2001 in Brazilian football

⁽¹⁾As Figueirense's last match, against Caxias, was abandoned at 90' 1-0 due to pitch invasion, the club did not earn the points.

Paysandu declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B champions.

[edit] Promotion

The two best placed teams in the final stage of the competition, which are Paysandu and Figueirense, were promoted to the following year's first level.

[edit] Relegation

The four clubs defeated in the relegation playoffs, which are ABC, Nacional-AM, Desportiva-ES and Serra, were relegated to the following year's third level.

[edit] Campeonato Brasileiro Série C

Final Stage

Position	Team	Points	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Difference
1	Etti Jundiaí	14	6	4	2	0	13	7	6
2	Mogi Mirim	9	6	3	0	3	13	12	1
2	Guarany-CE	8	6	2	2	2	11	13	-2
2	Atlético Goianiense	8	6	1	0	5	8	13	-5

Etti Jundiaí declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C champions.

[edit] Promotion

The two best placed teams in the final stage of the competition, which are Etti Jundiaí and Mogi Mirim, were promoted to the following year's second level.

[edit] Copa do Brasil

Main article: Copa do Brasil 2001

The Copa do Brasil final was played between Grêmio and Corinthians.

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June 10, 2001	Grêmio	2–2	Corinthians	Olímpico

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June 17, 2001	Corinthians	1–3	Grêmio	Morumbi

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Grêmio declared as the cup champions by aggregate score of 5-3.

[edit] Copa dos Campeões

The Copa dos Campeões final was played between Flamengo and São Paulo.

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July 7, 2001	São Paulo	3–5	Flamengo	Almeidão

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July 11, 2001	Flamengo	2–3	São Paulo	Rei Pelé

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Flamengo declared as the cup champions by aggregate score of 7-6.

[edit] Regional and state championship champions

Regional championship champions

Competition	Champion
Campeonato do Nordeste	Bahia
Copa Centro-Oeste	Goiás
Copa Norte	São Raimundo
Copa Sul-Minas	Cruzeiro
Torneio Rio-São Paulo	São Paulo

State championship champions

State	Champion		State	Champion
Acre	Vasco-AC		Paraíba	Treze
Alagoas	ASA		Paraná	Atlético Paranaense
Amapá	Independente		Pernambuco	Náutico
Amazonas	Rio Negro		Piauí	River
Bahia	Bahia		Rio de Janeiro	Flamengo
Ceará	Fortaleza		Rio Grande do Norte	Coríntians
Distrito Federal	Gama		Rio Grande do Sul	Grêmio
Espírito Santo	Alegrense		Rondônia	Ji-Paraná
Goiás	Vila Nova		Roraima	Atlético Roraima
Maranhão	Moto Club		Santa Catarina	Joinville
Mato Grosso	Juventude-MT		São Paulo	Corinthians
Mato Grosso do Sul	Comercial		Sergipe	Confiança
Minas Gerais	América-MG		Tocantins	Palmas
Pará	Paysandu

[edit] Youth competition champions

Competition	Champion
Copa Macaé de Juvenis	Internacional
Copa Santiago de Futebol Juvenil	Internacional
Copa São Paulo de Juniores	Roma Barueri
Taça Belo Horizonte de Juniores	Cruzeiro

[edit] Other competition champions

Competition	Champion
Copa FPF	Bandeirante

[edit] Brazilian clubs in international competitions

Team	Copa Libertadores 2001	Copa Mercosur 2001
Corinthians	Did not qualify	Semifinals
Cruzeiro	Quarterfinals	Group stage
Flamengo	Did not qualify	Runner-up
Grêmio	Did not qualify	Semifinals
Palmeiras	Semifinals	Group stage
São Caetano	Round of 16	Did not qualify
São Paulo	Did not qualify	Group stage
Vasco	Quarterfinals	Group stage

[edit] Brazil national team

The following table lists all the games played by the Brazil national football team in official competitions and friendly matches during 2001.

Date	Opposition	Result	Score	Brazil scorers	Competition
March 3, 2001	USA	W	2-1	Ronaldinho, Euller	International Friendly
March 3, 2001	Mexico	D	3-3	Romário (2), Edílson	International Friendly
March 28, 2001	Ecuador	L	0-1	-	World Cup Qualifying
April 25, 2001	Peru	D	1-1	Romário	World Cup Qualifying
May 26, 2001	Tokyo Verdy	W	2-0	Washington, Júlio Baptista	International Friendly (unofficial match)
May 31, 2001	Cameroon	W	2-0	Washington, Carlos Miguel	Confederations Cup
June 2, 2001	Canada	D	0-0	-	Confederations Cup
June 4, 2001	Japan	D	0-0	-	Confederations Cup
June 7, 2001	France	L	1-2	Ramon	Confederations Cup
June 9, 2001	Australia	L	0-1	-	Confederations Cup
July 1, 2001	Uruguay	L	0-1	-	World Cup Qualifying
July 12, 2001	Mexico	L	0-1	-	Copa América
July 15, 2001	Peru	W	2-0	Guilherme, Denílson	Copa América
July 18, 2001	Paraguay	W	3-1	Alex, Belletti, Denílson	Copa América
July 23, 2001	Honduras	L	0-2	-	Copa América
August 9, 2001	Panama	W	5-0	Edílson, Alex, Euller, Juninho Paulista, Roberto Carlos	International Friendly
August 15, 2001	Paraguay	W	2-0	Marcelinho Paraíba, Rivaldo	World Cup Qualifying
September 5, 2001	Argentina	L	1-2	Ayala (own goal)	World Cup Qualifying
October 7, 2001	Chile	W	2-0	Edílson, Rivaldo	World Cup Qualifying
November 7, 2001	Bolivia	L	1-3	Edílson	World Cup Qualifying
November 14, 2001	Venezuela	W	3-0	Luizão (2), Rivaldo	World Cup Qualifying

[edit] Women's football

[edit] Domestic competition champions

Competition	Champion
Campeonato Brasileiro	Santa Isabel
Campeonato Paulista	Palmeiras

[edit] References

• Brazilian competitions at RSSSF
• 2001 Brazil national team matches at RSSSF

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