1989 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
Season	1989
Champions	Vasco da Gama; 2nd Campeonato Brasileiro title; 2nd Brazilian title
Copa Libertadores; de América	Vasco da Gama; Grêmio
	← 1988 1990 →

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

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.

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^[a]

Source:
Notes:

^ 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.

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:

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:

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	Competed in the final
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^[a]	Eliminated in the 1st stage
18	Bahia	18	4	7	7	15	22	−7	15^[a]
19	Atlético-PR	18	4	11	3	18	13	+5	19^[a]
20	Guarani	18	5	6	7	15	18	−3	16^[a]
21	Sport	18	3	5	10	12	23	−11	11^[a]
22	Coritiba	10	3	3	4	10	15	−5	4^[b]

Source:
Notes:

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e 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.
^ 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.

December 16, 1989

São Paulo	0 – 1	Vasco
		Sorato 50'

Attendance: 71,552

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.

Source: "1989 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2023, February 3rd), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989_Campeonato_Brasileiro_Série_A.

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