sport club from Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, founded on April 4, 1909, and are one of the only five clubs to have never been relegated, along with Santos, São Paulo, Flamengo and Cruzeiro. They play in red shirts, white shorts and... |
20 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 3 |
| 8 | Santos Santos Futebol Clube Santos Futebol Clube is a Brazilian professional football club based in Santos, São Paulo They play in the Campeonato Paulista and the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the highest professional leagues in São Paulo state and Brazil, respectively.... |
19 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 20 | 3 |
| 9 | Flamengo Clube de Regatas do Flamengo Clube de Regatas do Flamengo , also known as Flamengo and familiarly as Mengão, is a Brazilian sports club based in the Flamengo bairro, Zona Sul, Rio de Janeiro, best known for its professional football team... |
19 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 24 | |
| 10 | Portuguesa Associação Portuguesa de Desportos Associação Portuguesa de Desportos, usually called Portuguesa or Lusa, is a sports club, and a Brazilian football team from São Paulo in São Paulo state, founded on August 14, 1920 by the Portuguese population of the city.-History:... |
19 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 15 | |
| 11 | Vasco da Gama | 19 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 22 | 26 | |
| 12 | Botafogo Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas , also known as Botafogo and familiarly as Estrela Solitária, is a Brazilian sports club based in Botafogo, neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, best known for its football team. They play in the Campeonato Carioca, Rio de Janeiro's state league, and the Campeonato... |
18 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 21 | |
| 13 | Bahia Esporte Clube Bahia Esporte Clube Bahia , known familiarly as Bahiaço, is a Brazilian professional football club, based in Salvador, Bahia. They play in the Campeonato Baiano, Bahia's state league, and the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, Brazil's national league. Bahia was a founding member of the Clube dos 13 group... |
18 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 18 | |
| 14 | Náutico Clube Náutico Capibaribe Clube Náutico Capibaribe, also known as Náutico, is a Brazilian sports club, including a professional football team, in Recife, Pernambuco.... |
17 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 25 | |
| 15 | Goiás Goiás Esporte Clube Goiás Esporte Clube, also known as Goiás, is a Brazilian football team in Goiânia, Goiás state. It is one of the largest clubs of the Central-Western part of Brazil and they won the 'Série B once.Its main rival is Vila Nova... |
17 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 24 | 3 |
| 16 | Cruzeiro Cruzeiro Esporte Clube Cruzeiro Esporte Clube is a Brazilian football team, from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, and are one of the only five clubs to have never been relegated, along with Santos, São Paulo, Flamengo and Internacional. Founded on January 2, 1921, they are only one of three clubs to have participated in... |
16 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 28 | |
| 17 | Atlético Paranaense Clube Atlético Paranaense Clube Atlético Paranaense is a Brazilian football team from Curitiba in Paraná, founded on March 26, 1924. The club won the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A in 2001.-History:... |
15 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 28 | |
| 18 | Sport Sport Club do Recife Sport Club do Recife, more popularly known as Sport in Recife or Sport Recife in Northeastern Brazil, is a football team from Recife, Pernambuco.-1905 - Foundation:... |
13 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 30 | |
| 19 | Grêmio Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense, commonly known as just Grêmio , is a Brazilian professional association football team based in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul founded by English and German immigrants on September 15, 1903. Major titles captured by Grêmio include one Intercontinental Cup, two Copa... |
12 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 24 | |
| 20 | Vitória Esporte Clube Vitória Esporte Clube Vitória, usually known simply as Vitória, is a Brazilian football team from Salvador in Bahia, founded on May 13, 1899.Vitória's home games are played at the club's own stadium . They play in red and black horizontal striped shirts, black shorts and black socks... |
12 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 27 | |