1982 in Brazilian football

The following article presents a summary of the 1982 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which was the 81st season of competitive football in the country.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

Quarterfinals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Flamengo 3-2 Santos 2-1 1-1
Grêmio 3-2 Fluminense 1-1 2-1
São Paulo 0-3 Guarani 0-1 0-2
Bangu 2-2 Corinthians 0-1 2-1

Semifinals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Corinthians 3-2 Grêmio 1-2 1-3
Flamengo 5-3 Guarani 2-1 3-2

Final


April 18, 1982
Flamengo 11 Grêmio
Maracanã

April 21, 1982
Grêmio 00 Flamengo

April 25, 1982
Grêmio 01 Flamengo

Flamengo declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro champions by aggregate score of 2-1.

Relegation

The worst placed team in each one of the eight groups in the first stage plus the four clubs eliminated in the qualification/relegation playoff, which are Nacional, River, Ferroviário, Itabaiana, Mixto, Vitória, Taguatinga, Joinville, América (RN), CSA, Goiás and Desportiva, were relegated to the same year's second level.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série B

Quarterfinals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
River 2-7 Campo Grande 2-3 0-4
CSA 5-2 Mixto 3-1 2-1
Joinville 3-2 Tiradentes-PI 1-0 2-2
Itabaiana 1-7 Uberaba 1-4 0-3

Semifinals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Campo Grande 6-0 Uberaba 4-0 2-0
Joinville 3-3 CSA 2-1 1-2

Final


April 11, 1982
CSA 43 Campo Grande

April 18, 1982
Campo Grande 21 CSA


Campo Grande declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B champions by aggregate score of 8-5.

Promotion

The competition champion, which is Campo Grande, was promoted to the following year's first level, and the first placed team in each one of the four groups in the second stage, which were América-RJ, Corinthians, São Paulo-RS and Atlético Paranaense, were promoted to the same season's first level's second stage.

State championship champions

State Champion State Champion
Acre Rio Branco-AC Paraíba Treze
Alagoas CSA Paraná Atlético Paranaense
Amapá Independente Pernambuco Sport Recife
Amazonas Rio Negro Piauí Tiradentes
Bahia Bahia Rio de Janeiro Vasco
Ceará Fortaleza Rio Grande do Norte América-RN
Distrito Federal Brasília Rio Grande do Sul Internacional
Espírito Santo Rio Branco-ES Rondônia Flamengo-RO
Goiás Vila Nova Roraima Baré
Maranhão Moto Club Santa Catarina Joinville
Mato Grosso Mixto São Paulo Corinthians
Mato Grosso do Sul Comercial Sergipe Itabaiana
Sergipe(1)
Minas Gerais Atlético Mineiro Tocantins -
Pará Paysandu
(1)Itabaiana and Sergipe shared the Sergipe State Championship title.

Youth competition champions

Competition Champion
Copa São Paulo de Juniores Ponte Preta

Other competition champions

Competition Champion
Taça Minas Gerais Cruzeiro
Torneio dos Campeões América
Torneio de Integração da Amazônia Juventus

Brazilian clubs in international competitions

Team Copa Libertadores 1982
Flamengo Semifinals
Grêmio Group stage
São Paulo Group stage

Brazil national team

The following table lists all the games played by the Brazil national football team in official competitions and friendly matches during 1982.

Date Opposition Result Score Brazil scorers Competition
January 26, 1982 East GermanyW3-1Paulo Isidoro, Renato, Serginho ChulapaInternational Friendly
March 3, 1982 CzechoslovakiaD1-1ZicoInternational Friendly
March 21, 1982 West GermanyW1-0JúniorInternational Friendly
May 5, 1982 PortugalW3-1Júnior, Éder, ZicoInternational Friendly
May 19, 1982  SwitzerlandD1-1ZicoInternational Friendly
May 27, 1982 Republic of IrelandW7-0Falcão, Sócrates (2), Serginho Chulapa (2), Luizinho, ZicoInternational Friendly
June 14, 1982 Soviet UnionW2-1Sócrates, ÉderWorld Cup
June 18, 1982 ScotlandW4-1Zico, Oscar, Éder, FalcãoWorld Cup
June 23, 1982 New ZealandW4-0Zico (2), Falcão, Serginho ChulapaWorld Cup
July 2, 1982 ArgentinaW3-1Zico, Serginho Chulapa, JúniorWorld Cup
July 5, 1982 ItalyL2-3Sócrates, FalcãoWorld Cup

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